Chapter 479 Who wants to play with you good people?

The village chief was still talking about the school with the few older elders in the village when he heard a commotion outside as if something was happening.

The great-grandson of the seventh uncle in the village saw the excitement outside and ran into the house excitedly, shouting, "Kill the pig!"

"Just now I saw two pigs being carried over!"

Killing a pig?

During non-holidays, no one except the Xu family’s farm would slaughter pigs and eat meat.

Even if pigs are slaughtered on a farm, they will not be carried out in a swaggering manner.

What happened today?

The little kid, used to eating the scraps of oil sent by the farm, was drooling with greed. The village chief was still confused. Uncle Qi, who was over 80 years old, stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Maybe we'll have a feast at your house."

The Wu family is warm and welcoming, and they never turn away guests.

But Xu Yu and his wife were very polite. Whenever they received a little kindness from others, they would repay it double if they had the chance.

If there was a commotion over there and the table was set up, it would not be difficult to guess where the pig would go.

The old men who were originally talking about business seriously could no longer sit still. They handed each other their crutches and walked out tremblingly with the support of their younger generations.

The village had already been bustling with the noise of slaughtering pigs, chickens and ducks, as lively as the New Year's Day, and adults and children were all running in one direction.

The Xu family also got the news.

In his early years, the old man hated scenes with a lot of people. He couldn't stand the clinking of glasses and drinking at banquets with hidden swords and sabers. He wished he could stay indoors and never see the chaos again.

But the liveliness in the village is different.

There were no delicacies on the table, and the coarse porcelain bowls did not contain any fine food or wine.

But nothing can compare to the vigorous and vigorous human touch. Even if you can't eat a few bites of good food, you will feel warm and lively in your heart just by sitting and listening and watching.

It happened that Jiang Yubai strolled to the door of the Xu family. Seeing the old man and old man Qi coming out one after another, his eyebrows raised slightly.

Jiang Yubai politely stepped forward and greeted the old man. The old man nodded and smiled, "Have you eaten?"

Jiang Yubai was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Not yet."

"If you don't mind my being noisy, how about I have a drink with you?"

"There's no dinner at my house today, so I'm afraid you won't be able to drink this glass of wine."

The old man smiled and waved at Mr. Hu, who was a step behind, "Hurry up, don't delay."

Mr. Hu also acted as if he had encountered some great joy. He happily stroked his goatee and strode forward.

Jiang Yubai's heart moved slightly when he saw this. Before he could say anything, he heard the old man say, "Since you haven't eaten yet, let's go."

Go and see the human life hidden on the muddy ridge, and taste the most direct aroma of food from the mountains.

The old man looked deeply at Jiang Yubai, who was still confused, and said with emotion: "Open your eyes and look carefully, this is the real world..."

There are no carved beams and painted buildings, nor gold cups and jade bowls.

But the smoke rising from the firewood in the stove, the faint aroma coming from the iron pot stove, and the joyful smiles that can be seen on the faces of young and old, combined together, are the most real and touching human world.

People who often occupy high positions may sigh that it is lonely at the top, but they rarely bend down to take a look at the most ordinary world.

But if you want to be the emperor of mankind, how can you lay a lasting foundation if you don’t look down and see the world clearly?

Jiang Yubai didn't even have time to organize his words before he was distracted by the tables, chairs, benches, and the various types of bowls and chopsticks placed in front of the door.

This was his first time stepping into such a bustling environment.

All you see and smell is the warm laughter and the aroma of fireworks.

Amidst the smiles of varying sizes, Chen Jingan, who was cutting pork with a knife, suddenly had his eyes light up. He quickly waved to Jiang Yubai, who seemed to be in a trance, "Now that you're here, don't just stand there and watch!"

"Hurry up and help me! If I don't kill this fish here, it's going to whip me like a water hyacinth!"

Next to the whole pig waiting to be cut into pieces was a wooden basin filled with a large fish. The palm-sized fish tail kept whipping the water surface. Before Chen Jing'an could do anything, he was already covered in water.

Jiang Yubai secretly made a gesture, indicating that the people who were following him secretly did not need to move forward.

He rolled up his sleeves like Chen Jing'an, took a stick handed to him by someone, squatted beside the wooden basin and held down the big fish's head.

He raised the rod and brought it down, and with a dull thud, the big fish stopped flapping its wings.

Jiang Yubai turned around to catch another one, and what he saw was Xu Minghui, who was also squatting on the ground, plucking the feathers of a chicken with a serious look on his face, and Xu Yu, who was expressionless and holding a knife to gut a duck.

