"Brother Lu, what did she say?" Lu Weiwei couldn't understand the old lady's accent anyway, so she looked at Lu Qiang.
Lu Qiang was in a daze, then turned around and said, "She seemed to say that someone came over yesterday. Is that what she meant?"
"That's probably what it means? Brother Qiang, you don't understand either?" Seeing that Lu Qiang was confused by the old lady's dialect, Officer Wang also asked curiously.
Lu Qiang said with a bitter look on his face: "The old man's speech is a bit unclear, but that's probably what he means. It's more or less the same."
"Okay, then tell her if you know the two women who came to the village a few days ago. One is from the village and the other is her friend." Lu Weiwei can't speak the local dialect anyway, so she is afraid that she will be confused with the old lady.
There was a communication barrier, so I quickly urged Lu Qiang to translate.
After all, Lu Weiwei had already experienced being ignored once at the entrance of the village, so Lu Weiwei didn't want the embarrassing thing to happen again.
"Okay." After hearing what Lu Weiwei said, Lu Qiang quickly explained to the old lady in the local dialect.
But because Lu Qiang spoke a relatively standard Thai dialect, the old man seemed to speak another language.
The conversation between the two was more like a chicken-to-duck talk, and the exact meaning was unclear.
Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei and Officer Wang, who were a little anxious, could only stand aside and observe carefully.
Looking at Lu Qiang's laborious explanation, it seemed that the communication was not smooth.
But after a while, Lu Qiang smiled at everyone and said: "This old man said that she had met Yuan Shasha and that woman and had communicated with them."
"She said, it's cold outside, so let's go inside and warm ourselves by the fire."
"Okay, thank you grandma." Seeing what the old lady said, Lu Weiwei quickly said thank you.
Then, under the leadership of the old man, everyone entered through the back door and came to the front door in the direction of the living room.
At this moment, there were several bamboo chairs and an iron stove for warming up in the living room.
Something similar to an iron pot, supported by a square wooden frame.
There was some burnt charcoal inside, and at this moment, the old woman had used tongs to pick out some charcoal from a snakeskin bag and put it among the ash.
Then use a lighter to light some sawdust, and then put some small pieces of wood into it.
After a while, the wood was ignited, and the old lady placed the charcoal in the middle to fully burn it.
But the burning smoke made everyone retreat.
The old lady took her time and opened the front door.
Only then did everyone discover that the door had two layers, the inner layer was a fully enclosed wooden door, and the outer layer had a small door with a hollow on top.
The old lady opened one of the wooden doors inside, and the air outside suddenly passed through the hollow above the small door outside, and the air inside the house became smooth.
"Sit down." The old lady said casually and pointed to the bamboo chairs around her.
Now everyone can understand. Even if they don't understand, the old lady's body language can be understood.
"Thank you." Gu Chen thanked him and sat down with everyone.
Officer Wang also reminded Lu Qiang: "Brother Qiang, hurry up and ask the old lady about the specific situation."
"Okay, don't rush." Hearing Officer Wang's urging, Lu Qiang immediately entered the inquiry mode:
"Old man, those two women, when did they come to the village?"
"A few days ago." The old lady still communicated with Lu Qiang in a dialect that no one could understand.
Fortunately, Lu Qiang is a local. Although the dialect is in the south, there may be two dialects even in the village next door.
But fortunately, the general meaning is not too different, so Lu Qiang can barely understand it.
So Lu Qiang continued to ask her: "What is the name of this girl from this village?"
"My name is Yanyan, we all call her Yanzi. She is an abandoned baby adopted by an old man in our village."
Listening to Lu Qiang's questions, the old lady continued to reply in dialect.
Of course, Gu Chen and the others didn't quite understand it, or in other words, they could barely understand it, and they could only be regarded as having a smattering of knowledge.
So, after the old lady finished speaking, everyone looked at Lu Qiang, and Lu Qiang quickly explained:
"She said that the woman who came back with Yuan Shasha was called Yanyan, and they all called her Yanzi. She was an abandoned baby adopted by an old man in the village."
"It seems to be the same as what we have learned." After hearing what Lu Qiang said, Gu Chen said again:
"Senior Brother Lu, please ask us again, what are these two people doing in the village these days?"
"Okay." After hearing what Gu Chen said, Lu Qiang continued to use the local dialect and began to communicate with the elderly.
"What do you say?" Seeing the old man responding to Lu Qiang, Officer Wang quickly asked.
"She seemed to say that after these two people came back, they have been wandering around the village. Of course, they will say hello when they meet acquaintances."
"She said that she was the two people she met on the way home. She had watched Yan Zi since she was a child, so we were familiar with each other, so we chatted a few more words."
"Because Yanzi's grandmother, the old man who adopted her, passed away, and Yanzi didn't return to the village for many years."
"In addition, Yanzi's dress was very fashionable, so she almost didn't recognize her."
"So that's it? Then ask her where the two of them went after that?" Gu Chen said.
"Okay, wait a minute." Upon hearing this, Lu Qiang quickly looked at the old lady and continued to communicate in dialect.
