After hearing this, Ge Yang and Quan Gang were stunned, and a conflicted look appeared on their faces: on the one hand, they knew that Jiang Baige was right, but on the other hand, if they really did what she said, wouldn't it be... very embarrassing?

Jiang Baige only took a glance at the two of them and guessed what was in their minds. She laughed at their childishness. At the critical moment, these two would definitely not be reliable.

But she never thought of really relying on them, so she wasn't that disappointed.

What's more, she was still thinking about "Erzhu"...

The four of them followed their uncle and entered the house. Unlike what they expected, the house was open from north to south and very bright, even warmed by the midday sun.

Ge Yang and Quan Gang's expressions visibly relaxed.

At this time, the water was brought up.

Four large earthenware bowls filled with clear water were brought to them by the old lady with a smile on her face. She greeted them warmly, "You must be thirsty after sitting in the car for such a long time. This is spring water from the mountain. It's cool and thirst-quenching."

Jiang Baige took it gently, put it to her mouth, made a visual difference, gurgled her throat, and then put the water down.

"Thank you, Auntie... I didn't have time to ask you just now, what should I call you?"

"My husband's surname is Liang, so you can call me Aunt Liang."

At first glance, there is nothing wrong with this statement, but it is the 21st century now, and it is not popular among us to take the husband's surname. Why doesn't the aunt tell them her own surname?

really weird.

But before they could chat for a few more words and let the aunt put down her guard, the uncle came out of the house again: "Hurry up and make lunch. I'm starving."

Aunt Liang immediately stood up, brushed off the nonexistent dust on her body, and asked them, "Would you like to have some food at my house, too?"

Now the four of them waved their hands in tacit understanding.

"No, no, we've eaten."

"I'm disturbing you by coming here..."

"We're not hungry."

The four people said their own words, but their refusal was obvious.

Song Siwen stood up as he spoke: "We are here for homework, so we can't delay any longer... Then we will... go to Niangzi Peak to shoot some footage first, so as not to disturb you and uncle."

After saying that, several people left from the gate one after another.

After watching them all leave, Aunt Liang walked over to the four people's water bowls, looked at the water that had hardly been touched, grinned, then collected the bowls and walked towards the kitchen.

On the other side, Song Siwen was relieved after coming out of Liang's house. But he didn't dare to relax too much, and didn't stop until he walked several hundred meters away.

The village paths are narrow, but the view is very broad, with mountains and rivers everywhere. However, in winter, even in the south, there is a sense of desolation.

"Oops, I forgot to ask where Niangzi Peak is."

Quan Gang slapped his forehead, his tone regretful.

"You forgot what the old lady said just now. It's just behind her house." Jiang Baige did not continue to move forward, but turned back. "If we go forward, we will really take the wrong road."

"The brains of the Chinese department are just very useful."

"Really?" Jiang Baige smiled, "This is the first time I've heard of it."

What's more, even if Niangzi Peak is ten miles away, she must turn back.

Because she had made up her mind to get something out of Aunt Liang.

She could tell that the old lady wanted to say something - although she didn't know why yet: was there something hidden? Or was she just too lonely and wanted to talk to someone?

In any case, as long as she said it, they could capture information from it, and maybe there would be something related to Xiaomi.

Because the old lady just said that they went to the city two months ago to look for a wife for Erzhu from the village.

Jiang Baige was very clear that the so-called "searching" could not be a normal marriage process at all, but a "transaction".

Otherwise, why did the old man stop her from speaking? He even beat her in front of everyone.

The "Erzhu" they are talking about is none other than the man in the news in his previous life who once proudly stated that although he is a disabled person, he is strong-willed, has a virtuous "wife", and well-behaved and clever children.

His "wife" was Zhuang Yao, who had been tortured beyond recognition.

Just hearing the name made Jiang Baige feel terrified. At the same time, she also sensed something was different.

Because Zhuang Yao did not come here two months ago, the person the old lady was referring to must be someone else.

While speaking, she also mentioned that "I saw a girl coming here to climb the mountain". So was that person Xiaomi who disappeared around the summer vacation?

But if it was Xiaomi, she had been missing for more than two months, and the timeline seemed to be inconsistent...

Jiang Baige walked forward with a frown on her face, but the two men started filming carefreely.

Song Siwen walked over to Jiang Baige and handed her the water: "Drink some."

Their backpacks were filled with drinking water and food, and they were ready to stay here for a few days.

Now no one dares to believe it.

"What are you thinking?"

"There are many doubts and loopholes in what that lady said."

"Yes, I thought so too. It was that uncle who kept stopping her from speaking..." At this point, Song Siwen suddenly understood, "So you asked us to come out and film something, but you were actually waiting for the uncle to take a nap, and then you would go back and ask the aunt some questions?"

"No one knows me better than you."

Ever since she heard her aunt say that the uncle had the habit of taking a nap, she had already made plans.

But there is still some time before the plan is implemented: "How about we eat something too?"

Under the shade of the trees, drinking water and eating dry food, the weather was not too cold and there was even sunshine, which made it a perfect scene for an outing - but in their hearts, they were filled with murderous intent, extremely nervous, and had almost no appetite.

"Are you full now?"

"No appetite." Jiang Baige put the half-eaten bean paste bread back into the bag and put it back into her schoolbag.

Song Siwen took out a sausage from his bag and handed it over: "How can you eat so little? Eat more. Maintaining sufficient physical strength is the most important thing now."

Jiang Baige knew that Song Siwen was right, so she took the sausage and started eating it in small bites.

But her eyes were always fixed on the house not far away - Aunt Liang's house.

The village was so peaceful at noon. There was no sound except the sound of the wind, birds singing, and the sound of them tearing bags and chewing and swallowing.

wrong.

Jiang Baige had excellent hearing and immediately recognized the sounds mixed with somewhat hurried footsteps, so she stood up suddenly.

Sure enough, there was a small black dot not far away, which was getting bigger and bigger and trotting towards them.

"Auntie Liang? Why are you here?"

Aunt Liang stroked her chest, where her heart was beating too fast, and said after a while, "I have something to ask of you."

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