Chapter 127 A Bad Mood
Selflessness, Gu Xixi admitted that this was a noble word.
But correspondingly, Gu Xixi did not think it was shameful to encourage the villagers to plant fruit trees and make profits at the same time.
Seeing that Gu Xixi was not buying it, Master Gu lowered his voice in panic, "Look and listen. What I said is the public opinion of the whole village. Xixi girl, are you sure you want to go against everyone?"
Gu Xixi smiled, "Everyone? I don't believe that no one is on my side."
Master Gu said anxiously, "Then don't tell me all of it, at least tell me most of it, right?"
"Most of the people in the village don't support you. You've offended so many people at once. Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to survive?"
Gu Xixi smiled contemptuously, walked around Master Gu Er and walked out of the land temple.
As soon as she stepped over the threshold, she saw another familiar figure, Uncle Gu.
Uncle Gu was walking in the opposite direction with a cane, and his steps seemed a little hurried.
Aunt Zhang said, "This old man! He was hiding outside and eavesdropping just now."
"He has so many bad intentions, and I don't know how he will sabotage us in the future!"
Ever since Uncle Gu's youngest son Gu Youqing was exiled, Uncle Gu and Gu Xixi's families have completely cut off ties and usually pretend not to know each other when they meet on the street.
Seeing Uncle Gu at this time, it’s no wonder that Aunt Zhang would think of the worst.
Aunt Zhang took Gu Xixi for a walk, looked around and saw that there was no one else, then she said nervously, "That shameless Gu Lao Er deliberately instigated everyone to force you together."
"What if these people get angry and blame you for not teaching them the tricks of growing crops? Aren't you afraid of getting into trouble?"
Gu Xixi smiled and said, "It's not me you should be afraid of."
Aunt Zhang was stunned.
Mu Nanzhao, who had been silent the whole time, said calmly, "What we need to be afraid of are the people in this village who didn't follow Xixi in planting trees in the end."
"It won't be long before they regret it."
That afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Qian and Mrs. Qin went to Gu Xixi's house to sign the contract.
In the evening, two more families arrived. They all had their fields burned before, and they reaped the benefits of growing water spinach.
After the adoption agreement was signed, Gu Xixi told each family about the more detailed plan.
Everyone who heard it nodded excitedly, as if they saw a bright road about to open up under their feet.
Mrs. Qin said, "How about I use what you just said to persuade them again?"
"If they listen, more people will probably come."
Gu Xixi refused, "No need, it's also clearly stated in the contract that after signing the contract, what I tell you cannot be spread outside within three months."
"We would rather have nothing than something bad. We don't want people who can't make up their minds."
Mrs. Qin thought, "What if we produce good results in the future and they become jealous and ask you to join us?"
Gu Xixi took a sip of hot tea and said, "Accept it at your discretion."
“Teaching others may not work. Only the impact of facts can force them to make up their minds and figure things out for themselves.”
She paused, and the corners of her lips curved up, "But the price you will have to pay then will be more than what you have now."
Mrs. Qin looked at Gu Xixi and became more and more certain that she had made the right decision.
At the same time, there was another undercurrent surging in Huachidu Village.
In Master Gu's house, the big kang in the main hall was full of people, and the floor was also crowded with people sitting or standing.
The old bachelor waved his arms indignantly, "Why is Gu Xixi so arrogant? She wants to work hard, but if she doesn't want to work, forget it! I think the men in our village are too easy to talk to! She spoiled them!"
Several people nodded in agreement.
There were also smart people who said sarcastically, "What's wrong with being arrogant? He is arrogant because he has the capital. What do the villagers want now? Gu Xixi knows it all. The secret recipe for increasing corn production is in her hands, and we have to beg her for it!"
Gu Laosan was also among them. When he heard Gu Xixi being so proud, and thought of his own situation, he couldn't help but clench his fists in anger. "What else can I do? Do you dare to rob me?"
"Or should we use a knife to force her to teach us how to farm?"
The old bachelor sneered and said, "Gu Laosan, you said that because you don't dare to do it. Who do you want us to go?"
The villagers had already been talking about it, and Gu Laosan and the shrew Liu were already scared out of their wits by Gu Xixi.
Even though they hated Gu Xixi, they did not dare to take revenge on her.
So the old bachelor's words were clearly a mockery of Gu Lao San.
Unfortunately, after losing all his reputation, Gu Laosan had already given up and didn't care about the ridicule at all.
He smiled calmly, "I don't dare to go. I'm willing to go to jail for robbery. Why should I sacrifice myself while you all get the benefits?"
"Today I want to see who dares to take the lead. If that happens, I, Gu Lao San, will definitely sacrifice my life to accompany him."
He glanced at them one by one in a gloomy manner, "Do you dare? Do you dare? Or you?"
Everyone who was pointed out by Gu Laosan lowered their heads and remained silent.
Finally, Gu Laosan stared at the old bachelor and said, "Old bachelor, you have no home and no job. As the saying goes, the barefoot are not afraid of the ones wearing shoes. There is no one more suitable than you here. Why don't you go?"
The old bachelor couldn't laugh anymore. His lips trembled a few times and he stammered, "I'm not in good health and I don't have the strength to do this kind of work."
The atmosphere was deadlocked again.
Master Gu frowned and thought again and again, wondering what to say to ease the mood, when the door curtain was lifted and another person walked in.
"Brother?"
Master Gu stood up, feeling a little surprised.
Before, when Uncle Gu and Gu Lao San had a falling out, he remained neutral and did not take sides with Uncle Gu, which caused Uncle Gu to become cold towards him, and the two families did not visit each other during the New Year holidays.
Uncle Gu waved his hand and said, "Sit down, don't get down."
He looked around and said with full energy, "Who said we are the only ones begging Gu Xixi?"
"She is still behind Gu Xixi when she asks us to save her life!"
These words made everyone excited and they quickly made way for Grandpa Gu to sit on the kang and talk in detail.
"What is Gu Xixi's pledge?"
"She's giving it to us for free, right? Didn't you hear her say that she'll take a commission based on the kilogram of fruit after it's borne? The fruit trees won't belong to us until five years after they've borne fruit. Isn't that the same as hiring us to work for her?"
Master Gu echoed, "Who knows what her fruit tree will look like in five years? Maybe if it falls into our hands, it can only be used as firewood."
Everyone nodded and agreed with it.
Someone said, "So we didn't fall for her trick."
"Why don't you tell me first, what is her problem? Why did she ask us to save her life later?"
Uncle Gu sneered in an unfathomable way, "She said at the land temple today that she has already ordered the saplings and they will be delivered to the village in a few days."
"You don't know the ways of those merchants. The items you have ordered cannot be returned."
The old bachelor reacted very quickly this time, "Yes, if you don't plant and I don't plant, even if a few blind people follow Gu Xixi to make trouble, what can they do?"
"Are they going to plant those extra saplings up into the sky?"
Bursts of laughter rang out, and the men and women all put away their sad faces, rejoicing that Gu Xixi was about to suffer misfortune.
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