quadruple sleep

Chapter 350: It's really a step-by-step approach

"Let's say, this scene is familiar to you. You can tell who is lying and who has problems in just a few minutes."

After the feast, Chief Tian personally escorted them back to their residence. Seeing that the weather was going to change, Chief Tian arranged for several villagers to deliver piles of dry firewood, food, and fruit. The house was filled with the previously dried bedding, which was warm and exuded the dry and fresh smell of new cotton.

With such horrible weather, if the mountains were blocked by heavy snow, other villages would have been paralyzed long ago, but Meitang Village is self-sufficient. Hundreds of years of isolated life have given them the ability to calmly face natural changes.

The main house is not small, and there are old chairs and stools. Upon closer inspection, they are all made of huanghuali wood. They must be worth a lot of money. But in Meitang Village, the furniture displayed in every household is made of old wood. In their eyes, huanghuali is just a kind of wood and nothing special.

The wood stove has been lit, and the flames are licking the newly chopped firewood. In addition to the stove used for cooking in the kitchen, every household in Meitang Village will also have a wood stove in the main house, which is very similar to a fireplace, but not embedded in the wall. Chief Tian said that Meitang Village is mostly rainy and there are many elderly people in the village who cannot stand the damp and cold, so the wood stove in the main house is very important.

The room soon became warm. The wind blew outside the window, causing the branches to sway in disarray. At first glance, it looked like a demon was standing outside the window.

Fang Sheng brought two thick blankets and covered the chair with them. As he covered the chair, he said, "This chair is expensive, but it's also too hard."

There were a few sweet potatoes and potatoes thrown in the wood stove, and the five people gathered around the stove to discuss the current situation.

Fang Sheng first expressed his opinion, and then continued what he said before, "Whether it's a novel or a movie, when strange things happen in old villages like this, the murderer hiding in the end is most likely the clan leader or village chief, and the purpose of the crime is most likely unequal benefits."

Fixed pattern and fixed routine, not to mention how exaggerated it is in movies and TV dramas, it will only be even more ridiculous in reality.

Fang Sheng added, "I don't believe that the people in this village don't want to go out. Once the village is open to the outside world, the interests of the clan leader and several other elders will definitely be affected. At the very least, their authority will be reduced."

This is the most normal logic. Hang Si curled up in the blanket, listening to the sound of firewood burning in the stove, thinking about Fang Sheng's words, and said after a while, "Two things can be confirmed now. One is that Aunt Tian Guan is lying. Something must have happened in the Tianwen segment. The second is that Chief Tian is lying. He is actually very worried that Tian Dayu said something he shouldn't say outside."

Chen Yezhou and his friends did not sit at the same table with Patriarch Tian. Although they heard some things sporadically, they could not feel them as clearly as Lu Nanshen and Hang Si. Lu Nanshen sat next to Hang Si, leaning lazily against the back of the chair, with his long legs stretched out casually, making him look very long. He also agreed with Hang Si's opinion and nodded, saying, "Patriarch Tian already knows the true situation of Tian Dayu, but it is unknown how much Patriarch Tian participated in this matter."

He paused and continued, "It sounds like the other elders, except for the Fourth Elder, are hiding something to some extent."

Although they were not sitting at the same table, Lu Nanshen could hear the conversations at the other tables. Both Chen Yezhou and Nian Baixiao were trying to find out the truth from the elders in a veiled way.

"Aunt Tian is able to reach the position of manager. She is no simple person and she won't give in so easily. Not to mention Chief Tian. He looks very polite, but he is actually wary of us. The biggest breakthrough now may be Tian Dayu's mother." Chen Yezhou analyzed calmly.

There was a brief silence in the room.

The sound of the wind and the burning firewood intertwined, a collision of cold and warmth. There was a slight popping sound in the stove, the sound of potatoes popping. Lu Nanshen leaned over and used the rake beside him to dig out the potatoes in the stove, and said casually, "There is another person who may also be a breakthrough."

Nian Baixiao, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up, "The one who brews wine?"

Plum blossom wine, Xu's wife. Lu Nanshen nodded, "As the only outsider in the village, it's not easy for her to stay here."

Chen Yezhou thought, "It can be considered as a key issue. Let's find out the bottom line in the next two days."

The potatoes were ready. Lu Nanshen raked them out and put them on a coarse earthenware plate. The aroma of firewood made people feel comfortable just by smelling it. Hang Si couldn't help but sigh that if it weren't for Duan Ning, it would be a leisurely life to live in Meitang Village for a year or two.

The two boys each have someone to take care of.

Lu Nanshen slowly handed the peeled potatoes to Hang Si, while Nian Baixiao slowly placed them on the plate in front of Fang Sheng. Chen Yezhou held the plate in his hand for a long time, but Lu Nanshen and Nian Baixiao used it as a garbage can and put a pile of potato peels in it.

Chen Yezhou was so angry that his teeth itched, "No, I'm not that old, why are you so mean?"

It seems you have a girlfriend, right?
Lu Nanshen deliberately didn't respond. Although he was smiling, his eyes were somewhat arrogant, which made Chen Yezhou very angry. He decided to get back to the point, "The murderer hasn't shown up yet. What about you? Can you hear anything unusual?"

When this was mentioned, Lu Nanshen's expression turned serious. He did not immediately answer Chen Yezhou's question, but turned his head to look at Hang Si and asked, "How do you feel?"

The chair was wide, and Hang Si sat cross-legged, holding a potato in one hand, half-eaten. She looked so petite. She raised her eyelids slightly and told the truth, "I can't feel anything."

I have to say, the potatoes are quite delicious. They taste better and sweeter than the ones sold outside.

Lu Nanshen nodded slightly, that's it.

Chen Yezhou was confused and was about to ask, but Nian Baixiao reacted quickly and blurted out, "Could it be that... you two can't hear anything?"

Chen Yezhou?

Lu Nanshen was peeling potatoes slowly. "Normal sounds can be heard," he added, "that is, the range you can hear."

"How could this happen?" Chen Yezhou was stunned.

Lu Nanshen put down the potato and thought for a while. "It's probably related to the terrain and the surrounding magnetic field. Now that I think about it, there is a reason why Duan Ning wanted to lead me to Meitang Village. Here, at least now, my hearing can't play a big role, which is extremely beneficial to him."

In other words, Duan Ning thought this was a game of catching a turtle in a jar.

Chen Yezhou narrowed his eyes slightly, "You really are taking every step carefully."

As soon as the voice fell, the fourth elder could be seen coming in through the window, knocking on the door politely. At the banquet, due to Lu Nanshen's insistence, the head of the Tian clan ordered the fourth elder to lead the way and take them to see Tian Dayu's mother.