The two of them were talking to each other, repeating each other's words, and finally managed to get some information.
Lu Qiang turned to look at everyone and explained:
"She said that the two of them would appear in various corners of the village in the past few days, because the woman named Yuan Shasha is Yanzi's friend, so Yanzi has been taking Yuan Shasha around these days."
"Later, the two seemed to disappear quietly. At first, everyone thought they had gone back."
"After all, Yanzi's only relative in this village has passed away, and she hasn't been home for many years."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Everyone thought that she was just homesick for a short time and wanted to come back for a visit, that's all, and then she went back quietly."
"But later, Director Liu from that town came to inquire about their whereabouts, and only the people in their village found out that the two of them had disappeared."
"Then, the villagers took Director Liu to Yanzi's old house. Through the window of the room, they saw Yanzi and Yuan Shasha's luggage still in the room."
"So, everyone thinks that Yanzi and Yuan Shasha may still be in the village, but where have they gone? There is no way to know."
"Okay." After listening to Lu Qiang's explanation, Gu Chen frowned and quickly asked:
"Then help us ask, where is the Yanzi family's old house? Can you take us there to see it?"
"Yeah." After hearing Gu Chen's words, Lu Qiang continued to communicate with the old lady in dialect.
When the old lady heard this, she nodded immediately and said that she could help.
At this moment, the wooden door of a room next to the living room was opened, and an old man wearing a military coat looked at everyone with a confused expression.
So, the old lady quickly explained to her husband, and the old man simply agreed and walked towards the back.
Not long after, everyone heard the sound of dripping water in a small room.
Everyone knows that the old man urinates in a wooden barrel. Here, urine is a good waste material, and the villagers generally do not waste it.
And the main reason is that it’s too cold outside. If you can deal with it in your room, try not to go out.
Gu Chen also reminded: "Then let's go there now?"
"Yes." Lu Qiang nodded silently and communicated with the old lady.
The old lady was also very enthusiastic and immediately opened the main door of the living room and led everyone out.
So, the group of people followed the old lady and walked away together.
Due to the low temperature in the mountains and the fact that the temperature has reached below zero, there is even some ice on the cement road.
Everyone must be very careful when walking on the road, but the old lady seemed to be walking on flat ground, which shows that she has traveled this road frequently.
"The Yanzi family's old house is here. When the two of us returned to the village, we also lived here." The old lady explained as she led everyone to the door.
"Okay, thank you." After hearing what the old lady said, everyone immediately walked to the window.
The reason is that the windows here have no curtains. Therefore, everyone also wants to know whether what Liu Yuan said is true?
But looking through the window, everyone actually saw a wooden bed in a room full of clutter, and there were indeed two exquisite suitcases placed on one side of the wooden bed.
"Yes, the luggage is still there." Lu Weiwei, who saw the situation, also reported to everyone.
"It seems that the two of them have never left, but where will these two go?" Gu Chen also frowned, feeling that Yuan Shasha seemed to be nearby.
Lu Qiang quickly went to ask the old lady: "Have these two people communicated with you?"
"Yes." The old lady nodded.
"Then what did they talk to you about?" Lu Qiang asked quickly.
The old lady took a deep breath and tried to remember:
"I just want to ask how I am? Because I fell ill some time ago, I was hospitalized in the city hospital for a long time. I am feeling a little better now, but my legs and feet are not smooth..."
The old lady started to talk about something and everything.
However, this is not the key point that everyone wants to know. The key point is where did Yuan Shasha and Yanzi go?
Lu Qiang naturally knew this, so he continued to ask: "Then these two people didn't say where they were going when they came to the village?"
"Where can this go?" After hearing what Lu Qiang said, the old lady turned to look around and said involuntarily:
"This village is like this. It's surrounded by mountains and trees. Where can we go?"
"We have lived here all our lives and we don't think there is anything interesting here."
"This time Yanzi came back, maybe she was homesick. After all, this is where she has lived for many years."
"Then has she told you where she is going nearby?" Lu Qiang asked again.
"Um..." The old lady hesitated for a moment and then said involuntarily: "I haven't heard of it."
"Okay." Seeing this situation, Lu Qiang also looked helpless.
Gu Chen quickly said: "Let me ask, Yan Zi and Xiao Yuan, who have they come into contact with in the village?"
"Okay." Seeing what Gu Chen said, Lu Qiang continued to ask: "Old man, who did Yanzi and Yuan Shasha come in contact with during the time they were in the village? Who did they talk to more?"
"This..." After hearing Lu Qiang's words, the old lady hesitated for a moment and fell into a state of recollection.
After a while, the old lady said slowly: "I remember that the two of them seemed to have had a long chat with the old man in the village. Anyway, I met him a few times. It seemed that they had a lot of things to talk about."
"Old wood? Is that what you mean?" Listening to the old lady's explanation, Lu Qiang was not sure whether he could understand it, so he asked one more question.
The old lady nodded silently and couldn't help but said: "Yes, his name is Lao Mumu. That old man is a bit dull."
"Before, he was a normal person in our village. His children were away from home all year round and rarely came home. He usually lived at home alone."
