When the old village chief heard that he was going to the He family on the mountain, he immediately shook his head like a rattle. They had not interacted with the He family for a long time, and it was very embarrassing to bring people up abruptly. But under Chen Zhi's Ye Qiu's constant requests,
, the most important thing is that with the benefit fee of 500 yuan, the old village chief finally agreed to their request.
Of course, the old village chief is old and has inconvenient legs and feet, so it is impossible for him to take them up the mountain himself. But their family has an eldest grandson, who is 15 years old this year. Because the family is doting on him, he has not yet gone to the fields to do farm work with the adults. Now he is idle.
Wandering around in the yard. The children in the mountains are all wild mountain kids. They have been used to fighting in the mountains since they were young. There is no place they have never been to, so he asked him to take Chen Zhi and others up the mountain to find the He family.
This boy’s nickname is Jian Mantou. He is dark and thin. He got this name because he was very stubborn and loved to eat white-flour steamed buns since he was a child. People in mountain villages now live a good life, and there is no shortage of food and vegetables. The child who is only 15 has already
He looked like a grown-up boy. He was very happy when he heard that his grandfather had sent him this errand. He was busy at home and wanted to go for a walk in the mountains.
The old village chief gave him another 30 yuan and asked him to go to the small shop in the village to buy whatever he wanted. Don't go to He's house empty-handed. It would be a good idea to bring some gifts.
In this way, Jian Mantou first went to the village store to buy two packs of snacks, and then climbed up the mountain with Chen Zhi, Ye Qiu, Guidao and a few other guys.
The mountains here are very small, and the mountain roads have been well-trodden. There is nothing too dangerous. Moreover, Chen Zhi has long been accustomed to climbing mountains and ridges. He walked so fast on this road that he left the steamed buns behind.
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Ye Qiu kept chatting with Jian Mantou while climbing the mountain. Ye Qiu is a meticulous person. He knows that reality never comes from one person's mouth. You must listen to more people's words to be real.
Therefore, Ye Qing's attitude toward Steamed Bun was very good along the way. He told him a lot of new things in the city, and said that Steamed Bun could go to Beijing to play with him in the future. After getting closer, Ye Qing asked him some questions.
Things about the He family.
"Child, let me ask you something...",
Ye Qiu smiled and said to the steamed bun, "Did you hear what your grandfather told us just now? Are those rumors true? Does the He family on the mountain really raise a mountain spirit?"
"Bah! What a mountain spirit",
Jian Mantou was a little aggrieved when he heard this, and angrily spat on the ground,
"Everything is going well, where did the mountain spirit come from? It's just a red mouth and white teeth that destroys people. Everyone in the village is jealous of the He family. The false accusations against them are true. I have seen the mountain spirit they are talking about. That uncle is obviously one
Living people are not goblins at all. I have also met the two eldest brothers in their family. They are both good people. My mother and the others are all talking nonsense to smear the family. You must not listen to their gossip. "
Ye Qiu immediately became interested when he heard what Mantou said. In ordinary people's impression, a boy of fifteen years old is very easy to follow the crowd and should not be able to distinguish right from wrong. Especially when the whole village is criticizing the He family, he
But he said this.
"Good boy, you are knowledgeable!" Ye Qiu patted Steamed Bun on the shoulder and said, "Then why did your grandfather and your mother say that about their family? Could it be that the widow of the He family offended the people in the village?"
"No, Aunt He's family is so nice. People in the village are jealous of them!",
Mantou said while climbing the mountain, "I was still young at that time, and the adults in my family didn't go behind my back. At that time, I heard my father and my mother say that the hand of the He family's sister-in-law was very generous, so she probably took it.
The country had provided some kind of compassionate pension, so the villagers wanted to get some benefits by bringing their family back to the village.
Later, my father told me that Aunt He was very beautiful when she was young and she was a famous village beauty. After Uncle He died, the men in the village were thinking about her as a young widow and often knocked on her door in the middle of the night.
