I turned around and bent down to pick up the backpack on the ground, and walked into the village side by side with Chen Jiayan.
Navel Village lives up to its name. The entire village is a circle, with a circle within a circle.
Most of the houses on the roadside are adobe houses made of mud mixed with straw. Most of the houses are surrounded by a few wooden fences, which are regarded as walls.
It seems that this village is indeed a bit backward.
We were looking around when a black-faced man suddenly emerged from the alley.
This man wears a straw hat, has a dark and shiny complexion, the wrinkles on his face are like those chopped by knives and axes, and he has a hoe on his shoulder.
I looked at the fresh soil on the hoe and could basically determine the identity of this person.
"Who are you looking for?"
I don't know if it's my imagination, but I always felt that this person's tone was not particularly kind.
I quickly put down my backpack with a smile on my face: "We got separated with the tour group. We live in the wilderness. We want to stay here for the night and leave tomorrow."
As I said that, I took out a pack of cigarettes from my bag and stuffed it into his hand calmly.
"It's convenient, brother."
He rubbed it a few times with his thick fingers and grinned: "People from the city are always generous."
"Go and see the village chief. If he agrees, you can stay."
After saying that, he poked the hoe into the corner and turned around to lead the way.
Chen Jiayan asked me with her mouth: "Is it safe?"
I just nodded: "No problem."
I took it as a reassurance for her, but I was the only one who knew that we were already here, and we had to go into the dragon's den and the tiger's den!
Due to the weird terrain of Navel Village, we basically kept making turns.
It feels a bit like walking on an infinite loop of a turntable.
This faint feeling of dizziness made me tighten my mind.
After walking out for a while, I kicked a hole in the ground with the soles of my front feet, just in case I couldn't find my way back.
Fortunately, the roads in the village are paved with loess, so it is easy to kick.
Occasionally we can see a few villagers on the road, and they all give us strange looks.
I didn't know how many circles I had made when the man wearing a straw hat suddenly stopped in front of a brick building.
This must be the only decent house in the village.
The man in the straw hat babbled at me and collapsed first.
Pushing open the courtyard door, there was an old man with gray hair sitting in the courtyard, lying leisurely on a bamboo chair and basking in the sun.
Seeing us coming in, the old man just raised his eyes: "Is it Dawu?"
"Why?"
When the old man turned to look at me, his eyes were obviously much wider: "Is this?"
Dawu waved his hand towards me: "This is Village Chief Liu."
After speaking, he nodded to the village chief: "Two strangers want to stay here for the night."
"Look..."
Village Chief Liu looked me up and down: "Where does this young man come from?"
I quickly spoke in a foreign dialect: "I am coming from outside Shanhaiguan!"
When I was setting up a stall outside, I often heard accents from all over the world.
The farther away I go, the safer it is for me.
"Oh, it's a friend from outside the customs!"
The village chief quickly put on his cloth shoes and told Dawu: "We are all friends here, so hurry up and arrange a good place for us."
Dawu took off his straw hat and used it as a fan, blowing the wind on his face: "I have an empty house at home, how about we make do with it first?"
"Look at the arrangements!"
"okay!"
After saying that, Da Wu turned to look at me, his face was not as hostile as before, and there was even a smile on his face.
"Come with me, little brother."
After meeting the village chief, his sudden change of attitude made me suspicious.
On the way back, I asked tentatively: "Brother, when a stranger comes, do you have to meet the village chief?"
"certainly!"
Dawu shook his straw hat and walked slowly beside me: "If the village chief discovers that he is hiding outsiders, the whole family will be kicked out!"
Good guy, so cruel.
However, this also further confirms my guess that there are too many suspicious things about this village.
That day, I chose to stay put and wait until tomorrow.
In the evening, Dawu prepared a table of dishes. The food was not delicacies, but it was all from the mountains and was considered uncommon.
However, I didn't let Chen Jiayan come out during the meal.
Although I am not a veteran of martial arts, I am still relatively familiar with the basic common sense of martial arts.
When several people travel together, when they arrive at a strange place, there must be one person who refuses to eat or drink water.
Once someone poisons the food, at least one person will be sober.
