Old man Zhao didn't say anything, just tapped the chess pieces.
After a long while, he said, "Our place is called Dongsheng Village. It wasn't called this name originally. It was originally called Zhaojia Village. It was changed later. It was quite a long time ago, before liberation, so many people don't know this."
Du Ruo held the chess piece in his hand and listened attentively.
"Speaking of the Zhao surname, it's the national surname of the Song Dynasty. Although people with the surname Zhao are everywhere, the branch of Zhaojia Village is truly royal. This was once the fiefdom of a prince, who later died here in disgrace. There's also a legend..." He paused, his tone a little vague, "This is just the prince's tomb, and this branch of the family is guarding it."
Du Ruo was suddenly shocked and suddenly realized that this was the case.
"Uncle, I was just shopping at the store, and the sister-in-law told me that the vase in her home was picked up from Xingwang Village."
The old man understood. The girl meant that if there was a large tomb, it would be near Xingwang Village. Old man Zhao shook his head: "That place is just a garbage dump, a pile of discarded items."
At noon, Du Ruo and the people he brought were having lunch at a fellow villager's house. He saw a stuck-together basin on her stove. It was obvious at a glance that it was not from one object, but was pieced together.
"Sister-in-law, this basin of yours is quite interesting. The patterns on both sides are quite similar."
"I'm sorry to bother you. People in the countryside don't care about that much. I found this in the pit in Xingwang Village. Although it's not the same basin, it can be used when placed together. The one in my house glued itself together and it doesn't leak. It works very well."
Xingwang Village again? I'll have to go check it out later.
"Big sister, your car is really impressive. When we move, I'm going to buy one for my son."
"Sister-in-law, have there been many visitors to your village recently?"
"I come here often, but I don't eat here like you do. I just come and take a look around and leave. You're so impressive."
"Has anyone been here just now?"
"You mean before you? Several big bosses have been here before. One of them seems to be named Han. He comes here the most frequently and has been here several times."
"Didn't you talk to the villagers?"
"Oh, sister, people like you are rare. They are all big bosses. How can they have anything to talk to us country people? No one said anything. They just came and pointed and then left.
We didn't know about the relocation at first. For a period of time, there were suddenly a lot of strangers in the village, with a group appearing every few days. The villagers were curious and went out to inquire, only then did they know about such a thing.
Our village chief has also asked someone to inquire, and our village's relocation is a done deal, and there's no getting around it."
If the current bidding situation is taken into account, there is really no way to escape.
But according to what Old Zhao said, their village's luck was indeed a little bad. The big tomb was on the road in front of their village, and the villages in front could definitely be relocated. Whether a business district was built here or not, it had little to do with them. They took the relocation money and left. What do you want to do with it? What does it have to do with them?
But it's different here. The project has probably stalled before it even gets here. The boss who won the bid will be in big trouble. He might even go bankrupt. How can he continue to spend money to relocate here?
Du Ruo had an idea in mind, and after leaving the village, he said to Secretary Li, "Let's go to Xingwang Village inside. I'm quite interested in it."
"Mr. Du, there was indeed a line planned there, but after calculating the cost of the project, it was found to be much more expensive than this one, so it was abandoned. Now it's not within the scope of the bidding."
"I'm quite interested in that porcelain piece. Let's go take a look." Du Ruo's voice was calm but unquestionable.
The convoy turned a corner and headed towards Xingwang Village.
Du Ruo first entered Xingwang Village. This was the right place. It was indeed a prosperous place.
When the villagers saw Du Ruo coming in with others, they were all surprised, and some were talking about it in whispers.
"How come there's a big boss coming to our village too? My sister-in-law said that big bosses have been coming to their village lately because they're going to be relocated. Could it be that such a good thing is happening in our village too?"
"Don't dream! Our village chief has already made inquiries. That business district, whatever it is, doesn't pass through our area, so it just happened to leave us behind. If you ask me, people in our village are just not destined to get rich. Just accept it."
"I heard that our village dug out that garbage dump, didn't they? There's a lot of rumors out there saying our village is too risky, and there might be a large tomb nearby. If they find an ancient tomb halfway through the project, those bosses will lose everything. They'll just avoid it altogether."
"Which bastard is talking nonsense? There is no big tomb in our village. If there is a big tomb, we can make a fortune by collecting antiques. Why would we stay here in poverty?"
"Forget about antiques? You can't even pick up a decent bowl or plate, and you're still dreaming of getting rich from antiques?"
Du Ruo led his men from the east end of the village to the west end, which completely confirmed his idea.
She looked at her watch. It was two o'clock in the afternoon and she had to go home. Yuan Tingchuan was coming back today and they had agreed to take the children out for dinner together. If she didn't go back now, it would be too late.
As soon as Du Ruo's car entered the alley, he saw several cars parked against the wall. Did this mean that Yuan Tingchuan had returned?
Du Ruo walked into the living room of the main hall and saw no one. She pushed the door open and was about to enter the east wing when she saw Yu Min standing under the corridor, waving at her.
"Boss Du is back? Go talk to Boss Yuan and tell him to stop scolding the kids. They're still young, not even in elementary school yet, so it's normal for them to play around. Boss Yuan's face is so long, it's scaring the kids so much they're pale. Can you please put in some leniency for him?"
Yu Min really cares about the two children. She has nothing else to do all day but take care of the two children. People are all kind-hearted, and she has no other concerns. She devotes herself to the two children wholeheartedly, even more so than Du Ruo and Yuan Tingchuan.
Du Ruo knew the children had made another mistake, something that had upset Yuan Tingchuan. She didn't want to push her son too hard. Life was short, so why not live it unhappy? With her as their mother, she wanted her son to live happily, to do what he wanted, and of course, to follow the right path. But she wouldn't lose face for Yuan Tingchuan in front of the children.
Du Ruo pushed open the door of the east wing and saw Yuan Tingchuan sitting upright on a chair. He was very dignified and did not curse or say much.
The two children were frightened by him and turned pale. They hooked their fingers at each other to cheer each other up. When they saw their mother come in, the two children looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
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