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At that time, the two brothers of the He family were still young, and the He family's aunt was annoyed to death by this incident. Later, they heard that there was a man in her family, and the people in the village gave up. Then they started to arrange her, Tsk! Didn't get it
The grapes are said to be sour! Moreover, the villagers are jealous of the two children of the He family..."
"Jealous of other people's children?",
Ye Qiu was very surprised when he heard this. If the calculation is correct, the two children of the He family should be in their twenties now. If they can only farm or hunt in the mountains, what is there to be jealous of?"
"I don't know either……",
The steamed bun said in every mouthful,
"I always hear my mother complaining that none of our brothers have made any progress, and that the two eldest brothers in Lao He's family have never gone to school and are only literate. I also heard that their family's
What exam did the eldest son take in the city a few years ago, what university was he admitted to, and he didn't register in the end. It was all a mess and I didn't understand it... In short, my mother and my aunts were very jealous.
Aunt He, if nothing happens, just beat her teeth!"
"Yeah, I got it……",
Ye Qiu nodded silently, and looked at each other with Chen Zhi. At this time, Chen Zhi asked Jian Mantou, "Sandou, you said you saw their mountain spirit, when did it happen? Can you tell me in detail?
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"Oh..., oh..., I haven't seen it, I don't know, I just said it casually...",
When Mantou heard Chen Zhi ask him this, he suddenly changed his words and became wary. He realized that Ye Qiu and Chen Zhi had tricked him a lot along the way, and now he stopped talking with a straight face.
And his performance actually aroused everyone's interest. He was obviously hiding something and probably knew something special.
At this time, Ye Qiu took out a hundred-yuan bill and handed it to the steamed bun.
"Boy, we definitely didn't let you go on this trip in vain. Tell us everything you know! Don't worry, we won't tell your grandpa!"
When Mantou saw the 100 yuan, his eyes flashed, and he was obviously moved. However, he did not take the banknote, but ran a few steps forward, "I don't know anything, don't ask me..."
, after saying that, he ran away like a small mountain deer.
"This kid..." Ye Qiu felt helpless when he saw the steamed bun running away.
Chen Zhi chased after him and intercepted Steamed Bun within a few steps. He grabbed Steamed Bun's shoulder and whispered to him,
"Mantou, let me tell you the truth. We are not here to distribute pensions this time. We have heard that the He family has been wronged in the village and we are here to help them. If you tell us what you know, we can help He
Let your family live a good life..."
"Really?", Jian Mantou looked at Chen Zhi with wide eyes.
"Of course..." Chen Zhi then said a lot about how the organization wanted to help He Zhonghua's family. The fifteen-year-old Jian Mantou was relatively simple after all, so he really believed it.
"I have indeed seen the mountain spirit uncle of the He family. At that time, a few of us children went to the mountains to dig out bird eggs. I was only about ten years old at that time...",
Mantou said while recalling, because he was still young at that time and could not remember the specific things.
"At that time, several of my younger brothers and I went up to the mountain to hunt birds. It was not the hunting season and there were very few people on the mountain. We saw a nest of bird eggs on an old tree. My younger brothers were too young to dare to go up there.
, I took the lead and climbed up.
It turned out that the tree was too high, and I got stuck in the tree and couldn't get down. My brothers under the tree all ran away after coaxing me, leaving me crying anxiously on top of the tree. At that time, I saw the mountain spirit uncle coming over.
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"Did you see that mountain spirit with your own eyes? Did you see his face?",
Chen Zhi hurriedly asked,
"No", Mantou shook his head,
"At that time, he covered his face with a black cloth, and the two brothers of the He family were following him. I stretched my neck on the tree and shouted for a long time before they came over.
They first checked to see if there was no one around, then climbed up a big tree and rescued me. After I came down, the masked mountain spirit uncle talked to me. His voice was gentler than mine.
Grandpa’s voice sounds much better, he’s not some kind of mountain spirit!”
"What did he say to you?" Chen Zhi asked hurriedly,
"He just asked me if I was injured, and took me home for dinner. At night, he asked two brothers from the He family to take me down the mountain, but before going down, he told me not to tell anyone about the fact that he saved me.
Don’t tell anyone that you’ve seen him, otherwise their family will be in bad luck...".