Chapter 427 428. Kaoshan Village

Seeing the long line of carriages outside the door, Manager Shi's eyes flickered. It seemed that the Gu family had become wealthy outside.

The people were led to the mayor. Originally, the mayor didn't want to deal with such a thankless task and wanted to send them to deal with it themselves. However, when he saw the visiting card handed over by Gu Yi, he immediately jumped up.

"It turns out that Lord Gu came from our place. I really didn't recognize a great man and neglected you all." Although he was the head of a town, he got this position through connections. In fact, he didn't even have an official rank.

The people in front of him now are the family of the top scholar. How dare he, a small town mayor, offend them?

"People have already moved into Kaoshan Village, and every household is now occupied by them. If you want to take it back, you can only go to the county magistrate. I can't make the decision."

He was also complaining in his heart. This was a huge problem that had fallen from the sky. He was afraid that the other party wanted to come back and take back the land and village, which made him very difficult.

Gu Yi, "Don't worry about this, Mayor. We have already settled down in Fu County. We came here only to move our ancestral graves and welcome the ancestral tablets. We don't want to return to our fields."

He could see at a glance what the mayor was worried about, so he could only explain first.

In fact, everyone came here with a lucky mentality that if the land was still there, they could sell it for some money. Now it seems that this plan will fail.

However, this was within their expectations and it was not that difficult to accept.

Just don't go back to the village. I just don't know if those people were so blind as to destroy other people's ancestral halls. Otherwise, it would be hard to explain this matter.

He did not dare to delay, and hurriedly gave instructions, then drove the family's ox cart to take them on the trip.

After Gu Yi thanked Manager Shi, he quickly left with the convoy and followed the mayor.

It was a familiar road, but there were no familiar faces. Everyone looked heavy-hearted.

Gu Yi had already found an opportunity to sit in the mayor's carriage. "Mayor Shan, do you remember that some families did not follow the people to escape the famine? I wonder how they are doing now?"

During the communication, Gu Yi already knew that the mayor's surname was Dan, with a given name of Duo.

It was also when Baini'ao returned to normal that the mayor selected was not a native of the area.

"You should be mentally prepared for this. Remember when we just came here, there were not many people here." In fact, the truth was even crueler than his few words. There were corpses everywhere and no one cleaned them up. Even the survivors were skinny and only had their last breath.

Gu Yi's heart sank even more. They lived in the mountain village and usually relied on mountain spring water for survival. When they went out to escape, the water was almost dried up.

Even if there are not many people left in the village, it will probably be difficult to hold on as the days ahead become increasingly difficult.

At that time, many people were stubborn and insisted on staying at home. I don’t know how many people I will see again after this trip.

With this uneasy mood, the convoy finally approached Kaoshan Village.

Seeing such a long team and so many carriages, many people along the way followed, wanting to see why these people were heading to this remote mountain village.

People living in Kaoshan Village also heard the noise and quickly blocked the entrance to the village.

When the Gu family saw so many people and not a single familiar face, they showed sad expressions on their faces.

When the village chief Huang saw the mayor, he immediately trotted over and asked, "Mayor, why are you free to come here today? What's going on?"

Mayor Shan told the Gu family the purpose of their return, and even specifically pointed out that they were from a family of officials in Beijing. He hoped that the village chief would be smart and not cause trouble for him.

Village chief Huang looked at the long line of carriages with fear. The other party was powerful. Would they let them give up the village?

They have finally settled down here in the past few years. If they are driven out, things will really go back to the way they were a few years ago.

Gu Yi immediately understood his unconcealed expression, "Village Chief Huang, we just want to welcome back the ancestral tablets and move the ancestral graves. We won't stay here for long."

Village chief Huang looked back at the villagers and his face became panicked. They had never touched the ancestral tomb, but when they entered the village, they saw that the ancestral hall was relatively solid, so they used it as a temporary shelter.

Everyone felt that it was a bit scary to leave the tablet there, so they picked it up and threw it in the back mountain. After so much time had passed, it might have rotted away due to being exposed to wind and sun.

The surrounding villagers obviously heard this and they all stepped back silently. They thought that the person who had died outside had come back in glory.

Now that things have been done, it is still unknown how these nobles will treat these poor people.

Mayor Shan guessed what was going on by looking at their expressions. He wanted to say something, but when he opened his mouth, he just stood by silently.

The young men of the Gu family immediately rioted, "What? You have occupied our village, don't you even have space for the memorial tablets and the ancestral graves?"

Village Chief Huang had no choice but to stand in front of the Gu family, folding his hands and bowing to apologize. "I rushed into the village at that time, and I cleaned up many things without thinking clearly. We dare not touch the ancestral tombs, but I guess those tablets can't be found anymore."

"We feel so ashamed of our ancestors," Gu Datian stared at the direction of the village ancestral hall, crying, "We have stopped offering incense to them for several years, and yet we let them suffer this humiliation."

The tribesmen who followed along were all wiping tears. If there hadn't been so many things, they would have fled with their ancestors' tablets on their backs.

The people in Kaoshan Village also knew that what they had done before was somewhat immoral, so they didn't dare to say much at this time. Some people were even afraid and secretly retreated, worried that if the other party started to attack, they would quickly go home and hide.

Gu Yi knew that the matter was now settled. If he continued to investigate, he probably wouldn't be able to find anyone to take responsibility. He could only grit his teeth and say, "I wonder where the tablet in our ancestral hall was placed at that time?

If we can find it, that would be great. If not, we can only ask someone to carve it again, perform a ritual to summon the souls of our ancestors, and welcome them to migrate with us."

Although the villagers of Kaoshan Village now have some resistance to the practice of summoning spirits in the village, they remain silent because it is much better than pursuing responsibility.

Gu Yi looked at Village Chief Huang, "Don't you know where it was placed?"

Village Chief Huang answered with some fear, "It seems to be in the land behind the mountain, but it is probably corrupted now."

Gu Datian knew that it was not appropriate to cause trouble now. As the most senior person here, he had to stand up and said, "No matter how much we can find, we will find as much as we can. I have one more thing to ask you. There were some families in our village who stayed here back then. I wonder how they are doing now?"

(End of this chapter)