Chapter 707
: A Traitor Appears
When the people of Emerald Valley heard what Luo Li said, they realized that they had all been wrong.
It turns out that Luo Li was able to fly and land entirely thanks to the magical assistance of the Mountain God.
Upon learning that the Mountain God had arrived, everyone immediately knelt on the ground and said in unison, "Welcome, Mountain God!"
Xu Bo'an said, "I have come to Emerald Valley because the immortals of the Celestial Realm were very satisfied with the clothes you gave me last time. I have come here to bestow some celestial gifts upon you!"
When the people of Cuigu heard that the Mountain God had a divine gift to bestow upon them, their faces lit up with smiles.
After Xu Bo'an finished speaking, he took out a bag of beef jerky, a bag of biscuits, a pack of ham sausages, and some bread from the snack bag he had just bought at the supermarket and placed them directly in front of the little people. Then he gave them some rice and refined wheat flour.
Over the years, the little people had been terrified of hunger. Although there was still some food left over from the last gift from the Mountain God, they were not worried because they had food at home. So, when they saw several large piles of food on the ground, the little people were still extremely excited.
These days, being able to eat food, and even such exquisite food from the celestial realm, makes the little people feel as if they are living in heaven and earth, filled with happiness.
The Cuigu people quickly knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing to express their gratitude.
As the leader of the Cuigu tribe, Luo Li spoke first, saying, "We will never forget the great kindness of the Mountain God. We will definitely carry forward and pass on this craft of the Cuigu tribe, and do what we can for the Mountain God."
Xu Bo'an chuckled with satisfaction and said, "Good, good! You must continue your efforts and strive to produce more high-quality clothing. If you do a good job, I will still reward you!"
Xu Bo'an originally thought that his words would easily elicit positive responses and resounding assurances from these little guys.
However, to Xu Bo'an's surprise, as soon as he spoke, the Cuigu tribesmen fell silent for a moment, not uttering a single word for a long time, and many of them looked troubled.
Xu Bo'an was surprised to see this and asked in confusion, "Why is no one speaking? What's going on? Are you unwilling to work for me anymore? Or were you just saying you would work for me to appease me?"
Upon hearing the words of the Mountain God, the people of Cuigu were immediately terrified, their faces filled with fear, and they kowtowed repeatedly on the ground.
Immediately, someone denied it, saying, "That's not true, Grandpa Mountain God, you've misunderstood."
"No, no, Grandpa Mountain God, we are very willing to do things for you."
"Grandpa Mountain God, please forgive us, we sirs had no such thoughts whatsoever."
Xu Bo'an said coldly, "Then why is that? Tell me quickly! Luo Li, you tell me!"
Luo Li bowed to the Mountain God again before explaining, "Mountain God, we all deeply respect you and are eager to repay your kindness. However, we are currently facing some difficulties that are not easily resolved. Although we are eager to help you and make more clothes as soon as possible, we are afraid that it will be difficult to do so without solving this problem. That is why we are somewhat fearful and worried."
Xu Bo'an frowned and said, "Alright, stop with the beating around the bush. Tell me, what insurmountable difficulties have you encountered?"
Luo Li lowered his head somewhat embarrassedly and said, "It's...it's like this! Lately, we've been taking care of our sacred herb tree and doing tie-dyeing, which has used up a lot of water. Right now, our water supply is running low, so...so..."
Luo Li stammered and couldn't finish his sentence.
Xu Bo'an thought Luo Li was going to say something big, but it turned out to be about water. This couldn't be simpler. Although water is the most precious resource in the eyes of the little people in the bonsai world due to the severe drought in recent years, it is quite abundant for Xu Bo'an, who lives in the real world where food and drink are plentiful.
Moreover, the bonsai world is essentially a miniature world to Xu Bo'an, and he doesn't need much water to meet all their living needs. Filling their lake last time was a simple matter, done in the blink of an eye.
