Gu Ning looked at Ming Zhi inquiringly, Ming Zhi was too guilty to look into Gu Ning's eyes, but he still pretended to be calm and looked at Gu Ning.
In this way, Gu Ning will not be able to know if he did it.
But Ming Zhi didn't expect that his tail betrayed him.
Gu Ning looked at Mingzhi's tail wagging rapidly as he refuted his words.
He rested his forehead and sighed softly, but he didn't say anything, he glanced at Mingzhi and continued talking to Uncle Bai.
Uncle Bai has been out for some time, he is not in good health, Bai San dare not let him stay in the wind for too long.
Although the wind is not strong, for Uncle Bai, these winds will make him sick and have a fever.
With Uncle Bai's body, getting sick is tantamount to "torture".
Bai San didn't dare to take any risks.
He persuaded Uncle Bai to go back to the house, but Uncle Bai didn't want to go back, he said he wanted to see the apricot tree, otherwise he would never see it again when the apricot tree was gone.
Seeing this, Gu Ning stood aside, listening thoughtfully to the conversation between Bai San and Uncle Bai.
He had heard the old man say before that peaches nourish people and apricots hurt others, and plum trees bury people to death.
Although he didn't know why he said that, Gu Ning still heard some tricks from this sentence.
The peach tree nourishes people, the apricot tree hurts people, and the plum tree buries the dead.
As for how the apricot tree hurt people, Gu Ning hadn't heard anything specific about it.
It's just that this sentence, which has been passed down to this day, must have its truth.
Gu Ning raised his eyes, his pupils were as shallow as glass, and carefully looked at this huge and lush apricot tree.
It is said that it is an apricot tree, but it is not similar to the apricot tree.
Gu Ning has seen apricot trees before. The leaves and branches of the apricot tree are far less prosperous than the one in Uncle Bai's backyard, and the leaves are not as sharp.
Looking closer, through the thin sunlight, you can clearly see a row of barbs on the leaves of the apricot tree. If you accidentally touch the barbs, a hole may be drawn.
The dungeon system said that these apricot trees grew naturally, but why did so many apricot trees grow in Baicun?
Why do only almond trees grow and not other fruit trees?
Gu Ning drew back his long eyelashes, and his eyes paused slightly on Uncle Bai.
I don't know if it's his illusion, but he always feels that Uncle Bai has a very strange smell.
The smell was very peculiar, like bloody smell, and also like sour smell.
Gu Ning had never encountered such a smell before, so he fixed his eyes on Uncle Bai.
Uncle Bai didn't notice Gu Ning's gaze, he was arguing with Bai San about something.
Bai San earnestly persuaded Uncle Bai: "Uncle, let's go back, this apricot tree won't die in a day or two, your health is important."
Uncle Bai said, "No, the apricot tree is the most important thing."
When Bai San heard this, his eyes were surprised and his pupils shrank suddenly. He ignored Uncle Bai's obstruction, and pulled away Uncle Bai's shielding arm.
"Bai San!" Uncle Bai reprimanded coldly.
Bai San turned a deaf ear, he stared blankly at the scar on Uncle Bai's arm with a sad expression.
He choked with sobs and asked Uncle Bai, "Uncle Bai, didn't you promise us not to do this again?"
"Uncle Bai, you always keep your word, but you actually lied to us?!"
Uncle Bai pulled up his sleeves silently, looking at Bai San's red eyes, he stretched out his hand, rubbed Bai San's head like he did when he was a child, staring at the apricot tree, and said softly.
"You have all grown up, and I am relieved that Bai Village will be handed over to you."
Bai San asked with a look of horror: "Uncle Bai, what do you want to do?!"
"San'er is obedient." Uncle Bai patted Bai San's head, indicating that he still has guests: "Don't scare the guests."
"I don't care!" Bai San took Uncle Bai's arm and was going to find the village chief, but he was afraid of scratching Uncle Bai's arm: "Uncle Bai, you don't mean anything, you have to ask the village chief to talk about you." ..."
Uncle Bai looked blank, and after a while, he said, "San'er, I'm too tired from life."
When Bai San heard this, his arm suddenly lost strength, and his face was at a loss.
"San'er," Uncle Bai softened his brows and said softly, "I know you and Xiao Er want me to live."
He looked at Xingshu as if looking at a long-lost friend: "But it's too cold here, I want to go find him."
Bai San said with a look of panic: "Uncle Bai, just wait a little longer, maybe he will be back soon..."
Uncle Bai's eyes were so clear that Bai San couldn't continue, he squatted on the ground and cried.
If the village head were here, he might cry with Bai San.
They have kept the secret for so many years, Uncle Bai may have known it long ago.
Maybe--
Maybe on that late autumn night, Uncle Bai knew that it was impossible for his lover to come back.
He died on the coldest autumn day, unable to wait for the scorching sun of the next morning.
Bai San cried in embarrassment, and Uncle Bai stood beside him silently, without saying a word.
After a long while, Bai San stopped crying, raised his head, revealing a pair of red eyes from crying.
He asked Uncle Bai in a hoarse voice: "Uncle Bai, can you really not wait any longer?"
Under Bai San's expectant gaze, Uncle Bai shook his head slightly.
Said: "I've waited long enough, San'er."
At this moment, Bai San finally understood why Uncle Bai had let him and the village chief control all kinds of affairs in the village.
Perhaps, Uncle Bai had already made up his mind to die, because they were too young and couldn't support the main beam to persevere for so many years.
At this moment, Bai San felt extremely distressed why he had to work hard. If he didn't work hard, Uncle Bai would not be able to let him go, and he had a death wish in his heart.
The conversation between Uncle Bai and San Bai did not avoid Gu Ning and Ming Zhi at all.
After Gu Ning finished listening, his brows frowned slightly. Uncle Bai's current thoughts are very dangerous. People who are determined to die can easily end their lives no matter what method they use.
Although Gu Ning is not a good person, he can't just watch a life disappear before his eyes.
He walked up to Uncle Bai, and said to Uncle Bai, "If the apricot tree comes to life, you will come back to life, isn't that right?"
Uncle Bai looked at the apricot tree and smiled self-deprecatingly. He said to Gu Ning, "Maybe."
The apricot tree carried too many things for him. Once the apricot tree died, he didn't know if he could sustain it.
"I can try to save the apricot tree."
After Gu Ning finished speaking, he stood next to the apricot tree, stroking the bark of the apricot tree with his palm, the palm exuded a faint green light, and the long eyelashes slightly covered the pupils.
But after a while, when he opened his eyes again, deep in the light-colored glass-like pupils, there was a thick hint of green, just like a little emerald green on jade, very beautiful.
Gu Ning looked up at Xingshu.
The whole body of the apricot tree is not gray, but red.
Red trunk, red branches and leaves, and holy red flowers on the branches and leaves.
Gu Ning had never seen such a strange flower, he whispered to Xingshu.
"Xingshu, can you speak?"
When Bai San and Uncle Bai heard the sound, they looked at Gu Ning in surprise.
Uncle Bai looked at Gu Ning's slender back, clenched his fingers into fists, and his eyes were full of anticipation.
Bai San prayed secretly in his heart, hoping that Gu Ning could save Xingshu, so that Uncle Bai would not have a death wish, and they could relax.
After a long time, Xingshu gave Gu Ning a response.
It asked, "Who are you?"
Gu Ning replied.
"The one who came to save you."
Xingshu paused for a moment and said, "You can't save me."
Gu Ning asked: "Why?"
"Do you know how I became what I am now?" Xingshu said, "I was poisoned to become what I am now."
It said: "In half a month, I will die."
Gu Ning frowned, he didn't expect that the apricot tree was actually poisoned.
Seeing Uncle Bai's expression from the corner of the eye, Gu Ning said, "Do you have the heart to make Uncle Bai sad?"
Xingshu paused for a long time this time, and it said to Gu Ning: "Tell him, let him stop doing unnecessary things, the person he was waiting for will never come back."
After finishing speaking, Xingshu stopped talking.
Seeing this, Gu Ning withdrew his palm, turned sideways and saw Uncle Bai's eyes full of hope.
Gu Ning paused before saying, "The apricot tree was poisoned."
"It asked me to tell Uncle Bai that it told you not to do unnecessary things anymore, and said..."
Uncle Bai asked Gu Ning: "What else?"
"It also said that the person you were waiting for has long been unable to come back."
