Chapter 151 Xiao Family Village
What's wrong with the little guy?
Bai Lu looked puzzled and was about to ask.
Xiao Guofu, who was waiting anxiously outside the door, asked Bai Lu first, "Is Xiao Cheng home?"
Seeing the anxious expressions on Xiao Guofu and Li Hongying's faces, Bai Lu replied truthfully, "He has left the province and will be back in a few days. Do you need to see him? If you are in a hurry, there is a phone at home that you can call him right away."
"this……"
Li Hongying's anxiety immediately turned into deep worry: "Making a phone call is no use. Evil people have entered Xiaojia Village. They not only want to take back the sand we used to collect on the riverbank, but also cut down all the chestnut trees on our mountain."
"What evil person? Don't talk nonsense, or you'll get into trouble for what you say." Xiao Guofu glanced at the people passing by on the road and then explained to Bai Lu himself.
“Early this morning, a man came to Xiaojia Village with a large group of police officers. They said we were illegally mining sand and demanded that we immediately hand over all the sand in our homes. They also said that the chestnut trees planted on the mountain did not meet any greening standards and demanded that we return the farmland to forest, cut down all the chestnut trees on the mountain, and plant the trees they designated.”
As Xiao Guofu spoke, he became increasingly angry: "The sand in the villagers' homes was collected from the riverbed years ago before it was contracted out, when the floodwaters washed up on the riverbanks. They have never mined sand from the river."
"We've been collecting sand for many years now. Except for a few families who use it when building cement floors or laying foundations, it's mostly used to bury chestnuts and store chestnut grains."
“In previous years there was no problem. This year you just started doing business and came back to Xiaojia Village to exchange chestnuts. The villagers were finally looking forward to a better life. But suddenly the sand is going to be taken away. Without the sand, the chestnuts can't be stored for long. They will dry out and spoil very quickly, which is terrible…”
"Grandpa and Grandma told us to come find you and Xiao Cheng, saying you have a solution."
Xiao Guofu didn't know why his grandparents were so certain that Bailu and Xiao Cheng would have a solution.
But the grandparents had never made the right decisions in the past. The two elders had a long-term vision for judging people and things. He and Li Hongying couldn't come up with a solution, so they had no choice but to ask for help.
After hearing Xiao Guofu's words, Bai Lu suddenly pictured a sinister and resentful face in her mind.
"Do you know their names? Or did they bring the person who contracted the river channel with them?"
Li Hongying felt that Bailu was even more divine than the fortune teller, as she could predict the fate of everyone who came after only hearing the process!
She was utterly astonished: "They've arrived! The person who contracted the river channel even brought a truckload of sand and bricks."
“The villagers blocked them at the village entrance, preventing them from entering. The sand was taken away, and the chestnuts dried up and spoiled. Not only could we not sell them to you to make roasted chestnuts, but the villagers also had trouble eating. The early rice flowers haven’t even bloomed yet, there’s no rice, and what are we going to eat if the chestnuts dry up and spoil?”
Li Hongying and Xiao Guofu explained the matter in such detail not to complain that Bai Lu and Xiao Cheng were always being harassed in their business dealings, and that they had attracted villains who ruined the grain in Xiao Family Village, leaving the villagers without food, but to reveal all the important information so that Bai Lu could make a better judgment.
Despite not having this thought, Li Hongying and Xiao Guofu were still inexplicably nervous, worried that Bai Lu would misunderstand.
They are worried that it will affect future acquisitions and collaborations.
Bai Lu naturally wouldn't misunderstand; she probably already knew who was causing trouble in Xiao Family Village.
Li Chengbin, who was discharged from the hospital, sought revenge.
Given the current situation, Li Chengbin must have already found out that the roasted chestnuts sold in the market today are made by her.
Chestnuts originated from Xiaojia Village.
