Li Dayong's face changed and his eyelids twitched.
The old woman and several children in the room couldn't help showing fear on their faces.
Headman Li's face darkened and he looked towards the back of the house in panic.
The others, on the other hand, looked confused and had no idea what Chen Xiaobao was talking about.
Among these people, there are many plantation staff members, and they are also locals. It seems that not many people know about the legend that Li Dayong told.
"Brother Xiaobao, what mountain god eats people?"
Bai Xiaoli asked a little scared.
"Mr. Chen, that's all nonsense. How can a mountain god eat people? Mountain gods are supposed to protect a region. Otherwise, how could anyone offer sacrifices to them and make them mountain gods?"
Headman Li said with a smile.
"What the chief said makes sense. This kind of legend is probably nonsense!"
Chen Xiaobao nodded, as if he believed what Tou Ren Li said.
“Boom!”
There were thunders outside and heavy rain was pouring down. In this heavy rain, every household in the village had already closed their doors and windows, and there seemed to be no one moving around in the village.
Lightning flashed, and the surrounding mountains looked like huge monsters ready to devour people.
Although Tou Ren Li’s house is not small, it cannot accommodate so many people.
Some drivers and staff were arranged to stay in the homes of other villagers.
"Mr. Chen, please don't despise me. This is the condition in the mountains. You and Secretary Bai can just make do with it. I'll sign the contract with you tomorrow morning when I've finished my business!"
Tou Ren Li arranged the other people and put Chen Xiaobao and Bai Xiaoli in a bedroom.
"Master Li, why is there only one bed here?"
When Bai Xiaotao walked into the room and saw what was happening, her face immediately turned red.
There is only one bed in the room. Does that mean she has to sleep in the same bed with Chen Xiaobao at night?
It’s not that Bai Xiaoli is unwilling, she’s just a little shy.
"If you don't put one bed in your own bedroom, do you want to put two beds?" Li Tou Ren said blankly, "There is no other bedroom at home. Secretary Bai, if you don't want to live here, I will arrange for you to live in Asan's house!"
"Chief, this place is fine, we'll live here!"
Chen Xiaobao winked at Bai Xiaoli and said to Tou Ren Li.
"Okay, then you should go to bed early. There are many snakes, insects, rats and ants in the forest. Don't walk around at night. Be careful not to encounter anything!" After giving the instructions, Tou Ren Li turned around and left.
Bai Xiaoli stood there with a red face, at a loss as to what to do.
"Brother Xiaobao?"
Bai Xiaoli looked at Chen Xiaobao shyly.
"This Lijiazhai may not be as simple as it looks. It will be safer for us to live together at night. You go to sleep first!" Chen Xiaobao said.
Bai Xiaoli was stunned, then calmed down.
"Not simple? Why not simple?"
Bai Xiaoli asked curiously.
"Just now when we were having dinner, Li Dayong told me something. He said that there might be a mountain god eating people in Lijiazhai!" Chen Xiaobao pondered for a moment and told Bai Xiaoli what Li Dayong told him.
If there really is something wrong with Lijiazhai, it would be safer to know something than nothing.
"Mountain gods eat people?"
Bai Xiaoli looked out the dark window and subconsciously shrank her body, with a look of fear on her pretty face.
There is some mountain god in this deep forest that eats people. It is really scary.
"Brother Xiaobao, could it be that what Li Dayong was talking about is a tiger eating a man?"
Bai Xiaoli murmured.
"Wild tigers in Yunnan and Guizhou became extinct decades ago. There have been no sightings in recent decades. It's probably not a tiger!"
Chen Xiaobao said.
After all, times have changed now. It is not the same as before. Tigers are tigers and mountain gods are mountain gods. The villagers can still tell them apart.
If a tiger eats a person, it is impossible to say that it is a mountain god that eats the person.
Not to mention, Li Dayong also said that the coffins of the two villagers who were holding funerals in the village were empty, which was even more abnormal.
"What exactly is that mountain god?"
Bai Xiaoli couldn't help but ask.
"It's not clear yet. It's hard to say whether there is a mountain god or not. What Li Dayong said might just be a legend. This matter has nothing to do with us. We will leave here after signing the contract tomorrow!"
Chen Xiaobao said, "Go to bed early!"
"Um!"
Bai Xiaoli nodded. In this environment, she didn't know where to wash up, so she just slept in her clothes.
Bai Xiaoli was a little panicked when she just lay down. When she saw Chen Xiaobao also lying down with his clothes on and no other movements, she gradually relaxed. She didn't know how long it had been, listening to the thunder outside the window, Bai Xiaoli leaned towards Chen Xiaobao, snuggled up to him and fell asleep.
Bai Xiaoli fell asleep, but Chen Xiaobao did not. Instead, he listened to the noise outside the window, considering whether he should go out to check out the Lijiazhai situation.
He wanted to see if what Li Dayong said was true. Although the two villagers' families were holding funerals, the coffins were empty.
Since it is a funeral, someone must have died, but if the coffin is empty, where did the body go?
"Forget it, this matter has nothing to do with us, so let's not make things more complicated!"
Chen Xiaobao thought about it and decided not to go.
Firstly, this matter has nothing to do with them. Secondly, if there is really a problem in Lijiazhai, it would not be safe to leave Bai Xiaoli alone.
It’s better not to meddle in other people’s business.
They will leave after signing the contract tomorrow.
Chen Xiaobao carefully locked the door and waited for a while. Seeing that there was no movement, he was about to take a rest when he suddenly heard light footsteps coming from downstairs.
He instantly sat up soundlessly like a civet cat, tiptoed to the door and listened carefully. After listening for a while, he was sure that the footsteps were not coming upstairs, but heading towards the back.
It's already the late night, who in Mr. Li's house is still awake and walking around?
Chen Xiaobao opened the door and followed quietly.
Soon a figure was seen coming to the backyard and kneeling outside a locked door, muttering something.
"Please calm down, Lord Mountain God, and forgive our Lijia Village. The sacrifices are ready. Please let us, Lord Mountain God, go!"
The figure was none other than Headman Li. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the locked door.
Muttering to himself.
After bowing his head several times, Tou Ren Li looked back at Chen Xiaobao and Bai Xiaoli's room, then quietly turned around and returned to his own room.
Because of the distance and the sound, Chen Xiaobao didn't hear clearly what Tou Ren Li was saying. He just vaguely heard a few words.
"Sacrificial offering, mountain god, could it be that there really is a mountain god in Lijia Village?"
Chen Xiaobao talked to himself with a thoughtful look in his eyes.
If there was no mountain god, Mr. Li would not have come to kneel down and worship in the middle of the night, right?
Could it be that the so-called mountain god is in that locked room?
Chen Xiaobao frowned and thought, he heard... in Mr. Li’s voice.
fear!
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