Chapter 10 Getting lost in the mountains
The breeze blew gently, and the dewdrops left on the leaves emitted crystal light. The birds in the forest chirped. Without the hustle and bustle of the city and no intrigue, this kind of life is a bit unwilling to go back, and even if you want to go back, you can't go back.
"Dad, I have something to tell you, come quickly!" Gu Xin said.
"You girl, what's wrong early in the morning!" Goode asked, feeding the calf grass and asking
"Dad, I want to buy the land on the mountain." Gu Xin said
"Girl, you're talking about that potato field, but that piece of land has food now." Goode is an honest man who doesn't want to occupy that piece of land privately
"Dad, I know what you are going to say, so I have to pay for it." Gu Xin said.
"A normal fertile land is five taels of silver. If that piece of land can have ten acres of land, I plan to pay fifty taels of silver to buy it." Gu Xin said.
"You girl, there are no ten acres of land, at most five acres of land. You are talking about where you got the money to buy land." Goode said
"Uncle Gu's money is Xin'er's money. Let Xin'er buy it." Heizi came out of the house and said, "
"Heizi, you're just messing around with her. You don't have this way of spending money even if you have money." Gu De said
"Isn't there a piece of land next to Dad's land? I plan to buy it together." Gu Xin said
"You want that piece of wasteland, too, and you don't need to buy it for five taels of silver," said Goode.
Acre of rice can be harvested in 500 kilograms in the past, but when there are no insect pests, they only earn 200 kilograms of rice, and 15 cents per kilogram, only three taels of silver. What can this wasteland grow? Although potatoes can be eaten, who can recognize it? Usually, people only earn 5 taels a year, but they can take out so much at once and make up for ten years of income, Goode thought.
"Dad, don't worry, I will earn the money back. I told the village chief uncle through the scriptures that I want to buy that wasteland." Gu Xin said
"You said everything, come and say something to me. Go and don't be in front of me. The money is yours. Use it whatever you want." Goode said angrily.
"Dad, don't be angry. My daughter knows that she is wrong. My daughter won't spend money randomly. I remember when she was a child, my daughter wanted to eat roast chicken from the county. My father worked in the county for two months and bought a chicken for her daughter. You sent it back to her daughter in the snowy day. When she came back, the chicken was hot. Your hands were frozen and cracked several times when you worked for others. When you got home, your hands were still bleeding. My daughter knew that it was not easy to make money, and my daughter wouldn't spend it randomly. My daughter wouldn't let you go out to work for others, and wouldn't let your hands freeze and cracked in winter." Gu Xin cried very sadly.
Gude recalled Gu Xin's round face when he was a child, and he grabbed his hand and said that his father didn't hurt, but Xin'er wouldn't hurt if he whispered to his father. Maybe sometimes he would suspect that Gu Xin was not his daughter, but now he doesn't doubt that his daughter may have really grown up, or maybe the King of Hell really enlightened his daughter.
"My daughter won't cry anymore. Dad is not angry. Dad will earn money without money. Let's not cry anymore. Let's go to the village chief's house with you." Gu De said
Wipe away the tears Gu Xin, Gu De and Heizi came to the village chief's house. The villagers all came. The wasteland was worthless, so it would be better if someone bought it. It was like a fortune from the sky. Who wouldn't pick up the waste?
When Gu Xin came, the village chief told Gu Xin that he wanted to buy wasteland.
"How much does that wasteland cost per acre?" asked a woman.
"I plan to buy it at the price of fertile land, five taels of silver," Gu Xin said
"So many, this girl is stupid. Being rich is not the way to spend money." The villagers whispered below.
"The girl is a wasteland. If you can't plant anything, just grow some weeds." said Mr. Li, who was driving the car.
"Yes! Girl, you should plant it, you don't have to pay," said an old man.
Gu Xin recognized the old man who often came to help build a house but didn't have wages, and several elderly people also said they didn't have money. They were wearing coarse cloth clothes with patches.
"Since the land is from the village, of course it costs money, how can you not have money?" said a woman.
"Okay, I'll give the money to the land, but I want everyone to sign a contract to indicate that the land belongs to mine and the things in the land belong to me. If you agree, I'll give the money today." Gu Xin said.
What else can there be in the field besides weeds? What does this girl want to do with some weeds? I agree, and everyone agrees.
Gu Xin asked the village chief to help write a contract, asking everyone to sign and print it. Because after learning the words with the village chief for a few days, everyone would write their own names.
After the villagers dispersed, the village chief wanted to transfer the property to Gu Xin in the county. Gu Xin was going to the county. Heizi disagreed no matter what he said, saying that the road was long and bumpy, so he could just go with Gu De. Gu Xin thought about it, and there was nothing wrong with putting the land in Gu De's name.
After leaving the village chief’s house, Gu Xin went home and lay down. It was July this day and it was still so hot, so it would be great if there was ice.
In the previous life, Gu Xin was afraid of heat, but in this life, he was afraid of heat. If he really couldn't sleep, Gu Xin went up the mountain to take a walk.
The mountain is indeed much cooler, with winding and not wide paths, with green grass, wild flowers, trees, high and low, and staggered. Some of the green grass, some just reach the knees, some are the same height as the feet, and they are soft when stepped on. Gu Xin sits down against a tall tree, closes her eyes and listens to the birds in the mountains. What comes to her nose is the quiet fragrance of flowers and plants, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.
