Chapter Fifty-Seven: Preparing a Bowl of Zombie Congee

  "But how did you survive?" Ma Shi Jiu immediately spotted the problem. This article is first published by...

  I pointed at my eyes.

  "Yang Guo, come with me." Mao Shi Jiu directly pulled me to one side. I glanced at Lin Mo and Lin Mo nodded at me.

  "What's wrong with your eyes?" Mao Shi Jiu exclaimed excitedly.

  "Turned into orange pupils." I replied honestly.

  "My goodness, it's great!" Mao Shijiu laughed with his mouth wide open.

  "Right, the black-haired zombie escaped, I'm afraid the students at school are in danger." I suddenly remembered that the black-haired zombie was one of us who came out of the tomb, and might harm the students.

  "This black-haired zombie isn't afraid of sunlight, but doesn't like it. Generally, they won't appear during the day, I reckon he's hiding somewhere waiting for an opportunity to strike. Let's come back tonight and catch him off guard."

  "But with so many people, what if a student gets hurt?" I asked worriedly.

  "I have my own way."

  "Damn it! Every time there's a plan, you don't tell me, what are you being so mysterious about?"

  "Hmm, the mountain man has his own clever plan."

  "I'm going to f**k your grandfather. If you don't pretend to be cool, you'll die?" I can't stand Mao Shi Jiu's smug face, acting like he knows everything.

  "Let's not argue about this for now, go prepare some things first. You can go have a romantic time with your little girlfriend, she's not bad, and has been waiting for you for two days and two nights." Mao Shi Jiu said, patting me on the shoulder.

  I nodded and then pulled Lin Mo's hand and went out.

  "Ah Mei, just follow my master, he will buy you some fruit to eat." He said as they were about to leave.

  "Yang Guo, I don't dare bring this auntie!" Only a faint and mournful voice of Mao Shi Jiu was heard from afar behind.

  "Uncle Fatso, brother knows I like eating grapes." Ah Mei said directly after I left.

  "Of course there are apples, pears, watermelons, peaches..." Ah Mei rattled off a long string, and Cao Jingru's cold sweat flowed freely.

  "Auntie, spare me! You're just as bad as that little rascal." Mao Shi Jiu was talking about me.

  "You won't buy me anything, I won't call you brother anymore and I won't acknowledge you as my master." This sentence directly pierced into Mao Shi Jiu's heart.

  "Auntie, I'll buy you anything." Mao Shi Jiu could only nod and bow in agreement.

  On the other hand, Lin Mo and I came to my favorite hillside meadow. We lay down on the grass together, gazing at the blue sky and watching the white clouds. It's been a long time since we've relaxed like this.

  "Quietly, I'll take you home sometime, okay?" I turned over and looked at Lin Mo with an expectant expression.

  "Really! You're not saying your home is by the Yangtze River, I've never seen the Yangtze River in my life." Lin Mo suddenly sat up and said excitedly.

  "I want to take you to see my dad. He raised me up to this age with great difficulty. He will be very happy when he sees you."

  "I also want to see what kind of father would raise such a handsome son." Lin Mo smiled foolishly.

  "You silly girl." I pinched Lin Mo's nose.

  "My hometown is very beautiful, surrounded by green mountains on three sides and the Yangtze River flowing on one side. The air is better than anywhere else. One side of water nurtures one side of people, and the Yangtze River is our mother river. But I don't belong there anymore. The villagers won't tolerate my family, but if I take you back, I can definitely make them abandon their worldly views."

  "Yang Guo, I think you've changed. You're no longer so self-abased, you've become very optimistic and confident." Lin Miao gazed at me intently.

  "I wish I could protect the people I love, I must grow into a real man." I said firmly.

  Lin Mo tightly hugged me and whispered: "I believe you."

  "Yang Guo, I have some good news to tell you. After this semester's final exams are over, next semester will be my fifth year. I told my father that I would go to the police station for an internship in my fifth year, and he has also helped me establish connections, so I can work as a forensic intern at the police station. Li Jian Tian has spoken with me about it, and he wants me to join you and Mao Shi Jiu to assist with your cases."

  "Really? That's great, which means we don't have to be apart anymore." I was so happy that I directly hugged Lin Mo and kissed him.

  "Yang Guo, Yang Guo, okay." Lin Mo was blocked by me and spoke unclearly.

  At this time, a large cloud floated across the sky, and the good sunny day turned into a gloomy and rainy one.

  "Yang Guo, it's going to rain soon, let's go back!" Lin Mo said, looking at the dark clouds in the sky.

  "Let's go and see if Mao Shi Jiu is ready yet, and how my sister has been messing with him!" I burst out laughing.

  Found Mao 19, who was buying watermelon at this time.

  "Auntie, a 5-jin watermelon is not big enough for you? How can someone as small as you eat so much?" Mao Shi Jiu was stunned at a watermelon stand.

  "I said you're so stingy, your granddaughter wants to eat watermelon, can't you even buy some?! The watermelon seller spoke out in indignation."

  "Who are you calling grandpa? Do I look like a grandfather at my age?"

  "Oh, a child born in old age, you still don't know how to spoil him a bit, just look at that pampered appearance."

  "Hey big brother, you're from Northeast China, right? I'm in my prime and look at your eyes, what a bear-like appearance!" Mao Nineteen got into an argument with the watermelon vendor.

  "Dad, I want to eat watermelon." Ah Mei was so clever and immediately started acting out, with tears and sobs, wailing and crying loudly.

