Chapter 175
The ten acres of land on Dongshan Mountain were actually woodland planted with trees. However, as the female disciple said, although this place was relatively far from the village, its advantage lay in its location between the tea stalls and the Tianshan Sect's mountain gate, and it was also very close to the town below the Tianshan Mountain Gate.
Moreover, there was plenty of good timber in those ten acres of woodland, enough to build houses directly. Fan Xiaoxiao even saw two ginkgo trees in those ten acres. There was also a small wild persimmon tree.
Beside these ten acres of land, there is a small stream, about a meter wide and no bigger than knee-deep. The only drawback is that there is always a very faint smell of rotten eggs around the perimeter of these ten acres of land.
Fan Xiaoxiao felt that the smell was familiar, but she just couldn't remember where she had smelled it before.
After walking around the ten acres of land, everyone had a general idea of where they would be living from now on.
Finally, Fan Xiaoxiao chose the flattest platform among the ten acres of land as the base for building a house later.
She roughly measured it, and the area was about three acres, with the remaining seven acres forming a circle around these three acres.
In front of this large flat area was a maple forest with some scattered shrubs underneath, so although this place was not far from the main road, it looked extremely secluded.
Seeing her satisfied expression, Village Chief Fu snorted coldly.
"It's getting dark, and we'll send people over tomorrow to help you build the house. If there's nothing else, we'll take our leave now!"
After saying this with a dark face, the village chief Fu was about to leave with Hu San, but Aunt Wang suddenly called out to him.
"Wait a minute, you're not not coming tomorrow, are you?"
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Village Chief Fu. The latter couldn't stand the questioning, and veins bulged on his forehead. He flicked his wide sleeve, making a loud whooshing sound.
"Rest assured! Now that we've said it, we certainly won't fail to do it!"
After saying this, he took Tiger Three and left the woods with a heavy farewell.
Not long after he left, the female disciples of the Tianshan Sect also left the forest one after another. However, before leaving, she specifically told Fan Xiaoxiao that she would come back early the next morning.
"Auntie, this lady is so nice."
After the village chief and the female disciple from the heavens left one after another, only Fan Xiaoxiao and her group remained in the woods.
Fan Xiaoxiao was helping Uncle Wang and the others set up a simple thatched hut for the night. After hearing Xiaobao's words, she nodded without looking up and said, "Then the sister took care of me in the Tianshan Sect. She's a nice person. Her name seems to be Sang Lan'er."
"despair."
A basket of things was placed next to Fan Xiaoxiao, and Baihua peeked out from behind the basket piled with items.
"Lady Xiaoxiao, this is the last shipment."
Xiao Hei and Bai Hua had to rush to another place early tomorrow morning, and two of the three carriages were to be taken away, so they could only help unload the things from the carriages today.
However, the forest was too dense for a horse-drawn carriage to pass through, so the goods had to be carried by hand, bit by bit. Fortunately, it wasn't too far away, so they didn't have to expend too much effort.
Fan Xiaoxiao walked over and responded, thanking Bai Hua.
"Thank you for your trouble, Young Master Bai. We will clear the road tomorrow so that we can transport things in when they come to help. When you come back next time, we should no longer need to move things by manpower."
"That's great! Let that rich village chief and his men widen the road a bit, so the carriages won't have much trouble moving! It will be easier for us to transport goods over later."
Xiao Hei had one arm around Bai Hua's shoulder as he spoke to Fan Xiaoxiao in a nonchalant manner.
When Xiao Bao heard that the two were leaving, he didn't even bother to help his mother pack her things. He rushed over and hugged Bai Hua's leg, looking up at them with a pitiful expression and watery eyes.
"Brother Xiaobai, Brother Xiaohei, are you leaving? When are you coming back? Xiaobao will miss you! And Brother Gu and Grandpa Pang... when are you coming back?"
Xiao Hei had always liked Xiao Bao. Seeing the little dumpling's pitiful look, he smiled, squatted down, and rubbed his head: "Xiao Bao, we're just going out to take care of some business. We'll be back in ten days or half a month! Your brother Gu and Grandpa Pang went to see a doctor, so they should be back soon too!"
"real?"
Xiao Bao was still somewhat skeptical, and looked up at Bai Hua, who remained silent.
The latter exchanged a glance with him and sighed helplessly, "Really."
After receiving an affirmative answer, Xiao Bao finally believed that the two of them would arrive soon, and immediately started talking about Gu Zhongtai and the Ghost Doctor again.
Fan Xiaoxiao paused slightly as she set up the shed, and Gu Zhongtai came to mind again.
Xiao Hei noticed her expression and stepped forward to help her set up the tent. Then, he casually took out a small silver whistle from his pocket and handed it to Fan Xiaoxiao.
“My lady, during the days you were gone, our lord has been communicating with us. This is what he told us to give you in his letter a few days ago.”
"This is?"
Xiao Hei cleared his throat and whispered in Fan Xiaoxiao's ear, covering his mouth with one hand.
"The whistle of peace, as long as you blow it, no matter where you are, the master will come to save you."
Fan Xiaoxiao paused slightly, not expecting the whistle to mean this, and her face immediately began to flush.
She coughed, her ears turning bright red as she accepted the whistle, then turned around awkwardly, saying, "Well, I'll take it first. Let's build the shed first. After all, we need to stay here tonight."
While they wait for the house to be built, they can't sleep in a carriage all the time.
After saying that, Fan Xiaoxiao blushed and busied herself helping Uncle Wang. She had built thatched huts herself when she made short videos before, so this kind of thing was easy for her.
"Girl, do you think they'll come tomorrow?"
Uncle Wang tightened the top of the thatched shed, frowning. He clearly didn't believe that the wealthy village chief would come to help Fan Xiaoxiao and the others build a house as promised.
His words successfully pulled Gu Zhongtai's image out of Fan Xiaoxiao's thoughts, and she smiled slightly at Uncle Wang.
"They will come, and they definitely will. Not only will they come, they will also help us cut down trees and build roads."
Uncle Wang was a little confused as to why Fan Xiaoxiao was so certain that they were the same people she had just met today. Moreover, their hostile attitude clearly indicated that they were unwilling to help them.
"Girl, how can you be so sure that they will not only come, but will definitely come to help?"
Fan Xiaoxiao gave them a mysterious smile, offering no further explanation, only telling them to look forward to tomorrow.
It wasn't until the next morning, when Sang Lan'er came to find them with a few people, that Uncle Wang and the others understood the meaning behind Fan Xiaoxiao's meaningful smile.
And now I finally understand why Fan Xiaoxiao said that the rich village chief would help them cut down trees.
because……
Fan Xiaoxiao looked at the group of people in front of her and gave a slight smile to the leader.
"Heavenly Venerable!"
(End of this chapter)
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