mijobooks Chapter 398 - 383: A Person Who Does Big Things
Chapter 398 - 383: A Person Who Does Big Things
At the same time, Gu Xi appeared silently somewhere in this underground manor.
Her gaze slowly swept over her surroundings. Gu Xi couldn’t help but marvel; the person who designed this manor must have been a genius to have created a magnificent waterfall in the heart of a mountain using nothing but groundwater.
The waterfall emerged abruptly from halfway up the mountain’s interior before plunging into an underground river. The river flowed gently through the subterranean garden, where pavilions and kiosks stood along its banks. Strange flowers and exotic plants dotted the landscape. The entire manor seemed hidden amidst mountains and water—secluded, elegant, and pleasant.
It was a magnificent classical garden.
At first glance, no one would ever guess this was a manor deeply hidden within a mountain.
Gu Xi followed the underground river and walked slowly up to an octagonal pavilion. A young man in black was leaning lazily against a pillar in the shadows, his arms crossed and his posture casual.
Gu Xi’s eyes fell on the young man’s face, and she raised an eyebrow in slight surprise. In her memory, this man had always stood as straight as bamboo under the moon, his expression as cold as a pine tree on a snowy peak. When had he ever been so casually unrestrained?
’Anyone who didn’t know better might have thought Shen Yue had shown up.’
A thought suddenly popped into Gu Xi’s head—’Could it be that Shen Yue actually corrupted him?’
Far away, dozens of miles from there, the swamped Shen Yue would have protested: ’It wasn’t me! I didn’t do it! I’ve been framed!’
"Is everything taken care of?" Ye Junhan’s gaze fell on Gu Xi.
Gu Xi nodded, looking at Ye Junhan with some confusion. She hadn’t actually planned to meet him tonight, so she didn’t quite understand his reason for seeking her out now.
Ye Junhan suddenly lowered his voice. "There’s a problem with this Yan Xun."
Gu Xi raised an eyebrow in surprise. ’Yan Xun has a problem? Isn’t that something we knew from the start?’ But then Ye Junhan continued in a low voice, "The Yan Xun I saw at Gu Garden is not the same one as before."
Gu Xi was taken aback. "He’s not?"
’Now this is interesting. She and Qi Xiang had just pulled a convincing deception right under everyone’s noses, and now someone in Gu Garden has played the same trick back on her with a switcheroo?’
"So what’s the problem with this Yan Xun?" she asked Ye Junhan.
Ye Junhan briefly recounted his meeting with Yan Xun that evening, concluding, "...I suspect the original Yan Xun is already dead."
Gu Xi frowned slightly.
’Yan Xun fled to Gu Garden for some hidden purpose, only to die here...’
"Did the Liu Family do it?" she asked.
Unexpectedly, Ye Junhan slowly shook his head. "Doesn’t seem like it." He paused. "Judging by Gu Garden’s attitude toward Yan Xun, they don’t seem to know he’s been replaced."
’Now that’s interesting.’
"Whose handiwork do you think it is?" She tilted her head and asked Ye Junhan.
"Hard to say." Ye Junhan actually had a guess in mind but felt it wasn’t the right time to tell Gu Xi. He looked at her and changed the subject. "What about you? What are you planning to do next?"
Gu Xi glanced at him, knowing he was changing the topic, but didn’t call him out on it.
She thought for a moment and said, "...Probably go back to the farm and plant some crops?"
For once, Ye Junhan was stunned.
Gu Xi wasn’t just talking when she said she’d go back to the farm and plant crops. The very next morning, she gathered everyone at Farm 0101.
In front of everyone, the farm’s newly appointed temporary head, Mr. Zhou, made an announcement—the farm was distributing land!
When the news broke, everyone was stunned for a moment.
This kind of land distribution wasn’t actually anything new.
Over the past few years, to develop agriculture and restore production, the major bases had all been actively implementing land contract systems—that is, distributing land—to encourage survivors to leave the safety of the bases to clear land and grow food.
But the land that was distributed was usually wasteland far from the safety of the bases. Ordinary survivors couldn’t get their hands on land near the bases, which were the areas with higher safety ratings.
Although Farm 0101 wasn’t exactly close to the base, that was only because of its massive size. Furthermore, it was City A’s largest official farm, with extremely superior planting conditions.
Normally, a place like this would never be parceled out for ordinary survivors to cultivate.
But now...
The crowd exchanged bewildered glances for a long while before someone raised a hand to wipe away sweat, asking the person next to them in disbelief, "Can we really get a share of this land?"
The person who was asked was also in a daze. "I think so? Didn’t that Mr. Zhou just say so? Anyone who meets the conditions can apply..."
Just then, an auntie in the crowd suddenly realized what was happening and excitedly grabbed her companion. "I didn’t mishear, did I? Did they just say that after the land is distributed to us, we get to keep everything we produce for the first three years?"
The companion she had grabbed replied unhurriedly, "That’s right, that’s what it means. And the farm will also arrange for technicians and ability users to help everyone..."
The auntie heard that the voice wasn’t right. She whipped her head around and realized that in her excitement, she hadn’t grabbed her companion, but—
"Hey, aren’t you that young man Yang who’s always with Miss Gu!" The auntie grew even more excited, and her grip tightened.
Yang Chi fought back the pain shooting up his arm and forced a faint, determined smile.
It was all about... maintaining a steady image.
After all, everyone here knew he was Gu Xi’s right-hand man.
’If I don’t act steady, won’t I bring shame to Gu Xi?’
The auntie’s shout brought everyone nearby swarming over, all of them firing off questions at once.
Seeing himself surrounded by survivors, Yang Chi wasn’t annoyed. Instead, he patiently explained the farm’s brand-new land distribution policy to everyone in detail once more.
—In this day and age, who would choose to wander through chaos if they had the chance to settle down?
Clearly, everyone was very interested in this policy of distributing land and settling down.
And so, the questions kept coming.
Yang Chi had explained until his mouth was dry, but the auntie at his side was still eagerly pressing him, "Will ability users really help us common folk farm? And is the output for the first three years really all ours?"
"No way, right?" A timid, honest-looking middle-aged uncle nearby expressed his disbelief. It was mainly because, over the years, they had grown accustomed to the high-and-mighty attitude of ability users. The sudden news that ability users would condescend to help them farm...
To be honest, the uncle was a little scared.
In a distant corner, Gu Xi stood under a towering mutant plant. She didn’t join the commotion, but instead opened her personal terminal to look over the crop-interplanting data Mr. Zhao had just sent.
The help from ability users was ultimately temporary. Gu Xi couldn’t force them to help ordinary people farm indefinitely. At most, she could help them get through the initial, most difficult stage. If agriculture in this area was to develop in the future, it would have to rely on scientific farming.
The data Mr. Zhao sent was a true godsend.
As for what consequences might arise from distributing the farm’s land, Gu Xi wasn’t concerned.
Beside her, however, Qi Xiang rubbed her chin. ’Killing by night, farming by day... a seamless, effortless transition. Her Gu Xiaoxi truly is someone destined for great things!’