Chapter 749: Love Is Also a Second Delusion (11)

Because they were in an unfamiliar place and the conditions were not very good, Bai Yao did not sleep very well. The wind was too loud at night and she fell asleep in Fansong's arms in the middle of the night.

Perhaps people from other places have the same problem of being attached to their own beds as she did. The other people also looked unhappy.

Wang Qing had a haggard face and dark circles under his eyes. He looked like an eggplant hit by frost and looked sick. It seemed that he wanted to say something, but because there were locals around, he kept holding back.

When Bai Yao and Fansong went out for breakfast, they happened to meet Gu Tingshen and Tian Mimi from the next room. They came out of the same room. Bai Yao did not react to this.

Tian Mimi was like a frightened bird, and hurriedly explained, "I was too scared at night, so Gu Tingshen came to accompany me for one night. Don't get me wrong, there is nothing between Gu Tingshen and me!"

Bai Yao was puzzled. What did it have to do with her whether they had something or not?

Gu Tingshen just thought that the little girl was shy and was embarrassed because she was caught coming out of the same room with a man. He held Tian Mimi's hand, "Mimi, Bai Yao and the others should not be the kind of people who like to gossip."

Tian Mimi was unhappy. Why did he say this to her? He should have explained it to the heroine!

Nervous.

Two words popped up in Bai Yao's heart, and she took Fansong to the front hall to have breakfast together.

There were only some steamed buns and porridge for breakfast. The conditions here were like this, and it was the best that Little Stone's grandmother could prepare a few things.

Bai Yao remembered the scene she saw when she opened the window last night, and she asked curiously: "What is that wooden building opposite?"

Little Stone's grandmother was old and not in good health. She had experienced a fire when she was young and one of her eyes was burned. Now on her old face, the burns looked even more distorted. The children in the village were afraid of her, but she was actually a person with a gentle personality.

When Bai Yao asked, the old man replied, "That's the theater, which has been abandoned many years ago."

Tian Mimi continued, "I heard that shadow puppetry was performed here before. Is that theater used to perform shadow puppetry?"

The old man nodded, "There were performances every few days at that time, and the young and old in the village would go to join in the fun. Everyone in the village knew how to perform shadow puppetry, but the most famous one was the Zhou family."

Bai Yao said, "This place is called Zhaojiawan, and I thought most people here have the surname Zhao."

"That's true." The old man said, "The Zhou family came from outside. They have talent. In a few years, they are better at shadow puppetry than the Zhao family."

Fan Su glanced at Bai Yao secretly. Seeing that Bai Yao was listening to the story seriously, he quietly touched the jar of sugar, and then secretly opened the lid. When he was about to pour it into his own bowl, he pressed the sugar box back on the table with one hand.

Fan Su was frightened and quickly withdrew his hand and looked at Bai Yao carefully.

Bai Yao didn't even look at him, and was still talking to the old man, but her hand could accurately stop his little thoughts. I don't know how many times she practiced this habit.

Bai Yao put a steamed bun into Fansui's hand. She drank a sip of the white rice porridge that was not too sweet and said, "We saw some children acting out a scene of a general killing the enemy on the road yesterday. Is there any explanation for this?"

Fansui lowered his head and bit the bun obediently, but his eyes would still glance at Baitang from time to time, but he never dared to move.

The old man smiled and said, "That's the play "Hong Hu Zhi" that is popular here. It tells the story of a young man who wants to defend his country and make achievements. He went to the battlefield to kill the enemy. Later, in order to save the princess, he bravely broke into the enemy camp and never knelt down even after being stabbed several times. Later, he led the army to drive away the invaders and brought peace to those who suffered from the war."

The old man took a breath, drank a sip of water, and then introduced, "This play is taken from the story that has been passed down here, but the best interpretation of this story comes from outside. "I have always been to the Zhou family. When I was young, I had seen the Zhou family perform. Their shadow puppets moved vividly, as if there were real generals killing enemies on the battlefield. Men, women, old and young were all fascinated by them. Many children regarded the generals in the story as gods."

Gu Tingshen also became interested and asked, "The Zhou family was so powerful, what about now?"

The old man shook his head and said, "There was a fire seventy years ago, and the theater was gone. Some people from the Zhou family also died in the theater. They were disheartened and moved out of the village soon. "

"What a pity." The old man sighed.

Bai Yao gave the porridge that she couldn't finish to Fanshou to solve. He didn't mind it. He picked up the bowl and stuffed it into his mouth. She asked, "What's a pity?"

"At that time, a military commander came here to watch the Zhou family's performance. He was very satisfied and gave the Zhou family many good things. But after the Zhou family moved away, they disappeared. Another important figure came to the village to look for the Zhou family, but couldn't find anyone. The performances of several members of the Zhao family did not meet their expectations. In anger, many people were killed."

Tian Mimi was surprised, "How could they kill people for such a reason!"

The old man laughed and said, "In that era, human life was worthless. They killed whoever they wanted."

The old man's tone was full of sadness again, "It's a pity for those children. They will never have the chance to grow up."

Gu Ting asked, "Children?"

The old man said, "Every child in every family was tied up. If the performance is not good, then their children will be killed. The villagers' heart-wrenching cries echoed for a long time. "

Tian Mimi was filled with righteous indignation, "They are really too hateful!"

Wang Qing had not spoken a word. Hearing this, he couldn't help but say: "After such a thing happened, the people in the village still don't want to move away?"

He asked this question because the village was not big and the location was remote. Logically, such a village would have fewer and fewer people as time went by, especially young people, who would definitely move out. However, from what they observed in the few days since they came here, there are still many residents in the village. The elderly do

have the idea of ​​returning to their roots and don't want to leave the place where they grew up, but it is indeed a bit strange that young people also have this idea.

The old lady said: "Maybe each family has their own reasons for not wanting to leave."

She skipped the topic and said: "The theater has been in disrepair for a long time. If you want to go out for a walk, it's best not to go near it. It would be bad if the building collapses and something happens."