"How is this possible?" I was so shocked that I couldn't speak.
Hu Qiu's face was also solemn!
This string of beads is Hu Qiu's personal belongings. Before she took it out, even I didn't know the existence of this string of beads, let alone the number of beads on the bracelet!
But these villagers have just met us and have never met us. How do they know the number of beads?
Moreover, there were only a few of these beads left on us, and they only found a few. How could they dare to conclude that all the beads were found?
Incredible!
It’s scary to think about it!
I couldn't help but think of the feeling of being spied on just now. Could it be that there really is a pair of eyes secretly staring at us?
As soon as this thought appeared, I felt a chill all over my body, and I felt like my pores were going to explode.
Hu Qiu also felt a little nervous. She held the beads in one hand and held me tightly with the other, her palms sweating a little because of the nervousness.
I took out my phone and looked at it, but there was still no signal. This was what worried me the most.
I previously suspected that the villagers used signal jammers nearby, but the range of that kind of thing is very limited, only a few dozen meters at most. But after I came out, I looked at my mobile phone more than once, and there was no signal no matter where I went.
There is only one possibility: the entire village cannot receive the signal.
Could it be that Hou Baoer was not in this village when he called me before, but the map clearly showed Changshou Village. Even if there was an error in the map, it couldn't be such a big difference!
I couldn't help but look up at the figures in front of me. Although they were old, they were walking as fast as flying. They didn't look like the physique of an elderly person at all. This made my heart even more clouded.
I whispered to Hu Qiu next to me, "We must find Hou Baoer and the others as soon as possible, and then leave here quickly. We must not spend the night here!"
Hu Qiu nodded, frowned slightly, then suddenly quickened his pace, caught up with the team, and gently pulled a villager who was walking at the back with his hand.
The man turned around and looked at Hu Qiu doubtfully.
"Uncle, thank you for helping me find beads. Take this little money and buy something later!" Hu Qiu whispered.
This villager is the one I tricked him into before. He has a short head and a scar at the corner of his eye. Judging from his age, he should be the youngest one. Even so, he is still about fifty years old.
When he saw a whole wad of money in Hu Qiu's hand, his eyes suddenly lit up. He wanted it but felt a little embarrassed, so Hu Qiu quickly stuffed it into his pocket while others were not paying attention.
The man suddenly seemed a little excited.
"Uncle, I want to ask you something, can you tell me?" Hu Qiu said politely.
"What's the matter? Tell me!" This man got the advantage and his attitude was quite polite.
"I'm very curious, how do you know that I have found all the beads? My boyfriend doesn't even know. You are too awesome, right?" Hu Qiu said.
She had a look of surprise and admiration on her face, which immediately stunned the face of the village name, and then a complex look appeared on her face. She looked forward and saw that no one was paying attention, so she lowered her voice and said:
"I tell you, you can't tell the village chief!"
"Don't worry, uncle, this is a secret between the two of us, and I won't tell you anything!"
The uncle's eyes lit up and he continued to speak in a low voice: "It's actually very simple. We found it by smell."
"odor?"
"Yes, the people in our village are a little different from ordinary people. They have a particularly sensitive sense of smell and can smell any smell that does not belong to us. So we smelled the place we just walked through carefully and knew that everything was there.
Already."
"So that's it!" Hu Qiu let out a long sigh, "I thought you could tell fortunes!"
Not only Hu Qiu, but also I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Thinking about it carefully, this is really what happened. When he was at Xiao Qin's house, his grandfather had smelled it, but he didn't expect their noses to be so sharp.
"Thank you, uncle, what's your name?" Hu Qiu asked with a sweet smile.
"My name is Qin Han!" The uncle scratched his head and said, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Your surname is Qin too? Are you related to the village chief?"
"That's right. In fact, everyone in our village is named Qin!" Qin Han said.
"All of them are named Qin?" Hu Qiu was surprised.
"Yes, they all have the surname Qin!" Qin Han affirmed.
"Everyone?"
"Yes, everyone!"
Having said this, he seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then added more quietly: "There are 49 people in our village, all of whom are named Qin, and there are no foreign surnames!"
Hu Qiu's body visibly paused, and a trace of doubt appeared on his face.
We both looked at each other and saw a hint of surprise in each other's eyes.
It is not uncommon for places to be named after their surnames. There are many such villages in China. They are basically family-style villages composed of large families. In some places, it is even popular to compile genealogies and hold temple fairs during festivals. This is not a big deal.
What's new.
But it is absolutely unheard of for an entire village to have only one surname, and no outside surname.
This is impossible in reality. After all, men have to marry women, and it is impossible for all people with the same surname to marry each other in a place.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but think of what Hu Qiu said to me before. There are no young people or children in this village...
Could there be any secret in this?
This longevity village is indeed not simple!
The more I think about it, the weirder it becomes.
At this moment, Grandpa Xiao Qin, who was walking at the front, suddenly turned around and looked at Hu Qiu and Qin Han.
"Qin Han, what are you talking about with the guests? Hurry back and prepare things for the guests!"
Qin Han responded quickly, and when the village chief turned his head, he suddenly said something to Hu Qiu in a voice that only he and Hu Qiu could hear, and then hurriedly accelerated his pace and rushed forward.
.
Hu Qiu's steps paused slightly, and he raised his head and looked at the mountain peaks behind the village.
"What's wrong?" I asked quickly.
Hu Qiu quickly averted his gaze and continued to walk forward with me, but his steps were still very slow.
"He said two words to me." Hu Qiu said.
"What word?" I asked quickly.
"Back Mountain!"
"Back mountain?"
I subconsciously raised my head and looked at the mountain peak behind the village. Hu Qiu quickly pulled me, and I quickly looked away.
"What does he mean?" I asked.
"I don't know, but I think he definitely wants to tell us that there is a secret in the back mountain!" Hu Qiu said.
I nodded, "I'll go to the back mountain to have a look later, but this village is so weird. All of them have the surname Qin. I've never heard of it."
Hu Qiu's beauty frowned together, "It's quite weird, but the weirdest thing is that they all have the same last name!"
"If this isn't weird, then what is?"
"Didn't you notice? Qin Han can actually tell the number of people in their village in one breath!"
"What's going on?"
"How come he knows it so well? Have you ever thought about it?" Hu Qiu asked back.
"Most people will not deliberately count these, especially groups with more than 20 or 30 people. Unless there are special circumstances, no one will remember the specific numbers, unless..."
Hu Qiu suddenly stopped when he said this, and a look of disbelief instantly appeared on his face.