When Xiao Qin saw her grandfather, her body tightened suddenly, as if she had seen some savage beast.
"Grandpa, you, why are you back again?" Xiao Qin asked with a slight stutter.
Xiao Qin's grandfather ignored Xiao Qin at all. Instead, he focused his eyes on Hu Qiu and I's faces, staring at us.
I don't know why, but under his gaze, I felt a heavy pressure.
I subconsciously put my hands behind my back and quietly prepared to overprint.
But after Xiao Qin's grandfather looked him over, he suddenly grinned and laughed innocently.
"Oh, we have guests! Are you from the city?" Xiao Qin's grandfather greeted warmly.
The other party's reaction was really beyond my expectation, especially when I saw the honest smile on his face, he didn't look like an abnormal person.
Hu Qiu quickly laughed and said, "Oh, you are Xiao Qin's grandfather, right?"
"Yes, yes, I am Xiao Qin's grandfather!" Grandpa Xiao Qin replied with a smile.
In addition to being honest, there is also a hint of shyness in his smile, which is a simplicity that only people from the mountains can have.
I couldn't help but frown slightly. Could it be that I was overthinking?
"Hello grandpa, we are indeed from the city. Come and see Xiao Qin!" Hu Qiu continued to be polite to the other party.
"So he is Xiao Qin's friend? Great!" Xiao Qin's grandfather looked very happy.
"Yes, we have a very good relationship!" Hu Qiu said.
At this point, I saw Xiao Qin's face became a little paler, his body trembled uncontrollably, and there was suddenly a touch of resentment in his eyes when he looked at Hu Qiu.
She is actually afraid!
Why is she afraid?
I can't understand it more and more, but I understand the truth: when things go awry, there must be monsters.
This village must have some unknown secret, and this secret is probably related to Xiao Qin's grandfather.
At this time, the kind words from both sides were almost finished, and Xiao Qin's grandfather quickly invited us in enthusiastically.
"Quickly, please go inside and sit down and rest!"
As he said that, he turned to look at Xiao Qin, "You go find your second master and ask him to kill the sheep in the mountains and keep them to entertain your friends at night. They are distinguished guests, so don't neglect them, you know?"
Xiao Qin was obviously stunned for a moment, a look of panic flashed across his face, and finally he gritted his teeth and said:
"Grandpa, don't our villages keep people overnight?"
"You kid, you didn't keep people around before because no one came here on weekdays. These two are your good friends. They come all the way to see us. You have to entertain them well. Besides, it's such a big place outside.
It’s so snowy that I don’t know how to walk!”
"Go quickly!"
"I, I...I know!"
Xiao Qin suddenly stuttered, gave us a complicated look, turned and left.
In her eyes, I saw sympathy and even a touch of intolerance.
Soon, Xiao Qin's grandfather invited us into the main room, and the three of us sat down separately. Xiao Qin's grandfather brought us the leftover rice dumplings for us to eat.
Hu Qiu was not polite. He peeled off a rice dumpling and handed it to me, then peeled off another one himself and ate it with relish.
The old man looked at us eating rice dumplings and smiled innocently, looking like a simple mountain man.
"Girl, thank you for coming to see my granddaughter. Didn't the girl cause any trouble for you?" Grandpa Xiao Qin asked.
"No, Xiao Qin is quite sensible!" Hu Qiu said.
"That's good, that's good. Since you are here, you should have a good rest for two days, so that I can do my best as a landlord and entertain you well." The old man said with a sincere face.
"Isn't this inappropriate?" Hu Qiu said politely.
"Oh, there's nothing inappropriate. We people in the mountains are all honest. If you can stay, it's not too late for us to be happy!"
"In that case, we won't bother you!" I interrupted Hu Qiu and agreed.
Hu Qiu glanced at me, said "It's so hot", put the rice dumplings in his hands on the table, and then reached out to take off his coat.
Because the movement was a bit big, she accidentally dropped the linen sachet she had just placed in her pocket.
Grandpa Xiao Qin was obviously stunned when he saw the sachet.
Then, I noticed that the expression on his face seemed to freeze for a moment, and a hint of haze flashed in his eyes. Although he quickly covered it up, it was still visible to me.
There is indeed something wrong with this capsule!
And this old man also has a problem!
As for Xiao Qin, I feel there is a problem too!
Now I seem to understand somewhat why Xiao Qin took off that down jacket and hung it on that tree. Considering what happened just now, she must be afraid of bringing in the smell from outside.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but look at Hu Qiu, wanting to secretly reveal some information to him.
Unexpectedly, Hu Qiu also happened to look over at me and cast a secret look at me.
I was stunned for a moment and realized instantly. I thought Hu Qiu had accidentally dropped the sachet, but now it seemed that she had dropped the sachet on purpose.
I couldn't help but smile bitterly in my heart. Hu Qiu is indeed smarter than me. How could she not think of things that I can think of?
Our exchange of glances only took a moment. Xiao Qin's grandfather seemed to be thinking about something and did not notice our little movement.
Hu Qiu hung the clothes on the wooden chair, then pretended not to care and asked:
"Grandpa, I'm really curious. It's freezing and snowing outside, but why is it so warm here? It's like a paradise."
Facing Hu Qiu's sudden question, the old man quickly smiled and explained.
"This place was left by our ancestors. We don't know why it is like this, but experts from some TV stations have been here before and said that there is hot air underground and can come out of the soil, so the winter here is only
Not too cold!”
"Oh, it's true. I remember watching it on TV when I was a kid. Experts did say that." Hu Qiu said.
"Do you still remember the name of that expert?" Hu Qiu asked.
"No, I don't remember, it's been many years!" Grandpa Xiao Qin said quickly.
Hu Qiu suddenly smiled and continued: "That's such a pity. I don't know where those experts have gone. I still can't find them."
Xiao Qin's grandfather's expression changed slightly, then returned to normal.
I feel like this old man didn't tell the truth, otherwise he wouldn't have this expression.
Hu Qiu obviously saw it too. She winked at me, and I immediately understood what she meant. This was to ask me to greet Bao'er.
I didn't hesitate and asked directly: "When the old man asks you something, you have to tell me the truth."
"What's the matter?" the old man asked with a smile.
"I have two friends who came here last night. One is thin and the other is short. They are both young, in their 20s. You must have seen them, right?"
The old man's expression suddenly changed slightly.
"Are you talking about those two young men? They are your friends!" The old man looked at me in surprise.
Hu Qiu and I were slightly stunned at the same time. We didn't expect him to admit it so easily.
"Yes, they are my friends. Where are they now?" I asked quickly.
A look of regret suddenly appeared on the old man's face, he hesitated, and then said:
"I'm so sorry, something happened to your two friends!"
"What happened? What happened to them?" I suddenly became nervous.
The old man sighed and said apologetically: "They entered the village last night. They looked very tired, as if they had traveled a lot. Our villagers even treated them to a meal!"
" Then what?"
"We originally arranged for them to rest in the village. After all, there is no village or shop here, and there are many wild boars in the mountains, which often come out at night, so we asked them to leave the next day. Unexpectedly, the two young men
He didn't listen at all and actually ran away secretly in the middle of the night after we were asleep."
"Run away? Did they leave the village?" I frowned immediately.
"Just leave the village. They were attacked by wild boars. We only found out when we heard the noise. Then the whole village went out together, but we haven't found anyone yet."
When the old man said this, there was a trace of deep self-blame on his face.
"This is all my fault. If I had people watching them, this kind of thing wouldn't happen!"
Seeing the guilty look on the old man's face, Hu Qiu and I were stunned.