Chapter 61: Jiang Buhuan

"You feel like you're going to die" Lu Qingjiu is a little surprised by Jiang Buhuan's words.

"Yes, I could feel death coming closer and closer to me." Jiang Buhuan said. Jiang Buhuan said, "My nerves were on edge, as if something irreversible would happen if I wasn't careful, and my friends had the same feeling, so I contacted them and agreed to come to Shuifu Village together to find out why." A shiver ran down his spine as he said this, "But then there was an accident on the way here, their car drove under a cliff."

Lu Qingjiu says: "Why come to Shuifu Village for answers"

"Because it all started after I left here." Jiang Buhuan became emotional, "You are the only sane person I have ever met in the village and I want to ask you if you know anything, about the village, about the old house."

Lu Qingjiu frowned: "I don't know anything."

Jiang Buhuan was not convinced: "Please tell me, I really don't know what to do, if I don't find a solution to this, I'll really die."

Lu Qingjiu thought of something, and he said, "You said you called afterwards and your friend didn't come with you at all."

Jiang Buhuan said, "Yes, they don't even remember having agreed to come here with me."

"Then have you ever thought about one thing." Lu Qingjiu said, "The person who asked you to come here is not your friend at all."

Jiang Buhuan's expression froze.

Lu Qingjiu said, "Maybe the person who asked you to come here has some purpose of course, that's just my personal guess."

Yin Xun was eating strawberries and listening to their conversation when she heard Lu Qingjiu's words and shivered, muttering, "This is getting scarier and scarier, how can there be so many ghosts in the world?"

Lu Qingjiu turned his head to look at him, then said, "Go and clean the well in our backyard."

Yin Xun: ""Damn, how could he forget that there was a female ghost lady in their backyard who fed them all?

Jiang Buhuan didn't understand what their conversation meant, so in desperation he reached out and grabbed Lu Qingjiu's arm, saying, "Please help me, you've lived here for so long and you're still okay, you must know something else."

Lu Qingjiu said, "Calm down."

Jiang Buhuan couldn't calm down and grabbed Lu Qingjiu as if it were the last straw.

Just as the atmosphere was getting worse and worse, Bai Yuehu, who was sitting at a distance, opened his mouth softly, and although his voice was small, Lu Qingjiu heard him clearly.

Lu Qingjiu was stunned at his words, and Yin Xun thought they were hallucinating, how could Bai Yuehu, who hated Jiang Buhuan so much just now, want to keep Jiang Buhuan now?

Jiang Buhuan was also very discerning, and he could tell at a glance that Bai Yuehu's position here was not low, and he quickly thanked him, saying that he was willing to pay a high accommodation fee if he could stay here and find a solution. In fact, after entering the compound, he felt a rare sense of relief, and although being watched by Bai Yuehu's eyes was terrifying, it was much better than the feeling that he could lose his life at any moment.

Lu Qingjiu was indifferent to the fact that Jiang Buhuan was staying with him, but he was curious as to what had led Bai Yuehu to leave Jiang Buhuan behind after a few words of conversation.

"Have you brought your luggage?" Lu Qingjiu stood up, "I'll show you to the guest room, get some rest." The dark circles under Jiang Buhuan's eyes are particularly noticeable, luckily he is good looking, they look a bit like he is wearing smoky make-up.

"Thank you thank you

Thanks." Jiang Buhuan hurriedly thanked him.

Lu Qingjiu took Jiang Buhuan with his luggage to one of the rooms, and once inside, he briefly explained how to use the bathrooms and toilets in the house, as well as some precautions, such as not to go into the backyard and not to tease the chickens in the house.

Jiang Buhuan sits on the bed and listens obediently. From the looks of it, he is only twenty-one or twenty-two, an age when he should still be attending university. It's just that after entering the entertainment industry, he has grown up much faster and his face is less boyish.

Lu Qingjiu was about to leave after arranging for him when Jiang Buhuan whispered, "Sorry about that."

"Well," Lu Qingjiu said, turning back.

"I haven't eaten all day, can you give me something to eat?" Jiang Buhuan, who was also looking for food for the first time, coughed dryly, "I can pay for it."

Lu Qingjiu smiled and said, "I don't need any money, just wait, I'll go and get it for you." There were no leftovers at home, so Lu Qingjiu had to go to the kitchen and get two tomatoes for Jiang Buhuan.

Jiang Buhuan had a horrified look on his face when he saw the tomatoes: "Is this edible?" Bai Yuehu's horrified look was still fresh in his mind as he tried to chop him up.

"It's okay, eat." Lu Qingjiu said soothingly. Since Bai Yuehu had left him behind, he must have to eat at home, and although his fox was protective of his food but not actually stingy, he was still very reasonable.

