The village chief asked me what we were doing here, which made me a little strange.

I don't know what we're here for, so I just led it home?

Before I could speak, the fat man said, "Uncle, didn't I tell you just now?" We just came here before school started! ”

I raised my eyebrows and looked at the fat man, picking the wind?

The village chief smiled, "Oh, yes, yes, you told me, I'm old and I don't have a good memory, don't be surprised!" Come, tea! ”

"Give it to me, you can sit down!" The fat man opened the tea can, pinched a little tea from several teacups, and poured boiling water.

After the village chief sat down, he looked at us one by one with a smile, "Well, it's all good!" If you study history, you should study history! Today's children don't know anything, they hold their mobile phones and play games all day long, their eyes are broken, and they can't learn well! ”

We all laughed.

I looked at the fat man, this excuse is really unpleasant!

The fat man began to talk to the village chief.

"How many children do you have?"

"Three!"

"Why did you go out to work?"

"Alas! It's so inconvenient to get in and out of here, they all live in the city! ”

The village chief spoke lightly, but I could also see the loss in his eyes.

"And how many people are there in this village?" I asked curiously.

"Not much, there are only a few dozen left!" The village chief glanced outside, "They are all old people, and when the children celebrate the New Year's holidays, they come back to see if they have a heart, and some have not come back for many years." ”

"Can't you go to the city with you? How convenient is the city, going to school, seeing a doctor, and shopping, it's better than here, right? The fat man asked again.

The village chief shook his head and waved his hand, "Don't go, don't go!" I'm used to living here all my life! The children also picked me up to go to the city for the New Year, it was too noisy! Don't go, don't go! ”

We can all understand the village chief's thoughts.

I have been accustomed to living in a place with beautiful mountains and rivers all my life, and those who come out and go in will not be able to go away even if the lights are dark.

Although the city is good, it lives small, there is no vegetable field, and there are no green mountains and green waters, so I am not used to anywhere.

"Don't talk about it, I'll pick some vegetables, there's nothing delicious in the village, it's all grown by myself!"

As he spoke, the village chief got up, took a basket from the side, and walked to the vegetable patch.

Tang Lian said to me, got up and went over to help.

The fat man whispered to me, "Meridian, could it be a mistake?" I think it's normal here! ”

I was a little confused, but quickly affirmed, "No mistake!" There are few people here, and they are all elderly, so even if someone sneaks in to make a small move, it may not be able to attract their attention. ”

The fat man also nodded, and looked around, "Where can it be?" ”

After a while, Tang Zuo and Liuzi came back, and after greeting the village chief in the vegetable garden, they sat down.

After drinking a round of water, Tang Zuo said to me: "Young Master Jiang, there is a broken temple on it, it is really broken, and it is a Buddha statue, but it is new. ”

Liuzi also nodded, proving Tang Zuo's words.

"New?" I understood, "Golden body? ”

Both of them nodded, and Tang Zuo said, "I just can't tell what Buddha it is, and it's not big, it's about the same as us, do you think it will ......?"

That's how I felt in my heart, that this Buddha statue was suspicious.

"Did you see a gazebo-like place?"

They all shook their heads, and the sixth son said, "That small temple is halfway up the mountain, and there is a path next to it to the top of the mountain, I don't know if there will be one at the top of the mountain." ”

"You didn't see it?" I asked, a little confused, "Maybe there?" ”

The sixth son said: "We met an old man, who looked at us not quite right, and pushed us down the mountain, saying that outsiders should not go to their temple, and we were afraid that he would be suspicious, so we hurried back." ”

I nodded, "An old man...... It's not the one who was with the village chief just now, is it? ”

Tang Zuo said: "No, I haven't seen it!" When we went up before, I didn't see anyone around, but when we were walking around, he suddenly appeared, and his attitude was not good, as if we were going to the temple to steal something. ”

"Don't worry about it for now, let's talk about it after eating!" I said, "Go and help, there are a lot of us, don't forget to leave some money for the village chief when you leave." ”

Tang Zuo looked back and said, "Got it!" And it passed.

When the sixth son saw it, he also hurriedly beckoned a colleague to go over.

It is true that the village chief's house does not have as many tricks as in the city, but the freshly picked vegetables, salted meat and sausages, and a large pot of rice, we have eaten so much that there is no vegetable soup left.

The village chief's eyes narrowed with a smile, "Good, good!" If you love it, it's good to eat! ”

After eating, the weather was muggy and hot, and the dark clouds were pressed down again.

After we cleaned up, we sat in front of the house, drinking tea and chatting with the village chief.

The village chief looked at the time, got up and said, "I'll take you to see where you live, the female doll lives alone in my little granddaughter's room, and there are three rooms, and you male dolls are crowded." ”

We quickly got up and went into the house with him.

This house is quite big, there are two rooms downstairs, the village chief lives in one alone, and there is another next to it, the six sons and the fat man combined, and the six sons live downstairs with two people.

After going upstairs, Tang Lian went in the first room.

There are also two rooms facing each other, one for me and Fat Man and Tang Zuo, and the other room for the remaining six sons and two colleagues.

The village chief said with a smile: "The toilet is outside, the bath is downstairs, if you are troublesome at night, go and bring in the bucket outside against the wall." ”

"Okay, okay! Sorry for your help! Rest early, too! The fat man hurriedly said, "There are so many of us, we will try to be as quiet as possible so as not to disturb you!" ”

"It's okay! It's okay! I'm old, I'm young, if you can't find anything, call me! I'm going down! ”

Seeing that the village chief went down, several of us glanced at each other, and then we all went downstairs again.

"If you don't sleep, just play in the yard, don't go out, there are many beasts in the mountains, and there are snakes, it's not safe!" After the village chief gave an explanation, he went back to the room.

Together, they leaned up to me and lowered their voices.

Sixth son: "Master Xiaojiang, do you want to act?" ”

Fatty: "What's the action?" ”

"Didn't you say there was something wrong with that temple on the mountain?"

Donzo said, "I haven't figured it out yet!" ”

"That ......"

I said, "In this way, you can sit here and talk and talk, and I will go out with Tang Zuo to have a look, and if there is a real problem, I will call you." ”

"I'll go with you!" Liuzi is not at ease, after all, he came with us with a mission.

Tang Lian came down from upstairs, glanced at us, and said, "Do you have any of you taking a bath?" If not, I'll wash it first. ”

"Go ahead!" I said to Tang Lian, and made a gesture to her to go out.

She nodded and went to take a shower.

"You just wait here, don't attract the attention of the people around you, keep your voice low!" I continued to say to Liuzi, "You went up before, and someone already knew you, and it would be very troublesome if you encountered it again. ”

"Haven't you seen it too?" The sixth son did not give up yet.

Tang Zuo grinned, "I can guarantee that no one will see me this time." ”

Liuzi still wanted to speak, so I patted him, "If you want to complete the task successfully, just listen to me!" ”

"You can stay here with me and wait!" The fat man said to him, "Didn't I also follow the command and stay?" ”

"Okay!" Liuzi was very unwilling, and he really wanted to follow me to see it.

Tang Zuo and I got up, and instead of passing through the courtyard and walking through the gate, we went around to the back of the house, and under the cover of night, climbed over the fence wall and ran up the hill.