"Sister, may I ask where this place is?"
Walking up to the village women, I asked with a smile on my face.
"Young man, where are you from?"
Several village women immediately stopped what they were doing and looked at me curiously.
"Oh, I came from out of town and accidentally lost my way. I hope my eldest sister can give me some guidance." Publish immediately
I said politely.
"Our village is called Blackwater Village. It is located in a remote place and cannot be found by ordinary people. It is normal for you to get lost here."
An elder sister who seemed very talkative took the initiative to introduce me to her.
"Well, what's written on the stone tablet at the entrance of the village is the name of our village."
I followed the village woman's direction and found a road leading into the village not far away. Next to the entrance stood a stone tablet. The three characters "Heishui Village" immediately caught my eye.
According to my memory, this area is obviously Xiushui Town, so how did this Blackwater Village appear?
My brain was thinking rapidly, and it suddenly occurred to me that when I was searching for information on Xiushui Town, I had seen a record.
According to records, the Fengdu area was severely affected by floods a hundred years ago. Many villages were completely submerged in several major floods and disappeared in the long river of history.
Only in recent decades, after the government's vigorous river regulation, many clustered villages have reappeared along the Jinjiang River, and Xiushui Town has only been redeveloped in these decades.
Thinking of these, I couldn't help but have a guess in my mind.
The Heishui Village where I am now is probably the one that existed before the emergence of Xiushui Town. It is also one of the countless villages that disappeared along the Jinjiang River when the floods raged a hundred years ago!
In this way, the so-called good place was a bad place a hundred years ago. Good and bad places may transform into each other. It seems that even Hua Hua did not understand what Master Jing Shen said about the good and bad place. True meaning.
"Sister, have any other outsiders come to our place before me?"
I wanted to inquire about the whereabouts of Liao Xian'er and his party, so I couldn't help but ask the village woman.
"Yes, about an hour ago, a beautiful woman came to our village with a group of people. They are planning to attend the wedding banquet tomorrow before leaving."
The village woman said carelessly.
When I heard this sentence, I couldn't help but feel something in my heart. Liao Xian'er's goal was so clear. It seemed that she already knew the traces of Wu Zi, so I couldn't miss it.
"Sister, whose family is hosting a wedding banquet that attracts even outsiders?"
I asked pretending to be nonchalant.
"Hey, he's the village chief's son, who else could he be?"
The eldest sister said: "The village chief's son is already thirty years old. Because of his disability, he has never found a wife. Not long ago, an old woman from a neighboring village introduced a silly girl to him. The village chief agreed without even thinking about it. , I’m planning to get married to the two of you tomorrow.”
"Actually, this is quite understandable. As long as he can help his old Chen family continue the family lineage, it doesn't matter if he is a little stupid. Anyway, as long as she is a woman, she can give birth to children."
The eldest sister continued to talk.
As I listened to the eldest sister's story, I began to think about my next move.
"Sister, is there a hotel in our village? I plan to stay for one night. I haven't attended a wedding banquet in a mountain village yet, and I want to have a lively one."
I said with a smile.
"Alas, we are in a remote country, so there is no hotel."
The eldest sister shook her head, then remembered something, and said quickly: "By the way, I have a spare room at home. If you don't mind it, you can make do with it for one night."
"Thank you so much!"
I just want to find a place to live as soon as possible, so I won't care about anything else, so I quickly express my gratitude to my eldest sister.
The eldest sister smiled and waved her hand. After saying goodbye to the other village women, she led me into her home in Heishui Village.
The eldest sister's home is located on the west side of the village. It is a fenced-in courtyard, three thatched huts, and a kitchen.
As soon as I walked into the courtyard, I smelled a sour smell, which filled my nose faintly, as if something had been left to rot for a long time, which made me feel nauseous.
I suppressed the discomfort in my heart, followed the eldest sister, and saw her pushing open a hut on the far right.
There were a lot of clutter piled up in the room, and there was a wooden bed in the corner, but other than that, there was nothing else.
"Young man, this is originally a utility room, so you can just stay here for one night."
The eldest sister said a little embarrassed.
"Oh, that's great. Thank you so much."
I thank you politely.
"Okay, you can rest for a while, I'll cook and I'll call you when it's ready."
The eldest sister smiled, turned and left, and got into the kitchen. Soon I saw smoke starting to curl up from the chimney of the kitchen.
I took the opportunity to clean the house. As soon as I finished cleaning, the eldest sister had already opened the door and entered.
"Young man, the meal is ready, come and eat quickly."
The dinner table is set in the yard. A bowl of white porridge with clearly visible rice grains, a dark steamed bun, and a plate of pickles with a sour smell are today's dinner.
"Young man, the conditions in our rural areas are not as good as those outside. Just make do with it and eat something. Otherwise, you will be too hungry to sleep at night."
Seeing that I didn't move my chopsticks for a long time, the eldest sister persuaded me enthusiastically.
"Thank you, sister. I drank enough water from the river today. I'm really not very hungry now. You can eat first."
I smiled and declined.
This village is full of weirdness. Of course I don’t dare to eat randomly, so I can only find an excuse to pass by.
"Okay then, I'll start now. Anyway, we can have meat tomorrow!"
The eldest sister's eyes kept shining as she chewed the buns, as if she was already imagining the scene of eating meat tomorrow.
"By the way, eldest sister, what's the point of attending a wedding banquet tomorrow? Do you need money for gifts?"
I wanted to know about tomorrow's wedding banquet, so I took the opportunity to ask.
"Hey, we in Shangougou never give away money. We usually give food as a gift when we get married."
"Sending food?"
I was stunned: "But I don't have any food with me. Does that mean I can't attend the wedding banquet?"
"Well..."
The eldest sister thought for a few seconds and then said: "Well, I still have some food in the house. I can give you a bucket of rice. You can give it to the village chief and you can attend the wedding banquet."
"Oh, that's so embarrassing, how about I buy it with money?"
As I spoke, I took money from my pocket, ready to use it as reward.
"No, I can't spend the money you gave me. If you really want to thank me..."
The eldest sister looked around me: "You can exchange this coat for me. My old man hasn't bought new clothes for several years. He looks more decent wearing your clothes."
"Young man, can you agree?"
