Chapter 425: Arrival at the Village!

When Gangzi heard Chen Ruqing's words, Chen Ruqing's hand suddenly trembled!

"You...are you the county master?"

County master?

Chen Ruqing suddenly felt dumbfounded!

What kind of weird title is this? What the hell is the county master?

Li Yi couldn't help but laugh and said: "You can call the mayor or Brother Chen, we don't call the county master here anymore!"

Gangzi scratched his head and said with a smile: "It means the same thing! Wherever we grew up, we are all county lords!"

Chen Ruqing also smiled slightly and didn't take it to heart. Instead, he liked Gangzi's simple aura very much. ReadМ

In this era, people who can remain like Gangzi, who are kind to others, who can draw a sword to help when there is an injustice, who will not turn against each other, and who can still be filial to their parents, cannot be said to be rare, but there are really not many.

As long as most people touch their interests, whether they are friends or not are all fake!

The simplicity of folk customs is a very important thing and cannot be changed casually!

Chen Ruqing just wanted to experience the folk customs of Tongcun Village up close. What kind of living conditions is it like in a village with more than a thousand households and almost the entire valley filled with people?

"Well... Chen... Mayor Chen, our village doesn't have much food now. Look..."

Seeing Gangzi's somewhat at a loss, Chen Ruqing said with a smile: "It's okay, have you seen these grains? These are all seeds, including peanuts, potatoes and the like. See what else is missing?"

"I know it's not enough, but we will try our best to get more for you!"

Gangzi immediately ran to the donkey cart, looked at the bags of grain, wiped the tears on his face, and said with a smile: "The village can be saved! The village can be saved! God has opened his eyes!"

Li Yi stepped forward with a serious face, patted Gangzi on the shoulder, and said, "I actually never believe in God. The one who really helped you is this Mayor Chen!"

Only then did Gangzi react and immediately came to Mayor Chen. He was about to kneel down as soon as he was short!

Even though Mayor Chen was about to turn fifty, his reaction was no slower than that of a young man. He stepped forward and directly supported Gangzi!

"What are you doing? Little brother, stand up!"

Gangzi said repeatedly: "Thank you, mayor! Really! Our village really has nothing to do now! The wild vegetables on the mountain are all eaten up!"

“Now every household is worried and doesn’t know how to survive!”

Villages like Tongcang Village basically rely on the food they grow and the pigs they raise. Sometimes when the pigs die, it's like the sky has fallen. There is no difference.

But this is the way the world is. Tongcun Village has closed itself off, and naturally has to accept the fact that it cannot contact the outside world in time.

For so many years, they have just huddled in the village. The only communication channel is the backing village. Now that the backing village is gone, what does that mean?

It shows that if Li Yi and the others don't come, thousands of people in Tongcun Village will not have a good life!

Some people always say that they want to go to the countryside and live a pastoral life, but what does pastoral life really look like?

The pastoral life they think of is the life of a farmer!

The house is full of high-end appliances, a toaster, a washing machine, a refrigerator, a stove, a few horses, a group of sheep, and you can even ride a horse for a few laps from time to time. This is the pastoral life that rich people dream of!

What does the real countryside look like?

Kerosene lamps, candles, endless plowing of the ground, endless soil to send away.

I have to worry about the temperature dropping and raining. I have to go out to work at dawn every day, and go home to eat and sleep at night. Whether I can eat well and wear warm clothes is a problem!

This is the real so-called pastoral country life!

Chen Ruqing finally pulled Gangzi up from the ground. Gangzi's face was very excited. Knowing that everyone was going to Tongcun Village, he naturally took up the responsibility of leading the way without hesitation.

The donkey cart must not be able to get in. Li Yi left some people behind and asked them to take the donkey cart back the same way.

The remaining people carried the grain on their poles and marched with the large army. The distance to Tongxiang Village was not very far.

According to Gangzi's description, there should be about five or six miles away.

However, these five or six miles were actually not easy. They were all muddy mountain roads. It rained again in the mountains. Although it was not heavy, it still soaked the ground.

Fortunately, Li Yi and others were wearing rain boots, otherwise it would be impossible to go on this road.

Finally, after another more than two hours, everyone saw the shadow of the village!

Needless to say, there were difficulties and obstacles along the way, because almost everyone of Li Yi and the others carried a lot of food seeds, potatoes and other things, and they had to walk on various mountain roads. Without any faith, they really couldn't persevere!

Li Yi asked Gangzi to go back to the village to report the news to the old village chief, while he took his people and waited outside the village.

Chen Ruqing was already sweating profusely. Although he usually took good care of his body, walking down the rugged mountain road for five or six miles was too much for even a young man!

"I never dreamed that I would be able to walk such a long mountain road in my life!"

Li Yi said with a smile: "After this trip, I am very impressed with you! I guess if you go back for another twenty years, I won't be able to catch up!"

Chen Ruqing waved his hands repeatedly, smiled bitterly and said: "Goodbye, if I go back to 20 years ago, I can't stand this kind of road!"

"No wonder the villagers in Tongxiang don't go out much. Just say that at our speed, we don't have a whole day to think about walking back!"

Li Yi immediately agreed when he heard it. Although the straight-line distance is not far, the problem lies in this distance!

Li Yi frowned and thought for a while. According to the current situation, it is useless for more than a dozen people to deliver food!

Why?

Your dozen people can't take much food, okay?

Manpower is sometimes limited. According to the weight of this food, each person brings two large bags of potatoes, which is already the limit!

How long can two large bags of potatoes last? It can't be eaten for a few days, okay?

And this is from the perspective of a family. There are more than a thousand households in the village. Looking at the whole valley, there are houses made of wood! The food brought by more than a dozen people is simply a drop in the bucket!

The mountain road is difficult to travel, and cars can't get in. Now the road construction is like looking at plums to quench thirst, and it is a long way off!

No matter what, we must come up with a solution now!

When Li Yi was frowning and thinking, a dark middle-aged man wearing a coat and a straw hat came out of the village.

Li Yi looked at the middle-aged man, and his eyes suddenly became a little strange.

Is this the village chief?