Gu Manman tilted her head: "Are we so scary? They saw us running so fast..."
Gu Zichen rubbed his chin distressedly: "I guess not, maybe they were scared away because we were too good-looking, right?"
"That makes sense."
She smiled and nodded.
Looking at the two people singing together, Li Zichen smiled helplessly: "Are you two satisfied with yourselves?"
After a while, the child who had just run away ran back again, followed by many adults.
There seemed to be more than ten people in the huge crowd.
Gu Manman couldn't help but pull Gu Zichen and Li Zichen to take a step back.
What is this going to do?
One of the leaders, a middle-aged man, stepped forward and said, "Hello, I am the mayor of this village. Is there anything wrong with you coming to our village?"
Listening to the village chief's not standard Mandarin, she still nodded: "We want to come and see the village."
The villagers behind him started talking a lot after hearing this.
"Look at the village? What kind of request is this?"
"Yeah, what does this mean?!"
"baffling!"
"Village chief, drive them away quickly! These people are so strange!"
…
Looking at the neat clothes on Gu Manman and their different attires, the village chief still did not do so.
He asked cautiously: "Are you from the city?"
"Well, what's wrong?"
Gu Manman tilted her head in confusion.
The next second, a smile appeared on the village chief's face: "How good the city people are! How good the city people are! Come on, come in quickly! Just stay for dinner today! We should do it later.
It’s time to eat!”
When the other villagers heard their words, they all became very enthusiastic.
Unable to reject the warm hospitality, Gu Manman had no choice but to take Gu Zichen and Li Zichen into the village.
Finally, Gu Manman and her child settled in the village chief's home.
Because the village chief's home is the best in the entire village.
The village chief's house is a two-story house made entirely of large loess.
Not only that, there are many gaps between the loess.
The houses of other villagers are thatched houses.
When it rains, water leaks continuously.
The environment here is very bad and backward.
The village chief greeted Gu Manman warmly, "You guys sit down and I'll get you some candies and snacks."
The village chief's wife immediately brought out a small plate with a few candies and a plate of peanuts.
"We don't have anything delicious to entertain you at home. We only have this little left. Don't be polite! Just take what you want to eat!"
Even though the small plate was placed in front of them, they still couldn't make a move.
It’s not because I dislike the food here being simple and not delicious, but because the conditions are not good and it’s not easy.
It is estimated that the village chief and others are reluctant to eat these things, so they save little by little.
Because many candy shells have been wrapped in melted sugar, it looks like they have been there for a long time.
The village chief and others are reluctant to eat these things, and they will save money if they can.
"No, we came here after eating."
Gu Manman rejected the village chief's kindness.
The village chief sighed softly: "I know that you city people despise our country things."
"No, no, you should keep these things for yourself. We are just here to take a look."
She immediately expressed that she didn't mean it.
After a while, the village chief's son also ran back from outside.
The child looks about twelve years old.
The whole body was dirty, and it looked like he had been rolling around outside for fun.
Looking at the candies and peanuts on the plate, he ran over excitedly, carefully picked up a melted candy and held it in his hand.
"Mom and Dad! What day is it today? Aren't candies and peanuts only available during the Chinese New Year? Why are they brought out today? Can I have a candy?"
The child asked, blinking his big eyes, full of hope.
The village chief's wife couldn't bear it, so she stretched out her hand to grab the child's hand, and then forcefully took the candy back from his hand.
"Child, don't eat. Just save these things for the Chinese New Year. If you finish them early, we won't have anything to eat during the Chinese New Year."
She put the candy back on the plate.
The child lowered his head in despair, "I got it, Mom."
The scene before her eyes stung Gu Manman's eyes.
She is also a parent, and she knows that as parents of children, they want to give their children all the good things possible.
In this situation, the child cannot be allowed to eat what he wants. In fact, the parents are more sad than the child.
The village chief's wife shed tears and couldn't help hugging the child: "Son! Don't worry, when we have money in the future, we will give you whatever you want to eat!"
"Yeah, Mom, I know."
The child was extremely well-behaved. Although he felt a little sad, he never made any noise or fuss.
The village chief sighed helplessly, "We can only make a living by farming, selling grain and vegetables, but we can't make much money at all."
Because of the long distance, they had to transport food and vegetables outside to sell every time, and after deducting the transportation and labor costs, they really didn’t have much money left in the end.
Gu Manman couldn't believe that there could be such a poor place now.
"Don't worry, village chief, we will definitely help you find a solution."
The village chief thanked her repeatedly: "Thank you, thank you! I know you people in the city are very capable. If you can really help our village, we will be very grateful to you!"
The village chief's wife also handed the plate to Gu Zichen and Li Zichen with an excited look.
Gu Zichen and Li Zichen looked at each other, then each took a candy and put it in their pockets.
The child looked at Gu Zichen and Li Zichen with envy, but never said a word.
"Eat more!"
The village chief's wife smiled.
Gu Zichen and Li Zichen shook their heads: "That's enough."
After a brief rest, the village chief said that he would take Gu Manman for a walk around the village.
After leaving the earthen house, Gu Zichen and Li Zichen moved to the child's side, then took out the candy from their pockets and handed it to him.
"Brother, candy."
The village chief's son was stunned: "You give it to me? Then you won't eat it?"
They shook their heads in unison: "We are not hungry, you can eat."
He carefully took the candy and said happily, "Thank you!"
"You're welcome." Gu Zichen and Li Zichen smiled in unison.
They ran away and followed Gu Manman.
The village chief also took Gu Manman to visit almost the entire village.
In addition to dirt roads, there are also stone roads in the village, which are very slippery.
But people here seem to be used to it.
Halfway through, several children were playing around on the road, and one slipped and fell heavily to the ground without paying attention.
Gu Manman was startled and immediately stepped forward to pick up the child who fell to the ground.
But the next second, the child got up neatly and continued to play, regardless of the wounds on his body...