0p0 Chapter 189: Current Situation of the Fishing Village
Chapter 189: Current Situation of the Fishing Village
Chu Ci paused for a moment after hearing this, but then said rather irresponsibly: "It's okay. At most, we can ask An Niang and Niuniu to go there a few more times when they have free time. They are familiar with Houyu Village anyway."
Yuan Niang sighed softly, showing a helpless look on her face, and slowly said: "Well, you are the boss, so naturally you have the final say in everything."
Then, she couldn't help but look worried, and murmured to herself, "I just really don't know, after what happened this time, whether Houyu Village can continue to have such a peaceful and stable life in the future."
Although Yuanniang's voice was soft, Chuci's ears were extremely sensitive and he heard Yuanniang's muttering immediately.
Then, Chu Ci looked at Yuanniang with a smile and said, "Yuanniang, who do you take me for?"
"Don't worry, I've already thought of the reason."
"I went to Houyu Village this time simply because I was craving for fresh clams and scallops."
"If they operate well, the people in Houyu Village will not suffer any adverse effects. Maybe my visit will open up a new way for them to make money."
After hearing this, Yuanniang's eyes suddenly lit up.
She suddenly thought of their family's head who had been working hard outside, worrying about various affairs, and the current promotion of potatoes was not going smoothly.
So, as if she had grasped something, she hurriedly asked, "Boss, do you have any recipe for potato snacks?"
"Maybe we can use these recipes to let more people know about the existence of potatoes, and thus promote the promotion of potatoes."
Of course Chu Ci had one, but when she opened her mouth, she unexpectedly said, "No."
Yuanniang obviously didn't believe it and was about to question it.
Chu Ci said before she could speak: "Yuan Niang, do you think the common people don't want to grow potatoes?"
"In fact, the pressure faced by Grandpa Chu and his men never came from the ordinary people below."
"The potato industry is a very complex and intertwined issue, and its impact is far more complex than it appears on the surface."
"Then... are we really going to let the head of the family and his people wander around like this forever?" Yuan Niang still had an unwilling look on her face, and she said softly, "They are all elderly people in their seventies."
After hearing Yuanniang's words, Chu Ci felt a little uneasy.
Her eyes flickered unconsciously, and then she quickly and anxiously assured: "Don't worry, Yuan Niang, Grandpa Chu and the others will be back soon, I promise you."
When Yuanniang saw Chu Ci, she unconsciously lowered her voice.
She thought that this was confidential and might involve something that was inconvenient for her to know.
So, she was very smart and tactful and immediately changed the topic, and then began to talk about the specific situation of collecting seafood in the fishing village.
Then, she said softly, "Boss, the village chief of Houyu Village has been carefully looking after An Niang's house. Since you want to taste clams and scallops, why don't we stay at An Niang's house?"
After saying this, Yuanniang carefully leaned over the gap in the carriage curtain and looked outside. After making sure that no one was eavesdropping, she breathed a sigh of relief, smoothed her brows, and relaxed.
Seeing this, Chu Ci didn't say much.
In this way, the carriage moved slowly along the way and finally arrived at Houyu Village.
At first, the villagers' reaction was exactly as Yuanniang had worried.
The village chief, in particular, became increasingly uneasy.
When he saw Chu Ci's face, the guilty village chief panicked instantly. His legs softened and he fell to his knees with a plop. He said in panic, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. This is really my fault."
“But the people in Houyu Village really have it hard!”
"Those pirates are so despicable. They looted all the food in the village. I really have no other choice. In order to let the villagers survive, I have to resort to this desperate measure."
It seems that his face is full of guilt, it seems that he is endlessly helpless, and it seems that all of this is for the future and development of Houyu Village.
However, he didn't mention Niu Niu even a word from beginning to end.
It was also because of this that, even though the village chief’s hair had turned gray and he had almost cried himself into a tearful man, he still could not arouse even the slightest sympathy from Chu Ci.
Chu Ci looked at the village chief with cold eyes and said slowly: "Village chief, why don't you ask Niuniu how she is now? Don't you care about her at all?"
"I...I..." The village chief never expected that Chu Ci was still thinking about Niu Niu at this time. He was not very courageous to begin with, and he panicked all of a sudden. He had no idea how to respond and could only stammer.
However, in the eyes of the villagers of Houyu Village, this scene was seen as Chu Ci bullying others by taking advantage of his power.
Even though they did not dare to step forward rashly due to the presence of the guards, they could not conceal the hostile gaze no matter how hard they tried.
Chu Ci could bear the blame. He directly instructed Yuan Niang: "Yuan Niang, tell us the whole story, so that the people in Houyu Village will not think that this princess is bullying others by taking advantage of her power."
As soon as Chu Ci finished speaking, many villagers knelt down one after another.
All I heard was them saying in unison: "We dare not."
What they said was that they dared not, not that they did not think so. The difference is obvious.
It is precisely because of this that Chu Ci was not moved at all.
Yuanniang was also angry that the village chief actually took advantage of a child who was only a few years old.
So, Yuanniang did not hide anything and mentioned directly in front of everyone, emphasizing that the village chief did not care about Niu Niu at all.
After hearing Yuanniang's words, the villagers of Houyu Village couldn't help but gasp, with looks of shock on their faces.
Some of the less courageous villagers turned pale, and kept apologizing for their sins, saying all kinds of words begging for forgiveness;
Some of the braver villagers, like the village chief, began to play the emotional card. They recounted the difficult situation of the village, trying to win sympathy and understanding.
Everyone is thinking about themselves and the village. This is actually human nature. Chu Ci can understand this in his heart.
However, what Chu Ci really couldn't understand was that the village chief's family was so heartless as to push the village chief out in order to get rid of the blame.
The village chief's wife, in particular, yelled at the top of her voice, "All of this was done by the head of the family alone. We really didn't know anything about it."
"My lord, if you want to settle the score, go find him. This has nothing to do with my children!"