"Did Qiu Chongxi bring these things?"
In a huge hall, there is a mural hanging above. It is a landscape with the sun and the moon printed on it, with the four characters "Bright Universe" at the head. There is a head chair under the mural, and below the head chair are two rows of wide chairs facing each other. At this time, an old man with white beard and hair was sitting on the head chair. Although the wide chair below was not full, there were also five people sitting there.
The "Brother Nie" who had just spoken to Qiu Chongxi at the knife gate was now standing in the middle of the hall with his hands tied, his head lowered, listening to the old man on the chair at the head asking questions.
"When I got back to the village master, these things were indeed brought by Qiu Chongxi. They said they were a mountain worship gift from a big boss to the village master. The words contained in his words should indicate that someone came from his way. He also said that he had something to bring to the village master in person. , if we can talk, let’s talk, if not, forget it.”
"Twelve gold tablets are given as a rite of worship. Tsk tsk, this weight is not light. Do you think there is anything in our village that is worthy of outsiders paying such a high price just to come and hand over a word?" The old man asked this question, his words It is also full of doubts.
"Brother, what good plans can we have for our poor village? Anyway, I am curious about what the people behind the chef Qiu are planning."
"When Chef Qiu was raising a family, it was really hard for him to make a career in the village. It was our opinion to let him go. Now that he has gone and returned, he must have received benefits from others, which is not a good intention. He is taking advantage of us. .This cook deserves to be killed.”
"Lao Liu, he's just a cook. Whether he kills or not is another matter. Now we're talking about the people behind Chef Qiu. Why are you always killing him? Can you think of something else?"
"Hmph! What are we doing here on Que'er Mountain if we don't want to fight? In my opinion, with the wind and noise outside the mountain now, we may be able to open again soon. It's the right time to fight!"
"Huh?! When Lao Liu said that, I think he might have hit the point!"
"How?"
"Outside the mountain, there is a raging war and disaster, and if something goes wrong, the world will be as bare as it was decades ago. Then what people outside the mountain want most is a place to avoid disaster? Do you think our Que'er Mountain is a A good place to avoid disaster?”
"Um?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone present looked stunned, and then most of the doubts in their eyes disappeared.
Indeed, when Daomen Village was at its peak, there were only about a hundred people, among whom there were only children and women, and only half of them were truly capable of doing things. Nowadays, it is no longer the same as before. There are many old and weak people in the mountain, and the number of people is not even fifty. Apart from the fact that there is still plenty of coarse grains in the mountains, I really can’t think of anything worth remembering. But if you combine the geographical location of the village with the current situation outside the mountain, this does make sense.
The hall immediately became lively, and everyone quickly formed a unified opinion after a few words. It is believed that the people behind Qiu Chongxi wanted to use Qiu Chongxi's path to find a place where they could avoid the disaster of war.
"Nie Yong, where is Qiu Chongxi now?"
"If I go back to the village master, Qiu Chongxi is still at the village gate. I asked the little monkey to keep an eye on him."
"You bring him here."
"yes!"
Nie Yong received the order, turned around and trotted back to the entrance of the village. When he saw Qiu Chongxi sitting on the stone pier by the roadside, he waved and said, "Follow me, the leader of the village will see you!"
"Oh oh oh! Okay"
Qiu Chongxi stood up quickly, tightened the baggage on his shoulders, and quickly followed Nie Yong into the village. Qiu Chongxi felt a lot of emotion along the way. He had been in the village for a long time, and now that he returned to the old place, disturbing memories of the past flooded into his mind.
"Brother Nie, how many people are there in our village now?"
"none of your business."
"Hehe, Brother Nie's temper is really more and more similar to Master Six. I think back when I was still in the village, Brother Nie would always come to the kitchen to steal things. At that time, Brother Nie was often beaten by Master Six. "I'll practice more"
"Shut up!"
Qiu Chongxi could only shut up in silence. He knows very well that he is not a good thing in the eyes of the people in the village. Just now, I hoped to find out the details of the cottage, but now it seems that there is no other way. Even Nie Yong, who used to be a talkative guy, is so strict with his mouth, making it even less likely for others to let the news slip.
The walk lasted for a full stick of incense. During this period, Nie Yong was walking very fast in front of him. Qiu Chongxi had to jog to keep up. By the time he reached the entrance of the cottage's hall, he was already sweating. .
Along the way, Qiu Chongxi also saw the terraced fields in the village, which were still growing well and were not abandoned. It seems that there are at least enough manpower in the village to plow the fields.
"go in."
Qiu Chongxi nodded, swallowing a mouthful of water and feeling nervous. Although he had not left the village for more than two years, he did not dare to forget the old men in the village.
"Little Qiu Chong is happy to pay homage to the leader of the village and all the gentlemen!"
As soon as he entered the door, the pressure that hit his face was something that an ordinary person like Qiu Chongxi, who was not even a warrior, could withstand? Immediately, his knees weakened and he knelt on the ground. His head was shaking and he saluted loudly to the people in the hall.
"Hmph, Qiu Chongxi, raise your head."
"yes!"
Qiu Chongxi quickly raised his head, but still didn't dare to look up.
"Qiu Chongxi, when you killed someone in your hometown, the village took you in when you were desperate. Your two children were also born in the village, and their names were chosen by the uncle in the village after calculation for you. . And during this period, I treated you like my own family and never treated you badly, right?
Later, the village fell into decline, and it was really inappropriate for you and your family to stay in the village. If you wanted to leave, or go out to explore, the village would not give you any trouble and let you go.
Shanzhai can't say too much to you, right? "
Qiu Chongxi's face instantly turned red when he heard this, and he kowtowed subconsciously: "What the village master said is true! Qiu Chongxi was able to stay in the village because he didn't give up on the village. Later he left because Qiu Chongxi didn't know what was good, and the village has never sorry for me."
Even though I said this, I did feel a little guilty in my heart. But Qiu Chongxi didn't really have such thoughts in his heart that he regretted taking this job. What he wants from beginning to end is "himself and his family". Even if he is kind to others, he can throw them all away in front of "himself and his family".
The old man at the head did not try to figure out what Qiu Chongxi was thinking, nor did he think what Qiu Chongxi's current appearance of kneeling and kowtowing meant. All this was meaningless in front of him. People who left Shanzhai were no longer members of Shanzhai. Bringing up old things now is just to pave the way for what will happen next.
"Now you have accepted benefits from others and returned to Shanzhai. We won't mention the reason for this, but Shanzhai has been kind to you. I hope you won't hide anything when you come back this time. I want to know what the people who hired you have to say. Intentions, and what are their backgrounds.
Can you tell? "
(End of chapter)
