After three rounds of wine and five tastes of food, Lao Xu, Hu Xiaodong and Huo Yuankai were not polite.
Now that the role of the wanderer has been established, it should be played well.
In the current situation, with a table full of food, if you can still handle it calmly, wouldn't it be suspicious?
Anyway, ten minutes later, when the old woman returned to the house, there was not much food left on the table.
"Haha, how was your meal?"
"Oh, Auntie, you're here, oh, look at us..." Hu Xiaodong scratched his head in embarrassment as he looked at the dinner plate that was almost bottomed out.
The old woman smiled: "Haha, this is just for you to eat, so don't feel guilty."
"By the way, auntie, where is the owner? Didn't he come with you?"
Looking in the direction of the door, Hu Xiaodong found that no one was entering from behind, so he asked immediately.
The old woman immediately replied: "Ah, the owner of the village still has some things to deal with, so he will go back first."
"Well, we've finished eating, where will Auntie put these?" As he spoke, Hu Xiaodong stood up and cleared the plates.
Upon seeing this, the old woman waved her hand and ordered: "Put it down, put it down, put it all down. You don't need to do these tasks."
"Hey, Auntie, you'd better ask us to do it. Look, we've been here for two days and haven't helped with anything. We only ate, drank and slept. How can I be so embarrassed about this? Besides, other family members can't see this. It’s not good, it would be bad if I was labeled as a good eater and a lazy person.”
Hu Xiaodong is very good at showing determination.
After hearing this, the old woman still kept smiling: "You don't have to worry about this. The owner of the village discussed it with me just now, and we really have a task for you today."
"Really!?" Pretending to be excited, Hu Xiaodong couldn't wait to say: "Auntie, what's the matter? We're all holding it in, haha."
He started to poke Huo Yuankai's arm, and Lao Huo immediately nodded "Yeah".
"No hurry, you go first. Are these meals delicious?"
It was the same question again, and Lao Xu replied with satisfaction: "It's very delicious, much better than what we eat outside."
"As long as it's delicious. I've arranged this meal for you. Firstly, I'll give you a break. Secondly, I'll also tell you that after eating this meal, you'll become part of the manor. But you still have a lot to do to become a member of our family." An important step to take.”
Here comes the key point. When the old woman said this, Hu Xiaodong, Xu Renjie, and Huo Yuankai all pricked up their ears.
"What's the next step, Auntie? Just tell me, as long as it's something we can do, we will do our best."
"Well, it's good that you have this determination. But what we see here is not determination, but actions. I want to ask you, do you have the spirit of dedication?"
The sudden questions are a bit confusing.
But since the other party asked, Hu Xiaodong naturally replied: "Yes, this must be available, why does Auntie ask that?"
Raising her hand to interrupt Hu Xiaodong's statement, the old woman continued to ask: "If you were asked to make sacrifices for the manor and the family here, would you be willing?"
"Sacrificing for your family is a matter of course. There is nothing to say about it. Since we have chosen to settle here, we will naturally devote ourselves to the manor."
Hu Xiaodong answered the old woman's questions according to the usual routine.
At this point, the old woman's cloudy eyes finally burst into light.
"Very good! It seems that we did not see the wrong person. I hope you will remember the promise you made."
"Don't worry, Auntie. You take such good care of us, no matter who I lie to, I can't lie to you! By the way, Auntie, what exactly do you need us to do!?"
Hu Xiaodong was very anxious to know the answer.
It's a pity that the old woman always does Tai Chi.
"Don't be anxious. Sit down first." She pressed down her palms. After Hu Xiaodong and others sat down as instructed, the woman continued: "Come here, put away everything on the table."
He slapped his hands twice in the air, and then the two survivors quickly entered.
It can be seen that they have been guarding the door.
This situation made Lao Xu feel vigilant. For some reason, he always felt that there was something strange about the manor today.
In particular, the series of questions asked by the owner and the woman seemed ordinary, but there always seemed to be something wrong.
But for a while, Lao Xu couldn't figure out the secret.
In desperation, we can only retreat to advance and remain unchanged in response to changes.
Watching the guards clear away the leftover food on the table.
The old woman waved to the other party to leave.
Then arrange the four chairs and stools in order.
The more Hu Xiaodong watched, the more strange the old woman became. Finally, he couldn't help but raise the question in his heart again: "Auntie, what exactly are you planning to ask us to do?"
The old woman did not answer immediately. She waited until her hands were moving and then slowly raised her head and smiled strangely: "I hope you will remember our conversation just now. Now it's time to fulfill your promise."
A bad feeling arose in my heart, and the original uneasiness increased exponentially at this moment.
Lao Xu had a premonition that something was about to happen, because this feeling of uneasiness was an instinctive reaction he had experienced in the battlefield of life and death.
Whenever he felt this way in the past, it was probably not good.
Almost subconsciously, Lao Xu glanced around, trying to find something to hold in his hand in case of emergency.
Unfortunately, the dining table that had just been taken over by the guard was empty at the moment, with nothing at all for Old Xu to use.
Hu Xiaodong also felt something was wrong, but it was difficult for him to speak out under such circumstances.
After leaving these last words, the old woman slowly took a few steps back.
Then the woman snapped her fingers with her right hand and shouted one word in a deep voice: "Let go!"
As the voice fell, Hu Xiaodong suddenly felt darkness coming to the top of his head, followed by a loud "clang" sound, and the soles of his feet trembled like an earthquake.
The piercing sound made Hu Xiaodong's eardrums hurt, and he suddenly became deaf.
Huo Yuankai and Xu Renjie are equally annoying.
Especially Lao Huo, he was originally mute. As a mute, God indeed gave him excellent hearing while depriving him of the ability to speak.
At this moment, the heavy noise struck, and it is obvious that Lao Huo was hit.
Among the three, only Lao Xu, who was a soldier, was the first to stabilize.
Lao Xu immediately judged the surrounding situation and immediately took countermeasures.
Feeling the fabric pressing on his head, Lao Xu was sure at a glance that it was the curtain he had questioned before.
Now that he had determined what the attacking object was, Lao Xu immediately moved his hands and started scratching towards the edge without saying a word.
Lao Xu was now worried that the surrounding sides of the curtain would be squeezed shut. If that happened, he, Hu Xiaodong, and Huo Yuankai would all be suffocated in this damn place.
It would be great if I had Huya in hand at this moment. I don't want to think too much about what the manor wants to do.
Lao Xu's only thought was to quickly find a way to remove the black curtain above his head, otherwise he would definitely die from death. (To be continued.)
