The three of them walked through the small path and arrived at a small building in the village. They saw a car parked at the door, but no sign of the owner.

"Director! Director!" Wang Ping shouted from the floor below. She found no one answered and asked in surprise, "Where is he?"

Chu Qianli: "Are you drinking tea and slacking off again?"

Tan Muxing asked curiously, "Is this where the village holds its affairs?"

"That's about right. Just come over if you need anything."

Chu Qianli and the others could not call the village chief, so they had to go upstairs to find someone to borrow a car. When they stepped into the corridor, they suddenly heard the sound of arguing, and the shadows of people swaying at the door of the office seemed a little chaotic.

"Old Li, can you just tell me what's going on? Don't waste your time here. No one else is as talkative as you!"

"No, absolutely not. This is bad feng shui. I'm telling you the truth. Our village used to be called Yinlong Village, and the mountain was called Yinlong Mountain. There was a lot of trouble at that time, and we changed the name to settle down..."

"Oh my god, you are so old, and you still believe in these things? Feudal superstition is not acceptable. You claim to be an advanced and civilized village, do you think it is advanced to do these things?!"

The burly middle-aged man was full of momentum. He grabbed the village chief's arm and said forcefully, "Don't waste your words on me. Sign it quickly. Your village will definitely get a share of the profits!"

"Yongjin, it really won't work. Have you consulted a Feng Shui master..." The village chief, Lao Li, was a skinny old man who couldn't win over the big man. When he saw Wang Ping and the others, his eyes lit up instantly, "Pingping! Oh, the master is back too!"

When Hu Yongjin saw the three people coming towards him, he reluctantly let go of the village chief.

Wang Ping got straight to the point: "Village Chief, we want to borrow a car."

The village chief corrected him, "I am not the village chief, but the director. I am the director elected according to the Organization Law of the Village Committee. Don't keep calling me the village chief!"

"Okay, okay, Director, we want to borrow a car." Wang Ping said perfunctorily.

"Okay, okay, when did Master Chu come back? Why don't you come to my house for dinner?" The village chief approached Chu Qianli enthusiastically, "The trees in front of my house are full of fruits. Don't you like picking fruits the most? Come to my house and take a look later!"

Chu Qianli tilted his head in embarrassment and declined politely: "Ah, but I have to go up the mountain with Pingping later..."

Tan Muxing found that the village chief was unusually warm to Chu Qianli and his attitude was completely different from that of Wang Ping, which surprised him.

Wang Ping groaned in dissatisfaction: "It's because you officials always support her that she has become unable to take care of herself..."

"What official position? You can't talk like that!" The village chief quickly pulled Chu Qianli over and introduced her to the middle-aged man, "This is the master who changed the name of our village. I'll let her talk to you. Yinlong Mountain really can't be touched casually. She and her grandfather saw it back then..."

Chu Qianli and others listened to the village chief's explanation of the whole story. Yinlong Village and Yinlong Mountain are located at the junction of two provinces. In recent years, the neighboring province has stimulated the economy by mining in the mountains. As the scope of mining continues to expand, it has set its sights on Yinlong Mountain in the marginal area.

Hu Yongjin is from the next village. He has made a fortune by mining in recent years. He wants to bring Yinlong Village and Yinlong Mountain into the big team, and he forces the village chief Lao Li to sign an agreement.

Because Yinlong Village has a good standard of living and is an advanced civilized village in the country, the village chief is unwilling to take the risk of mining, unlike other village chiefs who are moved by dividends.

Hu Yongjin looked at Chu Qianli suspiciously, frowned and said, "Old Li, I think you are confused by superstition. You call a little girl a master!?"

The village chief said hurriedly, "He has been doing this since he was born, and has been working here longer than I have been the director. Master, please tell him why Yinlong Mountain cannot be moved."

Chu Qianli was stunned, and she looked confused: "Ah? Is that what you mean?"

The village chief urged expectantly: "Yes, yes, didn't you consult another master Chu about Feng Shui before? Why did you quote his words, such as the image in the sky, the shape on the earth, the harmony between the qi and the people..."

