Leisurely mountain village

More than an hour later, Ye Huan looked into the bucket and, to his surprise, there were seven or eight wild crucian carp weighing seven or eight ounces each, three flatfish weighing a little over a pound each, and one silver carp weighing about three pounds each. Not bad at all.

"Jingjing, how about we have fish at Uncle's house tonight?" Ye Huan was packing her things when she remembered that her phone was still live-streaming. She went over and took the phone down. "Holy crap, over 300 people, are you serious?"

One sentence made the viewers in the live stream laugh: "This idiot, he finally remembered his phone."

"Hey anchor, you left a pack of cigarettes with me. Tell me your address and I'll bring it to you."

"Godfather, I vaguely remember living here when I was a child. Later, I was taken away by human traffickers. Please, tell me where this is?"

Ye Huan was overjoyed to see the comments from netizens.

“It’s very far from here, and the road is difficult to travel. It’s a typical rural mountain village, deep in the mountains of Sichuan and Guizhou.”

"I'm in Chengdu, not far away. Tell me your address and I'll come visit you." A netizen named "Fishing Guy" lives nearby.

"As you can see, there's nothing big here, just for fun. I'll organize a time when there's a chance, and everyone who wants to come is welcome. It's not convenient right now, as I've only been back for a short time and my house is being renovated," Ye Huan said with a smile.

It's all in his previous videos, including many of those in the mountains. He filmed quite a few, and some netizens have seen them and know the situation.

"Alright, that's all for today. Once everything's settled, I'll definitely organize a trip for everyone. See you later~" After ending the live stream, Ye Huan carried the bucket in one hand and Jingjing in the other, heading home.

It was a little after three in the afternoon, the hottest time of day. He ran a few steps and got home, just in time to see his mother and Sister-in-law Bai talking in the shade of the yard.

"Hello Grandma, Mom. Uncle took me fishing and we caught a lot of fish. He said I can eat fish with him tonight, okay?" Jingjing ran into her mother's arms.

Bai Jie glanced at Ye Huan gratefully, then hugged Jingjing and said, "Okay, Jingjing, did you listen to your uncle?"

"Yes, Jingjing is very obedient. You can ask your uncle if you don't believe me." Jingjing proudly raised her head, looking at her uncle with bright eyes.

"Yes, Jingjing is so well-behaved. We had a lot of fun today. Shall we go again tomorrow?" Ye Huan said with a smile.

Jingjing smiled and nodded, "Yes, yes, we'll go fishing for more fish tomorrow."

Bai Jie cooked dinner, and Ye Huan ate it, nodding repeatedly, "Sister-in-law, your cooking is amazing, it's just like a top chef in the city."

"It'll do. I've been cooking at home since I was little, I don't know how to do anything else," Bai Jie said.

Ye Huan nodded. Everyone in the village knew about Bai Jie. She was from Baijiawa Village in Ruyi County, on the other side of the mountain. She stopped going to school at the age of eight and came down to raise pigs, chickens, and ducks and do farm work. Her parents also favored boys over girls. She had a younger brother and a younger sister.

She grew up in hardship. Later, she met Ye An, whose parents died early and who had little money. In order to marry Bai Jie, Ye An went into the deep mountains alone, hunted a leopard, sold it for a good price, and then married Bai Jie.

After Ye An died, Bai Jie's parents wanted her to remarry a lame man in his forties in the county town, simply because the lame man was willing to pay a dowry of 40 yuan.

Bai Jie's parents were worried about not having enough money to build a new house for their son and get him a wife. When they heard that the money was 50,000 yuan, they came to their daughter. As a result, Bai Jie's temper flared up, and she chased her parents away with a mix of beatings and curses, severing all ties with them.

Later, her younger brother came in person, kneeling and begging Bai Jie to marry the cripple. He needed the 50,000 yuan. Bai Jie almost killed him with a knife, which finally put an end to the family's plans and severed that kinship completely.

Not to mention outsiders, even in Ye Huan's village, there were quite a few people who wanted to take advantage of Bai Jie after her husband died. After all, Bai Jie was beautiful and had connections, but she just didn't eat or dress well, and her complexion was a bit poor.

Ye Huan only knew that there was a man in the village who now walked with a limp. He had drunk too much late at night and tried to climb over the wall to Bai Jie's house, but Bai Jie broke his leg with a carrying pole.

Later, when Ye Huan's cousin, the village chief, found out, he almost opened the ancestral hall and tried to expel this person from the clan. This person's parents also knelt at Bai Jie's door for a day and a night, crying, before the matter was finally settled.

From then on, the villagers dared not act recklessly anymore. Even those who went out to work would keep their distance from Bai Jie when they returned for holidays. They couldn't afford to offend her, so they would avoid her.

To be honest, Ye Huan's village is considered quite good by rural standards, since most of the villagers share the same surname, with only a few households having different surnames, making it easy to manage.

Furthermore, in villages deep in the mountains like this, the village chief wields immense power and has seniority; disobey? You can try.

Although there are a few families who are not legitimate, they don't dare to act recklessly. Like the grandparents of Bai Jie's husband mentioned earlier, although they dare to give money to their grandson, they dare not bully Bai Jie and her daughter again. Otherwise, the village chief will have to step in.

Previously, the village chief spoke with Uncle Ba on behalf of the village, asking them to give Bai Jie some money, as it was impossible for the elderly and children to take it all. In the end, Bai Jie herself refused, saying that she would have no further connection with Jingjing or their family.

And so, the village chief said nothing more, and the matter was settled. The old couple and Bai Jie's former brother-in-law's family were now completely cut off from each other and settled separately in the village, becoming a separate Bai family.

The key is that the current village chief, Ye Huan's cousin, is a decent person who is eager to lead everyone to stand up and bring back the young people from outside. That's why he asked Ye Huan for this cooperation opportunity.

As for whether it would work out, he didn't know, but he wouldn't be satisfied if he didn't give it a try. When he heard that Ye Huan sold vegetables for 30 yuan a kilogram, he decided that this was the best opportunity he could have.

"Jingjing, eat the meat." Ye Huan saw Jingjing shrinking her spoon, not daring to pick up any food, and Bai Jie also added some vegetables for her, feeling very sorry for her.

He placed a chicken leg into Jingjing's bowl, then picked up a piece of stewed venison that was cooked until very tender, and gave it to her. "Eat."

"Okay, thank you, Uncle." Jingjing glanced at her mother, then happily ate the meat. "It's delicious, Uncle, you should eat some too."

"Yes, Jingjing, eat more meat and grow up to be pretty. Uncle will take you to play every day," Ye Huan said with a smile. That's more like it. However, in front of the child, he didn't say anything about Sister-in-law Bai and directly showed his support with actions.

Bai Jie's eyes were red, and Ye Huan's mother also picked up a large piece of meat and put it into her bowl, saying, "You eat too, everything will get better in the future."

"Thank you, Auntie." Bai Jie nodded and ate the meat with gusto.