C55 (1/2)

There's something fishy about this, but none of us can say what it is.

Fortunately, this had nothing to do with our trip, so I didn't take it to heart.

Stone Village is located in the south of Shigu County, it can be said to be the closest village to the national boundary. Because it was inconvenient to travel there, they could only walk in. Therefore, after lunch, Hua Zi brought the guide he found last night.

The guide's name was rather strange, but he had a rather easy to remember nickname: Ah Six. He was a local born and raised commoner.

Ah Liu made a living by purchasing and selling herbs and resins from villagers everywhere. Because of this, he would often go to the nearby villages, Stone Village, and the place where he would frequently purchase medicinal herbs and resins.

After the sixth introduced, we learned that this stone to the village, is well-known here is one of the largest production of resin village. Although the population of the village was less than 100 but the amount of resin produced was several times that of other villages!

”The villagers there are all very simple and honest. Every time I go there, I get a treat from them. There are even more little sisters who have been wanting me to bring them out to see the outside world! ”

Along the way, Ah Liu talked about the matter of Stonehead Village, especially when he talked about how the girls there were all pretty, delicate and gentle.

I wish I hadn't known him when I saw him like this!

Although we were walking on the trail of the forest, perhaps it was because there were so many humans around, so although we saw a lot of hare and pheasants along the way, we didn't see any large wild animals.

It took us less than an hour to reach the mountain road that is more than ten miles long. Looking from afar, there really was a Miao Family style in Stone Village. There were gallows everywhere, and the wooden buildings were quite exquisite, giving off a feeling of being pleasing to the eyes.

However, when we entered the village, we were not received with the enthusiasm that Ah Liu had described. The entire village seemed deserted, with only a few old people occasionally appearing in our field of vision.

On closer inspection, it was not difficult to see that even the few old people who occasionally appeared before us had a gloomy expression on their faces.

Did something happen here before we came? A bad premonition arose in my heart for no reason.

Perhaps it was because of his profession, but Hua Zi also seemed to have smelled something unusual, and his brows were deeply furrowed. However, his mental state was strong. Once he entered the village, he started to look around, even shouting that he wanted to find a beauty to return to as his wife …

”Brother Zhou, did you notice?”

”What?”

”It's half past three in the afternoon. Under normal circumstances, the most active person in the entire village at this time should be the children. ”But now …”

Hua Zi didn't continue, but I understood more or less what he meant.

Indeed, as Hua Zi said, from the moment we stepped into this village, we saw elderly people along the way. Let alone children, we didn't even meet one in our prime!

Although we were puzzled, both me and Hua Zhai didn't say it out loud. We just carefully observed our surroundings.

Ah Liu seemed to sense something was wrong and led us towards the village chief's tower.

However, the Village Head's family told us that the Village Head had organized all of the young and able-bodied laborers to go into the mountain.

What happened in this village? Why didn't we see a single child along the way? Furthermore, the village chief had organized all the young and able-bodied laborers to enter the mountain. Was this some kind of special custom?

I couldn't help but look at Hua Zi, but he also had a confused expression on his face.