vrcanaries Chapter 1167 Old Mountain Village
Chapter 1167 Old Mountain Village
Zhou Guo said: "Then live in the village. There are so many houses in the village. Can't you find a place to live?"
The constable hesitated and said, "Okay, but I'm afraid you won't be able to get used to it. Farmers don't care about that much. As long as they have enough food and warm clothes, it's enough. Many things can't be compared with those of the rich."
Zhou Guo said perfunctorily: "I understand."
It’s not like she hasn’t lived in a farm before; her family still lives in the village.
She thought about it and couldn't help but say, "Not all farmers are sloppy. Although many farmers are poor, they keep their homes clean. You can't think that all farmers are the same just because you have seen a few of them."
Even the rich don't like to clean up, right?
It’s just that rich people can afford to keep servants, so these things are naturally done by the servants.
The group walked for more than an hour before finally reaching the foot of the mountain.
The village is built on the hillside, and you have to climb up to enter the village.
The detectives collapsed to the ground one by one due to exhaustion, waving their hands and saying, "Master... Master... take a rest... I... We really... we really can't take it anymore, oh..."
They were all exhausted. Although they were constables, they seldom climbed mountains like this. They had to walk for a whole day and they didn't have the physical strength to keep going.
Zhou Guo said, "Okay, let's take a break. It will be easier to climb the mountain after a good rest."
Everyone started eating and drinking. They ate when they were hungry along the way. I don’t know how many meals this was, but they ate more than usual.
After eating, drinking and resting enough, the group began to climb up.
After finally climbing to the entrance of the mountain village and seeing the first house at the entrance, everyone relaxed, as they finally didn't have to walk any further.
The sun has reached the top of the mountain.
Even Zhou Guo breathed a sigh of relief.
The village was quiet. Looking around, one could see people everywhere in the fields, with their heads down, doing something unknown.
Few outsiders come to the village.
Therefore, Zhou Guo and his friends were soon discovered, and before long, the whole village knew about it.
They all gathered around to watch, as if it were something strange.
Especially the children who were fine, they couldn't stop staring at Zhou Guo and the others, their eyes fixed on them. Why were these people dressed differently from them? It turned out that the clothes they wore were so beautiful!
It turns out that there are not only bamboo and wooden sticks that can be inserted into the hair, but also those green things, which are so beautiful!
The things hanging around the waist are also beautiful, including shoes. There are shoes like this with such high uppers. When wearing them, you will no longer be afraid of water or mud. Even if it rains, your feet will be clean.
Zhou Guo's arrival brought a huge shock to the adults and children in the village. Many of them had never been outside in their lives and had no idea that there were such things in the world.
The village chief arrived soon. When he saw the constables around Zhou Guo, he was startled and immediately bowed and said, "Hello, sir. Please come in and have a seat."
Zhou Guo said: "Okay, I have something to ask you."
The village chief had a solemn expression on his face. He had not expected that these constables could be found in their village which was so deep in the mountains. He did not know why. If they were sent there to perform corvée labor, it would be fine. But if they were sent there to perform military service... this village would have even worse days from now on.
Nowadays, those who serve in the military are in great danger of death. Once they go, they can never come back. Their families will treat them as if they were dead and have no hope.
The village chief's house is also made up of several thatched huts, but there are more of them, a small courtyard, thick thatch, a new layer of plaster on the walls, the house is clean, and there is a table for entertaining guests.
The village chief's wife looked unhappy when she saw so many people. If so many people were to have a meal, how much food would they consume?
Even if their family had mountains of gold and silver, they couldn't afford to eat like this.
The village chief's son was more sensible. When he saw the constables in government uniforms, he quickly pulled his mother over and said, "Mom, these are government officials. You should look better. If we make them unhappy, our family will have a hard time."
The woman was shocked. "Government officials? Why are they here? We haven't been out of the mountains for a long time. How did they find this place?"
So who knows.
Even when they arrived at the village chief's house, the villagers who had followed them outside did not disperse, and gathered outside the village chief's house to watch the fun.
The village chief was a little embarrassed in front of Zhou Guo, but he still asked respectfully: "Master, have you eaten? I'll ask our family to prepare some food. You can stay at our house tonight and rest."
I didn't ask them what they were here for, I really didn't dare to ask.
Zhou Guo said, "There's no rush. I came here for no other reason than to visit our village. This year, our county is suffering from a severe drought. Is our village affected to a large extent? How much grain have you harvested from your fields?"
The village chief was stunned. He didn't expect her to ask this. But he knew that no matter how good the harvest was, he would cry poor, so he said with a sad face:
"This year is not good. We planted the crops in the spring, and after waiting for them to sprout, the weather became scorching hot. In June, it was as hot as a furnace. For several months, there was no rain. Not even the water for drinking could flow out of the fields or the caves.
In July and August, when it was time to harvest, there was not a single grain of food left in the fields. I’m not afraid of you laughing at me. In some fields, not even the seeds could be harvested.”
In mountains like theirs, there are no rivers or ponds, so rainwater cannot gather.
Every year, we really depend on God's mood for our livelihood. If it doesn't rain, we have no water to irrigate the crops and can only watch them die.
Zhou Guo asked: "How many households are there in the village? How many people are there in the village?"
The village chief said: "Although our village is small, there are 68 households, and the total number of people in the village, young and old, is 482."
Zhou Guo said, "As far as I know, there was a severe drought in the county this year. Many people left their homes to find a way to make a living. Are there any in our village?"
The village chief sighed, "Yes, there are, but within ten days of leaving, the people who left came back and said that the situation outside is like this, and there is nothing to eat. We are in this mountain, and we don't have anything else, but we have grass roots and tree bark, and we also have wild vegetables. Anyway, as long as we don't get sick, we can always find something to eat. Young people can still barely survive, but it's not certain if they go out."
That's why they built the village so far away from the outside world.
Except for the inconvenience of going out, everything is good.
It is said that when the village was first built, people did not even have to pay taxes.
They grow and eat their own food in the mountains, and go out to buy some oil, salt, needles and thread, which is enough for the villagers to live.
But this year the entire county suffered from a severe drought, and their village was no exception. Large tracts of wood on the surrounding mountains died, and the villagers had some free time, so they went up the mountain with their families and carried the firewood back home. They used the good wood to make charcoal, which could be sold for an income, and kept the bad wood for their own use.