A Big Secret
Shi Yun:
If there's no profit to be made, I won't rise early,
but the chatter of tongues can actually confuse the hearing and hearing.
Black and white, whether there is or not, is said to be reversed,
Rumors spread like wildfire.
After getting rid of the village chief Luo Mingqing and the village secretary Jia Zhengjin, Xiao Fenghuang finally returned home.
The moment she entered the room, she saw her father lying on the bed, dying.
"Dad! Phoenix has come home to see you!" Phoenix shook her father's body as she shouted. After a long time, his father slowly opened his glasses weakly. When he saw that it was Xiao Fenghuang, he immediately turned his head to the side.
Phoenix quickly opened a bottle of mineral water and poured it into a bowl. She added some honey that she had brought home. After mixing it evenly, she brought it to her father and lifted his head. Just as she was about to feed him, her father pushed her hand away and the bowl of honey water fell everywhere.
In reality, Phoenix knew very well that her father was very unwilling to see her. Because for a long time, there had been rumors in the village that she was earning dirty money in the city. This crazy rumor made her father unable to raise his head in front of everyone. As time passed, the crazy scandal became more and more crazy. In the end, Phoenix's father did not even have the courage to go out. In addition to the anger attacking his heart, his body was already very weak, so he fell ill.
Who would be willing to bother with such a family? Although Taoyuan Village was located in a remote area and the economy was poor, if anyone was involved in such a scandal, not only would they be unable to raise their head for the rest of their lives, but they would also have to have a lot of patience and perseverance to live another day under the sharp tongue.
As a result, the neighbors who used to get along well with Phoenix's father no longer came to visit. Even his own family and relatives became strangers. When people saw Phoenix's father, it was as if they had met a god of plague. They quickly avoided him, afraid that they would attract gossip if they did not do well.
Under the situation where everyone was afraid to avoid it, another strange thing appeared:
Village Chief Luo Mingqing and Village Secretary Jia Zhengjin took turns to visit Phoenix's father. Sometimes, even if they couldn't come, they would ask their wives or children to help take care of him.
Such a strange thing happening in Taoyuan Village was like the sun rising from the west. It puzzled everyone!
In the face of such a strange thing, the group of bored women in Taoyuan Village naturally had to pay a hundred times more attention. The villagers of this village, especially the large group of women with long tongues, were not even close to becoming rich. If they were to gossip and stir up trouble, they were all better than the other. When they found out that the two village officials were so attentive to an old man who was about to die, they naturally couldn't help but talk about it:
"The sun has really risen from the west! The vampire has become a living Buddha!"
"Wrong! What living Bodhisattva? This was like a weasel paying a New Year's visit to a chicken--he did not have good intentions!”
"He's a shriveled old man, and his family is so poor. Can he get anything out of it?”
"The old man is also a shriveled old man who is not far from death, but he still has a beautiful daughter who is as beautiful as a flower! Do you think those two things are targeting that damn old man? They were after that damned old man's daughter!”
"No, that's not right. That old man's daughter has already gone to the city and rarely comes back once in a year and a half.”
"You, you're really stubborn! Why didn't he understand? This was called casting a long line to catch a big fish! The daughter of the damned old man had to come back. Once she returned to the village, she would definitely not be able to defeat these two things. If you don't believe me, let's wait and see!”
After such a discussion, everyone finally understood the real intention of the village chief and the village secretary, who pretended to take care of Phoenix's father, Xiao Dawang.
However, the well-informed Second Aunt Zhang, who had always been known to be "nosy", had another opinion. She said,"It's true that the two wild cats have designs on that little girl from the Xiao family. However, there's still a huge secret that very few people know.”
"What big secret? Hurry up and say it for everyone to hear!”
"This secret is really scary! It's better if you don't know."
"Second sister-in-law Zhang, we're not outsiders. Everyone's tight-lipped. Just tell us. We all swear to the local god that we won't spread it around! Don't you guys think so?"
"Of course," everyone replied in unison.
Since Second Aunt Zhang was a busybody, no matter what strange things happened in the village, as long as you asked her, she would be able to tell you the whole story.
She had a special right to keep this huge secret in her village. Since everyone was so eager to know the truth, she had to release it carefully, just like holding a press conference. So she said,"Since that's the case, I'll tell you guys. Everyone, remember it well." This matter must not be spread everywhere. If it is not done well, it will cause your families to be destroyed!”
"So fierce? Forget it, it's better if I don't know.”One of the aunties, who was afraid of getting into trouble, quickly walked away. The rest of the women were in high spirits! They had always liked to hear secrets like this. This was because they all thought that in such a poor village, they could not even watch television. There was either sound without image or image without sound. However, listening to the private and secret stories of the Zhang family's parents and the Li family's shorthair was really exciting and exciting!
Seeing that everyone was in such high spirits, the so-called " nosy " Zhang Er's sister-in-law began to publish the big news that she had the patent rights.
"You guys don't know," she said."Although that damn old man is a good-for-nothing, his daughter is making a lot of money in the city. I heard that the money she earned in one night, even if we sold all the money in our village, it wouldn't even be half of what she earned!”
