25 Chapter 25
◎ Ying Huai expressed his stance◎
Chapter 25
They knew from the beginning that Daxi Village was hiding something, and they also knew that the people of Daxi Village were relatively xenophobic, but they didn't expect them to be so xenophobic.
Even when he, the mayor, came to the countryside to persuade them to move, he didn't speak in a firm tone. Instead, the villagers in Daxi Village treated them as fools.
Thinking of this, the mayor walked towards the village chief's house, ready to look for someone.
But when they finally arrived at the village chief's house, they discovered that none of the family members were there.
Perhaps considering that these people would come to his house to get things, the village chief did not even close the door when he left, leaving it open.
"Mayor, no one is home."
Seeing that their mayor was about to search someone else's house, the secretary hurried forward to help look around.
After checking every possible hiding place in the house, he spoke up to report to the mayor.
In fact, the moment he arrived at the village chief's house and saw the door open and the house empty, he knew that there must be no one at home.
However, his own mayor was unwilling to give up and wanted to look for him again. Of course, he had to cooperate. After all, he was his direct leader, so they had to stand on the same front.
"I knew it. When Old Man Wu Desheng was in town before, he didn't like to be around me. Now that I want to find out his past, he will definitely stay away from me for eight hundred miles!"
As the mayor spoke, he stuffed the notebook in his hand into the secretary's hand and sat down on the stool with a huff.
Since arriving in the village that day, their group had a very bad time. First, they were led around the village, and apart from the unusual things they had seen with the children before, there was nothing else.
Now they want to find the village chief, but he is not here. They can’t find him even if they ask him to. How can they not be depressed?
"Mayor, there should still be people at the village entrance. Should we go over there and ask?"
After the secretary was sure that no one was found in the village chief's home, he made a suggestion.
"Don't you think the situation is serious enough? If we ask that old man Wu Desheng alone, he might find out something. If we ask the villagers, they're just being nice and not kicking us out."
When the mayor heard the secretary's suggestion, he held his forehead in silence and could only offer an explanation helplessly.
"People in Daxi Village here are quite xenophobic, and everyone in town knows it.
It’s just that the time when they were most xenophobic was that special era in the past. As time goes by, life is better now, and they think they have let go of their xenophobic thoughts and are not so exclusive.
Unexpectedly, after this incident, it was clear to everyone that they hadn't changed at all!"
Although the mayor had just taken office here, he had already studied the necessary information in advance.
Without first understanding the people under him, how could he sit so comfortably in the position of mayor, issuing documents to those below him and directing their work?
"I didn't expect that. Wu Desheng and the others seemed so cooperative before. Their relationship didn't affect their own thinking at all."
The mayor said this, motioning for his secretary to take the bag he had put down earlier.
"Go, take your bag with you, and follow me to the village entrance to check the situation. The rest of you, just stay here and contact me when the old man comes back.
I still don’t believe that he won’t go home today.”
As the mayor spoke, he left behind a few people who had followed him to the countryside, and he himself took big steps and headed towards the village entrance with his secretary.
The commotion at the village chief's house was noticed by everyone in the nearby houses who did not go out.
When they looked over, they saw that the mayor had a bad look on his face. It was obvious that the village chief had not met their requirements in some aspects, which was why this happened.
These days, the village chief has also told them about the ideas of the leaders above, but they don’t want to leave Daxi Village or their godmother.
If you can't let yourself suffer, then you can only let others suffer.
Thinking of this, those households that knew how to use mobile phones took out theirs and started calling the village chief to report.
"What? How do Liu Lao Er and the others do their work? They can't even divert their attention.
They even asked me to guard my house. Do you really think I can stay away from home because of them?"
The village chief answered the phone and mumbled a few words after hearing what the person on the other end of the phone said.
"Isn't it okay to just follow what I told Shitou to tell them?"
"Village Chief, if you hadn't said those words to them and let them do what they wanted, they might have been able to fool them. But you've restricted them, and they're pretty smart if they can remember."
After listening to the village chief's words, the uncle who called him was speechless and retorted.
"Okay, let me see how to fool you again."
