Xu Guodong just sat there and looked at each other with Lin Laosan, not daring to speak. He felt that Lin Laosan seemed to know something, but if he didn't say it, Xu Guodong could not force him to say it.
He wanted to ask someone for help at the moment. He really wanted to know more about the old Taoist priest from Lin Laosan, but looking at the situation in front of him, it was obviously unrealistic.
"Third uncle, can you..."
Lin Juan has not come back for a long time. Xu Guodong knows that if he wants to know about this matter, he must ask himself.
The Lin family is very mysterious. Three years was enough for Xu Guodong to learn some things from the mouths of various villagers. He once asked Lin Juan, but Lin Juan said that there were some things that he could not know, and the Lin family had secrets, but
The women of the Lin family don't know much.
She tried to understand some things, but in the end she understood nothing.
However, Lin Juan still informed Xu Guodong that the Lin family was protecting something, but Lin Juan didn't know what it was they were protecting.
The only thing she knows is that the Lin family has been protecting this village. According to her guess and the trivial things she has learned from living in the Lin family since she was a child, she can only say that the Lin family is the protector of this village.
, will do their best to protect this village.
In other words, it is very likely that the Lin family is protecting this Linjia Village, because this Linjia Village is where the Lin family's ancestors have lived for generations.
The Chinese people's nostalgia and love for their ancestral land can be understood by every Chinese. This thing is like an ancestral home and a person's root. During the Qingming Festival, we must worship our ancestors because it is inheritance.
There may not be any important skills or techniques passed down, but as long as there is inheritance, a person will have roots in this world and he will have confidence.
This kind of thing is unclear and unclear, and many foreigners cannot understand it, but as a Chinese, Xu Guodong can still understand this feeling.
He understood that this Linjia Village was probably the ancestral home of the Lin family, but what he couldn't figure out was why in such a large Linjia Village, there were so few Lin family members, leaving only one name. However, in the process of inheritance,
It is normal for any natural or man-made disasters to occur.
He did not continue to make things difficult for Lin Juan. He only asked the question once and never asked her again after that.
Lin Laosan in front of him was still drinking there unhurriedly, as if Xu Guodong was not beside him at all, turning a blind eye. This was Lin Laosan's state at this time.
Xu Guodong didn't speak anymore, just sat quietly, his mind was constantly working, trying to find a reasonable excuse for what he encountered, trying to find a way to convince himself
explanation, he was not angry or resentful towards Lin Laosan.
When you come to someone for help, it is a favor to help you, and it is your duty not to help. When the relationship between the two is not very close, when you ask for help, you should act like you are asking for help.
Xu Guodong thought for a long time, but could not find a reasonable explanation. The previous things were easy to explain, but the changes in the yard when he entered and left were something Xu Guodong could not explain clearly.
A lush and neat yard. After opening the door, what you see when you look back is another yard.
He guessed that the problem was probably on that door, and wanted to go back and take a look, but he was a scholar after all. Even after three years of farming life, his body was still not as good as those of the young people in the village.
people.
A long time passed, and the sound of rain could be heard outside the window. The raindrops hit the doors and windows, making a dense sound.
"Let's go and take a look."
Lin Laosan finally put down the wine glass in his hand and glanced at Xu Guodong, who had been sitting there for a long time.
At this time, Xu Guodong finally calmed down. It's not that Lin Laosan didn't help, but that Xu Guodong, who had just entered the room, was too panicked. Such a weird thing, for Lin Laosan, was not a big deal at all. The old Taoist's
Things did make Lin Laosan a little strange.
Although Xu Guodong is a teacher and may have much more knowledge than him, there are many things that such a young man cannot know.
What Xu Guodong didn't know was that the reason why Lin Laosan ignored him and kept ignoring him was not without purpose or because he didn't want to help, but because he couldn't take Xu Guodong in that situation to investigate the situation.
How could Lin Laosan not know what happened in the village? The snakes, insects, rats and ants in the village ran out of the village as if they were running for their lives. This situation indicates that the Lin Family Village, which has been peaceful for a long time, can no longer be peaceful.
.
what to do?
Lin Laosan also wanted to find the source of this kind of thing, but he knew better that once this kind of thing happened, it would be difficult to stop it.
When Xu Guodong married Lin Juan, he was considered a member of the Lin family. When he encountered such a thing, he was so panicked. It was obvious that he had never encountered such a thing before. In a panic, it is difficult to stay calm.
, and even less able to think effectively.
This incident may be just the beginning, and more weird things may happen next. Lin Juan is a woman and a man, so Xu Guodong naturally wants to protect her.
Therefore, Xu Guodong must calm down. Only when Xu Guodong calms down can he completely accept the matter and know that even if he encounters a more bizarre situation, he can remain rational. At least he knows who should be let go first when escaping.
Lin Laosan stood up, patted Xu Guodong's shoulder, walked outside, found two raincoats, put one on himself, and handed the other to Xu Guodong.
Xu Guodong was a little stunned. He didn't expect that Lin Laosan suddenly changed his attitude, but he still took the raincoat from Lin Laosan's hand, put it on, and left home with Lin Laosan.
Lin Juan and Lin Laosan's wives did not come out. They seemed to have known that Lin Laosan would take Xu Guodong out with them.
With strange things and strange attitudes, these Lin family members are more mysterious than Xu Guodong imagined.
He can only be sure now that the Lin family will not harm him, and they still regard him as a family member.
The rain outside is not heavy, and the pattering light rain is obviously out of proportion to the dark clouds in the sky. This is just a prelude. Although there is no accurate measurement method, it can still be judged from the thickness of the clouds.
The size of a rainstorm.
The outside world is dark, and almost all light is blocked. Walking on the road, one foot after another is muddy.
Lin Laosan was walking in front, holding an ax in his hand. Xu Guodong didn't know why the third uncle wanted to take this thing with him when he went out, but he didn't ask any more questions, thinking that Lin Laosan was just to prevent accidents.
The two left the house. Lin Laosan locked the door of the courtyard, and then led Xu Guodong towards the old Taoist's small courtyard.
The place where the old Taoist lived was arranged by Lin Laosan, and it was not very far from Lin Laosan's home.
The two of them walked on the road and saw no other people. There were only some people who had not finished repairing their houses, and there were many people working on the roofs.
Light rain is not a big deal to the people in the village, and not many people went back to refuse what the village chief had told them for the sake of everyone's good.
Anyone can see that something is not right in Linjia Village at this time. It is better to make more preparations. If there is a heavy rain and the house is damaged and you want to repair it, it will not cost a little bit.
It can be solved with effort and time.
The two of them were walking, the sky was dark, but they didn't pay too much attention to other people. The people on the roof saw the two people walking on the road, but the sky was too dark to recognize who they were, so there was no one with them.
greet.
Xu Guodong was getting closer and closer to the old Taoist's courtyard, and his heart became more and more uneasy. He seemed to know what was going on, but he was also a little afraid of knowing everything.
He did not doubt that they would reach the old Taoist's yard smoothly, but accidents always came so suddenly. Just when they were less than a hundred meters away from the old Taoist's room, there was a sudden sound on the roof of a house.