Natural village is a name, but it cannot be regarded as a formal social management unit. Administrative villages are the real distinguishing marks of places recorded in national archives.
This kind of natural village is usually formed by one or more families living together. National laws are secondary, and family rules and clan rules are the real circulating rules. At its smallest scale, a natural village may even have only a few households.
There is no such thing as a hotel, which is not uncommon in some severely closed or slightly smaller natural villages, but this village is obviously not small in size, with a certain planned layout of residential buildings, grocery stores and other trading points... and so on. After all, if we put aside the external image of "natural village" and look at this place, it is more appropriate to say that this village is not so much a village as a base.
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After leaving the target "village", Han Chu drove along the country road with no intended destination. It was like a self-driving outing to casually enjoy the scenery on the roadside, carefully looking at and identifying the surrounding conditions along the way.
Ye Shuang couldn't tell what he wanted to do, so he simply looked at his watch: "Brother Han, how long will you be leaving? If it takes a long time, should I take a nap first?"
Han Chu glared at her: "Is it time to go to bed now?"
"I don't think you seem to have thought about the next step." Ye Shuang felt aggrieved.
"It's not that I haven't thought about it, I'm just looking for it." Han Chu frowned: "Natural villages are not necessarily marked on the map. I am now looking to see if there are other villages nearby..."
"Eating?" Ye Shuang answered the second half of the sentence enthusiastically.
"...Are you so hungry?" Han Chu gritted his teeth.
"I'm so hungry." Looking at this posture, Ye Shuang could tell that he had guessed wrong, but having said it all, he simply lost his image: "I have been hungry for more than an hour before. My digestion and metabolism are fast. It was too early this morning at Zhou Le's house and I didn't have the nerve to eat too much... I didn't know there was still a place to eat even if I have money."
"Okay, let's eat." Han Chu didn't want to say anything anymore. He found a shadow of a house on the roadside, so he drove over and parked the car.
Ye Shuang was almost shocked: "Why is Brother Han so talkative this time?"
"Am I being unreasonable?" Han Chu was speechless. After parking the car, he took out the key and opened the door. While staring at the muddy field under his feet and considering where to put his feet, he explained smoothly: "Villages and villages are very familiar with each other, because they often There will be interactions, so most of them know what happened in each other's places. If we directly look for clues in the natural village just now, we will be on guard, but if we ask around, it will be fine."
I walked carefully through the muddy path to the front of the house. Although it was just a private house and it didn't sell food, as long as I spent some money, of course all the problems would be solved.
In less than half an hour, Han Chu and Ye Shuang were already having hot meals under the warm greetings of the elder sister.
The sturdy big pot of meat, the sturdy big pot of vegetables, plus a bowl of vegetable soup and a bowl of white rice... Faced with such a battle, even Han Chu was speechless for a moment while holding his chopsticks. This man thought it was... Feeding pigs
But in fact, the eldest sister doesn't have any bad intentions. Rural people are inherently warm and sincere. Who knows that Han Chu paid a lot for the meal just to get information.
So after refusing, the eldest sister, who felt that she had taken advantage of her, went to great lengths to prepare the meal, in full compliance with the village's standards for entertaining distinguished guests - it doesn't matter if you can't finish the meal, the key is to have more, and to have more food.
Anyway, the leftovers can be eaten slowly with the family...
"Sister, we have a relative who married near here. It seems to be called Shilitun. Do you know how to get there?" Han Chu skipped the greasy braised pork with vague disgust, and crossed half of the table with his chopsticks to pick up a piece of fish. Talking casually while eating.
The eldest sister was also brought to the table to eat together, but she obviously couldn't let go. She just kept picking up food for the two of them: "Shilitun? That place is not far away. I will point you in the direction in a moment. Just follow the road and you will be there." .”
Han Chu nodded, thanked him a few times, and then casually mentioned: "Do you know who the village chief is? We don't know anyone here. We don't know how our relatives are doing, so we want to ask someone to take care of them."
"Village chief?" The eldest sister was confused for a moment, thinking hard as if she had encountered a major problem: "I have never heard of it, but people in that village often mention a man named Wu Ye, who is probably quite prestigious. Please, please He can do it too."
"Fifth Master?" Han Chu showed doubts at the right time and induced people to continue talking.
The eldest sister smiled: "Actually, this is the title of the village chief in our villages. We don't necessarily call them that. It's usually the senior people in the village who speak. It sounds to me like the fifth master is in charge of things in their village... Actually, you guys If you want to know, just go to any place and ask."
The natural village called Shilitun is the one that Han Chu and the two left in a hurry just now. I originally thought that I would be able to hear some useful information nearby, but after chatting with the eldest sister, I discovered that this village was unexpectedly kept secret.
Although the general villagers are enthusiastic, they do not limit the topic of chatting, and everyone has no consciousness of seeking information. Therefore, even if they meet each other to talk, when the key information is discussed, the topic will be taken away without realizing it.
So in this case, when Han Chu called, he discovered that these people didn't even know the basic situation of each other.
... In fact, it can't be said that he doesn't understand it at all. At least Han Chu still knows about the fifth master.
After talking briefly for a while, and making sure that no more useful information could be found out, Han Chu quietly dropped the topic. From Shilitun, we talked about the surrounding specialties, and then from the surrounding specialties to what kind of crops the terrain is suitable for, and from the field crops to the people who come and go nearby... After talking about the basic conditions of the surrounding area of 20 miles, Han Chu was satisfied and called it a day. , the chopsticks stretched out... empty.
"Hey, are you done talking?" Ye Shuang drank from the water cup and burped.
The eldest sister, whose thoughts were completely taken away by Han Chu, was dumbfounded to see the messy cups and plates on the table. She couldn't figure out why the food on the table was missing - this was usually enough to feed her family of five for a day!
"...Brother, your wife has a really good appetite, is she ready?" The eldest sister looked at Han Chu with a complicated expression, thinking that she finally understood the truth behind the other man's bold move just now.
It's so delicious, no wonder he gave out three red tickets with a flick of his hand.
Han Chu was silent for three seconds, expressionless, put down his chopsticks and drank a glass of water. After barely filling up, he smiled coldly: "Haha..." (To be continued)