Chapter 271: The Village Master and Huang Lao
This place in Guzhai seems to be a paradise, but the disadvantages of insufficient sunshine are still relatively deadly, and the wind and rain are not related to here, the survival rate of crops is not high, and the yield of grain is also very low. If it weren't for the large number of animals in Corleng Mountain for them to hunt, the people here would have died long ago.
Yang Yi didn't know about these things, but he could probably guess a thing or two about the lunch prepared by Gu Village. It's basically all game, there are few green vegetables, and there are only two bowls of rice, which were personally brought by the three elders and sent to Yang Yi and Lao Hei. From the expressions of the three elders, it could be seen that rice was much more precious than meat in his eyes, and it would only be taken out if he entertained distinguished guests.
What you eat, it doesn't matter to Yang Yi. In Lao Hei's opinion, the game on the table is much more tempting than rice, but he is not a stupid person, and he vaguely perceives that rice seems to be the most precious thing on this table. You can only force down the cravings, leave some space for rice in the belly, and eat less game.
After the three elders delivered the rice, they left the stone house and brought back a jar of wine, which was estimated to be a precious thing looking at his cautious appearance. Sure enough, the three elders only poured a bowl for Yang Yi and Lao Hei, cautiously, for fear of spilling a little. He himself poured a bowl of water and sat down to greet the meal.
Yang Yi didn't study wine, and drinking wine was no different from drinking water, and after drinking a bowl, he began to eat, refusing the kindness of the three elders to pour another bowl, so as not to waste the good things of Gu Village. Lao Hei drank this wine should be made of fruit, the taste is sweet, and he wanted to have another bowl, the three elders hesitated for a moment, but still refilled a bowl for Lao Hei.
The three of them ate for a while, and the second elder returned to the stone house, and two others came with him. One looked about the same age as the second elder, about sixty, and he was also in good spirits. The other, with his white hair, hunched over, and a mottled black-wood cane in his hand, stood trembling as if he might fall at any moment.
"The owner of the village...... Elder Huang ......" The third elder hurriedly got up and stepped forward to say hello.
Yang Yi remembered that the second elder said that he was going to find the eldest before, and according to his habit of calling the third elder the third, this so-called eldest should be the eldest elder. Later, the three elders only said that the owner of the village would come over, thinking that the great elder and the owner of the village were the same person.
So who is this white-haired Huang Lao? Judging from the habits of the third elder, he will respectfully call out the identity code of the other party, instead of being as casual as the second elder, directly calling the eldest and the third and the like. In other words, this Huang Lao doesn't seem to have any identity in Gu Village, but why did he go with the owner of the village? Is it just a respected old man?
"Yes." The owner nodded and walked directly to the table.
The three elders followed. The second elder followed the Huang Lao, and walked slowly with Huang Lao's slow pace.
In the end, the owner of the village and the third elder sat opposite Yang Yi and Lao Hei, while the second elder accompanied Huang Lao all the way, bypassing the table, as if he was planning to sit on the same side as Yang Yi.
"The two must be the distinguished guests brought back by the three elders, right?" The owner of the village was very polite, and said with a smile: "That's also our Gu Village's distinguished guest, the ingredients are simple, and the hospitality is not good, I hope the two of you don't mind." ”
"The owner of the village is too polite, and the lunch is very rich." Lao Hei was very satisfied with his food, but he felt that he hadn't drunk enough wine, and seeing that Yang Yi didn't mean to speak, he hurriedly responded with a smile, unaware that the second elder made a lightning shot behind his back and tore off one of his hair.
With Yang Yi's character, it is reasonable to be too lazy to play politeness on the scene with the owner of the village. However, he accepted the love of the three elders in his heart, and he never thought of rejecting people thousands of miles away, so he planned to accompany the owner of the village to be polite. only to find that the faces of the three elders on the opposite side changed suddenly, and at the same time, the strong wind behind him suddenly rose, and someone attacked Lao Hei!
Yang Yi still had a polite mind, and instantly released his divine sense, and saw that the second elder only took one of Lao Hei's hair. Yang Yi was surprised for a while, the witchcraft of the witch village would use hair, but the third elder had never said that the Gu art also had to use hair.
Didn't the three elders tell the truth before? Looking at his expression, he didn't seem to expect the second elder to make a move, this is just what the second elder meant? Or did the three elders know that Yang Yi was very powerful, and they acted in a play together?
Yang Yi couldn't think of the reason for it for a while, and he didn't have time to think about it, because the second elder made a move on him. Yang Yi would let the second elder succeed, pretended to bow his head to eat vegetables, and quietly avoided the sneak attack.
The second elder was stunned for a moment, and he was going to come again, but Huang Lao waved his hand and signaled that he didn't need to.
"There's a turtle here, so let's sit down across from each other." The second elder exclaimed, helped Huang Lao to walk to the side of the village owner, and nodded at the village owner at the same time.
Xiao Wu used to only eat some raw fish and shrimp, and after following Yang Yi to eat cooked food, he couldn't put it down. At this time, he had already served the table and enjoyed lunch with Yang Yi and them.
A turtle the size of a basin was lying on the table, unless the second elder was blind, he must have seen it. He pretended to exclaim, just trying to find an excuse to return to the owner of the village. As for the sudden nod, I'm afraid it's also a signal.
Yang Yi saw it in his eyes, and he didn't break it, so he had to toss this group of people to see what tricks they wanted to play.
"I heard that this little brother has a relationship with the corpse chasing?" Seeing the second elder and Huang Lao returning, the owner of the village spoke again and asked Yang Yi.
"Yes." Yang Yi nodded.
"I don't know which little brother's master is? Which craft did you learn? The owner of the village asked again.
Sure enough, when asked this question, Yang Yi remembered the agreement with the three elders, and this question could not be answered. But he wanted to know what tricks the owner of the village and the others wanted to play, so he refused this question, but he was afraid that the topic would not be able to continue. After thinking about it for a while, Yang Yi chose to remain silent and put the fulfillment of the agreement first.
"Isn't it convenient to disclose?" The owner of the village frowned slightly, and spoke again.
"The owner of the village, the three of us have been on the road all morning, Brother Yang must be tired, let's ask tomorrow if there is anything." The three elders opened their mouths to change the subject.
"Well, I'm really a little tired, and I'm sleepy when I'm full of wine and food." Yang Yi nodded and said, "It's a guest from afar, doesn't the owner of the village arrange for us to rest?" ”
The third elder asked Yang Yi not to answer the question before, but at this time, he offered to ask again tomorrow, it seems that he wants to buy time for one night. Yang Yi estimated the intention of the three elders, and even when he picked up the conversation, he said that he wanted to sleep.
The owner of the village did not answer, but turned his head to look at Huang Lao on the side. Yang Yi was a little surprised, could it be that this Huang Lao was the person with the highest status in Gu Village?
Huang Lao has been closing his eyes since he meditated, as if he had fallen asleep a long time ago. The owner of the village waited for a few seconds, and Huang Lao slowly opened his eyes, but he didn't say anything, just nodded to the owner of the village. (To be continued.) )