Bai Mumu circled the cloud a few times, chirping, as if greeting her enthusiastically.

Yuncai squatted down and gently stroked Bai Mumu, her eyes full of tenderness.

Then the young man seemed to have seen something, and suddenly stood up and walked towards the photo wall beside him.

Everyone's attention was also attracted by Brother's actions. Wu Xie's heart moved, wondering what Brother had discovered.

The young man stood in front of the photo wall, staring quietly at one of the photos.

Everyone's attention was instantly attracted by the young man's actions.

Wu Xie's heart skipped a beat and he was filled with confusion. He wondered what the little brother had discovered that could make him so focused.

The young man was standing quietly in front of the photo wall, his upright figure like a sculpture, his eyes fixed on one of the photos, as if he wanted to see through the photo to see the secret behind it. Wu Xie and others also hurried over, looking at the photo wall curiously.

At this time, Fatty Wang's eyes widened like bells, and he shouted in shock: "Isn't this Chen Wenjin? Why is there a photo of her here?"

Wu Xie frowned slightly, and after a moment of deep thought, he suddenly said, "I always thought that Xisha was her starting point, but now it seems that Banai is her real starting point."

Bai Mumu on the side chirped a few times, and the crisp sound instantly attracted the attention of several people.

The young man immediately squatted down and gently picked up Bai Mumu. Bai Mumu raised his little paw, first pointed at the photo, then pointed at Uncle Gui, and then playfully winked at Fatty Wang.

Fatty Wang understood what he meant, blinked at Bai Mumu with a reassuring look, then with a "snap", he took out a stack of red bills, patted them proudly in his hands, and prepared to start asking questions.

"Uncle Gui, tell us about the people and events in the photo, and we will settle the bill by the words."

When Uncle Gui saw the thick stack of bills, his eyes widened and turned red in an instant.

He happily pulled Yuncai over and said hurriedly, "Daughter, come on, help Daddy count the words."

The few of them had no choice but to find a small stool and sit down, ready to listen to Uncle Gui's stories.

At the beginning, in order to get more money, Uncle Gui repeated a paragraph of words several times.

Everyone looked at each other in silence.

Hei Xia Zi couldn't bear it any longer, so he smiled and reminded him, "Uncle Gui, if you repeat it again, we won't pay you."

When Uncle Agui heard this, he panicked and immediately increased his efficiency and began to tell the story in the photo seriously.

Uncle Gui cleared his throat and slowly said, "That was 20 years ago. At that time, an archaeological team came, led by the girl in the photo, named Chen Wenjin. When they first came, they were full of enthusiasm and said they wanted to investigate the ancient sites near our village. Everyone in the team looked very knowledgeable and brought a lot of strange equipment. They stayed in the village for quite a while."

Uncle Gui paused, looked at everyone's reactions, and continued, "They often run to the old forest and the lake, and no one knows what they are looking for. The elders in the village advised them not to go to those dangerous places, but they just didn't listen. Once, they went to the mountain and disappeared. This scared the villagers, and they all thought something big had happened. Unexpectedly, they magically appeared again the next day. Since then, they still ran to those places without any taboos. Later, one day they suddenly left in a hurry, and no one knew what happened. Since then, they have never been seen again."

Wu Xie and the others listened intently. Fatty Wang stroked his chin and asked, "So what did they find in the old forest and the lake? Uncle Gui, didn't you hear anything?"

Uncle Gui shook his head and said, "They were very secretive and didn't tell us anything. But I heard that they seemed to have encountered some strange things in the old forest. I don't know what they were. Anyway, since then, the villagers dared not go near those places."

Black Bear said with a smile: "It seems that this old forest and lake are really not simple. Maybe there are some great treasures hidden in them."

The young man remained silent, but his eyes became more profound. Bai Mumu would occasionally chirp in the young man's arms, her eyes rolling around.

Wu Xie frowned and thought for a while, then said, "Uncle Gui, can you remember anything else about the archaeological team? Any details may be helpful to us."

Uncle Agui thought for a while, then suddenly turned to Yuncai and asked: "My daughter, how many words did Daddy say?" Yuncai was also confused. She had just been so focused on listening that she forgot about asking for the number. Now that her father asked her this, she didn't know how to answer.

Everyone looked at each other, all speechless.

Fatty Wang waved his hand and said, "Uncle Agui, there's no need to count. We won't leave you out. Just continue." Uncle Agui laughed and continued his "speech."

"There was a young man among them who looked very energetic and often played with the children in the village. Also, there were some strange instruments in their equipment, and we couldn't understand what they were used for. Those instruments looked very mysterious, and some of them even made strange noises. I remember one time, a child in the village was curious and tried to play with those instruments, but was stopped by the archaeological team. They treasured those instruments very much."

Everyone asked Uncle Gui some more questions, and he told them everything he could remember. Finally, Wu Xie said, "Uncle Gui, thank you for telling us this. This information is very helpful to us."

Uncle Gui looked at the red bills in his hand, grinning from ear to ear, and said, "You're welcome, you're welcome. If you have any more questions, you can always ask me."

Everyone stood up and prepared to leave, thinking about what to do next. They knew that to solve the mystery of this village, they had to go to the old forest and the lake to find out. And the archaeological team from 20 years ago might be the key.

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