Chapter 29 The Villa on the Mountain ( )
Chapter 29 The Villa on the Mountain ( )
This time, it was Cheng Qi who disappeared.
After searching the villa inside and out, everyone guessed that Cheng Qi had probably been murdered.
Liu Yuling asked Gu Shijiu through tears, "Didn't you hear anything last night?"
Gu Shijiu shook her head: "I'm asleep."
Liu Yuling looked doubtful, but Su Mu grabbed her sleeve and shook his head at her.
Shi Qi witnessed the interaction between the two.
He said, "Since sleeping together won't help, let's each sleep separately tonight."
"Okay, okay." Gu Shijiu felt that being surrounded by people while sleeping was indeed a bit uncomfortable.
Liu Yuling bit her lower lip, looking like she was about to cry.
Even though sleeping together doesn't really help, it still feels better.
"Why did you have to provoke them? Now look what happened," Zhang Yaoyao said, somewhat reproachfully to Liu Yuling.
"I was just asking one question. How much noise would it make to move someone away? With her abilities, how could she not hear it?"
Liu Yuling was somewhat unconvinced.
"You'd better shut up." Chen Yao covered her mouth.
Gu Shijiu didn't hear what the small group was saying; she was listening to the hostess tell a story.
The little girl named Beibei leaned against the lady of the house, listening to her read fairy tales.
Gu Shijiu grew up listening to the stories Shi Qi told her, and she was very interested in this part, so she went over to listen as well.
Mom handed the cake to Little Red Riding Hood: "Don't you dare eat any!"
No way! Little Red Riding Hood knows that her mother put poison in her grandmother's cake so she could inherit the fortune.
A dark shadow flashed past their window.
Little Red Riding Hood arrived at her grandmother's house and saw her grandmother lying in bed with her head covered by a blanket, seemingly sick.
"Come here, let me take a good look at you." Grandma's voice was a little hoarse.
"Grandma, why are your fingernails so long?" Little Red Riding Hood asked innocently, looking at her grandma's sharp fingernails.
"To hold you tighter, darling, so you won't slip through my fingers."
"Grandma, why are your eyes so big?"
"To better see those ugly people."
"Grandma, why is your mouth so big?"
"So that I can bite your throat off!" The blanket was thrown back, and a black wolf pounced on Little Red Riding Hood.
A gunshot rang out, and Hunter John poked his head out of the window: "That was dangerous, but luckily I arrived in time."
The black wolf fell to the ground, and no one saw a single tear it shed. Still, it couldn't save the old woman.
three years ago.
"Poor little wolf cub, have you fallen into John's trap too?"
The old woman bent down with difficulty and gently stroked the whimpering wolf cub.
"Never mind, he's still so young, I don't think John would care."
The old woman pried open the animal trap, and the wolf cub limped into the woods.
Suddenly it stopped at the edge of the woods, turned back to look at the old woman, as if to remember her forever.
......
"This story seems familiar," Gu Shijiu tilted her head, trying to recall. "Shi Qi, didn't you tell it to me before?"
“That’s not the version I’m telling,” Shi Qi said to the hostess. “You’re telling such a story to such a young child?”
"Otherwise, do you want me to raise an idiot like you?" the hostess chuckled.
Shi Qi was a little angry: "Our Ajiu is smart, cute and capable, how could she be stupid?"
Gu Shijiu was also a little unhappy: "You're so rude."
The woman smiled wryly and played a game with her daughter, building blocks.
Every time the blocks are stacked to a certain height, Beibei will reach out and push them down.
He found great joy in the process, constantly giggling: "Mommy, when can we tear down the villa too?"
"Then Mom, Aunt Wang, and everyone else will die," the woman said with a smile, making a rather ominous statement.
"Then let him die." Beibei knocked over the blocks again.
The woman smiled gently at her daughter's actions, a smile that sent chills down the spines of the entire expedition team.
There was meat and vegetables served at noon, including a whole roasted lamb. Everyone felt heavy-hearted thinking about Cheng Qi's disappearance.
There was a sheep on the front of his clothes.
As usual, Shi Qi distributed food to the expedition team members, giving each person a small bread roll, a banana, and a piece of candy.
The supplies are dwindling, and we don't know how much longer we'll have to stay here.
Right now, everyone is afraid to say anything because of Gu Shijiu, but once the hunger reaches a certain level, it will definitely rebound.
Shi Qi wasn't afraid of them causing trouble; he just didn't want to kill them.
He kept Sanjiu's words in mind; the lives in the small world could not be treated casually.
So in the afternoon, when no one was in the kitchen, he quietly slipped in and asked Gu Shijiu to keep watch, hoping to see if there were any edible dishes.
The kitchen was empty except for mutton stewing in a pot.
Gu Shijiu was somewhat disappointed after hearing this. Shi Qi had lost a lot of weight these past few days, as she could only eat fruit and snacks.
Fortunately, she doesn't need to eat; the ghosts she catches every day are enough to fill her stomach.
"Madam really loves stews," Gu Shijiu remarked.
Shi Qi was used to her divergent thinking, and echoed, "Who says otherwise? It just looks like her skills aren't very good."
There's always only meat in the pot, no side dishes, not even scallions, ginger, or garlic.
I don't know why it smells so good.
At this point, Qi had an idea, so he went to Aunt Wang and offered some reasonable suggestions.
"Your chef's skills are terrible, nobody likes the food he makes. I used to run a restaurant, I can teach you the recipes."
Aunt Wang didn't believe it: "You clearly said you were an actress that day."
"You wouldn't believe it, but in our country, there are many actors who own restaurants. If you don't believe me, I'll show you a couple of tricks."
Shi Qi's confidence was genuine; he had indeed owned a restaurant.
Aunt Wang was surprised and then refused him.
There was meat again that evening, and the hostess sat at the dining table with Beibei.
Beibei started screaming again: "I don't want these weird things!"
The woman was ladling a bowl of soup, about to put it in her mouth, when she heard this and said sadly, "These are all good things."
Shi Qi seized the opportunity: "Look how thin the child is. I'll cook something delicious, would you like to try?"
"What can you do?" the hostess asked, still somewhat doubtful.
"I can make rabbit cake, panda rice, and phoenix spreading its wings."
Before Shi Qi could finish speaking, Bei Bei's eyes lit up: "Mom, I want to eat these."
She tugged at the lady of the house's clothes and acted coquettishly.
It was rare to see her daughter so happy, so the lady of the house had no objections. She asked Shi Qi, "What materials do you need?"
"High-gluten flour, rice, seaweed... It would be best if I could go grocery shopping myself, otherwise I'm afraid I won't remember everything and might forget to buy anything."
Shi Qi made a request.
The woman hesitated: "Can't we just use what's already in the kitchen?"
Shi Qi shook her head: 'Of course not.'
While the woman was still thinking, Beibei started crying and fussing: "I want to eat the rabbit cake, I want to eat that one."
It's clear that Beibei is very much loved.
At least Gu Shijiu was able to go to the farmers' market down the mountain with Shi Qi to buy vegetables.
Of course, Aunt Wang stayed with them the whole time.
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