"Well, I can't tell. I think it was good to have a school in Huaishu Village, where every family could afford to go to school. Mr. Kejiao died two years ago, and his family left Huaishu Village, which became like this in less than a year. Granny Yang is very talkative, and when someone asks her, she opens up the conversation.

Nie Shuyao glanced at Jiang Wan'er, who stepped aside to control the wind.

Then she asked again, "Is the teacher a foreigner?" ”

Granny Yang said, "Isn't it? The old man Miao was actually an outsider, and there were not many old people in the village, and they all died in the plague. ”

"The plague?" Nie Shuyao exclaimed, this is a new word, the old man has never said it.

"It's the plague!" Granny Yang looked around again, it had been a long time since she had spoken to someone so freely, and the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes seemed to be stretched. He also said: "Don't tell outsiders what I say, there are bad people in our Huaishu Village!" ”

Nie Shuyao was stunned, what kind of rhythm is this, is Granny Yang also a detective like her?

But he still nodded seriously: "Don't say, don't say." Aoyama also promises. ”

"Guarantee, Aoyama promises not to say." Aoyama is also very sensible and knows that there are some things that cannot be said.

Granny Yang glanced at Qingshan and sighed, "Your sister hasn't come back yet?" ”

Then, Nie Shuyao was stunned again, daring to love this Granny Yang for knowing about Qingdai. I can't help but sigh, this favor is so good.

Qingshan said with a calm face: "No." Does Granny Yang know where my sister is? ”

"Alas, what a wickedness." Granny Yang sighed again.

Nie Shuyao then asked, "Granny Yang, do you often chat with Qing Dai?" Don't know who the bad guys in the village are? What about the plague? I've never heard anyone say that. ”

In ancient times, the outbreak of plague was a big deal.

Granny Yang continued: "Yes, where did you just go? Outlander, huh? It was the old locust tree who said it. first the old man Miao, and then the little bastard called the dog; And then there's the Mr. Teacher. From this point on, I noticed that these people were all outsiders. Old Man Miao has been here for more than 20 years, and some young people don't know about him; The dog's father and mother were also foreign, but they died early and everyone forgot about them; There is also the teacher who only came ten years ago, and it seems that he is still a lifter, saying that he saw through the red dust or something, and brought his family to live in seclusion. ”

"Anything else?" Nie Shuyao asked again, she really wanted Granny Yang to talk a little more.

Granny Yang said, "Yes! The old guys who died later were also foreigners. Even Qingshan's grandfather, like Old Man Miao, was the one who first settled in our Huaishu Village. Since then, I have noticed that none of the original people in our village have suffered from strange diseases, nor have they been harmed. Isn't this just that outsiders are not welcome? It was the old locust tree that made ...... might. ”

As she spoke, Granny Yang pulled on the old locust tree and said that the tree had become a fine man, so she couldn't be disrespectful to it.

Nie Shuyao hurriedly said, "What about the plague? ”

Granny Yang seemed to realize that she had said too much, so she got up with a smile and said, "What is the girl doing when you inquire about this?" It's better to leave Huaishu Village early. Our village can no longer withstand that toss. Because of the incident two years ago, the young men in the village couldn't find a daughter-in-law, and there is this rumor, who dares to marry their daughters to our village. ”

Nie Shuyao pursed her lips in disappointment, yes, although there has been a murder in Huaishu Village, it is not a ghost village in the story of the old man. The villagers are just a little heavier, and they still have to live. Maybe after a long time, the village will be bustling again.

However, she was unwilling, and finally met a Granny Yang who was willing to speak. also got up and said, "Granny Yang, you know that I am a relative of Qingshan, and I originally wanted to take their sister and brother to our house." But the indigo is gone, and one of our horses was stolen last night, so we have to get it back. ”

"Horses?" Granny Yang frowned deeply and muttered, "That's a rare thing, we don't even have a few cows in our village." ”

In general, Huaishu Village still has a family background, and there are a few cows.

"Granny Yang, help us." Nie Shuyao pulled her sleeve and refused to let go, and at the same time took a piece of jerky from her pocket and gave it to Niuniu to eat.

Seeing that Niuniu was eating happily, Granny Yang opened her mouth again.

"Let me tell you, the dead people have some minor problems. Not long after Old Man Miao died, except for the dog who was killed. Those people died almost on the same day, you say it's no wonder, they just fell asleep and died unconsciously. So, it's a terrible plague. Otherwise, how could it be such a way to die! Granny Yang said with a heartfelt voice.

Nie Shuyao finally understood what the plague was in the eyes of Granny Yang. It's not so much the plague as the poisoning, and the plague doesn't distinguish between people.

"Ahem!" Jiang Wan'er coughed suddenly.

Nie Shuyao knew that someone was coming, so he pulled Qingshan to give Granny Yang a salute, "Thank you, Granny Yang, I'll take Qingshan to find Cousin Qingdai again." ”

"Oh, let's go, let's go. It's time for us to go, too. Granny Yang took Niuniu to clean up the dustpan and other utensils by the mill.

