Chapter 131 Chapter 131 Taolin Village
Ning Siyuan:?
Song Chengli: ???
What kind of weird-looking thing just flew by?
Before the two could react, the flock of birds that had left flew back in with a whoosh. As if afraid they hadn't seen them, they paused briefly in front of them.
silence……
silence…………
Ning Siyuan took a deep breath: "This, this, this plane?"
He Junxia smiled knowingly and continued, "These planes are really great, but there are too few of them."
"It would be nice if there were more planes. Watching them would allow me to stay in the village for a few more hours. I'd be happy with that."
As soon as he finished speaking, another group of iron birds came flying over.
No, not just one group, but several groups.
Perhaps because they were worried that they wouldn't see enough, three groups came this time: one on the left, one on the right, and another in the middle.
He Junxia was puzzled: "Is this a plane show? Why do they keep flying without changing their formation?"
Countless emotions flashed across Ning Siyuan and Song Chengli's eyes in an instant.
They looked at He Junxia in shock, admiration and nervousness. What a guy, he was so bold in making such a request. Wasn't he afraid that the thing hiding behind him would get angry and eat them all?
But what the two men didn't expect was that the "plane" not only did not suddenly turn into a monster with a bloody mouth and eat them, but it also started to perform the "plane" wobbly.
Ning Siyuan: ...
Song Chengli: ...
Awesome, bro!
The two felt that they had been frightened more in the past few days than in the previous twenty years.
After pondering for a long time, Song Chengli said, "Ji Zhou, we can have lunch later. Will this delay us?"
He Junxia smiled and shook her head. "I have something I want to tell the villagers. The scenery here is so beautiful. It would be a shame if we didn't invite more people to come for an outing."
What kind of riddle are you talking about again?
Ning Siyuan looked blankly at his two companions who seemed to have reached some kind of agreement. He was silent for a moment, but still did not say a word.
He is very self-aware. Since he is not smart, he should just follow those who are smart.
…
In the blink of an eye, the sunlight from the sky became extremely dazzling.
"Three brothers, it's time for lunch."
A girl in an indigo-blue dress and pigtails walked slowly towards them. She had a graceful figure, rosy cheeks, and a shallow dimple when she smiled.
She is the village chief’s granddaughter Xiaotao, Tao as in peach blossom.
To be fair, the girl is indeed a rare beauty, exuding the youthful and beautiful vigor of youth, which makes people recall their own youth and admire her.
But the three people present were not stupid people who were obsessed with sex. Even if they had never eaten pork, they had seen pigs run.
Whether it is a movie, novel or TV series, the first ones to die are always the idiots who are controlled by their lower body and cannot distinguish the situation.
He Junxia smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble Xiaotao to lead the way."
He walked beside the girl, as if bewitched by her beauty, and his voice became softer.
"Xiao Tao, is there any interest in opening a farm stay or B&B in the village?"
The girl looked puzzled.
He Junxia scratched his head and changed the word: "It's the inn."
"Our village has such beautiful scenery, and you can even see airplanes. It will definitely attract a lot of people to come and visit."
The girl pursed her lips and smiled faintly, "People don't like too many outsiders visiting."
He Junxia pressed on: "How many people is too many? I want to invite a few good friends to come up and play."
The girl lowered her head in embarrassment, the blush on her cheeks becoming more vibrant as she tilted her head slightly. "It depends on what my grandfather wants."
He Junxia smiled and said, "Xiao Tao, you have to say a few good words for us."
Xiao Tao tilted her head: "Why?"
He Junxia said with envy, "The people I want to invite are children from wealthy families. Even a little bit of something that slips out of their fingers is enough for ordinary people like us to live happily for most of our lives."
Xiao Tao covered her mouth in shock: "Will their families agree to let them come to the mountains to play?"
He Juanxia said with a tone of envy and ridicule, "They are the children of two families who got married. Their parents have no feelings for them and don't even live together. Who would care where they go to play?"
He Junxia sighed: "Why don't other people have such a good life? We don't even know if we can find a job after graduating from university. If we can't find a job, we'll just starve to death."
"Other families let them eat, drink and have fun as they please, without any parental supervision or pressure. It's really frustrating to compare yourself to others."
"And Senior Liu Gaoge, although he's not as rich as the other friends, he's the only child in his family. All the family property belongs to him, and he also has a beautiful fiancée. He's truly a winner in life."
Xiao Tao was puzzled: "Brother Ji Zhou, please don't underestimate yourself. You can play with them, so your family conditions must be good."
He Junxia curled her lips: "We don't call that playing together, we're just being someone's younger brother."
"I have an older brother, a younger brother, and an older sister. I definitely won't get a share of the family property. It might even be sold for money."
The girl's eyes widened in surprise: "But didn't Brother Xiao Liu say that human trafficking is illegal now?"
He Junxia waved her hand: "Human trafficking is illegal, but what can you do if your family forces you to marry an old, ugly man?"
Song Chengli took the opportunity to add: "I heard that some old men spend a lot of money on playing. Some people become disabled after just a few years of marriage."