"Heavens! Where did this girl get such great ability? I really didn't expect a golden phoenix to fly out of our poor mountain ditch!”A sister-in-law exclaimed in surprise.
"Of course! She's called Xiao Fenghuang in our village, but once she enters the city, many rich and powerful men want to suck up to her! Later on, in order to please her, everyone stopped calling her Xiao Fenghuang. Instead, they called her 'Little Sister Phoenix!'
It's this little phoenix. Business is good. You might not believe it, but let me tell you the truth: There was a huge group of guys queuing outside her room every night!”
"No, that's too ridiculous!”" I heard from someone who came back from the city: There were chickens in the city at any time! This little phoenix dared to be so arrogant. Wasn't she afraid of being caught and sitting in a chicken coop?”
"I said you're a country bumpkin, but you're still not convinced!”Inquiring Bao continued," I also have relatives in the city. Occasionally, I would visit them. All those operations to catch chickens were just for show. Every time they came out to catch chickens, they would play the ghost cry sound from the car so that the children would cry from afar. With such a big lineup, wasn't it just to inform the people? How could they catch them? There were even more comfortable places! Say, a large group of people came out to catch chickens, and there was even someone who tipped these people off. What kind of show was this? Can any of you understand?"
At this moment, a woman interrupted Bao Wen's words and said,"Second Sister-in-law, don't talk about the chicken. Let's talk about how this little phoenix was able to fight for so much money!”
"You! What a country bumpkin! You're still a blockhead!" Inquire Bao continued," Don't you think about what kind of people come to look for Little Phoenix every night? Weren't they rich and powerful people? How could Little Phoenix not accept large amounts of cash? Moreover, the business she was doing might seem indecent, but in fact, there were many people protecting her!”
This nosy girl in the village was really something. No matter how these women questioned her, she could always convince them to submit. Now, she began to refute the doubts just now."You, ah, you only know one thing and don't know the other! Some things were indeed not serious on the surface, but--but when these things were done in secret, some people simply regarded him as ordinary as dressing and eating! In the city, there were still many people who regarded this as having the ability and capability!”
"Your second sister-in-law is really inexplicable!”A woman suddenly lost her temper. She then said aggressively," You've been talking nonsense for so long, but where's the big secret you're talking about? What big secret do you have? Hurry up and say it! I have to go home and cook. I don't have time to listen to your nonsense anymore!”
"Hmph, what should I say about you? You women! Long hair, short knowledge! Aren't all these things I'm telling you also a huge secret? You only know how to circle around the pot all day long. You don't go out of the door or step outside. I won't fiddle with it for you. Do you know what the current trend is? Good, good, good! Forget it, let me tell you the big secret of the old man's family!”
Inquiring Bao was like a drug dealer. He deliberately made a " roundabout " move to wait for more people so that she could show off her ability. Now that someone was angry at her, it was time for her to come to an end. Moreover, there were already quite a number of people surrounding her. Hence, she continued to say,"This little phoenix is in the city with a lot of money. Where is he going to put it?" She would never deposit it in the bank, do you know that? How dangerous was it to deposit it in the bank! Once the higher-ups said that it was confiscated, it was confiscated immediately! Therefore, when Little Phoenix needed money urgently at home, she would send money to her family through the post office. What about the rest? She could only return home once a year and a half to put the money back home. However, who wouldn't be tempted by money? Since Little Phoenix had placed the money in her own house, and she was often in the city, of course she had to put the money well! Otherwise, if someone else took it, wouldn't she, Little Phoenix, be the cat who turned the tables and ate Zhen Zi's food for the dog? Therefore, she hid the money in the cracks in the walls that no one could find, in the pits, and in some places that even ghosts and gods could not find. Now you should understand why the village chief and the village secretary often go to serve that dying old ghost! They were all after the money that Little Phoenix had earned!”
"Ah! So it was like this! They were all after the money hidden at home!”Many people were enlightened.
A woman immediately suggested,"No! He couldn't let those two guys monopolize such a good thing! We have to go and serve that damn old man and take the opportunity to find a few large sums of money from the cracks in his wall!”
"You wish!" Inquiring Bao continued," If your method worked, I would have done it long ago!：”
"Hey! Since you already know such an important secret, why don't you go and get some extra money?”
"Humph! Do you think I'm like you?" Inquiring Bao said righteously," I'm not the kind of person who would be tempted by money! I always consider the consequences when I do things! Think about it, those two things are doing that kind of business so wholeheartedly. Can they still tolerate others to take a share of the profits? Who would have the guts to go? If you don't do it well, you'll lose a handful of rice if you fail to steal the chicken! Everyone should give up on this idea as soon as possible. Moreover, Little Phoenix was still working hard to earn money.”
After hearing what Bao Bao said, those who wanted to make some money immediately dispelled their thoughts. In the end, everyone's common wish was: Let's just wait and see. Little Phoenix had already returned home from the city. Since he was able to live so well in the city, there must be a lot of good shows to watch!
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