Trying to pretend to be human today

Chapter 296 Childhood Relatives

'Name, do you want to ask? '

Seeing that the topic was about to be skipped, Qi Zhuyue slightly turned her body and glanced backwards.

'Let's put it away first, there should be other ways to know. '

After getting the eye signal from the person behind her, Qi Zhuyue didn't worry about that unspoken name any more.

After swallowing the name of the unspoken person, the middle-aged man simply talked about the girl who was about to get married, and followed Wen Tao as soon as she was old enough to walk and run.

It is normal for immature children to wander in the mountains. Girls like Wen Tao were very good at climbing trees and swimming when they were young.

"There isn't a single tree in the village that hasn't been touched by you... Well, you went out to work later, and the children in the village gradually stopped."

"Wen Qi's words... can be regarded as one of the few children in the village who have not gone out. Do you still have any impression of who she is going to marry? The one at the east end of the village, the kid who goes to the woods to catch bugs in summer and comes back to raise her." ,Do you remember?"

The answer, of course, is - still can't remember.

However, are all the female names in Wenjia Village single characters?

When "Wen Tao" didn't remember anything at all, she could only listen to Wen Jianyuan's story.

Human beings have listened to the interesting and embarrassing stories between the soon-to-be-married couples and even their love experiences, trying to find some clues in them.

Bai Su didn't know if there were any clues, but he heard the news that a wedding banquet would be held tomorrow.

"Tomorrow?" the black-haired young man interjected.

The middle-aged man nodded: "Yes, tomorrow, everyone will participate. You are Wen Tao's friends, and you can also go as guests."

With that said, Wen Jianyuan stepped forward and knocked on the door. He exchanged a few words with the older woman who answered the door and easily obtained several wedding invitations.

According to the middle-aged man, the invitation means something. Everyone in the village knows his face, so Wen Tao has not returned to the village for a long time, and her friends have unfamiliar faces.

After giving out the invitation, the door of the bride's house was quickly closed, as if to deny entry to outsiders.

Facing the curious eyes in the upper and rear, Wen Jianyuan explained: "It is the custom of marriage in the village that men and women cannot meet for a period of time before the wedding."

I have heard of this custom, and it still exists in some remote areas or rural areas, so you have to follow the local rules.

"There are no other rules besides this...ah, let's give in."

As he said that, Wen Jianyuan led them to move aside and let the other villagers who were carrying the boxes stop at the door of the bride's house.

The older woman who had just closed the door came out again, thanked the villagers who came to deliver the things, and moved the box inside.

"That is?"

"Wedding clothes." Wen Jianyuan replied, "It should be sewed by the elderly women in the village."

Wenjiacun actually still maintains the tradition of sewing wedding dresses by hand, but it is no longer the bride who does it.

Also, today's young people may not necessarily know this skill.

Don't pass by the bride's house, maybe it just happened to talk about marriage, and a clichéd topic was brought to the fore—marriage urging.

"So Taotao, which one are you interested in?"

Inadvertently, "Wen Tao" was led to the front by her uncle, and the middle-aged man thought he lowered his voice.

"The taller one, or the shorter one? Actually, I think the one with glasses looks okay now."

"Well..." Qi Zhuyue made a slightly embarrassed hum, and then replied coyly, "Still thinking..."

As soon as she finished speaking, the woman with braids took a step aside and moved a little further away.

She is still not used to it.

With the middle-aged man Wen Jianyuan acting so normal during the day, Qi Zhuyue felt deeply disturbed.

Is this Wenjia Village all like Wen Jianyuan?
……

Not all of them, but most of them are.

The only black-haired young man in the group who knew the answer for sure looked at the wedding invitation in his hand over and over again.

The red shell, the same color paper sprinkled with gold powder, the brush strokes left a few ink marks on the paper, probably because they don't know their specific names, only Wen Tao's name was on it.

Letter to Wen Tao and his friends.

Gao Tianyi: "Then how much should we give as a gift?"

Tang Nuo: "I don't know."

Gao Tianyi: "Together or separately? Why don't you ask someone—"

Xia Chengyin: "Hey, don't discuss this kind of thing so seriously!"

Tang Nuo: "Is the subsidized money included in the department's reimbursement?"

Gao Tianyi: "Let Brother Xia go, can't he even fill in the reimbursement form for violation tickets? I heard that Boss Gu has passed, what the hell is this?"

Xia Chengyin: "? Brat, who told you about this!"

very noisy.