Li Chengbin's actions—cutting off chestnut storage methods, chopping down chestnut trees, eliminating the possibility of chestnut regeneration, and preventing roasted chestnuts from re-entering the market—are nothing more than an attempt to uproot her business, eliminate it from the source, and shut it down.
This will ensure that she and Xiao Cheng will never have a chance to rise in the world.
I definitely have to go to Xiaojia Village for the White Dew Festival. The roasted chestnuts have just started to gain popularity in the market, and the subsequent operations haven't even begun yet. Business can't be interrupted, and this matter must be resolved.
But now, there is something even more important.
"Wait a moment, I'll take Xiaowei to the street to order some food first, and then we'll go to Xiaojia Village together when I get back."
"You haven't eaten yet?"
Lin Jinfan glanced at the little guy who had been staring at him, then turned his gentle gaze to the slender and frail Bai Lu: "Finish your meal first, then go to Xiao Family Village."
These words clearly implied that Bai Lu was only taking Xiao Wei to order food and that she herself did not intend to eat.
And put forward reasonable suggestions.
What surprised Bai Lu was his question: "You're going to Xiao Family Village too?"
Lin Jinfan's surname is Lin, and he seems to have no connection with Xiao Family Village. But if you think about it carefully, it's the original owner's memories.
Sure enough, Lin Jinfan's mother was from the Xiao family, and her maternal home was in Xiao Family Village.
When Lin Jinfan was a child, he often went to his maternal grandmother's house to help her harvest rice. He and the original owner of the body were childhood sweethearts and had talked about these things. The original owner of the body would also talk to him about many things related to his family.
"I have something to do back home," Lin Jinfan answered Bai Lu's question, but didn't say anything more.
Li Hongying and Xiao Guofu, who were from the same village, naturally knew what was going on, but it was not convenient for them to say more at this time and place.
Li Hongying continued, "Jin Fan will also come back to the countryside with us. Bai Lu, you two go eat first. We borrowed a tricycle from the village store. After you finish eating, we'll go back to the countryside together."
"With the grandpa and grandma here, they should be able to hold those people off for a while. The tricycle is parked under the tree over there. We'll wait for you on the tricycle."
Li Hongying pointed to a large tree not far away, under which was a tricycle usually used for hauling goods.
After Li Hongying and Xiao Guofu passed by on their tricycle, Lin Jinfan nodded to Bai Lu and followed.
Bai Lu immediately took Xiao Wei out to eat.
There's a cooked food shop on the street that sells roast duck, poached chicken, salt-baked chicken, pig's head meat, roast meats, and various cooked dishes.
The owner will cook a big pot of rice, and customers can eat at the small square tables next to the stall or pack the cooked dishes to take away.
At that time, there were no plastic or foam packaging boxes; people brought their own food containers for packaging.
Not long ago, plastic bags arrived in the town, and although they were very expensive, the shop owner still used them for Bailu.
One was Xiao Cheng's young wife, and the other was Xiao Cheng's younger brother; how could the boss dare to neglect them?
But Bailu only bought one serving of salt-baked chicken rice and left.
"Why did you only buy one serving?" Xiao Wei guessed that Bai Lu wanted to skip the meal and go to the countryside, so he stopped walking.
He gripped her sleeve tightly.
Bai Lu dragged her little tail as she tried to leave: "I bought the food for you. I have to go to the countryside to take care of some things. The bad guys have already entered the village. If we eat now, it will be too late."
"After you finish eating, go to school obediently, lock the doors and windows, and remember to take your key to school. I'll also take a spare key with me when I go out. I don't know how long I'll be gone, but I'll definitely be back before dark. If you're hungry after school, have some fruit to tide you over, and I'll cook dinner when I get back..."
Before Bai Lu could finish speaking, Xiao Wei grabbed her wrists with both hands and leaned his small body backward to stop her.
“I want to go to the countryside with you. You can go back and buy food, and we’ll eat in the tricycle.”
(End of this chapter)
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