Chu Qianli nodded in understanding and said solemnly: "Oh, Yinlong Mountain cannot be mined, because green mountains and clear waters are gold and silver mountains. Protecting the ecological environment is protecting productivity, and improving the ecological environment is developing productivity. We must abandon the development model that damages or even destroys the ecological environment, and abandon the short-sighted approach of sacrificing the environment in exchange for temporary gains..."①

Hu Yongjin: “?”

The village chief said anxiously, "Oh, that's not the part. You've got it wrong. It's about feudal superstition! He doesn't understand what you're talking about!"

Chu Qianli said righteously: "Director, how can you slander someone's innocence out of thin air? I never believe in feudal superstitions!"

"Why not? Your grandfather is a Feng Shui master, and you used to make money by fortune-telling in the village, right?"

"What nonsense! We are just chatting with people in exchange for eggs. We never do fortune-telling in civilized villages!"

Wang Ping: "I can testify for her that she didn't take any money, she took eggs."

Tan Muxing: "..."

Tan Muxing has already filled in her common sense in her mind. Astrologers are not fortune tellers, so she is not superstitious. She is a firm believer in Marxism.

Hu Yongjin noticed that the village chief was worried, and he started to play the emotional card again, saying loudly: "Old Li, don't worry about it. We have already asked a Feng Shui master to go up the mountain to check it out. It will not affect anything. Look, we have been digging for several years without any problems."

"The other side of Yinlong Mountain is connected to our village. I came here to have someone take a look. Although I don't believe in these, there are still procedures!"

The village chief hesitated and asked, "Have you asked someone to check it out? Is it really okay?"

"Of course, why would I lie to you?"

Chu Qianli blinked and asked in confusion, "Did you consult a Feng Shui master?"

"Yes, yes, and they have even selected a site for mining."

"What day did he go up the mountain?"

Hu Yongjin said with a guilty conscience: "It's just about what happened last Sunday, and then you told us it's okay, so I'll come over to find Old Li..."

"You came back in just one day? How do you see it?"

"Just bring a compass up the mountain and look wherever you need to. The mountain isn't particularly big, so one day is enough..."

Chu Qianli thought for a moment and said, "There are more non-existent Feng Shui masters. You haven't even found anyone to look at them."

Hu Yongjin was furious: "Of course I found someone! I said I had found someone, and it's not difficult to find a Feng Shui master. Why would I lie to you!?"

When Tan Muxing heard Hu Yongjin yelling, he couldn't help but frown slightly and took two steps towards his deskmate.

The village chief was busy admonishing them: "Don't yell, be civilized..."

Chu Qianli said calmly, "It's true that it's not hard to find a Feng Shui master, but Feng Shui also has to follow the basic rules. Last Sunday was a Luo T day, so we couldn't use the compass at all. Anyway, I've never heard of anyone daring to do a Feng Shui without getting rid of the bad luck."

"What day?"

"Luo T days are days in different years when the market cannot be opened. Any Feng Shui site is prone to conflict with the Feng Shui master. If it happens to be a Luo T day, it is even more dangerous, and it may conflict with the Feng Shui master himself."

Feng Shui is a good deed, but there are also various taboos. If you encounter a specific date and time, it will become a killing day or killing time.

The village chief nodded in satisfaction and agreed: "Yes, yes, that's right, Yongjin should listen to the master and don't get involved in these messy things..."

Hu Yongjin looked at Chu Qianli in disbelief. He still remembered her theory of green mountains and clear waters, and said in shock, "Don't you say you don't believe in feudal superstitions?"

Chu Qianli stared at him innocently and explained, "Uncle, you were the one who insisted on superstition. Of course, I only talked about things in the world of the living. But you just said that you consulted a Feng Shui master. I heard that you don't mind these things, so why don't we talk about things in the underworld?"

"How can people in your village talk in two different ways?"

"I respect you, I will tell you what you want to hear, in a way that you understand."