"Thanks, then." Jiang Buhuan showed a touched look as he took the tomato and nibbled on it, looking genuinely hungry.

Lu Qingjiu then turned and left the room, returning to the courtyard.

Bai Yuehu was still sitting there eating strawberries, his lips were red, when he saw Lu Qingjiu coming, his first words were, "Don't give him the tomatoes I grew."

Lu Qingjiu: ""He just complimented Bai Yuehu on his reasoning, "Then what should we give him to eat?"

Bai Yuehu said, "Isn't Yin Xun also growing vegetables?"

Yin Xun looked up blankly: "Ah"

Bai Yuehu: "Give the vegetables he grows to Jiang Buhuan to eat."

Yin Xun: "Are you fucking discriminating against me? What's wrong with the vegetables I grow?"

Bai Yuehu's indifferent face: "You can eat it yourself."

Unlike Bai Yuehu, who is a good vegetable grower, all the vegetables he grows himself look malnourished, with carrots as big as his little finger.

Lu Qingjiu laughed out loud, and after he finished laughing, he remembered the business: "By the way, why did you leave Jiang Buhuan behind" According to Bai Yuehu's attitude towards Jiang Buhuan, he should have wanted Jiang Buhuan to be gone sooner, so why would he take the initiative to leave Jiang Buhuan

Bai Yuehu said, "He has a strange scent."

Lu Qingjiu: "Strange Scent"

"Well." Bai Yuehu said, "It's very special, so I want to observe it for a few days."

Lu Qingjiu nodded, understanding Bai Yuehu's meaning. It seemed that Jiang Buhuan had gotten into something very special indeed, to the extent that it had even piqued Bai Yuehu's interest, which was somewhat interesting.

With Bai Yuehu's approval, Jiang Buhuan managed to move into the Lu Qingjiu household, except that, according to Yin Xun, he had finally replaced himself as the lowest-ranking person in the family, probably less so than the chickens in the front yard.

However, although Bai Yuehu said that Jiang Buhuan would not be allowed to eat his own food, Lu Qingjiu was too embarrassed to let people stand around and watch them eat.

Jiang Buhuan also knew that he was not welcome, so he sat carefully at the table, holding his bowl and not daring to eat openly, just eating the dishes in front of him, fearing that if he ate too much he would be thrown out by Bai Yuehu, which would really put his life in danger.

The next day, Zhu Miaomiao was coming and Lu Qingjiu picked her up from the train station in his minivan.

Zhu Miaomiao had brought Lu Qingjiu a large bag of snacks and two boxes of fresh carrots and mangoes, knowing that it was not easy for them to buy anything here. These were things Bai Yuehu and Yin Xun had never tasted before, and Lu Qingjiu could already imagine the look of delight on the two family members' faces when they saw the fruit.

"Ouch, that's a lot of stuff." Sitting in the car Zhu Miaomiao and Lu Qingjiu chat, "I'm exhausted from carrying it, but Qingjiu, the honey you sent me smells so good, next time send me some extra."

"Okay, no problem." Lu Qingjiu agreed. The bees at home are still very fast producers of honey, so in a few days we can get a few more jars for Zhu Miaomiao to take home.

"By the way, there's a guest at home." When the car was about to arrive home, Lu Qingjiu remembered something and reminded Zhu Miaomiao.

"Oh." Zhu Miaomiao didn't realise what this guest meant at all, she thought it was someone's relative who had come to visit her.

As soon as she reached the courtyard, Zhu Miaomiao was stunned by the person who appeared in front of her, she even thought she was hallucinating. Jiang Buhuan, am I dreaming?"

Not only did he see Jiang Buhuan, but he was even seen sweeping chicken shit from the yard with Yin Xun, holding a broom.

"It's not a dream." Lu Qingjiu said, "Didn't I just tell you that we have a guest at home?"

Zhu Miaomiao screamed, "But you didn't say the guest was Jiang Buhuan."

Lu Qingjiu: "Is it too late to say?"

Before he could finish his sentence, Zhu Miaomiao rushed out excitedly and started circling his idol: "Jiang Buhuan, Jiang Buhuan, it's the living Jiang Buhuan yeah".

Jiang Buhuan was made to look embarrassed by Zhu Miaomiao. To be honest, he had almost forgotten his status as a star when he arrived in this village, and not only did he not feel popular, he was even afraid of being disliked leading to being kicked out of his home, so he was walking on thin ice, and in order to prove that he was worthy, he even put his head down and joined the people with a broken arm To prove that he was worthy, he had to work with someone to clean up the yard with a broken arm. The passionate screams of Zhu Miaomiao at this moment made him unexpectedly uncomfortable

"Are you alive?" Zhu Miaomiao came up to him.

