If I ask you to set up a stall, why do you always run to deserted places?

"I have to go now!"

Zhao Dayong sat in the air-raid shelter for a while before struggling to stand up.

I'm so full!

"Master Su, I won't keep you company any longer!"

"Okay, take care!"

Su Yun didn't seem to care at all.

I did a quick calculation.

Zhao Dayong ate nine steamed buns, and three times nine equals twenty-seven, so he earned a total of twenty-seven yuan.

Not bad!

Zhao Dayong leaned against the wall, turning back every few steps as he walked towards the cave entrance, his face full of reluctance.

After taking a couple of steps, I felt a lingering fear.

Nine steamed buns!

He usually eats only three or four buns per meal, but today he managed to devour nine!

If his wife finds out, she'll definitely yell at him to death!

We reached the cave entrance.

Zhao Dayong took out his phone and looked at it.

Sure enough, there was a signal as soon as I left the air-raid shelter.

The screen displayed more than a dozen missed calls.

His wife did all the beatings.

Holy crap!

Zhao Dayong's heart skipped a beat.

Just as I was about to call back, my phone rang again.

"Hey, honey?"

"Zhao Dayong, where the hell have you been?!"

A strong, resonant female voice came from the other end of the phone.

Zhao Dayong, startled, moved his phone a little further away.

"You didn't answer your phone all morning, I thought something had happened to you!!"

"You didn't bring any food or water? Do you want to starve to death in the mountains?"

"No, no, honey, let me explain!"

"What explanation do you have? I'm right at the foot of the mountain right now, so get down here right now."

"Oh? You've reached the foot of the mountain?"

Zhao Dayong was stunned for a moment. Why did his wife come here?

"I was just worried about you. I called you all morning and you didn't answer. I thought you'd fallen into a ditch!"

"No, no, I'm perfectly fine, perfectly fine!"

"Then why didn't you answer the phone?"

"There's no signal inside the air-raid shelter."

"Air raid shelter? What would you do in an air raid shelter? There's nothing worth patrolling there."

"I....."

Zhao Dayong opened his mouth, about to explain, but was interrupted.

"What the hell are you talking about? Get down here right now, I brought you food, it'll get cold if you don't come soon!"

"Honey... you don't need to bring me lunch anymore, I've already eaten..."

"You've already eaten? What did you eat? Didn't you forget to bring lunch?"

"I...I bought steamed buns inside the air-raid shelter..."

"....."

There was a three-second silence on the other end of the phone.

"Zhao Dayong, are you seeing a ghost?!"

"No way! This is ridiculous! Someone is actually selling steamed buns in an air-raid shelter!"

"You're talking nonsense!! Who would sell steamed buns in a place like that??"

"Really! I'm not kidding! A young man! Really! The steamed buns were incredibly delicious!"

"Zhao Dayong! What good food could you possibly have in that godforsaken place? Are you hallucinating from hunger?"

"I didn't, honey, listen to me!"

"Alright, alright, I'm not arguing with you anymore. Now get down here!"

"I brought Old Zhang from next door and his wife, as well as a few other travelers who were passing by."

"When they heard you were missing, they offered to help look for you!"

"Huh? So many people?"

"Nonsense, what did you think? Get down here right now!"

"No, honey, come up and take a look. It's in this air-raid shelter halfway up the mountain. The steamed buns there are really delicious..."

"Zhao Dayong! Are you really sick?! You want me to eat steamed buns in an air-raid shelter??"

"Why don't you come up and take a look?"

Zhao Dayong was also adamant about not doing it; he knew he couldn't explain it away.

If I were to continue down this path...

People will definitely think they've encountered a ghost!!

That would be a huge disaster!

so.!

I absolutely have to call my wife up here and let her see this!

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone, but they finally agreed.

"Okay, okay, you wait there and don't move!"

"Alright, I'll be waiting for you at the cave entrance!"

Zhao Dayong hung up the phone, almost jumping for joy.

My stomach is still very full.

But he couldn't wait to see the look on his wife's face as she ate the steamed bun.

It'll definitely be even more exciting than his!

He walked to the open space outside the cave entrance, found a large rock to sit on, and waited while basking in the sun.

After waiting for about twenty minutes, we heard voices coming from down the mountain.

Zhao Dayong stood up and looked down.

A group of people were seen climbing up the dirt road.

Walking at the front was his wife, Li Guilan.

Behind him followed Old Zhang and his wife, both retired people in their sixties.

At the very back were three young people.

Two men and one woman, carrying hiking backpacks and wearing windproof jackets, were clearly outdoor enthusiasts.

"Honey, over here!"

Zhao Dayong waved and shouted.

Li Guilan looked up at him and quickened her pace.

"What are you doing in the air-raid shelter?! You don't answer the phone, you don't eat, what are you doing there?"

Li Guilan climbed up, panting, and immediately launched into a tirade.

"Didn't I tell you? I'm going to eat steamed buns!"

Zhao Dayong pointed to the cave entrance behind him.

"Right here, a young man is selling steamed buns, they're incredibly delicious!!"

"Give me a break!" Li Guilan rolled her eyes.

"Someone selling steamed buns in this godforsaken place? You must have stumbled upon a ghost!!"

"Really! I'm not lying to you, you'll see for yourself!"

"Dayong, did you really eat a steamed bun in there?"

Old Zhang looked on with suspicion.

I couldn't help but grip the trekking poles in my hand a little tighter.

It looks like they're about to make a move.

"Really, Brother Zhang, I wouldn't lie to you!"

"This place..."

Old Zhang's wife looked into the cave and couldn't help but shiver.

"Dayong, you must be possessed by an evil spirit!!"

"Oh dear, why doesn't anyone believe me?"

Zhao Dayong stamped his feet in frustration, his gaze shifting to the three young men.

"Young men, please be my judge. It's perfectly reasonable for there to be a steamed bun stall inside this air-raid shelter, isn't it?"

???

The three young men exchanged a glance.

They both saw the same meaning in each other's eyes.

Is this person sick?

Did the fall make your brain explode?

"Brother, we're here to climb mountains, not to go on adventures."

One of the boys wearing glasses smiled politely.

"There really are steamed buns! I just ate nine! My mouth still tastes like steamed buns!"

Zhao Dayong became anxious.

He felt that if he went with this group of people, he would be sent to a temple in the future.

"nine??"

Everyone's eyes widened.

Li Guilan was so angry that her face turned green.

"Zhao Dayong, are you crazy? Eating nine steamed buns in one sitting?!"

"No, those buns aren't very big, one is only..."

Zhao Dayong gestured.

"They're only about the size of a fist, nine isn't a lot!"

"Nine fist-sized buns aren't enough? You're such a pig!"

No? No?

Old Zhang and the others were completely bewildered. Was the important thing that there were nine steamed buns?

The important thing is, where did his mother get these steamed buns in this desolate place?

The Zhao Dayong couple were still arguing.

"Honey, don't scold me yet. Just go in and have a bite, you'll see. Those steamed buns are really delicious!!"

"I'm not going! This place looks unclean!!"

"Just go, you're already here."

Zhao Dayong used his trump card.

"Since we're already here," these four words have an irresistible magic in the hearts of Chinese people.

Li Guilan hesitated for a moment, looked at Old Zhang and his wife, and then at the three young people.

"Why don't we go in and take a look?"

"Forehead....."

"Let's take a look, since we're already here."

Old Zhang nodded.

The three young people exchanged a glance.

Since we have nothing else to do, there's no harm in going in and taking a look.

Maybe it can exorcise the evil spirits from this guy?