Hu Yongjin waved his hands in anger and changed his words again: "That's all feudal superstition! Don't give me that nonsense!"

Chu Qianli: "Good fellow, it has changed again. Let's continue to talk about how a good ecological environment can support the sustainable development of the global economy and society."②

"Don't talk to me about these scenes!" Hu Yongjin said impatiently, "Old Li, I just want to ask you if you want to make money for the whole village. Do you really want to make this money? Many villages are building houses and buying cars. As the village chief, you have to do something, right?"

The village chief looked embarrassed and said, "We have to take action, but not this kind of action. Otherwise, why don't you wait for our village to vote?"

Chu Qianli consoled him, "Director, they have good intentions in wanting to help us make money, so we should be grateful."

The village chief was surprised: "No, Master, we agreed that this mountain cannot be dug..."

Hu Yongjin was overjoyed when he heard this: "Listen, Old Li, you are not as sensible as the little girl!"

Chu Qianli: "But making money also requires following the Basic Law. Since we have decided to start mining, let's talk about the project. Is this advocated by the local government? Or which company will be the contractor? Are you qualified to start mining? What is the mining volume standard?"

"How do we settle dividends with each village? Are there any rules for this? Does the country allow this form of dividend distribution? What category will the villagers be taxed under after receiving the money? Who will be held responsible if any accidents occur later?"

“…”

Hu Yongjin had a low level of education to begin with. He only knew that he could make money by mining rocks, but he had no idea about the whole process. His head was buzzing with confusion as he was asked this question.

Hu Yongjin angrily grabbed the village chief's wrist and said angrily: "I don't care about you! You have to sign today, whether you want to or not, I don't believe it!"

Wang Ping was furious: "Oh, how could you do that?!"

The village chief was pulled by him and wailed: "Let's go to the civilized village first and don't fight!"

"Stop talking nonsense! I've never seen a village chief talk as much as you!"

Hu Yongjin forced the struggling village chief to sign. Wang Ping was so angry that she stood up to help. She acted like a chicken and the scene became chaotic in an instant.

The middle-aged man relied on his brute force and seemed ready to fight against many enemies at once.

Chu Qianli was the weakest fighter in the whole arena. She was standing at the edge and was hit by Hu Yongjin, and she almost fell out.

Tan Muxing remained silent throughout the whole process, with a frown on his face. He supported his classmate who was about to fall, and then grabbed Hu Yongjin's wrist, saying softly, "Don't use violence."

Tan Muxing looked hesitant, his tone was not harsh, but his hands were quite powerful.

Hu Yongjin felt like he was being clamped by a huge force, and he let go of the village chief immediately because of the pain. He wanted to break free from the clamp and shouted angrily, "Fuck you!"

Talking about the evening star, he said nothing.

Hu Yongjin swung his fist and tried to hit the man in front of him, but he failed to break free the first time. He used so much force that his face turned red, and he angrily said again: "You fucking ..."

Hu Yongjin pulled at his arm desperately, but it felt like he was being crushed by a huge rock and it didn't move at all.

Tan Muxing still didn't let go, and he repeated softly: "Don't use violence."

Hu Yongjin relied on his own strength at first and didn't take the village chief and others into consideration. Now he suddenly kicked the iron plate and immediately realized something was wrong. He couldn't attack the opponent with his left hand, nor could he pull back his right arm!

The situation was at a stalemate.

Tan Muxing didn't hit anyone. He just used some unknown method to hold the man back, making it completely impossible for Hu Yongjin to do anything.

After a while, Hu Yongjin was unwilling to beg for mercy. His face flushed with anxiety and he shouted weakly, "You guys go into the civilized village first and don't fight!"

Chu Qianli saw that the big white bear succeeded in its attack. She almost cheered and applauded on the spot. She even put her hands on her hips triumphantly and said, "Great, but he is not from our village. He is not advanced or civilized!"

Wang Ping chimed in: "Don't you understand? She brought outsiders back to our village just to become a village bully."

Tan Muxing: "..."