Gu Xin's voice came from Gu Xin's ears. Gu Xin opened his eyes and saw a snow-white rabbit appeared in front of him. It was quite fat and big, as if the rabbit meat was delicious. Be careful and got up and pounced forward. The rabbit ran forward. However, before he ran far, Gu Xin stood up and went to chase the rabbit, running and stopping. He almost caught it several times, but the rabbit was slippery like a fish, but he just couldn't catch it. I don't know how long the rabbit ran away, and Gu Xin was lost.
The winding paths are crisscrossing, and the lush trees cannot see the end. The ancient heart is like a disoriented deer, confused and unaware of the way home.
Gu Xin looked at the road in front of him. The three intersections crossed together. I didn't know which one to choose. I really couldn't help but find a stone. I closed my eyes and threw it at the intersection. The stone fell on the middle road. Gu followed the path forward, but he didn't know that it was the opposite of the road home, and he went further and further.
After walking for almost an hour, Gu Xin couldn't walk anymore, so he leaned against a big tree and sat down. Now he was tired and hungry. He looked up and saw that the sun was above his head. He could not go home by turning the sun around and turned to the other direction. Gu Xin fell asleep in a daze on the big tree.
"Girl, wake up, girl." A voice was like running water hitting a stone, clear and gentle, and like the entrance of a clear spring, the water was moist and deep. It made people intoxicated in it.
Gu Xin opened his eyes and looked ahead in confusion. In front of him, a white dress is better than snow, his face is like a crown of jade, his eyes are like bright stars, his body is standing tall, and his body emits a faint fragrance of medicine. The strange man is like jade, and the young master is unparalleled. This sentence is most suitable for the man in front of him.
"Ah!" Gu Xin stood up and hid behind the tree. Is this a human? She has grown up like this and has caught up with the gods. It's not a monster.
The man looked at Gu Xin like a frightened little rabbit. Is it that scary? "Girl, are you okay!"
"That great god! It's not right that great immortal. I didn't break in on purpose. Don't eat it!"
"Hehe" the man's smile is like a clear spring, elegant and beautiful.
"Girls don't have to be afraid. They are just herb collectors in the mountains and will not hurt you." The man said.
"Really, then stay away from me." Gu Xin said
"Are the girl lost? I'll take you down the mountain?" the man said
"No need, I can find home. Look at the sun is in the west and my home is in the east. I just need to walk back along the road." Gu Xin said, pointing to the slightly westward sun and said
Gu Xin walked back along the road, as if someone was chasing her, and he was getting faster and faster. The man looked at Gu Xin's back and smiled, and couldn't help but think that he really looked like a bad person. When a woman saw her, she wanted to pounce on her, but this little girl was so scared that she used her internal strength to jump onto the tree and followed Gu Xin.
Gu Xin stumbled forward, unable to walk, and sat directly on the ground, panting, thinking that his body still needs to be trained and he still needs to lose weight.
"Xin'er, Xin'er, where are you!" An anxious voice rang in the forest.
Hearing the voice of life, Gu Xin quickly stood up and shouted, "I'm here!"
With a hurried pace, Gu Xin saw clearly the person coming.
He was dressed in black, a handsome face with expressionless expression, with a long scar. He had a benchmark-shaped slender figure, a healthy wheat-colored skin, a knife-cut eyebrows, a high nose bridge, and a thin but tight pursed lips. He was looking at Gu Xin nervously.
Seeing the visitor, Gu Xin plunged into the other party's arms, "Why did you come to me? I was almost eaten by the monster!"
Someone hiding in the tree almost fell down. I was really sick today. I might as well go back and have some food. Zhenzhen was shocked and turned around and flew away.
"There are no monsters? Have you read it wrong?" said Heizi.
"Why didn't there? That person looks good and doesn't look like a human. There is no such beautiful person in this world." Gu Xin said.
But he didn't notice the stiff hands and feet, and his eyes were staring at the sky without any attention.
"I met it, but I still met it, but I still couldn't escape this fate."
"Brother Heizi, what are you thinking about, let's go quickly." Gu Xin said.
"Okay, let's go home, and we won't be allowed to go up the mountain alone in the future. There are many wild animals on the mountain. It's your luck not to meet them today." Heizi said in a deep voice.
"Okay, then you can bring me here from now on." Gu Xin said
Gu Xin pulled Heizi's hand down the mountain, humming a small song, but nothing happened today, just like with Heizi by her side, she felt at ease.
It was evening when I returned home and Gu Xinniang looked at her anxiously at the door. When she saw Gu Xin coming back, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Where are you going, why are you going home? You have to bear it, you're dead!" Gu Xinniang said.
"Mom, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it, I won't do it anymore in the future." Gu Xin said.
"You're hungry! Come into the house and have a meal." Gu Xinniang said
"Where is my father?" Gu Xin asked
"Your father is going to the village chief's house. You want to summon everyone to find you on the mountain. Heizi, go to the village chief's house and find you Uncle Gu back." Gu Xinniang said
"Okay, I'll go now," Heizi said and went to the village chief's house.
After a while, Gu De came back quickly. When he saw Gu Xin raising his hand, he called Gu Xin.
Chapter completed!