It is also a very coincidence that the village chief lives on the periphery of a slightly denser place in the village, and if Wu Mian's home is in the east, then the village chief's home is in the west of him.

The two families occupy one side, and the distance between them is still a few dozen acres of land, and there is a small stream.

The village chief likes to be quiet, so he lives a little far away, so he doesn't let others disturb him, and he is happy to be alone.

Qi Qingchu didn't expect that he would be able to enter the village chief's house in Chagouzi Village by mistake, which he only knew when he sat at the table in the village chief's house and drank steaming tea after he entered the village chief's house.

Although the sparrow is small, it has all kinds of organs. Although the village chief's house is not big, he has everything, and the villagers usually send a little bit of everything, and the village chief who lives alone except for planting some vegetables and planting an acre of thin fields, the rest rely on the people in the village for relief.

However, the villagers are very willing to help the village chief, because the village chief is the wisest and most respected person in Chagouzi Village, that is, the old man, who is very respected.

After entering, Qi Qingchu randomly found a place to stand until the host beckoned him and asked him to sit down.

The village chief went to pour tea for Qi Qingchu, and it happened that the weather was cold, so he prepared a pot of hot water on the stove and prepared it for the evening.

Isn't it beautiful that a guest is coming in handy now?

The village chief poured a pot of tea for Qi Qingchu, the teacup was pushed in front of Qi Qingchu, looking at the steaming tea in front of his eyes, Qi Qingchu swallowed his throat slightly, and his thirst made him slightly out of control.

However, Qi Qingchu still took out some broken silver from his pocket and put it on the table.

With a serious face, he said to the village chief: "Please smile, thank you for the generosity of the old man today." ”

Looking at this man with white hair and a kind face, with compassion between his eyebrows and eyes, as distant and quiet as the monk who cultivated, Qi Qingchu knew that this old man was a kind-hearted person.

Similarly, when Qi Qingchu was looking at the village chief, the village chief was also looking at him in turn.

I only felt that the young man in front of him had a handsome face, firm eyes, and a pair of eyes like mist and rain.

The village chief had seen the world after all, and he only felt that this one was even better than the official he had seen yesterday. Although the clothes they wear are different, no matter how you look at it, you can feel that the person in front of you is more prominent.

The village chief looked at Qi Qingchu and felt that this person was a person who read poetry and books, was very elegant, and had a very good impression.

"You're welcome, I have some Qingzhou side dishes here, you have been walking for a day, you must be a little hungry in your stomach, wait a while, let me go and bring you the porridge and rice." The village chief smiled at Qi Qingchu and said.

Qi Qingchu nodded and agreed obediently.

He is indeed hungry, if he insists on saying no, it will be embarrassing for himself, but it is really better to accept it calmly.

Qi Qingchu felt that when he was in the capital, when he was in the court, he was like a piece of ice, but he didn't expect that now in the wild, he felt that he had melted a little, and he actually felt that there was something warm flowing silently in his chest.

The environment has always been able to change people.

When the tea was warm, Qi Qingchu picked up the teacup, and then took a small sip.

The tea is inferior tea, very bitter, and the hot water brewing has no taste, which is worse than the residue of the tea that Qi Qing usually drinks at the beginning.

This is aged tea, and it is estimated that the old man's conditions will not be able to come up with any particularly good tea, and Qi Qingchu has no extravagant hopes.

If you are thirsty, you will feel sweet when you drink anything, Qi Qingchu even took the initiative to refill two cups for himself, he was indeed very thirsty.

As soon as the hot water entered the stomach, it quickly penetrated into the limbs and bones, dispelling the chill a little.

The inside of the house is probably because there is a stove, so it is very warm, unlike the outside where the temperature has dropped, and it is already to the point where you have to rub your hands when you stand outside.

The weather was really cold, and thinking that after waiting for a while, there might be a hot meal to eat, Qi Qingchu felt much more energetic.

There is only a small section of the candle, which is a candle head, or a red candle, as if it has been burning for a long time, and many tears have fallen on the candlestick, forming a long waterfall like a fixed hanging waterfall, which will not flow.

Look at which family this candle should be used for weddings.

The smell in the house was not particularly good, there was a feeling of dampness and heat, but fortunately they were not in the bedroom now, the old man had two bedrooms and a living room, and the kitchen was outside.

When Qi Qingchu was outside just now, he saw it very really, and he shouldn't be mistaken.

After waiting a little longer, the village chief finally returned, carrying a bowl of white porridge and rice, a white steamed bun, a plate of pickled melons, and a plate of pickled Chinese cabbage.

