Baiyangkeng Village.
Located at the foot of Dayan Mountain and backed by the Shangma River, the river cuts open the village and flows all the way to Yuncheng.
The three hundred households in the village all depend on the Shangma River for their survival. The village is mostly farming, relying on the cultivation of watermelon and corn for a living.
Zhang Xiaolei was leading the donkey cart and was about to enter the village, but Li Fengwu suddenly said, "You go back two miles, first remove the cart, and then let the donkey go."
"Let it go?"
Zhang Xiaolei asked in surprise: "Why don't you let the donkey go? There are corn fields around here. What if the donkey eats corn?"
Li Fengwu whispered: "Let it go. Sometimes you lose something, but you can bring yourself a back road. Even if you don’t need this back road, you don’t have to worry about what you lose. Because you always keep one for yourself. Only those who have a back path can go on well."
Zhang Xiaolei didn't understand Li Fengwu's words, but still obediently followed suit. Anyway, the donkey was given by Lian Yuntian, not his own.
He walked back two miles, let go of the donkey, and returned to meet with Li Fengwu outside the village.
When the two entered the village, the aunts who were washing clothes by the river saw the handsome Li Fengwu, and they couldn't help but take a few more glances.
There was a woman passing by, and Li Fengwu asked politely: "Sister, please take some time to ask me something."
"what's up?"
"We are coming from Maicheng and going to Yuncheng. We heard anecdotes on the road..." Li Fengwu said, "It is said that someone conjures tricks here and they have become separated from their own heads?"
As soon as the woman talked about it, she immediately opened her conversation: "I was scared to death. I was there at the time. The head rolled out of the box. I was sitting close at the time. I didn't know what it was, so I went forward. Take two steps and look carefully, just in time to see the eyeballs staring at me!"
Li Fengwu was surprised: "Is that a trick? Is the person alive?"
"Live a hammer!"
The woman tutted: "That's a dead person, it's not a juggling, you know? The circus saw something went wrong and just ran away. Our patriarch, Huang Suinaigong, went to report to the officer, and officers and soldiers came this morning and said there was a circus stealing people. The gold and silver bracelets and the baby may be the circus."
Li Fengwu opened his eyes wide, acting as if he had heard this for the first time. At this time, a few people passing by heard that they were talking about it, and they all came together.
But when I saw Li Fengwu sighed for a long time, he said, "It would be great if I had been here yesterday, so I missed a good show!"
An aunt laughed: "This is the case for men, what disgusting, scary, annoying, women who are afraid to avoid it, have to get up and look like a lively. It's like catching a missing leg. The toad, in fact, is disgusting to death. He just wants to hold the toad and smile to scare the girl, scared the girl to run away, just laugh, as if how bold he is!"
"Yes, men are like this."
"I heard that a man at twenty is as childish as a five-year-old child."
Li Fengwu touched the back of his head, and smiled: "Several elder sisters said yes, my thoughts have been thoroughly seen. I also saw that the circus had escaped, so I dared to be a hero in front of the girl's house. Now, how dare I go there? It’s just that I’m very curious in my heart, so bother some older sisters to give directions
The aunts were all giggling, and they showed Li Fengwu the way. When they left, they looked back from time to time to see Li Fengwu's back, but they just happened to see him come back to his senses and treat himself. People bowed, and the handsome eyebrows were full of mischief, which caused the aunts to laugh again.
Zhang Xiaolei walked beside Li Fengwu and curiously said: "I know where the stage is, why does the husband ask for directions?"
Li Fengwu said calmly: "If we go straight to the stage, the villagers will understand our identity. If we ask for directions here, we can alleviate the suspicion."
"Um... It seems to be too."
"lead the way."
Following Li Fengwu's order, Zhang Xiaolei led him to the stage.
The stage is at the entrance of the Huang's ancestral hall in Baiyangkeng Village. This is a large square of open space, which is most suitable for the stage.
At this time the stage was still there, but there were a few men standing next to the stage and chatting. An old man moved a chair and sat and spoke with his hand from time to time. The men nodded one after another.
Li Fengwu lowered his voice and said to Zhang Xiaolei: "That old man, it may be Huang Suinai."
"How do you know?" Zhang Xiaolei asked in surprise.
Before the circus came to perform, it was to say hello to the patriarch. This matter was usually handled by Yuntian or Zhao Dahai, so Zhang Xiaolei had never seen Huang Suinai either.
Li Fengwu smiled and said, "This old man is more decent than the others in the village. Now it's time for farming, but he doesn't have to go out. Look at this posture... He can also instruct those people here, the small village can have this ability. , Who is not the patriarch?"
"He may also be other old people in the village with a face."
"So I said, he may be Huang Suina. Let's find out now."
Li Fengwu walked towards the group of people. At this time, the old man seemed to be tired. He took out the tobacco leaf from his arms and poured it into the brass smoke pot to squeeze it.
When he saw Li Fengwu, he felt that this person was unfamiliar, and he asked, "Lady, who are you?"
Li Fengwu said, "Junior came from Maicheng and was going to Yuncheng. I heard anecdote about the separation of people in the village on the way. I stopped by to watch the excitement. I asked some aunts in the village and found here."
"Seeing blood in front of the ancestral hall is what a lively..." The old man squeezed the tobacco leaves and said angrily, "The circus that has suffered a thousand swords, dirty the front of my ancestors!"
Li Fengwu smiled and said: "My ancestors have eaten it in strong winds and waves, even if you are afraid of seeing blood at the door? To the ancestors, the blood of foreigners is nothing, as long as they are not descendants of the clan, they should also be a fun!"
When the old man heard this, his anger disappeared a bit, and he raised his head and smiled: "You can talk and walk the rivers and lakes of the younger generation?"
"How did the old man look out?"
"Anyone who walks the rivers and lakes can speak well, but I have never seen you so clean and decent." The old man bit his cigarette holder and laughed.
"The old man is very wise, you haven't consulted yet?"
"Old man, I am the chief of the village, Huang Suinai."
"It turns out that it's Xian Nai Gong..."
Li Fengwu quickly took out the Huozhezi and helped Huang Xinai put the cigarette on.
When Huang Sui Nai squinted his eyes with enjoyment, Li Fengwu whispered, "Sui Nai-gong gathers people here, so what's the matter?"
Huang Suinai smiled and said, "The circus ran away, isn't the stage still there? The wood is solid. I have someone to remove it and take it back with me as the wood for the new house."
Li Fengwu suddenly realized it, but Zhang Xiaolei beside him was very anxious.
If the stage is demolished, how can Li Fengwu investigate the case
But Li Fengwu didn't rush, and said softly: "Say, when I came just now, I saw a wild donkey at the entrance of the village, eating your crops."
"Wild donkey?"
"Well, I don't seem to have a master. I'm afraid the wild ass is fierce, so I didn't dare to approach it."
Huang Suina stood up abruptly and waved to the men: "Go, follow me and see, there seems to be a donkey!" (End of this chapter)