Chapter 37: On the Road Again (1)
Perhaps because of the excessive tension for a period of time, when Liu Tiandong stepped into this quaint and natural Miaojia town with a relaxed mind, he couldn't help but be attracted by the perfect picture of green mountains, beautiful waters and villages, and almost forgot that he was actually still in the fog of confusion, and actually forgot that he was an uninvited guest who did not belong to this era, until Murong Hui's crisp and loud summoning voice woke him up from his daydream......
"You are such a strange person, why are you always in a daze from time to time, could it be that you have something on your mind?" Murong Hui asked Liu Tiandong in a low voice as he walked.
"Oh...... It's okay, it's really okay, it's just that because of the beautiful scenery here, I was a little carried away for a while, and the girl smiled, smiled!" Liu Tiandong replied prevaricatingly.
As he spoke, Liu Tiandong glanced coldly at the old man Mengdang who was walking with them, and found that the old man was also staring at him, and Mengdang's eyes looked even more complicated.
"Could it be that he saw the difference in me? But why didn't he break it?" Thinking nonsense, Liu Tiandong hurriedly took his gaze back, after all, he had just stopped a little, and he didn't want to make any more extraneous branches.
However, Liu Tiandong's small action was hidden from Murong Hui, but it did not hide from the eyes of the old man, and he obviously noticed Liu Tiandong's cover-up, and smiled slightly, but other than that, there was no other indication, as if nothing had happened.
"Miss Murong, you two haven't had lunch yet, right? Just right, when you come to my house, the meals are ready-made. Meng Dang insisted on asking Murong Hui to go to his house.
This seems to be in line with Murong Hui's thoughts, so she did not refuse, and beckoned Liu Tiandong to go to the old man's house, and the other onlookers naturally dispersed
Mengdang's house is at the other end of the street in the town, a higher place, is also a wooden building on stilts, the first floor is the utility room and the cowshed, the second floor is the place for the owner to live, this is because the southwest is humid and stuffy, it is easy to be damp into the body under the long-term residence, and this kind of wooden building can solve this problem very well.
The two followed Meng Dang upstairs, and the second floor was simply furnished, just a wooden bed and a few simple pieces of furniture.
Meng Dang beckoned Liu Tiandong and Murong Hui to sit cross-legged on the bamboo mat near the window, and after a while, several wooden plates were served, one of which was a plate of green vegetables, and the other plate seemed to be chicken, but the color was a little heavy, and there was a plate of steamed sweet potatoes, which was very original.
Such a simple meal, in the eyes of Liu Tiandong, who was already hungry and had almost forgotten what the taste of rice was, was definitely a delicacy at this time, and Liu Tiandong's uncompetitive hand, the moment he saw the meal, he uncontrollably stretched out towards the selected target.
"There is meat and vegetables, Dad, it seems that we are very happy! Brother Liu......" Murong Hui was very good at talking, and expressed his gratitude in another way, and then wanted to greet Liu Tiandong for dinner, but she didn't expect that when she found that a sweet potato was being stuffed into her mouth by Liu Tiandong with lightning speed, she was immediately choked by her own words.
"Haha, this little brother is really bold!" Meng Dang laughed from the side.
Saying that, Meng Dang and Murong Hui looked at each other for a while, and then went downstairs, Murong Hui seemed to understand, put down the food in his hand, and left quietly, leaving Liu Tiandong alone on the second floor. As for the so-called small actions of the two of them, don't look at Liu Tiandong's stomach, but his brain is not confused, and he naturally knows what they have to avoid saying to themselves.
"The strange look in the old man was nothing more than that he was suspicious of my identity. Now all I can do is fill my belly first, and I can't predict anything else, just wait and see what they are going to do, and at worst just leave. ”
Liu Tiandong was eating wolf-spitting, while planning for the worst, after a cigarette, Murong Hui returned upstairs alone, she sat opposite Liu Tiandong and picked up the food and ate it silently, her expression was as usual as if nothing had happened.
"Hey, I'm finally full. Liu Tiandong wiped his mouth and said something to himself, and then, staring at Murong Hui with his eyes, he said in his heart, "It's my turn next, right?"
"What's the matter?" she glanced up at Liu Tiandong and whispered.
"Do you and the old man Mengdang have something to hide from me? If it is about me, I have the right to know, and if it has nothing to do with me, then I will be too talkative. Liu Tiandong asked directly without going around the corner.
Seeing that Murong Hui was sitting upright, he nodded expressionlessly, and then said, "Yes, it is indeed related to you." Originally, I was going to wait until you had eaten before asking you, but I didn't want you to ask first, so that's fine. “
"Ask me, what's the matter?" Liu Tiandong asked rhetorically, and couldn't help muttering in his heart, "Looking at this girl's expression, isn't that the old man seeing something abnormal from me?" However, after thinking about it, he quickly calmed down, "Because after all, I am from the future, and the era I am in is the Qing Dynasty three hundred years ago, so why is it strange that my dress is not aroused?"
Thinking of this, Liu Tiandong said again: "Are you still doubting my identity? As I said, I am just a small businessman who is harmless to people and animals, and we will only meet together when we strayed into the depths of the mountains, so how can there be any intentions? Moreover, my destination is Luoyang, and you also said that when we get here, we will go our separate ways, and anything will have nothing to do with you in the future, so what's the point of you doing this? Perhaps, you think my dress and this hairstyle are a little strange, right? First, my hometown is far away from here, and the customs there are like this, and secondly, this is my own business, I just don't like dragging a big braid behind my head, what's wrong? Is this related to you?" Liu Tiandong asked rhetorically, thinking about gaining the upper hand, blocking Murong Hui's mouth, and then leaving here first.
Murong Hui quietly listened to Liu Tiandong finish speaking, smiled faintly, and said: "'The tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop'" and was speechless, as if he was alluding to something.
"What do you mean? Is this a poem to me? I'm so elegant. Liu Tiandong glanced at Murong Hui and didn't answer her words, but said, "Please answer my question, and then we will go our separate ways." ”
"Brother Liu, why should he do this? I just suddenly thought of that one line of poetry. You're right, who you are, where you come from, and where you're going really has nothing to do with me, whether it's escorting Brother Liu, or you and I are on the same road, it should be Murong Hui's fault for almost hurting Brother Liu. As for Daddy Mengdang's actions, it may be a bit abrupt for Brother Liu, and the offense is still Haihan, but there is still another hidden secret, Daddy Mengdang saw Brother Liu today, and he felt as if he knew you in a trance, so that happened like that. Dad is old, and it is normal for him to mistake Brother Liu for an old man many years ago, I have already explained to him just now, and he also admitted that he was mistaken, Brother Liu is just similar in appearance to which old man, but the age difference is still too much. That's how things are, I don't know if you're satisfied with my explanation?" Murong Hui's slow and methodical speech completely exceeded Liu Tiandong's expectations.
"It's not that they have any doubts about my identity, it's just a misunderstanding, is it really me who cares?"
"Although I have only known Brother Liu for a short time, I can see that Brother Liu is an open-minded person, you will definitely not mind such a trivial matter, right?"
"Oh. That's, that's, since it's just a misunderstanding, of course I don't care. At this time, Liu Tiandong was a little embarrassed.
At this time, I heard Murong Hui's words turn and say, "I don't know, what is Brother Liu's next plan?"