Walking in front of the small bamboo building, Jian Xiao knocked on the door lightly, "Mr. Wolong!"
A child came out, saw a stranger, and asked, "Who are you?"
Jian Xiao saluted, "Excuse me. I fell from the cliff and walked all the way here. My companion was nowhere to be found, so I came to ask for help from Mr. Wolong." Jian Xiao explained the purpose of his visit.
"Guests, please come in!" A male voice sounded. Jian Xiao walked in. The room was filled with Five Elements Bagua. It seemed that he was a man who knew mathematics.
Although Mr. Wolong has long hair, he is energetic and his voice does not sound old. "I made a divination yesterday and learned that there will be distinguished guests coming today, and it turned out to be true."
Jian Xiao shook his head, "Sir, that's a compliment! I'm here, Jian Xiao, to ask something."
Mr. Wolong walked to the cabinet and took out a piece of clothing, "I, a villager in Wolong Village, don't have much outside experience. Now that I see your distinguished guest in prison uniform, I'm afraid I won't understand, so I'll change it first."
Jian Xiao looked at her dusty white prison clothes, smiled sheepishly, said "Sorry to bother you" and walked into the inner room to change clothes.
"Just now, our distinguished guest said he was here to look for companions, but no one has come to my Wolong Village in the past few days!"
"Really?" Jian Xiao thought it was impossible. There was only one road leading to the cave. How could Tuo Jinglie be seen by no one?
"Then I'd like to ask, sir, where else does this place lead to? I'm going to look elsewhere," Jian Xiao said
Mr. Wolong smiled, "My Wolong Village is located deep in the mountains and has no contact with the outside world. Except for Aunt Feng and her son who are shopping, no one else goes out. Even if you want to leave the mountains, you will have to walk for several days to get to the nearest place.
's market"
It turns out that this is the Peach Blossom Spring, Jian Xiao thought, so where will Tuo Jinglie go?
"Your distinguished guest is looking for a companion, why not wait for Aunt Feng and her son to go shopping and go with her?"
"Thank you! When are you leaving?" Jian Xiao couldn't wait to find Tuo Jinglie.
"Ten days have passed," Mr. Wolong said. "There are Bagua guards in my village. Every day reincarnates. Only in the half-moon after ten days can we connect with the mountain road before we can go out."
Hearing this, Jian Xiao was a little confused, why is such a seemingly ordinary village so full of institutions? Usually, the more mysterious a place is, the more secrets it contains, right?
"If your distinguished guest doesn't mind, why not just rest here before making any plans!" Mr. Wolong suggested.
Jian Xiao nodded, "My name is Jian Xiao. Sir, you don't need to call me distinguished guest. I feel very uncomfortable hearing it."
Jian Xiao was arranged to live in Feng Gu's house. Feng Gu looked like she was only in her early twenties, but she was already a mother. Feng Gu was ordinary in appearance, but had quick hands and feet. Every corner of the house was full of bits and pieces. Jian Xiao went around making memorials.
, she saw a lot of papers posted on the wall, with names and things written on them. It seemed that they were the people and things she had been entrusted to buy. They were probably just silks and some daily necessities. But what was strange was that Jian Xiao looked carefully and saw that inside
There are many candles, paper money and other worship objects
"Feng Gu!" Jian Xiao asked while looking at it, "When you went out this time, all the things you bought were here?"
"Isn't that right? We in Wolong Village can be self-sufficient in food and drink, but we really don't have some things, so we can only buy them outside."
"Every time, there are so many candles and paper money?" Jian Xiao asked puzzledly, "It seems that the village is a place to prolong life. Mr. Wolong has a healthy appearance, and the villagers are also in good health."
A trace of embarrassment appeared on Aunt Feng's face, and she smiled awkwardly. Just as she was about to say something, suddenly there were three rapid and four slow knocks on the door. Aunt Feng stopped what she was doing and took out two white clothes from the cabinet.
He handed one piece of clothing to Jian Xiao, "Here, put it on first."
Jian Xiao took it over and took a look and found that it was in filial piety. Just when she was about to ask, she saw Feng Gu's nonchalant look and hesitated.
"Mother!" The door was pushed open and a man walked in. "Take out the mourning clothes for me."
This man seemed to be about the same age as Feng Aunt, so why did he call her mother? The man also saw Jian Xiao and stared at Feng Aunt with questioning eyes.
"This is Miss Jian Xiao. Mr. Wolong asked us to take her out next time we go shopping. She is currently living in our home temporarily."
The man nodded and raised his hands to Jian Xiao, "Huyan, Miss Jianxiao, please rest first. Huyanyou has to say goodbye in advance." After saying that, he left in a hurry.
As soon as he went out, he heard the sound of pipes and beatings outside. Jian Xiao knew that this was a funeral song, and it was strange that it came to send off the deceased. The ancients were very polite, so they only informed the funeral and immediately carried out the funeral?
Jian Xiao and Feng Gu came out. At this time, the coffin bearers happened to pass by, and the players walked in front. There was no sadness on their faces, but they were very relaxed. The villagers of Wolong Village were all dressed in plain clothes and stood at the door of their homes to see them off.
When the deceased waits for the coffin to pass by his door, he scatters paper money
Aunt Feng finished scattering the paper money when the coffin passed by her door, and returned to the house. Jian Xiao felt curious, so she followed the coffin procession. The more she walked, the more strange she felt. Everyone in the village, except Mr. Wolong, felt more and more strange.
, most of them are young, and the eldest one is the old man who shows him the way. Although everyone is in good spirits, they always feel a little weak in their posture, for reasons that Jian Xiao can't explain.
The funeral procession stopped in a garden. The grave had already been dug. They put the coffin in it, covered it with soil, set up a monument on it, took off the mourning clothes they had worn, set it on fire, and then left.
After they left, Jian Xiao walked forward. After walking for several miles, they were all filled with tombs. Looking around, there were hundreds of tombs standing there. Jian Xiao was immediately in awe. She walked in and saw the tombstones.
Most of them were written with the names and dates of birth and death of someone in Wolong Village. After Jian Xiao looked at them for a few times, he suddenly felt horrified. The oldest people buried here were only fifty, and most of them had died in their thirties or forties.
Could it be that this seemingly long-lived village is actually a short-lived village?
"Miss Jian Xiao, why are you here?"
When Jian Xiao looked back, it was Hu Yan who said, "Oh, I came out to wander and didn't want to come here." She looked at the cemetery, "Are all the villagers here?"
Hu Yan nodded, "We people in Wolong Village have always been short-lived, so it doesn't matter." He said this as if he was an outsider.
"Why?"
"I don't know, but people who leave the village live longer, but many people move out and then come back." Hu Yan pulled grass from a grave.
"Why is this?" Jian Xiao always feels that everyone wants to live longer, so it would be great to move out.
Hu Yan put the weeds aside and said, "Humph, they say it is better to die than to live. I don't think it is a war and chaos outside, and people's hearts are sinister. The name of Wolong Village has always been simple and honest. It is better to live a relaxed and comfortable life amidst the contempt and intrigues of others."
At the time, everyone would rather die early and go to the Paradise of Paradise than live in that abominable human world."
Jian Xiao was stunned when she heard this. This was the first time she heard this theory. She walked to Hu Yan and asked, "Who are you cleaning for?"