Taishang asks longevity

Chapter 296: Black Moon Village

Wuyue Village is located in the south of Shiwanda Mountain.

According to legend, the sky in this area is densely foggy. When the moon is full, a deep and thick mist will fill the sky above the mountains and forests, covering the moon. When you look up, the moon seems to be black, so it is called "Wu". Moon Village".

It was afternoon when Li Changsheng arrived at Wuyue Village, but the whole village still looked gloomy.

At the head of the village, there is a small tea house. The store used its own house and slightly remodeled it as a tea house for people to drink tea, chat and rest on weekdays.

In fact, the business of this tea house is usually more frequented by villagers from my own village.

The [-] mountains are remote and difficult to travel, and the roads are long. In fact, there are not many trade caravans traveling across the mountains. Sometimes, it takes half a year to see a caravan.

Moreover, there are quite a few of these business travelers, and they travel in groups.

The fewer people, the greater the danger encountered in such an ancient mountain forest.

So as soon as Li Changsheng entered the village, he attracted the attention of the local villagers.

There were very few outsiders in the village, and even if there were, most likely they were villagers from the nearby village. An unfamiliar face like Li Changsheng, who was walking alone, seemed very special.

Li Changsheng found a table and sat down on his own.

The three villagers at the next table gave Li Changsheng a slightly suspicious look.

Tea is brewed from tea foam. It is not a good tea, not even an ordinary tea. It tastes very bitter and astringent.

Li Changsheng didn't dislike it either. Along the way, he kept rushing towards this place. The journey of two days and two nights was forced to be completed in two days and one night.

"Hey... tell me... how is Lao Ding doing now?"

"Old Ding? Sigh... I don't know, I guess there are only a few days left to live..."

The three villagers on the side were drinking tea, having nothing to do and chatting.

I saw only one villager with a helpless expression on his face, and said: "If you offend someone who shouldn't be offended, this old man has a hard life. After finally having a son, the daughter-in-law just went away... Now My son has been selected again, and will be sent to that black witch cult... If it were me, I would not..."

"No?" Another villager sneered and said, "So what if you don't want to? How can we fight against the Black Witch Cult? Look at Lao Ding now, making people look like ghosts and ghosts." Every villager is afraid of being implicated by him. The relatives who walk around on weekdays don’t even dare to take a second look when they pass by their house... After he dies... Do you think his youngest son can still stay in the village? No head?"

"I think the most pitiful thing is his daughter. This trouble...not to mention the loss of her father, and even the loss of her younger brother...lonely, at the age of marriage, people think it is unlucky...don't dare to marry... "

The three villagers drank tea and talked quietly.

Although the voice was small, Li Changsheng could hear every word clearly.

After a while, after listening to the chatter of these three people, Li Changsheng seemed to understand everything in his heart, but he still had some doubts.

The three villagers drank tea for a while, then paid their bills and went home.

In the entire tea house, Li Changsheng was the only guest left.

The shopkeeper was an old woman with a hunchback, stumbling out of the house, and tidied up the table where the three villagers were sitting just now.

Li Changsheng smiled slightly and said respectfully: "Grandma, your shop has been open for some years, right?"

The old woman nodded kindly, and said: "It's been a while... It's been about twenty years! I'm not in good health, and I can't work in the fields like other people. I have to grow some vegetables in the vegetable garden at home on weekdays. Relying on this small tea house, let the villagers drink a few sips of tea... The villagers see me as an old man, so they often come to me to drink tea and take care of my business."

After listening, Li Changsheng stood up and helped the old woman clean up together.

The old woman looked at Li Changsheng and said, "Young man, you are not from this village, are you?"

Li Changsheng nodded and said, "I'm a traveler passing through the mountains. I saw a village, so I found a place to rest."

"A passenger passing by the mountain?" The old woman was a little surprised, staring at Li Changsheng, and asked, "Are you alone?"

"Yes." Li Changsheng replied.

The old woman said "Oh" and said, "Then you have to be careful...there are many ferocious beasts in this mountain, and there are also many snakes, insects, rats and ants. If you are not careful, you will lose your life."

Speaking of this, the old woman seemed to remember something, sighed, and said: "My poor child... just lost his way in the mountains and was eaten by wild animals... It took only one night, when the villagers found him... ...there is only a pile of bones left..."

There was a sad look on the old woman's face.

When Li Changsheng heard this, his heart sank slightly, and he quickly comforted the old woman.

After clearing the table, the old woman asked, "Have you found a place to stay?"

Li Changsheng smiled faintly, and said, "I just entered the village not long ago, so... I'm just here to rest and drink tea with you. I haven't found a place to stay yet."

The old woman said: "Why don't you stay here with me! I still have a few vacant guest rooms, I can tidy them up for you to stay in... There is no hotel in this village, so it's inconvenient for you to stay here... ...If you agree, then you only need to pay me, an old woman, a little spare money, as accommodation money, and that's it."

Li Changsheng said, "Of course there is no problem."

The old woman said: "You can live with me for as long as you want... But... I advise you, pick a time early and go out of the mountain quickly... It's not safe in this mountain, especially if you are alone. in danger."

"Thank you, old lady, for your concern." Li Changsheng smiled slightly, and said, "By the way, old lady, I was sitting here drinking tea just now, and I heard a few villagers at the next table talking about something about Lao Ding's family, do you know what it is? something?"

The old woman's complexion changed slightly, she looked around, and after confirming that there was no one there, she couldn't help sighing, and said, "This village is not very big... how can I not know the things in the village? If you are idle , I want to hear it, but I can tell you about it."

"Come on... Old lady, sit... Sit down and talk slowly..."

Li Changsheng became interested, supported the old woman, sat down at the edge of the table, poured a bowl of tea for the old woman, then sat down by himself, looking at the old man in front of him.

(End of this chapter)