This village-like valley feels like a trip back in time to the sixties and seventies.
Su Keke and Grandma Qiao followed the woman and walked slowly into the valley. When they passed a big locust tree in front of the valley, Su Keke saw three big words "Shenhua Valley" engraved on it.
Many villagers came out of their homes and stood on both sides of the road, staring at Su Keke and Grandma Qiao.
There was a kind of xenophobia and ill intent in the eyes of these people, but upon closer inspection, there was also a kind of secret joy in admiring the capture of new prey.
This place is indeed very backward. Almost every household lives in a mud house, with only the owner's house being a brick and tile house.
Su Keke and Grandma Qiao were standing outside the yard of the two-story brick house.
The woman shouted inside, and a young woman came out to open the door.
This man's dress was completely different from that of everyone else in the valley.
A brown Chanel-style suit with a round-neck, double-breasted top. The golden buttons were sparkling in the sunlight.
The brown long skirt on the lower body has a fishtail design at the hem.
Her jet-black hair was tied into a bun, and she looked like a noble lady.
Su Keke thought, "This person should be the daughter of the Valley Master who just came back from outside that those women mentioned!"
"Dad! Someone is coming!" Her call of "Dad" confirmed Su Keke's guess.
In the inner room, a man who looked to be in his fifties was sitting on a rattan chair in the main seat, holding an old pipe in his hand, and the skin on his face was dark and shiny.
This image is completely different from the image of the valley master that Su Keke imagined in her mind, who was a mysterious and ethereal person.
He raised his brown eyes and looked with a smile at Su Keke and the other person who followed the woman in.
Then he pointed to the two rattan chairs opposite and said, "Please sit down!"
Su Keke pulled Grandma Qiao, and the two of them looked at each other politely, then sat down on the rattan chairs with confidence.
The woman and the valley master's daughter now stood on the left and right sides of the valley master like maids.
“Are you here for tourism?”
The valley master shook the pipe in his hand and asked casually.
"I guess so! Grandma Qiao and I are sports enthusiasts. When we have nothing to do, we like to go hiking."
"We just happened to pass by your valley this time and were attracted by the scenery here. We are really sorry if we disturbed you."
Su Keke spoke tactfully and politely, and it seemed that the Valley Master was very satisfied with what she heard.
"How about this! You can walk around our valley and have a look, but there are some places that are clearly marked as off-limits to outsiders, so please don't go near them!"
The owner of the valley still had a smiling face, but with his dark face, he looked like an old man who burned a boiler.
Su Keke and Grandma Qiao were very happy to hear the owner of the valley say that they could look around.
But it was just a walk and a look. Their previous idea of living here for a while has now been directly extinguished by Su Keke and Grandma Qiao.
The scenery here is beautiful, but people’s hearts are too complicated.
"Thank you so much, Master of the Valley! We want to go out for a walk before the sun sets! We won't disturb you!" Grandma Qiao said, pulling Su Keke up.
"Okay! Do you need me to arrange a guide for you?" The Valley Master also spoke politely to Su Keke and the others.
"No, no! We're just strolling around!"
Su Keke quickly refused. She originally came here to walk around and enjoy the scenery. It would be too much of a nuisance if a stranger followed her and chattered all the way.
When Su Keke and Grandma Qiao were about to walk out of the small courtyard, the owner of the valley in the inner room said to them leisurely, "Don't go up the mountain after dark, otherwise we will not be responsible for any accidents!"
"Got it! Thanks for the reminder!" Su Keke also turned around and replied loudly towards the inner room.
After Su Keke and Grandma Qiao walked away, the Valley Master winked at the woman again, "Manying! Find someone to follow them secretly! Don't let them wander around in certain places!"
"Got it! Valley Master! I'll go right away!"
The woman named Manying followed Su Keke and the others out.
"Dad! Why don't you just refuse them entry into the valley?"
The valley master's daughter was a little puzzled. If she was so afraid that outsiders would know the secrets of the valley, why did she let outsiders in?
"Don't worry about these things!"
"I haven't talked about you yet! You said you would not return to the valley even if you had to beg for food outside. What happened this time? Is it possible that you can't even beg for food in such a good place outside?"
The valley master slammed the pipe in his hand heavily on the table, shocking her daughter.
The valley owner's daughter was named Liu Hanyan. She met her current husband after leaving the valley at the age of 20.
There is an unwritten rule in Shenhua Valley that men cannot marry outside the valley and women cannot marry outside the valley. Most marriages in the entire valley are between people from the valley.
As the daughter of the village chief, her marriage to a foreigner was naturally not favored by everyone. The owner of the valley also threatened her at that time, saying that if she dared to marry, she would never come back, and he would treat her as if he had never given birth to this daughter.
Liu Hanyan was not to be outdone. She said at that time that she would not return to Shenhua Valley even if she had to beg for food outside.
"Dad! I was young and ignorant before! Now I know I was wrong! This time I brought my husband and children to apologize to you."
Liu Hanyan hurried over and lit up a pipe for her father. She had just returned in the morning and had been saying nice things to her father.
In fact, she didn't come here to apologize with her family knowing she was wrong. She brought her husband and children to Shenhua Valley to avoid the natural disaster!
There are continuous natural disasters outside, but they are inland, so there are no typhoons, floods, tsunamis or anything like that.
But there are insect plagues, toxic fog, drought, sandstorms, earthquakes, etc.
Their family was doing relatively well before, with plenty of supplies and a relatively safe place to live in. But in the earthquake last month, not only did their house collapse, but their food was also buried.
The family only took out a few boxes of clothes because there were too many victims in the government's resettlement tents, which were dirty and messy.
Only then did Liu Hanyan remember to go back to Shenhua Valley.
The living conditions in the valley are poor, and the thinking is closed, but I heard that electricity has been connected in recent years, and people basically cook their own food and daily necessities.
But the valley is safe! There are constant natural disasters outside, but here it has no impact at all.
"You must have gotten into some trouble outside. If you don't tell me, I won't bother asking. But you have to take good care of your husband and children. You must not go to the Shenhua Palace or the altar in the back mountain."
The master of the valley gave a warning look to his daughter whom he hadn't seen for ten years.
Apart from anything else, she has become more and more beautiful over the years. Judging from her clothes, she must have lived a good life over the years.
But the reason for her sudden return this time must not be as simple as she said.
But there are other important things in the valley right now, and those two outsiders... hahahaha... they came at the right time...
The Valley Master showed a cold smile, which made Liu Hanyan, who was standing beside him, a little scared.
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