Jiang Buhuan: "Alive"

Zhu Miaomiao continues to scream, "Holy shit, it's alive and talking."

Jiang Buhuan :""

Lu Qingjiu watched the interaction between the two and couldn't help but laugh as he said, " Jiang Buhuan, you don't have to follow the sweeping, isn't your hand still healed"

Jiang Buhuan said, "It's a small injury."

Next to her, Yin Xun had already dropped her broom and rushed to the snacks Zhu Miaomiao had brought with her, her eyes glowing with drool, "What is this, is this the legendary mango?

Lu Qingjiu said, "Come on, I'll peel two for you."

Yin Xun nodded his head like a garlic pound.

The mangoes Zhu Miaomiao brings over are good large green mangoes, flown in directly from the tropics, with plenty of flesh and good sweetness and moisture. It is impossible to grow this tropical fruit yourself, you have to buy it from outside, and the worst thing is that their city is small and there are no expensive imported supermarkets at all, while the quality of the fruit in online shops is hard to guarantee.

On one side Yin Xun buried her head in a mango and gobbled it up, while on the other Zhu Miaomiao continued her passionate pursuit of the star, Jiang Buhuan was so frazzled by her that she almost put chicken shit on her feet.

When Bai Yuehu returned, he was greeted by a bustling yard. Lu Qingjiu was worried that he wouldn't like it, but apparently the carrots and mangoes Zhu Miaomiao brought with him attracted most of the attention of the two foodies. So it was a harmonious scene with Bai Yuehu and Yin Xun sitting around eating fruit, Jiang Buhuan struggling to sweep up chicken shit and Zhu Miaomiao wanting to turn himself into chicken shit.

Lu Qingjiu looks satisfied like an old father watching his children living in harmony.

Lu Qingjiu had already prepared fresh ingredients and bought a lot of seafood to make a nice lunch for the family since Zhu Miaomiao was visiting.

The whole table was filled to the brim with braised prawns, beef stew, kung pao chicken, stir-fried five flowers with spicy cabbage, chicken soup with mushrooms, cold shredded jellyfish, braised lettuce and a large bowl of vermillion red roast pork.

The meat is stir-fried to remove most of the fat and becomes soft and sticky, then stewed in sugar, soy sauce and various spices for half an hour.

Zhu Miaomiao happily sat next to Jiang Buhuan, still chatting with his idol.

Probably because he had eaten Zhu Miaomiao's fruit, Bai Yuehu gave Jiang Buhuan some face and did not stop him from eating. This was the first time Jiang Buhuan had a formal taste of Lu Qingjiu's cooking. He took a bite of the braised pork and, with a look of amazement, said, "It's really well done."

Lu Qingjiu said, "It's the meat that's good." The meat was brought back by Bai Yuehu, and I don't know what kind of meat it was, but it tasted much better than pork anyway, without any of the offensive smell of pork.

"Where." Jiang Buhuan thought it was Lu Qingjiu who was being modest; the longer he was here, the more he realised the unfathomable depths of the few people who lived here.

Jiang Buhuan joined the entertainment industry when he was twelve years old and his family was in the business.

Zhu Miaomiao had a happy expression as she ate Lu Qingjiu's food and said, "By the way, Jiang Buhuan, why are you living here?"

Jiang Buhuan: "Vacation." He couldn't say he was afraid of death.

Zhu Miaomiao: "Do you know Bai Yuehu"

Jiang Buhuan coughs: "I don't know, I've done shows here before, it's all by chance", he says vaguely.

Zhu Miaomiao thought it was a bit strange but didn't look into it, after all, what celebrity doesn't have a few quirks?

After dinner, Jiang Buhuan volunteered to do the dishes, but was stopped by Zhu Miaomiao, who said she should do it, as Jiang Buhuan had one hand hanging from his neck, so how could he do it?

"You go and rest." Lu Qingjiu knew he was still worried about being thrown out, "At least nothing will happen in the next few days."

Jiang Buhuan smiles bitterly.

Lu Qingjiu said, "I have to go to the town again. The owner of the seed shop just said that new seedlings have come in, and this time there are mangosteen seeds, which were brought in especially for me."

They don't grow mangosteens and don't eat them much, but Lu Qingjiu loves them, as they have little flesh, but are sweet and sour and have a refreshing flavour.

"I'll join you." Yin Xun raises his hand.

"That's fine." Lu Qingjiu said, "Go and get some equipment and we'll cook a barbecue in the courtyard at night." It was fun to have a barbecue when there were lots of people, and the weather was so nice this spring, warm during the day and not too cold at night, with an occasional breeze and the faint smell of flowers.

