I don’t know why, but a very strange thought suddenly occurred in my mind. I thought, could these barrels be used to hold us?
This idea shocked me as soon as it appeared, and I thought it was a bit ridiculous. But when I saw the size of these barrels, I became even more uneasy.
I couldn't help but look at the grass outside, where the barrels rolled, and there didn't seem to be any particularly deep marks. This meant that these boxes were not very heavy and should have been empty for several years.
When I mentioned this idea to Hu Qiu, she immediately seemed a little nervous. She did not doubt my guess, but asked solemnly:
"Jiuyang, what should we do? These villagers are indeed not good people."
"They are not just good people. There must be some dirty secrets in these people."
"What secret?"
"I don't know yet, but don't forget that this is a longevity village! People in this village can live a long life. Don't you think this is weird in itself?"
"I find it strange too, but what does this have to do with barrels? Why do they want to contain us?"
"I'm not sure about this yet. I'm just guessing. But according to what Qin Han said before, the population of this village should be the same as I guessed. It has not changed for a long time. Now I have a big doubt in my heart. How are the people in this village alive?
How long do we have to figure this out first?"
"Why?" Hu Qiu was puzzled.
"It would not be unusual if they could live to be a hundred years old, but what if they could live longer? More than a hundred years old, or even two hundred years old..."
"This is impossible, normal people can't live for such a long time!" Hu Qiu expressed surprise.
"Normal people really can't live this long, so I want to find out, what if they really live this long?" I squinted my eyes.
Hu Qiu was startled by my words and obviously didn't come to his senses, but then he said:
"Leave this matter to me, I'll find a way!" Hu Qiu said.
I shook my head, "What I'm most worried about right now is you."
"Why?" Hu Qiu was puzzled.
"You said you were pregnant before, and then their attitude towards you changed. There must be something fishy here! You must be careful."
Hu Qiu nodded, and just as he was about to speak, a cold voice suddenly came from behind him.
"What are you doing?"
The sudden sound suddenly startled the two of us. We quickly turned around and found that Zhao Jiuzhou was standing not far behind us like a ghost at some point, looking at us coldly.
"You want to go to the bathroom too?" I quickly turned around and blocked the wall.
Hu Qiu quietly moved behind me and blocked the hole.
Zhao Jiuzhou glanced at the toilet indifferently, his face darkened: "Zhang Jiuyang, you know what I am asking."
I curled my lips, "What do you mean?"
Zhao Jiuzhou glanced at the main room with a rare serious look.
"You should have discovered it a long time ago."
"What did you find?" I asked.
"Why ask knowingly?" Zhao Jiuzhou frowned, a little unhappy.
"If you don't tell me, how can I know what you mean?"
With that said, I didn't care about Zhao Jiuzhou's ugly face, I took Hu Qiu and prepared to go back to the main room.
When passing by Zhao Jiuzhou, he suddenly stretched out his hand to stop me.
"What do you mean?" My face suddenly fell.
Zhao Jiuzhou turned around and faced me, with a hint of popularity in his eyes for the first time.
"In this case, you can make some conditions!" Zhao Jiuzhou said.
"Conditions, what conditions, I don't know what you are talking about." I still didn't buy it.
Zhao Jiuzhou took a deep breath, as if he had been holding it in for a long time, and then said: "You know what I'm talking about, and I also know that we have some conflicts, but that is our private matter and should not be left in a place like this.
It’s good for us. After all, this is not normal. I feel like we are being targeted by something, and it is something very scary. You are a smart person and should know how to judge.”
I looked at him in surprise. I didn't expect this guy to say so many words in one breath. It was not easy.
Hu Qiu also gently pulled my sleeve at this time. I understood what she meant, hesitated for a moment, and then asked:
"You're right, we are indeed being targeted. I told you to leave quickly, but you didn't listen to the advice. I'm afraid it won't be that easy to leave now."
Zhao Jiuzhou frowned slightly and said nothing.
Seeing that he was holding back, I felt a little relieved, but I didn't continue to make sarcastic remarks, and continued to talk to him with a serious face.
I told Zhao Jiuzhou everything I could about all the strange things that had happened before. Of course, there were some that were inconvenient to say, but I didn't mention them at all.
After hearing this, Zhao Jiuzhou frowned even deeper.
I didn't care what he thought, so I pulled Hu Qiu and continued walking into the main room, when Zhao Jiuzhou's voice came over again.
"Let's join forces."
I paused slightly and turned to look at him in surprise, thinking I had heard wrongly.
"Join forces, shall we?"
"Yes, join forces!" Zhao Jiuzhou looked at me.
I smiled disdainfully, "Sorry, I can't trust you. I should say I can't trust you."
After saying that, I stopped staying and returned to the main room with Hu Qiu.
Originally we didn't have much time to go out, but when I saw Zhou Qingyang and the others, I was slightly startled.
A few people were still eating barbecue, but their appearance was a little unusual. They had their heads buried and were almost lying on the table. They were holding large pieces of mutton in their hands and gnawing crazily. The mutton was chewed by them casually.
He swallowed it hard after taking two licks, looking like an animal that drank blood from its hair.
What frightens me is not the way they eat, but the eyes of these people. Their eyes are a little dull, but they are full of greed and greed for food.
I couldn't help but frown, it was obvious that something was wrong with these people.
Xiao Qin's grandfather was also sitting there, staring at the people who were eating frantically, with a smile on his face, but that smile looked a little weird.
Hu Qiu also noticed the abnormality and followed me, holding on to the corner of my clothes tightly.
When Xiao Qin's grandfather saw us coming back, he smiled and turned his head.
"I'm back, sit down quickly!"
I nodded and sat down calmly.
"Look at how delicious their food is. You are also hungry. Eat something quickly!"
As he said that, he looked at me and Hu Qiu expectantly.
I quietly made fingerprints with my hands and looked at Xiao Qin's grandfather, but on the surface he remained calm.
It was impossible for me to eat this meat. I wanted to see what he would do. I was even ready to take action at any time.
"What are you doing standing still? Eat! It's delicious!" Xiao Qin's grandfather urged, his expression a little impatient.
"I'm not hungry." I said calmly,
"Not hungry? How could you not be hungry? Eat quickly. I'll take you across the river after you finish."
"What did you say?" I stood up suddenly, thinking I heard wrongly.