At that moment, Zhou Chunhua was so excited that her heartbeat became irregular.
When I took out the map to compare it again, the fear that had been lingering in my heart vanished at that moment.
Before getting off the bus, she dialed Lu Ming's cell phone again.
The response she received was still, "The user you dialed is currently unavailable. Please try again later."
Zhou Chunhua once again visited that small cluster of houses in the valley...
She opened the car door, took a flashlight out of her backpack, and walked in that direction.
...
Nine hours!
She walked for a full nine hours and twenty-seven minutes on the rugged mountain road!
It was 12:36 in the morning.
She finally saw a place that resembled the entrance to a village.
Several old men were sitting under a big tree chatting.
When she walked over, the other person was clearly taken aback for a moment.
Zhou Chunhua walked over before they could react.
An old man with a full head of white hair put down the purple clay teapot in his hand and stood up first.
Who are you looking for?
Zhou Chunhua went up and asked directly, "Uncle, is Lu Ming here?"
"Which Lu Ming? Never heard of him. There's no one with the surname Lu in our village."
Zhou Chunhua took out her hands and fiddled with them, saying, "Huh? Could it be... I went the wrong way? That shouldn't be! Oh my god, why is there no cell phone signal?"
There is absolutely no cell phone signal here!
So, Liu Changfeng's phone wasn't turned off; it's just that it couldn't receive any signal at all.
She looked at the group of people, but no one responded to her.
She had no choice but to find a way out herself.
He put his phone away and gave an awkward laugh.
"I've walked for so long, it'll be late at night by the time I get back. Sigh! I'll have to stay here for the night." With that, she started walking towards the village.
The old men who hadn't moved until now all stood up.
"Who are you? We've never had an outsider come to our village before!"
"That's right! Let's get going!"
"..."
The group started trying to persuade her to leave, each offering their own words.
But the more they tried to prevent her from entering the village, the more she felt she had found the right place.
She had no choice but to patiently explain to them and promise to leave at daybreak the next day.
Just then, a commotion suddenly broke out in the village.
Several old men also turned to look in that direction.
Over there, a middle-aged woman of similar age ran out and shouted, "Uncle! The sheep ran away!"
sheep?
Zhou Chunhua frowned.
You should know that she didn't see a single sheep dropping the whole way in.
Moreover, there wasn't even a bleating of sheep in the village.
"When did she run away?" the old man who had spoken to her earlier asked.
"Last night!" the woman exclaimed, slapping her thigh in a frantic manner.
The old man raised an eyebrow and roared, "Then hurry up and send Tiger with the dog to chase after them!"
The woman quickly responded and hurriedly ran towards the village.
Aside from the white-haired old man who had spoken to her, the others also got up and returned to the village.
Finally, under the big tree at the village entrance, only she and the white-haired old man remained.
At that moment, the incessant barking of dogs echoed from the mountain behind the village.
It sounds like there are more than just one or two.
The barking from that area sounded like there were at least a dozen or twenty dogs.
The old man suddenly changed his tone: "Alright, come with me. I'll find you a place to stay for the night, and as soon as it's light tomorrow morning, someone will send you out."
Looking at the old man's forced smile, Zhou Chunhua felt uneasy.
But... this might be her only chance to enter the village.
He nodded and followed the old man into the village.
After walking a few steps, I saw seven or eight old women going from house to house looking for something.
When I saw her, her expression was similar to when those old men outside the village saw her before.
Surprised, gloomy.
"It's from Erhouzi's family!" the old man waved.
One of the old women ran over.
“Let her stay at your house for one night. Have your son take her out of the village tomorrow.” The old man said, turning his back to her, “Her family is the best off in our village.”
"Thank you, Uncle." Zhou Chunhua nodded in thanks.
The old man didn't speak to her again, but instead had the old woman take her there.
The old woman immediately agreed and told her to follow.
The old woman was very hospitable throughout the journey.
They kept asking her where she came from and what she was doing there.
Zhou Chunhua also answered every question.
She not only answered, she also asked questions.
"Big sister, how should I address you?"
“Look at you city folks, speaking so formally! My surname is Liu, just call me Aunt Liu.”
"Okay. Thank you, Aunt Liu."
"Why are you being so polite! By the way, what's your last name?"
“Zhou. Menji Zhou,” she answered truthfully.
Then, the two of them started chatting back and forth.
Zhou Chunhua herself never imagined that she would be so talkative one day.
Before long, Aunt Liu led her into her home.
"Quick! Come in and rest for a while."
Zhou Chunhua thanked them as she entered, only to realize that no one seemed to be home.
"Aunt Liu, is Uncle here? I want to say hello."
Aunt Liu smiled and said, "The sheep in the village have run away, and everyone has gone up the mountain to look for them."
“Oh.” Zhou Chunhua sat down.
Aunt Liu made her some tea and asked if she was hungry.
Zhou Chunhua originally wanted to shake her head, but she immediately realized that shaking her head would give her away.
After all, I already said that I walked here, and it took me a long time.
So he quickly nodded.
"Is there anything you don't like to eat? Or anything you can't eat?" Aunt Liu asked again.
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