Rebirth Autumn Returns to the Countryside

"Quack, quack," the goose squad patrolled to the sluice and then circled back. The noise just now must have been heard here. No one provoked them. Instead, they all welcomed it as if it was something rare and threw the small fish they caught into the center of the river.

This place is really interesting. Dogs and geese are used for night guarding. There are also two people working the night shift on a construction site, which makes people wonder what treasure they are guarding.

"Hurry up and fish for two days. Once the fish pond is built, you will be charged."

"But it's not even finished yet. Why do we need to block people from entering?"

They also built a makeshift house to block the route, and it was pitch dark inside so you couldn't see anything.

Except for the one who was taught a lesson by the big goose, the group of fishermen were relatively well-behaved and spent the night safely. No one went to the hot spring.

However, there was an inspection by a leader the next day, and there was no way to continue covering it up.

Neither Leng Yanqiu nor her daughter were good at bowing and nodding to receive leaders, so Secretary Ma naturally acted as the guide. He started by greeting them a hundred meters away from the sluice gate, shook hands with them one by one, and then led the way. Secretary Ma did everything with ease.

"Your Osmanthus Farm has become famous. Look at how many tourists have come—"

As soon as the secretary and mayor got out of the car, they expressed their satisfaction: "If I didn't know, I would have thought your village was going to hold a temple fair."

Isn't it? Today, not only are there many people coming, but there are also a few more small vendors on the roadside, selling popcorn sticks and looking for a spacious place to set up the ring-tossing game. Secretary Ma saw that they were all outsiders and was worried about his own villagers. Business opportunities, they are all business opportunities, why let others take up the space first?

Many children also came. The summer vacation was almost over, and it was the last party before the beasts went back to the cage. They screamed and tried to climb to the top of the two stone mountains at the entrance of the farm. A group of grandparents below stretched out their arms to support them.

It wasn't so noisy when we first went out to meet the leader! Secretary Ma only arranged one guard on each side, which was completely useless.

"Swish!" A divine beast slid down, and the second and third were ready on the top of the stone.

The facade of the villa and the house-guarding stone are used as a slide by the mythical beasts.

Secretary Ma had sweat dripping down his forehead, but the leaders were very happy to see it. A place will be prosperous only when there are many people, and only when it is prosperous can we talk about development. The accompanying reporter and cameraman ran back and forth, left and right, and more tourists came to support the place outside the villa.

"A fish pond is being built here. Originally, it wasn't this big, but it became square after being struck by lightning. When it's finished, fishermen will be gathered here. There will be a few rooms specifically for fishermen to eat and rest..."

Secretary Ma talked endlessly about the planning of the fish pond. He also participated in the planning and added his own ideals.

However, the photographer's extended long lens betrayed the secret. The young and inexperienced master actually screamed: "What's going on over there? The colors and patterns are so beautiful!"

All the leaders turned their attention to that area. Secretary Ma tried to explain: "That area has not been planned yet--"

Leader: "It's a good opportunity for everyone to brainstorm. Let's go and take a look."

The main reason is that no one could have expected that there would be something hidden in the open air and in full view of everyone.

Secretary Ma shut up, the round hot spring could explain everything.

"Wow——" The photographer exclaimed repeatedly while observing through the camera.

The surrounding green water wraps around a piece of blue jade, embracing each other but never blending with each other. The jade is round and quiet, while the spring in the center is deep and dynamic.

"So, this round pool of water was formed by lightning, right?"

"Is this a spring? A fountain struck by lightning?"

"uncanny workmanship!"

“Why are river water and spring water so distinct?”

……

Secretary Ma was surrounded by questions, but the key point was that he didn’t know why!

Not only the photographer was jumping up and down excitedly and taking pictures, all the leaders took out their phones and started clicking.

"This is the biggest highlight! We must do a good job of publicity!"

In this era where everyone can create their own media, the speed of dissemination on platforms such as WeChat Moments, short videos, and Weibo is unimaginable. Pictures as beautiful as jade are enough to attract the attention of the majority of netizens.

But it was still not enough. The leaders were not satisfied after sending the photos and videos. They all crowded onto the stone slabs, bent down and stretched out their hands to experience the wonders of nature.

Secretary Ma's eyebrows twitched, but his violent heartbeat returned to normal after he said the first "It's hot!"

"Let me try the water temperature in the outer circle again—"

"It's confirmed, it's a hot spring!"

“It’s the hot springs!”

Pu was overjoyed.

"Old Ma, do you want to hide such a big highlight?"

Secretary Ma was sweating profusely and shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, of course not. We are not planning to protect water resources, ecological balance and farmland and not to do any deep development! Besides, this is contracted to the villagers, and the village committee cannot make the decision."

How short-sighted! Such a waste of resources!

The secretary and mayor had met Ding Guihua and her daughter and had visited the farm before, giving out awards to the top scorers in the high school entrance exam. "Boss Ding, are you having financial difficulties? Do you need the government to help you contact businesses for cooperation? This part of the farm can be developed into a small scenic area, integrating entertainment, leisure, tourism and sightseeing. Your Ma Liu Village will be really prosperous!"

Master Wu had been following quietly for quite a while, and now he couldn't hold back any longer, so he came forward and said with a smile: "Dear leaders, I, Old Wu, have discussed the development with the farm owner, and there is no need to look for other businesses to cooperate with. This hot spring is indeed a rare attraction that only comes once in a century, and it is indeed effective in beauty and skin care, but the boss does not want to develop it for money, and wants to protect this precious spring so that it will flow continuously."

Secretary Ma felt his nose sore: "That's right, our village committee also has this opinion. The old people in the village said, 'The precious spring struck by lightning is a blessing from God.' We don't want the spring to dry up after working hard to make money. We hope that the precious spring will last forever..."

Alas, the villager on duty who had been as silent as a quail was wiping tears with his sleeves. He was not well educated and didn't quite understand why the Mao'er Baoquan would dry up, but he just felt moved.

This made a bunch of leaders feel depressed: "We are not asking you to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs and drain the pond to catch the fish. It's just that, isn't it a waste of natural resources if you don't use the beautiful spots?"

"No, no, the main thing is, you said this hot spring has the effect of beautifying the skin, it shouldn't be enjoyed by only the villagers, right? If it's not developed, how can it serve the public?"

A figure came over like the wind, and a clear and pure voice said, "The hot spring is open. A limited amount of 100 scoops of spring water is sold every day. It is marked that it cannot be drunk and the medical effect is not guaranteed. The income will be divided equally between the farm and the village collective."

All eyes were diverted. Secretary Ma's mind raced, and he blurted out, "Xiao Qiu, how much do we charge per scoop?"