Before, Lu Qingjiu wouldn't have dared to leave Bai Yuehu and Jiang Buhuan alone in the house, but now with an enthusiastic Zhu Miaomiao, the atmosphere shouldn't be too awkward.

After Lu Qingjiu and Yin Xun bought the saplings, they went to the barbecue equipment they had rented from the owner.

Yin Xun's eyes narrowed with delight as she thought about the evening's meal the whole way.

The meat had to be cut up and marinated, and the ingredients, such as minced onion and garlic, had to be prepared in advance, but with so many people in the family, it was a quick job, so Lu Qingjiu didn't have much trouble.

It was like we were on a spring excursion as we chatted and ate snacks brought by Zhu Miaomiao. Lu Qingjiu also picked some new peach blossoms near the village to make some peach wine.

After an afternoon of work, everything was almost ready, so Lu Qingjiu fired up the charcoal and started the barbecue.

The most prepared item is the beef skewers, which are thinly sliced, skewered with bamboo skewers and then developed, then placed on the fire and grilled quickly, sprinkled with chilli noodles and chopped spring onions, the whole yard is filled with the tantalising smell of charcoal when the meat is cooked.

One hundred skewers of beef, Lu Qingjiu grills one and hands it to them, grilling on the side with things that take longer like aubergine with garlic and lactic tofu.

The atmosphere in the courtyard is particularly pleasant over a barbecue and a little wine.

Jiang Buhuan was injured and could not drink, so he opened a bottle of Coke and drank it with Zhu Miaomiao.

Lu Qingjiu also fed the fox cubs and Xiao Hua Xiao Hei to Jiang Buhuan, who didn't recognise the fox and thought it was a poodle owned by Lu Qingjiu.

Lu Qingjiu is a small eater and was almost full after eating a piece of roasted corn. Zhu Miaomiao, who was slightly drunk, pulled Jiang Buhuan and insisted on listening to his stories about the past, Jiang Buhuan had no choice but to talk to her about the gossip of the entertainment industry, such as star A's crush on star B, and star C and star D's long divorce.

Yin Xun was also full, rubbing his round belly and sitting next to him, while Bai Yuehu continued to eat, and Lu Qingjiu strongly suspected that even if he ate all these things, he would not be able to fill his huge stomach. I wonder when Bai Yuehu will get his fill, Lu Qingjiu thought with a little regret.

Around 10pm, the barbecue was over and Lu Qingjiu was a bit tired after a long day of work, so he left the cleaning up to Yin Xun and Bai Yuehu and took a shower to get some rest.

The moon was curved but bright today, the sky was dense with stars and white clouds could be seen floating in the air. It was a view rarely seen in the city, and at the moment he could see it all from his window.

Lu Qingjiu yawned, went to the bed and lay down, and within a few minutes, he fell into a deep sleep.

He thought he would sleep through the next day, as he had done before, but in the middle of the night Lu Qingjiu woke with a rare start, feeling a frightening fear. It was a biological sixth sense, and he buried his head under the covers, hearing his heart thumping.

"It seemed that something had passed by the window and was making a low panting sound, but when I listened carefully, it seemed to be an illusion, the breathing was just a breeze.

Lu Qingjiu was trembling terribly and wanted to know what was happening and whether there was anything outside the window. Lu Qingjiu slowly, slowly, slowly poked his head out of the bedding and looked out of the window, only to find that it was pitch black and he could see nothing, no moon, no stars, no clouds, just endless darkness.

Lu Qingjiu saw the blackness and even wondered for a second if there was something wrong with his own eyes, but he soon realized why there was something black outside the window.

It blocked his window, blotting out the moon and the stars.

Lu Qingjiu then saw the most terrifying sight he had ever seen in his life, a faint flash of black outside his window. The owner of the eye, who is now peering into the room, has obviously spotted Lu Qingjiu, who is making noises on the bed.

Lu Qingjiu held his breath, he didn't know what was in front of him, but it was clear that whatever it was, in front of that thing, he was like an ant.

"A harsh scream rang out, the voice of Jiang Buhuan, and it caused the creature outside the window to slowly avert its gaze, apparently arousing its interest. It blinked and then began to move slowly, moving its huge eyes away, returning the moonlight and the stars to Lu Qingjiu.

Lu Qingjiu watched it leave and disappear outside his window, but he dared not wonder where it had gone, or why Bai Yuehu had not reacted. He gritted his teeth and fought back his natural fear, got up from the bed, carefully pushed open the door and stumbled towards Bai Yuehu's place.

What the author has to say: Lu Qingjiu: I want to protect Bai Yuehu

Bai Yuehu: Moved.

Lu Qingjiu: No one will harm my son or my pets

Bai Yuehu.

Yin Xun.