Xun Xingshun was a little worried when he went to his granddaughter's wedding and walked that mountain path alone. Now his granddaughter actually came here all by herself. She is too brave.
Although the reptiles on the mountain have begun to hibernate, the wild animals on the mountain have gradually recovered after so many years of rest.
Some crops in nearby villages had been damaged, and he planned to send a letter to inform his family. He would rather take the bus and take a longer route than walk such a long mountain road. If they really encountered those wild animals, a few people might not be able to escape.
"Grandpa, have some strangers come to our village?"
"How do you know?" Xun Xingshun found it strange that someone had told Xiangyun these things as soon as she entered the village.
It seems I need to give them a few more instructions to make sure they don't tell anyone what happened last night...
When Hua Xiangyun noticed that everyone seemed off today, she guessed that the other party was also targeting Xunjia Village. "I see that everyone looks a bit off. Has something bad happened in our village?"
"Also?" Xun Xingshun immediately grasped the key point. "Do you know something?"
Hua Xiangyun had to rush back later, so she didn't beat around the bush and told him what had happened in Qianjin Village these past few days.
"Is it resolved now?" Xun Xingshun immediately asked.
Hua Xiangyun revealed the secret to breaking the formation, but Xun Xingshun was somewhat skeptical when he heard that all it took was to demolish the house.
I've heard of using magic to subdue demons, but I've never heard of catching monsters by demolishing houses.
The house is now ownerless and naturally belongs to the village collective. Demolishing the house without any basis would be unreasonable and cannot be explained to the villagers.
Besides, he's already gone next door to consult a shaman, which would solve the problem at the lowest possible cost, and he's unwilling to take that risk.
He didn't say it directly in front of his granddaughter, "It's rare for you to come all this way, so I'll ask your grandma to kill a chicken."
Once the child arrived home, he couldn't treat him lightly anymore.
Hua Xiangyun knew that he didn't take it seriously when he didn't respond.
However, that only means the formation can't harm the villagers here. They'll try it again once they've found a solution.
The question now is, "Did the person who stayed here yesterday leave? Or are they still staying at the house?"
Xun Xingshun thought the girl was shy and didn't want to go home and face strangers. "She should have left by now, and we are looking for her."
If this person had said goodbye openly and frankly, he wouldn't have suspected that the letter of introduction given to him yesterday was indeed problematic, given how quietly this person was leaving him now.
As a veteran, he couldn't let people of unknown origin wander around aimlessly.
Seeing her eldest son arrive, she immediately handed Hua Xiangyun over to him for reception and hurriedly sent someone to continue searching for others.
Hua Xiangyun made this trip in case the other party caused any trouble. Now that they've left, they probably haven't discovered anything.
It's quite strange, though. He didn't show up in any other villages, so why did he openly ask for lodging in Xunjia Village?
Xun Liangtian hadn't seen his niece for a long time. Everyone else in the family was at work, so he took her to the old house. Gu Yu hadn't been to the fields for a long time, so it would be best if she could take care of her.
The practice of not working in the fields during Grain Rain has been around for many years. Back then, when she had just married her son, she took on all the household chores, saying that she was too tired to work all her life and wanted to stay home to take care of the whole family.
Xun Xingshun received a subsidy for being the village chief, and since her son was older and had help, they let her have her way.
Contrary to her claim of taking on all the chores at home, she only prepared two meals a day, leaving the rest to her son and daughter-in-law.
While other people who were older than her were earning work points in the fields, she stayed at home and enjoyed a life of leisure.
Fortunately, the children were filial and didn't say much, otherwise, who knows how much trouble would have broken out in the family.
Seeing that his eldest son had brought Hua Xiangyun home again, he snorted and turned to go into the backyard.
"Since you're here, don't just stand around. Come with me to the backyard and clear away those weeds."
This good-for-nothing is only protected by the Hua family. Now that we're here, we should show some filial piety.
"Mother, don't remove those weeds. My second brother and I will come and clean them up after we finish work." How can you order guests around like that? Besides, my niece is already married and is a distinguished guest. How can I ask her to do such a thing?
"I'm her maternal grandmother, can't I even call her?" Gu Yu said irritably. "Before, when she came to our house, she didn't know how to do this or that. Now she's been working in the countryside for so long, she should have learned everything she needs to know, right?"
Xun Liangtian looked at Hua Xiangyun apologetically, "Are you sure you can do this? Should I go and call my cousin over to help you?"
Hua Xiangyun shook her head. "It's just weeding. I'll just consider it as fulfilling my filial duty to my parents."
Besides, she won't be staying here for long; she mainly wants to gather information.
Yesterday, the other party stayed at home, so they must have been in contact with Gu Yu. Perhaps we can find out something from there.
The weeds behind are almost taller than the vegetable seedlings, which shows how lazy Guyu is.
Gu Yu stood to the side with her arms crossed, saying, "Once you clear away these weeds behind you, it'll be almost time to eat."
Look at what they're saying, it sounds like Hua Xiangyun deliberately came over to freeload a meal...
Hua Xiangyun bent down to clear away the weeds. "Grandma, I heard we had guests yesterday."
"Your information comes quickly; you've only just entered the village and you've already found out everything about our family."
"That old man, your maternal grandfather, he brings all sorts of stinky people into our house. If I hadn't kicked him out today, he might still be staying with us."
The thought of that person leaving that morning without even a thank you, let alone a gift, made Gu Yu want to confide in someone.
So all those old women are obsessed with money, and even at their advanced age, they still go out to earn work points, leaving her with no one to talk to.
"When you got married last time, your maternal grandfather visited your home, and your paternal grandfather gave him a jade pendant, did you know that?"
Hua Xiangyun, “…” Of course she knew that; she had sent it out through her grandfather’s help.
“You say it’s just a broken rock, but your grandfather insists on treating it like a treasure.”
"I've been married to him for so many years, and I haven't lost anything. Do you know if your family still has any jade pendants like that?"
The Hua family is being far too stingy by only giving one gift.
Hua Xiangyun: "I don't know about that. How about I ask for you when we get back?"
"Don't ask your grandfather, just ask your parents. When it comes to respecting the elderly, you can't just give one thing. You should at least give two gifts. That's proper etiquette."
Hua Xiangyun, “…” Don’t you have any confidence in the saying “give and take”?
Gu Yu didn't care that Hua Xiangyun didn't answer. This girl had never been close to him since childhood, and he probably wouldn't mention it when they got back.
It's okay, I'll just complain a bit now. When that brat comes back, if she doesn't see anything, I'll deal with her then.
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