Chapter 17 Strange Statues(1/2)
The sky has been gray and covered with clouds.
Soon Qiao Yuan arrived at the entrance of the village.
Compared with the prosperity of Sijiao Village in the real world, the village in front of me is more like a village in a poor area.
Just like the village decades ago, the streets made of blue bricks and tiles were covered with low bungalows on both sides, one by one.
It seems to be ruined, but it gives people a sense of peace and peace.
There are two trees at the entrance of the village, one is a jujube tree and the other is also a jujube tree.
There is a small wooden pavilion next to it and a stone table in the middle. It seems that it is a place for villagers to rest and enjoy the cool air. An old man is standing inside at this moment.
However, Qiao Yuan's attention was focused on the statue as tall as a human behind the pavilion.
Different from those works of art in Qiao Yuan’s memory.
The sculpture is quite strange in shape, with a blurry face, like a man and a woman, holding a lantern in her hand, full of mystery and cannot be described in words for a while.
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"Brother in front, wait a moment!"
A voice came from behind.
A group of people wearing casual travel clothes were approaching Qiao Yuan, including men and women, adults and children.
It looks like a tourist.
Qiao Yuan stopped and waited.
Seeing this, the young man who greeted him quickly came to Qiao Yuan, panted heavily, wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at the quiet fields around him, and perhaps regarded Qiao Yuan as a local resident, so he asked about the situation here.
"Brother, let me ask you something, is this Sijiao Village?
"We outsiders, for the first time, seem to be lost."
Qiao Yuan carefully looked at the panting young man in front of him.
It can be seen that it is a very typical fat physique.
After a brief understanding, Qiao Yuan learned about the eight people in this group. They had just met each other. They all wanted to avoid tickets or pursue freshness and chose to detour, and then... chose a big road, so they came here.
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"Not to mention, the air in the countryside is better, much better than in our city. When I save enough money, I will definitely go back to the countryside to retire!"
"That's it, let's see if you can buy some local specialties later."
"Wow, it's so beautiful here, I want to take a picture!"
"Li Si, hurry up... take a few more photos for me!"
There was constant discussion in the crowd. The most eye-catching thing was that a young and beautiful girl with a ponytail was very happy to see the green field and shouted that her boyfriend would take photos of him.
The tall boyfriend on the side could only agree helplessly.
None of these people seemed to realize the seriousness of the problem.
"Sorry, I don't know."
Qiao Yuan spoke slowly.
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Qiao Yuan and others' obvious incompatible with the village finally attracted the old man in the pavilion.
The old man walked out and came to everyone with a kind smile on his face.
"Welcome to the Dead Neighbors Village!"
Qiao Yuan stared at the old man in front of him, who was about fifty or sixty years old. The old man had a serious accent. For a moment, Qiao Yuan couldn't tell whether he was talking about four or death.
"Old man, is this Sijiao Village?"
The young man who had greeted Qiao Yuan before came to the old man and asked again.
The old man stroked his beard and replied with a smile: "Yes."
"Which corner is this? Why haven't I seen it in the photo?" the man asked in confusion.
The smile on the old man's face became even brighter.
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Sijiao Village is divided into new villages and old villages. New villages are well-known to people from outside, with four great tourist attractions.
The old village is where their local residents live, but because the new village has developed too fast in recent years, most young people in the village have gone out.
In this old village, there were only some elderly people and women, living a simple and simple rural life.
When everyone heard the old man's words, they were full of energy. Unexpectedly, Sijiao Village still had such a history, and this trip was really not in vain.
Then, the old man claimed to be the village chief of Sijiao Village and invited everyone to visit the village.
Everyone was disturbing, but after looking at the sky, their bodies followed up honestly, including Qiao Yuan.
Along the way, these tourists were talking and laughing, asking about some related matters in the village.
Several people even said jokingly that they wanted to settle here when they get old.
The old man explained enthusiastically and led Qiao Yuan and nine others into the village. Soon some enthusiastic villagers surrounded him, asking about his well-being and giving him drinks and fruits.
The tourists were embarrassed for a while. The villagers here were really simple, and the tourists immediately prepared to pay in return.
But they were all rejected by these villagers. In their words, these are all made of their own and are not worth much money.
For a moment, tourists who were used to living in the city couldn't help but sigh that there are really good people in this world.
Then the village chief discussed with the villagers and asked the nine people to live in the nine families respectively. The villagers who could not resist the enthusiasm had to agree to the village chief's arrangement.
Qiao Yuan originally planned to stabilize first and then slowly inquire until he saw a figure.
That's... Wang Jing!
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Qiao Yuan would not read it wrong. Although they had only seen it once, the baby face that made people unable to help but want to pinch it has a clear recognition.
Qiao Yuan walked around the crowd and quickly came to Wang Jing. At this time, Wang Jing finally discovered Qiao Yuan, which seemed a little surprised.
"Qiao Yuan, why are you here?"
It can be seen that Wang Jing was quite happy, and he didn't look like he was in danger or was threatened and kidnapped.
Qiao Yuan turned his head and looked at the villagers who were communicating with the tourists again. It was obvious that these simple villagers had happy smiles on their faces.
This kind of thing can't be pretended!
Qiao Yuan even had an illusion that he might be the case if his own son came.
Let this be put aside in advance, and you have to ask Li Xiaoling's whereabouts first.
"Where is Wang Jing, Li Xiaoling, where is it?"
Hearing Qiao Yuan's words, Wang Jing tilted his head and showed a puzzled expression.
"I don't know. I didn't go with her. Is there anything you need to ask her?"
Qiao Yuan: “…”
"Are you sure you're not kidding me?"
Qiao Yuan stared at Wang Jing, trying to analyze the lie from her micro-expression, but unfortunately he failed.
After pondering for a minute, Qiao Yuan continued to ask: "Do you know Li Xiaoling?"
There was a hint of suspicion in his tone because he suspected that Wang Jing in front of him was fake, and the explanation was reasonable.
"I know, my best friend, you still... grabbed her hand when we went on a blind date."
Wang Jing was still a little puzzled and didn't understand the meaning of Qiao Yuan's words.
After a simple exchange, Wang Jing said that after the blind date ended yesterday afternoon, she temporarily separated from Li Xiaoling and came here alone, and stayed here for one night.
"I tell you, it's so comfortable to stay in the countryside, and the fruits here are so delicious..."
Wang Jing began to explain the situation of the village to Qiao Yuan with great enthusiasm.
However, Qiao Yuan's mind is not here for the time being, so Wang Jing must have a problem.
Since Li Xiaoling sent him the three words "Dangling Village", its disappearance must be related to this village.
With Li Xiaoling's urine nature, it must be with Wang Jing!
Qiao Yuan immediately decided to stay here for one night.
"Village Chief, I want to change the room and I will live with her!"
After thinking for a while, Qiao Yuan said this. He didn't know the purpose of the village chief separating the nine people, so he wanted to test it.
The village chief who was talking to everyone was obviously stunned for a moment, looked at Qiao Yuan and Wang Jing.
"Girl, what do you mean?"
To be continued...