Forty years old? Aged like this? My thoughts were fluctuating violently, and I could hardly help but blurt out a question: "What is your situation like? I mean, you are just older in appearance and physical strength, but your lifespan has not changed.

?Or is it that even longevity has become short?"

That old man, no, I don’t know what to call him now, he is clearly only in his forties.

He glanced at me with a wry smile: "Are people so old? How many years do you think you can live? Very few of us can live past fifty! In fact, where are these people in this town? It used to be prosperous

At that time, there were always thousands of people, but now it has become like this. After they are gone, the ones left are either madmen or semi-cripples like us."

"Half-disabled?" I don't quite understand this term.

"You age so quickly. You almost lose the ability to work as soon as you reach your thirties. What if you're not half-disabled?" The old man mocked himself and didn't want to say anything more. He just sighed deeply and walked ahead.

, take us onward.

But my heart can no longer be clear at this moment. Things like longevity, destiny, luck, etc. are almost determined by God. They are taboos that humans cannot interfere with. The so-called inability to interfere is like a test that you cannot pass.

Cheating to get good grades is against the rules.

However, if you have reviewed your homework beforehand and achieved good results, it is definitely allowed under the rules of heaven.

For example, if a person is kind, upright, and not stingy with compassion, Heaven will judge you to have a good grade, or reward you with longevity, or the original destiny can be changed in a good direction, or your luck will become smoother.

If you use other means, such as Taoist forbidden methods, to do these things, the price of being discovered will be that your original scores will be cleared, which is a great sin.

I really can't think of anyone who dares to steal the longevity of so many people so unscrupulously, and how to steal the longevity of others. Of course, Taoism has the technique of borrowing longevity and blessing, but this kind of grand gesture,

Even if my master is resurrected, he won’t dare to do it, right?

These thoughts shocked me. At this time, looking at this passage with oil lamps, my mood suddenly became extremely heavy. Looking at the backs of these two men, I also felt a little sad for no reason.

This passage is not long, but there are about ten rooms facing each other on both sides. They are all single-room rooms. The holes are open, but no one is there. The footsteps of the two men are not in any room.

Walk straight towards the end.

How could there be no one? Although I was doubtful, I still suppressed my doubts and followed the two men towards the end of the passage.

There was a separate room there. When I walked to the door, one of the men said to me: "Uncle Wei Jun is in there. We explained some situations to him when we came back yesterday. He has been holding on and waiting for you."

." While speaking, he knocked on the door at the same time.

Are you forced to wait for me? Is Liu Weijun's situation very bad? I calculated the time myself. The story told by Uncle Ge happened in the 1950s. At that time, Liu Weijun was the youngest son of Liu Erye and had not yet married a wife (that

People at that time generally got married early), which meant that he was at most twenty years older than me, which was incredible, and he was in his 50s according to circumstances. As a result, almost everyone who talked about him said that his condition was very bad? How could he be such a serious person?

Law?

Could it be that he was also deprived of longevity like these people?

I was thinking wildly, the door of this room had been opened, and Mr. Liu was standing at the door. When he saw me, a very old smile appeared on his face, and then he said: "I saw you guys coming downstairs.

, come on, come in quickly."

The three of us walked into the room in silence, only to find that this room was a little different from other rooms. It was not a large single room, but a suite of rooms. The door in the inner room was closed tightly, and the outer room was not large.

The living room was crowded with people at this time.

These people were both men and women, about twenty or so. Looking up, they were all old people. The youngest one looked like he was in his sixties, and they all looked frail.

elder.

There was no furniture in the living room, just a thick mat. These people walked around the wall in silence, sitting on the mat. There was a big pot in the middle, and something was being cooked by an old woman-like woman.

At this time, I was stirring in the pot and was very focused.

The room was filled with a choking smell, because there was a coal stove under the pot, not natural gas. In this crowded and narrow room, even if the windows were open, the smell of coal was naturally filled.

