"Brother, you …" Yu Wen looked at the cloth ball in Black Lady's mouth and asked softly, "Where did you get this?"
You Huo answered, "In the room next door."
He thought for a moment and added, "It's not dirty."
Yu Wen: "…"
Brother, is this a problem of whether it's dirty or not?
However, the cloth ball was indeed very clean. The pattern was beautiful and complicated, and it even had a fragrance. It was a bit similar to the incense in Black Lady's room.
Everyone comforted themselves: At least it's not the smell that Black Lady hates, right?
But …
Is it really okay to do this?
Won't it make Black Lady angry???
Before the village chief left, he had earnestly emphasized that they must not make this old lady angry … How many minutes had it been?
"I think you'll feel uncomfortable if you don't break the rules for a day," Qin Jiu, who was forced to be the personal invigilator, said.
You Huo: "In the exam requirements just now, is there a rule that states that we can't pause listening?"
Qin Jiu: "That's not true."
You Huo: "Is there a rule that states that we can't gag the questions?"
Qin Jiu: "That's not true either."
You Huo: "What's against the rules?"
Qin Jiu's lips curled up. He seemed to find this quite interesting. He made a "please" gesture towards the door, indicating for You Huo to continue. Perhaps he wanted to see what else You Huo could do.
You Huo took out his phone from his jeans pocket and opened the recording interface. Then, he removed the cloth ball in Black Lady's mouth and said, "Continue."
Everyone: "…"
Black Lady: "…"
"Yes! Phones can be used! "
Only then did everyone realize that they were not forced to turn off their phones for this exam. A few minutes ago, they used their phones to check the time, but no one remembered that they could record.
You Huo's action reminded everyone.
In an instant, everyone took out their phones from their pockets. The seven phones of the seven candidates were all aimed at Black Lady.
Two seconds later, the invigilator, Mr. 001, also took out his phone.
Chen Bin, who had just joined the team, finally felt scared. "Is this really okay? Will she be angry? "
You Huo coldly grunted, "It's too late to be anxious now."
"…"
The two rookies suddenly felt like they had boarded a pirate ship.
The kind that couldn't come down.
Chen Bin held the phone and shook for a long time, but he found that Black Lady's eyes were fixed on You Huo.
It was as if no one else mattered except for the person who had provoked her.
Black Lady's pupils were extremely large, which caused the black in her eyes to be exceptionally deep. It was fine when the eyeballs were moving, but once they were fixed, they were like the eyes of a dead person.
Anyone who was stared at by this pair of eyes would feel uneasy and fearful.
But You Huo didn't care at all.
Black Lady looked at him. He actually lowered his thin eyelids and fiddled with his phone, saving the recording just now.
He was simply too calm, so much so that the others were too embarrassed to panic.
·
You Huo saved the recording and changed the title to "A Piece of Nonsense". Then, he lifted his eyelids and asked Black Lady, "Is there anything else?"
Black Lady stared at You Huo expressionlessly for a long time, then giggled again. It was as if the gag and recording just now were just an insignificant episode, or … she had recorded it down and would deal with it later.
Black Lady's slender claws … her fingers grabbed You Huo's wrist and pulled him into the door.
Then, she tilted her head and looked at the others.
The other candidates didn't have so much courage. When she looked at them, they immediately obediently entered the door.
Black Lady nodded in satisfaction.
Leung Won-ho was at the back of the team. As soon as he crossed the stone door, the door behind him closed with a creak and even locked with a click. It was as if something was following behind him.
Everyone looked at the closed door and suddenly remembered the last question of the exam. How many people were in Black Lady's house …
Everyone's faces turned pale. They tried to squeeze together, no one willing to be left alone.
·
Black Lady's house was a little bigger than expected.
It was said that no matter where the Gypsy lived, they still kept the customs of their ancestors. Every room was decorated like a carriage roof, with felt and blankets everywhere.
The smell of incense in the house was even stronger, making people dizzy.
On the windowsill and stove were old teacups, teaspoons, and trays. On the wooden table was a pot of something black.
You Huo lowered his head and sniffed. He smelled old tea, and in addition, there was also the smell of smoke.
It wasn't a pleasant smell, but it could barely save his nasal cavity from being surrounded by incense.
The only invigilator was also quite blunt. After entering the door, he picked a single sofa and sat down.
