Chapter 223 Arriving at the Village and Meeting the Head of the Village
Chapter 223 Arriving at the Village and Meeting the Head of the Village
Leng Rongyue stuck his head out of the carriage and looked at the village in front of him, then raised his head to look at the rolling hills in the distance.
There’s an old saying…A horse will die if it runs too far up the mountain!
It seemed to be very close to the village, but to really get into the village, the carriage would have to trot for a while!
The carriage continued moving forward along the not very wide road.
A group of houses in Dashi Village are located in the middle of a valley. All around the houses, all the way to the foot of the mountain in the distance, are farmlands.
At this season, almost all the crops in the fields have been harvested, and only a few plots of land still have some crops, some named and some unnamed, growing on them.
There are very few people working in the fields.
Leng Rongyue and her companions' carriage gradually approached the village and finally arrived at the village in the mountains - Dashi Village.
Under the big tree at the entrance of the village, a few old men were squatting on the ground, smoking dry tobacco, basking in the sun, and chatting;
In another open space not far away, several elderly women gathered.
They all had work in their hands, some were sewing shoe soles;
Some were sewing shoe uppers;
Others were twisting hemp rope.
They were doing their chores while looking after the children.
In the open space in front of them, several children were running and playing.
At this time, they saw a carriage coming towards the village, and immediately, the chat stopped;
Those who were working stopped.
Even the children who were running and playing stopped moving.
All eyes turned towards the carriage that was approaching from afar.
When they got closer, the man in blue tightened the reins and the carriage stopped steadily.
Qingyi got off the carriage and looked at the old people under the tree with a smile on her face: "Dear elders, I am honored to meet you!"
Several elderly people squatting or sitting under a big tree at the entrance of the village were looking at this side with inquiring eyes.
One of the old men tapped the pipe in his hand, stood up slowly, walked forward a few steps, and asked Qingyi: "Girl, where are you from?
What's the matter with coming to our Dashi Village?"
Qing Yi raised her kind smile and said, "My dear old man, my family is in the medicinal materials business.
I also heard that there are some rare medicinal herbs produced in the mountains around Dashi Village, which are exactly what we need.
So, let’s explore the way today.
Now, we want to go see the head of the village first. I wonder if the old man can show us the way?"
As soon as Qing Yi finished speaking, an old man squatting nearby opened his mouth with several missing teeth and laughed, "You guys are really good at finding people. You found the person you were looking for right away!"
After hearing this, the elderly people at the back also started laughing.
The people in blue understood immediately after hearing this. It turned out that the person who stood up and asked questions was the head of Dashi Village.
Qingyi bowed slightly and said, "Please forgive my ignorance. I didn't know you were the head of this village. I apologize for the offense.
I apologize for my crime! "
"Oh, no, no! You are too kind, young lady!
The old man’s surname is Sun, and he is the head of Dashi Village.
Ladies, this is the entrance to the village. There is not even a place to sit or talk.
If you don’t mind, please come with me to my home.
If you have anything to say, let's talk slowly. Okay?"
Sun Lizheng wrapped the pipe around the stem twice, held it in his hand, looked up at Qingyi, and waited for Qingyi to answer.
Qing Yi smiled and nodded, "That's great! Thank you, old man!
In this case, we are intruding upon you!"
"It's nothing. I'll lead the way in front and your carriage can follow!" Sun Lizheng waved his hand and said.
"Old man, why don't you get on the carriage too?" Qingyi extended his hand to offer.
Sun Lizheng shook his head and said, "No need. It's only a few steps away. We'll be there in no time if we get on and off the bus." As he said that, he turned around, held his pipe with both hands behind his back, and took the lead to walk towards the village.
Seeing that Sun Lizheng didn't want to take the carriage, Qingyi didn't want to get on the carriage and sit there either.
So, Qingyi also walked beside the carriage.
Lan Yi gently waved the whip, and the horse started walking, following Sun Lizheng not too far away, and went to Sun Lizheng's home together.
The old men behind him looked at the carriage and Sun Lizheng going away, and gathered together to talk.
"Could these young girls be drug dealers?" one of the old men asked suspiciously.
“I don’t think so!”
An old man nearby said, "Did you see that? Even the drivers are girls, and there is not a single man following them. There are just a few girls out doing the work...
What can this do?
Is this reliable?
"Hey! What are you saying!
You are a man, can you go out to do business in a carriage?
But these girls came anyway!
You are not convinced? "An old man behind him patted the shoulder of the man who just spoke.
Several people laughed when they heard it.
"In my opinion, it doesn't matter whether the person is a man or a woman.
If they can really bring wealth to our Dashi Village, that would be a good thing.
If the medicinal herbs people want are available in the mountains, and the young people in our family can find them, then for us, isn’t it a way to make money?
Do you think so? "
The old men all nodded.
So, the old people stopped chatting here, they all stood up and walked towards their homes.
They thought, if they talk to the younger generations in the family, if they can make some money along with them, it will also improve the family's livelihood, right?
Although the group of old ladies over there did not come over, they heard everything the people here said.
They were thinking the same thing.
Then, they called their little grandson who was running around and playing, and holding his hand, they went back home.
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