The village chief listened to the words on the other end of the phone and didn't know how to respond for a moment. He changed the subject and hung up the phone.
He wanted to keep running, but if the mayor really looked for him for a long time today and didn't even see his shadow, and didn't even see him off when he left, that would be too guilty, and he would inevitably be called to the town for a meeting tomorrow.
This meeting was not an ordinary one. It was definitely held in front of other village cadres, criticizing him.
You're already so old, it's better not to mess with your reputation.
The village chief was next to Ying Huai when he was on the phone, and Ying Huai heard the conversation between him and the uncle on the other end of the phone clearly.
[Actually, if they want to know more, you can reveal some information appropriately.]
Ying Huai's idea suddenly appeared in the village chief's mind. Seeing this idea, the village chief suddenly looked up at the locust tree next to him.
"I'll find a place to plant these two later. You guys can go and get busy with these plants."
The village chief did not directly respond to Ying Huai's idea. Instead, he looked down at the plants on the ground and said something to the villagers who were still picking up plants and preparing to plant them.
The remaining animals that had been selected by Ying Huai have been released onto the mountain. It doesn't take much effort, just let them run on their own.
The remaining plants are a bit troublesome, and they need to find a better place to replant them.
Fortunately, these plants have different degrees of mutation. Even if they are tossed around like this, as long as the roots are not damaged, they can continue to survive after being replanted.
The village chief watched the last villager walk away with the plants, then looked down at the two remaining plants at his feet. He didn't think about planting them, but turned to look in Ying Huai's direction and asked softly what he meant by what he had said before.
"Godmother, do you mean to let those people know about your situation so that they won't keep trying to relocate Daxi Village? But I'm worried. The situation outside is not peaceful. If they know about you, will they hurt you in order to protect others..."
As the village chief spoke, his brows furrowed at the thought of this possibility.
It’s not that he always thinks of the worst in everything, but when it comes to Ying Huai’s matter, he doesn’t dare to gamble on human nature.
People from outside have never lived in the same place with my godmother, and have never seen the kindness Ying Huai has brought to Daxi Village, let alone the status Ying Huai holds in the hearts of the villagers of Daxi Village.
If people knew that my godmother could protect the people of Daxi Village in such a completely unfamiliar world, would people outside also have inappropriate thoughts?
After all, in their eyes, godmother is just a tree.
They want the tree's protection, but they don't necessarily care about what the tree thinks.
After listening to the village chief's words, Ying Huai understood what he meant, but Ying Huai still had some ways to protect himself.
[Don't worry, they can't do anything to me now.]
As Ying Huai spoke, a leaf fell from the branch.
[By the way, give this to Tangtang from Meizi's family and ask her to carry it with her.]
Seeing that the village chief was still hesitating, thinking about whether to let the people in the town know about his situation, Ying Huai did not try to influence the village chief's thoughts.
The village chief's starting point is always for his own good, and Ying Huai is just expressing his attitude.
If the people in the town are pursuing him closely, the village chief can tell them about his situation so that he doesn't have to be too embarrassed when making a choice.
So Ying Huai only mentioned it once, but after knowing the village chief's concerns, he did not mention it again and instead turned the topic to Tang Tang.
Most of the children in the village now have some special abilities because of this great change in the world.
Among the elderly people, Ying Huai had not seen anyone else except Grandma Shitou.
With such a large proportion of the children awakening, Tang Tang didn't move at all, which was very abrupt.
Ying Huai had been talking about getting a spiritual energy gathering device for Tang Tang, so that there would be more spiritual energy around her and the probability of her awakening would be increased.
"Okay, I don't know what's going on with Tang Tang these past few days. He's been really unlucky. This bad luck is a little different from the bad luck he had before. The bad luck before was only on the surface, but recently it seems to have shifted to other aspects."
The village chief said this, shook his head and sighed.
"Mei Zi was anxiously taking someone out on a blind date, and her attention was diverted, so she wasn't paying close attention to Tang Tang's misfortune. Last night, she suddenly discovered that the child had nearly drowned in the bathroom while taking a shower."
The village chief talked non-stop when he mentioned the children in the village, but Ying Huai just listened quietly without saying anything.
