The old lady had her little feet bound, and because her center of gravity was unstable, when she walked, her body swung in an exaggerated angle, like a pendulum.
She was wearing a worn and dull floral cotton-padded jacket, but the embroidered shoes on her feet were made of new cloth, and the bright red color was dazzling.
Shen Sinian handed over invitations and red envelopes, trying to get closer. The old lady smiled and didn't accept them, and just asked them to follow her.
The car could no longer drive up and could only park near the stone monument at the entrance of the village.
There is a large and leafy locust tree at the entrance of the village. Under the tree is a low earth temple and a half-person-height house. There are couplets with black characters on a white background on both sides of the door. The upper couplet is that the smaller the temple is, the greater the supernatural power is, and the lower couplet is The sky is high, the sun and the moon are long.
In rural areas, it is not surprising to have an earth temple.
People in the village depend on the land for their livelihood and worship the father-in-law of the land, praying that the land will moisten all things and bring abundant harvests.
But when Su Qingyu passed by the temple, through the moonlight, she discovered that there were five clay sculptures enshrined in the temple.
This made her feel strange.
Logically speaking, there should be only one clay statue in the Tutu Temple, and that is Lord Tutu.
Why are there five clay sculptures?
Su Qingyu and Shen Sinian were walking side by side. Shen Sinian wanted to pull Su Qingyu's hand, but Su Qingyu took the initiative and pulled his sleeve to avoid too much physical contact.
Shen Sinian's attention was always on the old woman holding a red lantern and leading the way. The system's cold voice reminded him that the old woman was not a human being.
Gongyang Village seems to have been forgotten by time and the outside world. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and has only one exit to leave.
In the adobe houses at the entrance of the village, you can occasionally see a few families with lights on.
Every house with lights on would have a big black dog at the door.
Those black dogs had dull fur, were skinny, and lay on the straw mat at the door without much energy.
Beyond the mountains are higher mountains, and the mountains and forests near the village are often filled with mist at night.
The old woman holding the lantern quietly warned them not to go up the mountain casually without someone to guide them after dark.
Recently, some young people went up the mountain to collect firewood at night, but disappeared without a trace. The family went up to look for them during the day, but only found the shoes of those young people.
Su Qingyu couldn't help but feel wary. She glanced at Shen Sinian and found that he was also looking at the surrounding environment vigilantly.
The road at the entrance of the village is considered flat, and the old woman walks slowly.
The main part of the village is built on the top of the mountain. The further you go in, the more winding and steeper the road becomes.
The strange thing is that although the old woman only had three inches of feet, she walked very fast and agilely on the way up the mountain. She did not look like an old and frail person.
Shen Sinian's system reminded him in his mind that he must keep up with the old lady and not get lost.
He is a man and has better physical strength.
Shen Sinian turned around and reminded in a low voice: "Follow closely."
"I know." Su Qingyu took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled, trying to keep her words to a minimum to maintain her physical strength.
Shen Sinian looked away from Su Qingyu, thinking highly of Su Qingyu.
In the previous dungeon, most of the girls he met were crying and would panic when something scary happened.
Some of them threw themselves into his arms, counting on his protection.
But Su Qingyu is different. She is too calm, doesn't talk much, and her attitude is not enthusiastic. She doesn't chatter like other women, like an ascetic flower on the high mountain.
The most important thing is that she actually has a car and a villa.
At such a young age, she turned out to be a little rich woman.
The further you go into the village, the fewer households have their lights on.
If they follow the old lady, they will definitely not be able to find the right location in the dark.
The old lady’s warning just now still rings in my ears. If you go up the mountain in the dark without someone to guide you, you may get lost.
The houses near the mountain road are sparse, and each house is far apart. The doorways of those unlit houses are sprinkled with some white powder, and I don't know what it is for.
They had been outside Gongyang Village just now, and the "Li Family Mansion" written on the wedding invitation was located near the top of the mountain.
Su Qingyu quickened her pace, placing her heels on the body's center of gravity. She let the heels bear force to save her energy.
Finally reaching the top of the mountain, the whole mountain is not high, and the villages are stacked on top. From a distance, they are just a small piece, short and simple.
There are about fifty households in the whole village. The architectural style is similar to the houses when we first entered the village. They are all old adobe houses.
The only red brick house in the center of the village is the Li family mansion.
The old woman was short in stature, and her face was eerie in the night. After she led the way, she turned around and said to them: "The wedding won't start until tomorrow night, you can take a rest in the village.
Do you want to share a room? Or two rooms? "
"Two rooms!"
Su Qingyu and Shen Sinian said in unison.
After the words came out, the two of them looked at each other and began to cooperate tacitly.
A strange red light flashed in the old woman's deep-set eyes. Her hair was sparse and dry, twisted into a loose bun, and there were only a few teeth left in her open mouth.
She opened her mouth and asked with a strange smile: "Aren't you... Ka Ka Ka... a couple?"
Su Qingyu first lowered her head and said shyly: "Grandma, we are just lovers, not married yet.
My view on love is very conservative. We cannot be together without getting married. "
Shen Sinian nodded and agreed: "We can arrange our rooms closer together so that we can take care of each other.
I respect my girlfriend and her thoughts are my thoughts. "
The old lady said "Oh" and opened her mouth in a circle.
She raised her walking stick, pointed at two adobe houses not far away, and said: "You can stay there at night. The environment in the village is simple and not as good as in the big cities. I hope you can sleep well - get used to it. .”
The old lady paused before saying the last word "habit".
"Woof woof woof——"
A dog barked in the darkness.
The old woman suddenly looked panicked, and she hurriedly walked down the mountain.
This old lady doesn't live on the mountain.
There was not much difference between the two houses. Shen Sinian raised his palms upward and said in a gentlemanly manner: "Ladies first."
In this insignificant choice, Shen Sinian always expresses his magnanimous side as a man.
When he just went up the mountain, Shen Sinian would not reach out to give Su Qingyu a hand.
Because doing so would waste his energy.
Su Qingyu is not his real girlfriend, so he doesn't have that much sympathy for her.
"The man is on the left and the woman is on the right. I choose the right." Su Qingyu walked towards the adobe house on the right.
Of course, the reason is not the naive male left and female right, but the big locust tree planted in front of the house on the left.
The word "槐" means one tree and one ghost.
It is taboo to have the door facing the locust tree.