After listening to Gu Ning's words, Uncle Bai's expression became obviously lethargic, and Bai San hurried over.
Uncle Bai laughed out loud, his voice full of sadness.
Bai San hurriedly brought Uncle Bai into the house, Gu Ning saw this, but didn't follow in, but turned around, he told Xingshu.
"Since you care, don't say such ugly things."
"Uncle Bai's body, even I, an outsider, can't bear to look at it. If you are really good for him, don't say such ugly words. What good will it do you to let him give up?"
Xingshu, who had been pretending to be dead just now, made his voice obviously hoarse when he spoke again.
It said: "It is better to die than to expect."
"Hips are born again and again and then shattered, I'm afraid of him..."
After a pause for a few seconds, Xingshu said distressedly: "For so many years, he has tortured me, and I feel uncomfortable watching him, but he doesn't listen to persuasion, he doesn't listen to anyone's words, and he will try every means to make that person return."
"But he knows that the person he wants will never come back."
"He refused to let himself go. It was obviously not his fault. No one would have thought that such a thing would happen."
"An accident, he has been brooding about it for so many years, even punishment should be enough."
Xingshu's last words made the listeners feel sad.
It said: "It is said that love is not long, I hope they live a long life."
Gu Ning didn't understand what love was before.
But after being with Mingzhi, he understood.
He said to Xingshu: "Have you ever loved anyone?
"
Xingshu didn't answer.
Gu Ning rubbed Mingzhi's head, and said to Xingshu: "It's good to live a long life, but I want to be with the one I love more. Even if it's only for one day, it's enough for the rest of my life to reminisce."
Gu Ning's words are equivalent to a confession.
After hearing this, Mingzhi was moved to tears, and he flapped his wings to go into Gu Ning's arms.
But he underestimated his current weight and shape, and the moment he rushed over, Gu Ning was almost thrown to the ground by him.
Ming Zhi drooped his head and walked away from Gu Ning.
Woooooo, he just wanted to hug his wife, why did he do this to him...
Gu Ning held his forehead and sighed again.
Pulling away the dejected Ming Zhi, fingertips stroked the smooth feathers a few times.
He threatened Mingzhi: "If you continue to be disobedient, I will pluck your hair and turn you into a bald eagle."
Unexpectedly, after hearing this sentence, Mingzhi was a little puzzled and said, "My wife can pull it out now, and you don't have to wait until I'm disobedient."
After speaking, he was about to pluck his feathers for his wife.
Gu Ning hurriedly stopped his movements, his expression was a bit indescribable: "Forget it, you'd better be honest."
Mingzhi obediently responded, then stretched out his wings, asking Gu Ning to hold hands.
"..."
Gu Ning held Mingzhi's wings and talked to Xingshu.
He asked Xingshu: "What poison have you been poisoned by? Who poisoned you?"
Xingshu said: "Tell you, you can't save me."
"The poison I have is specially poisoned against apricot trees. My roots and trunk will rot a little bit, and then on a windy day, they may be blown to pieces by the wind, or they may be blown down..."
"As for the poisoners, Zuo is just those few people. They can't see Uncle Bai doing this, so they tried their best to kill me."
Xingshu sneered: "Since that's the case, what else do you want to do here? Isn't it in line with their wishes to let me die?"
Gu Ning retorted Xingshu's words: "If the village head and the others poisoned you, do you think they will ask me to rescue you?"
"Heh," Xingshu said, "That's because Uncle Bai really couldn't survive without me, so they asked you to come and treat Xingshu, who couldn't survive at all."
Gu Ning felt that Xing Shu was unreasonable, while Xing Shu felt that Gu Ning's attitude was cold.
So this conversation broke up unhappy.
Mingzhi narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the apricot tree.
On the main branch of the apricot tree, there was a mass of gray matter, which he guessed might be the spirit of the apricot tree.
Ming Zhi glanced at Xing Shuling, and said with a sneer, "Coward."
After finishing speaking, he followed Gu Ning into the house, leaving Xing Shuling looking at the place where Uncle Bai was staying, wondering what he was thinking.
Gu Ning and Mingzhi were walking on the road. Seeing Mingzhi like this, Gu Ning asked softly, "Can you become a human?"
Ming Zhi heard the words, and subconsciously turned into a human form.
He subconsciously concealed his figure, then hugged Gu Ning, and rubbed his head against Gu Ning's neck a few times,
"Honey, I miss you so much."
Gu Ning was having difficulty breathing when Ming Zhi hugged him. He pushed away Ming Zhi's hand on his waist and said, "We've only been separated for less than a day."
Ming Zhi coquettishly said: "It's been a long time."
"One day is like three autumns. Wife, do the math, how long has it been between us?"
Gu Ning said indifferently: "It doesn't count."
Ming Zhi whispered, "My wife, you are so indifferent."
Before Gu Ning could speak, Ming Zhi said, "But I really like indifferent wives, and cool wives are also cute~"
Gu Ning: ...
Ming Xiaozhi, maybe you can go see an ophthalmologist, how cute is he?
Ming Zhi hugged Gu Ning and walked into Uncle Bai's room.
In the back room, Bai San is persuading Uncle Bai to take medicine, a big bowl of bitter medicine, which makes people's brain hurt.
Uncle Bai turned his face away and refused to drink.
This scene has been stalemate for a while.
After Gu Ning came in, Bai San hurriedly said, "Gu Ning, come quickly and persuade Uncle Bai to drink the medicine."
Upon hearing this, Uncle Bai said, "I won't drink anyone who comes."
Gu Ning walked over, glanced at the bowl, and reached out to touch the side of the bowl, the temperature was right.
He leaned in front of Bai San, and said to Bai San: "To deal with uncooperative patients, coaxing is useless."
Bai San seemed to understand something after hearing Gu Ning's words.
His attitude was no longer gentle, but he said coldly: "If Uncle Bai doesn't drink it, I'll pour the medicine to Xingshu!"
apricot:? ? ?
I am not a human, you are a real dog!
When Uncle Bai heard this, he said angrily, "How dare you."
Bai San said, "Look at me, dare I do it!"
Facts have proved that Gu Ning's words are correct. Under the threat of Bai San, Uncle Bai obediently picked up the medicine bowl and drank it down.
Seeing this, Bai San showed a smile on his face, and he gave Gu Ning a thumbs up: "You still have a way."
Gu Ning smiled and remained silent.
After drinking the medicine, Uncle Bai asked Bai San to leave, saying that he didn't want to see his face for the time being.
Bai San took the medicine bowl and left. Before leaving, he told Gu Ning to stay with Uncle Bai for a while, saying that he would come back later.
Gu Ning said yes, it just so happens that he also has something to ask Uncle Bai.
After Uncle Bai finished drinking the medicine, he still looked very tired.
This kind of exhaustion is not manifested on the face, but the exhaustion exuded from within. Uncle Bai asked Gu Ning, "Is the apricot tree still alive?"
"Have."
Gu Ning told Uncle Bai: "It's not a big problem, as long as you find the antidote, you'll be fine."
Uncle Bai asked, "The antidote?"
Gu Ning's hand was played by Ming Zhi in the palm, he glanced at Ming Zhi, deliberately ignored the touch from the palm, and told Uncle Bai what Xing Shu told him.
Uncle Bai was furious after hearing this.
He didn't expect that someone would dare to poison his apricot tree!
"who is it?!"
Gu Ning didn't know who it was.
"The apricot tree didn't tell me who it was," he said.
Uncle Bai refused to turn the page easily, he asked Gu Ning: "Just say it, I can bear it."
"I'm not going to pass out because of such a small thing," he said.
The implication is, you just say it.
But Gu Ning really didn't know, he told Uncle Bai what Xingshu said.
Gu Ning said: "Xing Shu said, those few people are on the left. I don't know who it is."
But Uncle Bai knew that his face turned ugly in an instant, he clenched his fists, and squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "Bold and bold."
Gu Ning tried to get more clues from Uncle Bai, so he asked Uncle Bai tentatively: "I heard that the village will offer apricot wine to the gods at the end of midsummer, is this true?"
Upon hearing this, Uncle Bai asked in surprise, "How do you know about this?"
Gu Ning said: "I heard from my fourth aunt, she used to be from Bai Village."
In order to avoid Uncle Bai's questioning, Gu Ning added another sentence: "But her old man has passed away, otherwise she can come here with me."
