Meanwhile, in a small courtyard in the village, six or seven adults were gathered together, whispering about something.
"I think we should level their graves tonight, and then find a chance to make that little jinx sick. They definitely won't want to bring her back."
"Second brother is right, I think this will work!"
A tall, thin man standing to the side hesitated, glancing at his silent elder brother. After waiting a moment and seeing no response, he finally gritted his teeth and spoke.
"It wouldn't be right for us to level their graves, would it? Let's find a way to get that little girl away as soon as possible. This family probably won't bring her back often in the future."
The older brother, who hadn't spoken until now, nodded after hearing this, and then looked up at the person who had spoken.
"What can you do to get her to leave quickly?"
"That's easy. We'll pretend to be ghosts and scare those two women and the child. How could they dare to stay here!"
"This is a good idea, let's do it this way!"
"I can dress up as a zombie. You see in those movies, the most common zombies in mountain villages are those from the Qing Dynasty. I'm sure I can scare them so badly they'll cry for their parents!"
The speaker was the youngest in the group, and probably because of his youth, he had been exposed to a lot of things from the outside world, and had probably also watched some of Master Lam's zombie movies from Hong Kong.
After everyone had assigned tasks and agreed on a meeting time, the group quickly and quietly dispersed.
"Mom, how about we go find a doctor? Or maybe we can take Auntie and Yanbao to the nearest hospital?"
Li Muxing looked at Liang Xunling, who was deep in thought, and nudged her arm. Liang Xunling turned around and looked at the two people lying on the bed in a stable state. She frowned and pondered for a moment, then turned to look at the village chief.
"Director, where is the nearest hospital or clinic? I'd still like to take them there for a checkup."
The village chief glanced at everyone with a troubled look, then said with a bitter face.
"The nearest hospital is fifty kilometers away. It will probably be tomorrow morning by the time we get there. It would be safer to go after it gets light!"
The brothers of the Li family exchanged glances, their faces full of displeasure. They assumed that the village chief did not want to lead the way for them at night, which was why he was making this excuse.
After waiting a few seconds, Li Muchen looked up at the village chief, a meaningful smile appearing on his lips.
"Fifty kilometers is only a little over half an hour's journey. Don't you want to lead the way at night?"
The village chief then realized that his words had caused a misunderstanding among the Li family members. He chuckled awkwardly and glanced at their faces.
Seeing that everyone had opinions about him, and even Liang Xunling, who was holding Li Mulang and coaxing him to sleep, looked at him with displeasure, the village chief quickly spoke up to explain.
"You all don't know this, but fifty kilometers may not seem like much, but fifty kilometers is a long distance in the mountains, almost 300 kilometers. It's nighttime now, and the mountain road outside is not very visible. If people and vehicles fall off a cliff..."
The village chief didn't finish his sentence, but the faces of the Li family members grew increasingly grim.
Just then, the security captain who had come with the team stood up and walked up to Liang Xunling, saying in a deep voice...
"Let me take someone with me. I promise I'll be back with a doctor within three hours!"
Liang Xunling had no doubts about the security captain's words; she believed he could definitely do it. However, after hearing this, the village chief's eyes revealed a hint of worry.
He thought the other person meant taking him to the hospital to fetch someone back. He didn't want to drive on mountain roads in the moonless summer night, where it might rain at any moment. Driving hundreds of kilometers on mountain roads at this time was like walking on the edge of hell.
Just as Liang Xunling was hesitating whether to send someone over, the village chief's wife, who had overheard everyone talking in the courtyard, lifted the curtain and came in.
She entered with a big smile on her face, first giving Liang Xunling an apologetic smile, and then turning her gaze to her man.
"Have you forgotten? Dazhu, the doctor at the county hospital, went back to the village this morning. I'll go and invite him over to give you both a check-up, and everyone will be happy!"
Upon hearing the village chief's wife's words, the gloom on everyone's faces vanished, and the village chief slapped his thigh and jumped up.
"How could I forget about that? Go and invite Dazhu over quickly, we can have a meal together!"
Liang Xunling first glanced at Li Mulang, who had just fallen asleep in her arms, then reached into her bag and took out five hundred-yuan bills, handing them to the village chief's wife.
"Then I'll have to trouble you to make the trip and invite that doctor over. Here's a thank-you fee for you, please accept it!"
When the village chief's wife saw those few bright red banknotes, her mouth practically stretched to her ears, her face beaming with undisguised joy.
"This was given to you by a distinguished guest, so hurry up and go fetch Dazhuzi!"
The village chief was surprised by Liang Xunling's generosity. After his wife took the money and left, the village chief smiled and said...
"My wife is a bit naive and hasn't seen much of the world, please don't mind!"
Seeing that the other party had already gone to fetch a doctor, the Li family members were somewhat relieved. At the same time, the stewed wild rabbit, hen, and some mountain food in the yard were ready, and the village head hurriedly called the women who were helping to bring up the dinner.
"Everyone, this is just some simple food from the village, please make do with it!"
He had assumed that the Li family members, who had been starving for a long time, would sit down to eat, but to his surprise, everyone waved their hands and showed no intention of touching their chopsticks.
Liang Xunling looked worriedly at Xiao Yanbao and Zhong Jingyi, who were still lying on the bed and had not woken up. Her brows were full of worry.
"The doctor will come to do a check-up later. If everything is fine, then we can eat!"
Hearing this, the village chief could no longer persuade him and could only wait for his wife to quickly invite Dazhuzi over.
It's said that Dazhuzi is doing well at the county hospital, so maybe we can get him to donate some money or goods.
Thinking of this, the village chief's lips curled up slightly. Just as they were waiting for Dazhuzi to arrive, the village chief's wife, who was almost at Dazhuzi's house, turned into the alley ahead, humming a little tune, while rubbing the five hundred yuan she had just earned in her pocket with her hand, shining a slightly dim flashlight.
As the dim light flashed, the village chief's wife's hair stood on end. Not far away, a zombie with a blue face and fangs, dressed in a long robe, hopped towards her location.
The village chief's wife swallowed hard, wanting to turn and run away, but found that her legs were so weak from fear that she could no longer use them.
(End of this chapter)
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