Chapter Seventy-One: The Old Village Chief
I tapped my hand on the door a few times, put my ear to the door panel and listened, but there was no movement. Looking back at Yu Xin, I saw that Yu Xin's eyes didn't even blink, looking straight at me.
"Don't be nervous." I whispered comfort to her.
Then, he took out a few runes and put them in his pockets with Yuxin. After handing over the bag containing the magic weapon to Yuxin, I ordered her to hold it close to my chest and in my arms, and knocked on the door again.
After about twelve or thirteen more knocks, I faintly heard the sound of the door of the house being opened, and then the sound of 'plopping and stomping' footsteps, rushing towards the gate... I straightened up, my muscles tensed, and I clenched my fists secretly.
'Whoa'... The visitor opened the door, and I instinctively stepped back, almost stepping on Yuxin's foot.
The man was probably taken aback by my look and took a step back. When I looked closely, I saw that this man was of medium height, quite stocky, about fifty years old, with square cheeks, and wearing a black leather coat that looked very old.
"Are you—" The man asked, staring at me and frowning.
I didn't say a word, I looked at him stunned, carefully sensing the aura emanating from his body... A person's aura is not a monster...
I let out a sigh of relief, smiled hey, and was about to speak, when the man looked at the ground and muttered a 'nervous disorder', and then the door was about to close, and I hurriedly put my hand on the door.
"Hey, wait..."
"What are you doing?" The man asked angrily.
"Uncle." I smiled, "Excuse me, are you the village chief of this old village?" ”
The man was stunned, "yes, what's wrong?" ”
"I have something to ask you for, can I talk to you at home?"
"I don't know you." The village chief twisted his neck, "I'm busy, I don't have time..."
As he spoke, he was going to close the door again.
"Hey, Uncle Village, what's that..."
I leaned on one side, against the door, and at this time, the village chief saw Yuxin, who was originally standing behind me, and his eyes suddenly straightened. I looked at Yu Xin, only to see Yu Xin move her gaze to the side, with a slight anger on her face.
"Uncle..."
I screamed twice before the village chief came back to his senses.
"Ahh Yes? The village chief looked at me and softened his tone a lot, "What the hell are you looking for me?" ”
"We..."
I was about to tell him what I meant, when my heart suddenly moved, seeing that the village chief had lost his temper to this bird after seeing Yuxin's appearance, it might not be a good thing. According to the middle-aged man before, the village chief and Wan Jinshan have a good relationship, that is, they have a close relationship. What if I say that we are 'relatives' of Wan Jinshan, and he calls Wan Jinshan to confirm? …
"What's the matter, say, really! The village chief was impatient.
I smiled and scratched my head, "What..."
My mind was racing with thoughts, what to do, what to say... I put my heart sideways, go to his grandmother's, if he calls Wan Jinshan, Lao Tzu is thick-skinned anyway, and he won't admit that it is fake and shoddy, let Wan Jinshan's grandson go back to the village to confront him, I'm afraid that he will come, I'm afraid that he won't come...
Thinking of this, I straightened my waist and said in my heart, let's tell the truth.
"What, uncle, we are ten thousand... Relatives of Wanjin Mountain..."
The village chief was stunned for a moment, looked at me, and then looked at Yuxin, "Wanjin Mountain's... Relatives? ”
"Ah, yes..."I thought about it before, but as soon as the words came out at this moment, I was still a little unconfident in my heart, and I smiled 'hehe' on my mouth, "Actually, it's not a relative..."
I told the village chief again a set of rhetoric with the middle-aged man, adding fuel and vinegar to the village chief, I felt that there were no loopholes, and I was a lot more confident, after speaking, I stared at the village chief's face, trying to dig out his inner thoughts from his expression, and looked at his hand to see if he would take out his mobile phone.
The village chief was just stunned, with a dark face and doubts.
"Why, uncle doesn't believe it?" I asked.
"Huh?" The village chief came back to his senses, "No, since you are relatives of Wanjin Mountain, why did you come here from me?" ”
"What?" I smiled and pointed with my hand into the distance, "Uncle Wan has no one at home, and the uncle who took us in for dinner before said that you have a good relationship with Uncle Wan, so we will come to visit you." ”
"Oh, so that's it..."The village chief nodded, pointing at Yuxin, "Your father was good friends with Wan Jinshan back then, what about her?" ”
"She's... Hehe, my girlfriend. ”
The village chief said 'oh', glanced at Yuxin enviously, and said to me, "I didn't say it, sit at home, Wanjin Mountain is a good person in our village..."
As he spoke, the village chief waved his hand at us, turned around and took his hand behind his back, and walked towards the courtyard first.
Yuxin cast an inquiring look at me, and I pursed my lips and nodded at her.
"Huh? Why don't you come in? The village chief stopped and asked.
"Huh? Hehe, here..."I whispered to Yuxin, "Let's go... It's coming, it's coming, hehe..."
