Chapter 200 Homestead
Lu Jingyao immediately noticed the change in Xu Youyou's expression and asked, "Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
He was afraid that Xu Youyou would freeze because of the ice and snow.
Xu Youyou shook her head slightly: "I have to go out."
Lu Jingyao looked around and saw everything was blank, and clearly remembered that Xu Youyou didn't receive any calls, and even her people didn't come over.
Such a sudden decision seems to have only a temporary reason?
Lu Jingyao still felt that something was not right. Although the snow had stopped, there was too much and deep snow on the road. It was not rational to drive out. According to Xu Youyou's usual carefulness and caution, she was not the kind of person who had extremely severe procrastination. Someone who puts off urgent matters until bad weather.
Xu Youyou didn't give Lu Jingyao much time to think. She had already called Xu Fang and two bodyguards to go out.
Because the ice and snow roads are indeed inconvenient for driving, the system was kind enough to tell the approximate distance. After learning that it was about 3 kilometers, Xu Youyou chose to walk there.
As soon as she stepped out, Lu Jingyao followed behind her: "It's snowy and the road is slippery. I'll go with you."
Xu Youyou was heartbroken. When she went out to pick up leaks, she sometimes even hid it from Xu Fang and others. She didn't like to take extraneous people with her. The last time He Zhiting asked to accompany her, she refused.
Now the person who asked to accompany him was Lu Jingyao.
"Okay." Xu Youyou agreed before she could think clearly.
Lu Jingyao's face showed visible joy. He didn't know what Xu Youyou was going to do when she went out, and he didn't know if what she was going to do was right or wrong, but just being with her seemed to be enough to make him happy.
Lu Jingyao also had a large entourage, and when mixed with Xu Youyou's people, they immediately seemed majestic.
Xu Youyou and Lu Jingyao walked side by side at the front. They walked out of the orphanage gate and walked slowly along the road.
The orphanage is located in a relatively remote location, close to the mountains, and the terrain is high, so the first half of the road is all downhill.
The road was slippery in the snow, and Lu Jingyao never looked away, fearing that Xu Youyou would fall accidentally.
"Walk slowly, walk slowly." Lu Jingyao's heart was in his throat when he saw Xu Youyou eagerly trying to slide down the slope.
He had never known that he would be nagging like this. He wanted to tell all the dangers at once, for fear that Xu Youyou would accidentally catch him.
Xu Youyou looked at the system flashing, and she was actually very anxious. She didn't know what she was missing, and she was afraid that if she was late, it would fall into the hands of others.
But when she saw Lu Jingyao's worried eyes, she actually slowed down.
Xu Youyou's bodyguards were all used to the sudden actions of their boss, but Assistant Liu and his two bodyguards who were following Lu Jingyao were full of doubts about the uncertain itinerary.
Assistant Liu couldn't help but ask: "Miss Xu, where are you going? If it's convenient, you can actually ask us to help you go there. Why do you have to work so hard?"
Assistant Liu said this because he was afraid that Xu Youyou would feel bad if he fell and Lu Jingyao would feel bad, and he was also afraid that Lu Jingyao would have an accident if he traveled with her.
To a certain extent, their entourage's money and wealth are all tied to Lu Jingyao and Xu Youyou.
If they fall, according to the temperament of the two bosses, they will be classified as work-related injuries, which will not affect their wages.
But if Xu Youyou or Lu Jingyao fell down and were injured, making less money, it would actually affect their bonuses. Xu Youyou shook her head. She didn't know the specific target now, so she couldn't be too harsh with her words: "I still want to take a look in person."
Assistant Liu complained in his heart, but Xu Youyou said so. Even if he had more worries, he could only suppress them in his heart, and could only watch the actions of the two people in front of him more carefully.
If the road conditions are good and people who exercise regularly can walk the 3 kilometers, they may be able to reach their destination in twenty minutes.
However, it was difficult to walk in the snow and it was downhill. The group of people walked for almost an hour before Xu Youyou stopped.
Her destination was a small village, where two-story rural self-built houses with red bricks and white walls could be seen everywhere.
There are three characters "Chengjia Village" written on the entrance of the village. She also knows this place because she went to elementary school in this village.
Chengjia Village is about eight kilometers away from the city. This distance is not really close. Just seeing that there is a farmhouse in the village, you know that the development of tourism in Chengjia Village is not going smoothly.
Xu Youyou stood in front of a courtyard, looked in from outside the courtyard, and saw an old house with three large bays inside.
The old house has been in disrepair for a long time, and most of the white walls have fallen off, revealing the yellow adobe bricks used in the past. It looks out of place among a bunch of beautiful self-built houses.
Under the accumulation of wind and snow, this house looked extremely dangerous, and it seemed that it would fall down if pushed.
Half of the courtyard wall has collapsed, revealing a huge gap. The gap is so high that an adult can step over it with one foot.
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"Boss, a gentleman would not stand under a dangerous wall. You and Miss Xu should stay a little further away from this house in case the yard collapses again." Assistant Liu reminded Lu Jingyao softly.
Xu Youyou took a step back honestly and stared at the golden pointer of the system, which was pointing all the way from the courtyard wall to the locked old house.
"Sister Xu." Xu Youyou said.
Xu Fang immediately cheered up and asked: "Boss, what are your orders?"
Xu Youyou said: "Ask who owns this house and see if you can buy it."
Xu Fang immediately agreed and walked towards the village.
Lu Jingyao glanced at Assistant Liu, who quickly said: "Miss Xu, I have nothing to do. I'll see if I can help Sister Xu."
Xu Youyou did not refuse, after all, Assistant Liu has always been capable.
The two assistants entered the village one after another.
Xu Fang had a clear purpose and went directly to the village committee. Although it was snowing today and it was New Year's Eve, there were still people on duty at the village committee.
"That old house at the entrance of the village? It's Cheng Laoshi's house. Cheng Laoshi has two children. His son passed away early, leaving behind a daughter, Qing Yatou. Qing Yatou lived with her aunt Cheng Chunhua, and the house was named after her aunt. Next, she will be married in the village." The village chief knows everything about the situation in the village.
Xu Fang felt that the relationship was a bit convoluted and asked: "Village chief, since this young girl and her aunt still live in the village, is there no one living in the house now?"
"In recent years, every household has been working hard to build a two-story building. Who would still want to live in an old house? Speaking of which, their house was the first in the village forty or fifty years ago. How many People can’t live here even if they want to,” the village chief said.
Xu Fang asked curiously: "Since every household builds a small building, why didn't their family demolish this house and build a new one? Did they find another homestead to build a new house?"