Chapter 24 Impossible, this is absolutely impossible
To say that Kaoshan Village is a remote place is actually not rigorous.
The mountain road in Kaoshan Village is rugged and far away from the county town. It is fair to say that it is a remote place.
But to say it is a poor country would be unfair.
In the early years, Kaoshan Village was also a wealthy village that depended on the mountains and the mountains.
Kaoshan Village is quite famous in the entire Aoki Prefecture for hunting in the mountains, picking mushrooms and fruits, and digging for medicinal materials.
At that time, government servants were willing to come to Kaoshan Village for official business.
After all, you can eat original wild game here, and you can still gain a little bit when you go.
But in recent years, due to severe drought, food harvests have stopped, plants have withered, and prey in the mountains has become increasingly scarce.
The village of Kaoshan fell into ruins, and even as the drought became more severe, it could no longer even produce water.
The standard of entertaining people naturally dropped sharply, which made the servants dissatisfied.
Now that they heard about the expensive caramel and the bacon that requires a lot of salt to make, Lao Jiao and the two guards couldn't believe it.
After all, in this year of famine, it is very difficult for a country man with little wealth to keep himself from starving to death. Who dares to think of eating sweet malt candies and oily pickles? Meat.
Hearing the footsteps outside the courtyard wall from far to near, Lao Jiao grabbed the guard who was accompanying him, and the two hid behind a stack of firewood in the yard.
The person who shouted was Li Qingshi.
Li Qingshi came back to pick up grandpa.
I am enjoying the blessings of my grandfather, the mountain god. My eighty-year-old grandfather is still living in the village with nothing to eat.
There are many villagers who are as worried as Li Qingshi, so everyone hits it off.
So, less than two days after leaving, Li Qingshi couldn't wait to take a few villagers back to Kaoshan Village to pick up his grandfather and the remaining villagers.
After all, the villagers left in the village are all old, weak, sick and disabled, and have poor ability to take care of themselves. They have no one to take care of them for a long time. As a family, they are naturally very worried.
Originally, everyone wanted to report their whereabouts to Grandpa Mountain God, but Li Qingshi was worried about relying too much on Grandpa Mountain God, which seemed to make the villagers a little too lazy.
Then he volunteered to take the bright silver spear magic weapon given by the mountain god's grandpa, and mustered up the courage to take everyone back to the village to pick up people.
The journey went quite smoothly, so he returned to his door. Missing his grandfather who had not seen him for two days, Li Qingshi couldn't help shouting.
Grandpa and grandson have been dependent on each other for so many years. This is the first time that Li Qingshi has been separated from his grandfather for so long.
Li Qingshi’s grandfather heard the shouting and walked out of the cave dwelling.
Although the old man is old, he feels energetic, which is also inseparable from Li Qingshi's careful care.
"Little stone? What did you call just now? Caramel? Did I hear you right?"
Caramel is a high-end product among sugars. A small piece of caramel can be exchanged for several times the size of brown sugar. And brown sugar.
This is something that only rich gentry with considerable wealth can afford. Ordinary villagers only dare to buy a small amount for children to moisten their mouths and satisfy their cravings during the Chinese New Year.
There was a middle-aged man who came over with Li Qingshi.
Without waiting for Li Qingshi to answer, he said with a smile: "Look, Uncle Shan, you heard me right! Good caramel, freshly cooked bacon. Hurry up and try a few bites to build up your energy."
Li Qingshi also hurriedly walked to his grandfather Li Kanshan as if offering a treasure, took out a few pieces of rock candy he brought with him and said, "Look, grandpa, it's so sweet."
Li Kanshan looked at the crystal clear candy Bingtang was dumbfounded for a moment. "Hey! Where did such good candy come from? It's not much worse than the tribute candy produced in Zhezhou Prefecture."
Zhuzhou Prefecture is The sugar-producing holy land of Dajing Dynasty has the reputation of Sugar City.
Seventy percent of all kinds of sweets in the Da Jing Dynasty came from Zhezhou Prefecture.
Mr. Li Kanshan has been the village chief for many years. Because his work requires more contact with the outside world, he is somewhat knowledgeable than ordinary people.
Li Qingshi said sweetly: "Grandpa, these things were given to us by the mountain god, as well as the salt used to marinate meat. The salt tastes so pure and clean. I can't find any impurities."
"The mountain god has appeared?" Li Kanshan said with emotion: "I have heard that there is a mountain temple in the forest that is very efficacious since I was a child. When hunters get lost in the mountains, they rely on the mountain temple that appears out of nowhere. If you go into the mountains and look for it deliberately, you will never find it. The temple is also a blessing of opportunity for you. It is also a blessing of our mountain village!”
“Hey, grandpa, that’s not all. The mountain god also gave us a house full of rice and noodles. It’s as big as the granary in the village.”
"Yes, yes, it's not bran noodles and corn, it's all good wheat flour noodles and rice. It tastes delicious. I can eat two bowls even if I don't eat vegetables!"
"Yes. Ah, Grandpa, and the water given by Grandpa Mountain God is sweet! I’ll bring some, Grandpa, try it.”
After that, Li Qingshi took out the water bag and handed it to Grandpa.
After Li Kanshan took the water bag, he did not drink it directly, but asked somewhat reluctantly: "Is there a lot of water in the mountain?"
Li Qingshi nodded in confirmation. He said: "There is such a big pool. Grandpa Mountain God also said that there is enough food and drink."
Li Kanshan then pulled out the cork on the water bag and took two gulps. , wiped his mouth with satisfaction.
"Sweet, so sweet! Go and gather the villagers, our mountain village finally has a way to survive."
Lao Jiao and his colleagues hid behind the haystacks and listened carefully to Li During the exchange between Qingshi and the others, when they heard the other party actually saying that Grandpa Mountain God had appeared, their eyes immediately met, revealing a strong sense of ridicule.
Just say that the emperor of the Jing Dynasty met you in private on a private visit. It would be more reliable than this.
The mountain god grandpa appears?
Give me rice, noodles, and candy!
My dear, this is not a manifestation of the mountain god. This is pie in the sky!
Impossible, this is absolutely impossible.
I have heard that gods and goddesses are very clever. At most, they can only pray for children, fame, good harvests, wealth, etc., and then they can fulfill their wishes after they actually get their wishes.
But these things require your own efforts, and only then can you reap the rewards.
Where can I simply make a wish and have it come true immediately?
It’s like someone directly made a wish to get rich, and a lump of gold fell in front of them with a click. This is simply impossible...
The ironic thoughts in Lao Jiao’s and Jiao’s hearts had not stopped, and suddenly Stunned.
Because, they actually heard Li Qingshi say something like "Grandpa Mountain God promised to eat and drink enough."
Hey guys, this is not a one-time sale, it also comes with follow-up services.
In this way, the Grandpa Mountain God in their mouth will appear again?
This is not a manifestation of gods. Only the appearance of our ancestors can take care of future generations like this!
Lao Jiao and his colleagues looked at each other, made eye contact, and decided to follow the villagers into the mountains to have a look.
Who can not be tempted by the endless source of food in this year of drought?
(End of this chapter)