Play coquettish with Joe

Chapter 9021: Under the cliff, there is an abyss (7)

The snow had long since stopped, but the sky was overcast and the north wind was howling.

The village chief chatted all over the place, his eyebrows dancing with joy.

"Uncle, when I was going up the mountain yesterday, I passed by a hilltop. When I looked across, I saw a steep cliff."

"Oh, it's a steep cliff at the other end of the mountain. Is there a winding road?"

"Yes, the road is faintly hidden in the woods."

"That road has existed for many years, because very few people drive by it. It has been in disrepair for a long time. There was a car accident a few years ago, a very tragic car accident. We are at the end of the mountain and we don't know the scene. I also heard people say It started. It was said that an out-of-town vehicle accidentally caused an accident while preparing to go down the mountain in the middle of the night. The person and the vehicle were all overturned. It was raining heavily that night. "

"Uncle, when did it happen?"

"Three years ago, I can't remember exactly."

"The owner of the car was not rescued?"

"Ming Ming, you have also seen it. It is such a high cliff. Where can you survive if a car falls? There is an abyss below." The village chief made a gesture, shook his head, and sighed, "It's scary."

"How many people are in the car?"

"No one was rescued, so I don't know."

The village chief didn't know why Xiao Mingzhang suddenly became interested in this matter. He just told so many interesting things, and Xiao Mingzhang just listened quietly.

The village chief simply said a few more words: "That road has been in disrepair for a long time. In fact, it is prone to accidents. Local people will not go there. Cars from other places may not be aware of it, so they drove there. I don't know what the owner of the car is doing in such a remote place." , but I heard that you young people now have a lot of things to do, and you can do anything adventurous or curious."

Xiao Mingzhang picked up the wine glass, took a sip of wine, and frowned.

The image of the cliff was deeply imprinted in his mind, exactly like the one in his dream.

"Mingzhang, don't go there. That road was closed later, and there was no money to repair it. Three years later, it's still closed."

"Did the police come after the car accident?"

"It's no use coming. A few police officers came to see the scene, but it was just a formality. There are several villages on that hilltop that are much poorer than ours, and the economic conditions are very bad. Obviously, you and he seem to be like if. If you want to find herbal medicine, don’t go there, just stay here.”

"Well, thank you uncle."

Xiao Mingzhang raised his head and looked out the window.

There was a blanket of white snow outside the window, and occasionally the wind blew by, blowing the snow off the branches.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, the strong wine he drank was burning his stomach, and there was no chill in his body.

There was a deep and deep light in Xiao Mingzhang's eyes.

It's getting late.

When it was almost time for dinner, Xiao Xisi closed his notebook and went out to help his aunt cook.

The village chief's wife was burning firewood in the kitchen, the firelight reflected on her face, and the surroundings were filled with warmth.

"Auntie, let me help you."

"Xi Si, are you done? Look, you've been working all day."

"I don't know what to do either."

"You go talk to Mingzhang. Whenever you talk to him, I will definitely send the old man away. The old man is so annoying that he insists on dragging Mingzhang to drink. He said that no one usually drinks with him, but the last time he drank, you were the one. The next time I come!”

Xiao Xisi smiled: "I think uncle likes Mr. Xiao very much, so let Mr. Xiao accompany uncle."

"Mr. Xiao, you are too polite. We all call him 'Mingzhang'."

"..."

She didn't answer her aunt's words anymore and helped to cook vegetables and heat rice.

While she was doing something, Xiao Mingzhang opened the kitchen door, walked over, and stood right next to her.

"Do you need my help?" he asked.

Xiao Si seemed to smell the strong smell of alcohol on his body and knew that he had drank a lot: "Mr. Xiao, please chat with uncle for a while, dinner will be ready soon."

He smiled and curled his lips: "I suddenly discovered that life that no longer revolves around work is not as boring as I imagined." "Mr. Xiao, you just discovered it."

"Is your foot healed?"

"It doesn't hurt anymore, I can walk now."

"Really." He looked down and saw that her ankle was obviously swollen, "You sit down, I'll do it."

"It's okay, it'll be fine in a while."

"Sisi, just ask Mingzhang to come and sit with Auntie, and Auntie will teach you how to burn firewood."

Xiao Sisi then wiped his hands and dropped what he was doing.

She sat next to her aunt and burned firewood with her.

She slowly added straw, the red firelight reflected her moist face, and her clear pupils were filled with dancing flames.

Xiao Mingzhang rolled up his sleeves slightly and cooked a few dishes.

He looked towards the side of the stove and saw the firelight reflecting on Xiao Xiang's face. Her pretty and delicate face was like a peach blossom blooming in spring, so charming.

Occasionally, she would warm her hands by drying them.

During dinner, they sat at the square table at the village chief's house as usual. The four of them sat around, and Xiao Sisi and Xiao Mingzhang sat face to face.

From this position, you can clearly see Xiao Mingzhang's every move and expression under the incandescent lamp, but Xiao Mingzhang seems embarrassed to look up.

She picked up the rice bowl and scooped the rice in it.

"Mingming, there are some plum trees blooming just right in the backyard. They were planted by your uncle when he was young."

"Uncle is quite romantic." Xiao Mingzhang smiled.

"Don't brag. It's not like he bought the wrong tree back then. It took him a long time to plant it before he realized it was a plum tree. I took a look today and it's blooming just right! It looks really pretty on a snowy day. Mingzhang, take it with you. Let’s go and see it together.”

"Okay." He agreed, holding the rice bowl and looking up at Xiao Sisi opposite him, "Do you like plum blossoms?"

It took a long time for Xiao Xisi to realize that he was asking himself.

She responded hesitantly: "Yeah... I like it."

"Then let's go take a look later?"

"Um……"

Under the dinner table, Auntie kicked Xiao Xisi, probably because she was not satisfied with her reaction.

This little girl is so slow.

How could any little girl not be tempted by such a graceful, elegant, gentle and polite man?

Xiao Xi didn't look up again, and quickly picked up the rice, almost forgetting to eat the vegetables.

"Why don't you try the sweet and sour pork ribs I made?" Xiao Mingzhang asked her, "Don't you like it?"

"H-I like it." Xiao Xixi quickly clamped one of his eyelashes, his long eyelashes twitching a little awkwardly.

It was a taste she liked and a taste she had never tasted before.

There was a heater in the room, which was very warm, not cold.

Xiao Si seemed to have a slightly hot touch on his body, which was an unprecedented feeling.

The atmosphere in the room was not deserted, the village chief talked a lot, and he was still telling his old stories over and over again.

"Old man, you have told these things eight hundred times, and my ears are ringing."

"I'm not telling it to you, I'm telling it to Mingzhang and Xisidian. I saved a lot of people back then!" the village chief said as he talked about his great achievements.

Xiao Sisi listened patiently, and Xiao Mingzhang was also particularly patient.

The village chief's wife looked at them as if she were her own children with a smile on her face.

(End of this chapter)