Chapter 357: Sin City

The old man looks terrible, and for the girls Ye Ziyu, they will inevitably feel afraid.
"Old... Grandpa, let's go to the mountain to see the scenery." Zhang Shuqi stuttered.
The old man's eyes rolled slightly, and his eyes fell on Zhang Shuqi's body, "Are you a baby girl of Ya Po's family?"
Hearing the words of the old man, Zhang Shuqi's face was surprised, "Old... how do you know the old man?"
"Go back, there is nothing fun in Houshan."
The old man did not answer Zhang Shuqi's question, but took the old footsteps, step by step toward the grass, and finally disappeared into the depths of the jungle.
"What a strange old man."
Hua Mingming murmured, but Tang Yan was curious and asked towards Zhang Shuqi: "Shu Qi, what is this old man saying, are you so surprised?"
"My grandmother used to pick toothworms for people, so people in the village would take care of my grandmother and have a toothpick, and any family member would feel uncomfortable if they had teeth."
Zhang Shuqi explained that this is the reason why she was surprised. It is important to know that she was in Chongming Island when she was in Chongming Island. Not to mention the change of the Women's University, at least there is a big difference from the appearance of her childhood, and most people cannot recognize it.
"Will you give your grandmother a funeral at the time, and you came back to be seen by the old man, so I recognized you." Ye Ziyu thought and said.
"It's possible, but there were too many funerals, and I didn't notice if there was this old man."
Zhang Shuqi was not sure, but it was only possible if she wanted to. Otherwise, she could not explain why the old man knew her. They had to know that they had just arrived on the island and had not told anyone their identity.
"You said your grandma was showing teeth, it seems that your grandma is still a doctor, but few people were dentists in that era."
Lin Siqi had some doubts. At that time, people's living standards were not very high, and no one could afford the protection of teeth. To be honest, dentistry has only appeared in the past ten years, but now there are not some underdeveloped places. .
"My grandmother is not a doctor. She hadn't read a book in those days. She showed her teeth to catch bugs in her teeth. In addition to bugs, she also caught eye bugs. I have seen my grandmother see people for treatment. When catching an eyeworm, you use two chopsticks to stir it under the eyelids, then the eyeworm will fall out, and the teeth will be the same."
Hearing Zhang Shuqi's words, Fang Ming's face suddenly showed a weird smile, and his smile happened to be captured by Ling Yao. Ling Yao directly asked: "Is it so funny?"
"That one……"
Fang Ming rubbed his nose a little, and saw the doubtful eyes cast by the other women, and had to explain: "Zhang Shuqi, I don't mean anything else. If I didn't guess wrong, your grandmother should be in the middle of the world. People."
"What do you mean by the eight gates of the rivers and lakes?" Zhang Shuqi asked doubtfully.
"The so-called eight gates of rivers and lakes are a collective term for some people who used to walk in rivers and lakes. These people have a lot of skills, otherwise it is impossible to walk in rivers and lakes, and your grandmother is one of them."
The three religions and nine streams, the rivers and lakes, the gates and the gates have unique skills. These people walking on the rivers and lakes are relying on this foothold. However, after the Qing Dynasty, the rivers and lakes and the eight gates began to retreat. The people of the eight gates in the market were just cheating. Drinking wandering artists, relying on some tricks.
Among these tricks, the so-called tooth picker is one of them.
In fact, how can people's teeth and eyes pick out so many bugs? It's just a special kind of grass seed, which looks exactly like a bug after soaking in water.
Therefore, when this kind of person picks up tooth worms with others, the chopsticks should be put in the water at the end, and then the main house saw that there were bugs in the water, and naturally believed it was true.
"It turned out to be a trick."
After listening to Fang Ming’s words, Hua Mingming suddenly appeared, and Zhang Shuqi’s face was slightly ugly. Fang Ming smiled and continued to explain:
It can’t be said that all of them are tricks. Many people feel that their eyes are very big after being picked by bugs. It’s not a psychological effect if you feel comfortable or your teeth are not so painful, but these artists secretly put some powder on their master’s eyes."
"Moreover, most of these wandering entertainers who walk in rivers and lakes generally do not ask for money from the main family. They are satisfied by getting saliva or finding something to eat. They are all for their livelihoods.
There are many serious rules before the Qing Dynasty, that is, those who rely on scams can't cheat money and swindle, and can only earn some travel expenses or get warm.
"Okay, we are not here to discuss Grandma Shuqi. We are here to explore. Shuqi, I am more interested in the place you said. Let's hurry over this mountain."
Tang Yan spoke, and the group of people continued to move forward, but Fang Ming looked at the direction where the old man disappeared. Finally, at the corner of the mountain, he clearly saw the old man standing there, and the old eyes looked towards They, an old face with a strange smile.
"Climbing to the top of the mountain, the air is so fresh, hey..."