These words successfully blocked Uncle Bai's words, he swallowed the words that came to his mouth, and said a word of condolence.
Gu Ning waved his hand, signaling nothing.
Uncle Bai paused for a long time, with nostalgia in his eyes.
He said: "In the past, every family could make apricot wine, and the one that made it was better than the other. Now, hey..."
Thinking of the current situation, Uncle Bai sighed, "Except for the elderly, the young people almost don't know how to make apricot wine."
Gu Ning pretended to be curious and asked: "Then how to make apricot wine?"
Uncle Bai didn't hide his secrets, he told Gu Ning: "It only takes three days to brew apricot wine."
"It is necessary to use apricots picked at night and peaches picked during the day, peel and cut into pieces, put them in mountain spring water, add appropriate amount of white wine and rock sugar, seal the mouth with a white cloth, and put it in front of the gods. After three days, an authentic altar will be brewed naturally. Here comes the apricot wine."
Gu Ning asked Uncle Bai: "Uncle Bai, is apricot wine good?"
Uncle Bai was lost in memory, and he said after a while, "It's delicious."
It was the best wine he had ever had.
Gu Ning said: "Uncle Bai, can I brew a jar of apricot wine?"
Seeing Uncle Bai look over, he hurriedly said, "I want to brew a jar of apricot wine for my fourth aunt before her funeral."
Upon hearing this, Uncle Bai said, "You have a heart."
"My fourth aunt died around the end of midsummer."
Gu Ning said this on purpose, wanting to test Uncle Bai's reaction, he said: "We were all very surprised when we passed away suddenly when we were in good health during the physical examination."
After speaking, he looked at Uncle Bai's expression.
Uncle Bai's eyes remained unchanged, but the corners of his mouth were pursed into a straight line.
After a while, Uncle Bai said, "Perhaps, this is the sorrow of being a Bai villager."
Gu Ning asked puzzledly: "Uncle Bai, what did you say?"
Uncle Bai looked at Gu Ning with complicated eyes: "My child, you should leave Bai Village before the end of Midsummer."
"Why?" Gu Ning suppressed his doubts and asked Uncle Bai pretending to be puzzled: "Although I am not from Bai Village, my fourth aunt is, and I am inextricably linked with Bai Village, so I shouldn't be considered an outsider. Bar?"
No matter how Gu Ning asked, Uncle Bai didn't answer Gu Ning's question.
Until the village head came, Uncle Bai still didn't answer him, but just told him to leave Bai Village as soon as possible, and not to stay in the village around the end of midsummer to avoid accidents.
After the village chief came over, he asked Bai San to take Gu Ning to see the house, in case he didn't know the way and found the wrong place.
Bai San looked at the village chief and Uncle Bai hesitantly, but he left Uncle Bai's house with complicated eyes without saying anything.
Gu Ning and Ming Zhi followed Bai San to the house prepared for him by the village head.
Bai San couldn't keep his mouth shut, he talked all the way.
From Bai San's words, Gu Ning heard some news about Uncle Bai and the gods worshiped.
Bai San didn't deliberately lower his voice, Gu Ning could hear it clearly.
Bai San said: "I don't know what the village chief is thinking. He is actually planning to have people cut down all the apricot trees in the village. Just kidding, what will be used to make apricot wine after the apricot trees are cut down?"
"And Uncle Bai, too. His health is so bad, and he has to release so much at once. No wonder the village chief is so angry this time."
"Hey, I'm really bothered."
"By the way, Gu Ning, the village chief asked me to tell you that if Uncle Bai asks you again if the apricot tree can be cured, you will say that it cannot be saved. Let Uncle Bai die as soon as possible, for him and for everyone good."
As Bai San spoke, his eyes turned red.
He wiped his face and said to Gu Ning: "Do you know that in our village, what kind of people grow apricot trees?"
Of course Gu Ning didn't know, he shook his head and looked at Bai San with confusion, hoping that Bai San could clear up his doubts.
After a long time, Bai San said in a low voice.
"In Bai Village, apricot trees will grow only when someone in the family dies."
"Count it up," he said, "the apricot tree in Uncle Bai's house is also 23 years old."
Bai San let out a long sigh: "It turns out that Second Uncle has been gone for 23 years."
Hearing this, Gu Ning was suddenly curious about Uncle Bai's age, so he asked Bai San: "How old is Uncle Bai this year?"
Bai San said, "Uncle Bai is 43 this year."
"43?"
Gu Ning was a little surprised and said: "I thought Uncle Bai was only in his 30s."
"People in our village don't look old," Bai San said jokingly, "If you stay in our village for a long time, maybe you can do the same."
Gu Ning's long eyelashes drooped slightly, and when he raised his eyes again, he said to Bai San: "Uncle Bai asked me to leave the village before the end of midsummer."
He pretended to be puzzled and said: "But I still want to make a jar of apricot wine by myself. What Uncle Bai means is that he doesn't want me to make wine?"
Bai San's expression was embarrassing for a moment.
He turned his face away, and for some reason, his voice was a little guilty: "Since Uncle Bai said so, then you should leave the village earlier."
"Why?" Gu Ning asked.
Bai San didn't want to answer this question, so he changed the subject and asked Gu Ning, "Where's your eagle?"
Gu Ning didn't ask any more questions, and said with a smile: "He has a wild temper, so he ran to play."
Mingzhi on the side squeezed Gu's hand in dissatisfaction.
He frowned slightly, and said dissatisfiedly to Gu Ning: "Honey, don't accuse me, I am not wild at all."
"I'm very obedient." Ming Zhi said.
Gu Ning didn't speak, but squeezed Mingzhi's hand with a smile on his face.
Ming Zhi snorted, forget it, as a husband, he will not be angry with his wife, he has a very big belly!
After hearing Gu Ning's words, Bai San scratched his hair and said, "I raised a bird before, but it eloped with other birds and never came back."
Gu Ning glanced at Mingzhi, the look in his eyes made Mingzhi's hairs stand on end.
Ming Zhi hurriedly expressed his loyalty, he raised his hand and swore: "Don't worry, my wife, I only have you in my heart!"
"You are the most beautiful in my heart, I don't want any other birds!"
Gu Ning glanced at Mingzhi and didn't speak, but Mingzhi could see the joy in his eyes very clearly.
He leaned over and wanted Gu Ning to kiss him.
Mingzhi is now in love with the feeling of being kissed by Gu Ning, his shy wife took the initiative to kiss him, her cold brows and eyes were stained with a trace of shame, and her beautiful face was stained with traces of blush, Mingzhi just thought about it , I can't stand it anymore.
Gu Ning didn't mean to kiss Mingzhi outside, seeing Mingzhi pouting over to ask for a kiss, he covered Mingzhi's thin lips and glared at him.
Mingzhi looked at Gu Ning innocently, what's wrong?
He just wants his wife to kiss him, is it wrong?
Fortunately, the house the village head prepared for Gu Ning was not far from Uncle Bai's house, and he arrived at his destination within a short walk.
After Bai San opened the door, he handed the key to Gu Ning and said, "You take the key, and return it to me when you leave the village."
Gu Ning responded and said yes.
After pushing open the gate, Gu Ning saw the clean courtyard and tidy house, and thanked Bai San.
Bai San said no, this is what they should do.
Bai San didn't stay any longer, he told Gu Ning: "Someone will deliver the dinner, if you have something missing, you can tell the delivery person, and he will bring it for you."
"You are a guest invited by the village chief. Since you are a guest, you must act like a guest. Don't be polite."
Bai repeatedly told Gu Ning that you are welcome, and he left when he saw that Gu Ning agreed.
After Bai San left, Gu Ning closed the door, turned around and hadn't taken a few steps before Ming Zhi put his arms around his waist and teleported into the house.
The furnishings and layout of this house are similar to that of Uncle Bai's house, and only Gu Ning lives in it, so the area is not very large.
There is hot water and some snacks in the main room, and there is a fruit plate with snacks, and the Chinese character "Happy" is printed on it.
Ming Zhi looked at the happy expression, his eyes couldn't move.
Seeing this, Gu Ning said with some amusement, "Like this?"
Mingzhi stared at the happy character, nodded, "I like it."
The tables, chairs and benches in the main room are all new, and the red paint on them still has a faint smell.
On the center bar, there is a portrait of a god and an incense burner.
