The first thousand eight hundred and ninety-one chapters
Old Man Li was quite a nice person. He didn't doubt Jia Zhengjin's excuse at all, and directly asked him to borrow the donkey and donkey cart, as long as he sent a bundle of firewood every day when the donkey was in use.
Of course, this was only because of Niu Shun's honest and honest character. If Niu Xi had spoken, he would have refused immediately.
They successfully borrowed the donkey and the two of them led it up the mountain. However, the further they walked, the more they felt something was wrong.
When they reached the mountainside, Niu Xi finally couldn't help but stop: "I'm not leaving!"
Jia Zhengjin was also quite depressed. He turned back and followed the direction of Niu Xi's gaze and looked at a few familiar faces following him from a distance.
"What are you doing? What are you doing? You're following us!" Niu Xi's temper got worse and he shouted angrily, "Are you annoyed?"
"Xizi, this mountain does not belong to your family, and we have nothing to do with you here!" Uncle Liu walked out from behind, as well as Jiang Shu, Jiang Hua, Feng Hui and other villagers, who are basically the same generation as Niu Xi's father Niu Bao.
"I said Uncle Liu, you going up the mountain has nothing to do with me! But it's wrong to follow Shunzi and me all the way?" Niu asked happily, "What do you want to do?"
"Who's following you? We also want to chop wood, but that's not possible?"
"Okay! Okay! But don't follow us!" Niu was very happy and turned to look at Jia Zhengjin, "Shunzi, let's go over there."
"Oh!" Jia Zhengjin was actually quite depressed. Are these villagers coming to cause trouble?
Of course, he could see that it was the elixir Niu Xi brought back yesterday and the fabricated "adventure with the gods" that caused the situation in front of him.
The villagers did not doubt the fairy encounter. Otherwise, how could Niu Xi, with his character, follow Niu Shun up the mountain to chop firewood? They even asked for elixir to cure Niu Bao's illness!
Niu Bao was working in the fields today, and everyone saw it with his own eyes.
I used to be very sick, but now I am full of energy in the morning, just like when I was young.
They didn't have any ill intentions, they just couldn't restrain their curiosity and hoped to see what the gods looked like with their own eyes, or maybe have a chance encounter to see if they could benefit from it.
Niu Xi told them not to follow, and he and Jia Zhengjin led the donkey up the mountain. But the villagers still followed behind, keeping a certain distance, like a tail.
"It's annoying! I'll get rid of them." Halfway through, he finally couldn't stand it anymore, Niu Xi gritted his teeth and turned around.
"No!" Jia Zhengjin actually doesn't care. As long as Niu Xi stays by his side, he can ensure the smooth progress of the gamble. He can't let Yue Lang see his true identity, so he has to keep a low profile, try not to cause trouble, and play the role of Niu Shun well.
Immediately, he stopped Niu Xi and spoke softly in his ear, "They are just curious. They can't give up their work and follow up the mountain every day. If you act too fiercely, you may make people suspicious. After all, this mountain is not
Ours.”
"Then what if they are following behind like this?" Niu Xi frowned and whispered in Jia Zhengjin's ear.
"Curiosity comes and goes quickly. As long as they can't see what they want!" Jia Zhengjin said in a low voice, "Anyway, we made up the gods and they don't really exist. It seems that they can't go to the maze today.
, let’s chop wood honestly first!”
"What if it's still like this tomorrow?"
"Then just wait for one more day. It doesn't matter if we are a day or two late anyway, as long as the maze cannot be discovered!" Jia Zhengjin reminded softly, "One or two days is enough. Soon we will still have to do farm work, and even go to the county to sell prey. No.
Maybe it's been following us."
"Then you're not going today?"
"I'm not going! Let's chop wood."
"Okay!" Niu Xi took a deep breath, tried his best to suppress his emotions, "Chop wood!"
It is impossible to go to the maze if the villagers are following him.
Jia Zhengjin took Niu Xi to the area where Niu Shun usually chopped firewood. The two people put the donkey and donkey cart beside it and got busy directly.
Of course, because of the relationship between the donkey and the donkey cart, Jia Zhengjin had to pretend to be injured on his foot, which was relatively hard.
They were chopping firewood here, and the villagers watched from a distance, pretending to be chopping wood.
After a long period of observation, we found that Jia Zhengjin and Niu Xi were really just chopping firewood, and no so-called "gods" appeared. So the villagers couldn't sit still and actually collected firewood around them.
But it was impossible to give up so quickly. Jia Zhengjin and Niu Xi were dragging cartloads of firewood down the mountain, and they followed with bundles of firewood on their backs.
For half a day, everyone stopped talking and walked up and down the mountain in perfect agreement.
Jia Zhengjin and Niu Xi couldn't get through the maze, so they focused all their attention on chopping firewood, not wanting to expose their flaws.
The villagers who followed them kept observing the two people, and at the same time searched everywhere to see if there was any trace of the "fairy", but found nothing in the end.
The day passed like this.
When the sun went down, Jia Zhengjin and Niu Xi pulled the last load of firewood down the mountain.
The villagers who followed also lost the energy to look around. It was quite tiring after a day of cutting firewood.
Nothing was accomplished that day. Jia Zhengjin was fine, but the villagers were particularly disappointed.
After hearing what happened yesterday, they thought that a very powerful monk had come near Niulan Village. They wanted to follow him to meet him to see if they could get some benefits, but in the end they got nothing from him the whole day.
Did the monk pass by by chance and take advantage of Niu Xi? Or did he really live in the nearby mountains and just didn't come out by chance?
With such doubts, everyone decided to follow up tomorrow to see the situation.
If you really want to see the monks, what's the point of missing two days of farm work?
If you can get a magical elixir from a monk, or if you are lucky enough to learn a spell, or even invite a monk to live in the village, it will be the best thing for Niulan Village!
"It's a waste of time, it's so annoying!" After returning to Niu Shun's home and confirming that the villagers had dispersed, Niu Xi closed the door and cursed angrily, "They are all full!"
"Curiosity! It's understandable." Jia Zhengjin smiled lightly, "Don't be anxious, be calm."
"You are very patient!"
"Anyway, only the two of us know the maze. It's the same whether we get the treasure two days early or two days later. We can't make the other party suspicious now. The most important thing is to be cautious."
"I hate this! Are you going to follow me tomorrow?" Niu Xi walked around the thatched house.
"Maybe." Jia Zhengjin said with a smile, "We'll just postpone it for two or three days, no delay. It's impossible for the people in the village to really drop all their work and follow us all the time."
"Why do you think they are so annoying?"
"Relax." Looking at Niu Xi's anxious expression, Jia Zhengjin advised, "If such a small thing stumps us, and we have more money in the future, we will have more troubles. How can we hold on? You have to be patient, and you have to be extra careful.
careful."
"Forget it!" Niu Xi sighed. He heard the donkey braying outside and looked at him with a frown, "But it's impossible to borrow this donkey and donkey cart forever, right? If we don't transport the treasure quickly, we have to find other ways."
"Don't worry, stay calm and don't be impatient!" (To be continued)