The human beings babbled about the human affairs that might be involved, but Baisu's attention was all on the food that could be eaten at the wedding banquet.

Folding the fishy-smelling invitation and stuffing it back into the envelope, the black-haired young man thought to himself, if the wedding banquet was really an all-fish feast, he would not be unacceptable, after all, the fish were still delicious after cooking.

It's just that human beings probably don't like it. Wouldn't it be embarrassing for him to be the only one wielding chopsticks when the five of them are sitting at the wedding banquet.

Last night at the home of Wen Jianyuan and his wife, they were able to get away with one person drinking and the other attracting attention, but what if it was changed to a banquet with a bigger scene?
There will be more eyes staring at them, and by then...then human beings can only fend for themselves.

Of course, if humans seek him—

"Peach? Is it Wen Tao?"

While he was thinking endlessly, the sound coming from the front interrupted Bai Su's thoughts.

They were on their way to the village chief's house.

Human beings twist and turn, after figuring out the general distribution of the village, according to the usual process, they have to go to the village chief's house to arrange it.

A minor complained: "It's an rpg-style idea. Do you want to turn over the jars in every household?"

The adult wearing glasses replied: "You will be kicked out of the village, so don't try it."

While walking, they discussed the wedding banquet, observed the villagers passing by, and occasionally spoke to save Qi Zhuyue who was about to be cornered by his "uncle".

Just as they were about to reach the village chief's house, they passed by a large family's house.

Literally a big family, the house is built tall and magnificent, which is different from most of the one-story bungalows in the village.

The one who stopped "Wen Tao" was a middle-aged woman who happened to be standing at the door. She looked at "Wen Tao" several times before finally confirming that "Wen Tao" was the one she knew in Wen Jianyuan's presence. What the child looks like when he grows up.

who is thisQi Zhuyue looked puzzled, but the house was somewhat familiar, as she had seen it in Wen Tao's memory.

It was Wen Jianyuan who answered her doubts. He probably guessed that the woman she hadn't seen for many years could not be recognized, so he could only help.

"The one who hugged you when I was a child..." The middle-aged man didn't know how to describe the relationship between them for a while, because the relationship was too complicated. In the end, he summarized it as, "The neighbor's grandma..." "Grandma?" At this age Right?
"Grandma's daughter." Wen Jianyuan gasped.

As people in Wenjia Village are more or less related, Wen Tao and the family in front of him have a relationship of three generations.

However, Wen Tao has an aura that attracts the elders to care about him. Although the relationship is a bit distant, he is loved by the elders.

It has to be said that the identity of "Wen Tao" selected by the special department is very useful.

After being reminded, Qi Zhuyue still didn't remember it.

But she didn't show it, so she smiled at the middle-aged woman as she said hello.

I thought it was over, just like the few people they met before, they recognized them and said hello, and it was over.

But this big family was different. After Qi Zhuyue responded, the middle-aged woman immediately asked them to wait a moment, turned around and walked into the house, calling everyone's name as she walked.

It's not a good idea for a group of people to leave, so they can only stay and wait.

While waiting, Wen Jianyuan revealed a piece of news.

The family in front of them was about to hold a birthday banquet, and the old man who wanted to celebrate his birthday was the one who hugged "Wen Tao" when he was a child.

Once again, the identity of "Wen Tao" was chosen very well.

The middle-aged woman who entered the room quickly turned back, and she waved to Qi Zhuyue again, beckoning her to go in and sit for a while.

What people say inside and out is the nostalgia for Qi Zhuyue when she was a child. After she returned to the village after so long, she wanted to catch up.

"Now the old man has just woken up and is energetic. After lunch later, he may have to take a nap." The middle-aged woman said. Seeing other people on the side, she added, "Come in together, everyone." You can come in and do it.”

To enter or not to enter?The route seems to be forking options.

In the case of double happiness in this village, there is an opportunity to visit the house of the birthday party...

"Go." Baisu suddenly said from behind.

After the human looked over, his gaze drifted past the high wall to the residence of the person separated by the wall.

"It's kind of interesting."

The black-haired young man didn't point it out either, and stood there thoughtfully, expressing his desire to go in and have a look.

In the end, they decided to split into two groups.

Qi Zhuyue, Tang Nuo and Bai Su followed Wen Jianyuan to the home of a man who was about to celebrate his birthday, while Xia Chengyin continued to wander around the village with Gao Tianyi.

