"What does the decline of the village have to do with the stones?"

Hearing Sister-in-law Zhen say "Amethyst Stone" in her mouth, Luo Xu and Wang Baxian immediately pricked up their ears.

Sister-in-law Zhen said: "I don't know very well, I married here from another village. I heard the old man in the village say that the stone is the luck of the village, and if the stone is gone, the village will be finished. ”

Such a statement is too superstitious. Luo Xu said.

Sister-in-law Zhen nodded, "Yes, I think so too, but the people in the village believe this, there is no way." Actually, the decline of this village, I think it is entirely because it was too comfortable when it was rich in the past, and it didn't want to make progress, so it led to the field where it is today, and what does it have to do with stones. ”

Sister-in-law Zhen's thoughts are very different in the village, and she only dares to say it in front of Luo Xu and Wang Baxian, two outsiders, if she is known by the rest of the village, her life will definitely not be easy.

"Then there is no stone left at all now?" Luo Xu asked.

Sister-in-law Zhen nodded, "Anyway, I haven't found it for some years, but over the years, someone will always come to us to find the stone." I don't know what the stone can do. ”

Luo Xu and Wang Baxian all smiled.

After eating the noodles, Sister-in-law Zhen brought them foot washing water and said to them: "Soak your feet, I'll go and clean up the bed for you, and you can sleep steadily in a while." ”

Sister-in-law Zhen made the bed quickly, and Luo Xu and Wang Baxian washed their feet and went to sleep in the room.

"The conditions at home are not good, don't mind. ”

Sister-in-law Zhen was a little embarrassed, Luo Xu and Wang Baxian had wheat straw under their bed, and a broken quilt was spread on it, and the cotton was exposed.

Wang Baxian said: "Little sister-in-law, it's good to have this, it's more comfortable than a five-star hotel." If you hadn't taken us in, we'd be ready to drill the pigsty. ”

Sister-in-law Zhen said: "It's not early, then you can rest early." ”

After that, Sister-in-law Zhen went back to her room.

Wang Baxian turned off the light, and the two of them lay on the bed, and they really didn't feel uncomfortable in this bed.

"We met a good guy today. Wang Baxian said.

Luo Xu stuffed the 1,000 yuan under the pillow, and after they left tomorrow, Sister-in-law Zhen would find out when she made the bed. A thousand yuan is not even a dime a dozen to him, but it may be a huge amount of money for Sister-in-law Zhen.

The two slept very soundly that night.

Early the next morning, Luo Xu and Wang Baxian got up early, and Sister-in-law Zhen got up even earlier, she had already mixed the pig food and was feeding the pigs.

"Why don't you sleep a little longer when you're awake?"

Luo Xu said: "No, sister-in-law Zhen, your bed is very comfortable, so you sleep very soundly." When the quality of sleep is high, you will naturally wake up early. ”

Sister-in-law Zhen washed her hands and said, "Wait a minute, I'll go and make breakfast for you." ”

Sister-in-law Zhen went to the small vegetable field at the door to pinch a few shallots, chopped the shallots, and then made noodles and spread egg cakes for Luo Xu and them, two per person, but she ate corn porridge herself.

Luo Xu and Wang Baxian looked at it silently, and there was a very uncomfortable feeling in their hearts. While he was eating, a middle-aged man ran in panting.

Seeing that there were other people in Sister-in-law Zhen's house, he didn't look at Luo Xu and the others, so he said to Sister-in-law Zhen: "Sister-in-law Zhen, the old lady is no good, come over and have a look!"

"What?"

Sister-in-law Zhen's face changed, she quickly put down her rice bowl and followed the middle-aged man.

Luo Xu and Wang Baxian had breakfast, and Luo Xu took another thousand yuan out and put it under the pillow.

"Shall we leave now, or shall we wait for Sister-in-law Zhen to come back and talk to her before leaving?" asked Wang Baxian.

Luo Xu thought for a moment and said, "Sister-in-law Zhen is good to us, let's wait for her to come back and say goodbye before leaving, it's too rude." ”

Wang Baxian said: "I think so too. This sister-in-law Zhen is really a good woman, her family is so difficult, she would rather suffer by herself, but she does her best to entertain us. ”

The two didn't go out, just waiting for Sister-in-law Zhen to come back in the courtyard of Sister-in-law Zhen's house. After about an hour, Sister-in-law Zhen did not return, but there was a cry from the east.

Wang Baxian pricked up his ears and said, "Master, I'm afraid that old lady is dead, should we go and take a look?"

"What are you doing here!" Luo Xu didn't think there was anything to look good about the dead at all.

Wang Baxian said: "Master, you misunderstood me, my idea is that there must be a lot of people over there now, let's see if we can ask anything." I have a feeling that the people in this village must know the way to find Purple Lazuli, but they just won't tell me. ”

"You mean to try your luck?" Luo Xu said.

Wang Baxian nodded, that's what he meant.

Luo Xu hesitated for a moment and said, "It's a way, it's better than waiting here." I don't think Sister-in-law Zhen will come back for a while, so let's try our luck and say goodbye to her by the way. ”

"Let's go, then. ”

The two took their luggage and headed east. The cry came from the house in the easternmost part of the village. When Luo Xu and Wang Baxian walked over there, there were already many people standing in the small courtyard, and almost every family had come here.

The two old men who were smoking under the big locust tree at the entrance of the village yesterday also came, and when they saw Luo Xu and Wang Baxian, they just glanced at it.

Wang Baxian and Luo Xu walked over, and Wang Baxian blended into the crowd and asked one of the villagers, "What's going on here?"

The man said: "The old lady is dead, and everyone comes to mourn." ”

"We were passing through, it rained heavily last night, and we spent the night at Sister-in-law Zhen's house, and we want to come and say goodbye to Sister-in-law Zhen, can we go in?" asked Wang Baxian.

The man said, "Sister-in-law Zhen is inside, she is the doctor in our village." There you go. The old lady was hospitable when she was alive, don't forget to kowtow to the old lady when you go. ”

Wang Baxian and Luo Xu walked into the hall, and saw a black coffin in the hall, and several women in the house were dressing the old lady in a longevity dress, preparing to put the old lady in the coffin.

Luo Xu and Wang Baxian found Sister-in-law Zhen, and when Sister-in-law Zhen saw them, she asked in surprise, "Why did you come here?"

Luo Xu said: "Sister-in-law Zhen, we are here to say goodbye to you. ”

Sister-in-law Zhen said apologetically: "Something happened suddenly, I can't entertain you well, I'm so embarrassed." ”

Luo Xu said: "Sister-in-law Zhen, don't say that, you have taken very good care of us." Lao Wang and I are very grateful to you. ”

Wang Baxian said: "Sister-in-law Zhen, let's also kowtow to the old lady." ”

Sister-in-law Zhen nodded.

Several women put the old lady in a shroud into the coffin.