The aunt really couldn't stand it anymore, so she hurriedly walked to An Qi's side and said to Sun Yu:
"Young man, how can you hit a woman? Hey, sit down quickly and eat well. After you finish eating, I will tell you the story of our place. Stop arguing."
Just as the aunt was about to help An Qi get up, An Qi shrank her hands, immediately sat back down and started crying.
At this time, Sun Yu looked at Li Xiao with an apologetic look. Li Xiao shook his head and said he was fine.
Everyone sat back in their seats, but after this incident, the dinner table fell into silence. Only the strange man next to him seemed to be there as if there was no one around, and he finished several large bowls of white rice by himself.
Afterwards, everyone sat on the sofa in the living room. Although An Qi wanted to go back to her room, the facilities in the room were too basic.
It made her very uncomfortable. Although it was the best room here, it was not as good as the best guest house outside. She was a little scared to stay in the room alone.
Everyone gathered in this living room. Although she hated everyone here, the atmosphere here gave her a sense of security.
An old-fashioned "big head" TV was playing the news. The weather forecast showed that the snowstorm was not expected to stop until six o'clock tomorrow morning. It seemed that only the old couple was watching the TV.
Everyone lowered their heads and played with their mobile phones.
At this time, the wind and snow outside were getting stronger and stronger, making the windows of the living room rattle continuously. Suddenly, the lights in the house suddenly flashed and made a "click" sound.
Afterwards, the entire B&B became dark, and the only sound that could be heard was a "click" coming from the window of the living room.
At this time, the period-looking window instantly became the "focus". Everyone put down their mobile phones and looked at each other. At this time, An Qi curled up into a ball and seemed very scared.
"Oh, no, the wire is broken!" said the aunt.
"There's nothing I can do. I can only go out and repair it after the snow stops. I'll wait and see if the snow can get lighter later," the uncle said.
The aunt motioned for everyone to wait here, and then she and her grandfather walked towards the counter at the door using the flashlight of the elderly mobile phone.
Not long after, the light of the flashlight slowly came over from the other side, and then the aunt said:
"Don't be afraid, everyone. It's okay. I have candles, a lot of them. That's enough!"
Grandpa placed a large bag of white candles on the table, almost thirty of them.
Seeing that the old couple had prepared so much, it seems that power outages often happen here, and it seems that they have made preparations in advance.
Then, the aunt lit two candles and asked everyone to get them by themselves.
In fact, everyone was complaining in their hearts. After all, we went out to play, encountered a snowstorm, and stayed in such a shabby B&B, and the power was cut off.
But everyone can also see the determination of this old couple to try their best to make this B&B a good one.
"Hey, what a lousy place, I'm really unlucky for eight lifetimes, I'm going to complain to you in the review!" An Qi couldn't bear it anymore and stood up and said.
Although the old couple didn't know what a comment was, in their eyes, they seemed to be officials who wanted to cause trouble for them.
"No, no, no, little girl, it's not easy for us either. The old man and I both want to do our best..." the aunt said hurriedly.
"Hey, sister, there is no such store in the reviews here. What are you thinking about? You don't even think about where this place is." Zhang San, who was sitting not far away, couldn't stand it anymore and said.
"You little bastard, what the hell are you doing? It's not in the reviews. I'm going to ask the relevant departments to seal this place down. It's such a shabby place. The quilt covers are the ones used in hotels. They smell like disinfectant."
An Qi crossed her hands and said angrily.
At this time, the aunt and the two of them had sad faces and looked at each other, looking very worried.
At this time, Sun Yu stood up and walked to Auntie and the others and said:
"Uncle, don't be like this. She's trying to scare you. She's just talking. I'm really sorry." Sun Yu said apologetically.
"Who said I was scaring them..." Before An Qi could finish her words, Sun Yu interrupted:
"You've had enough!"
An Qi snorted twice and then sat down with her face bulging to the side.
"By the way, aunt, didn't you say you wanted to tell us a story? There happens to be a power outage right now, why don't you tell us the story?!" At this time, Li Xiao walked up to the old couple and said.
"Okay, thank you very much for coming to our place. Come and sit around here, and I will tell you a story."
Immediately, everyone gathered around the dining table. An Qi over there saw Sun Yu and Li Xiao also passing by, and sat down angrily.
The aunt thought for a while, then asked: "Have you heard of the legends here? I mean the ones near our B&B."
Everyone shook their heads to express that they had not heard of it, and the aunt continued:
"It just so happens that this story happened in the late Qing Dynasty, when the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded China, and a group of Japanese came to our place.
At that time, we had an official's residence, the Yan family, about one kilometer away from us. After the Qing government fell, our wealthy official family had nowhere to go.
That family originally wanted to start a small business or something, and they happened to have a lot of money. But unfortunately, the group of Japanese people also happened to come to our place.
That wealthy family's home was wiped out by them. They also had a very beautiful daughter named Yan Ruyu. Everyone here knows that, even if it is not like a fish and a goose, it is still a beautiful girl.
I was supposed to marry the son of a wealthy businessman soon, but it's a pity that those Japanese..."
[Author's digression]: This incident occurred on November 29