The latter group was unilaterally requested by the minor. He really wanted to know about the "lake", so one of the adults was assigned to accompany him.

After screening the candidates who could control people and not fool around with young people, they sent Xia Chengyin.

From an angle invisible to the middle-aged man, someone showed an indescribable expression.

Qi Zhuyue: "...are you serious?"

Baisu: "How to say?"

Qi Zhuyue: "...Senior Xia really can't mess around! Don't forget that he is the one who pays the most fines in the bureau."

Tang Nuo: "It's okay, it's a speeding violation and beating up the suspect..."

Qi Zhuyue: "Isn't this really bad...Wow, last time Senior Xia got a speeding ticket when he went to the next city, I went to my colleagues in the transportation department to help deal with it..."

She just regretted asking, she shouldn't have taken that job.

The thoughts of my colleagues in the Ministry of Communications seemed to echo in my ears again, making me dizzy.

"Are the people in the Ministry of Communications scary?" Seeing the painful expressions on the human faces, Baisu was a little curious.

"Yes, it's scary." Qi Zhuyue nodded, and even Tang Nuo, who usually had no change in expression, showed some agreement.

"Anyway! Absolutely not! Go to them for convenience!" It is better to accept fate and pay the ticket than to accommodate, otherwise you will hear long and annoying lectures.

The black-haired young man nodded with a vague understanding.

He definitely won't meet him. He doesn't drive on weekdays. He always walks through zebra crossings and waits for traffic lights when he goes out. To a certain extent, he is a very lawful monster besides eating.

Wen Jianyuan and the middle-aged woman were chatting and leading the way in the front. There were still many people busy in the courtyard. When seeing a new face, the middle-aged woman would turn around and introduce them.

Those who talk less will only mention the name, and those who talk more will mention whether there is a connection with Wen Tao's childhood.

"Wen Tao" herself responded with a smile at first, but her face almost froze after she laughed.

Qi Zhuyue: Save the children, is this the relationship between people in a big village with the same surname?Love love love.

Before Qi Zhuyue could really smile, they walked to the house where the old man lived. Due to the inconvenience of his legs and feet, the old man lived on the first floor and was sitting in a rocking chair, quietly basking in the sun in front of the door.

The old man with bad ears waited for them to get very close and was called out by the middle-aged woman before the old man opened his eyes from his half-closed doze.

To open one's eyes means to open one's eyelids just a slit. With age, the sharp decline in vision makes it difficult for the elderly to distinguish the scene in front of them. The blurred color blocks can only become clearer after wearing reading glasses.

The swaying rocking chair was stopped by the sole of his foot, and the old man slowly sat up straight with the help of others.

Pushing the presbyopic glasses, the old man finally recognized "Wen Tao" after opening and narrowing his dim eyes.

"Hey, Wen Tao is back. What a big change."

Seeing that Qi Zhuyue fell into a new social life again, the two accompanying them backed away mercilessly, giving up the place to reminisce about the old days.

"Is this okay?" Baisu asked, "It feels...Miss Wen's nerves are tense."

"No way, she is the only one who can do this." Tang Nuo looked up at the braided woman who was talking to someone in front of her. "It's not that the department didn't think about finding someone with the same ability, but they couldn't find them."

Special abilities may be regarded as a gift from heaven when there are no such messy spiritual events, and a small number of people think that this is the pity of the devil.

However, whether it is the gift of God or the pity of the devil, it is not a miracle that can be easily reproduced.

The human mood was a little low, although it was not obvious, but it was still captured by Baisu.

Is this for the companion in trouble?

Baisu tried to understand one or two things, but she didn't hold on to this step of understanding for long before choosing to give up.

Instead of speculating on human emotions, do something interesting.

They sat down on the chairs brought by the hospitable owner in the corner of the yard. A small stool was placed in front of them as a low coffee table, with a fruit plate placed on it.

Baisu picked up an orange casually, dug her fingernails into the peel and slowly peeled it off, and then carefully picked out the white silky tangerine.

Finally, while throwing the pulp into the mouth and biting down the sweet and sour juice, he touched the human waist with his elbow.

The young man wearing glasses happened to have a piece of itchy flesh on his waist. He almost jumped up and quickly held himself down.

"Look over there." Not feeling at all that he was in the wrong place, the black-haired young man picked up the next orange.

He moved his chin toward that, guiding the humans to look to the side, and said lightly, "There...there are inhuman beings."

"In terms of category, they are the same as those replaced by black sludge."

(End of this chapter)