Inside the house, there were two bamboo baskets scattered around the stove. One was short and flat. Inside, there were scattered balls of yarn of various colors, with needles of different lengths stuck in them.
Black Lady walked to the taller bamboo basket and bent down to put her hand in.
The string of ornaments clanked together, and the Black Lady's hand sank.
Her two small feet swayed, and she almost fell into the bamboo basket.
You Huo reached out and pulled the back of her collar.
Black Lady turned to look at him, her black eyes still unmoving.
·
She fished out a few woolen dolls from the bamboo basket.
The dolls were really ugly. Their faces, hands, and feet were all made of old gray cloth. They were stuffed with cotton into bulging balls or long strips, and then sewn together with coarse wool.
One of the dolls was already completed, and Black Lady put it in the front pocket of her dress. The others were still half-finished. Some of them were lacking legs, and some were lacking heads.
Looking at the style, it was probably a Voodoo Doll that she used for divination or curses.
Black Lady pointed to the wooden shelf in the corner and mumbled a string of garbled code.
This time, everyone was very experienced. They didn't turn off the recording from the moment they entered the house, so naturally, they recorded everything.
·
You Huo looked at the wooden shelf and saw a few sewn Dolls sitting side by side.
Black Lady put the one in the bib over, and then stuffed the wool and needles into everyone's hands one by one.
She pointed to the bamboo basket and said, "# ¥*&… (&%"
This time … even if it was Gypsy, everyone could understand what she meant. She wanted everyone to finish the rest of the Doll.
Black Lady took out an hourglass from the cabinet, turned it upside down on the wooden table, and then left with her back hunched.
As soon as she went out, there was a series of clicking sounds in the house.
Chen Bin reacted quickly. He rushed to the window and pulled it twice, saying, "It's all locked … She locked us in here, what should we do?"
Yu Wen pointed to the bamboo basket and said, "Her meaning is very clear. She even put an hourglass. Either she let us go after the hourglass runs out, or we have to finish sewing the Doll before the hourglass runs out."
Everyone looked at each other and hesitantly sat down cross-legged on the floor. They each picked up the unfinished Voodoo Doll and stared blankly.
Lao Yu sighed and said, "What else can we do? Sew it. Since this Black Lady is the problem, we have to follow her instructions. If there's anything, wait until the hourglass runs out, right? "
They now subconsciously regarded You Huo as the leader. After they finished speaking, they had to ask for You Huo's opinion.
But when he turned his head, he found that his nephew wasn't in a hurry to sit down. Instead, he stood by the bed and lifted the curtain to look outside.
"What's wrong?" Everyone was nervous.
"Nothing, I just want to see where she went." You Huo said.
·
Outside the window, the Black Lady's back was stooped.
She had clearly just left the house, but in the blink of an eye, she was already far away. Not long after, she disappeared into the black forest.
You Huo put down the curtain.
He wanted to go back to the hearth, but his footsteps paused.
At the bottom of the wooden frame, there was a Doll that was crooked at the corner, teetering on the verge of falling. There was a layer of dust on it, so it wasn't eye-catching. But the protruding leg attracted You Huo's gaze.
He frowned and walked over, bending down to pick up the Doll.
Judging from the cloth and dust, this Doll should have been made a long time ago. The workmanship was rushed and simple. The stitches where the limbs joined the body were crooked, and the arms and slender legs were not the same color.
This made the Doll look strange and pitiful.
But this wasn't the main reason You Huo was attracted to it.
He stared at it because of the pattern on one of its legs.
The Doll was crudely made, but the pattern was extremely vivid. It was like a tattoo on a living person's ankle, and the tattoo was a string of wind chime flowers.
You Huo stared at the tattoo for a few seconds, then reached out and patted the person on the sofa.
Qin Jiu had been looking at him with his head propped up. After being patted twice, Qin Jiu said lazily, "Speak."
You Huo held the Doll's leg and handed it to him. "Does it look familiar? I'm face-blind, so I'm afraid I'll remember wrongly. "
Qin Jiu looked at the pattern. "Should I be familiar?"
You Huo glanced at him and clicked his tongue impatiently. "The thing I swept out of the detention room last time … It was in the bucket at your door. I think this was in it."
Qin Jiu: "…"
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