Now that you are in a place like this, no matter whether you are a high and mighty little prince or a noble and honorable heir, you have to obey orders and do your work.

You are allowed to kill chickens but not ducks, and you are allowed to pluck feathers but not take out eggs.

Aunties and sisters-in-law, both known and unknown, took up their hands to pick up spatulas and chopping boards. Amid the bustling noise, the rest of the people had to chop wood, carry water, and beat eggs.

The work they did was fishy, ​​and they could only do it in the open space in front of the door in order to avoid disturbing the people inside.

Once everything has been tidied up, it will be taken in. The stove makes constant noises, and the bumps and bangs create a completely new and strange experience for Jiang Yubai.

Jiang Yubai took out the dagger he carried with him and scraped the scales and gutted the fish. Amidst the continuous chuckles, he said, "This is the first time I've attended a banquet like this."

"Look at the way you look, have you been here before?"

Otherwise, how could he be so skilled?

Xu Minghui meticulously picked every last feather from the chicken, then readily picked up another chicken and answered absentmindedly, "It's not the first time."

But this was an experience I only had after coming to Luobei Village.

Jiang Yubai was in high spirits, unwilling to be left out, and said, "I've usually only heard that farmers' homes are bustling during the New Year holidays. Is there something happy happening today?"

"It shouldn't be considered a happy event."

Xu Yu raised his head with an ambiguous expression, glancing at the group of young boys squatting and muttering under a tree not far away. He pointed at Xu Mingyang, whose face was filled with grief, and said, "Look at his expression. You can tell that this is not a happy event for everyone."

At least not for Xu Mingyang.

For Xu Mingyang, who is not good at reading, Luobei Village used to be a pure land that had never been polluted by books.

No matter what kind of torture he suffered in the old man's study, no matter what kind of beating he suffered in the village school, as long as he returned to the village, the air would always be fresh.

However, things were different afterwards.

Once the village middle school is completed, the torment called studying will spread throughout Luobei Village.

By then, this group of innocent kids will be completely caught with just one cast of the net, and no one will be able to escape.

Jiang Yubai's eyes flickered when he heard the word "school". He looked at Xu Yu with a half-smile and said, "Open a school and teach them from a young age. Are these children to be raised by the Xu family?"

People who are too smart tend to complicate simple things, and complicated things become indescribable and conspiratorial.

According to Jiang Yubai's understanding of Xu Yu, he opened a school in his hometown and gathered all the half-grown children he could see together.

Through open instruction and secret selection, after a period of fair and honest training, all those who can be retained can become a great help to the Xu family in the future.

Moreover, people who have received great favors from the Xu family since childhood tend to be loyal and unlikely to have any intention of betrayal.

Spending a small amount of money in exchange for an inexhaustible supply of talented and loyal people in the future, this method is quite good...

Jiang Yubai's thoughts were running wild in his head, and he didn't know how far he had gone. However, Xu Yu raised his eyelids, glanced at him, and said lazily, "Zhizhi didn't mean that."

Jiang Yubai was stunned silently when he heard this.

Xu Yu said calmly, "If I had come up with this idea first, it would be just as you imagined, or even more vicious and sinister."

"But the person who came up with this was Zhizhi."

Xu Yu didn't mind exposing his unscrupulous means, nor did he mind being speculated about.

But Sangzhixia is different.

Sang Zhixia never thought of turning these ignorant children into knives in his hands, nor did he have any evil thoughts.

She simply felt that if she could afford the favor, she should repay it appropriately.

She had felt the unconditional kindness here, so she was willing to give it back.

Jiang Yubai realized something and his eyes darkened. After a moment of silence, he apologized frankly: "It's my fault for being mean. I apologize to my sister-in-law."

"That's not necessary."

Xu Yu chuckled, looking calmly at the busy people around him, and said with a sigh, "After all, there aren't many good people here."

Every one of them is extremely dirty and rotten, and any sincerity they have is often lost in the fake smiles on their faces.

Chen Jing'an subconsciously wanted to refute, but when the words came to his lips, he found that what Xu Yu said seemed to be right. He angrily cut up the pig and rushed into the yard with a huge pig's hind leg in one hand.

Xu Minghui didn't think he was a good person, so he continued plucking hairs in silence.

Jiang Yubai looked around and couldn't help but laugh softly.

"You're right."

"Who wants to play with you good people..."