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"Miss, are you really not hungry? Let me tell you, it's not because I care about you, but I'm afraid you'll starve and won't be able to come up with a good solution for my son." The old lady, seeing that I wasn't eating, immediately got a little angry and said to me with a skeptical look, especially glancing at my stomach a few times, which made me very uncomfortable.
But for safety, and to find the entrance to the Lost Village, and to meet Little Ink and Shen Chen sooner, I endured it and said with a smile, "Grandpa, elderly woman, I have an idea, but I don't know if it will work. You two should listen, and if you think it's not good, I'll think of something else."
"Really? Then tell me quickly, I and you elderly woman are about to reach the seventh day, after the seventh day, we have to go to be reincarnated. Actually, we don't have much time. I was afraid you would feel pressured just now, so I didn't dare to tell you the truth." When the ghostly old man heard that I had come up with a solution, he immediately stared at me excitedly and called out.
"Sir, what if I really can't think of a solution for a while, and you reach the seventh day, how will you treat me?" I asked with some trepidation.
"Hey, hey, I wanted to kill you before and make you into a Steamed BBQ Pork Bun, but just now I promised not to eat Steamed BBQ Pork Bun anymore. My old man always keeps his word, so I haven't figured out how to deal with you yet. Oh, by the way, you're looking for the entrance to the Lost Village, right? If you can't figure it out, we won't tell you where the entrance is. I suppose that should be the biggest punishment for you," the ghostly old man chuckled.
"Sir, you're right. This punishment is even worse than turning me into a Steamed BBQ Pork Bun, so in order to find out the whereabouts of the entrance, I must find a way to help you. But how did you know where the entrance to the lost village is? From the way you speak, you've only been a ghost for a few days, so you shouldn't know such a secret, right?" I asked, puzzled.
"Young lady, if you don't believe me, let me tell you, I was the wise man of this village in my lifetime. I knew every single detail of this village, and there's no secret in this village that I didn't know. I know that the entrance to the Lost Village is not something you find out after death. Do you understand now?" explained the ghostly old man with a sense of accomplishment.
"I understand, I understand, sir. So now let me tell you my idea. My idea is that you can have Your son draw a map leading to the tunnel, then make the map look very old, as if it were stolen from a tomb. Finally, spread the word that it's a treasure map, and I believe these money-loving villagers will definitely rush to dig the tunnel," I said.
"Miss, do you think those villagers are foolish? Just by looking at this map, it's clear that the route goes through the mountains. They wouldn't just climb over the mountains, why would they need to dig a tunnel?" The old man disapproved.
"Oh, I see. Let me think... How about this: you can say that this route produces a rare metal, of course, assuming that this metal really exists in the mountains and is extremely scarce. Then, have your son pretend to be a merchant and purchase a small piece at a high price. With that, you can make more income in a year than from farming. The exact amount depends on how much your son can manage. I believe it shouldn't cost much to farm here for a year, so I think this way you can also afford to dig the tunnel for a small price, right?" I thought again and said.
Actually, these ideas are something I saw in a book before, and I just casually mentioned them. Even though I said it casually, I had already thought it through in my mind and believed that this method is feasible. Upon closer consideration, the first method can actually be implemented, but it requires more effort to think about. The second method I saw in the book is more efficient and convenient, and I don't need to think about it because I'm in a hurry.
"Well, this method is really good. We can also implement this plan in the village at the other end of the tunnel. Young lady, you are really smart. Old man, on behalf of my son, I thank you." ghostly old man was pleased to hear that this method can be applied in other situations as well. It's also written in the book, but I didn't have a chance to mention it before the old man did. This old man is truly the wise man of the village.
"Sir, you approved of this method, so can you tell me how to get to the entrance of the Lost Village?" I asked anxiously.
"Don't worry, you haven't helped us explain this method to my son yet. How can you say you've fulfilled my wish?" the ghostly old man said with a smile.
"Right, I was too impatient. Thinking of this, I quickly asked the old man, 'Sir, should I go find Your son now? How do I get to the town, or is Your son still in this village? I need to tell him this solution as soon as possible because I really have urgent matters to attend to in Lost Village.'
