Siheyuan: tomb robbing? I am serious about hunting.

Chapter 284 Night falls

The two continued walking forward, and before they knew it, the sky had gradually darkened.

"Let's find a place to rest." Yu Linglong said, "I'm a little tired."

Chu Tian nodded, and the two sat down on a relatively flat river beach.

Yu Linglong leaned on Chu Tian's shoulder and closed her eyes to rest, while Chu Tian carefully observed the surrounding environment to prevent any danger.

As night falls, the forest is silent, with only the sound of flowing river echoing in the ears.

Suddenly, Chu Tian heard a rustling sound coming from not far away. He quickly opened his eyes and looked in the direction of the sound, only to see a dark shadow slowly approaching them.

"Who's there?" Chu Tian shouted sternly.

The shadow stopped and uttered a low sound.

Chu Tian's heart trembled, realizing that this might be a wild beast. He quickly protected Yu Linglong behind him and pulled out a dagger from his waist, ready to fight.

With the weak moonlight, Chu Tian finally saw the true face of the black shadow. It was a huge spider, covered with black hair, with eight eyes flashing green light, looking extremely terrifying.

What shocked Chu Tian even more was that this spider actually had a human face! A pale and distorted face with a hideous smile on it looked creepy.

"What the hell is this thing?!" Chu Tian was horrified.

The human-faced spider slowly approached Chu Tian, ​​making a hissing sound from its mouth, as if mocking his fear.

Chu Tian held the dagger tightly, ready to fight to the death. He knew that if he could not defeat this monster, both he and Yu Linglong would die.

At this moment, the unconscious Yu Linglong suddenly groaned and slowly opened her eyes...

In the summer of 1963, heat waves rolled over the wheat fields, and the air was filled with the smell of dry soil. Chu Tian wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand. It was sticky and uncomfortable. He was wearing a washed-out blue cloth jacket, his trouser legs rolled up to his knees, and a pair of patched Liberation shoes on his feet. He looked like a native farmer. But in fact, he was a buyer for a department store in the city. This time he went to the countryside to buy a batch of apples that were on the market in autumn.

His destination was the apple orchard in Hongqi Commune, where the apples were said to be big and sweet, famous far and wide. In order to grab this batch of good stuff, Chu Tian got up early and drove a bullock cart for two hours, his butt almost broke into pieces.

The ox cart lurched into the commune, and Chu Tian jumped off to stretch his muscles. This Hongqi commune was even more dilapidated than he had imagined, with low adobe houses, bumpy dirt roads, and a few skinny chickens pecking at food on the roadside.

He found the director of the commune according to the address he had inquired in advance, a middle-aged man named Zhao Youde. Director Zhao had a beer belly and a greasy face, and he looked like a man who had "seen the world".

"Hello, Director Zhao. I'm Chu Tian from the city department store. I'm here to talk to you about the acquisition of Apple." Chu Tian handed over a cigarette, and Director Zhao took it with a smile and put it into his shirt pocket.

"Comrade Chu, you've worked hard and come all the way here. As for the apple matter, that's easy to talk about, but..." Director Zhao paused and rubbed his fingers, "You know, the current situation is not easy."

Chu Tian knew that this was a favor. He was prepared and took out two packs of Daqianmen from his pocket and stuffed them into Director Zhao's hand: "It's just a small gift, not a respect."

Director Zhao weighed the cigarette in his hand and immediately smiled: "Comrade Chu is really a straightforward person! Come on, I'll take you to see our apple orchard."

The scene in the apple orchard surprised Chu Tian. It was called an apple orchard, but it was actually a wasteland covered with weeds, with a few crooked apple trees planted sparsely. The apples on the trees were pitifully small, and some even had worm holes.

"Director Zhao, is this your apple orchard?" Chu Tian pointed at the stunted apple trees with a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.

Director Zhao was not at all panicked. Instead, he patted his chest and assured: "Comrade Chu, don't worry. Although our apples are small, they taste absolutely first-class! If you don't believe me, try it." As he said that, he picked an apple from the tree, wiped it on his clothes, and handed it to Chu Tian.

Chu Tian took a bite with doubt, and a sour taste instantly filled his mouth. This is not an apple, it's just a sour date! He swallowed the apple despite the discomfort, cursing in his heart: This old guy really dares to fool people!

"How is it, Comrade Chu? It tastes good, right?" Director Zhao looked at him expectantly.

Chu Tian said with a wry smile: "Well, the taste is indeed... unique."

"Of course! Our apples are..." Director Zhao was about to continue bragging when suddenly, a noise came from a distance.

"Someone's fighting! Someone's fighting!"

Chu Tian and Director Zhao looked in the direction of the sound and saw a group of people gathered together, seemingly having an argument.

"Let's go and take a look." Chu Tian's curiosity was aroused.

The two squeezed into the crowd and saw a young woman confronting several strong men. The woman was wearing a simple floral dress and had two braids. Although her face was covered with dust, it could not hide her pretty face. She held a sickle tightly in her hand, and her eyes were full of anger and stubbornness.

The sturdy men were big and strong, with fierce faces. One of them was holding a wooden stick and pointed at the woman and yelled, "You bitch, you dare to steal our apples, you are tired of living!"

"I didn't steal it! I grew it myself!" the woman retorted without showing any weakness.

"Bullshit! This land is ours, and what you plant is also ours!" said the sturdy man as he was about to step forward and snatch the sickle from the woman's hand.

Seeing that a conflict was about to break out, Chu Tian could no longer bear it. He suddenly stood up, blocked the woman, and shouted at the strong men: "Stop! What do you want to do?"

Chu Tian's shout shocked the sturdy men. They were stunned for a moment, then looked Chu Tian up and down, with a hint of contempt in their eyes.

"Who the hell are you?" the burly man asked disdainfully, spitting a mouthful of thick phlegm on the ground.

Chu Tian sneered: "I am this girl's friend. If you want to touch her, ask me first if I agree!"

"Friend? Hahaha!" The sturdy man laughed as if he had heard a joke. "With your tiny body, you still want to be a hero and save the beauty? Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself!"

As soon as he finished speaking, another strong man swung a wooden stick and hit Chu Tian on the head. Chu Tian was quick-witted and grabbed the stick, twisted it hard, and the stick was in his hand. He turned the stick back and hit the strong man in the stomach. The strong man cried out, covered his stomach and fell to the ground, unable to get up for a long time.

Seeing this, several other strong men rushed forward, shouting. Chu Tian was not afraid at all, waving his stick, blocking and slashing left and right. After a few rounds, he beat the strong men to a pulp.