Shen Xi greeted the uncles and aunties closest to him like a stranger.
The uncles and aunties have been in contact with their own people for many years, and they don't know why they were suddenly attracted to Shen Xi's enthusiastic manner.
An old lady blushed and couldn't say a word for a long time.
An old man helped her out and asked Shen Xi, "Girl, who are you? Why have I never seen you before?"
"Uncle, I'm from out of town. I'm a good friend of Lao Fang's grandson, so I went back to his hometown with him to visit him!"
Shen Xi motioned for everyone in the car to get out.
When a group of people came down, everyone present could no longer walk, and some people hurriedly dropped their things and ran to notify the mayor.
"You, you came in from outside?" The mayor came over quickly, and Shen Xi could see the beads of sweat on his forehead.
"Yes, this is Lao Fang's grandson Fang Huaimin, we went home with him!"
Shen Xi pulled the pale Fang Huaimin forward, and the mayor looked at her carefully and said: "It does look a bit like Lao Fang!
Are you coming back this time? "
"Nothing, just come back and take a look. Before Lao Fang passed away, we must come back and carve his name in the ancestral hall."
"What about his ashes?"
"There are no bones left."
"Oh! What a pity." The mayor looked sad.
"You guys should go back and rest first. If you need anything, come back to us."
Chen Xi smiled and immediately took the people back to the car, and the group slowly walked to Fang Huaimin's house.
"Mayor! Mayor! They can come in! Can we go out too!"
As soon as Shen Xi and the others were not far away, a few young people who couldn't hold themselves back shouted immediately.
"Wait! Have you all forgotten what happened to Zhou Cuihua and Wang Mazi?"
Seeing that the young people present could no longer hold back, the mayor immediately scolded them and told them to calm down.
"But they can all come in. Maybe those monsters outside are dead long ago. Except for old Uncle Fang who went out ten years ago and never came back, no one has ever gone out again."
The young man was still unconvinced.
The mayor's face changed, and he cursed: "Go away and do your work!"
All the young people were scolded, and went to work listlessly with their heads hung.
"Hey, mayor, don't be angry, these children are also holding themselves back!"
An old man sighed and advised.
Small towns were not like this in the past. At that time, everyone would come back when farming was busy, and when they had nothing to do, they would go out to do odd jobs, or take their children out to play!
Nowadays, every household does not dare to go out until daybreak. They quickly close their doors before it gets dark. Everyone huddles in the house and does not dare to make a sound!
"Hey, Uncle Zhou, I don't know what you are talking about, but how dare you ask us to risk our lives! How can I watch each of these children grow up? How can I watch them end up like Cuihua and The same fate as a pockmark!"
When the mayor became worried, the wrinkles on his face became even deeper, like cuts by a knife.
"But we can't let our children be trapped here for the rest of their lives like us! There was no chance before, but now, mayor, you know what I mean!"
There was a hint of calculation in Lao Zhou's turbid eyes, and the mayor's gaze couldn't help but fall on the deepest part of the town, which was the ancestral home of Lao Fang's family.
"Uncle Zhou, I understand everything you said. Please don't let the children be impulsive these days. I will make arrangements and we must not let the children be trapped here!"
There was a hint of determination in the mayor's eyes.
"Then it's the mayor's fault."
When Chen Xi saw this antique house, he couldn't help but marvel in his heart!
There are hanging murals, a classical-style house, and a house with two entrances just inside the gate. It can be seen that Fang Huaimin's ancestors were quite wealthy.
Hearing Chen Xi say this, Fang Huaimin smiled bitterly and said: "This is what my wife and grandfather earned as a warlock. It won't be possible for my father's generation, and I am the only one in my generation."
Shen Xi chose a room, and Qi Sisi naturally wanted to live with Shen Xi. Master Qinghe had to take care of Fang Huaimin, and Qi Yuan had a room of his own.
Chen Xi saw that Qi Yuan had already started cooking.
"Wow, where did you get this?" Shen Xi squatted next to Qi Yuan and asked curiously.
Qi Yuan had vegetables, white rice and even winter melon and a small piece of meat on hand.
The residents here have been unable to go out for many years and can only rely on self-sufficiency. Shen Xi just noticed that most of their clothes are ill-fitting and very shabby.
Qi Yuan can still find these things, which shows that Qi Yuan is really powerful!
"Given it to the mayor!" Qi Yuan saw Shen Xi looking at him with bright eyes, and his indifferent expression couldn't help but soften.
"Why would the mayor give it to you?"
After Chen Xi finished speaking, he suddenly thought that a group of them suddenly appeared here, which was enough to make the mayor tempted. In order to find out how they came?
The mayor will definitely not be stingy with this.
"Is it good to eat lean meat and vegetable porridge?" Seeing that Shen Xi had figured it out, Qi Yuan asked with a smile.
"good."
A person who is only responsible for eating is not qualified to give advice to the chef.