Nie Shuyao stepped out of the grinding shed early, and a father and son came to him, and he saw the two of them glaring at them from afar.

The two approached, and Nie Shuyao heard a sentence, "Stranger, hurry up!" If you don't leave, the old locust tree will be powerful. ”

That's what the old man said.

Nie Shuyao nodded at him slightly, and without saying anything, he pulled Qingshan and walked towards the village again.

She felt sorry for the ignorance of the villagers, what happened to the old locust tree. But where is the black hand that mixes with the villagers?

Soon the three of them came to He Lizheng's courtyard, which was built like the Qingshan family, and the gate was closed.

In late autumn, there is not much work in the fields, and the farmers can rest at this time.

The three of them stood in front of He Lizheng's gate, Nie Shuyao wanted to knock on the door, she really wanted to see what kind of person Gao Shan was? Could Indigo be hidden in their house?

Qingshan took Nie Shuyao's hand and shook his head, "Sister Nie, let's go!" The mountains are powerful, and they are unreasonable. ”

As he spoke, the door creaked open, and out came a mother-in-law who was not very pleasant-looking.

This mother-in-law is Lizheng's mother-in-law, she saw Qingshan and shouted, "Where is your sister? Drag our high mountain to the present and want to leave? No way! She is our daughter-in-law when she is alive, and she is a ghost in our family when she dies! ”

Qingshan was angry, stepped forward and said, "Why? My sister was scared away by you. ”

"By the marriage contract that your grandfather made with our family!" A gruff voice said.

The voice came a tower-like man, with a pair of fierce eyes, and he didn't look like a good person. There was also a small jar in his hand, and he stared at Nie Shuyao and his party.

Nie Shuyao and Jiang Wan'er are very beautiful, but in this person's eyes, they didn't find any pity and pity. She couldn't help but wonder, what kind of woman is Qingdai?

In this stunned moment, He Lizheng's roar came again, it was hard to imagine that a person who was always smiling would have such a big temper.

"Gao Shan, what are you still doing in a daze? If you want to hurt Lao Tzu to death, why don't you go and give Lao Tzu medicine and wine! ”

The voice was very loud, and when Mrs. Lizheng heard the back of her neck shrink, she didn't say anything, so she instructed: "Go to the mountains!" ”

Gao Shan, the tower-like man only said, "Oh! ”

He ran away as if he had run away, and after running out of the road for a while, he turned around and said, "Qingshan, don't be afraid. Your sister will be back. ”

Then, Mrs. Lizheng didn't say anything, and closed the door again, but she kept shaking her head when she closed the door, looking at Qingshan with pity in her eyes.

This is not pretending, Nie Shuyao clearly saw that it was a pitiful look. In an instant, her perception of the Li Zheng family was different, although this family was a little weird, but it didn't look like a bad person.

Huaishu Village is actually not small, there are people living on and off the mountain, but due to the two-year human life incident, some families have moved.

Nie Shuyao walked on the road, and the villagers knew that they were outsiders. The kind ones will say "Let's go"; Those who don't care, glance at it, what should they do.

She felt that there was something missing in this village, and she felt a sense of incongruity yesterday, but now she finally knows what is missing, and that is the human touch.

This is not the era when the next generation lived in a building, and I didn't even know the surname of the next-door neighbor who had been doing it for more than ten years. This is in ancient times when neighborly relations were important, and even if people in the same village did not agree, they would greet each other when they met.

At least everyone will say, "Have you eaten?" "Busy? "Something. But now that people are on guard, this kind of life is actually very tiring.

What is it about them that they have such indifference between them? No wonder Granny Yang couldn't find someone to talk to, that is, Qingdai would occasionally talk to her, and Granny Yang caught Nie Shuyao and said a lot. For someone like her who loves to talk, it's torture when no one speaks.

Slowly it was almost noon, and for those who ate three meals a day, they were hungry.

"Let's go back to dinner." Nie Shuyao said.

Qingshan blinked and asked, "What kind of meal did you eat at noon?" ”

Nie Shuyao explained to him with a smile, and at this moment, a villager hurriedly walked over, also holding a jar in his hand. After listening to Nie Shuyao's explanation, Qingshan was overjoyed, clapped his hands and said, "Really? Can we eat three meals? ”

Then he took two steps back and turned around happily, he hadn't eaten lunch since he was so old, and Sister Nie's cooking was very delicious, and his stomach was hungry immediately.

However, Aoyama didn't see anyone walking past him, and he bumped into it this time.

"Bang!"

"Smack!"

There was a burst of booze, followed by two "oops".

Qingshan was so frightened that he hugged his head, but the person who was originally holding the wine jar glared angrily, picked up Qingshan's collar, and said, "You pay me for my medicinal wine!" ”

This man was a half-sized man, and looked at Qingshan hatefully, "This is a medicine and wine for my father, do you know how much money it spent?" ”

"Guo, Brother Guo Zi, I didn't mean it." Qingshan was frightened, this Guo Zi was the one who often beat him.

Nie Shuyao was stunned when he looked at the wine that had been spilled on the ground, it was wine again, and it was medicinal wine. R1152