Chapter 30: Clarity
The young man didn't stay long. After saying a lot of nonsense, he ran away.
As they heard the man's footsteps gradually fade away, several people slowly came down from the stairs.
Seeing Aunt Agui's somewhat shaky figure, Feng Ming stepped forward and held Aunt Agui's arm.
"Aunt, what happened?"
Uncle Dazhuang had a gloomy face and remained silent.
Aunt Agui shook her head gently, steadied her body, and exchanged glances with the man beside her.
Aunt Agui forced a smile.
"Guests, please enjoy your meal here. The child's father and I have some matters to attend to outside. Please do not go out unless necessary. There is an empty room upstairs where you can rest first."
After saying that, Aunt Agui looked at Mu Ze who had tears in his eyes.
"Mu Ze, take good care of the guests."
Mu Ze nodded and watched the two of them leave.
The reactions of these people were very strange. They did not understand the language of the ethnic minorities and did not understand what they were saying at this time.
As the sky was getting dark, there was no reason to rush out to do anything at this time.
It looks like an emergency.
Several people sat down in their original seats. Mu Ze wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, glanced at A Meng secretly, and then drank the mutton soup in his bowl.
It felt like the soup didn't taste good anymore, and it was completely different from the happy look in her eyes when she was eating it just now.
Shi Yi coughed lightly.
"Mu Ze, what happened to your parents?"
Mu Ze shook his head slightly.
"Nothing. The one who just came is our next-door neighbor. She told Mom and Dad that the village chief has called a meeting for the whole village and asked all the adults to come along."
"It's just a meeting, why do you all look so bad?" Shi Yi continued.
Mu Ze opened his mouth, seemed a little hesitant, shook his head and said nothing.
However, unlike the couple's expressions, A Meng was very calm and composed.
Seeing Mu Ze constantly looking at her, she smiled and stroked her hair gently.
"Sister..." Mu Ze said in a low voice.
A Meng shook her head and poured some more mutton soup into Mu Ze's bowl.
The mutton soup was still cooking in the pot and was a little hot.
A Meng's mind was obviously wandering, and he lost his grip and spilled the bowl of soup on the ground.
Shi Yi was sitting next to her. When he saw the bowl fall to the ground, he hurried to pick it up.
As a result, I accidentally touched A Meng's hand.
In an instant, fragments like movie clips flashed before her eyes, accompanied by waves of stinging pain.
Shi Yi closed his eyes, forcing himself to get rid of the discomfort, and his lips turned white in an instant.
Seeing her like this, Gu Hansheng put down the dishes in his hands, frowned, helped her up from the side, and whispered in her ear.
"What's wrong?"
Shi Yi took a few deep breaths to slow down his rapid heartbeat.
"I'll tell you later."
Looking at the worried eyes of several people, Shi Yi's expression became solemn.
Looking at A Meng's slightly apologetic eyes, Shi Yi waved his hand.
The meal was not pleasant. After finishing the meal, they helped A Meng clean up the dishes and sat in the yard to enjoy the cool air.
The wall of this fossil village is quite high, probably close to three meters.
The privacy between neighbors is very good, and there is no possibility that neighbors can see them.
Mi Chen stood in the yard and stretched. She looked at the big jar sealed aside with some curiosity.
Just as he was about to reach out and touch it, Mu Ze stopped him loudly.
"Don't touch it!"
Mi Chen was startled by the sudden sound and quickly withdrew his hand.
Looking at Mu Ze's serious expression like a little adult, I was a little stunned.
"Is there something valuable in there?"
Mu Ze hesitated for a moment and nodded.
"The ones in here are all the poisonous insects we carefully selected."
When several people heard this, even though they were mentally prepared, they couldn't help but feel a little scared.
Mi Chen couldn't help but take two steps back.
"Does every household here raise poisonous insects?"
"Yes, this is the most important thing here. The Gu worm is blessed by the mountain god. Every year we select the most poisonous one from a bunch of poisonous insects and then tame it."
After saying that, A Meng looked at Mu Ze angrily and patted his head.
Then he hurried to the inner room, wrote something on the notebook, and showed it to everyone with a frown.
"Don't be afraid. Although we raise poisonous insects, we won't hurt anyone. The greatest use of poisonous insects is to cure diseases and save lives. Don't listen to Mu Ze's nonsense."
Mu Ze looked at A Meng's somewhat angry eyes, shrank his head in disappointment, and ran to the side to play in the mud.
Shi Yi and the others exchanged glances and then sat down by the yard.
A Meng was looking at the Classic of Mountains and Seas in her hand. Shi Yi looked at A Meng, wrote something on her notebook and placed it in front of her.
"Ameng, I heard that you went to school before. Where did you go?"
A Meng moved his ears and wrote quickly on the paper.
"No. 1 Middle School."
When Shi Yi saw this name, his heart moved slightly.
No. 1 Middle School not only has a high school, but also a junior high school. It is the largest and only school here.
I didn't expect that Ah Meng actually went to No. 1 Middle School before...
She quickly wrote it down again.
"Do you know someone named Shi Xiangxiang? She's also from your village."
When A Meng saw Shi Yi's words, the Classic of Mountains and Seas in his hand fell to the ground and a look of panic flashed across his face.
This expression made several people subconsciously think that she must know something.
However, A Meng also realized that he had lost his composure. After picking up the book from the ground, he wrote quickly on the paper.
"Yes, we were classmates in junior high school, but I didn't finish junior high school because I lost my hearing and dropped out. Xiangxiang dropped out of school last year and came back. I heard from her mother that she has found a marriage for her."
Shi Yi frowned and signaled to Gu Hansheng beside him with his eyes, as if asking something.
Gu Hansheng nodded, and Shi Yi quickly wrote on the paper again.
"Which family is she promised to? Is it from your village?"
A Meng nodded and wrote on the paper.
"It was the man who just came to see my parents. I promised her to their family, but before they could get married, Shi Xiangxiang accidentally fell into the water and died."
When writing to the end, it was obvious that A Meng's handwriting was a little hesitant.
But she still bit her lip and handed the notebook to a few people.
After a few people gathered together and saw what was written on it, they all fell silent and were extremely shocked.
They never imagined that this girl named Shi Xiangxiang had already died a long time ago. How could it be such a coincidence?
Her parents asked her to drop out of school and go home to get married, but she fell into the water on the eve of her wedding.
"When did she die?"
Shi Yi continued to ask.
"It was probably last summer. A few days ago was her memorial day."
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