There were three sticks of smoky incense burning in the censer, and the faint scent of incense wafted through the main room.
The color around the walls is white, like fresh white paint.
After watching the main room, Gu Ning went closer to the back room to look.
Like the main room, the walls of the back room are also painted with a layer of white paint, but compared to the main room, the back room is larger.
Xizi also has more furniture.
Gu Ning swept through the bedside table, dresser and wardrobe one by one.
Every piece of furniture was pasted with a bright red happy letter, which made Gu Ning suspect that the house the village head prepared for him was a wedding room.
Walking out of the back room, he met Shang Mingzhi's excited eyes, and Mingzhi said, "Honey, is this the wedding room?"
With a sullen face, Gu Ning pushed away Ming Zhi's approaching handsome face, and said indifferently, "You think too much."
After speaking, he walked out quickly, sat at the mahogany table in the main room, and poured a glass of water from a porcelain cup to drink.
I don't know if it's an illusion or what's going on, but Gu Ning feels that the water in his mouth is very sweet.
Could it be that the water in the teapot is the mountain spring water that Uncle Bai mentioned?
Gu Ning took another sip and thought it tasted good, so he called Ming Zhi to drink it.
Mingzhi looked at Gu Ning with resentment on his face, as if Gu Ning almost thought that he had done something heinous to Mingzhi.
"Taste." Gu Ning handed the water to Mingzhi.
Ming Zhi didn't take the porcelain cup in Gu Ning's hand, he directly picked up the water that Gu Ning had drunk, drank it all in one gulp, and said pointedly: "It's so sweet."
Under Gu Ning's gaze, he deliberately printed his thin lips on the place where Gu Ning drank water just now.
When the lips overlapped, he looked at Gu Ning with lust in his eyes, as if his eyes were real, so Gu Ning had to look away, but his crimson ears betrayed his emotions at the moment.
Mingzhi happily moved to Gu Ning's ear, and gently bit his earlobe.
The voice was hoarse, and Gu Ning's ears were numb.
"Honey, your ears are so red."
Gu Ning's face instantly turned red.
With a little shy bright eyes, Mingzhi's heart tightened when he saw it. He wanted to hug Gu Ning and kiss him, but Gu Ning avoided it.
Gu Ning stood up and walked to the yard.
Ming Zhi, who stayed in the main room, looked at Gu Ning's back, his eyes slowly moved down, and came to a certain place where Gu Ning was quite upright.
After a while, he swallowed.
Woooooo I really want to eat my wife's pipi, damn it, why is my wife's peach so attractive!
In stark contrast to Gu Ning Mingzhi's coziness, it was Zhang Min, Wang Bei and others on the other side.
Wang Bei sat on the bench cleaned by Zhang Min, playing with her manicure, and joked with Zhang Min from time to time, she liked to see Zhang Min blushing and looking at her helplessly.
But this scene fell on Ma Lang, and Ma Lang, who was looking directly at it, was heartbroken.
Ma Lang glanced at Zhang Min unobtrusively, he died under the peony flower, and even a ghost is a coquette.
With such a beautiful face and withered bones, Zhang Min's life was not in vain.
Wang Bei glanced at Ma Lang, who sneered.
It's true that the forest is so big that there are all kinds of birds, and someone like Ma Lang dares to covet her.
Thinking of this, she licked her lips, and it happened that she was also hungry, and Liu Wen alone couldn't satisfy her, and now Ma Lang came again, although his figure was not good, he was still a man anyway.
After Wang Bei licked her lips, she found that Ma Lang's eyes looked at her even hotter, and she couldn't help but smile triumphantly.
Sure enough, what the senior said makes sense, changing into a woman is easy to attract targets.
If all goes well, the day when she will completely become a human will not be far away.
Thinking of this, Wang Bei became even happier.
In order to become a human being and be with Zhang Min, she would pay any price.
Even if it was—Wang Bei glanced at Ma Lang, even if his appetite was as bad as Ma Lang's, she would not be polite.
The few people cleaned quickly, and soon, the whole house was disturbed and cleaned.
Liu Wen poured a glass of water to Wang Bei, and said softly, "Beibei is thirsty, drink some water."
Wang Bei didn't answer, she glanced at Liu Wen, and warned bluntly: "Don't forget what I told you before, if you make a mistake, I won't give you another chance."
Hearing this, Liu Wen clenched the porcelain cup tightly, and the smile on his face could hardly be maintained.
At this moment, Zhang Min also came over with a glass of water. When Wang Bei saw it, she hurried over and continued. She scolded, "Why are you carrying so much water? What if it gets hot?"
Zhang Min smiled and said, "How can I be so delicate?"
Wang Bei said: "I don't care, anyway, you are not allowed to do such a dangerous thing in the future."
Zhang Min didn't argue with Wang Bei, but said yes obediently.
Seeing this, Wang Bei pinched Zhang Min's cheek and called him stupid.
Zhang Min smiled shyly and did not refute Wang Bei's words.
After Liu Wen witnessed Wang Bei's double standard, he suddenly remembered the last dungeon, Wang Bei would rather get hurt himself than let Zhang Min take risks.
The corners of his mouth curled up, his eyes were mocking, and he didn't know whether he was mocking Zhang Min or himself.
Liu Wen couldn't stay here any longer.
Anyone who sees his "goddess" getting bored with another man can't stay any longer.
After coming out of the house, Liu Wen met You Chi.
You Chi glanced at Liu Wen's porcelain cup, didn't say anything, but smiled a little bit.
Liu Wen walked out with the porcelain cup in his hand, and met Ma Lang outside.
Liu Wen didn't like Ma Lang looking at Wang Bei frivolously, and wanted to cross Ma Lang and go out.
But Ma Lang stopped him, Ma Lang said: "Liu Wen, don't you want to have Wang Bei to yourself?"
"What are you talking about?" Liu Wen said coldly, "Wang Bei is Zhang Min's girlfriend, Zhang Min is my brother, don't talk nonsense here!"
Ma Lang said: "Is it nonsense, you know it in your own mind, but let me remind you."
He said: "Don't get into it too deeply. You have to know that the most important thing for a person like Wang Bei is a man."
After hearing what the old man said, Liu Wen couldn't hold back any longer, he said in a low voice, "But Wang Bei rejected me because of Zhang Min."
Ma Lang patted Liu Wen on the shoulder and said, "Ham, what's the big deal? If Zhang Min dies, do you think Wang Bei will choose you?"
Liu Wen subconsciously wanted to answer no.
But under Ma Lang's eyes, for the sake of his self-esteem, he went against his inner thoughts and said, "Yes."
Ma Lang patted Liu Wen on the shoulder, and said like two good brothers: "That's right."
"There is also that player." Ma Lang squinted his eyes, showing a wretched demeanor, he said: "His bones and skins are all high-quality, if you take him back and dedicate it to the boss, why do you and I worry about the future? Will it be uncomfortable? ?”
Liu Wen felt a little resentful towards Gu Ning, and nodded in agreement with Ma Lang's words.
Thus, the alliance was formed.
The first thing they had to deal with was Zhang Min.
In dungeons, there are many ways to kill players without punishment.
They can give money to the game npc and let the game npc kill Zhang Min.
In this way, they only used a small amount of money to kill their confidants without paying a price. This deal is simply very cost-effective.
After discussing with Liu Wen, Ma Lang planned to buy the npc at night.
The relationship between Ma Lang and Liu Wen is also not good at this moment, the elder brother and the younger brother are short-sighted, and people who listen to it get goosebumps.
It was finally night.
Taking advantage of the darkness, Ma Lang and Liu Wen sneaked out of the house. They were going to find a suitable NPC to kill Zhang Min.
Zhang Min was the first, but he won't be the last.
But they didn't think so.
This time, there is no return.
At the same time, Gu Ning on the other side was thinking about missions and clues.
Gu Ning sat on the bench, while Ming Zhi contacted his subordinates in the back room, discussing something with them.
The first thing Gu Ning thought of was about Uncle Bai asking him to leave the village at the end of Zhongxia.
The main task is to find out the secrets hidden by some villagers of Bai Village.
secret?
Not all villagers have it. Which part does this part refer to?Is it the apricot tree growing in the house, or is it not growing the apricot tree?
If it was the former, Gu Ning suddenly thought of what the dungeon system said.
At the end of midsummer, many people in Baicun will die.
