"The people here are quite nice. They even gave us this wonderful treasure."
Aunt Qian and the others wanted to touch the rare thing, but were afraid of breaking it, so they could only watch.
"Let's go quickly. At our current speed, we should be able to reach the foot of the mountain before dark." An Jingzhi interrupted the conversation.
If they were allowed to continue expressing their feelings, they would be able to do so for three days and three nights.
He has been to the modern times, the ancient times, and the future, but he doesn't feel anything about it.
But Aunt Qian and her people are different. They are authentic ancient people and have lived in the mountains most of the time. The impact of the rapidly changing modern world on them will not be quelled in a short time.
"Yes, yes, Mr. An is right. We have to go back quickly. We have been out for a whole day. If we don't go back, Village Chief Niu and the others will definitely think something happened to us outside."
Before coming, they agreed that no matter whether they received the news or not, they would return before dark, otherwise it would be assumed that they could not return.
The leader of this trip is An Jingzhi. Niu Dazhu is the son of Village Chief Niu. Village Chief Niu is old and has difficulty walking. He can't run fast when encountering something, so he asked Niu Dazhu to take his place.
As for Aunt Qian, it was because she had a friendly face, and having a woman in a group would make people relax their vigilance.
The Zhou hunters were not hunters originally. They later moved to the mountains, lived in the mountains all year round, hunted for hundreds of years, and became hunters in the village.
He made all the traps near the village to protect against malicious people and wild animals.
As for the other young men, they are also quite skilled in fighting and are responsible for protecting everyone's safety.
They quickened their pace, walked from the city to the suburbs, and finally reached the foot of the mountain before dark.
An Jingzhi would look back from time to time. Of the two groups of people who followed them at the beginning, one had now disappeared.
We followed the same path we came from and walked for another two hours before finally arriving at the village.
Torches were lit everywhere in the village, but there was no sign of An Jingzhi and the others, and Village Chief Niu and everyone else were getting impatient.
Village Chief Niu paced back and forth, unable to resist asking the fortune-teller Zhu, who had her eyes closed, "Witch-teller Zhu, can you tell me how Dazhu and An Xiucai are doing now?"
Zhu the witch still had her eyes closed. She shook her head and said, "A fortune teller can't tell fortunes about people close to him, otherwise it won't come true. Village chief, you know this, so don't embarrass an old woman like me."
Village Chief Niu sighed and sat down dejectedly. "I'm just worried. Things are getting weirder out there. If anything happens to them..."
Zhu Shenpo slowly opened her eyes: "They are back."
Village chief Niu was still thinking about whether to send someone down the mountain to look for her, but when he heard what witch Zhu said, he immediately stood up.
Following closely behind the fortune teller, he headed towards the village entrance.
It is said to be the entrance of the village, but in fact it is just a mud wall made of mud and wood.
Every tree and every stone outside the village entrance has its purpose. It is precisely because of these that people cannot enter the village.
It turns out that Zhu Shenpo is not really a fortune teller. She has only learned a few basic skills and helps to summon gods. In fact, Zhu Shenpo knows very well that it is all a trick to fool people.
She also learned the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams by chance hundreds of years ago. Although Zhu the fortune teller was illiterate, there was a scholar in their village.
That is the original owner. The original owner helped with translation. It took Zhu the witch a full hundred years to finally learn something. After fiddling with the five elements and eight trigrams and making a psychedelic array, the village gradually settled down.
Zhu Shenpo also became a Zhu Shenpo who was truly loved by the villagers.
An Jingzhi and his friends didn't go out often, so before they went out, the fortune teller had already told them the way to go and come back, otherwise they really wouldn't have been able to break in.
When he arrived at the village, he immediately attracted the attention of the villagers guarding the village entrance.
"Who?!" a villager shouted loudly, holding a torch in his left hand and a knife in his right hand.
"Who is it? You idiot, what are you doing with eyes? Even Aunt Qian can't recognize you." Aunt Qian returned to the village and immediately released her true nature.
Hearing the familiar cursing voice, the villager who was guarding the place immediately smiled and said, "It's Aunt Qian and Scholar An. It's great to have you back!"
"Ever since you left, we haven't been able to enjoy our meals."
"Where did you get those clothes? They look weird."
Aunt Qian glanced at the greasy stains at the corners of his mouth and asked, "Still not satisfied? I think you've eaten too much."
The other person followed Aunt Qian's gaze and wiped the corner of his mouth belatedly, "Hehe, there was one today. A stupid sheep came out of nowhere and fell directly into our trap."
"The old village chief also kept a portion for you."
"Jingzhi! Dazhu!" The voice of Village Chief Niu came from a distance.
Zhu the witch followed him closely.
Seeing that everyone returned safely, the villagers finally breathed a sigh of relief.
They were led to the main hall of the village chief's house, where all the villagers gathered. Although it was called a village, there were actually less than a hundred people.
The weather was still cool enough for everyone to stand outside.
After finishing the meal that the villagers had left for them, everyone started talking about what was happening outside.
After hearing Aunt Qian say that Hunter Zhou was arrested by the police because he saved someone, Village Chief Niu glared at Hunter Zhou fiercely.
Even the people in the village gasped.
They also heard that the officials from the foot of the mountain not only did not make things difficult for them, but also helped them register their household registration, treated them to good food and drink, and even found them jobs.
Village chief Niu looked at Aunt Qian with some suspicion and then looked at An Jingzhi. After seeing An Jingzhi nod, he was willing to believe it, but his eyes were full of doubts.
"Are the officials down here really that good?"
"It's completely different from what we've encountered in the past few hundred years. The mountain is peaceful now. It looks like a prosperous era." An Jingzhi commented objectively.
"That's right. If those officials were not good, how could you come back so safely?" Village Chief Niu nodded after hearing this.
"It seems that the mountain has really changed."
"Then can we also live at the foot of the mountain?"
"Yes, yes. Won't the officials also help us register for free? We won't be unregistered anymore."
Listening to the voices of the crowd chattering with longing, Village Chief Niu knocked on the floor with his cane.
"Don't forget, even if we can get a household registration, we are still different from others."
After hearing what Village Chief Niu said, everyone fell silent.
When we first discovered that they would not die of starvation or thirst, everyone was extremely happy and felt that this was a gift from God.
But later everyone discovered that this was both a blessing and a curse.
They have countless lifespans, which means that they are different from ordinary people and are highly sought after by others.
They can only stay with people from the same village forever.
Fortunately, there are people from the same village to keep me company, so I am not lonely after hundreds of years.
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