bookrandom Chapter 80 The Village Chief's Purpose
Chapter 80 The Village Chief's Purpose
Lu Anan and Lu Yanli stepped into the yard and looked around, only to find that the village chief's yard looked much more shabby than Uncle Niu's yard.
Lu Yanli asked in a puzzled tone, "Village Chief, your place seems to be more primitive than Uncle Niu's home?"
The village chief closed the door, with a warm smile on his face, and explained: "My grandson and I are the only ones living in this yard, so I'm too lazy to clean it up. Besides, it's fine the way it is now. Every brick and tile, every blade of grass and every tree in this yard were arranged by my wife and I when she was alive. Whenever I see these, I feel particularly at ease and satisfied."
The village chief slowly looked around his familiar yard that bore some traces of time, and a hint of nostalgia rose in his eyes.
Lu Anan interrupted the village chief's nostalgia and said, "The village chief just said that you have a grandson?"
The village chief came back to his senses, nodded, and shouted to the inner room: "Xiao Shi, there are guests at home, come out and meet the guests."
As the words fell, the curtain opened and a boy of about six or seven years old walked out with a wary look.
He walked to the side of the village chief, his little hands tightly grasping the village chief's sleeves, his clear and bright eyes looking at Lu Anan and the other person in front of him with curiosity and vigilance.
Lu Anan looked at the delicate-looking child in front of her and greeted him gently: "Hello, Xiao Shi!"
Xiao Shi didn't say anything, still looking at Lu Anan vigilantly, his fingers tightly grasping the corner of the village chief's clothes.
The village chief saw this and a trace of kindness flashed in his eyes. He patted Xiao Shi's head with some doting and said softly, "Say hello to your brother and sister. Sister will give you some candy."
Upon hearing this, Lu Anan glanced at the village chief, with a hint of subtle surprise in his eyes.
[This old man, is there something else behind his words? ]
She took out two candies from her pocket, shook them at Xiao Shi, and said softly, "Want some candy, Xiao Shi?"
Xiao Shi's eyes stayed on the candy for a moment, hesitated, nodded, and used sign language to express to Lu Anan and Lu Yanli: "Hello, brother and sister, my name is Xiao Shi, thank you sister, I want to eat candy."
A dark light flashed across Lu Anan's eyes, and he squatted down again, his tone full of tenderness: "Okay, then come and get it."
Xiao Shi looked up at his grandfather, shook the village chief's hand, and looked inquiringly. After receiving the signal of permission from his grandfather, he slowly moved in front of Lu Anan and spread out his palms.
Lu Anan grabbed his wrist, put two candies on it, and said with a smile: "Eat it."
Xiao Shi took the candy, his eyes lit up, he gestured "thank you" again, ran happily to his grandfather, and an innocent smile finally broke out on his face.
The village chief touched Xiao Shi's head as he lowered his head to eat candy, and asked Lu An'an with a smile: "Miss Lu, what do you think of Xiao Shi?"
Lu Anan stood up slowly and met the village chief's deep eyes. After a moment of silence, she smiled softly: "Very good, he looks like a very good and obedient child."
[So, the village chief wants to tell me that Xiao Shi is the only normal child among these children? ]
[It seems that he really saw what I was doing just now. ]
Lu Yanli's eyes fluctuated slightly. He stared at the village chief, a hint of contemplation in his eyes.
Is the village chief a friend or an enemy? Why did he ask the production team to come over to film?
His eyes slid over Xiao Shi who was eating candy, and thought of the children who couldn't make a sound just now. A light bulb went off in his mind: Does the village chief want to save those children?
As he was deep in thought, he heard Lu Anan beside him ask expectantly: "Village Chief, what are we having for lunch?"
[Man is made of iron and rice is made of steel. After eating well, you can go to work. I am starving. Let me finish lunch first. ]
Lu Yanli's mouth twitched. Is he really old? Not only can he not accept his sister's ever-changing identity, but he can't keep up with her rapidly changing mindset?
Lu Anan didn't know that her second brother had begun to doubt her. She was looking at the village chief with sparkling eyes, as if she hoped that the village chief would conjure up a banquet in the next second.
The village chief was stunned for a moment, then shook his head in amusement, and then said to Lu Anan gently: "You and Xiao Shi go into the house first, I will go and prepare some delicious food so that you can taste the authentic flavor of our village."
Lu Anan's eyes sparkled with anticipation, and she responded sweetly, "Okay, Village Chief. Thank you for your hard work, Village Chief."
After saying that, she took Xiao Shi's hand and went into the house.
Lu Yanli looked at his sister who had forgotten him, and followed in silently with a sad heart.
He found a place to sit down, resting his elbow on his chin. After watching his sister and Xiao Shi playing with building blocks for a while, he asked Lu Anan softly about her plan: "Anan, what are we going to do after dinner?"
Lu Anan was leaning over to build a castle with blocks with Xiao Shi. Hearing this, she replied without even looking up, "Didn't the village chief say that it is our job to find a source of income? Let's go find a source."
[Yunling Village relies on the mountains for their livelihood, so the normal source of income must be from the mountains. When we eat later, I will hint to the village chief to see if there is any problem with the mountains.]
Lu Yanli nodded in agreement. Yes, now the old village chief seemed to be in the same camp with them for the time being. This would be a good opportunity to test whether he was genuinely a good person or not.
The two of them were thinking about something, when suddenly, the curtain was lifted slightly, and the village chief stuck his butt out and pushed the curtain open. He turned around with a smile and walked in with a dish in each hand.
"Come, come, the meal is ready, come and eat, I'll go to the kitchen and bring the rest of the dishes over."
Lu Yanli stood up quickly and followed the village chief out, "Village chief, I'll go with you to get it."
After the dishes were served, the village chief wiped his hands and enthusiastically invited Lu Anan and Lu Yanli.
"Hurry up and try my cooking to see if it suits your taste. Our Xiao Shi is full of praise for my cooking."
Lu Anan tasted the delicious dishes on the table, and her eyes lit up instantly. She gave a thumbs up, and her smile was full of praise: "Village Chief, you are a great chef!"
Upon hearing this, the village chief raised his head and laughed heartily twice, then happily invited the two to eat.
Halfway through the meal, Lu Anan picked up some food and asked casually, "Village Chief, my brother and I want to go to the mountains after dinner, is that ok?"
The village chief paused slightly while feeding Xiao Shi. The hesitation at that moment was almost imperceptible, but his smile was still warm: "Sure, go ahead. It's just that the mountain road is not easy to walk on. You two should be careful."
After a moment of silence, he patted his forehead as if he had just remembered something, and with a fake smile in his eyes, he reminded the two: "Oh, yes, I almost forgot, there is an area on the mountain that has been put on alert. I heard that bears have been spotted recently. You two must not be curious and go there. Safety first."
Lu Anan nodded and assured: "I understand, Village Chief, don't worry, we will definitely not go."
[Okay, got it. We will definitely go to this place.]
【Let’s see whether it’s a bear or a bald Qiang. 】