So, why do so many people die?Why did these people die?
Was it a natural death, or was it killed?
the front one
In this way, Gu Ning will not be able to know if he did it.
But Ming Zhi didn't expect that his tail betrayed him.
Gu Ning looked at Mingzhi's tail wagging rapidly as he refuted his words.
He rested his forehead and sighed softly, but he didn't say anything, he glanced at Mingzhi and continued talking to Uncle Bai.
Uncle Bai has been out for some time, he is not in good health, Bai San dare not let him stay in the wind for too long.
Although the wind is not strong, for Uncle Bai, these winds will make him sick and have a fever.
With Uncle Bai's body, getting sick is tantamount to "torture".
Bai San didn't dare to take any risks.
He persuaded Uncle Bai to go back to the house, but Uncle Bai didn't want to go back, he said he wanted to see the apricot tree, otherwise he would never see it again when the apricot tree was gone.
Seeing this, Gu Ning stood aside, listening thoughtfully to the conversation between Bai San and Uncle Bai.
He had heard the old man say before that peaches nourish people and apricots hurt others, and plum trees bury people to death.
Although he didn't know why he said that, Gu Ning still heard some tricks from this sentence.
The peach tree nourishes people, the apricot tree hurts people, and the plum tree buries the dead.
As for how the apricot tree hurt people, Gu Ning hadn't heard anything specific about it.
It's just that this sentence, which has been passed down to this day, must have its truth.
Gu Ning raised his eyes, his pupils were as shallow as glass, and carefully looked at this huge and lush apricot tree.
It is said that it is an apricot tree, but it is not similar to the apricot tree.
Gu Ning has seen apricot trees before. The leaves and branches of the apricot tree are far less prosperous than the one in Uncle Bai's backyard, and the leaves are not as sharp.
Looking closer, through the thin sunlight, you can clearly see a row of barbs on the leaves of the apricot tree. If you accidentally touch the barbs, a hole may be drawn.
The dungeon system said that these apricot trees grew naturally, but why did so many apricot trees grow in Baicun?
Why do only almond trees grow and not other fruit trees?
Gu Ning drew back his long eyelashes, and his eyes paused slightly on Uncle Bai.
I don't know if it's his illusion, but he always feels that Uncle Bai has a very strange smell.
The smell was very peculiar, like bloody smell, and also like sour smell.
Gu Ning had never encountered such a smell before, so he fixed his eyes on Uncle Bai.
Uncle Bai didn't notice Gu Ning's gaze, he was arguing with Bai San about something.
Bai San earnestly persuaded Uncle Bai: "Uncle, let's go back, this apricot tree won't die in a day or two, your health is important."
Uncle Bai said, "No, the apricot tree is the most important thing."
When Bai San heard this, his eyes were surprised and his pupils shrank suddenly. He ignored Uncle Bai's obstruction, and pulled away Uncle Bai's shielding arm.
"Bai San!" Uncle Bai reprimanded coldly.
Bai San turned a deaf ear, he stared blankly at the scar on Uncle Bai's arm with a sad expression.
He choked with sobs and asked Uncle Bai, "Uncle Bai, didn't you promise us not to do this again?"
"Uncle Bai, you always keep your word, but you actually lied to us?!"
Uncle Bai pulled up his sleeves silently, looking at Bai San's red eyes, he stretched out his hand, rubbed Bai San's head like he did when he was a child, staring at the apricot tree, and said softly.
"You have all grown up, and I am relieved that Bai Village will be handed over to you."
Bai San asked with a look of horror: "Uncle Bai, what do you want to do?!"
"San'er is obedient." Uncle Bai patted Bai San's head, indicating that he still has guests: "Don't scare the guests."
"I don't care!" Bai San took Uncle Bai's arm and was going to find the village chief, but he was afraid of scratching Uncle Bai's arm: "Uncle Bai, you don't mean anything, you have to ask the village chief to talk about you." ..."
Uncle Bai looked blank, and after a while, he said, "San'er, I'm too tired from life."
When Bai San heard this, his arm suddenly lost strength, and his face was at a loss.
"San'er," Uncle Bai softened his brows and said softly, "I know you and Xiao Er want me to live."
He looked at Xingshu as if looking at a long-lost friend: "But it's too cold here, I want to go find him."
Bai San said with a look of panic: "Uncle Bai, just wait a little longer, maybe he will be back soon..."
Uncle Bai's eyes were so clear that Bai San couldn't continue, he squatted on the ground and cried.
If the village head were here, he might cry with Bai San.
They have kept the secret for so many years, Uncle Bai may have known it long ago.
Maybe--
Maybe on that late autumn night, Uncle Bai knew that it was impossible for his lover to come back.
He died on the coldest autumn day, unable to wait for the scorching sun of the next morning.
Bai San cried in embarrassment, and Uncle Bai stood beside him silently, without saying a word.
After a long while, Bai San stopped crying, raised his head, revealing a pair of red eyes from crying.
He asked Uncle Bai in a hoarse voice: "Uncle Bai, can you really not wait any longer?"
Under Bai San's expectant gaze, Uncle Bai shook his head slightly.
Said: "I've waited long enough, San'er."
At this moment, Bai San finally understood why Uncle Bai had let him and the village chief control all kinds of affairs in the village.
Perhaps, Uncle Bai had already made up his mind to die, because they were too young and couldn't support the main beam to persevere for so many years.
At this moment, Bai San felt extremely distressed why he had to work hard. If he didn't work hard, Uncle Bai would not be able to let him go, and he had a death wish in his heart.
The conversation between Uncle Bai and San Bai did not avoid Gu Ning and Ming Zhi at all.
After Gu Ning finished listening, his brows frowned slightly. Uncle Bai's current thoughts are very dangerous. People who are determined to die can easily end their lives no matter what method they use.
Although Gu Ning is not a good person, he can't just watch a life disappear before his eyes.
He walked up to Uncle Bai, and said to Uncle Bai, "If the apricot tree comes to life, you will come back to life, isn't that right?"
Uncle Bai looked at the apricot tree and smiled self-deprecatingly. He said to Gu Ning, "Maybe."
The apricot tree carried too many things for him. Once the apricot tree died, he didn't know if he could sustain it.
"I can try to save the apricot tree."
After Gu Ning finished speaking, he stood next to the apricot tree, stroking the bark of the apricot tree with his palm, the palm exuded a faint green light, and the long eyelashes slightly covered the pupils.
But after a while, when he opened his eyes again, deep in the light-colored glass-like pupils, there was a thick hint of green, just like a little emerald green on jade, very beautiful.
Gu Ning looked up at Xingshu.
The whole body of the apricot tree is not gray, but red.
Red trunk, red branches and leaves, and holy red flowers on the branches and leaves.
Gu Ning had never seen such a strange flower, he whispered to Xingshu.
"Xingshu, can you speak?"
When Bai San and Uncle Bai heard the sound, they looked at Gu Ning in surprise.
Uncle Bai looked at Gu Ning's slender back, clenched his fingers into fists, and his eyes were full of anticipation.
Bai San prayed secretly in his heart, hoping that Gu Ning could save Xingshu, so that Uncle Bai would not have a death wish, and they could relax.
After a long time, Xingshu gave Gu Ning a response.
It asked, "Who are you?"
Gu Ning replied.
"The one who came to save you."
Xingshu paused for a moment and said, "You can't save me."
Gu Ning asked: "Why?"
"Do you know how I became what I am now?" Xingshu said, "I was poisoned to become what I am now."
It said: "In half a month, I will die."
Gu Ning frowned, he didn't expect that the apricot tree was actually poisoned.
Seeing Uncle Bai's expression from the corner of the eye, Gu Ning said, "Do you have the heart to make Uncle Bai sad?"
Xingshu paused for a long time this time, and it said to Gu Ning: "Tell him, let him stop doing unnecessary things, the person he was waiting for will never come back."
After finishing speaking, Xingshu stopped talking.
Seeing this, Gu Ning withdrew his palm, turned sideways and saw Uncle Bai's eyes full of hope.
Gu Ning paused before saying, "The apricot tree was poisoned."
"It asked me to tell Uncle Bai that it told you not to do unnecessary things anymore, and said..."
Uncle Bai asked Gu Ning: "What else?"
"It also said that the person you were waiting for has long been unable to come back."
After listening to Gu Ning's words, Uncle Bai's expression became obviously lethargic, and Bai San hurried over.
