Upon hearing this, Qian Duojin expressed his gratitude profusely and immediately contacted his friend to arrange another car for Lin Xi.
Before setting off, Lin Xi also added Qian Duojin's friend's contact information.
The other party introduced herself on the phone, saying that her surname was Meng and her name was Meng Yuxin.
After the introduction, Meng Yuxin began to talk about what had happened.
This time, she was with a charity organization affiliated with her family to donate supplies to the mountainous area.
Influenced by her grandmother, Meng Yuxin is passionate about charity work. She not only frequently donates money and supplies to various organizations, but also personally goes to the sites to help.
In her grandmother's words, doing good deeds will surely bring good fortune in the future.
Since Meng Yuxin didn't need to go to work anyway, and she could spend more than she could in several lifetimes on the company's share dividends and the family's trust fund, she simply started to busy herself with things that interested her.
This time, she came to the village with the charity organization founded by the Meng family.
It is said that there is a village here with very difficult conditions.
Because of the poor road conditions, the treacherous surroundings, and the great distance from towns, many of the people living there still lead a difficult life.
Meng Yuxin and her team brought a lot of supplies on their trip, hoping that the villagers in the mountains could temporarily improve their lives.
We'll think of other ways to help them improve their travel situation later.
Because the village was so inconvenient to get to, the charity workers drove halfway up the road, and then had to climb the rest of the way on foot.
By the time they reached the village, it was almost dark. The mountain road was treacherous, so naturally they couldn't descend the mountain that night.
Fortunately, they were all experienced and brought simple tents, so they prepared to pitch them and make do for the night.
As they transported supplies to the village to give to the villagers, they naturally received the gratitude and welcome of all the villagers.
All the villagers who were able to walk and move came out to express their gratitude.
Those who remain in the village are mostly elderly people with little mobility, as well as some very young children.
Almost all the adult laborers have left the village to work elsewhere.
Amidst the laughter and chatter, Meng Yuxin spotted a dilapidated house.
At first, she thought the house was uninhabited, but as her gaze drifted over, she suddenly noticed that the door to the house was ajar, and there seemed to be a figure inside.
Since there are people inside, why don't they come over and share the supplies?
Is it because he has difficulty moving around?
If that's the case, then they can send the supplies over.
Thinking of this, Meng Yuxin asked the villagers around her about the residents of that house.
When the villagers next to her saw who Meng Yuxin was asking, their expressions immediately turned strange. Then, they inexplicably lowered their voices and whispered to Meng Yuxin as if they were telling her some unspeakable secret.
"There are indeed people living in there, an old man. He doesn't have any major problems with his legs, but he usually doesn't go out at night."
His legs are fine, but he doesn't go out at night?
What could be the reason for this?
Meng Yuxin found it strange, so she asked.
Seeing her genuine curiosity, the villager replied mysteriously.
"Because he said there were ghosts outside at night who wanted to harm him, so he was afraid to go out!"
Is there a ghost outside trying to harm him?
Meng Yuxin was stunned by these words.
Her family background is similar to Qian Duojin's; her family members actually believe in these things, not to mention that there have been some rumors in the circle about things related to ghosts and metaphysics.
So she actually believes that ghosts and gods exist in this world.
However, it was precisely because she believed him that she felt the old man was acting strangely, wondering if he was somewhat mentally unstable.
After all, ghosts aren't like humans; they can't pass through walls or doors.
If a ghost really wanted to harm him, it wouldn't even need him to come outside; it could just walk through the wall and into his house.
Why would anyone keep waiting outside his door?
It was because of this that Meng Yuxin felt that the old man might not really be afraid of ghosts, but perhaps his mind wasn't quite clear.
Thinking of what the villagers had just said, that the old man lived alone in the house, Meng Yuxin suddenly felt sorry for him.
So she asked the villagers again, "Don't the other person's descendants care about him?"
The villagers replied with a sigh.
"He has no descendants. He never got married in his life and was single for decades. He was a well-known bachelor in our village."
ah?
Meng Yuxin was shocked once again.
According to the villagers, the elderly person in that house must be quite old, at least several decades old.
In their time, it was extremely rare for people not to get married.
Unlike now, in those days, if you didn't get married, at most people would gossip behind your back. As long as you didn't care, you could just close the door and live your own life.
In the past, it seemed that not getting married meant facing pressure not only from family but also from society.
In more serious cases, it seems that the parents might even threaten suicide.
So Meng Yuxin was quite surprised that the old man in the house had never married in his entire life.
Is it because of serious problems with his/her figure or appearance, or because his/her family is so poor that they can't even afford to eat, that he/she has never gotten married?
If that's the case, then the other person seems even more pitiful.
Meng Yuxin then asked the old man if he had any health problems. If she found out, she could look for the appropriate medicine in the supplies to see if she could help him and alleviate some of his pain.
Upon hearing this, the villagers shook their heads.
"There's nothing wrong with him. He's just getting older and his legs aren't as nimble as they used to be, but he's not missing any limbs. He was quite handsome when he was young, and I've never heard of him having any serious illness."
He was in good health and was quite handsome in his youth, so why did he end up alone in his old age?
Could it be that we were really too poor before?
"Besides, I remember he went on several blind dates when he was young, but I don't know why the last one didn't work out. If you're talking about being poor, every family was struggling back then, and his family wasn't so poor that he couldn't find a wife."
The villagers around him sighed, and the more they talked, the stranger it seemed.
Upon hearing this, Meng Yuxin realized that both of the most common possibilities had been ruled out.
Perhaps this old man simply doesn't want to get married?
If you don't want to get married, why go on blind dates when you're young?
Perhaps it's just to appease the family?
But all of that is in the past. Now he is all alone, and he does look rather miserable.
So Meng Yuxin packed some supplies and went directly to the old man's house.
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