It was the best he could come up with.

"There is no cured meat this year, and there is no preparation of salty goods, and that's what can be taken out at home, by the way, there are two roasted sweet potatoes in the pot stove, I'll bring them to you too."

The two roasted sweet potatoes were originally intended to be eaten by the village chief the next morning, his teeth were not good, and he could only eat some soft things, sweet and soft sweet potatoes were undoubtedly the best choice, this is still the aunt next door, and they were all more planted today, and they were sent to him.

Qi Qingchu didn't expect to be able to eat anything good, and he thanked the old man again and again for his politeness, saying that even if it was so simple, it didn't matter, it was enough to have some food.

It's better than having nothing in the wild.

Qi Qingchu quietly ate the meal brought by the village chief, accepted his curious gaze, and looked at him with a calm expression, of course, there was nothing to panic about.

The village chief looked at Qi Qingchu's elegant eating appearance and elegant posture, and couldn't help but sigh.

"The future is terrifying, look at this son, he shouldn't be an ordinary person, this charm and demeanor is really the top among the people I have seen in my life."

The village chief's admiration didn't feel anything special for Qi Qingchu, because since he was a child, he had heard enough of such boasts, and he was naturally used to it.

"Falsely praised."

"I don't know the son's surname, but the old man's surname is Zhang."

"Lee." Qi Qingchu said without thinking that there was no need for him to reveal his true identity here, and he himself came to find Li Jicai, so the report was naturally Li Jicai's surname.

The village chief is a little interested today, or maybe he has been empty for too long, but he has a few chats tonight.

"I don't know who it is?"

"......" Qi Qingchu put down his chopsticks, thought for a while, and then replied.

……

The old and the young chatted back and forth, most of them were reserved at the beginning, and some were made up.

However, in the process of chatting with this old man, Qi Qingchu unexpectedly found that he happened to enter a small mountain village called Chagouzi Village in Baoji Mountain by mistake.

And the place where he is at this moment is the home of the village chief of this mountain village, which can be said to be really fateful.

Qi Qingchu didn't expose himself too much, mostly made up some false observations, false backgrounds, and false stories, but when he was using the village chief, he asked him some information that he didn't have, all he wanted to know, this old man probably felt that there was nothing to hide, so he simply told him about some basic situations in the village, including the fact that a big official came here to inspect yesterday.

As soon as he heard that a senior official had come here to inspect, and the village chief described the face of the person he saw, Qi Qingchu was able to conclude that the person who came yesterday should be Xi Zien, and he should have not run away.

However, when he heard the village chief say that Xi Zien didn't find anything and retreated with people overnight, Qi Qingchu was a little disappointed.

Compared to this, he really wanted to hear what Xi Zien really found out?

Returning empty-handed and without any news is the most regrettable thing for him, after all, he has just arrived here on the front and back feet, and Xi Zien has not found anything, so if he searches door to door, it will definitely not be as careful as those officers and soldiers, and how much time and energy will it take.

Qi Qingchu's heart was full of disappointment, but he didn't show it on his face, and the village chief was talking to himself, and he didn't notice the ups and downs in his emotions.

"However, the person that the big official is looking for, the old man here might as well tell you about his doubts."

Maybe it's because of Wu Mian's matter that the village chief is a little concerned, and he holds it in his heart, and after holding it for a long time, he inevitably feels a little depressed.

It happened that Qi Qingchu was here today, so I simply mentioned it to him, anyway, outsiders don't know, maybe after today, this son will leave, and that's it.

Perhaps because Qi Qingchu had an inexplicable convincing feeling, the village chief chatted with him, chatting and chatting unconsciously let down his guard.

After letting down his guard, he wanted to tell him some real truths, such as things that were a little awkward and even suspicious in his heart.

Qi Qingchu, who was still a little distracted, suddenly concentrated his mind when he heard the village chief say this, focused his eyes on his face, and listened to him carefully.

His face was as thin as the bark of an old tree, his eyes were cloudy, his eyelids were still stained with eye droppings, and his hair was white, mixed with a somewhat dirty black.

And what he was going to say next made Qi Qingchu couldn't help but be shocked, and even had some unrealistic fantasies, and even longed to rush there immediately, to really take a look, to see if it was her.

The village chief told Qi Qingchu that a boy from the village named Wu Mian had recently returned and brought back a woman.

However, the woman in his family hid it very deeply, and the big guys didn't see the woman's true face, so.