Uncle Bai laughed out loud, his voice full of sadness.
Bai San hurriedly brought Uncle Bai into the house, Gu Ning saw this, but didn't follow in, but turned around, he told Xingshu.
"Since you care, don't say such ugly things."
"Uncle Bai's body, even I, an outsider, can't bear to look at it. If you are really good for him, don't say such ugly words. What good will it do you to let him give up?"
Xingshu, who had been pretending to be dead just now, made his voice obviously hoarse when he spoke again.
It said: "It is better to die than to expect."
"Hips are born again and again and then shattered, I'm afraid of him..."
After a pause for a few seconds, Xingshu said distressedly: "For so many years, he has tortured me, and I feel uncomfortable watching him, but he doesn't listen to persuasion, he doesn't listen to anyone's words, and he will try every means to make that person return."
"But he knows that the person he wants will never come back."
"He refused to let himself go. It was obviously not his fault. No one would have thought that such a thing would happen."
"An accident, he has been brooding about it for so many years, even punishment should be enough."
Xingshu's last words made the listeners feel sad.
It said: "It is said that love is not long, I hope they live a long life."
Gu Ning didn't understand what love was before.
But after being with Mingzhi, he understood.
He said to Xingshu: "Have you ever loved anyone?
"
Xingshu didn't answer.
Gu Ning rubbed Mingzhi's head, and said to Xingshu: "It's good to live a long life, but I want to be with the one I love more. Even if it's only for one day, it's enough for the rest of my life to reminisce."
Gu Ning's words are equivalent to a confession.
After hearing this, Mingzhi was moved to tears, and he flapped his wings to go into Gu Ning's arms.
But he underestimated his current weight and shape, and the moment he rushed over, Gu Ning was almost thrown to the ground by him.
Ming Zhi drooped his head and walked away from Gu Ning.
Woooooo, he just wanted to hug his wife, why did he do this to him...
Gu Ning held his forehead and sighed again.
Pulling away the dejected Ming Zhi, fingertips stroked the smooth feathers a few times.
He threatened Mingzhi: "If you continue to be disobedient, I will pluck your hair and turn you into a bald eagle."
Unexpectedly, after hearing this sentence, Mingzhi was a little puzzled and said, "My wife can pull it out now, and you don't have to wait until I'm disobedient."
After speaking, he was about to pluck his feathers for his wife.
Gu Ning hurriedly stopped his movements, his expression was a bit indescribable: "Forget it, you'd better be honest."
Mingzhi obediently responded, then stretched out his wings, asking Gu Ning to hold hands.
"..."
Gu Ning held Mingzhi's wings and talked to Xingshu.
He asked Xingshu: "What poison have you been poisoned by? Who poisoned you?"
Xingshu said: "Tell you, you can't save me."
"The poison I have is specially poisoned against apricot trees. My roots and trunk will rot a little bit, and then on a windy day, they may be blown to pieces by the wind, or they may be blown down..."
"As for the poisoners, Zuo is just those few people. They can't see Uncle Bai doing this, so they tried their best to kill me."
Xingshu sneered: "Since that's the case, what else do you want to do here? Isn't it in line with their wishes to let me die?"
Gu Ning retorted Xingshu's words: "If the village head and the others poisoned you, do you think they will ask me to rescue you?"
"Heh," Xingshu said, "That's because Uncle Bai really couldn't survive without me, so they asked you to come and treat Xingshu, who couldn't survive at all."
Gu Ning felt that Xing Shu was unreasonable, while Xing Shu felt that Gu Ning's attitude was cold.
So this conversation broke up unhappy.
Mingzhi narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the apricot tree.
On the main branch of the apricot tree, there was a mass of gray matter, which he guessed might be the spirit of the apricot tree.
Ming Zhi glanced at Xing Shuling, and said with a sneer, "Coward."
After finishing speaking, he followed Gu Ning into the house, leaving Xing Shuling looking at the place where Uncle Bai was staying, wondering what he was thinking.
Gu Ning and Mingzhi were walking on the road. Seeing Mingzhi like this, Gu Ning asked softly, "Can you become a human?"
Ming Zhi heard the words, and subconsciously turned into a human form.
He subconsciously concealed his figure, then hugged Gu Ning, and rubbed his head against Gu Ning's neck a few times,
"Honey, I miss you so much."
Gu Ning was having difficulty breathing when Ming Zhi hugged him. He pushed away Ming Zhi's hand on his waist and said, "We've only been separated for less than a day."
Ming Zhi coquettishly said: "It's been a long time."
"One day is like three autumns. Wife, do the math, how long has it been between us?"
Gu Ning said indifferently: "It doesn't count."
Ming Zhi whispered, "My wife, you are so indifferent."
Before Gu Ning could speak, Ming Zhi said, "But I really like indifferent wives, and cool wives are also cute~"
Gu Ning: ...
Ming Xiaozhi, maybe you can go see an ophthalmologist, how cute is he?
Ming Zhi hugged Gu Ning and walked into Uncle Bai's room.
In the back room, Bai San is persuading Uncle Bai to take medicine, a big bowl of bitter medicine, which makes people's brain hurt.
Uncle Bai turned his face away and refused to drink.
This scene has been stalemate for a while.
After Gu Ning came in, Bai San hurriedly said, "Gu Ning, come quickly and persuade Uncle Bai to drink the medicine."
Upon hearing this, Uncle Bai said, "I won't drink anyone who comes."
Gu Ning walked over, glanced at the bowl, and reached out to touch the side of the bowl, the temperature was right.
He leaned in front of Bai San, and said to Bai San: "To deal with uncooperative patients, coaxing is useless."
Bai San seemed to understand something after hearing Gu Ning's words.
His attitude was no longer gentle, but he said coldly: "If Uncle Bai doesn't drink it, I'll pour the medicine to Xingshu!"
apricot:? ? ?
I am not a human, you are a real dog!
When Uncle Bai heard this, he said angrily, "How dare you."
Bai San said, "Look at me, dare I do it!"
Facts have proved that Gu Ning's words are correct. Under the threat of Bai San, Uncle Bai obediently picked up the medicine bowl and drank it down.
Seeing this, Bai San showed a smile on his face, and he gave Gu Ning a thumbs up: "You still have a way."
Gu Ning smiled and remained silent.
After drinking the medicine, Uncle Bai asked Bai San to leave, saying that he didn't want to see his face for the time being.
Bai San took the medicine bowl and left. Before leaving, he told Gu Ning to stay with Uncle Bai for a while, saying that he would come back later.
Gu Ning said yes, it just so happens that he also has something to ask Uncle Bai.
After Uncle Bai finished drinking the medicine, he still looked very tired.
This kind of exhaustion is not manifested on the face, but the exhaustion exuded from within. Uncle Bai asked Gu Ning, "Is the apricot tree still alive?"
"Have."
Gu Ning told Uncle Bai: "It's not a big problem, as long as you find the antidote, you'll be fine."
Uncle Bai asked, "The antidote?"
Gu Ning's hand was played by Ming Zhi in the palm, he glanced at Ming Zhi, deliberately ignored the touch from the palm, and told Uncle Bai what Xing Shu told him.
Uncle Bai was furious after hearing this.
He didn't expect that someone would dare to poison his apricot tree!
"who is it?!"
Gu Ning didn't know who it was.
"The apricot tree didn't tell me who it was," he said.
Uncle Bai refused to turn the page easily, he asked Gu Ning: "Just say it, I can bear it."
"I'm not going to pass out because of such a small thing," he said.
The implication is, you just say it.
But Gu Ning really didn't know, he told Uncle Bai what Xingshu said.
Gu Ning said: "Xing Shu said, those few people are on the left. I don't know who it is."
But Uncle Bai knew that his face turned ugly in an instant, he clenched his fists, and squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "Bold and bold."
Gu Ning tried to get more clues from Uncle Bai, so he asked Uncle Bai tentatively: "I heard that the village will offer apricot wine to the gods at the end of midsummer, is this true?"
Upon hearing this, Uncle Bai asked in surprise, "How do you know about this?"
Gu Ning said: "I heard from my fourth aunt, she used to be from Bai Village."
In order to avoid Uncle Bai's questioning, Gu Ning added another sentence: "But her old man has passed away, otherwise she can come here with me."
