"what do you know?"
Dongsheng probably couldn't speak for too long, so he was very unskilled in speaking and his voice was extremely hoarse.
It was like a worker pulling wood with a big saw, making intermittent noises.
But Ran Ran just listened quietly, with no look of disgust or disgust on her face.
At this moment, Shen Dinghai suddenly came back, with green leaves of the same color on his messy hair.
"I found it, I found a place to rest!" His tone was excited, but he did not forget to lower his voice as much as possible.
But the excited Shen Dinghai obviously frightened Dongsheng, who was still cautiously testing.
Dongsheng suddenly turned his head back, his face full of panic, and his hands holding the black cat couldn't help trembling.
As a result, Ran Ran lost the perfect angle to look at those black eyes, and she sighed unconsciously.
Shen Dinghai immediately realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere, "Cousin... why are you and Dongsheng acting weird?"
Ran Ran said with confusion, she tilted her head, "What's wrong?"
"It's just weird... you two are so sticky, I have an indescribable feeling..."
Shen Dinghai opened his eyes wide and complained, "And as soon as I came here, this kid turned his head away! What do you mean!"
"He was extremely nervous, as if he was afraid of being discovered by me..."
Shen Dinghai paused as he spoke. He felt that his descriptions almost perfectly matched a certain plot in a bloody movie and TV series.
Cheating.
Shen Dinghai's eyes looked like they were about to pop out.
Although he didn't know what his cousin and Dongsheng were doing just now, they gave him the exciting feeling of having an affair!
Of course, Shen Dinghai just used this feeling analogy, and did not really feel that Ran Ran and Dong Sheng were having an affair.
This feeling surrounded him, giving him a sense of grievance of betrayal.
He leaned closer with his mouth puckered, like a puppy abandoned by its owner.
"Cousin, what were you whispering to Dongsheng just now?"
"I can't tell you now, otherwise with your ability to accept, you will definitely shout out here." Ran Ran gave Shen Dinghai a comforting look.
"I'll explain it to you later."
As soon as Shen Dinghai heard this, his heart immediately calmed down.
His cousin had already promised him, so he had nothing to worry about.
Immediately, he said proudly as if he was taking credit: "Then you come with me and see if the location I found is perfect!"
Ran Ran and the pale Dong Sheng looked at each other and followed Shen Dinghai in unison.
Wu Pannan was properly placed in the grass by them. Unless she suddenly woke up and started shouting, it would be difficult to find her.
After passing through several layers of trees, Ran Ran and the others arrived at the resting place that Shen Dinghai had mentioned.
A natural bed thickly piled with fallen leaves.
Shen Dinghai leaned forward in front of Ran Ran, "I've tried it. It's quite soft. Cousin, you can rest peacefully."
"This place is not far from the shrine. We can find out in time when they finish their ceremony."
Ranran smiled and nodded, but turned around to see Dongsheng's face, which turned out to be extremely ugly.
He stared straight at the thick fallen leaves, and shook his head firmly towards Ran Ran until he recovered.
Shen Dinghai looked confused, "What do you mean? You don't want to sleep?"
He frowned, as if his good intentions had been betrayed, "No, we are in the wild now. No matter how good the conditions are, they are not much better. Why did you pick me up?"
Seeing that Dongsheng still only stared at Ran Ran and ignored his thoughts, Shen Dinghai became even more annoyed.
"Okay, okay, if you don't fall asleep, I didn't prepare it for you." Shen Dinghai said, reaching out to wave Dongsheng away, taking Ran Ran's hand and leading her closer to the pile of fallen leaves.
Dongsheng suddenly stretched out his hand.
He also took Ranran's hand.
Shen Dinghai frowned irritably, "What do you mean? Let go!"
After the word "let go" was uttered, Dongsheng seemed not to hear it. Shen Dinghai stared at the two people's clasped hands, his eyes turned red, and he directly knocked Dongsheng's hand off. Ranran frowned and turned around to protect Dongsheng.
"Second nephew, you can't do this to Dongsheng."
Shen Dinghai couldn't understand the scene in front of him at all. His brain shut down and he stood there blankly, his chest rising and falling.
Facing his shocked and sad eyes, Ran Ran sighed.
"Dongsheng is a girl. Second nephew, you are bullying girls."
"Huh?" Shen Dinghai stretched out his hands and rubbed his temples as if he had a headache, "Wait, let me take a moment."
Ran Ran gave Shen Dinghai enough time to react.
He remained silent for a long time, then pointed to Dongsheng behind Ran Ran, "This kid... is a girl?"
"Where is the evidence? Cousin, you can't just talk nonsense to defend him..."
Ran Ran said calmly: "Actually, I wasn't completely sure at the beginning, I just had this speculation."
"After all, Dongsheng is so different from other men in the village."
"This difference is not only external, but also internal."
"Then I discovered that she was just pretending to be mute..." Ran Ran's voice was interrupted by Shen Dinghai.
"Wait a minute, do you have to explain to me the part about pretending to be mute?"
Ran Ran patiently explained to Shen Dinghai how she discovered Dongsheng's disguise.
Shen Dinghai was dumbfounded and gave Ran Ran a thumbs up, "As expected of my cousin, she can pay attention to such small details!"
Ran Ran continued: "Since it is a disguise, then I can't help but wonder why she is pretending, and then think of the miserable life of women in the village."
"It's natural to deduce that it was Dongsheng's mother who disguised her as a boy in order to protect her."
"But all these are just my inferences. Until I lied that Dongsheng can really speak, these conclusions will not stop at speculation, and..."
"When I said these words, Dongsheng didn't mean to refute at all." Ran Ran slowly turned around and met Dongsheng's eyes.
“At this point, the final step of conclusion confirmation is completed.”
In the dark environment, Dong Sheng seemed to see a glimmer of compassion flashing through Ran Ran's eyes.
the beautiful girl asked softly.
"Which is more painful, being a woman in the village or never being able to speak in front of others?"
Dongsheng's body trembled, and tears of fear quickly filled her eyes.
"...The former, no doubt..." Dongsheng answered hard but firmly, her dark eyes shining with a light that was difficult to look directly at.
Shen Dinghai got goosebumps looking at it.
Ran Ran knew that it was an unforgettable mixture of hatred and fear.
She spoke softly, "Now I roughly understand why you and your mother were so easily persuaded by us."
"The women in the village are all living in pain, but if you want to say who has the deepest fear in their hearts...it can only be you and your mother."
"Your female identity that may be exposed at any time is like a sharp sword hanging over your head, giving you and your mother no peace for a moment."
"You live your life with trepidation every day, so you are desperate for change."
"The intervention of outsiders is undoubtedly the best way to fundamentally change the village, so after learning of our intentions, neither Auntie nor you hesitated for too long."
"Even if you don't know whether we have the strength to fight against the village."
"But it's still a little bit of hope."
Ranran lowered his eyes, "As long as there is hope, you can't give up even if there is only a little bit, right?"
Dongsheng's lips trembled. She had been silent for too long, and she was no longer used to speaking.
"You... are amazing... I think... there is hope..." When she said the word hope, her eyes were obviously lit up.
It's like a little light injected into the darkness. (End of chapter)
