Uncle Wang shook his head:

"It's not that there are any village rules. It's just that everyone says that taking in outsiders will bring trouble to the family, so no one is willing to let you live at home."

"Isn't this nonsense? Foreigners are not aliens, and they don't carry alien viruses on their bodies. Why are they still contagious?" He laughed warmly.

Uncle Wang lowered his voice: "It's not a disease, it's life! If you take in a foreigner, something bad will happen to you!"

Several people looked at each other and said nothing out of politeness.

Uncle Wang saw their disapproval and continued to say in that low but solemn voice:

"The people in the village didn't say that for no reason.

"Our place is not a tourist attraction, and it is remote. Not many people usually come here.

"In the past four or five years, we have only had two visits.

"The first time was five years ago. A middle-aged man wearing glasses and looking very polite came here. He should be a teacher or something, but he is a cultural person anyway.

"That man stayed at Wang Hu's house at the entrance of the village. Since he arrived, he has been led around by Erga, the boy from Wang Hu's family, every day.

"I don't know what's going to get better in Shanwowo. But he gave generous money, and Wang Hu was happy to let Erga take him away and work alone.

"But something happened later..."

At this time, the attention of Zingyun and others was attracted by him, and all five of them looked at him with ten eyes without blinking.

Uncle Wang's voice became deeper and more mysterious:

"One day, Erga took the man up the mountain for a walk as usual, but until dark, neither of them came back.

"The people in the village went out to look for it together. But in the middle of the night, they couldn't find it!"

When Uncle Wang said this, he picked up the cup and took a sip of tea.

Qingyu heard this anxiously and asked, "What happened next? Did you find them?"

Uncle Wang shook his head solemnly: "No. After searching for more than ten days, the two of them were still nowhere to be found alive and dead!

"Oh, Wang Hu and his wife only have one son, and they cry so hard! They tell everyone whenever they meet that Erga shouldn't be allowed to take that man around in the mountains."

At this time, Tingyun, who had been silent all this time, asked: "Have you called the police or contacted the search and rescue team?"

Uncle Wang nodded: "I couldn't find it, so I called the police. The police also came to investigate, and the search and rescue team also came.

But when we called the police, too much time had passed, and we still couldn’t find him!"

It was always depressing to hear such things, and several people were silent for a while.

It was Wen Xu who was the first to break the silence: "Although I don't know why they disappeared, it sounds like an accident.

"How can the villagers have the idea that outsiders will bring bad things?"

"Yes, if it was an accident, no one would think much about it. But what if it was two or three times?" Uncle Wang asked.

"An accident happened again?" Qingyu asked again.

Uncle Wang nodded: "The second time was three years ago, when two more outsiders came to the village.

"Both are men. One is in his thirties and the other is in his twenties.

"These two people especially like chatting with people in the village. People in the village like them very much.

"They will also hire people to take them around the mountains."

"Aren't they also missing?" Qingyu asked.

She is really impatient and very curious.

Tingyun turned to look at her and thought.

Uncle Wang emphasized his tone: "It's not that he's missing, he's dead!"

"Dead?" Three of the five people asked at the same time.

Uncle Wang nodded heavily: "They are dead. The two of them, as well as the hairy guy who led them, all fell to their death under the cliff!"

There is a heavy atmosphere hanging in the air, and everyone feels uncomfortable.

"But this is still an accident?" He Xu said.

"It's not an accident!" Uncle Wang said flatly.

"No?" Several people were shocked.

Uncle Wang turned his gaze to the window: "Everyone in the village knows where they fell. That place is very steep and no one will go there.

"If it were the two outsiders themselves, they might have gone the wrong way and slipped and fell.

"But how can Maodan get close to the cliff?"

This really doesn’t make sense.

Several people thought hard for a while, but they couldn't come up with any answer.

Uncle Wang continued: "What weird things are still to come?"

"A few days after they fell off the cliff, Erya, the person they chatted with the most, disappeared.

"Just when her family was so anxious that they wanted to call the police, she came back on her own. But, she went crazy!"

"Crazy?" This time, only Qingyu asked.

Uncle Wang squeezed the cup in his hand tightly, as if this incident still made him nervous:

"Yes, she's crazy. She can't tell where she went or who she met.

"I only say, don't get close to outsiders, let alone bring outsiders into the mountains, it will offend the mountain gods!"

"Mountain God?" Several people said in unison.

Uncle Wang's expression is extremely serious:

"Yes. Since then, people in the village have said that the mountain gods don't like to be offended by outsiders, so they will punish them and those who approach them.

"Otherwise, if Erya didn't go into the mountain, why would something happen?"

Isn’t this too ridiculous?

In the 1920s, there are still people who believe in such strange powers and chaos?

But now, Tingyun and the others finally understood where the villagers' fear of outsiders came from:

Those are the words that the crazy Erya said.

There seems to be nothing left to listen to.

But after telling the old story, Uncle Wang was still looking at them, as if he was waiting for feedback.

Several people looked at each other.

Of course they don't believe this nonsense, but it's not easy to point out the villagers' ignorance to their faces.

Finally, He He managed to squeeze out a sentence to save the situation:

"In this case, then Uncle Wang and Aunt Li, how dare you let us live in your home?"

Uncle Wang took another sip of tea: "We, an old couple, have no children, and at this age, what else is there to be afraid of?"

Uncle Wang spoke calmly, but those who listened felt a little desolate.

Qingyu laughed and replied crisply: "Uncle Wang and Aunt Li, don't worry, we all have a blessed physique.

"So, I won't offend the mountain god, and I won't cause trouble for you either!"

Her voice was like a string of crisp wind chimes, dispelling the heavy and depressing atmosphere in the room.

Both Uncle Wang and Aunt Li laughed: "This is the best. We also hope that you can go out to play happily and go home safely!"

It gets dark early in the mountains, and the lighting in wooden houses in this mountainous area is not good either, making the room very dark.

Uncle Wang and Aunt Li showed them the room and then went back to their own room to rest.

There is little flat land in mountainous areas, and every house basically does not have a yard, so a small building is built close to the land.

Uncle Wang's house is a two-story building with three rooms on each floor.

From west to east, the first floor is the kitchen, main room, and the couple’s room.

The room in the middle of the second floor is filled with debris and serves as a storage room. There is a bedroom on each side.
Chapter completed!