These words successfully blocked Uncle Bai's words, he swallowed the words that came to his mouth, and said a word of condolence.
Gu Ning waved his hand, signaling nothing.
Uncle Bai paused for a long time, with nostalgia in his eyes.
He said: "In the past, every family could make apricot wine, and the one that made it was better than the other. Now, hey..."
Thinking of the current situation, Uncle Bai sighed, "Except for the elderly, the young people almost don't know how to make apricot wine."
Gu Ning pretended to be curious and asked: "Then how to make apricot wine?"
Uncle Bai didn't hide his secrets, he told Gu Ning: "It only takes three days to brew apricot wine."
"It is necessary to use apricots picked at night and peaches picked during the day, peel and cut into pieces, put them in mountain spring water, add appropriate amount of white wine and rock sugar, seal the mouth with a white cloth, and put it in front of the gods. After three days, an authentic altar will be brewed naturally. Here comes the apricot wine."
Gu Ning asked Uncle Bai: "Uncle Bai, is apricot wine good?"
Uncle Bai was lost in memory, and he said after a while, "It's delicious."
It was the best wine he had ever had.
Gu Ning said: "Uncle Bai, can I brew a jar of apricot wine?"
Seeing Uncle Bai look over, he hurriedly said, "I want to brew a jar of apricot wine for my fourth aunt before her funeral."
Upon hearing this, Uncle Bai said, "You have a heart."
"My fourth aunt died around the end of midsummer."
Gu Ning said this on purpose, wanting to test Uncle Bai's reaction, he said: "We were all very surprised when we passed away suddenly when we were in good health during the physical examination."
After speaking, he looked at Uncle Bai's expression.
Uncle Bai's eyes remained unchanged, but the corners of his mouth were pursed into a straight line.
After a while, Uncle Bai said, "Perhaps, this is the sorrow of being a Bai villager."
Gu Ning asked puzzledly: "Uncle Bai, what did you say?"
Uncle Bai looked at Gu Ning with complicated eyes: "My child, you should leave Bai Village before the end of Midsummer."
"Why?" Gu Ning suppressed his doubts and asked Uncle Bai pretending to be puzzled: "Although I am not from Bai Village, my fourth aunt is, and I am inextricably linked with Bai Village, so I shouldn't be considered an outsider. Bar?"
No matter how Gu Ning asked, Uncle Bai didn't answer Gu Ning's question.
Until the village head came, Uncle Bai still didn't answer him, but just told him to leave Bai Village as soon as possible, and not to stay in the village around the end of midsummer to avoid accidents.
After the village chief came over, he asked Bai San to take Gu Ning to see the house, in case he didn't know the way and found the wrong place.
Bai San looked at the village chief and Uncle Bai hesitantly, but he left Uncle Bai's house with complicated eyes without saying anything.
Gu Ning and Ming Zhi followed Bai San to the house prepared for him by the village head.
Bai San couldn't keep his mouth shut, he talked all the way.
From Bai San's words, Gu Ning heard some news about Uncle Bai and the gods worshiped.
Bai San didn't deliberately lower his voice, Gu Ning could hear it clearly.
Bai San said: "I don't know what the village chief is thinking. He is actually planning to have people cut down all the apricot trees in the village. Just kidding, what will be used to make apricot wine after the apricot trees are cut down?"
"And Uncle Bai, too. His health is so bad, and he has to release so much at once. No wonder the village chief is so angry this time."
"Hey, I'm really bothered."
"By the way, Gu Ning, the village chief asked me to tell you that if Uncle Bai asks you again if the apricot tree can be cured, you will say that it cannot be saved. Let Uncle Bai die as soon as possible, for him and for everyone good."
As Bai San spoke, his eyes turned red.
He wiped his face and said to Gu Ning: "Do you know that in our village, what kind of people grow apricot trees?"
Of course Gu Ning didn't know, he shook his head and looked at Bai San with confusion, hoping that Bai San could clear up his doubts.
After a long time, Bai San said in a low voice.
"In Bai Village, apricot trees will grow only when someone in the family dies."
"Count it up," he said, "the apricot tree in Uncle Bai's house is also 23 years old."
Bai San let out a long sigh: "It turns out that Second Uncle has been gone for 23 years."
Hearing this, Gu Ning was suddenly curious about Uncle Bai's age, so he asked Bai San: "How old is Uncle Bai this year?"
Bai San said, "Uncle Bai is 43 this year."
"43?"
Gu Ning was a little surprised and said: "I thought Uncle Bai was only in his 30s."
"People in our village don't look old," Bai San said jokingly, "If you stay in our village for a long time, maybe you can do the same."
Gu Ning's long eyelashes drooped slightly, and when he raised his eyes again, he said to Bai San: "Uncle Bai asked me to leave the village before the end of midsummer."
He pretended to be puzzled and said: "But I still want to make a jar of apricot wine by myself. What Uncle Bai means is that he doesn't want me to make wine?"
Bai San's expression was embarrassing for a moment.
He turned his face away, and for some reason, his voice was a little guilty: "Since Uncle Bai said so, then you should leave the village earlier."
"Why?" Gu Ning asked.
Bai San didn't want to answer this question, so he changed the subject and asked Gu Ning, "Where's your eagle?"
Gu Ning didn't ask any more questions, and said with a smile: "He has a wild temper, so he ran to play."
Mingzhi on the side squeezed Gu's hand in dissatisfaction.
He frowned slightly, and said dissatisfiedly to Gu Ning: "Honey, don't accuse me, I am not wild at all."
"I'm very obedient." Ming Zhi said.
Gu Ning didn't speak, but squeezed Mingzhi's hand with a smile on his face.
Ming Zhi snorted, forget it, as a husband, he will not be angry with his wife, he has a very big belly!
After hearing Gu Ning's words, Bai San scratched his hair and said, "I raised a bird before, but it eloped with other birds and never came back."
Gu Ning glanced at Mingzhi, the look in his eyes made Mingzhi's hairs stand on end.
Ming Zhi hurriedly expressed his loyalty, he raised his hand and swore: "Don't worry, my wife, I only have you in my heart!"
"You are the most beautiful in my heart, I don't want any other birds!"
Gu Ning glanced at Mingzhi and didn't speak, but Mingzhi could see the joy in his eyes very clearly.
He leaned over and wanted Gu Ning to kiss him.
Mingzhi is now in love with the feeling of being kissed by Gu Ning, his shy wife took the initiative to kiss him, her cold brows and eyes were stained with a trace of shame, and her beautiful face was stained with traces of blush, Mingzhi just thought about it , I can't stand it anymore.
Gu Ning didn't mean to kiss Mingzhi outside, seeing Mingzhi pouting over to ask for a kiss, he covered Mingzhi's thin lips and glared at him.
Mingzhi looked at Gu Ning innocently, what's wrong?
He just wants his wife to kiss him, is it wrong?
Fortunately, the house the village head prepared for Gu Ning was not far from Uncle Bai's house, and he arrived at his destination within a short walk.
After Bai San opened the door, he handed the key to Gu Ning and said, "You take the key, and return it to me when you leave the village."
Gu Ning responded and said yes.
After pushing open the gate, Gu Ning saw the clean courtyard and tidy house, and thanked Bai San.
Bai San said no, this is what they should do.
Bai San didn't stay any longer, he told Gu Ning: "Someone will deliver the dinner, if you have something missing, you can tell the delivery person, and he will bring it for you."
"You are a guest invited by the village chief. Since you are a guest, you must act like a guest. Don't be polite."
Bai repeatedly told Gu Ning that you are welcome, and he left when he saw that Gu Ning agreed.
After Bai San left, Gu Ning closed the door, turned around and hadn't taken a few steps before Ming Zhi put his arms around his waist and teleported into the house.
The furnishings and layout of this house are similar to that of Uncle Bai's house, and only Gu Ning lives in it, so the area is not very large.
There is hot water and some snacks in the main room, and there is a fruit plate with snacks, and the Chinese character "Happy" is printed on it.
Ming Zhi looked at the happy expression, his eyes couldn't move.
Seeing this, Gu Ning said with some amusement, "Like this?"
Mingzhi stared at the happy character, nodded, "I like it."
The tables, chairs and benches in the main room are all new, and the red paint on them still has a faint smell.
On the center bar, there is a portrait of a god and an incense burner.
There were three sticks of smoky incense burning in the censer, and the faint scent of incense wafted through the main room.