Tang Yan was the first to climb to the top of the mountain, but at the next moment her words came to an abrupt halt, and her eyes looked straight ahead.
"What building is there."
"It seems like a castle."
At the other end of the mountain, the clouds are very thick, but a corner of a building is faintly revealed in the clouds. Upon closer inspection, it is found that it is a castle.
There is a castle on Chongyang Island.
"I have never heard my grandmother talk behind the mountain, and I never knew there would be a castle behind the mountain."
Zhang Shuqi has a surprised look on his face. It is incredible that such a castle is not known by the outside world in this era of well-developed information.
"The ancient castle is indeed in line with the adventure scene, let's go and see."
Chen Ze couldn't help it, and Hua Mingming looked at Fang Ming, because he had been educated by his family's grandfather since he was a child, that is, weird places can never go.
At that time, it was very popular in college to play the game of picking girls like pen fairy, but he never touched it.
Fang Ming was also staring at the castle at the moment. What they observed was different from Tang Yan's. He felt the aura around the castle. The castle gave him a very strange feeling, not good or bad.
"Hello, who are you, hurry down."
At this moment, a shout suddenly came from the foot of the mountain. A young man saw Fang Ming and others and walked towards the mountain while shouting.
A few minutes later, the young man came to Fang Ming and others. This is a child who grew up on an authentic island. His skin was a little rough and dark because of the sea breeze.
"Brother Wang Tian?"
Zhang Shuqi stared at the young man for a moment, and suddenly shouted in surprise.
Wang Tian was also stunned. His eyes fell on Zhang Shuqi's body, his face revealing the color of memories. After thinking for a long time, he could not remember who Zhang Shuqi was.
"It's me, Toya's family." Zhang Shuqi said excitedly.
"Are you a second girl?"
Grass seed
Wang Tian stared at Zhang Shuqi in disbelief, and Zhang Shuqi was blushing when she heard this name. Er Niu was the nickname her grandmother gave her, because her aunt also had a daughter, that is, her cousin. , She is the second girl.
"I can't see it. Erniu, you have changed a lot."
It was a joy to meet my childhood playmates. Wang Tian originally wanted to come up to give Zhang Shuqi a hug, just looked at some of his dirty hands and clothes, then look at Zhang Shuqi's pale skin and clean clothes, and finally Still not stepping forward.
Feeling Wang Tian's restraint, Fang Ming looked at Ye Ziyu. If he was just an ordinary child in Miaohe Village, would he feel ashamed like Wang Tian when he met Ye Ziyu again.
"You have changed too. You used to be thin and weak. I didn't expect it to be so strong now."
Zhang Shuqi stepped forward generously and hugged Wang Tian, ​​and then began to introduce Fang Ming and others.
After everyone greeted him politely, Fang Ming suddenly asked, "Brother Wang, why did you just call us?"
"This back mountain is a forbidden land. No one in our village is allowed to enter. This point two...Shuqi knows." Wang Tiangang was about to call out the second girl, and finally changed his mouth in the eyes of Zhang Shuqi who wanted to eat people.
"I know this, but I am curious. I want to bring my friends here for an adventure, and are you not curious?"
"Curious, is curiosity important?"
Hearing Wang Tian's words, everyone's eyes were on him, and Wang Tian seemed to know that he had leaked his mouth and immediately closed his mouth.
Fang Ming made a wink towards Zhang Shuqi. Zhang Shuqi understood it, and said half-coquettishly, "Teacher, tell us what you know."
"Can't say, really can't." Wang Tian shook his head like a rattle.
Zhang Shuqi was so angry that she did not expect her beauty plan to be useless. This was a blow to her.
"Okay, you don't say pull down, you don't say we go by ourselves."
Zhang Shuqi was about to walk towards the castle. Wang Tian was anxious and took Zhang Shuqi's hand, but was immediately thrown away by Zhang Shuqi.
"That...I didn't mean it...I just..." Wang Tian explained quickly, but looked at Zhang Shuqi's pretty face, and finally sighed: "Okay, I tell you, but you can't tell the outside world, and You can't go to that castle anymore."
Yay!
After Wang Tian finished his speech, Zhang Shuqi's face was smiling and she made a gesture of victory. Fang Ming sighed in his heart. Sure enough, it was the hero who was sad about the beauty. If a man meets a woman, the principle is difficult to keep.
"This castle, the old man in the village called it a sin city. It is said that everyone who enters the castle is a guilty person. Once stepped in, he cannot come out, and he will be punished in it. The heavier the sins committed during his lifetime, the punishment will be. Heavier."
Wang Tian's voice was very low, but everyone still heard clearly, but after listening, Chen Ze pouted, "Aren't you talking about hell?"
"Hell is the punishment of the dead, but this sin city is a living person. Our village used to be missing a few people every year. Do you know where these people went? They were all taken into the sin city and never came out again."