However, Xu Bo'an still said in a deep voice, "It's just a small matter, what kind of difficulty is it? If you had just told me, would I have ignored you?"
Luo Li explained awkwardly, "We know that the Mountain God is incredibly powerful and has great supernatural abilities. However, we have already received your blessings, and you even filled Emerald Lake with water for us. We are really embarrassed and embarrassed to trouble you again so soon!"
Xu Bo'an said calmly, "Since you are working for me, I naturally can't make things difficult for you. This water has already been used on me, so giving you some water is no problem!"
Luo Li's face lit up with joy, and he said excitedly, "We didn't want to trouble Grandpa Mountain God. We've already arranged for people to search for a water source, but things aren't going well right now, and there haven't been any results yet. We're troubling Grandpa Mountain God again for this matter!"
Xu Bo'an said calmly, "Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. I'm asking you, is it true that as long as you have enough water, there won't be any problems with making clothes? Let's get this straight beforehand."
Luo Li quickly chimed in, "That's right. This is the only problem we have right now!"
Xu Bo'an said, "Alright, I'll take care of the water issue. Since you have a lot of places where you need water, I'll just fill up your Emerald Lake."
After saying that, he picked up the water bottle, went to the bathroom, filled a glass with water, and then poured it into the center of the dried-up Emerald Lake not far away.
The people of the Emerald Valley looked at the Emerald Lake in the distance, which had been dry for a long time. After receiving water from the heavens, it filled up in an instant. Ripples spread across the surface of the lake, which had been dormant for a long time. It had completely regained its former vitality, and it was a scene full of life at first glance.
The group was immediately filled with excitement and emotion.
The problem that had troubled us for several days was solved so easily by the Mountain God. His magic is truly boundless.
After filling up Emerald Lake, Xu Bo'an also filled several other low-lying areas in Emerald Valley with water before stopping. He then reminded Luo Li and the others, "This water should last you for a while."
Luo Li quickly kowtowed to express his gratitude, saying, "Thank you, Grandpa Mountain God! Thank you, Grandpa Mountain God! This water is enough for us to use for many days. Thank you, Grandpa Mountain God, for solving our big problem."
Xu Bo'an said calmly, "Water is the essential element for survival. You must not be careless in this matter. If you encounter a water shortage again, be sure to inform me as soon as possible! Otherwise, your people may lose their lives due to a lack of water."
Luo Li hurriedly said, "Thank you for your mercy, Grandfather Mountain God. I will remember this and promise that I will not cause you too much trouble. This drought can't go on forever! We will be better off when the heavens send rain."
What they didn't know was that Xu Bo'an was now not only their mountain god grandfather, but also the god of heaven in their mouths. Rainfall? A small matter. He would just give the little people in the bonsai world a little rain every now and then.
Xu Bo'an didn't mention these plans, but instead encouraged them, saying, "I hope you will continue your efforts and make even more beautiful clothes in the future. Well, it's getting late, so I'll take my leave now. You should get some rest!"
The people of Cuigu said in unison, "We will follow the teachings of the Mountain God and will certainly not let him down."
After they finished speaking, they could not hear the Mountain God's voice for a long time. Only then did the little people get up and pack up the food that the Mountain God had given them.
Having witnessed the beautiful scenery of Emerald Valley while watering it, Xu Bo'an turned his attention away from the bonsai world and thought that he should develop his mountain in Jiangzhou as soon as possible. So he dialed Old Cat's number.
Old Cat, who was eating out, answered the phone immediately when he saw it was Xu Bo'an calling. He then burst into hearty laughter and said, "Hahaha, Mr. Xu, I was wondering why my left eyelid had been twitching so much. I was just wondering what good thing was going to happen today when your call came!"
Xu Bo'an also laughed and said, "Your left eyelid twitching is very timely. I called you to talk to you about your mountain in Jiangzhou. If you're not busy in the next day or two, let's find some time to draft a contract. Remember the price we agreed on before? Do you have any time?"
