Chapter 24: Susan said
When the three young men with infinite longing and expectation for the future were at a loss, Aunt Susan, who was holding a large basin of cigars and following the shrunken wealth at her feet, made the three young men feel even worse.
"Do you really think this can be done? I thought you were joking! Even if you get it, how can you sell it? Could it be a stall?" Aunt Susan's words made Cao Zhishu almost not fall off the bench, and Aunt Cao almost didn't fall off the bench, and Aunt Cao had a natural smile on her face, and she didn't take the troubles of adolescence seriously at all.
As a person who has come over, any problem seems to her to be a trivial matter. Not to mention how good the situation in the village is now, Cao Zhishu is worried about the follow-up problems caused by population growth, and his aunt has not considered it at all. For her now, being able to feel this thriving atmosphere is unimaginable before, which is a typical mentality of being content with the status quo that is unique to aunts. That is, the small-scale peasant consciousness that Cao Zhishu has strictly mentioned in many meetings, and he has fallen into the roots.
It's just that Cao Zhishu obviously doesn't have the courage to educate the aunt, which is similar to the supreme storage of the queen mother in the village, and if you don't cook a meal, you have to make this brother hungry and scream, and the county official might as well be in charge of it now, which is the reason.
Even if Cao Zhishu understands these truths, the aunt's words undoubtedly poke at Cao Zhishu's self-esteem. Aunt didn't realize the huge impact that these novelties could have on the market, and Cao Zhishu could understand it. But I have to admit that what the aunt said also made Cao Zhishu aware of a very huge problem.
What's the problem?
Cao Zhishu has defined the two leading main products of his township enterprises as luxury goods before they are listed, but he really hasn't thought about how to sell these things.
It is obviously unrealistic to sell these to the surrounding indigenous tribes, who cannot afford to consume them, and out of consideration for their fellow citizens, it is almost the same to share some with them at close to the cost price. The high positioning of these products is doomed, and the people who are pointed to can only be those who are pretentious in the upper echelons of society, and those who are high in the aristocracy.
It is impossible for the consumer to be in this poor country, and the nearest market is undoubtedly the Royal City of Sri Lanka. Only this mega-city can ensure that these luxury goods flow into the market, and then slowly become known and accepted.
Otherwise, a qiē can only be empty talk, and it is really exactly the same as what the aunt said. The greatest significance of these good things can only allow the villagers to hide in the poor countryside and enjoy and live a fairy life.
This discovery made Cao Zhishu's heart feel cold again, this situation is really a bit bad for the taste of fine chaff feeding boars, but Cao Zhishu didn't dare to say this.
It is impossible to dispel his thoughts and plans, thinking of those cute giant forest babies who are about to spring up like mushrooms after a rain and howl with hunger in the middle of the night, Cao Zhishu felt uncomfortable in his heart.
As soon as he was distracted, the aunt quietly pulled Barkley and Wade aside, and he didn't know what to say, Barkley's small eyes secretly glanced at Cao Zhishu who was still meditating from time to time, and his big head was like a chicken pecking rice.
Wade kicked Wangcai, and quietly pointed to the originally plump money bag on Cao Zhishu's waist, but now only the skinny money bag remains, and the threatening look on his face is self-evident.
After thinking about it with his not low wisdom, Wangcai chose the latter between the danger of life and the suffering of flesh and skin.
Relying on his agile skills and a thin body that was a little stunted, Wangcai shot past Cao Zhishu with a beautiful jump, and his mouth was already holding the money bag of the branch secretary.
Wangcai, who was weak-hearted, looked back, and the branch secretary didn't notice its small action at all, Wangcai was glad that his good luck had not come to an end, and reluctantly handed over the thief to Wei Shuai's hands.
Then Wangcai was kicked away by the increasingly black-bellied Wei handsome guy because he had no use value. A bipedal wyvern with sound limbs and a well-developed mind, who is sure to become a powerful super-level demonic beast in the future, has been trained to look like this, one can imagine what a filthy undercurrent is hidden under this simple village.
Barkley looked at the depravity of the mount on which he had high hopes, and only shook his head and sighed, its only value seemed to be to do such a trivial matter. Or follow in the footsteps of its dead ghost mother and create another dragon-slaying hero for the Julin clan.
Turning his head, Barkley gave Wade a thumbs up and snickered at his eyebrows, which seemed to be a premeditated team crime.
After helping the village buy supplies many times, there are no more gold coins left in the small treasury contributed by Stern's crown. Cao Zhishu didn't run out and thought that he had nothing to take out and take a look, and he missed the generous crown lord, but he didn't expect that it would be difficult to escape.
"Where's my right-hand man?" When Cao Zhishu came back to his senses at a loss, there was only the aunt and the prosperous wealth who looked like a thief at the feet of the aunt.
"I have something to do for these two guys to go out to do it, lest these two guys be lazy at home, and I will be annoyed by my aunt when I see them. Auntie's eyes were a little wandering, and she took Wangcai into her arms and wiped the footprints on the little thing.
"Are you hiding something from me?" Cao Zhishu instinctively felt that something was wrong.
Auntie, a kind woman who has been an honest person all her life, even has such a clumsy performance of lying, and it is obviously almost impossible to hide from the treacherous Cao Zhishu.
"They have been summoned by me to the main temple of Auburn Hills, and your mission has long been completed. As the village head, I can't know and not report it......" Under the wolf-like gaze of Cao Zhishu, the aunt quickly lost the battle, and without saying anything, she did not hesitate to sell the two poor errand boys.
