Beastmaster: I'm really just a forest ranger

Chapter 33: People from Baokun City

On September 9st, the heavy rain ended for the seventh day.

sunny.

A vehicle with a special license plate slowly drove into Xuanhe Village.

"Is this Xuanhe Village?" Sitting in the car in front was a man in his thirties with a fair face and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses.

Looking forward through the front windshield, Xuanhe Village is located at the foot of the mountain. The houses are arranged in an orderly manner in a straight line, and there are many elderly people sitting on the street.

"Huh, we're finally here." Driver Xiao Liu took a deep breath, his face full of fatigue.

"It's not easy." Zhou Xu recalled the bumpy and long journey and nodded in agreement.

Although there is a country road that leads directly to Xuanhe Village, the road is full of winding mountains and the journey is long, so both of them are a little tired.

But thinking back to this mission, Zhou Xu exhaled lightly, cheered himself up, and smiled: "The president really wants to set an example."

After a pause, his voice gradually became quieter: "But this Chen Yuan is strange. He is reluctant to leave here."

The vehicle slowly drove into Xuanhe Village and stopped where the elderly gathered.

Zhou Xu rolled down the window, but before he could ask, a villager cast a vigilant look at him: "What are you doing? You are not allowed to enter the mountain without permission."

"Yes, yes, the village chief said to stop any suspicious people." A villager nodded in agreement.

Zhou Xu smiled kindly: "I'm not going into the mountains. I'm here to look for Chen Yuan. Where does he live?"

"Chen Yuan?" Uncle Zhao stood up suddenly, glanced at the polite Zhou Xu suspiciously, and asked cautiously, "Why are you looking for him?"

Zhou Xu smiled slightly: "I am here to congratulate you on behalf of the Baokun City Beast Tamer Association."

The villagers all looked confused.

Suddenly, Uncle Zhao patted his head, as if he had thought of something, and said, "Beast Tamer Association? Is it the organization that often appears on TV recently?"

Zhou Xu smiled and nodded.

One middle-aged woman said without hesitation: "I saw on the Internet that the Beast Tamer Association is a scam. Not only do you have to pay a membership fee to join, you also have to..."

Zhou Xu's forehead was covered with a black line, and he quickly interrupted: "We are a formal organization recognized by the higher authorities, and we don't need to pay a membership fee."

"Then I heard that you have to hand in your pet after joining the club."

Zhou Xu: “.”

He turned his head to look at Xiao Liu and took a deep breath: "Contact stationmaster Song Guohao."

"Just say, we are trapped at the entrance of the village."

After a few minutes,

Song Guohao rushed over to resolve the misunderstanding, and immediately shook hands and apologized, "I'm sorry, Secretary Zhou, the relevant publicity for Xuanhe Village has not been done well."

"It's okay. The association has just started, so it's normal to have misunderstandings." Zhou Xu nodded nonchalantly.

Song Guohao agreed with a smile, and then asked, "Secretary Zhou, what is it that bothers you to come here in person?"

Zhou Xu replied: "Comrade Chen Yuan has made great contributions to the association. Although he is reluctant to rush to Baokun City to take up the position, the president still recognizes his contributions."

"So I was sent here to deliver something."

Zhou Xu stepped aside, revealing a wooden plaque with five large golden characters engraved on it - Pioneer of the New Era.

Song Guohao's eyes lit up, and the sharp-eyed villagers read it out loud: "Pioneer of the New Era!"

A single stone stirred up a thousand waves, and all kinds of discussions came pouring in. Some even took out their old cell phones, made a call, and shouted at the top of their lungs: "The kid from Old Chen's family has done something great. I heard he's a pioneer of the new era!"

"Come to the village entrance to see the excitement! The higher-ups are here to present a plaque!"

"Did Xiao Chen die? He even gave me a plaque?"

"Nonsense, he was fishing with me yesterday!" A moment later, Zhou Xu and Xiao Liu walked at the front of the team holding the plaque with a wooden expression.

Song Guohao followed closely behind.

Further behind them was a team of agile, young and strong villagers in their fifties. They had heated discussions with each other and took out their mobile phones to record videos from time to time.

At the end was a mixed group of grandpas and women in their sixties and seventies. Some of them were leaning on crutches, some were supporting each other, and some were holding their cell phones tightly, with slow and firm steps.

“Woof woof woof!”

"Ouch!"

There was also a special team consisting of Wind Hounds, Fire Hounds, and Chinese Pastoral Dogs. They were shouting and running around in the crowd, and the sound was full of barking.

Chen Weiyi held the phone in his hand, looking more stunned than ever before.

"Okay, okay, I'll get ready right away." After hanging up the eleventh call, Chen Weiyi turned on the do not disturb mode and took a deep breath.

He carried out a large bag of melon seeds from the warehouse and brought out a pile of homemade popcorn from the village and placed them neatly in the lobby.

After doing all this, Chen Weiyi still felt it was not enough, so he moved dozens of plastic stools out of the warehouse and prepared tea and placed them aside, then he breathed a sigh of relief.

This was the highest level of hospitality he could think of on the spur of the moment.

"Wake up, baby. Someone from the city is here to see you."

The old man's voice came into Chen Yuan's dream through his ears. He woke up suddenly and opened his eyes in a daze.

What?
In the city?
He stood up and looked at Chen Weiyi who was standing at the door. The two of them stared at each other without saying a word.

At that time,
There was already a faint noise coming from outside the farm. Chen Weiyi turned around and said, "Hurry up, the people are here."

Chen Yuan stood up with a somersault and quickly washed up. As soon as he walked into the yard, he saw a huge crowd of people.

Wow, half of the old people in the village showed up.

Chen Weiyi was busy greeting these elderly people, while Chen Yuan saw two strangers standing next to Song Guohao and walked towards them quickly.

"Comrade Chen Yuan, hello, nice to meet you. I'm Zhou Xu, the secretary of the Baokun City Beastmaster Association. I was sent by the president to congratulate you." Zhou Xu shook hands with Chen Yuan with a smile on his face.

Chen Yuan lowered his head and saw the plaques in Zhou Xu and Xiao Liu's arms.

"Pioneer of the New Era" Chen Yuan muttered to himself, and immediately understood the reason why the two had come.

"Could it be that this is the gift mentioned in the original text message?" he secretly guessed.

"Take it first, Xiao Liu, and take a photo." Zhou Xu said.

Chen Yuan stood in front of the plaque and took photos with Zhou Xu and Song Guohao, while a group of villagers applauded enthusiastically.

"Old Chen, your kid is really capable."

“What a blessing.”

"Both of my grandsons are so capable, you don't have to worry about them."

Chen Weiyi looked calm, but his hands hidden in his sleeves were shaking. He said modestly, "No, no."

After the plaque was delivered, the villagers left one after another.

"Chirp~"

Chen Yuan was just about to take the three of them to the lobby when he saw an orange-yellow figure suddenly appear in the sky. Sparks folded its wings and swooped down, with its tail dragging a stream of light orange flames.

Zhou Xu's eyes lit up: "Is this the Flame Cloud Falcon?"

Chen Yuan looked at Huo Hua who had returned from morning exercise and nodded with a smile: "Yes."

"Very impressive." Zhou Xu adjusted his glasses as he looked at the majestic Flame Cloud Falcon from a close distance, praising it sincerely.

(End of this chapter)