Just as the village chief was about to take the village chiefs from these villages to eat tofu pudding, the village chief from Peach Blossom Village arrived, followed by a number of villagers.
The village chief of Peach Blossom Village laughed and said, "Chen Dong, you said last time that you would provide some stalls for our village for free. You have to keep your word. I've brought quite a few people with me today to support you!"
Old Man Chen laughed and said, "Don't worry, the stalls are all ready. Fifth Brother, you take them there."
Peach Blossom Village is the wealthiest village in the vicinity, and the village chiefs of several neighboring villages never expected that they would come to show their support.
While they were still chatting, several village chiefs and the town mayor arrived.
The village chief was a little confused. He looked at Chen Dong and hurried over to greet him.
Old Man Chen was also a bit dumbfounded. He hadn't expected to be able to get these people to come. He had just sent someone to deliver some coupons as a token gesture, but he didn't expect them to actually come.
To his surprise, the county magistrate's advisor also came. According to the advisor, the county magistrate originally planned to come in person, but due to illness, he sent him instead.
When the village chiefs heard that the county magistrate's advisor was coming, they hurried over to greet him.
The village chiefs of several villages looked at Old Man Chen in disbelief. He had actually managed to invite the county magistrate's advisor over. He was really capable!
Because there were many people, Old Man Zhou took them to the food street in Chishan Village. The food street was lined with stalls on both sides, with a road in the middle and a rest area behind the stalls. It was very well organized.
The county magistrate's advisor ate the tofu pudding and praised it, saying, "It's delicious. I'll pack some of this to take back for my father to try. He has bad teeth, so this is perfect for him."
The village chiefs were also enjoying their meal, and the table was laden with cold drinks, steamed buns, mantou, meat soup, and the like. If it weren't for the county magistrate's advisor being there, they would have already started looting.
Because the county magistrate's advisor was present, the village chief and Old Man Chen had to stay and keep them company. However, the Chen family had other business partners coming over, so Zhou had no choice but to step in and go to the village entrance to greet them.
Uncle Zhou was worried that his sister wouldn't be able to handle the situation, so he brought several of his younger brothers along to help.
Before long, Zhou saw a familiar face. She greeted him warmly and said, "Master Shi is here to show his support! Welcome, welcome!"
The head constable, Shi Yang, laughed and said, "Old Chen invited me over, so of course I have to give him face. That's why my family is here too." Their town mayor is here, so how could he not come? Besides, he has some connections with the Chen family.
Mrs. Zhou smiled and said, "Come in, come in. My husband is busy right now, but he'll be there in a bit. All the free food is ready, so please sit down and have a taste."
After Old Man Shi was taken away by Old Man Chen, Old Man Chen's wife said with heartache, "Another one who brought his whole family. It was all agreed that one wooden plaque can only be used to collect food for one person, not for the whole family. How much food do we have to give away!"
Uncle Zhou said, "Don't worry, we won't lose out. If we do this favor well, it will be more convenient for us to do things in the future."
The village chief's wife said, "We'll just give them a limited amount per table. If it's not enough, let them buy their own."
Mrs. Zhou said with a smile, "It's a limited quantity, I won't give away many."
After a while, some uneducated people arrived; they were all classmates of Bai Yu, the village chief's grandson.
Zhou looked at the village chief's wife in surprise.
The village chief's wife said proudly, "I was worried that no one would come, so I had my husband Baiyu invite all his classmates over."
"They don't have any coupons, could you send some free food to treat them?"
Zhou said happily, "Of course, I'll give it to you!"
I never expected the village chief's wife to be so capable, inviting so many scholars. Although they are all young men, it's so impressive to talk about them!
What Zhou didn't expect was that an even bigger surprise was yet to come.
Just then, a dozen or so horse-drawn carriages slowly approached the entrance of Anping Village. A chubby boy poked his head out and excitedly shouted, "Chen Kai, Xiao Tian, we've come to play with you!"
Immediately afterwards, many more children poked their heads out to say hello.
Chen Kai waved his little hands and said happily, "Little Fatty, you're all here! Welcome, welcome!"
I didn't expect all these academic underachievers to come and support us!
Uncle Zhou asked excitedly, "Are all those children Xiao Tian's friends? When did he get to know so many scholars?"
Zhou said excitedly, "Yes, they are all their friends. They have learned a lot of characters by following these little kids."
The chubby boy got off the carriage and rushed towards Chen Kai, grinning as he said, "Chen Kai, you don't need to work to earn money today. You can play with us, and I'll give you money. It'll be 300 coins a day."
Another boy said, "Xiao Tian, come play with us too. Don't go to work. I'll give you money."
The two kids really gave off such a poor impression; they'd seen them working several times.
Xiao Tian's face darkened as soon as he heard what he said. What did they take him for? Although he understood what these kids meant, he was still unhappy with what they said.
But if there's money to be made, why not take it? Xiao Tian has also fallen into depravity!
One of the boys asked, "Didn't you say last time that you'd treat us to free cold drinks if we came over? Does that promise still stand?"
Chen Kai laughed and said, "Of course it counts. You can eat as much as you want today, and the cold drinks are free."
The little boy asked excitedly, "That's great!"
Then, the business owners who had cooperated with the Chen family also came one after another, some in person and some by sending their trusted confidants.
At a cold drink stall owned by the Chen family, the little kids were having a great time.
A boy exclaimed excitedly, "This is so much fun! They have all kinds of flavors!"
Just then, a little boy overheard someone talking about worshipping a deity, and curiously asked Chen Kai, "What is a deity?"
Chen Kai laughed and said, "Have you ever seen a blade of grass?"
The little boy said, "I've seen them before, aren't they all over the roadside?"
Chen Kai said with a smile, "Have you ever seen grass taller than a house?"
The children all shook their heads.
Chen Kai said mysteriously, "There's a little grass in our village that's taller than a house; it's practically cultivating itself into an immortal."
The children exclaimed excitedly, "I want to see! I want to see!"
Chen Kai said, "Let's go, let's go see the immortal now."
The village will have income again.
When they arrived at the location, the children were stunned. What a huge blade of grass!
In fact, they weren't the only ones who were dumbfounded; other people who had never seen it before were also stunned.
Perhaps the grass was so large that these people had never seen it before, and they all rushed to worship it.
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