The rooster crowed, startling the sleepy dog, which then barked twice.

The small village at the foot of the Goddess Mountain slowly woke up, and sounds of owners getting up could be heard from each courtyard.

The sounds of doors opening, washing, and low conversations, along with the smoke rising from the kitchen, inject freshness into the cold morning.

In the Lin family courtyard, Mrs. Lin had just washed her granddaughter's face and put her on her schoolbag when she heard a voice reporting news from outside.

"Mr. Jin! Mr. Jin! There are three people at the entrance of the village who say they are here to see you. Go and check them out!"

Mrs. Lin recognized it as soon as she heard it and said with a smile, "It was your brother Xiaoqi who came to report the news. His home is at the entrance of the village, so he became the messenger."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Mrs. Li from next door yelling, "Xiao Qi, who came to your house so early in the morning? Didn't you ask who the other person is?"

"I asked, but they only said they were from Yuanzhou City and were old friends of the Jin family. The three of them arrived in the middle of the night, but were stopped at the entrance of the village and couldn't get in. They froze for half the night."

"Hahaha, that person must not be an old friend of Mr. Jin's family, otherwise he wouldn't have been stopped from entering for half the night."

Mrs. Li slapped her thigh and laughed.

Mrs. Lin also burst out laughing.

The people who guard their village in secret are quite powerful, and they can tell the good from the bad when someone comes to their door.

If the other party is really a close relative or friend of the villagers, they will generally not be stopped.

But if you are stopped, then you are definitely not closely related to the person you want to visit.

Bai Xiang's eyes rolled around, he stretched out his small schoolbag, put his snacks in it, called his two brothers and walked out, "Grandma, I'm going to school!"

"It's still early, there's no rush to walk slowly."

Grandma's voice of instructions came from behind, and the three kids had already run out of the path, shouting and yelling all the way.

"Sister Yaer, come out quickly, someone has been frozen at the entrance of the village for half the night!"

"Little Maverick! Hurry up, there's something exciting to watch!"

"Duobao, Jin Duobao, the sun is shining on your butt! Hurry up and get up!"

"Goudan doesn't seem to have gone out yet, hurry up and call him!"

The group of kids watching the fun quickly grew.

The adults were so amused that someone even laughed out loud, "The kids have learned all of Aunt Li's energy. They've really learned the ropes."

Granny Li immediately popped her head out from behind the wall of her house, holding her grandson in her arms, and spat, "Am I the only one who's energetic? If you have the guts, then don't talk about this later. I wonder how long you can endure this!"

"Hahahaha! I can't stand it anymore. I'm going to go read some gossip now!"

"Let's go! I'll go take a look too!"

Village entrance.

It's still early and the sun hasn't risen yet.

The surrounding mountains are like splashes of light ink, with the sky as their canvas, winding freely against the gray and white background.

A stone bridge at the entrance of the village connects the two ends. Water flows under the bridge and there is a light mist on the surface of the river that has not yet dissipated.

The grass on both sides of the river has turned yellow and withered, and has collapsed and stuck to the ground. If you wipe it with your hand, you can get your hands wet with cool dew.

As autumn deepens, the lush green medicinal fields on the other side of the river create an amazing sight.

Wang Hai, Fu Pengyuan and Zhuo Kuan each huddled in their own carriages, listening to the increasingly noisy voices outside, with their hands in their pockets, expressionless faces, filled with regret.

Although the three of them were not drunk last night, they must have been a little drunk, otherwise they would not have run out of the city overnight to this remote area and blow the cold wind in the middle of the night.

Oh no, this village is no longer poor.

But that didn't stop the three of them from wanting to slap themselves in the face.

They came all the way here overnight, but they woke up when their enthusiasm was cut short at the village entrance.

Who would have thought that people of their stature couldn’t even enter a village?

There are guards in this small village!

That’s not all. When they came, they never expected that they wouldn’t be able to even get through the door, and they didn’t bring warm clothes or cloaks.

The nights in the mountains are much colder than in the city.

They really froze for half the night!

But now that I'm here, as a businessman, I will definitely not do business at a loss, and I must not return empty-handed.

Even if you are destined to lose money, you have to minimize the loss, otherwise it will be really annoying.

At least the Jin family should know that they have come to express their gratitude.

Zhuo Kuan sniffed his snot and gritted his teeth, "Driver, cover the Zhuo family emblem on the shaft!"

I can't afford to lose that person!

Unfortunately, it was too late. A surprised voice rang out from outside the car, "Zhuo? Jiang'er, is this the word Zhuo? Am I right? Is the surname of the person coming here Zhuo?"

The young man said with a smile in his clear and mellow voice, "I'm not mistaken, it's Zhuo."

Zhuo Kuan, "..."

"Hey, there are words on these two carriages! This one has the word Wang... Wang? And this one has the word Fu! Right?"

Zhuo Kuan calmed down.

It's okay to embarrass ourselves together.

"Hey, I know them, I know them! I know these three carriages!" Soon, a familiar child's voice was heard, "They are all from Yuanzhou City. Grandpa Wang, Grandpa Fu, Uncle Zhuo, are they you?"

The carriage curtain was opened and Wang Hai poked his head out, shivering with his arms folded. "Duobao, it's me, Grandpa Wang! Where's your father? Has your grandfather not come out? Hurry up and bring Grandpa Wang to the village. I've been freezing for half the night... A-choo! A-choo!"

A head popped out of the window of another carriage. Fu Pengyuan was wrapped in several pieces of colorful cloth that were all taken out from the carriage. He was freezing and had no time to care about his appearance. The most important thing was to keep warm. "Hey, hey, hey! Duobao, hurry up and get some hot tea and hot food. Grandpa Fu is almost dead!"

Zhuo Kuan slammed his legs in the car and laughed, hahahaha, let those two old guys embarrass themselves for a while, he will come out last and fewer people will pay attention to him!

Jin Qianlai got the news from Old Man Jin and arrived at this time. The father and son were squeezed outside by the villagers who came to watch the fun. Seeing this scene, their old faces turned red in an instant.

There is a saying that may not be appropriate here, but the father and son of the Jin family think it is appropriate.

Bitch will get her due punishment from God.

The Wang, Fu, Zhuo and other two families have done a lot of dirty things and used a lot of dirty tricks.

I've been freezing for half the night, haha, you deserve it.

He tried hard to suppress his smile, and then Jinqian came forward and took the three people to the tea workshop to entertain them.

Still unable to enter the village or the gate, Wang, Fuzhuo and the other two had a full meal and a bowl of hot drink in the tea workshop canteen. After they recovered their spirits, they were silent for a long time and were sulking.

I feel so frustrated and aggrieved.

Finally, Wang Hai slammed the table to break the silence, "You are so good, Jin Qianlai! The three of us came all the way here, and you treat us like this? You won't even let us in? You don't even give us face? You can't look down on people like this! If I, Wang Hai, came in the wrong place, I'm leaving!"

After saying that, he really got up and left.

Fu Pengyuan frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then stood up.

Zhuo Kuan was the only one left. He wiped his nose and looked around feeling a little embarrassed.

They were from the same capital city and the same chamber of commerce, and they had been getting along for so many years. Even when they had conflicts with the Jin family, no matter how they fought behind the scenes, they never gave the Jin family a hard time.

This time I came here with a shameless face, just because I felt a little sad, and came to see my old friend and old rival.

But although their coming here seems normal, there are risks behind it.

You may be liquidated by the jackals behind the scenes at any time.

It was really too much for the Jin family to blatantly step on their faces like this.

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