By the time Master Qinghe took care of Fang Huaimin's wound and came out, the fragrance of rice was already filling the yard.
"Where did this come from?" Master Qinghe was just blaming himself for forgetting to bring dry food when he went out. He clearly knew that people in this small town could not get out or get in. What would happen to their dry food in the next few days.
"Get someone from the village to replace it!"
Before Qi Yuan could speak, Shen Xi spoke first.
She wouldn't say it was given by the mayor, otherwise what would a shameless old man like Qinghe do if he came looking for her every day?
People's lives were already very difficult, and having to bear the burden on them made Shen Xi feel guilty!
"Replaced?"
"We exchanged our clothes for them."
As soon as Shen Xi finished speaking, Master Qinghe thought of the clothes that the group of people wore just now. Some of the shoes were even unglued, and most of them were even straw sandals.
Master Qinghe immediately looked guilty. This was all done by his old friend who didn't live up to expectations, but he couldn't be a good person if he could help him.
"I still have some clothes and stuff and give them to them." Master Qinghe did as he said. Fang Huaimin was lying on the bed to rest. He saw Master Qinghe come back a few minutes after leaving, carrying the password box and leaving in a hurry.
After a while, the residents who were busy in the town each received a piece of clothing from Master Qinghe and Fang Huaimin.
Many people were looked at by Master Qinghe with red eyes, saying that he was worried because they were wearing too little, and they were all shocked and confused!
However, these clothes were thick clothes and would be perfect for two months of winter wear. Everyone accepted them with great gratitude.
When Master Qinghe gave away the last pair of pants, he felt that he felt a little relieved in his heart.
When Fang Huaimin saw that Master Qinghe had returned without even a box, his eyes were full of doubts. He also asked: "Old man, where are our things?"
"Give it away! Give it all away!" Master Qinghe just sat on the table and drank fresh well water from the cup he had just washed.
"Giving it away? Why give it away? What should we wear if we give it away?" Fang Huaimin asked puzzledly.
"Look at what they are wearing. You don't know that in the past eighteen years, they have been unable to leave the town and cannot even buy clothes. The clothes they wear are from 18 years old, and some of them are torn. They are still wearing it, so I will give them the clothes to reduce your grandpa’s sins!"
Fang Huaimin was silent, and after a while he thought, you just gave it away on horseback, can't you leave me a pair of underwear?
No one knew the resentment in Fang Huaimin's heart. At this time, Qiyuan's lean meat and vegetable porridge had been cooked. Fang Huaimin smelled the fragrance in the air, stimulating the secretion in his mouth.
"Old man, come and take a look. Let's buy some. I'm so hungry!" Fang Huaimin took a half-day break from playing in the middle of the night yesterday and was injured again. He felt hungry now and couldn't help but say.
"We just deceived someone yesterday, and we are going to beg for food today. I can't afford to be embarrassed!"
"How many people have you lost along the way? This is still missing."
As soon as she finished speaking, Qi Sisi came to the door carrying two bowls of vegetable and lean meat porridge.
Fang Huaimin:…
Master Qinghe:…
Qi Sisi:…
Qi Sisi also felt a little embarrassed, so she quickly put the porridge on the table and said, "Well, Shen Xi asked me to deliver it. She said this will be reimbursed when she gets back, so you can eat the other first. I'll leave first."
Qi Sisi ran away after saying that. She really didn't eavesdrop on purpose.
Fang Huaimin looked at Master Qinghe. Master Qinghe felt that his old face had been completely lost.
He handed the vegetable and lean meat porridge to Fang Huaimin and started eating by himself. Unexpectedly, it tasted particularly good. Fang Huaimin ate it in big mouthfuls. After eating, he touched it with his hands and felt that he had a little strength.
The wound on the back was much better after applying medicine. Seeing that Master Qinghe was still using it slowly, he said, "Old man, where is my body?"
"Your grandpa only told me that he asked me to take you to the backyard and didn't say anything else."
Master Qinghe finished his meal at this time and wiped his mouth slowly.
"Old man, you don't need to be on guard now. I want to die. My goddess has taken the initiative to save me. How could I be willing to die!" Fang Huaimin nonchalantly changed into a more comfortable position.
Master Qinghe paused and snorted.
Ever since Fang Huaimin found out that he was missing a soul and what his grandfather had done, he no longer wanted to live, and he started to waste his time.
Now, although Shen Xi asked him to stay here for ten years to atone for his sins, he was still willing to save him. Master Qinghe didn't want to say anything more and just ignored Fang Huaimin.
After eating, Master Qinghe went to find Shen Xi.
Shen Xi is chatting with the mayor at the moment.
Just now, the mayor has been asking insinuatingly how Shen Xi and the others got in? Did you encounter anything strange on the way in?
Seeing the mayor's cautious look, Shen Xi felt funny and sad at the same time. This was all a good thing done by Lao Fang.
There are so many people trapped here and they can't get out. If they get out, there will be monsters and monsters all the way out, and they will either die on the road or at the door.
