Aji was originally filled with anger, and even wanted to exaggerate the matter. But when his grandfather really said what he had prepared, he felt a little regretful, because no one knew his grandfather's character better than him. When he said this, it meant that there was no room for turning the situation around.
At this moment, Aji immediately thought of those Miao girls who had come to the village before and died because of their disobedience.
Those Miao girls were all Miao people, and they were not ordinary Miao people, but Gu girls. They were sent by various villages for marriage alliances, and they were usually women of high status in their respective villages. However, after coming to Lijiang Village, these girls, without exception, all had their natal Gu pulled out.
For Gu girls, they live in symbiosis with the Gu. If their natal Gu is gone, it means that all the efforts of their first half of life have been wasted. The better ones will become ordinary people, and the worse ones will die as soon as their natal Gu is pulled out.
Aji had seen that kind of scene since he was a child and was already accustomed to it. It didn't matter whether he had sympathy or not. After all, to him, these were just normal things that happened every year.
But for some reason, if this kind of thing happened to Bai Xue, he suddenly felt a little bit reluctant when he thought about it.
Perhaps it was because they were playmates who learned witchcraft together when they were young, or perhaps it was because he suddenly realized that Bai Xue was more than just a playmate since some point in time.
His eyes flickered, and he suddenly said, "It was those people in the court who seduced them with their lies. Actually, our village has had marriages with the Gu girls of the Black Flower Miao Village for generations. I heard that the natal Gu of this generation of saints is the most powerful golden silkworm Gu... Maybe they can breed other golden silkworm Gu in their village. You... Grandpa, you may need them in the future. Why don't we just not kill them all?"
Aji's father quickly scolded him, "You are so rude! You should just listen respectfully to what your grandpa said, but you dare to interrupt without any manners!"
The old man who was originally lying on the bamboo bed had opened his dry and turbid eyes. After hearing Aji's father's scolding, he closed his eyes again and said lightly: "If you can't bear to part with the saint girl, I will spare her life. She will lose her life Gu, but I can still give her another Gu worm."
Ah Ji felt scared after he said that, and only felt relieved when he heard the old man say this. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed firmly: "Yes, thank you, Grandpa!"
The old man stopped talking and never opened his eyes again.
Aji's father bowed respectfully and brought Aji out.
As soon as he walked out of the door, Aji's father suddenly hit Aji on the head: "Are you crazy? How dare you say such things in front of your grandfather!"
Although the old man is old, he has an extremely hard heart. He can't stand anyone opposing him. If someone offends him accidentally, he will kill anyone, let alone his sons and grandsons!
Aji's father was still celebrating his survival, but Aji lowered his voice and said, "Dad, you are too cautious. I see that Grandpa loves me very much. No matter what I say, he never gets angry with me! He is still very good to me."
Aji's natal Gu was found by the old man himself, but for some reason, his parents were afraid of him.
Aji's father looked at him like a fool, and endured it again and again. When he got home, he patted him on the head again: "You know shit! How many times have I told you, do you think he is really your grandpa?!"
Aji touched his head and looked at his father with his neck stiffened in confusion: "If he is not my grandpa, then who could it be?"
Aji's mother, who was just walking out, was startled when she heard what they said and quickly closed the door.
Aji's father was so disappointed with his son that he felt a headache and a sore throat when he looked at his son. He didn't feel comfortable at all. He called him an idiot and asked in a cold voice, "Think about it yourself. How old are you? How old am I? How old is he?!"
Aji was startled.
He had never thought about this question. After all, he grew up calling his grandfather "Grandpa", and he also felt that he was his grandfather's grandson.
Now that his father reminded him of this, he thought about it in confusion and felt that something was wrong.
Yes, his father is only fifty years old, and he is his father's youngest son, and will soon be twenty years old, but grandpa...
Aji looked at his father in shock and confusion, unable to speak.
Aji's father rubbed his eyes and scolded him angrily: "I taught you not to talk nonsense since you were young. Don't talk nonsense. Sooner or later, you will die because of your mouth!"
Ajin's mother hurried over to persuade them.
Ah Ji was not convinced: "If he is not Grandpa, then who is he?"
After a moment of silence, Aji's father looked at him angrily: "It's not Grandpa anyway, think about it yourself, he is more than 190 years old!"
Ah Ji was dizzy. He was so shocked by the statement that he couldn't think. After a while, he pulled his father and asked, "Dad, what do you mean? Then, he, he..."
Aji's father sighed, "He is our ancestor. I should call him great-grandfather. Think about what you should call him?! The reason why I let you call him grandpa since you were young is just to prevent you from saying nonsense when you are young and ignorant. Now think about it, how many descendants he has? What do you count among them? It's just that I, your father, was lucky to be chosen to be the leader of this village in name only, but in fact..."
Aji scratched his head: "Then Dad, let's..."
Aji's father raised his eyebrows and said, "Of course we have no choice. I just want you to learn to be smarter and be more careful with your words. Don't really think that you are his beloved grandson."
Aji was a little dejected and couldn't help but say, "But Grandpa promised me that he wouldn't do anything to Bai Xue."
"That's because he doesn't want to cause any trouble over such a small matter since the war is imminent." Aji's father said worriedly, "In short, you should be more careful in the future and pay more attention to everything. Well, your grandfather has already told us to prepare, so you should prepare too. We will start in two days."
Aji didn't have any intention of resisting this. He said, "I see. Aren't there too many people this year? Why does Grandpa need so many people this year?"
Speaking of this, Aji's father glared at him again and said, "You are not asking this question. Your grandpa has his uses. You just need to follow his instructions. Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask!"