quadruple sleep

Chapter 349 Pretending to be mysterious
This time, it was obvious that Patriarch Tian was stunned.

Hang Si quickly understood Lu Nanshen's intention. Meitang Village seemed gentle and polite, and no one seemed to do anything out of line. It seemed that there were no people who liked to gossip. It would be better to take the initiative to break the peace in front of him. People's reactions to unexpected events are often the most real.

Therefore, the reaction of Patriarch Tian at the moment was clearly seen by Hang Si and Lu Nanshen.

Soon, Chief Tian smiled, his eyes were gentle and non-aggressive, and asked them, "How did you know him? Do you know him?"

Lu Nanshen put down his chopsticks, smiling, "What a coincidence. Tian Dayu works near our school and often eats at the snack stand outside the school. We got to know each other after a few visits. The reason we were able to come to Meitang Village this time was because of what Tian Dayu said. He described some things about Meitang Village to us, which aroused our great interest."

Hang Si didn't even need to look up to know what Lu Nanshen looked like when he was telling lies. Anyone who wasn't a thousand-year-old fox would definitely be fooled by his sincerity and innocence. However, there was a hook hidden in Lu Nanshen's words. Generally speaking, if someone really came here because of its reputation, the normal logic would be: I heard that the scenery in Meitang Village is beautiful, and so on.

So Chief Tian asked, "What did Dayu say?"

The tone sounded like it was nothing.

But it just sounds like that.

Hang Si glanced at Patriarch Tian inconspicuously and continued to remain silent.

Lu Nanshen said with a smile, "There are all kinds of things, so I'm quite curious. Since Meitang Village is isolated from the world, why did Tian Dayu go out?"

Chief Tian asked a lonely question, and faced with the question thrown by Lu Nanshen, he had to answer it, but the old man was still witty, and he smiled, "Dayu has been different from the people in the village since he was a child. He always wants to run outside all day long. He is very curious about the outside world. In the past, when he was young, we would not let him go out anyway. Now that he has grown up and has his own ideas, we can't stop him from going out."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "For example, I and several other elders don't go out either. It's only because of Dayu that we know so much information about the outside world, so it's a good thing that he's out there."

Lu Nanshen pretended to be enlightened, "More like a messenger?"

"Yes, yes, that's about it." Chief Tian nodded repeatedly, his eyes swept over the crowd not far away, his eyes thoughtful, "Times have changed, many things can't be solved by isolating from the world, the people of Meitang Village will have to go out sooner or later."

"The people of Meitang Village are leaving. Is this the personal wish of Patriarch Tian or the consensus of several elders?" Lu Nanshen asked coldly.

Chief Tian sighed softly, "Of course it is the consensus of the elders."

Lu Nanshen said "oh" and said nothing more.

But his silence did not mean that Chief Tian had no topics to talk about. His previous words had a hook. If there was something going on in Meitang Village, Chief Tian would definitely want to get to the bottom of it. As expected, Chief Tian asked Lu Nanshen, "What did Dayu tell you?"

Hang Si was thinking that Lu Nanshen was even more of a thousand-year-old fox than the thousand-year-old fox.

Lu Nanshen started to talk nonsense again, "Most of them said that the people here are simple and honest, they don't lock their doors at night, the scenery is beautiful, etc., um, but..."

"But what?" "But Dayu doesn't seem to know much about the history of Meitang Village." Lu Nanshen smiled and explained, "It's mainly because I'm very curious about Meitang Village. Every time I see Dayu, I can't help asking, but Dayu hesitates and can't say anything. How can I describe him... He's like an outsider."

The corner of Chief Tian's mouth twitched unconsciously, but he soon smiled and said, "You misunderstood Dayu. Meitang Village is closed to the outside world. Since the village was built, only a handful of people have been able to go out. So I think Dayu kept silent because he didn't know what to say, for fear of bringing a bad influence to the village. As the saying goes, the more you say, the more mistakes you make, so he simply won't say anything. Of course, this has nothing to do with whether he trusts you or not. Please understand his difficulties."

Lu Nanshen nodded, "I understand. After all, the situation in Meitang Village is special. But Chief Tian, ​​I have something to say but I don't know if I should say it or not."

"But it doesn't matter."

Lu Nanshen leaned forward slightly, and seeing this, Chief Tian also moved closer. Although Hang Si was eating quietly, he was trying to hold back his laughter when he saw the scene behind it, and gave a four-character evaluation: deliberately making things mysterious.

Then Lu Nanshen continued, "It's not always the case that the more you talk, the more wrong you are. The more you hide something, the more curious people will be. Plus, without the right channels to learn about it, it's bound to give rise to a lot of rumors."

Upon hearing this, Chief Tian asked, "Rumors? And the rumors about Meitang Village?"

Lu Nanshen then slowly told the rumors he had heard along the way, but he had to break it down for the rescue workers. "In the eyes of outsiders, Meitang Village is evil, and if people die and cannot be properly buried, their souls will be restless. Of course, I believe these are all rumors."

The corners of Chief Tian's mouth were a little stiff, and he waved his hands repeatedly, "Nonsense, our Meitang Village attaches great importance to funeral rituals, and we follow the ancient rules and dare not overstep them, so how can the souls not be at peace? It's pure imagination for outsiders to say so. How can they say such things when they can't come in?"

Lu Nanshen hit the nail on the head. "Meitang Village is not impregnable. There are also hikers passing through the village."

Patriarch Tian was silent.

This time it was Lu Nanshen who asked, "Could it be that the funeral rituals in Meitang Village are rather special, and someone from outside happened to run into them, so there was a misunderstanding?"

The corner of Chief Tian's mouth twitched, and he shook his head, "There's nothing special, it's just what people outside say. You are honored guests for coming to Meitang Village, but there are some things in the village that cannot be known to people outside the village, please understand."

Lu Nanshen repeatedly said that he understood.

But Hang Si thought, it would be strange if you could understand.

Then Lu Nanshen made another unexpected turn and asked Chief Tian, ​​"Is Tian Dayu's family present today? Can Chief Tian help introduce them?"

Chief Tian looked puzzled.

"Dayu knows that we like to travel, and I told him that I would go to Meitang Village one day. He asked me to tell his family about it once I arrived in Meitang Village." Lu Nanshen said softly, looking very righteous. "Now that I have come to Meitang Village, there is no reason not to visit the elders."

This request was not excessive, but Chief Tian looked embarrassed and said, "Dayu's mother is sick, so she didn't come to the banquet today."