Chapter 44: Centenarians

The dilapidated bamboo door was ajar, and Lin Xigu pushed the door open with just a little force, and the room was pitch black, and there was not even a window.

"Is there anyone?" Lin Xigu shook the flashlight in her hand, and stepped in with one foot before she remembered that she shouldn't understand Chinese, so she had to go directly uninvited.

By the light of the flashlight, Lin Xigu could see the furnishings in the room, as if there was only one hall, a dining table, a stove, and chairs, all of which were next to each other, and there were two pairs of chopsticks and two teacups on the table. Lin Xigu was a little puzzled, didn't he say that he was an old man who lived alone? Why are things double-shared?

Jin An later entered the house as well.

"It seems like no one. After Lin Xigu searched around, he turned to Jin An and said.

But the moment he turned his head, Lin Xigu suddenly saw the strange face behind Jin An, at first he thought that he was dazzled by the mistake, and raised the flashlight to see that it was really a human face, Lin Xigu was startled by it, and the light source in his hand accidentally fell to the ground.

Outside the room, the other people who were filming also gathered when they heard the sound, the bamboo door suddenly opened, and more than a dozen flashlights illuminated the originally dark room all of a sudden, Lin Xigu's eyes were stimulated by the sudden bright light, and she could only cover them with her hands, through her fingers, she saw clearly the person standing behind Jin An, holding a wooden stick similar to a cane, bent over his waist, it seemed that it should be the centenarian they were looking for.

The reason why she was frightened just now was because of the tattoos on her face, Dulong women have the habit of tattooing their faces, Lin Xigu had heard of it, and when she was down the mountain, she had also seen the tattoos of several elderly people, but it was the first time that Lin Xigu, who had tattooed the whole face like the old man in front of her, and it was the first time she saw it, and the light in the room was dim, and such a face suddenly appeared, and the degree of fright can be imagined.

The old man was also obviously frightened by the sudden intrusion of them, holding his hands tightly in his hands, and looking at everyone vigilantly.

Kakaan took the initiative to negotiate with the old man in the Dulong language, and then she leaned her hand against the wall, found a bench and sat down slowly, and Lin Xigu hurriedly stepped forward to help her.

Kakaan also told Linsi to look at them that the old man didn't want to be interviewed by them.

"You can ask her what her name is, and if we don't visit, let's take a few pictures?" said to Kakaan.

Kakaan squatted down and communicated with the old man for a long time before Lin Xigu saw her nodding.

She said that her name was Alenyi, and she had lived in this place for almost 200 years, and you can take pictures, but nothing in this house was allowed to be touched, and she said that these were left by her wife. Kakaan conveyed to everyone what Areni meant.

Since the old man didn't want to say anything, Lin Xi didn't care about them and didn't want to force others, the photographer Xiao Lin just took a camera to take pictures of all corners of the house and some fruits and vegetables planted by Ah Lianyi herself.

"Can you ask her to take a picture with all of us, just one. Jin An asked Kakaan.

After obtaining Ah Lianyi's consent, a group of seven people collectively stood behind the old man, leaving a very precious image.

After finishing the business, Lin Xigu handed over the dried fruit snacks he had prepared in advance to comfort the old man to Ah Lianyi, and asked a few male comrades in the same company to go to the mountains to chop more firewood, because he had just noticed that she was still cooking with the most primitive stove, while Lin Xigu himself sat on the side and chatted with the old man, of course, there was Kakaan, the translator.

Living alone in this deep mountain, Ah Lianyi hadn't seen anyone from outside the mountain for a long time, her slightly trembling pair of skinny hands held Lin Xigu's hands tightly, and her mouth kept saying words that she didn't understand at all.

Lin Xi listened intently, and then looked at Kakaan with a blank expression.

She said thank you, and said that you are a lovely and kind girl, and you will definitely be blessed. ”

Lin Xigu was a little embarrassed, and said with a smile, "It's just a matter of expressing your heart." ”

In this way, relying on Kaka'an's microphone, Lin Xigu and Ah Lianyi talked very easily.

Because he had to go down the mountain before dark, Lin Xigu didn't stay long at Ah Lianyi's house before hurriedly embarking on the way back.

Before leaving, Ah Lianyi stuffed a small yellow bag into Lin Xigu's hand, the four corners of the bag were worn to varying degrees, and the color had faded to the same extent, and it looked like it was some years old.

Lin Xigu opened it, and inside was a copper lock and key with concentric locks, which should have been from a long time ago.

Kakaan told her that it was a return gift from Ah Lianyi, a token of love between Ah Lianyi and her wife, and she also said that Lin Xigu would meet her real name Tianzi in Yunnan, and she would be able to achieve good things in the near future, and when the time came to give the lock to that person, she would keep the lock and be locked together for the rest of her life.

Lin Xigu only thought that this was a blessing from Ah Lianyi, and he didn't take it to heart at the time, but just carefully put away the bag.