Xu Bo'an said this not because he was afraid that Lao Mao would turn against him or raise the price at the last minute, but because he knew Lao Mao too well. He had helped Lao Mao so much before, and Lao Mao always remembered it. If he hadn't said this, Lao Mao would have given him that mountain for free without paying a penny.
With Bonsai World, Xu Bo'an is practically blessed with good fortune; everything he does goes smoothly. If he develops that mountain and makes money, I'm worried that Old Cat might develop other ideas, which would be bad.
Therefore, Xu Bo'an reminded Lao Mao to make sure to clearly state the price to avoid unnecessary trouble later.
Of course, Lao Mao might not think much about it at the time, but one should always consider all aspects of a person's life. After all, Xu Bo'an is not short of money now, and he would feel bad accepting a free gift from someone else!
As soon as Xu Bo'an finished speaking, he heard Old Cat on the other end of the phone say, "Mr. Xu, if you ask me, there's no use for that mountain. I'll be free tomorrow, so I'll just draft a gift contract and transfer it to you."
Xu Bo'an insisted, "Do as I say, and be sure to specify the price. I still have that money!"
Seeing that he couldn't persuade Xu Bo'an otherwise, Old Cat said, "Alright, then I'll listen to you, Mr. Xu!"
After chatting for a few more minutes, the two hung up the phone.
After hanging up the phone, Xu Bo'an went to bed to rest.
Silent all night.
Early the next morning, Xu Bo'an was awakened by a noisy commotion from the bonsai world.
Xu Bo'an immediately focused his gaze on the Bonsai World above Kaoshan Village, and saw about seven or eight little figures surrounding the village chief Li Kanshan's house, shouting at Li Kanshan in a cacophony of voices.
One of the leaders, a rather thin man, yelled at the village chief, Li Kanshan, "You old man, why did we get less refined wheat flour and rice than Li Wufu and Wang Guifen?"
Li Kanshan was not angry at the accusation of this petty person. Instead, he calmly said, "Li Erdan, you are new to our Kaoshan Village. The distribution in our Kaoshan Village has always been based on the principle of more work, more pay, rather than equal distribution. Therefore, everyone's share is not the same. Everyone is like this, not just you."
The little man named Li Erdan, upon hearing what the village chief Li Kanshan said, retorted indignantly, "Heh, you old man, stop talking nonsense. Why is it that I see so many people not only having refined wheat flour and rice, but also some delicious-looking foods that we've never seen before? While we only have some refined wheat flour and rice, and we've never even seen the rest of the food."
A little boy behind Li Erdan quickly chimed in, "That's right, that's right! This morning I passed by Wang Guifen's house and saw her son eating something that smelled delicious. After asking him, I found out that the kid was eating a piece of beef! I've never seen anything like it before."
Another little person said, "Yes, yes, I saw someone eating something that was light red yesterday. It smelled so good it made my mouth water. Later I found out it was fragrant meat."
Another little person said, "I saw someone eating something yellowish-orange a few days ago. You could smell a very sweet aroma from afar. Later, I heard that the person said it was a piece of bread. We were never given anything of that kind of thing."
"And what's more, I later found out that these people have one thing in common: they're all from Kaoshan Village, the same village as the old village chief. Why do you think that is?" another person added.
"It's as obvious as a bald man's head! It's only because we're outsiders that he allocated the land this way! It's so unfair!" someone else complained.
The group continued to chatter amongst themselves, and Li Erdan, the leader, said to Li Kanshan, "Old man, you see? Don't blame us for coming to you, it's just that your distribution is too uneven. Now, give us all these things, and we'll leave."
Li Kanshan patiently explained, "The fragrant meat, bread, and beef you mentioned were all food bestowed upon you by the Mountain God before you came to Kaoshan Village. They were distributed to everyone at that time. Since you arrived late, you naturally lacked these things."
Upon seeing this, Xu Bo'an frowned slightly. Good heavens, there's a bad guy among the crowd! A traitor has appeared in Kaoshan Village! (End of Chapter)