"Yao Gang? I don't know. ”

Hearing Feng Jize's question, the old man's slightly cloudy eyes flickered. She gave the three of them a deep look and shook her head.

Compared to the previous tone, Ji Yue found that the old man's attitude was obviously indifferent.

She must have known each other.

"If you look for Xiao Nian, I can only say that she hasn't come back for a long time, and I don't have contact information, is there anything else?" The old man suddenly said, "As you can see, there are no more families in our town, and the poor can and have nothing to entertain guests, so I won't leave you to eat." ”

"Old man, I do have other questions, I just want to make small talk." Seeing that the old man looked like he wanted to send off a guest, Ji Yue chuckled lightly and said in a slow tone.

"Well, let's talk about it." The old lady nodded slowly, waiting for Ji Yue's question.

The town has not had a guest for a long time, and as long as she doesn't ask some sensitive questions, the old lady is more than happy to have someone to chat.

"What about the rest of the town? Looks like they've all moved away. ”

Hearing such a question, the old man's expression softened a little. She glanced up at the somewhat bleak surroundings and let out a long sigh.

"This town is called Gongjia Town, and it used to be a very famous place." A hint of nostalgia rose on his face, and the old man continued: "I'm afraid no one knows this name now, and I'm curious how you found it. ”

The old lady reached out and touched her lower back, and she didn't know where she pulled a fan out.

"After the reservoir was built, it wasn't as comfortable as it used to be... In the past, every household in Gongjia Town relied on fishing for a living, and the resources in the Yong'an River are very rich, and the wild fish in the river are very fat, so it is not difficult to feed the people of a town. ”

"And then?" Arthur has been very interested in listening to stories lately, and after listening to the old man's words, he was very curious to answer.

"The young man speaks Mandarin well." The old lady glanced at Arthur with some surprise.

"Passing the prize." Arthur responded with a smile, looking very well-behaved and listening to the story.

The old lady was amused, "I also listened to my grandfather tell the story later..."

Gongjia Town has a very long history, almost every family has a family relationship, the old lady's family has lived in this town for generations, and I don't know which generation to go back to.

It's just that they have lived here since there was a family letter.

"Speaking of which, our family used to be quite prestigious in the village." A hint of nostalgia rose in the old man's face, and she reached out to take the little grandson who was standing beside her, and touched his face lovingly.

"Tie Dan'er, in the future, you must be a brave person like your grandfather."

She whispered, remembering that the story was not finished, so she continued: "Later, I heard that it was the ancestors who angered the dragon god, and the fish in the river became more and more difficult to fight... When my father was alive, the fish caught in the river was only enough for the family, but after the reservoir was built, fishing was even more restricted, and life became more and more difficult... In order to make a living, families have moved away one after another, and now there are only a few of us left, old, weak, sick and disabled. ”

The old lady's tone was a little helpless, and she looked at the pile of fishing nets that had long been tangled in the corner of the yard, and slowly shook her head.

"Why don't you leave with your little grandson?" Arthur asked.

"Can't..."The old lady's tone was very melancholy, giving people the feeling that she had seen through the red dust.

Hearing this, Ji Yue and Feng Ji Ze glanced at each other, and they both had a hunch that the next words would be very connotative.

"The dragon god once sheltered all of us, but the ancestors did something sorry for the dragon god because of a momentary impulse, and we have to atone for our sins..."

From the old lady's mouth, Ji Yue and the others heard a story very similar to the one told by Xiu, except that the old man's version of the story was more detailed.

"Actually, it's a legend. The dragon god in the Yong'an River saved everyone, but just as it was about to turn into a dragon, an outsider told our ancestors that it could not be let go like this. ”

The people of the town believed him, and really portrayed the lock dragon pattern, and placed the lock dragon sword to prevent the dragon from entering the sea! If not..."

The old man sighed heavily when he said this, and a trace of guilt rose on his face.

"This is the fault of our ancestors in town, and how can we, the descendants, forget. Besides, the dragon god saved the ancestors of our Gong family, if it weren't for it, we wouldn't be where we are now. ”

The old lady's words made Arthur incredulous.

In the first half of the story, they had already heard a very detailed version from Xiu's mouth, and at that time he had a very bad impression of the people who would take revenge, and he also agreed with Xiu's statement that those human beings were very selfish. But I didn't expect that the descendants of those people would have such an awareness.

"Our town has been here for generations, and the gradual decrease in the number of fish we can catch must be the punishment of the dragon god for us, and it is something we deserve." The old man was not dissatisfied with this, but was very calm. She looked up at the sun hanging high in the sky, squinted her eyes, and said, "Actually, the kind dragon god still has compassion for us, at least our town has never suffered a flood in the past hundred years. Even if all the people in this town are gone, I will worship the dragon god here forever. ”

Ji Yue listened quietly to the old man's long story, and suddenly said, "The ancestors of your family are not local people in Gongjia Town. ”

Her tone was flat, but it made the old lady's eyes widen at once.

"Girl, what do you mean by that?"

Ji Yue raised her finger and pointed to a dragon-shaped pendant with a strange shape hanging around the old man's neck, "This pendant you are wearing should be the property of the original dragon god priest." ”

"How do you know!"

The old man, who had been sitting on the rattan chair, suddenly stood up with some excitement and looked at Ji Yue seriously.

The old man's hand trembled slightly, and the little boy next to her hurriedly helped her.

"Don't be angry with my grandma!" The little boy, who was originally a little scared, suddenly forgot his timidity when he saw the old lady being angry like this, he stared at Ji Yue and the others with round eyes, and shouted fiercely at Ji Yue.

The grandson's actions made the old man come back to his senses and calm down a little, she patted her grandson's hand lightly, and carefully looked at Ji Yue from head to toe with an inquiring gaze.

Ji Yue calmly accepted the old man's scrutiny.

"Eh, people are getting old..."The old lady suddenly sighed and sat down again, exclaiming, "I'm shocked when I encounter something." Tell me, girl, what exactly do you want to ask? And how did you know about this pendant. ”