However, Ying Huai still knew what the village chief said. If Ying Huai had not come forward to remind Mei Zi last night, Tang Tang would probably have drowned in the bathtub.
That was why Ying Huai was so anxious to research the thing. Today, he didn't wait for Mei Zi to come to him, so he asked the village chief to deliver the thing on his behalf.
"There are still some problems with the previous judgment."
Ying Huai whispered to himself.
Tang Tang's luck had been draining away too quickly recently, and she had no way to replenish it. In this sudden change in the world, she was unlucky enough not to awaken any abilities, but her bad luck seemed to have mutated.
This is bad luck and can also change, which Ying Huai could never have imagined before.
"Tsk, this world and the world of cultivation only have some connection with spiritual energy and the five elements?" Ying Huai complained.
It is true that every time Ying Huai compares this world with the world of cultivation and feels that they are somewhat similar, some strange situations that Ying Huai has never seen before will emerge. He is unfamiliar with them and has really never seen them before.
"I'll send it to Mei Zi later. She's still at home looking after Tang Tang."
As the village chief spoke, he lowered his head to tidy up the two plants, wondering whether he should leave them there first and choose a place after his wife came back in the evening.
When it comes to plants, his wife is better at it.
Since we are all trying to establish a good relationship, it would definitely be better to choose a better place for these two plants to settle down.
"Yes, sure. We'll give some to the children in the village later. We'll have to wait for some time."
Ying Huai nodded and agreed with the village chief.
Thinking of those naughty monkeys in the village who ran around him every day, Ying Huai smiled and did not favor one over the other.
"As for yours, you'll have to be behind those kids."
Ying Huai stopped talking after he finished speaking.
Although the spiritual energy in the world has revived and there is a lot more spiritual energy in the air, it is still not enough for him. If Tang Tang had not been unlucky last night and almost drowned at home, he would not be so anxious to get the spiritual energy out.
Now, the consumption of Huai is still very high when creating a spirit gathering machine.
When the village chief heard Ying Huai's next words, he smiled and nodded.
When he heard his godmother's words before, he thought that these old guys didn't have it. Now, according to what his godmother said, it would just be a little later.
The godmother treats all the children from Daxi Village equally, and they all get the same good things!
"Okay, godmother, take your time. Don't be in a hurry. We're not in any danger in the village anyway. Take your time."
The village chief said this, but he didn't say that if it was troublesome, then you don't have to do it. It was a gift from the elders, so you dare not refuse it.
In front of a godmother like him, he didn't need to mention these spoiling words. If his godmother said to give it to him, then it must be what he wanted to give it to him.
Otherwise, there is no need to bring it up at all, and the villagers will not have any objections when they see it.
The village chief was muttering under the tree. The mayor and his companion came out of the village and glanced at the village entrance, and they saw the village chief's appearance.
"Village Chief Wu, you are a bit busy?"
The mayor walked over and stood under the tree with a curious look in his eyes. Looking at the village chief, he had many doubts in his mind.
He had thought that there were special plants in Daxi Village similar to those in the town, and that these special plants could coexist harmoniously with Daxi Village.
But when he thought about the way Daxi Village had done things in the past, he denied it.
This change happened recently, but the xenophobia in Daxi Village started when the Huajia people first established their country.
Comparing the two timelines, he dismissed his slightly outrageous speculation.
"That's right. No one in our village wants to move down the mountain. There are so many different kinds of plants and animals on the mountain. In order to live better in the future, we must tidy it up."
After listening to the mayor's words, the village chief chose to put aside the temptation in the other party's words, ignored it, and began to explain on his own.
Hearing the village chief's words, the town mayor swallowed, pursed his lips, and said nothing more.
The village chief was a little surprised when he saw that the mayor didn't say anything and continued to test him. This man didn't look like someone who would give up before figuring out the matter.
But later he knew why the mayor stopped talking.
"Mayor Xiao, don't you have other things to do today?"
The village chief walked forward for a distance and saw two tails following him. He couldn't get rid of them no matter how he walked. He turned around and asked, holding the plant helplessly.