"It's a joke for you. Our health is not good. Cooking is a burden for many of us. It is unrealistic for each household to cook their own food and they can only gather together to eat. You also

Want something to eat?" Looking at my surprised look, Mr. Liu explained a few words to me from the side.

When he said this, I noticed that the people leaning against the wall were holding a bowl and a pair of chopsticks in their hands, waiting.

I couldn't help but take a look at the pot. It was like porridge, with some sweet potatoes and maybe very small pieces of meat in it. It didn't seem to be too much. I felt a little sad for no reason, so I raised my head and asked.

Mr. Liu: "Is this the weight of everyone?"

Mr. Liu sighed and said: "Yes, there is not much rice, and there are still some sweet potatoes. Meat is even more difficult to come by. There is no electricity, and there is no way to store it for a long time. These are cured meats. We are not physically strong, and the town

As you know, the people above are unwilling to sell anything to us.

, Besides, if we don’t have a labor force, how can we have a lot of money to buy food and drink? These are supports from outside, that is, some people who go out from the town ask people to bring them with them every once in a while. In addition, on weekdays, people here

We have some land behind the building to grow some food."

I stood up in silence, and then walked to the window, which was on the side facing away from the street. I saw that there were about ten neat vegetable fields downstairs. There were walls around the vegetable fields, and there were three old people there.

There was someone standing outside the wall, as if guarding the vegetable patch.

With just one glance, I understood that they were guarding against people from the town doing damage. These vegetable plots were their treasure!

At the same time, I was also a little sad. Looking at the wall, they must have built it with great difficulty and tried their best, right? Looking at the distance, I could see the rushing water of the Yellow River. I suddenly thought of a possibility and asked: "

You live here? Is it because it’s close to the outskirts of town and you can grow vegetables?”

"That's not entirely the case. In the outskirts of the town, the damage and impact will be smaller. After all, we all live in the town, and we have formed two groups of people who are incompatible with each other. We are small and alone, even if we are protected by the guards.

You might as well hide a little bit." Mr. Liu said very calmly.

But Ru Yue, who was standing behind him, had red eyes and couldn't help but say: "If it's so difficult, why don't you leave here? Do you want to insist on living such a life here?"

Mr. Liu was silent and did not answer us for a while. After a long time, he said: "This town still needs some people to guard it. There are reasons why we have to stay while waiting. The guards will come later."

I'll tell you all the reasons."

Liu Weijun? I just remembered that after entering the house for so long, I still haven’t seen where Liu Weijun is? Could it be that he is in a locked room?

"Can I meet Liu Weijun now?" The room was so depressing and heavy, and my mood became inexplicably anxious. If I could, I really wanted to know everything at once, and then save this town and those who were sent to the hospital.

Children who went to who knows where, and these poor old people.

"No, the guard can't see you now, but he has been waiting since the morning. But unfortunately, you just came at this time, and the guard can't see you at this time." Mr. Liu did not continue, and moved

He moved his lips with a bitter look, and then said: "But it's okay, you can meet the guards in about forty minutes, so let's eat first."

I looked up at the ceiling, suppressing the sadness in my heart, but my body didn't move. We didn't eat anything in the morning, so we were a little hungry, but how could I bear to eat their pitiful and hard-earned rations.

Similarly, Brother Chengxin and Ru Yue did not move. Ru Yue even had red eyes. She bit her lower lip and suddenly said: "I want to go out. Third brother, Brother Chengxin, you guys come with me."

Then she said to Mr. Liu: "Wait for us for a while, and we will definitely come back before Liu Weijun sees us!"

After saying that, she pulled Brother Chengxin and me out without any explanation.

When going downstairs, I couldn't help but ask Ruyue: "What are you going to do?"

Brother Chengxin sighed and said: "Chen Chengyi, you are really slow. Ruyue is like this. You are going to buy things for these people!"

"But can they sell it to us?" I can't think of a reason why people in this town should be friendly to us.

"If you don't want to sell, then I'll force you to buy. I don't mind being a robber this time." Ruyue's voice echoed throughout the stairwell, and I suddenly laughed, very happily.
Chapter completed!