Chapter 20: The Midnight Whispers

There is a small space behind the partition, there is a desk with an incense altar on it, and there is a hole the size of a shoebox in the wall above, and the light is dim, so it is difficult to see what is placed in the distance. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

Driven by curiosity, when Ming Yuan was placing things in front of the desk, he raised his eyes and looked at the statue in the hole in the wall, with a hairy mouth and a thunderous face, with a posture of scratching his ears and cheeks.

Mingyuan was not in front of the desk and stayed too much to show respect for local customs, so Mingyuan turned around and asked his grandmother and got an answer.

"Grandma, is there any allusion to this?"

Watching the old grandmother finish the incense devoutly, Mingyuan and Mingyue helped the old grandmother out of the small room of the partition and walked towards the dining table, while Mingyue asked curiously.

"Sit down, eat first, let's talk while we eat!"

The old grandmother was helped to sit down in the nearest position, and then the old grandmother beckoned the two to sit down, sandwiched some dishes for the two of them, and spoke.

"Legend has it that a long, long time ago, our ancestors lived here, three or two families settled here, although the four seasons are like spring here, but they really don't know what to do, every day is to feed on grass roots and bark, white dew and rain for drinking."

"Until one day, when everyone was dying, the monkey fairy who lived in the mountains appeared here with a group of monkeys and monkey grandchildren, brought food, saved the dying people, and left seeds."

"In order to thank the monkey fairy for saving his life, every household has an offering to the monkey fairy."

Listening to the old grandmother's past, the time for a meal passed quickly, and seeing that the old grandmother was a little tired, Mingyue helped the old grandmother into the house to rest, and Ming Yuan cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks.

Then, with the help of Mingyue, they washed the dishes and chopsticks, and the two of them turned on the light in front of the house according to the grandmother's instructions, closed the door, and went back to their rooms.

Ming Yuan pushed open the window and looked at the night of Xishan, at the time of nightfall, the sky was already very dark, and every household lit up the lamp in front of their house, reflecting Xishan like a pearl in the mountains.

Xishan at night is particularly quiet, there are few pedestrians on the road, and there is no sound of talking, even chickens and dogs barking.

Lighting a lamp, Mingyuan sat down against the window, took out a book from his backpack, and began his day's homework.

At this time, Mingyue sat by the window, looking up at the sky, quietly admiring, quietly in a daze.

It was late at night, Ming Yuan turned off the lights and was about to fall asleep, Ming Yue saw that the light on the side was gone, so he also went back to bed.

Woo~woo~

Woo~woo~

……

Just when Ming Yuan was in a daze, a short whining sound sounded outside the window, thinking that the sound would pass soon, but it became louder and louder, and gradually footsteps sounded outside.

Ming Yuan got out of bed, didn't turn on the lamp, looked for light, walked to the window gently, avoided most of his body, and saw that the road outside was full of people.

With the help of the lamp in front of the house, Ming Yuan saw that everyone was holding a flashlight and a wooden stick in their hands, waiting solemnly, as if something had happened.

Da Da ~ Da Da ~ At this moment, Mingyue's signal came from next door, asking Mingyuan if he wanted to go out to have a look.

Dada~

Ming Yuan knocked lightly and slowly twice on the wall, signaling Mingyue and so on.

Now the situation is unclear and you are not familiar with the place, you must first ensure the safety of your life, and secondly, you are looking for the reason.

What if it's a town affair and you don't want anyone else to know, or maybe it's just a New Year's ritual in the town.

So, let's wait and see what happens.

After a while, a whistle sounded, as if it was some kind of signal, and the people on the road gradually dissipated, and then it sounded, and the sound of the door closing, it seemed that they were going home.

Click, click~

Ming Yuan saw that the crowd had dispersed, so he knocked twice and twice on the wall sharply, signaling that Mingyue was fine, so he returned to the bed.

The night in Xishan was long, and Ming Yuan woke up slowly and found that the sky was not yet bright and there was no sleep, so he planned to get up and do something.

Mingyuan gently opened the door, and in order to avoid waking Mingyue, he tiptoed downstairs, but Mingyue was already making breakfast.

"Awake? You can eat noodles later. ”

Through the steam on the stove, Mingyue saw Mingyuan who had just gone downstairs and spoke.

"Uh~ I thought you were still sleeping."

"Grandma, morning!"

Mingyuan scratched his head, replied to Mingyue with a smile, and then saw the grandmother behind Mingyue and said hello.

"Morning! Did you sleep well last night? ”

The old woman asked with a smile.

"Very good!"

Ming Yuan replied with a smile.

"You wash up first, and you'll be ready to eat later!"

Mingyue said to Mingyuan while scooping up the noodles.

After a simple wash, the noodles were already out of the pot, and some egg flowers were made, Ming Yuan couldn't wait for a long time, so he ate a whole bowl of noodles in three or two clicks, and even drank the soup dry.

"Grandma, is there any place to go here?"

Mingyuan asked his grandmother while wiping the oil foam on his mouth.

"There is a monkey fairy mountain on this side, you go out, go to the right hand side, go down the mountain, you will see, you people from outside, you have to go over there in the morning to see the monkeys, climb the mountain."

The old grandmother took a sip of the soup and said with her eyebrows fluttering, very proud, very proud.

"Then we're going to check it out, too!"

Mingyue hurriedly ate the noodles in the bowl and said to Mingyuan.

"Grandma, we're out of the house, we'll wash the dishes and chopsticks when we come back."

"It doesn't matter, I can wash it myself, you guys have fun."

The two saw that the sky was already bright, and after talking to their grandmother, they picked up their backpacks and went out.

According to grandma's instructions, Ming Yuan and Ming Yue were equivalent to crossing the entire Xishan Town and came to the bottom of a mountain, only to see a stone tablet erected at the foot of the mountain, which was engraved with "Monkey Fairy Mountain".

"There are no monkeys~"

The two stood at the foot of the mountain and looked up the mountain for a while, but did not find a single monkey.

Maybe there are no monkeys at all in Monkey Fairy Mountain, maybe it was made for the feelings in people's hearts~

"It looks like there are monkeys!"

The two walked slowly up the mountain along the mountain road, and there were some animal droppings on both sides of the road, and the two regained hope.

The two of them gradually came to a platform, only to hear the sound of the trees on the mountain, and a large monkey jumped from one branch to the other.

Immediately afterwards, a group of monkeys, following the previous one, leaped over in turn, and the scene was very spectacular.

After a while, the trees around the platform were occupied by monkeys, as if the trees had monkey fruits, and they were all quiet, looking at Mingyuan and Mingyue.

"Wow~ What a lot of monkeys!"

"Wow~ This monkey is too big!!" (To be continued.) )