The plant in his arms hadn't reacted yet when he turned around. It was still leaning forward with a branch, but because the village chief suddenly turned around, the plant swung due to inertia and hit the village chief on the neck.
"Hiss... Good thing you guys didn't hurt anyone, otherwise if anyone got close to you, you would have beaten them into noodles."
The village chief hissed and complained to the plant in his arms.
Of course, he couldn't understand the plants' emotions, and the plants couldn't understand his words either. They could only shake their branches and sweep the village chief's neck as an apology.
The two parties who did not speak the same language had a simple interaction and finally chose to give up on continuing the topic.
The village chief turned his attention back to the town mayor.
"I think it's nice to go to one place a day. After work, we should have some time to relax."
Seeing the village chief's eyes on him, the mayor did not hide anything and explained his current behavior openly.
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The village chief stared at the young mayor for a while, and was sure that the other party was really as shameless as him. In the end, he chose to turn his head and not compete with him in thickness of face.
"Follow if you want."
After the village chief finished speaking, he turned and walked towards Mei Zi's house.
He is now going to deliver the things that Ying Huai gave to Tang Tang.
As soon as I arrived at Mei Zi's house, I heard crackling noises inside.
"Hey, my dear little ancestor, please be quiet and stop causing me trouble."
Mei Zi's voice rang out.
As soon as the village chief entered the door, he saw her squatting on the ground cleaning up the dishes.
"I didn't do it on purpose. I was just walking when I felt something trip me and I fell."
Tangtang sat on the ground, watching her mother pick up the pieces motionlessly.
Mei Zi didn't let her move, for fear that she would scratch herself if she moved the debris on the ground.
"Hey, what's going on again?"
The village chief's voice sounded, teasing Tangtang who was sitting on the ground and could only watch his mother pick up the pieces.
"She was helping me get the bowl, but she fell before she took two steps behind me."
Before Tang Tang could say anything, Tang Tang's father, who had already walked into the main room carrying a soup pot, spoke.
As soon as he finished speaking, he put down the soup pot, turned around and walked to Mei Zi, patted Tang Tang on the head, squatted down and picked up the debris on the ground with Mei Zi.
"I really didn't mean to..."
Tang Tang said embarrassedly that even though he was so old, his father still patted his head like he did when he was a child. He didn't say anything so childish and replied to the village chief with a smile.
"As long as you're okay, your face is all white. Here, this is given to me by my godmother. Keep it with you."
After listening to Tang Tang's words, the village chief knew that although there was such a scare last night, it did not have much impact on her, so he felt relieved.
He took out the thing that Ying Huai had asked him to pass on from his pocket and handed it to Tang Tang.
"Did your godmother give it to you?"
Tang Tang was curious and reached out to take the thing from the village chief.
This is a locust leaf. It is not accurate to call it a locust leaf. It seems to just look like a locust leaf. When you hold it in your hand, it feels like jade and has a soft texture.
"Meizi, go ahead and sew her a small cloth bag to carry with her. Don't let anyone else see it, and don't leave it with you."
Seeing that the little girl really liked it, the village chief also smiled and gave her some advice.
Since the godmother made it specially for this little girl, it would be better to carry it with her.
Considering Tangtang's bad luck these past two days, this thing could save her life, so she must be extremely careful with it.
Mei Zi obviously thought of this as well and nodded seriously.
"Okay, I'll sew her a sturdy one and let her keep it close to her body."
After saying that, Mei Zi had almost cleaned up the debris on the ground.
After throwing the last piece of debris into the trash can, Mei Zi turned her gaze behind the village chief and saw the mayor, who was looking at Tang Tang's palm with curiosity.
"Village chief, this?"
Mei Zi frowned. Does this town leader have any ideas?
"Don't worry about it. I'm leaving now. Tell Tangtang to be careful and not fall like that again. If he gets scratched, he'll be disfigured."
The village chief said this with a smile, then turned around and led his people out.
After they got out of the door, the mayor asked.
"Village Chief Wu? The leaf you just gave away looks familiar?"
【Author’s words】
I revised the wording and fixed two typos.
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