Chapter 189 The Current Situation of Houyu Village
Chu Ci paused for a moment after hearing this, but then said rather irresponsibly, "It's okay. At most, we can just ask An Niang and Niuniu to go there a few more times when they have free time. They're familiar with Houyu Village anyway."
Yuanniang sighed softly, a look of helplessness on her face, and slowly said, "Well, you are the boss, so naturally you have the final say."
Then, she couldn't help but look worried, muttering to herself, "I just really don't know, after what happened this time, whether Houyu Village can continue to have the peaceful and stable days it has now."
Although Yuanniang's voice was low, Chuci's ears were extremely sensitive, and he heard Yuanniang's muttering immediately.
Then, Chu Ci looked at Yuanniang with a smile and said, "Yuanniang, who do you take me for?"
"Don't worry, I've already thought of the reasons."
"I went to Houyu Village this time simply because I was craving fresh clams and scallops."
"If they operate well, the people of Houyu Village will not suffer any adverse effects. Maybe my visit will open up a new way for them to make money."
After hearing this, Yuanniang's eyes suddenly lit up.
She suddenly thought of their family's head who had been working hard outside, worrying about various affairs, and the current promotion of potatoes was not going smoothly.
Then, as if she had grasped something crucial, she hurriedly asked, "Boss, do you have any potato snack recipe?"
"Maybe we can use these recipes to let more people know about potatoes and promote their use."
Of course Chu Ci did have one, but when she opened her mouth, she unexpectedly said, "No."
Yuanniang obviously didn't believe it and was about to question it.
Before she could speak, Chu Ci said, "Yuan Niang, do you think the common people don't want to grow potatoes?"
"In fact, the pressure faced by Grandpa Chu and his men never came from the ordinary people below."
"Growing potatoes is a very complex and intertwined issue, with far more layers and impacts than meets the eye."
"Then...are we really going to let the Patriarch and his family wander around like this forever?" Yuan Niang's face still retained a look of resignation as she whispered, "They are all nearly seventy years old."
After hearing Yuanniang's words, Chu Ci felt a little uneasy.
Her eyes flickered unconsciously, and then she quickly and anxiously assured him, "Don't worry, Yuanniang, Grandpa Chu and the others will be back soon. I promise you."
Yuanniang's voice softened unconsciously when she saw Chu Ci.
She thought that this was a confidential matter, perhaps involving some things that were inconvenient for her to know.
So, she was very smart and tactful and immediately changed the topic, and then began to talk about the specific situation of collecting seafood in the fishing village.
Then, she whispered, "Boss, the village chief of Houyu Village has been diligently looking after An Niang's former house. Since you want to taste clams and scallops, why don't we stay at An Niang's house?"
After saying that, Yuanniang carefully leaned over the gap in the carriage curtain and looked outside. After making sure that no one was eavesdropping, she breathed a sigh of relief, relaxed her brows, and relaxed completely.
Seeing this, Chu Ci didn't say much.
In this way, the carriage swayed along the way and finally arrived at Houyu Village.
At first, the villagers' reaction was indeed as Yuanniang worried.
The village chief, in particular, became increasingly uneasy.
When he saw Chu Ci's face, the guilty village chief panicked instantly. His legs went weak and he fell to his knees with a thud. He said in panic, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. This is truly my fault."
“But the people in Houyu Village really have it so hard!”
"Those pirates are truly despicable. They looted all the food in the village. I, I really have no other choice. In order to allow the villagers to survive, I had to resort to this desperate measure."
It seems that his face is full of guilt, it seems that he is endlessly helpless, it seems that all this is for the future and development of Houyu Village.
However, he did not mention Niu Niu even a single word from beginning to end.
It was also because of this that even though the village chief's hair had turned gray and he had almost cried himself into a tearful man, he still could not arouse even the slightest sympathy from Chu Ci.
Chu Ci stared at the village chief with cold eyes and said slowly, "Village chief, why don't you ask Niuniu how she is doing now? Don't you care about her at all?"
"I... I..." The village chief never expected that Chu Ci was still thinking about Niuniu at this time. He was not very courageous to begin with, and he panicked all of a sudden. He had no idea how to respond and could only stammer.
However, in the eyes of the villagers of Houyu Village, this scene was seen as Chu Ci bullying others by taking advantage of his power.
Even though they didn't dare to step forward rashly because of the presence of the guards, they couldn't hide the hostile gaze no matter how hard they tried.
Chu Ci could bear the blame. He directly instructed Yuanniang, "Yuanniang, tell us the whole story, so that the people in Houyu Village won't think that I am bullying others by taking advantage of my power."
As soon as Chu Ci finished speaking, many villagers knelt down one after another.
All I heard was them saying in unison: "We dare not."
What they said was that they dared not, not that they did not think so. The difference is obvious.
It is precisely because of this that Chu Ci was not moved at all.
Yuanniang was also angry that the village chief was taking advantage of a child who was only a few years old.
So, Yuanniang did not hide anything and mentioned directly in front of everyone, emphasizing that the village chief did not care about Niu Niu at all.
After hearing Yuanniang's words, the villagers of Houyu Village couldn't help but gasp, their faces full of shock.
Some of the less courageous villagers turned pale and kept on confessing their sins, saying all kinds of words to ask for forgiveness;
Some of the braver villagers, like the village chief, began to play the emotional card. They talked about the difficult situation of the village and tried to win sympathy and understanding.
Everyone is thinking about themselves and the village. This is actually human nature, and Chu Ci can understand it in his heart.
However, what Chu Ci really couldn't understand was that the village chief's family was so heartless as to push the village chief out in order to get rid of the blame.
The village chief's wife, in particular, yelled at the top of her lungs, "All of this was done by the head of the family alone. We really didn't know anything about it."
"My lord, if you want to settle the score, go find him. This has nothing to do with my children!"
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