Chapter 195: Chapter 195: Lighting the Road Ahead

Although it’s still late September, the nights in the mountain village are a bit chilly.

Before going out, both Mo Jingchun and Candy put on an extra jacket.

Having already caught a cold this year, Mo Jingchun felt that between style and warmth, he leaned more towards the latter.

After all, the feeling of being dizzy from a cold and not being able to eat is quite unpleasant.

“Candy, let’s go, we’re heading to Uncle’s house.”

“Got it.”

The little one proactively grabbed her brother’s big hand, waiting outside for him to lock the door.

The porch light turned on, and the door was locked. Mo Jingchun led Candy to Uncle’s house.

At this time, the sky hadn’t completely darkened yet. When Mo Jingchun and Candy arrived at Uncle’s house, seven uncles were already sitting in the courtyard.

Mo Jingchun walked in, took a freshly opened pack of cigarettes from his pocket, and politely handed one to each person.

“Hey, Xiaochun, you truly deserve to have been accepted into Jing University. In no time, you’ve graduated and become a boss.”

“Impressive.”

Seeing the cloud of smoke, Candy covered her nose and hid far away.

Unable to play with her brother, Mo Changyou’s big yellow dog bore the brunt of it.

Before long, the big yellow dog tucked its tail and ran out of the courtyard gate, hiding somewhere unknown.

Candy wanted to chase it, but seeing that it was already pitch dark outside, she shivered and ran to the kitchen without looking back.

“Guoguo, slow down, don’t fall.”

“Bleh, bleh, bleh~ Got it, brother.”

The uncles watched Candy run back and forth, laughing and saying:

“I can’t believe Candy has grown up so much in the blink of an eye.”

“In my memory, Candy was just a tiny little thing.”

“Hahaha, indeed.”

“I remember back then, she’d cry if anyone else held her, but as soon as Xiaochun held her, she’d stop crying.”

As time passed, the sky outside turned completely dark, with only the lights from each household illuminating the pitch-black earth.

With nightfall, most of the neighbors had arrived.

Seeing Xiaochun getting along well with everyone, without flaunting any wealth, Mo Changyou smiled contentedly.

Humble and calm, very good!

Mo Changyou thought to himself, the Xiaochun from the Old Mo Family has grown up and matured.

And he comes with a little tail.

With everyone present, Mo Changyou stood up and brought up the reason for tonight’s gathering.

“Dear elders and fellow villagers, two years ago, everyone helped us tirelessly, even collecting tuition fees for Xiaochun. We remember this great kindness and will never forget it.”

Mo Changyou looked at Xiaochun, who was holding Candy with a smile on his face, and said with satisfaction:

“Now, Xiaochun has made us proud, graduating early and succeeding in entrepreneurship.”

“So today, Xiaochun told me, his uncle who’s not very useful, that he wants to replace the cement roads in the village with asphalt.”

Saying this, Mo Changyou raised an eyebrow with the cup of now-cold tea in hand, and said:

“Building roads is a good thing.”

“People say ’To get rich, first build roads.’ Although Mo Family Village isn’t the poorest around, we all know it’s not far off.”

“Especially for those with unmarried sons, they should understand even more.”

“Being poor, plus some girls taking one look at our roads, and good marriages fall apart, isn’t that a pity?”

“Xiaochun said he’ll cover the cost of the road construction.”

“However, the route won’t change, and it won’t be widened.”

“Additionally, Xiaochun also said he could extend the asphalt to each household, but each family must handle the road base themselves.”

“Does anyone have any thoughts? Feel free to speak up.”

After finishing, Mo Changyou took a sip of the now-cold strong tea.

Because there were children present, everyone was fairly restrained with smoking.

Although there was a tobacco scent in the living room, it wasn’t overwhelming.

The village has a road base of four and a half meters, and for now, it doesn’t matter if it’s widened or not.

As for having asphalt that reaches homes, it’s a good thing no normal person would refuse.

As for each family building its own road base, that’s understandable.

As every village has a few peculiar characters, clearly making things convenient, and yet they won’t budge an inch.

During the initial village road construction, there were a lot of disputes.

Getting compensated was normal and understandable, but some would take the money and still go back on their word and ask for more.

When the cement road was being built, there was almost a failure to complete it.

Everyone voiced, ultimately agreeing that road construction was a good thing.

The current cement road indeed isn’t great.

It’s full of potholes, and when it rains, there’s always water pooling.

Asphalt roads don’t have these issues.

After discussing enough, Mo Changyou stood up and went to the room, bringing out a notebook, a pen, and a box of ink pads.

“Anyone who wants the asphalt road to reach their home, please sign up here and put a fingerprint.”

After sending off the neighbors, Mo Changyou handed the notebook to Mo Jingchun.

“Keep this safe, and lock it in a drawer at home.”

Mo Changyou snorted softly, “I’ve eaten more salt than you’ve eaten rice. Don’t be fooled by everyone’s current friendly demeanor.”

“When it comes time to really build the road, who knows what might happen.”

Saying this, Mo Changyou sighed, “Some people, they’re not the head of the household, and their minds change with one word from their wife.”

“When the time comes, if someone really complains about you, don’t worry about the neighbors. Just don’t have the asphalt reach their front door.”

Mo Jingchun had never seen the scenes described by Uncle, but he nodded.

“Got it, Uncle.”

Glancing at the clock on the wall, Mo Changyou said:

“Alright then, it’s getting late. Take Candy home and get some sleep.”

“You still have over two hours of driving tomorrow.”

When Mo Jingchun left with Candy, the bright moon was already in the sky.

On such a previously dark night, they could barely see the outlines of the surroundings.

Candy was holding the phone with both hands, using its flashlight to light the way home.

“Guoguo, hold the phone steady, your brother can’t see the road.”

“Okay~”

Being told this, Candy held the phone upright, shining the light ahead properly.

Candy looked at the mountain, curiously asking:

“Brother, could there be big tigers on the mountain, howling~ howling~”

Mo Jingchun laughed heartily, saying:

“There are no tigers around here, hmm… at least your brother has never heard of any.”

“But…”

“But what?”

“But there are big Peppa Pigs on the mountain, and cute gray rabbits.”

Candy: “???”

“Brother, what’s a big Peppa Pig?”

“Just a relative of Peppa Pig~”

“You’re lying, Peppa Pig doesn’t have relatives.”

“Peppa Pig is so cute.”

After washing up and ready for bed, Candy lay on the bed, still asking Mo Jingchun what the big Peppa Pig actually was.

PS: Thanks to Shuye Zhichun for the generous support. ٩(๑ᵒ̴̶̷͈᷄ᗨᵒ̴̶̷͈᷅)و

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