Chapter 1079 The water in the crossing river should be cold
"Yes, he never goes to the Wu family mansion, not even close." The village chief swallowed carefully, "There are rumors in the village that, Although this person is crazy, his eyes can see things that we ordinary people can’t see.”
The village chief said these words in a low voice. It was clear that they were the only people nearby, but he gave the impression that he was worried. Something sounded the same, making the atmosphere tense.
As if to verify what the village chief said, since they chose this road, they have not seen the crazy beggar again, and they have been very peaceful along the way.
They walked in a big circle in the village and finally walked to the south end of the village. The houses here were much worse than those near the village meeting hall. There were basically no decent yards and the walls were all made of earth. Quite a few are broken.
Many houses here are empty and dilapidated, with dark wooden doors ajar. When walking nearby, you feel like you are being watched, as if there are pairs of eyes hidden behind the doors and windows.
"Is anyone still living here?" Du Moyu looked around cautiously. He felt very bad here.
After walking for a while, the village chief stopped and pointed to a broken house, "This is it. The old lady from the Wu family lives here."
Strictly In a sense, there is a small yard outside this shabby house, but the yard has no walls or earthen walls. It just uses dead branches stuck in the soil to make a fence, isolating a small piece of land.
There is also a gate left on the fence.
The village chief walked up and shouted to the broken house: "Mother Wu, Mother Wu, are you at home?"
"Mother Wu..." Chen Hao whispered, "Why, her surname is Wu too?"< br>
“No, no, master, don’t get me wrong, Wu Ma’s surname is not Wu, but she is not thinking right now and has long forgotten her surname. Moreover, she has been helping in the Wu family’s mansion for a long time. Everyone. Once you get used to it, it’s hard to change your tune,” the village chief explained.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a creaking sound from the broken house, like an old wooden door being pushed open. After the village chief heard it, he led a group of people inside.
"Wu Ma, we are coming in." As soon as the village chief opened the door, something was thrown over and smashed on the ground in front of the village chief. It was a broken bowl.
This scene, which was like a show of force, made the village chief feel embarrassed. It was very dark inside the dilapidated house. Jiang Cheng closed one eye before entering the house and only opened it now, so he could see more clearly than the village chief.
It is no exaggeration to describe this shabby house as impoverished. It only has a few simple old furniture, tables, wooden chairs and the like. Beside the bed, sitting an old woman wrapped in tattered clothes.
The old woman is wearing black cloth shoes, and judging from the appearance, her feet are also wrapped in ugly.
"Wu Ma, you are at home." The village chief smiled unnaturally at the old woman. After his eyes became familiar with the light here, he groped for a small half of a stick on the table. Candle.
When the candles are lit, the environment in the room gradually becomes clearer.
The old woman said nothing, with a dull and strange expression on her face, her head hanging slightly, as if she was completely uninterested in their arrival.
"Hello, old man, we are here today because we have something to ask you." Du Moyu was the first to speak. There was no point in going around in circles like this at the moment. He went straight to the point, "About the Wu family Do you remember what happened? "
When she heard the word Wu family, the old woman raised her head suddenly as if she was electrocuted.
This sudden movement did not scare these people. What really caught everyone's attention was the old woman's eyes. Her eyes were hollow and unfocused.
"Her eyes..." Du Moyu looked at the village chief in a low voice.
The village chief sighed, "Wu Ma, she can't see."
"Wu family..." Wu Ma slowly opened her mouth, her expression stiff. If Jiang Cheng hadn't been here, the fat man who saw this scene would have definitely She had already run away, something was obviously wrong with this woman.
Yu Chengmu took a deep breath and stared at Wu's mother, "Yes, the Wu family, you have lived in the Wu family for so long, you must know what happened to the Wu family, and I hope you can tell us "
"The eldest lady...she sacrificed herself to the river god and became a river goddess. Mother." Mother Wu spoke one word at a time, her voice hoarse as if there was sand in her throat, "After she left, the Wu family was defeated, defeated..."
"Why did she give her sacrifice? "Sacrifice to the river god?" Zhang Junyu immediately asked, "Did the villagers force her?"
This question was so explicit that the face of the village chief who was still standing on the side changed immediately, but no one paid attention to him at this time. If it was really forced, as the head of the village now, he would definitely have nothing to do with it.
After a while, Mother Wu, who had a dull expression, slowly shook her head. At the same time, big tears rolled down her eyes, "No, no one... no one forced Miss. Miss, she did it voluntarily."
Wu Ma's voice became more and more painful, "Miss... Miss, how could she just... be willing to go? She is still so young and so kind. She shouldn't, it shouldn't be her!"
Seeing Wu’s mother grabbing her disheveled hair with her hands and repeating those few words, showing signs of going crazy, Jiang Cheng immediately interrupted her, “Wu’s mother, is she married?”< br>
“No!” Wu’s mother’s face suddenly turned ferocious, “You are such a rude fellow. If you dare to ruin my lady’s reputation again, I will tear your mouth apart!”
Seeing this, the village chief hurriedly put out the fire, "Wu Ma, what did you say? These people are the benefactors of our village, you..."
"It's okay, it's okay." Jiang Cheng waved his hand to Wu Ma Said: "I have no ill intentions, but I can't figure out how your young lady ended up on this path. What a good person. It's such a pity."
I don't know if it was that sentence that touched Wu's mother. , actually started to cry "woo woo".
"In my opinion, there must be a hidden secret behind the young lady's voluntary sacrifice. We want to investigate this matter clearly. You don't want the young lady to die in an unknown way, right?" Jiang Cheng ignored the village. There is a long blockage, and a person walks through it , half-crouched in front of Wu Ma, gently grabbed Wu Ma's hand, put it on her knee, and sighed softly, "It's autumn, and the water in the crossing river should be cold. Miss... I'm afraid she will catch the cold. Right.”
Wu Ma’s body shook violently.
I stayed with Wu Ma quietly for a while. Gradually, Wu Ma was not as resistant to Jiang Cheng at first. Everyone could also see that Wu Ma was not only blind, but her mental state was also up and down. No one dared Stimulate her again.
"Yes, you are right, Miss...she must have been killed, otherwise...otherwise how could she..." Wu Ma clutched Jiang Cheng's hand, as if grasping the last life-saving stone straw.
Feeling that it was almost done, Jiang Cheng asked softly: "Wu Ma, have you heard of the name Lu Jianli..." (End of Chapter)