"Have you heard? Last night, those rascals went crazy! I don't know if they did something wrong, but in the middle of the night, when everyone was sleeping soundly, they suddenly started yelling! It was terrifying! Maybe you were too far away to hear it, but we were close by and it gave us a fright!"
"Really? Tell me what happened! I was too tired last night and slept like a log, so I didn't hear anything! Did those rascals go digging up someone's grave again? They've done this before, they're really despicable, and they almost got dragged to the yamen and tortured, didn't they? What, are they going crazy again now?"
"Absolutely! What a scoundrel! I don't even know if he dug up someone's grave this time, but he definitely didn't do anything good! Otherwise, why would he be so guilty? You didn't hear it, his cries were really pitiful! It took me a while to understand what he was saying, he was begging for mercy! I don't know what he was begging for, but to let them go!"
"Oh my god! This is terrifying! Is anyone home? Could it be that they went out and messed around with someone they shouldn't have? And now that someone's come looking for them to teach them a lesson? Ugh, I hope we don't get dragged into this!"
"Let me tell you, there's no one there! Nobody even came to their house! That's why I said it was terrifying! I don't know what they were begging for mercy to, but I didn't see a soul in sight. Just thinking about it gives me chills! I'm going to burn some incense sticks and stick them outside my door tonight!"
...
Early in the morning, a group of gossipy people gathered under the tree, huddled together as if they were plotting something. They were clearly excited, but they tried their best to suppress it and dared not say it out loud.
This is probably the essence of gossip—it's all about creating this kind of atmosphere to achieve the desired effect!
Since everyone was idle early in the morning, they took out some things to do, pretended to be very diligent, and then started exchanging various information.
Whether the task was completed or not is secondary; the important thing is to gain something from it!
Any corner can become an information exchange center, without any cost, just by spitting out some words and listening!
The news is exchanged here and then spreads rapidly to the surrounding areas, so that in no time, the whole area will know about it!
Wow, that's incredibly efficient!
Those people were still trembling at home, unaware that their glorious deeds had already spread far and wide!
Even if people know, they don't care. Anyway, they have no good things to do and plenty of bad things to do, so one more won't make a difference!
The important thing now is for them to figure out what's going on!
Could it be that we've really offended some deity?
I've done plenty of bad things in the past, but I've never encountered anything like this before. Could it be like what the old folks in the village say, that if you walk the night road too often, you'll eventually run into a ghost?
That makes sense!
But deep down they didn't want to agree, feeling that what they had done wasn't that bad, and it wasn't enough to anger the gods!
So they gathered together to discuss countermeasures, racking their brains and thinking of every possible solution, and finally angrily attributed the result to the outsiders!
Before these people arrived, everything was fine; nothing bad had happened, at least not to them!
But after these people arrived, their prestige was severely challenged, and nothing they did went smoothly!
What's most hateful is that when they were dragged by the dog, they had to beg for mercy and make all sorts of promises in order to save their lives!
snort!
Their words are only valid at the time; they become invalid after that!
Still thinking you can control them? Dream on!
But from then on, it was as if they had offended some deity, and they couldn't accomplish anything!
How unlucky!
Those people must have ruined the feng shui here, releasing things that shouldn't have appeared!
That mountain is no place for humans to go!
Those people keep going into the mountains; isn't that just disrupting the balance?
Everything used to be so harmonious and peaceful, but now it's truly chaos!
"We must find a way to drive those people out! Even if we can't drive them out, we must find a way to sow discord, make them lose their unity, and break off their connections! Once they're all scattered, the threat to us will be much smaller!"
"Yes! That's a good method! If they unite, we're no match for them! They're too tough to handle! Let's take them down one by one! Hmph! I refuse to believe there's anything our class can't do! We have to teach them a lesson!"
"Let's discuss a solution. Hmm, let's do this first, then this!"
These people, thinking no one knew, began to discuss their plans without any attempt at secrecy.
They were a special group in the village; nobody dared to say anything to them or do anything to them!
They thought this was their glory, that no one dared to do anything to them, and that they walked with an air of superiority!
Su Nanxi didn't have time to deal with them. She was busy with her own things. The Mo family was very busy right now, and even if she knew about some conspiracy, she couldn't spare the time to deal with them!
After learning about their plan, I felt it wasn't a big deal, so I decided to hold off for now.
Old Xu is leaving.
As per his request, the things prepared for him were shipped out in batches, and in the end, there was nothing left to give him.
"Ugly girl! Do you have any seeds or seedlings of the Joy Fruit?" Old Xu asked.
Su Nanxi was taking inventory when she suddenly heard Old Xu's question. She paused for a moment, not quite understanding. "Why do you need the seeds of the Joy Fruit? You don't know how to grow them! I don't have any seedlings!"
Old Xu grumbled, "Don't underestimate me. I just figured it out myself, and I can grow it! Look how easily you grow it, you don't even need to take care of it, it must be very easy to grow! What else would I want it for? I just want to eat it! I'll plant a few to satisfy my craving!"
Su Nanxi didn't believe it. She thought Old Xu was only enthusiastic for three minutes. The flowers had blossomed and fruited, so she asked him to take care of them. He could do that, and she should be able to see the fruit grow and ripen slowly!
It would be difficult to make him grow something from a seed!
He just doesn't have that patience!
This is not to underestimate him, this is the real him!
Old Xu was very unhappy to see Su Nanxi looking down on him like that. He pouted like a child and said, "Just tell me if you'll give it to me or not!"
Su Nanxi was speechless. "It's not that I don't want to give it to you, it's just that I really don't have it! If you really want it that much, I'll have someone get it right away, but it will take some time! But you're about to leave again!"
Upon hearing this, Old Xu's expression softened, "Then bring them back first, plant them, and I can eat them when I come back!"
He looked delighted, probably because he was thinking about eating the Joy Fruit.
"Okay! I'll arrange it for you! Any other requirements?" Just tell me all of them.
Old Xu was in a much better mood at this point, and shook his head, "That's all!"
He brought so much stuff this time, that's enough!
People should be content!
"You brat, be nicer to that ugly girl! And don't neglect your studies! You can't stop!"
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