Yuxin's father once said to me, 'In this society, there are no friends, only interests', although this sentence is biased, it should be in some people, such as people who do bad things. If the village chief and Wan Jinshan are grasshoppers on the same rope, and the two of them are embarrassed to gang up to do bad things, then it is nothing more than for profit.
When I came to the yard, I saw that although the whole yard was not as potholed and rotten as the middle-aged man before, it was not much better, and the green bricks on the ground looked like they were some years old, and many of them were damaged and cracked. The yard is quite large, and there is a pigsty against the wall in the distance, and looking through the fence, two big pigs are sleeping side by side, and from time to time they will comfortably 'hum' and shake their bodies. Next to the pigsty was an old elm tree, which was stout, bare, and very ugly, and there was not a single flower or grass in the courtyard.
I didn't feel the aura of the unclean 'thing' in this courtyard, and I said to myself, why did I feel a 'pop' in my heart when I was about to knock on the door before...
"Hey, come and sit in the house, you two..."
"Huh? Okay, hehe..."
I withdrew my gaze, fixed my mind, and walked towards the house with Yuxin in my arms. The door was covered with a thick curtain, and it was warm inside, but the furnishings were very simple, and the furniture and the like looked quite old.
After looking around, the village chief made tea. I picked up the tea bowl and took a sip and tasted it, astringent, ordinary tea leaves... said in his heart, looking at this situation, this village chief is just a little lustful, and his family has an ordinary village living standard, which is not much better than the villagers in this village, if he partners with Wan Jinshan and the two of them to do something unseemly, it won't be like this...
"What, you sit and drink tea, my phone is charging in the side house, I'll call Wan Jinshan to see when he will come back..."The village chief said.
"Huh?" I had a big mouth in my mouth, "Hit... Call? ”
"Yes, he doesn't know when you're coming, not necessarily when you'll come back..."
"Uncle, you have 10,000... Uncle Wan's phone? I asked.
"Why not, of course there is, it's just that I don't usually look down in the village and don't look up, so I rarely call him."
"No need, uncle," I said with a smile, "just give me the number, how can I break your phone bill?" ”
"The phone bill is worth a few dollars." The village chief looked wealthy, "Just use my mobile phone to call, you guys sit..."
After the village chief left, I picked up the tea bowl and drank the tea in one gulp.
"What should I do..."Yu Xin pouted with a bitter face, and said to me, "It's going to be a goof..."
I smiled, looked out the window, and whispered, "Wait a minute, remember, we won't admit that we are fake and shoddy, if Wan Jinshan doesn't admit it, let him go back to the village to confront us..."
"That's... Well..."
Yuxin and I sat next to each other, and I waited silently while turning the tea bowl. Finally, there was the sound of footsteps outside, and I stopped turning the bowl, adjusted my breathing, and tried to calm my mind as much as possible.
Suddenly, the curtain was lifted, and the village chief walked in.
"How's it going uncle?" I asked weakly.
The village chief lowered his head, his head swinging like a rattle, "It's weird. ”
"Hehe... How is it strange? I asked with a smile.
The village chief looked up at me, "I can't get through." ”
"Can't get through?" I frowned.
"That's right."
I secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly my heart moved, I looked at the village chief, and said in my heart, this old boy should not be blinded by me...
"Is that so?" I frowned and said quietly, "Is there a problem with your mobile phone, uncle?" Give me the number and I'll call him to try. ”
"Huh?" When the village chief saw me say this, he was stunned for a moment, and then said, "It's not that there is a problem with my mobile phone, it's what, his number has expired." ”
"Yes, 'expired' and 'shut down' sound similar, if the mobile phone signal is not good, you may hear it wrong, give me the number, I'll give it a try."
"Okay then..."
The village chief felt in his pocket, took out a telephone book, approached me, flipped through it, and found the one that said 'Wanjin Mountain'. I dialed the number above, and sure enough, it was expired.
"It's really expired..."
I was relieved that the village chief hadn't lied to us. Next, while drinking tea, I asked the village chief about Wanjin Mountain, such as what kind of business he did, and so on. I never thought that except for some trivial things, such as some small habits in Wanjin Mountain's life, the rest, this village chief, like the middle-aged man, knew nothing, judging from his expression, it didn't look like he was lying. I said in my heart, the old fox of Wanjin Mountain is really hidden...
I took out my mobile phone to look at the time, it was already more than three o'clock in the afternoon, and I said in my heart, the little ghost who was held by Ding in the Wanjin Mountain Mansion must find a way to overdo it tonight, but where do you go to fix the things used for casting spells? Although those things are not complicated, they can be gathered in this village, but there must be a reason, otherwise it will lead to suspicion if you look for things for casting spells everywhere... Thinking like this, my heart suddenly moved, and I had...
"Alas," I sighed, and said to the village chief, "Look at it, Uncle Wan won't be back today." Uncle, I want to ask you, where is the old man surnamed Wan who adopted Uncle Wan in your village, where is his grave, I want to gather some sacrificial things in your village and go to his grave to pay respects, although I can't see Uncle Wan and feel a little unwilling, but in this way, it is not worth the trip..."
(Thank you brothers and sisters for your support)