This idea has long been had by my aunt. It wasn't until just now that she gave Barkley and the two a face-to-face lecture, also after careful consideration. From the very beginning, the aunt guessed that Cao Zhishu was persecuted and sent here, which made the aunt linger. After getting along for a long time, Cao Zhishu is no different from the aunt's godson, so this evil aunt has long wanted to come out for Cao Zhishu, and now it is the most suitable time in the eyes of the aunt.
Yu Gong, Cao Zhishu's contribution to the village is visible. Eradicate the Wyvern, lift the thousand-year-old curse, and save the entire village. The Giant Forest Boar People are an out-and-out heroic race, and the aunt is the wise man of the clan, who knows the scenery of the tribe and has the vision of many villagers that is difficult to match. What Cao Zhishu's contribution means to the outside world, the aunt knows very well.
Yu private, the aunt couldn't bear to watch this young man with a lot of enthusiasm spend his years here. At this point, the kind aunt and her cunning son finally have a common opinion. She is a middle-aged woman who is easily content, so she always has that smile on her face, which is contentment.
Auntie's words made Cao Zhishu silent for a while, he didn't expect that Auntie would also play the first cut and then play, which is somewhat forcing people to go to Liangshan. Cao Zhishu lit a cigar and played with melancholy.
"The saddest thing in life is to have great ambitions and waste your time. You are a good and capable boy, Auntie has never seen you so capable in her life. Your arrival has helped us, and it has made us all look at it. You are a noble priest who knows far more than your aunt. We can't be so selfish, the folks like you, but the folks also understand that there are still too many compatriots in the empire who need help. You are a child who can truly spread the glory of the beast god wherever you go, and we can't selfishly occupy you. As if thinking that Cao Zhishu was angry, the aunt hurriedly explained.
"My good aunt, do you really think I'm that good? I don't believe it myself. Cao Zhishu took a big puff of cigarette, and the simple ideas of these villagers were what moved Cao Zhishu the most.
"Not to mention, I really feel more and more that you are the saint in the prophecy. Aunt Susan's words frightened Cao Zhishu's cigar almost unclamped, and he was stunned for a while.
Cao Zhishu didn't know whether he should cry or laugh, and he didn't think that he would be as tall as a saint in some prophecy. At the beginning, it was just to fool the aunt, and Cao Zhishu was just such an assumption, wasn't it also vetoed by the aunt?
"Then auntie, what do you mean, it's okay for you to leave this poor country now?" Cao Zhishu asked rhetorically.
"That's not good, even if I and the villagers believe it, there's no sign from heaven or something! Anyway, isn't this curse solved?Our Charles tribe will definitely prosper again, and the most troublesome problems have been solved by you, if we can't even guarantee our own lives, isn't it too much to look down on?" The aunt said with disgust as if she had seen through all of Cao Zhishu's thoughts.
It was quite a bit inconsistent with the usual style of the aunt's heroic dry clouds, and it also made Cao Zhishu feel inexplicable. Although no matter how you hear this, there is a kind of stubbornness, as if you are angry with the thousand-year-old prophecy. But that cheerful attitude is no different from the depression Cao Zhishu felt when he first arrived in this village.
This is indeed a heroic race, and the glorious blood of the beast gods has never disappeared from their bodies. Cao Zhishu is a bit worried about the country and the people, which also makes him unconsciously regard himself as the only support of this ethnic group.
Aunt Susan's words suddenly sobered up Cao Zhishu a lot. Does such a group really need such a dedicated nanny as themselves? The answer is no. This race has not been defeated by thousands of years of torture, so it will not frown at anything else, this is their indomitable spirit.
"I don't blame my aunt, it's just that I'm a little paranoid, and I haven't decided whether to go back to Sri Lanka so soon, after all, the memories of that place are not so pleasant. Now, I don't have to think about it at all, you all made the decision for me. A mouthful of Huilong squirted out in a dashing manner, and Cao Zhishu seemed to have restored his free and easy nature.
Melancholy is not Cao Zhishu's style. Even if he wanted to do something for the villagers, he didn't just want to stay here. Cao's luxury plan for tobacco and liquor must also go out of here to achieve the purpose of selling well.
"The villagers and I have already discussed it. You can rest assured, no matter when, as long as you are in trouble, tell your aunt, and we will support you. I want to see who dares to embarrass a noble priest who has saved the heroic race, and I can't kill him, Auntie, I'll go upside down. Aunt Susan was a bold remark.
Cao Zhishu was really frightened this time, it turned out that there was such a domineering side under the kind face of the aunt, it seems that Barkley's personality may also be inherited, not a genetic mutation. This kind of toughness hidden under that gentle expression clearly points out that when the aunt was young, she was likely to be a powerful character who was terrified for all miles.
"As for the rest, don't worry, I made it clear to those two stupid boys that if this thing doesn't work out, you don't have to come back. Auntie, my rattan isn't vegetarian either, and it's been a long time since I've seen blood on Barkley's ass. Didn't this kid claim to be your follower lately? If he can't do anything at all, then don't think about following you out, lest he be embarrassed. Aunt said with a smile on her face.
Wangcai's eyes lit up suddenly, and this little beast suddenly discovered that its instinct to seek good fortune and avoid evil was really so reasonable, and this aunt who was not obvious was the most powerful big man here!
"That's right. The villagers also made a decision, when you return to the imperial city, the clan will pick a few young men to follow you out to see the world, learn something, and come back to build the village in the future. As if thinking of something, Aunt Susan added a few more words.
Even if he was calm, Cao Zhishu was inexplicably moved in his heart. Let the people in the village go out with him, this is almost something that Cao Zhishu couldn't think of before. Now, although the older generation does not go out, they seem to have an open mind about their children going out of the mountains.