strictlysupreme Chapter 172 Gathering in the Village
Chapter 172 Gathering in the Village
Dang Dang Dang!
Dang Dang Dang!
The gong in Niutoushan Village, which had not been sounded for half a year, was struck that afternoon.
The villagers who were hiding at home heard the loud sound of the gong and hurriedly ran out of their homes in their slippers.
"Why is the gong ringing? Something big happened in someone's house?" Villagers who go out will subconsciously ask themselves when they see someone.
But they didn't expect that the other party had just come out of home and had no idea what was going to happen.
"Who knows? Let's go! Let's go to the village chief's house and check it out. It's so cold today. I hope nothing has happened." The person they met said.
"Let's go and have a look!"
"Go together."
Villagers came from all directions and gathered towards the village chief's house one after another.
The gong in their village is usually not sounded, otherwise it means something big is happening.
Those who lived close to Wu Shan's house had already arrived earlier. When they saw him, they asked, "Village Chief, what happened?"
"Old Wu, why are the gongs ringing suddenly in such a cold weather? This doesn't mean it's the beginning of autumn or spring. Is there something going on up there?"
The few people who arrived earlier couldn't help but prick up their ears when they heard this, because when it came to the top, the only issue that concerned them was taxes.
When Wu Shan met someone older than himself, he would quickly ask the children at home to move stools to the yard, and the younger ones could only stand.
Inviting everyone to sit down, Wu Shan narrowed his eyes slightly and revealed a happy smile from the bottom of his heart, "Hahaha, brother, you will know later. I can only reveal in advance that it is a good thing, a great thing."
Wu Shan kept his mouth shut since he came back from town.
"What? Are you going to kill the New Year pig in advance? So that everyone can have a good new year?" The old man asked Wu Shan, who was smiling.
"No, it's too early." Wu Shan smiled and shook his head.
If it were the same as in previous years, even his family would have a quiet year this year. The yield from the fields was fixed, but the children in the family would have more and more to eat.
But this year was different. Some time ago, their family helped build a house at Wuyan's house and earned at least three taels of silver, which was equivalent to the income from crops for half a year.
However, he was not happy today because of this, but because when he came back from the town today, Wen Wuyan told him that he wanted to lead the villagers to make charcoal. How could he not be excited? Not happy?
Seeing Wu Shan's mouth almost cracking, the old man couldn't help but joke, "It's not about killing the New Year pig. What? Someone wants to propose to your eldest granddaughter Wenwen, and you want to invite us to the wedding banquet?"
"Big brother, if you want to drink, we can set up Longmen Town after we're done. There's no need to wait for Wenwen to get engaged." Wu Shan said in a very good mood.
"Haha, since you said that, I won't leave later. I have to drink your wine today."
"It's easy to talk about."
While they were talking, most of the villagers had already arrived and were standing in the yard, whispering something.
"Village chief, why did you gather all of us here? It's so cold outside and it's not as warm as my bed." Li Er, a lazy man in the village, shouted.
"If you don't want to stay, go back now. No one will stop you. You will just miss some good things and don't regret it in the future." Wu Shan was not polite when speaking to the junior.
Li Er felt embarrassed and didn't dare to say anything.
However, all the villagers who came here heard it, and this time it was a good thing.
Then everyone started talking and guessing what good news it was.
When Wu Shan saw Wen Wuyan and Gu Qingqing coming with baskets, he immediately raised his hand and banged the gong twice.
"Okay, I know everyone is anxious, so I won't keep you in suspense. I called you all here today because I have something to tell you. It's entirely up to you whether to participate or not. There is only one chance. If anyone misses it this winter, don't be jealous when they see the dividends in the future. Anyone who dares to use this as an excuse to cause trouble will be expelled from Niutoushan Village." Wu Shan showed his iron-blooded side at this moment.
But no one was scared by him. They were all from the same village, so why would he do something bad? Instead, they were getting anxious. They said they would not keep us in suspense, so why didn't they get to the point yet?
"What's up, village chief? Why don't you get down to business?"
"That's right, we agreed not to keep it a secret!" Someone in the crowd started to laugh.
Wu Shan looked towards the direction of the voice and asked, "Why are you in such a hurry?"
Then he glanced at everyone and blurted out, "Wuyan knows how to make charcoal. He is willing to lead our villagers to make charcoal."
It seemed like these words should be very solemn, but he said them so lightly.
Beep!
"Charcoal?"
"Is this true, Village Chief? Is Old Third Wen willing to teach us the art of charcoal burning?"
"Wu Yan, do you really know how to burn? Are you willing to teach us? Why?"
“Can this make money?”
The crowd immediately became like a boiling pot, with everyone talking a lot.
However, at this moment, an inappropriate voice sounded, full of mockery, "Tsk, I don't know how much shit he has in his stomach? How could he burn charcoal? In my opinion, he has nothing better to do and is looking for someone to entertain himself."
"Mom, you are right. The third son has been a fool for more than 20 years living at home. I heard that he kidnapped a child from a wealthy family in the town and extorted money from the child to build the new house. If he could burn charcoal, he wouldn't have farted in the 20 years he was in the Wen family." Zhang Cuilan ate melon seeds and stood on the side of her mother-in-law.
"Oh! I wonder how you can do not wish the best for Qingqing's family. I knew it was you who split up and cut off ties with them, and I thought you were some kind of enemy. The village chief said that this is voluntary and you don't have to participate. Besides, we are happy to be entertained, and we get money for being entertained. What do you have? I don't even want to stand with you."
Although Geng Chunhua is older than Gu Qingqing, she is definitely her little fan girl. After hearing what Wen Chen said, she immediately retorted loudly.
After Geng Chunhua finished speaking, she squeezed away from the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Originally, Wen Chen and Zhang Cuilan were whispering in a small circle, but they had no idea that there was a big and loud Geng Chunhua standing behind them.
This attracted everyone's attention, and when they saw the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Wen family in the crowd, they all seemed to understand something at once.
Mrs. Wen Chen saw that everyone was looking at her with strange eyes, and she felt ashamed instantly. She didn't hide anything and just said it out loud, "Village chief, you said Wen Wuyan can make charcoal, how come I, his mother for more than 20 years, don't know? If he can make charcoal, why didn't he say it before? Now that the engagement is broken, he says everything back. Did he hide it on purpose before and wanted to make a fortune quietly?"
When Gu Qingqing and Wen Wuyan came, they saw Wen Chenshi in the crowd. Since she planned to give the recipe to the villagers, she couldn't ask Wu Shan not to bring the old Wen family. After all, they were all from the same village.
But she didn't expect that Wen Chen would dare to jump out again at this critical moment. How could she tolerate it?