While weeding, Hua Xiangyun gave Ren Jinpeng and the others some instructions. Before they left, she specifically told them to stay far away from that person and not to alert him.
To outsiders, Hua Xiangyun would only appear to be a very diligent and quietly working persona.
Xunjia Village is a place worth visiting. The reason is easy to find: as a granddaughter, going back to see the two elderly people will only earn you praise from others for your filial piety.
I've just started work, so it's not easy to find an excuse to ask for leave.
Xunjia Village
When a stranger enters the village, the village chief will naturally know.
Xun Xingshun never expected that this time, it would take him three days to discover that someone had entered the village.
"Comrade, can you show me your letter of introduction?" Guided by the villagers, Xun Xingshun found the person who had previously hidden in the village.
The other person rummaged around in his bag for a moment and pulled out a crumpled letter of introduction. "Hello, comrade. I'm from the western province. I'm here to visit relatives."
Xun Xingshun looked through it and found some problems. "Comrade Kuang Wu, the address is written very vaguely. Which village are you going to visit relatives in?"
Besides, it doesn't say who your relatives are here.
Kuang Wu said, "Because we haven't been in contact for many years, my family couldn't let it go and insisted that I come and look for them."
Now the old man is getting old and confused; he can't even remember the name of the person he's looking for. I have no choice but to rely on his descriptions and wander around aimlessly to see if I can find him.
Xun Xingshun said, "That won't do. Your letter of introduction isn't very clear either. Why don't you go to the police station and have it properly recorded?"
Based on his observation, he always felt that this person was a bit strange. He had nothing, so where was he going to find his relatives?
Moreover, when he came to the village looking for someone, he didn't ask anyone for directions, but instead hid in the back mountains.
The people in this house have just left, and it is now the common property of the village.
"I came in a hurry, I'll definitely make up for it later." Kuang Wu stared at Xun Xingshun's chest, not expecting to find some clues in this remote village.
"You cannot stay in that village any longer. Please leave as soon as possible." With such a vague letter of introduction, Xun Xingshun dared not leave anyone here.
At the same time, he secretly memorized the other party's name and background, preparing to ask him back in the village. If he was someone with ulterior motives, he couldn't let him wander around like this.
Kuang Wu took out a pack of cigarettes from his bag, but as soon as he raised his hand, Xun Xingshun pushed him away, saying, "We know this area well. Why don't you tell us about the person you're looking for? Maybe we can help you."
Kuang Wu, “...My eldest uncle, Kuang Yin, moved here about thirty years ago. At that time, his family was struggling financially, so he ran away on his own and hasn’t been back for many years. Only more than ten years ago, he had someone send him a letter with the address in our county.”
He was illiterate, so he probably had someone else write it for him, and the writing is quite vague.
In addition, the letter from years ago was lost, so I came here based on the approximate address that my father remembered.
Do you see if there's anyone named Kuang Yin around here?
The letter only mentioned that he had acquired a few plots of land in the village, which were barely enough to feed himself; he didn't mention a single thing about his family.
The villagers nearby, upon hearing this, all felt that daring to come out and look for someone with such information was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
As for Kuang Yin, they seemed to have never heard of this surname, let alone know that there was such a person in real life.
"Then you may have come to the wrong place. We don't have anyone with the surname Kuang here."
"Not to mention here, there aren't any in any of the surrounding villages either," Xun Liangcai said with a smile, trying to persuade him. "Why don't you go back and ask again? They're definitely not from around here."
Which village doesn't have a few migrant workers? But there aren't any who fit his criteria.
Kuang Wu looked anxious. "I came all this way to fulfill the old man's last wish, just to help him find his family."
The villagers sympathized with his situation, but given the circumstances, they couldn't help him and advised him to give up.
Xun Xingshun watched this scene silently. This person was quite formidable. His words were full of loopholes yet watertight, making it impossible for anyone to tell which of his statements were true and which were false.
He portrayed himself as a filial son, but Xun Xingshun felt something was off. "Then why didn't you ask around when you entered the village? Why did you come straight to this house on the back mountain? How did you know no one lived here?"
Kuang Wu: "To be honest, I only found this out by asking around along the way, Village Chief."
I heard that he was the only person like that in our village, all alone and destitute, and he suddenly died a few days ago. I thought since the house was empty, I could stay here for a couple of nights.
After saying that, she shyly touched her pocket, "I didn't know that the train tickets and food and lodging would cost so much when I came out. Every little bit saved counts."
It's cold now, at least this is a place to stay, which will save on travel expenses and give me a place to live. I'll slowly inquire in the other villages.
Xun Xingshun said, "Even if you wanted to save time, you should have informed our village. Isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to just barge in like this?"
Before Kuang Wu could even speak up, someone chimed in, "Village chief, it's not easy being away from home. Why don't you let him stay here for now?"
“Yes, this comrade doesn’t seem like a bad person. He came all this way to find someone out of filial piety. Let’s help him if we can.”
"The weather has gotten colder, and we can't let people sleep on the mountain. Although there haven't been any wild animals coming down the mountain for a while, we still have to be careful. After all, it's a life."
"..."
Xun Xingshun felt that these villagers were living too comfortably in this remote mountain village. If Dit were to sneak in, the whole village would be ruined.
"No matter what, the paperwork is incomplete, so I can only report it to my superiors." Xun Xingshun tried to save face for the villagers in front of outsiders, planning to gather them all together later and give them a good lesson.
The main goal now is to get them out of the village, hoping they really are just visiting relatives, otherwise...
Kuang Wu felt that the old village chief in front of him suddenly had a murderous aura, so he quickly looked down at the ground, wondering what he had done to arouse the other party's suspicion.
However, he now found the village chief very suspicious. Not only him, but the middle-aged man behind him also had fluctuations of spiritual energy, indicating that he was also carrying a protective magic item.
“What you said makes sense. I’ll go to the city tomorrow and get a new certificate.” Kuang Wu thought he could just brush things off for today and maybe he’d get news tonight. Who would waste time with them tomorrow?
He looked up at the sky and said, "I'll stay here for the night and definitely won't take anything from here. I'll leave first thing tomorrow morning."
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