RPAGF Chapter 1493 The Mountain Village is Quiet Why Leave
Chapter 1493 The Mountain Village is Quiet Why Leave
“One thing at a time. You have your duties. Although General Tang asked you to protect me, your duty is to defend against foreign enemies, not to protect a small merchant like me.”
"Also, the things I make are for sale to you, not given away, so you don't need to say anything more. Just accept the money and we'll still be good brothers."
After listening, Luo Wang gave Chu Chen a deep look.
I thought to myself, this kid really knows how to handle things. If I refuse, he might feel embarrassed to accept it.
But if you pretend to be angry, then you have a perfectly valid reason.
No matter what position you hold, you are first and foremost a human being. As a human being, you need to live, and as a human being, you need money. Who can turn down money?
"Mr. Chu is so kind as to invite me. If I were to refuse again, I would be ungrateful."
Luo Wang generously put the silver notes into his pocket.
This scene was also witnessed by Ugly Mother and Chu Ba, who were sitting together.
In Chou Niang's eyes, Chu Chen was someone she admired, but Chu Ba felt heartache.
If he's not mistaken, those must be silver notes used by city dwellers. It's said that each one costs at least several tens of taels of silver, yet he just gave them away like that.
So he couldn't wait to ask, "Son, did you go out and dig up gold? How did you suddenly become rich?"
Looking at his father, Chu Chen smiled helplessly, but he didn't feel any disgust. Apart from resenting his father for always trying to feed him pills when he was a child, he was very satisfied with everything else.
He was just a man who had spent his whole life in the mountains; how could he understand the outside world?
For a moment, Chu Chen was torn. Should he take the people of Liexi Village out and let them live a simple life here?
I can provide them with a comfortable life, instead of going out into the outside world and experiencing that life of deceit and treachery.
Here, they are excellent farmers, how wonderful.
"Hehe, I just did some small business. Dad, have you forgotten that when I was a kid, I accidentally discovered how to make salt?"
"Ah...you sell salt?"
Ugly Mother was slightly startled upon hearing this; this was a capital offense.
Chu Chen whispered these words to Chu Ba and Ugly Mother. After Luo Wang accepted the silver, he was called to the dining table by Fatty Tiger.
"Shh... Keep your voice down. I used to sell salt, but I don't anymore. I made something really amazing for the city lord, and he rewarded me with a lot of silver and even sent people to protect me."
Chu Ba was relieved after hearing this. As for what he gave the city lord, he didn't want to know, because he knew that his son was a child prodigy. The old Taoist had said that he would rise to great heights in the future.
Ugly Mother believed Chu Chen's words to some extent, but since there were soldiers protecting him, she didn't want to know the other five percent. Her son had his own life to live.
She felt very comfortable in this small mountain village, as she couldn't participate herself.
Seeing that the two didn't press for details, Chu Chen felt relieved. Then, at Niu Zi's invitation, they went to the dining table.
This time, the rice, flour, and cooking oil he brought back were more than enough for Liexi Village to have a big meal.
Since the plan was to take everyone out with him, Chu Chen didn't bring back many people.
So eat as much as you want, and talk about it after you've finished.
For a time, the entire threshing ground was filled with the sounds of clinking glasses and exchanging toasts, creating a lively atmosphere.
Chu Chen didn't drink any alcohol, but ate a little bit before coming to Chou Niang's side.
Ugly Mother also had a small appetite, and when she saw Chu Chen coming over, she knew that Chu Chen must have something to say to her.
So she put down her chopsticks and led him aside, asking, "Son, have you encountered some difficulties?"
Chu Chen smiled and said, "There are no difficulties, but I have a question I'd like to ask Mother."
"you say!"
"Mother, I know you came from a big city to our small mountain village. If I want to take you out to have a better life, would you be willing?"
Ugly Mother shook her head after hearing this.
"My son, is life in the big city really a better life?"
"It's true that I came from a big city, but I feel very comfortable and at ease in this small mountain village. If you ask me to go back to the big city, I wouldn't want to."
After listening to her words, Chu Chen immediately had an idea.
Is life in big cities really that much better?
Now that I've made money, I can indeed bring them out and give them a more comfortable life, but that's only physical comfort.
“My son, there’s one more thing. Your mother can adapt to big cities, but your father and the uncles and elders in Liexi Village may not be able to adapt.”
"Mother knows what you're thinking."
"You just can't stand seeing people suffer and want to give them more resources."
"But little do they know what suffering truly means."
"The people in Liexi Village are simple and live a self-sufficient life with almost no worries. Although they eat simple food, they don't go hungry. If you ask me, go and ask them. If the young people are willing to leave, then take them with you. If they are not willing to leave, don't force them."
Chu Chen nodded after listening: "I understand, Mother!"
After listening to Ugly Mother's words, he couldn't help but recall his days delivering food in modern society.
If a mother had been enlightened back then, she would have returned to her rural home, tended the fields, built a small courtyard, and lived a self-sufficient life.
When he grows up, he can marry a wife who isn't very educated, neither ugly nor beautiful, and have a son. This kind of life might not be worse than struggling in the city.
Many people have lost themselves and forgotten the path they came from for a few coins.
An elder once said it very well.
If you haven't read so much, if you haven't seen the outside world, then if you were born and raised in the place where you were born and raised, and you picked up your tools and went to the fields like your parents, you could certainly become an excellent farmer, but your soul would be free and at peace.
Therefore, Liexi Village is currently in a very comfortable state.
What I need to do is simple: with Luo Wang's help, get effective protection from the local community and provide them with enough supplies. Why force them to step into the outside world, a world that doesn't belong to them?
Thinking of this, Chu Chen smiled easily.
Life is a cycle of experiences. What is meaning? The mountains and rivers you see are meaning, everything you perceive is meaning. To experience life well within your own existing foundation is meaning.
"Mom, I know what to do."
After saying that, Chu Chen strode towards Luo Wang, who was drinking with Pang Hu and the others.
The banquet lasted until nightfall.
The next morning, Chu Chen approached Luo Wang, who was washing up, and said, "Brother Luo, there's something I need your help with."