The color around the walls is white, like fresh white paint.
After watching the main room, Gu Ning went closer to the back room to look.
Like the main room, the walls of the back room are also painted with a layer of white paint, but compared to the main room, the back room is larger.
Xizi also has more furniture.
Gu Ning swept through the bedside table, dresser and wardrobe one by one.
Every piece of furniture was pasted with a bright red happy letter, which made Gu Ning suspect that the house the village head prepared for him was a wedding room.
Walking out of the back room, he met Shang Mingzhi's excited eyes, and Mingzhi said, "Honey, is this the wedding room?"
With a sullen face, Gu Ning pushed away Ming Zhi's approaching handsome face, and said indifferently, "You think too much."
After speaking, he walked out quickly, sat at the mahogany table in the main room, and poured a glass of water from a porcelain cup to drink.
I don't know if it's an illusion or what's going on, but Gu Ning feels that the water in his mouth is very sweet.
Could it be that the water in the teapot is the mountain spring water that Uncle Bai mentioned?
Gu Ning took another sip and thought it tasted good, so he called Ming Zhi to drink it.
Mingzhi looked at Gu Ning with resentment on his face, as if Gu Ning almost thought that he had done something heinous to Mingzhi.
"Taste." Gu Ning handed the water to Mingzhi.
Ming Zhi didn't take the porcelain cup in Gu Ning's hand, he directly picked up the water that Gu Ning had drunk, drank it all in one gulp, and said pointedly: "It's so sweet."
Under Gu Ning's gaze, he deliberately printed his thin lips on the place where Gu Ning drank water just now.
When the lips overlapped, he looked at Gu Ning with lust in his eyes, as if his eyes were real, so Gu Ning had to look away, but his crimson ears betrayed his emotions at the moment.
Mingzhi happily moved to Gu Ning's ear, and gently bit his earlobe.
The voice was hoarse, and Gu Ning's ears were numb.
"Honey, your ears are so red."
Gu Ning's face instantly turned red.
With a little shy bright eyes, Mingzhi's heart tightened when he saw it. He wanted to hug Gu Ning and kiss him, but Gu Ning avoided it.
Gu Ning stood up and walked to the yard.
Ming Zhi, who stayed in the main room, looked at Gu Ning's back, his eyes slowly moved down, and came to a certain place where Gu Ning was quite upright.
After a while, he swallowed.
Woooooo I really want to eat my wife's pipi, damn it, why is my wife's peach so attractive!
In stark contrast to Gu Ning Mingzhi's coziness, it was Zhang Min, Wang Bei and others on the other side.
Wang Bei sat on the bench cleaned by Zhang Min, playing with her manicure, and joked with Zhang Min from time to time, she liked to see Zhang Min blushing and looking at her helplessly.
But this scene fell on Ma Lang, and Ma Lang, who was looking directly at it, was heartbroken.
Ma Lang glanced at Zhang Min unobtrusively, he died under the peony flower, and even a ghost is a coquette.
With such a beautiful face and withered bones, Zhang Min's life was not in vain.
Wang Bei glanced at Ma Lang, who sneered.
It's true that the forest is so big that there are all kinds of birds, and someone like Ma Lang dares to covet her.
Thinking of this, she licked her lips, and it happened that she was also hungry, and Liu Wen alone couldn't satisfy her, and now Ma Lang came again, although his figure was not good, he was still a man anyway.
After Wang Bei licked her lips, she found that Ma Lang's eyes looked at her even hotter, and she couldn't help but smile triumphantly.
Sure enough, what the senior said makes sense, changing into a woman is easy to attract targets.
If all goes well, the day when she will completely become a human will not be far away.
Thinking of this, Wang Bei became even happier.
In order to become a human being and be with Zhang Min, she would pay any price.
Even if it was—Wang Bei glanced at Ma Lang, even if his appetite was as bad as Ma Lang's, she would not be polite.
The few people cleaned quickly, and soon, the whole house was disturbed and cleaned.
Liu Wen poured a glass of water to Wang Bei, and said softly, "Beibei is thirsty, drink some water."
Wang Bei didn't answer, she glanced at Liu Wen, and warned bluntly: "Don't forget what I told you before, if you make a mistake, I won't give you another chance."
Hearing this, Liu Wen clenched the porcelain cup tightly, and the smile on his face could hardly be maintained.
At this moment, Zhang Min also came over with a glass of water. When Wang Bei saw it, she hurried over and continued. She scolded, "Why are you carrying so much water? What if it gets hot?"
Zhang Min smiled and said, "How can I be so delicate?"
Wang Bei said: "I don't care, anyway, you are not allowed to do such a dangerous thing in the future."
Zhang Min didn't argue with Wang Bei, but said yes obediently.
Seeing this, Wang Bei pinched Zhang Min's cheek and called him stupid.
Zhang Min smiled shyly and did not refute Wang Bei's words.
After Liu Wen witnessed Wang Bei's double standard, he suddenly remembered the last dungeon, Wang Bei would rather get hurt himself than let Zhang Min take risks.
The corners of his mouth curled up, his eyes were mocking, and he didn't know whether he was mocking Zhang Min or himself.
Liu Wen couldn't stay here any longer.
Anyone who sees his "goddess" getting bored with another man can't stay any longer.
After coming out of the house, Liu Wen met You Chi.
You Chi glanced at Liu Wen's porcelain cup, didn't say anything, but smiled a little bit.
Liu Wen walked out with the porcelain cup in his hand, and met Ma Lang outside.
Liu Wen didn't like Ma Lang looking at Wang Bei frivolously, and wanted to cross Ma Lang and go out.
But Ma Lang stopped him, Ma Lang said: "Liu Wen, don't you want to have Wang Bei to yourself?"
"What are you talking about?" Liu Wen said coldly, "Wang Bei is Zhang Min's girlfriend, Zhang Min is my brother, don't talk nonsense here!"
Ma Lang said: "Is it nonsense, you know it in your own mind, but let me remind you."
He said: "Don't get into it too deeply. You have to know that the most important thing for a person like Wang Bei is a man."
After hearing what the old man said, Liu Wen couldn't hold back any longer, he said in a low voice, "But Wang Bei rejected me because of Zhang Min."
Ma Lang patted Liu Wen on the shoulder and said, "Ham, what's the big deal? If Zhang Min dies, do you think Wang Bei will choose you?"
Liu Wen subconsciously wanted to answer no.
But under Ma Lang's eyes, for the sake of his self-esteem, he went against his inner thoughts and said, "Yes."
Ma Lang patted Liu Wen on the shoulder, and said like two good brothers: "That's right."
"There is also that player." Ma Lang squinted his eyes, showing a wretched demeanor, he said: "His bones and skins are all high-quality, if you take him back and dedicate it to the boss, why do you and I worry about the future? Will it be uncomfortable? ?”
Liu Wen felt a little resentful towards Gu Ning, and nodded in agreement with Ma Lang's words.
Thus, the alliance was formed.
The first thing they had to deal with was Zhang Min.
In dungeons, there are many ways to kill players without punishment.
They can give money to the game npc and let the game npc kill Zhang Min.
In this way, they only used a small amount of money to kill their confidants without paying a price. This deal is simply very cost-effective.
After discussing with Liu Wen, Ma Lang planned to buy the npc at night.
The relationship between Ma Lang and Liu Wen is also not good at this moment, the elder brother and the younger brother are short-sighted, and people who listen to it get goosebumps.
It was finally night.
Taking advantage of the darkness, Ma Lang and Liu Wen sneaked out of the house. They were going to find a suitable NPC to kill Zhang Min.
Zhang Min was the first, but he won't be the last.
But they didn't think so.
This time, there is no return.
At the same time, Gu Ning on the other side was thinking about missions and clues.
Gu Ning sat on the bench, while Ming Zhi contacted his subordinates in the back room, discussing something with them.
The first thing Gu Ning thought of was about Uncle Bai asking him to leave the village at the end of Zhongxia.
The main task is to find out the secrets hidden by some villagers of Bai Village.
secret?
Not all villagers have it. Which part does this part refer to?Is it the apricot tree growing in the house, or is it not growing the apricot tree?
If it was the former, Gu Ning suddenly thought of what the dungeon system said.
At the end of midsummer, many people in Baicun will die.
So, why do so many people die?Why did these people die?
Was it a natural death, or was it killed?
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