The girl was confused.
She looked at the three of them in surprise and doubt: "But Brother Xiao Liu never told me this."
Ning Siyuan finally figured out what was going on from their conversation and immediately sighed, "How can we compare to Senior Liu? He's the treasure of his family, unlike us, who can't even compare to a blade of grass."
He Junxia sighed deeply: "Xiaotao, sometimes I really envy you. Although living in the mountains is a bit inconvenient, at least you will never experience that kind of thing."
"Don't think that our families keep a close eye on us. Every time we go out, we have to inform our parents of the time, place, and who will be traveling with us. That's because they're afraid that we will run away and hide, leaving them with no money to sell."
Xiaotao was stunned.
She lost her previous gentle disguise and said anxiously, "But, but you are boys, how could you sell a boy?"
He Junxia kicked a stone on the roadside angrily.
He said with barely suppressed anger in his voice, "So what if we're boys? There are no exceptions when it comes to money. We're just tools used to exchange resources for our brothers and sisters."
The girl was silent.
Ning Siyuan and Song Chengli were also silent. They didn't expect that their roommate, who they had been living with for several years, could still make up such nonsense.
After a long while, the girl spoke again: "Don't the officials care?"
He Junxia said like a deflated ball, "It's the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. They can't control it even if they want to."
The atmosphere fell silent again.
No one spoke. They walked down the mountain in silence and returned to Taolin Village. They were surprised to find that there were quite a few people standing at the entrance of the village. Even the hunchbacked old village chief was waiting for them outside with a cane.
He Junxia was deeply moved.
He hurried forward and carefully supported the old village chief: "Village chief, why are you still outside? Come back inside and sit down."
As he said this, he looked at the others and complained, "Uncles and aunts, you're really something. We're just a few youngsters, how can we let the elderly wait outside? It's really a burden to us."
The affable fat uncle said cheerfully: "No matter whether they are young or old, everyone who comes is a guest, so we must treat them well."
"You must be hungry. The meal is ready and we're waiting for you to come back."
He Junxia smiled and bowed: "Then we will be disrespectful to refuse."
But he looked down at his clothes and shoes, then turned to look at his two companions' attire, and couldn't help but frown.
He apologized again, "Since we are guests, we can't be perfunctory. I hope everyone will give us some time to go back to the room and tidy up our appearance."
"By the way, Sister Xiaotao, please tell everyone about my proposal. If you have any questions, I can explain it to you in detail after I come back."
After saying everything that needed to be said, He Junxia took his two roommates back to the bedroom where he slept last night, leaving behind a group of villagers who were confused.
After they left, the friendly and amiable smiles on the faces of the villagers disappeared instantly, and their eyes revealed deep jealousy and desire.
Old Master Zhang, who was in charge of bringing He Junxia and the others into the village, stepped forward and asked, "Fairy Xiaotao, what did the three of them say?"
The shy blush on the beautiful girl's face disappeared, and she repeated the previous conversation in detail.
For a moment, the villagers had different expressions.
The formerly affable fat uncle frowned. "Impossible! Men have been the backbone of the family since ancient times. How could parents sell their sons to an old man?"
Another skinny man pouted and said, "Weren't the eunuchs in the palace before just men sold into the palace by their parents? What's impossible?"
"Humph, your son has taken great advantage and become the only son of a wealthy family. Why should we become poor people?"
The fat man was choked and speechless.
Another younger man said, "I support Third Uncle. We've been poor our whole lives. Do we have to be poor again, sold to old men?"
"Their friends are rich and powerful, and their parents don't care about them. I dream of becoming that kind of person."
"Are you willing to go out and be dogs for others?"
The women in the village did not say anything, and they had no right to interrupt in such a big matter, but their stance could be seen from their eyes.
The fat man was furious. "How can you be sure they're not deliberately deceiving us? Kangzi, Daniu, Huzi, this is your chance. Let them down the mountain. Are you willing?"
The thin man snorted coldly, "Your son is so lucky, it's easy for him to talk without any pain in his back. Humph, you tricked that man into coming here, didn't you? You must have taken the opportunity to find out about his family background and then pushed your son out."
"You two are so cunning, carefully choosing a few poor souls to come up here. By then, we'll all be poor, and only your family will be rich."
The fat man was speechless again.
The lean man stiffened his neck like a victorious rooster and said, "Whoever wants to be poor can do it. My son will be a superior person, with endless blessings. He will eat delicacies from land and sea every day, and eat white flour buns, and throw them away as soon as they are eaten."
Another man watching also expressed his opinion when he saw this: "My Hu Zi will not be poor either. A Taoist priest said on the day he was born that he was destined to be rich and noble."
Men always say that where there are many women there are more gossips and quarrels, but once their own interests are involved, a quarrel between a few people can have the momentum of thousands of people.
The old village chief, who had been silent the whole time, raised his head and said, "Enough of the noise. What's the point of this?"
"I'll ask him in detail when he comes back."
The noisy village entrance immediately quieted down. No one dared to openly resist their old village chief. After all, he was the only one who knew the art of resurrecting the dead.
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