Chapter 63 What are you doing?
Gu Leyou breathed a sigh of relief, said a few words of comfort, and then returned to the village with the Liu family.
Along the way, Old Man Liu praised Gu Leyou to everyone he met, and those neighbors who had been gossiping at the door before also showed embarrassed expressions.
Gu Leyou sent Old Man Liu and the others back home.
In order to avoid future troubles, I even knelt down in their house.
She pleaded, "Uncle and aunt, I have done what I should do for you. I don't owe you anything. Please let me live a peaceful life and don't bother me anymore."
After saying this, he turned and left without waiting for the other party to say anything else.
After she left Liu's house, she prepared to head back to her own home.
But I met the village chief on the way.
The village chief called her back to his home.
"Ayou, I heard that you have been to that forest, right?"
Gu Leyou didn't dare to lie and answered truthfully.
"I have been there and came back safely. Nothing serious happened. What happened, Village Chief?"
When the village chief heard this, he looked at her with an expression of disappointment.
"Why don't you listen to advice, kid? Didn't I tell you not to go? Why did you go secretly? Fortunately, you are fine this time. If you were in trouble, what would happen to your parents, your husband, and your children?"
"Village chief, I know I was wrong. I won't dare to go there again. If you have nothing else to do, I will go back first."
After saying this, she turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by the village chief.
"They said you've been to that forest, and that the forest is too gloomy and will bring bad luck, so they asked me to ask a wizard to remove the evil spirit from you, so that you can be safe in this village, and everyone can get along with you in peace. What do you think?"
Gu Leyou was speechless.
It seems that these villagers are very dissatisfied with me. Few people know that I have been to that forest. How come they all know it? They are a bunch of cowards.
I went to that woods for their own good, and picked some herbs for them. If anyone gets sick or has a disaster in the future, I can help. How could they not appreciate it?
So she asked the village chief, "Why don't people around here dare to go to the wasteland over there? Village chief, do you know the story inside? Can you tell me?" Gu Leyou asked.
After hearing her words, the village chief sighed heavily, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to deepen. He slowly sat down on the worn wooden bench in the house, raised his hand to wipe his face, and then said: "Ayou, you are just too curious. Something happened in that forest many years ago.
There was a girl from another place who said she was going to visit her relatives. She passed by our place and somehow ended up in the woods. When she came out, she was completely crazy, muttering about ghosts and monsters. She died of illness a few days later. From then on, no one dared to get close, saying that there were unclean things in it. ”
Gu Leyou frowned slightly, but he was a little unconvinced. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Village Chief, are you all so scared just because of this incident? Could it be that the girl was already infected with the disease, and it just happened to flare up when she entered the woods?"
The village chief glared at her and raised his voice: "Ayou, everyone is saying that, it's better to believe it than not! You are lucky to come back safely this time, but don't take risks again. You should consider the matter of the wizard, it's also for the good of the village."
Gu Leyou began to wonder in her heart. She knew that the villagers were superstitious, but she didn't expect it to be so deeply rooted.
She really didn't want to bother with any wizard. Not only would she be bothered for no reason, but she would also have to spend a lot of money. Just as she was about to refuse again, the village chief seemed to see through her thoughts and said first: "Don't worry about the expenses. The villagers will chip in. Just think of it as a way to reassure everyone and cooperate."
Gu Leyou was extremely helpless. She knew that if she didn't give in today, she would have a hard time getting out of this situation.
With a turn of her eyes, she pretended to agree, "Village Chief, I know you are doing this for my own good, so I will listen to you. But we need to find a reliable mage, otherwise we will not only fail to get rid of the evil spirit but also cause more trouble. I will go back and pack up and wait for your arrangements."
Seeing her agree, the village chief smiled with satisfaction and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, Ayou, you are right. Don't worry, I will definitely find a good wizard."
Gu Leyou walked out of the village chief's house quickly, looking at the setting sun gradually sinking in the west, feeling helpless.
She knew that in this atmosphere of ignorance and superstition, she still had a long way to go if she wanted to change everyone's views.
But she was determined not to let them control her anymore and to find a chance to let everyone know that there was nothing scary about the forest and it was just a part of nature.
A day later, on New Year's Eve, the wizard invited by the village chief went to Gu Leyou's house.
After Gu Leyou returned that day, he discussed it with Lu Yan.
"Lu Lang, they all say that I am an unlucky person, do you believe it?"
"Of course I don't believe it. You are my wife and the mother of my child. They are talking nonsense. These villagers are too superstitious. I have to go find them."
"No, let's go find Lord Su. Ever since the county magistrate fell ill, Lord Su has been in charge of the county government. We have some friendship with him, so it would be better to ask him to come out and explain the matter to them." Gu Leyou said.
"Okay, I'll go there early tomorrow morning. If Lord Su doesn't want to come, I'll drag him here." Lu Yan agreed.
Lu Yan left home before dawn and rushed all the way to the county government office. After Lord Su knew the purpose of the visit, he frowned slightly, thought for a moment and said, "This matter concerns the customs of the people, so I will come forward."
Lu Yan was overjoyed and led Lord Su back to the village. At this time, the wizard was in the Gu family yard, dancing, muttering something, circling around Gu Leyou, and scattering talisman paper. The villagers gathered around, whispering to each other, their eyes full of awe and fear.
Upon seeing this, Lord Su shouted loudly, "Stop!" and strode into the yard.
The wizard was startled and stopped moving.
Lord Su glanced at the crowd and said in a deep voice, "What are you guys talking about? In this open and clear world, how can there be talk of evil? Gu Leyou went into the forest to collect herbs to help others, but you are not grateful and instead do this superstitious thing. How can this be allowed!"
The village chief looked ashamed and stepped forward and said, "Master Su, we are also afraid that something bad will happen and affect the village."
Lord Su waved his hand to interrupt: "Ignorance! Is there any real evidence that the forest was the cause of the incident with the foreign girl many years ago? It's just a rumor."
Gu Leyou spoke at the right time: "My fellow villagers, have I brought any disasters since I came back from the forest? On the contrary, this magician has been tossing around for half a day, but what good has he done except wasting money?"
The villagers looked at each other and began to whisper, seeming to be shaken.
Lord Su struck while the iron was hot: "Don't believe these nonsense in the future. If you cause trouble again and disrupt the village customs, I will not let you off easily." After saying this, he let everyone disperse.
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