In the past, the Gu family was considered to be a well-known family in these mountains. Although they were wealthy, the Gu family members were kind-hearted and did business with conscience. They had passed down their traditions from generation to generation and helped a lot of people in these mountains.
Therefore, after the Gu family moved out of the mountains, they entrusted the villagers to help take care of the Gu house. The villagers all agreed enthusiastically, not for any other reason, but because the Gu family's feelings in the mountains were always a little different.
The village chief was indeed in a dilemma. He hesitated for a long time before agreeing to help Wen He ask again. However, he had no control over how many people would agree. "Let's wait at the entrance to the Gu family's old house tomorrow morning. If the villagers are willing, they will be there before nine in the morning. But if no one shows up, then..."
Before the village chief finished speaking, Wen He already knew what he meant and nodded to show that she understood. What the village chief meant was that if no villagers showed up before nine o'clock in the morning, it would mean that they completely rejected her request for help.
Wen He understood this as well. He knew how difficult it was to be a village chief. After all, no matter how good the Gu family's reputation was in the mountains, that was in the past. Let's not even talk about whether the Gu family still had some reputation in the hearts of the villagers. The Gu family had moved out of the mountains sixty or seventy years ago and no longer belonged to these mountains. Not to mention, the situation over there was so weird and dangerous, so the villagers were even more reluctant to go there.
So, early the next morning, half an hour before nine o'clock, Wen He was already waiting at the entrance, feeling extremely nervous.
To be honest, Wen He didn't know what he was feeling right now, because all his impressions of the mountains, including the villagers in this village, came from the old man of the Gu family. In the old man's words, the villagers in the mountains were the most enthusiastic, the most friendly, and the most simple. The mountains were also extremely beautiful. If he hadn't been really worried about his unfilial son, he would have originally planned to go back to the mountains to live out his life.
However, the old man of the Gu family never had such an opportunity until his death, so he had to ask Wen He to take care of his most beautiful memories.
However, in reality, when Wen He came up the mountain, she discovered that the mountain had become different. The villagers' fear of the Gu family's old house alone was enough to overturn the old man's most beautiful memories.
Perhaps for this reason, Wen He actually had some expectations for the villagers' response. The fact that Wen He couldn't help but appear at the entrance early was enough to explain the problem.
Time flies, especially in the morning. Just now I felt the sky was gloomy and the mountain breeze was chilly, but in the blink of an eye, the sun gradually covered it, bringing the heat of the day.
Wen He had been standing from half past eight to a quarter past nine. She hadn't known when hot sweat had seeped out of her back and felt very uncomfortable, but she didn't want to move. She wanted to wait and see. Maybe the villagers were just on the way and hadn't arrived yet.
Nearly ten minutes had passed before Wen He finally couldn't lie to himself anymore. He rubbed his knees, which were a little numb from standing. Just as he was about to turn back, he heard a young man's "Yo Hey" behind him. He subconsciously turned around and saw a boy about seventeen or eighteen years old hurriedly coming in Wen He's direction. When he saw Wen He, he stopped panting and said very embarrassedly, "Hey, your name is Wen He, right? The village chief asked us to come here. He said that the old house of the Gu family needed help. Originally, my dad and the others said they would come, but they were busy with farm work and the thieves recently, so I came alone. Although there are fewer people, I can do it. There will be no problem with cultivating the land. By the way, are you going to plant vegetables?"
The boy's bright smile instantly swept away Wen He's depression. His mood suddenly improved, and he couldn't help but respond cheerfully, "Yes, I plan to grow some vegetables, such as greens, carrots, pumpkins, etc. How did you know?"
"Guessed." The boy smiled playfully.
The young man's name was Gu Shanshan, and Wen He could just call him Ashan. Knowing that Wen He wanted to grow vegetables, he took the initiative to recommend a piece of land to Wen He, saying that the land had been used to grow crops, and now because no one took care of it, the crops had grown wildly. But after all, it was used to grow crops, so it should not be a problem as long as it was cleaned up, and it would be much easier than opening up a completely new field.
Wen He agreed with this. Although they had Ashan to help, they were still short of manpower, so it would be best to save trouble. "But Ashan, do you know where it is? Because of the fog, I only know the way back to the old house, but I don't know the way to other places..."
"It shouldn't be a problem, because I followed my father into the mountains when I was very young. I know all the farmland and the old Gu family house over there. Although it has become a little strange since a year ago, I rarely go in there, but I should still remember the location, right?"
Ashan nodded confidently, but Wen He was a little worried, so he suggested going back to the old house first, picking up the big rooster that came for protection, and also taking some reclamation tools, reclamation labor, big spotted pigs, etc.
As soon as they approached the Gu family mansion and saw the fruit forest, Ashan couldn't help but shouting excitedly, praising the fruits for growing so well. Wen He was praised so much that he felt a little embarrassed. But what was a little strange was that the small animals living near the old house seemed to get a little agitated when they saw Ashan.
The red-eyed rabbit disappeared with a whoosh as soon as it saw Ashan. The small flower snake that was living on the longan tree two or three meters high stretched its body tightly and seemed to be extremely nervous.
The most obvious ones were the big spotted pig and the rooster. The big spotted pig was backing away in panic, and after many days, it once again stomped on the outer fence in panic. The big rooster even had the feathers on its neck standing on end, and it was staring at Ashan nervously.
Seeing this, Ashan waved his hands repeatedly and stepped back, looking at Wen He innocently. Eventually, Wen He patted the rooster's head and comforted it for a while, and everyone finally calmed down. But they couldn't help but feel a little puzzled: This is strange. The roosters are usually so arrogant and fierce. When she first came in, they weren't afraid of her. They weren't afraid of the villagers, but rather the villagers were more afraid of them. Aren't there rumors about some terrifying beast? And now it's just Ashan alone, why are they so scared now? Or do the roosters not like Ashan entering their territory?
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