"Later on, I got seriously ill and my brain seemed to be not so clear. Sometimes when I talked to him, he clearly heard me, but he just couldn't understand what he meant, and he didn't seem to hear me."
"Anyway, sometimes when we talk to him, he tends to ignore us."
"Is that so?" Hearing what the old lady said, Lu Qiang was also very curious, so he asked again:
"Then what happened to this person?"
"What happened next? What else could I do? Afterwards, I just didn't have a bright mind, so I didn't talk much to the people in the village."
"I usually walk slowly and like to wander around the corners of the village."
"Hmm?" After listening to the old lady's explanation, Lu Qiang nodded slightly.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! But when I realized it, I felt that this old wood seemed familiar, so I quickly asked:
"Is the old wood you are talking about tall and thin? His back is a bit hunched? And when walking, he likes to cross his hands behind his back?"
"Then, you talk to him. He ignores you and seems not to hear you at all. He just keeps walking forward, even if there are people in front of him."
"I especially want to go towards the village entrance early in the morning? Is this the person?"
"Eh? How do you know?" Seeing that Lu Qiang's words were clear and logical, the old lady asked curiously.
And Lu Qiang also snapped his fingers and said: "We met this person just now at the entrance of the village. I feel that it is the general situation you mentioned."
"Yes, that's him. He's quite weird. Since that serious illness, he has stopped talking to the villagers and seems to have become mute."
With a faint sigh, the old lady added: "His children also took him to the city and the provincial hospital for examination. There are no problems. His throat is normal."
"But everything is normal. He just stopped talking and his personality is weird. The doctors don't know what the problem is?"
With a faint sigh, the old lady continued:
"Anyway, as for him, we usually don't pay attention to him, and he doesn't pay attention to us. Everyone doesn't speak when we meet him. We're all used to it."
"What did she say?" Gu Chen asked Lu Qiang out of curiosity after listening to the old lady's vague dialect.
Lu Qiang hurriedly explained: "The old man said that Yuan Shasha and Yanzi chatted a lot with that person called Old Idiot during their time in the village."
"And that old idiot, in fact, we have all met him. He is the person Lu Weiwei was talking to just now, but he ignored him."
"So it's him?" Listening to Lu Qiang's explanation, Lu Weiwei was also curious and said:
"So, Xiao Yuan and Yan Zi have been communicating with the old man who went to the village entrance these days?"
"Yes." Lu Qiang nodded.
"But, that person doesn't seem to like to talk much?" Officer Wang said.
"He doesn't like to talk. Not only does he not talk to us, he also doesn't talk to the villagers." Lu Qiang continued to explain.
Gu Chen asked curiously: "Why is this?"
"Harmful!" Lu Qiang sighed and continued to explain: "Actually, it's nothing?"
"It's this guy. He had a strange disease before. After he recovered, he stopped talking to the villagers."
"In addition, this old man's children are in other places and rarely come home, so his personality has become withdrawn."
"Didn't you go to the hospital for a checkup?" Gu Chen asked again.
"It's harmful! It's been checked." Lu Qiang took a deep breath and continued:
"I've been to hospitals in the city and the province, and the doctors can't find any specific problems."
"Later on, this old man stayed in the village and seemed to have stopped talking to the villagers."
"Anyway, when the villagers talk to him, he ignores him, and he doesn't talk to the villagers either. It's as if he hasn't seen him."
Glancing at Lu Weiwei, Lu Qiang continued to explain: "Just like just now, Lu Weiwei was talking to him. Did you see his answer? No, right?"
"Then how did Xiao Yuan and Yan Zi communicate with him? Didn't he know how to speak?" Lu Weiwei was also very curious.
"Uh..." Lu Qiang was stunned for a moment, then continued to ask:
"Then what? Old man, this guy named Lao Mumu, doesn't he talk? Then why? Yuan Shasha and Yanzi always stay together and chat with him?"
"I don't know about this either." After hearing what Lu Qiang said, the old lady shook her head and said:
"Anyway, I just often meet a few of them staying together."
"Of course Yan Zi and that girl can chat, but when talking to Lao Mu, I wonder if Lao Mu talked to them?"
"Anyway, Lao Mu and Yanzi have a relatively good relationship. When they were young, they loved Yanzi very much."
"If there are good things, they will be shared with the swallows."
"It's just that Yanzi's grandmother passed away later, Yanzi rarely went home, and Lao Mumu also became seriously ill, alas!"
After saying this, the old lady also sighed heavily, as if she was complaining about the injustice of fate.
Lu Qiang took a deep breath and continued to ask: "Did this old idiot take the initiative to find Yanzi and that girl? Or did those two people take the initiative to find him?"
"Uh..." Listening to Lu Qiang's question, the old lady was stunned again.
After trying hard to recall for a while, the old lady said hesitantly: "It seems they have all happened. One time, anyway, I saw Yanzi and that girl near Lao Mumu's house, probably right in front of his house."
"Another time, it was at the door of Yanzi's old house, also with Lao Mumu. Anyway, I feel that the situation you mentioned happened."
