Chapter 43: The Mystery of the Back Mountain

Chen Xin, somewhat surprised, thought about it and found it reasonable, smiling faintly, “That’s fine, thank you.”

“Then let’s go.”

After she finished explaining things, Chen Xin and Mrs. Lin went to the next house, exchanged a few polite greetings, and then accepted the gifts.

As they walked along the road, Mrs. Lin suddenly asked, “Miss Chen, about the planting on the mountain you mentioned last time, is it still in consideration?”

Chen Xin nodded lightly at her words, “Of course, it’s still on the agenda.”

“If you decide, you can come to me.”

“Okay, I’ll talk to the village chief about it later.” Mrs. Lin anticipated the days when they would have money to buy meat. Being poor, even a glimmer of hope felt like grabbing onto a lifeline.

In the end, it was all about survival.

After visiting several houses along the way, which took about an hour, they finally arrived at the village chief’s house. Mrs. Lin was about to knock on the door as usual when someone opened it from inside.

Surprised to see someone outside, the village chief, who was just about to leave, exclaimed, “Huh? Miss Chen?”

“Chief.” Chen Xin and Mrs. Lin both greeted the village chief.

“Miss Chen, please come in, and Mrs. Lin, too.” Thinking that Chen Xin might have something to discuss with her, the village chief politely invited Chen Xin in, not forgetting Mrs. Lin.

As they all entered the hall and sat down, Chen Xin placed the only remaining chicken she had on the ground, not daring to touch anything with her hands, clearly even disgusted by her own hands.

“Chief, this chicken is a token of gratitude for helping my fiancé.” Chen Xin patiently repeated her words. Ever since she knew that everyone had warmly extended their hands to help, even if they didn’t help in the end, she had truly accepted the help of these simple villagers from the bottom of her heart.

“Miss Chen, there’s no need to be so polite. Everyone would help in such matters.” The village chief said seriously, believing that as the village chief, it was her duty to help.

But for the village chief, who was born and raised in a female-dominated society, she didn’t understand what Fang Ziyu meant to Chen Xin. It wasn’t a matter of politeness, but simply a desire to do something to express her gratitude.

“My fiancé is very important to me… I hope the chief understands what I mean.” Chen Xin originally thought it was unnecessary to say these words to outsiders, but seeing the chief’s old-fashioned and stubborn attitude, similar to Mr. Lu’s, she carefully considered how to convey a message.

And the village chief did indeed understand the deeper meaning behind her words, feeling sighing, so Miss Chen is also a person of affection!

The village chief didn’t fuss over it, “Well, since Miss Chen has given it, I’ll accept it.”

At this moment, Chen Xin remembered the matter of the house and asked, “Chief, do you know who owns the land at the end of the village? I want to buy it to rebuild the house.”

The village chief thought it was also a good thing, but said, “Miss Chen, are you sure? To be honest, wild boars often come down from the mountain, so we dare not plant anything on those fields at the foot of the mountain. Even if we do, it’s pointless. We’re most afraid of wild boars suddenly breaking into our houses while we’re sleeping at night, catching us off guard and causing harm.”

Wild boars? Chen Xin’s expression was unclear, “Then why did you rent it to my fiancé?”

“I did mention this to your fiancé at the time, but he didn’t seem afraid.” The village chief shook her head, thinking that Young Master Fang was quite bold.

Not afraid? Chen Xin didn’t think so. It was no wonder he said he was afraid before, but he still dared to go into the mountains to find food. She knew he must be so hungry that he had no other choice. He was such a pitiful little thing.

“No problem, chief, did you forget that I also have a guard?”

“Oh! That’s right! I almost forgot. Well, then, there’s no problem. Speaking of that piece of land, it’s technically mine. At that time, wild boars often came down from the mountain, scaring that family, so they moved out of Linjia Village and sold the land to me. Since no one dared to live there, Miss Chen, if you want it, feel free to build on it. It’s a blessing for our Linjia Village to have you here. How could we ask for money?”

“No…”

Chen Xin was about to say something, but the village chief quickly interrupted, “Miss Chen, we still rely on you for the mountain planting project. Don’t refuse.” The village chief looked at Chen Xin earnestly.

Mrs. Lin also advised, “Yes, Miss Chen, the chief is right.”

Seeing the two of them looking at her eagerly, as if it would be a sin if she didn’t agree, Chen Xin smoothed her sleeve and said, “…Fine.”

Then she asked, “Have you decided, chief?”

“I have, except for the back mountain, several other mountains nearby are also available.”

“Once you’ve decided, we’ll go and take a look after lunch and make detailed distribution plans.”

The village chief and Mrs. Lin nodded continuously. Although they didn’t understand the last sentence, they knew they were going to the mountains.

When Chen Xin came out of the village chief’s house, the sunlight outside was already dazzling. Was it late morning? It was still early. She returned to the courtyard with light steps, where she had to water the vegetables with Xiao Yu’er.