  At this time, all the onlookers along the way came to watch the excitement.

  "He's so stingy, he won't even buy watermelon for his own kid. What a shame." said passerby A.

  "I guess it was picked up, so bad for the child." Another pedestrian chimed in.

  Cao Jing's face immediately turned green, and he wished he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into. A group of people were there scolding him.

  "Come on, let's go and rescue him quickly, Master is about to go crazy." I said with a loud laugh as I strolled over slowly.

  When he saw us coming, Mao 19 was like seeing a lifesaver.

  "My dear apprentice, you've finally arrived, this old lady is beyond my control, hurry up and take her away."

  Sister saw me coming and rushed over in a flash, embracing me tightly.

  "Brother, he won't buy me a watermelon." A Mei said with annoyance, pointing at Mao Shi Jiu.

  "You've already eaten two catties of grapes, apples, pears and other fruits, and now you want to eat a five-catty watermelon? I'm not your free meal ticket." Ma Shi Jiu complained.

  "I said to the master, when I first came to apprentice with you, how did you agree to my terms? You provided me with food and lodging, and even took care of my pet. And you're not unaware that the field mouse is actually Ah Mei." I said with a smile.

  "This is purely deceitful behavior, I can't afford to raise a lady like you." Mao Shi Jiu turned his head aside, preparing to play dumb.

  "That's it, you're unilaterally breaching the contract, and have no right to pursue the responsibility of being a master."

  "You can still afford it... but I have a requirement, you can't eat more than five pieces of fruit every day."

  "Fifty? Enough is enough, completely enough."

  Cao Jing Yu's eyes widened and sparkled again.

  "Five bucks, you're being too stingy." I gave him a cold glance and snorted.

  "No more than five yuan, anything more is unacceptable."

  "Hey, sister, let's go. With a master like this, we can't even get enough to eat." I hugged Ah Mei and pretended to turn around and leave.

  "Slow down, at most add five more." Mao Shi Jiu felt a bit painful.

  "Fifty!"

  "Twenty-five!"

  "No way, forty." I said casually.

  "Thirty, anymore would be too much." Mao nineteen said with a deep breath.

  "Deal." I burst out laughing in my heart.

  "Wow, brother is so great!" Little sister jumped up excitedly.

  Mao was nineteen but still muddled-headed, and by the time he came to his senses, it was too late for regrets.

  "Yang Guo, you're too dark." Mao Shi Jiu felt extremely stifled in his heart. Others made money when they took on apprentices, but he lost money when he did.

  "This is called a mountain man having a clever plan." I added fuel to the fire again.

  "You're ruthless."

  As a result, Cao insisted on taking me to buy the things needed for tonight's preparations. He didn't let me pay and he knew I had no money, but he also dragged Lin Mo along. At the critical moment, he said: "Yang Guo, I didn't bring enough money today, you lend some first." This sentence was very useful, and Lin Mo immediately took out the money and handed it over directly.

  "Ma Shi Jiu, are you trying to make me eat soft rice? You're a heartless woman!"

  Finally, I couldn't bear it anymore and told Lin Mo not to give the money, but Mao Shi Jiu had no choice but to run off and pay up.

  Everything was ready and it was about to get dark, we were busy in every corner of the school at this time, but then the school security guard found us, Lin Mo made a phone call and settled it.

  "I'm telling you, Yang Guo, I think this little white face of yours is worth something!" Mao Shi Jiu burst out laughing.

  I gave him a contemptuous glance and continued with what I was doing.

  Let's first draw a circle around the trees from the back mountain to the school area with ink lines. As long as the black-haired zombie comes out of the back mountain and touches the ink line, we can know it in the first time. In case of any accident, I also drew a circle around all the dormitory buildings, fearing that the zombies would harm my classmates.

  Then came the glutinous rice, we first drove away all the couples from Song Bridge, and then filled it with glutinous rice. At this time, Mao 19 brought a bucket of gasoline over and sprinkled it on one end of the bridge near the school area.

  "Come on, come on, everyone gets a lighter." Mao 19 took out four or five lighters and handed one to each person.

  "There are zombies coming, just light it up and throw it in." Mao Shi Ji pointed to the place splashed with gasoline.

  "This method of yours is not environmentally friendly at all! It will also hurt the flowers and grass. Moreover, you are using glutinous rice and fire, do you plan to cook a pot of zombie porridge?"

  "This black-haired zombie, fire may not even be able to burn it, good luck to you!" Mao Shi Jiu glanced at me.

  "Hurry up, don't dawdle, it's getting dark." Mao Shi Jiu urged.

  Next, Cao Zhan made a huge net and pasted talismans all over it.

  "It's all over, this black-haired zombie won't be able to escape." Mao Shi Jiu said with a satisfied smile.

  "What shall we do now?" Ah Mei asked.

  "Now you go and take a look around the school to see if there are any idle people hanging around, chase them away," said Mao Shi Jiu.

  The three of us went one by one to drive people away, and at this time saw a familiar face - dormitory roommate Ding Ke.

  He looked dejected and listless, as if he had lost his soul, wandering alone in the campus.

  "Come quickly, come quickly." I shouted from afar.

  Ding Ke lifted his head and glanced at me before lowering it again and continuing on his way.

  Something's wrong with Ding Ke! Didn't Li Meng say that his family encountered some strange things, his grandma died and came back to life? He didn't go home, did he? And he's already back after just two days?

  Suddenly, in the darkness I saw behind Dink's back there was a...