quadruple sleep

Chapter 344 It’s all about your safety
The name Meitang Village has a history.

After the group finally entered Meitang Village, they also understood the origin of the village's name. It was the cold winter season. In the north, it would be covered with ice and snow, but here it was warm and snowy, but not so dry and cold. It was the season when plum blossoms were in full bloom. The end of the mountain and the water suddenly opened up, and what caught the eye was a large area of ​​plum blossoms. Most of them were red plum blossoms, with numerous buds on the branches, blooming from the covered white snow.

There are also rare white plum blossoms, which almost blend into the shadows of the snow, but are dotted more vividly among the gray roof tiles. From a distance, they look like they are wandering in an ink painting, and the bright red plum blossoms add to the vitality. The roof is covered with white snow, and the six beasts standing on the ridge are reflected brightly.

The most obvious thing in the village is the large archway decorated with colorful glazed tiles, on which the three characters "Meitang Village" are written in official script. Entering the archway is a five-hole bridge. Judging from the style of the bridge and the scale of the archway, Meitang Village was once very famous. There are green mountains on both sides, and a not-so-wide river is clear as a green. In the distance, people wearing hats are standing on bamboo rafts casting nets, and occasionally birds pass by and sing. On the other side of the river is a large flat land at the foot of the mountain, with gray-green houses lined up one after another.

On this side of the river, at the end of the Five-Arch Bridge, there is an old plum tree that has never been trimmed by humans. It has grown into a strange, jagged and towering tree over the past few hundred years. The branches in the distance are covered with white snow, and the red color in the snow is like fire.

Lu Nanshen was standing under the old plum tree, tall and graceful. The large patch of red behind him made his eyes and eyebrows look clear and handsome, but his face looked extremely pale. He watched them from afar as they entered the village, one step deep and one step shallow, with a solemn look in his eyes. An old woman stood next to him, wearing a dark linen jacket, black pants, a colorful scarf on her head, and two long braids hanging down in front of her chest. She was less than 1.6 meters tall, forming a huge height difference with Lu Nanshen.

When the four of them passed the archway, Lu Nanshen and the old woman also came forward to greet them. Someone beside them couldn't get angry with Nian Baixiao, so they said to Lu Nanshen with a fake smile, "It's rare that you still know how to greet us."

This was said in a sarcastic tone, but the underlying meaning was obvious.

Lu Nanshen just glanced at Nian Baixiao, and his eyes fell on Hang Si's face. Hang Si was angry, or to be more precise, she had been holding back her anger all the way. When she saw Lu Nanshen, she wanted to slap him, but with Chen Yezhou and outsiders around, she endured it again and again. How could Lu Nanshen not see it? He asked softly, "Are you okay?"

Hang Si suppressed his displeasure, smiled slightly, and replied with gritted teeth, "Thanks to you, it's fine, it's fine now."

Lu Nanshen pursed his lips and smiled lightly, his eyes clear as spring water. How could he not see Hang Si's emotions? But it was not easy to explain anything to them in front of the villagers, so he introduced each other to everyone.

"Aunt Tian Guan, these are the four friends I mentioned to you. I'm sorry to trouble you again." Lu Nanshen turned and said to the old woman.

Auntie Tian Guan had a bad face. When she was serious, she looked a bit fierce. But when she smiled, she looked different. She looked much brighter. She said, "It's not a problem. We don't allow outsiders to come to Meitang Village on weekdays. Just don't mind the accommodation."

Later they found out that when they walked out of the miasma, Lu Nanshen knew their whereabouts and had greeted Aunt Tian Guan early. Aunt Tian Guan was very enthusiastic and insisted on waiting with him at the village entrance.

Auntie Tian is the manager of Meitang Village. Apart from major matters like farming, all other matters in the village fall under her jurisdiction. Even if a couple quarrels, Auntie Tian will come to help. Lu Nanshen does not know Auntie Tian's specific name. People in Meitang Village affectionately call her Auntie Tian because she is the manager.

When Lu Nanshen entered Meitang Village with his luggage, he was received by Aunt Tian Guan. He told the villagers that he was a backpacker and had stumbled into Meitang Village by accident. He decided to stay for a few days to rest before continuing on his journey.

The arrival of Hang Si and his friends was naturally a lie made up by Lu Nanshen, saying that they were all his companions, but they just got separated before. Aunt Tian Guan looked like a country woman, but she was very modest. There was no homestay in Meitang Village, so she took them to live in an old house with a yard, an old wooden gate, and three residences. The rooms were not big, and there were simple beds, tables and chairs inside, all made of pure wood. The orientation was good, and there was a room at the very edge, which was the ancestral hall.

The ancestral hall is empty, with no ancestral tablets anymore. There are several high beams with intricate carvings on the pillars, and one can vaguely see the grandeur that once existed here.

Lu Nanshen was staying in one of the rooms. After settling them down, Auntie Tian said embarrassedly, "You guys can only live here. This used to be someone's place, but the owner has been gone for a hundred years. Don't worry. We clean the empty houses in the village regularly, so they will definitely be clean. I'll ask someone to send over a few more quilts later. It'll be cold at night, so don't catch a cold."

Everyone thanks Aunt Tian Guan.

As soon as Aunt Tian left, Nian Baixiao was too lazy to pack. He threw his backpack to the ground, strode forward and grabbed Lu Nanshen by the collar, angrily, "Are you doing this for our own good? I think you want to kill us, right?"

Fang Sheng was afraid that they would start fighting, so he quickly said, "Let's talk it over. Let go first."

let go?

Nian Baixiao had no intention of letting Lu Nanshen off so easily, and he was so angry that he raised his fist. Seeing this, Chen Yezhou hurried forward to stop him, and heard Lu Nanshen say lightly, "You are all my best friends, the people I care about the most, and I don't want you to get involved again."

Nian Baixiao's fist was suspended in the air. Although Lu Nanshen's tone was calm when he said this, his eyes were extremely clear and bright, without any hidden emotions, which made Nian Baixiao unable to swing his fist for a while. Fang Sheng saw this and pulled down Nian Baixiao's arm, whispering, "It's a good thing that we can reunite."

Nian Baixiao pursed her lips and let him go, but the fire in her eyes was still there. Hang Si stared at Lu Nanshen, and the anger she had been suppressing just now was now boiling over. She questioned Lu Nanshen, "What did you do to prevent us from getting involved? Wouldn't it be better if you didn't provoke us in the first place? Lu Nanshen, you are an adult too! Don't you think it's childish to do something like this?"

After he finished speaking, he turned and left the room, his face pale with anger.

"Hanghang..." Lu Nanshen seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Nian Baixiao was annoyed, "Don't blame her for being angry. Do you know how hard it was for us to get here? She worked the hardest."

Fang Sheng also said, "Yes, she tried every possible way to find a way out, and finally found a way out. Do you know how happy she was? She didn't think about herself at all along the way, she only cared about your safety."