'Your son is the mayor, why would he still live in the village? Of course, he lives in the town. It's not the weekend now, so Your son should be in the town government at the moment. You need to go to the town government to find him and make him believe in this solution. Otherwise, there's no point in discussing anything. As for the way, my wife and I will guide you,' said the ghostly old man with a serious expression."
"OK, everything is OK. I will listen to the two elders. Now, please lead the way, I'm really in a hurry. By the way, I still don't know the name of this village and the name of this town. I just know that this is deep in the Changbai Mountain."
The ghostly old man and the old lady agreed to show me the way. They also told me that this place is called Shen Dong Village, and the town is called Shenjia Town. Most of the people here have the surname Shen, which is why it's named this way. Not only is there Shen Dong Village, but also Shenxi Village, Shennan Village, and Shenbei Village. The houses in these villages and towns are built according to the principles of the Bagua, so many outsiders may get lost inexplicably because there is a natural formation here that can interfere with the vision of human beings.
After listening to the explanation of the ghostly old man, I think I understand that this place is definitely closely related to the Shen Family, and that the natural grand formation here is probably not natural at all, but was intentionally set up by a previous powerful figure to prevent anyone with ill intentions from stealing the secret power here. So, in this sense, the Shen Family Hidden Sanctuary is actually deep within Changbai Mountain and can also be connected to the outside world, very modern indeed.
As we were talking, our group of two ghosts and one person had already arrived at the town government in Shenjia Town. In fact, this town government is not much different from other government buildings I've seen before, and it didn't have the Bagua diagram that I had imagined. I had heard the ghostly old man say that the villages here are arranged according to the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams, so the town government should have something resembling a trigram.
Although the village here looks a bit backward, the town government is a tall building with a good exterior decoration, it has seven floors. This makes me suspect that the mayor here is a Corrupt official. Um, it's actually the son of this old man who is a Corrupt official. He only spent a little money to build a tunnel, I think he plans to embezzle the remaining public funds. Thinking about this, I have some contempt for this ghostly old man, but I don't have the Gui Li to say it out loud. I think, the father has to find a way to help his son embezzle, it's really enough.
Walking to the bottom of the town government, I found that the steps seemed a bit high, and you enter directly into the second floor. Upon entering, there is a spacious hall, which is quite simple with no extra decorations. There is a map showing the location of each department on the wall. I carefully checked and found that the mayor is on the highest floor, 701 on the seventh floor.
I was just about to take the elevator to the 7th floor when I was stopped by the security guard at the door. He asked me where I was going and said I needed to register with my ID card. It seems like my ID card is at my previous home, and I don't have it with me. What should I do? Even if I get to the mayor's office, how can I convince the mayor to believe me? It's really a headache. Forget it, I'd better not go in for now. So I smiled at the security guard and said, "Sorry, I was in a hurry when I came and forgot to bring my ID card. I'll go back and get it now."
I didn't expect the security guard to be so friendly and kind. He smiled and said, "It's okay. If you have urgent matters, you don't need to go back. Just remember your ID number. This is a small town, and we are all like family here. We don't have so many rules like in the county where you must show your ID." This young security guard was not as money-minded as those people in Shen Dong Village. He didn't hassle me for a bribe. He seemed quite young, maybe around eighteen or nineteen. Seeing how young he was, he probably just started this job and didn't feel comfortable accepting gifts or bribes. I secretly felt lucky that my luck was not bad.
"Thank you, security guard. I really do have an urgent matter to attend to upstairs. I definitely remember my ID number. I'll sign in now, and when I'm done, I'll treat you to a meal if you have time." With the enthusiastic help of the security guard, I wrote down my name and ID number and went straight to the seventh floor.
On the seventh floor, at the corner of the stairs, I stopped in my tracks. Now I have to think about how to talk to the mayor. If I just say, 'I was entrusted by your deceased parents to help you solve the problem of opening the Shen Dong Village tunnel,' and he sees a young woman in her twenties whom he doesn't know, talking about spirits, the mayor might believe in spirits in his heart, but he can't show it on the surface. Otherwise, he would be disciplined. So, ninety-nine percent chance he'll call the police and have me arrested. Even if he doesn't arrest me, he'll order me to be thrown out as a lunatic. This won't do."
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