Upon learning that Bai Yiling would visit Zhuxi Village tomorrow, Luo Changsheng was so excited he didn't know what to do. After chatting for a while, he was eager to leave.
Miao Xiuhua stopped him and said, "Grandpa Luo, don't be in such a hurry. Why don't you stay and have a few drinks with Fugui tonight!"
Luo Changsheng quickly shook his head and said, "No, President Bai is coming tomorrow. I have to go back and prepare!"
"Grandpa Luo, what do you need to prepare?" Miao Xiuhua asked with a smile.
Luo Changsheng said with a serious expression, "Xiuhua, President Bai is coming. While you are mother and daughter, for our village, she is a great benefactor!"
"She said she wants to invite some village officials and elders to get together tomorrow. As elders of the village, we can't just rely on our age. At least the basic etiquette should be observed!"
He cupped his hands towards the Cheng family and said with a smile, "Alright, I'm leaving. See you tomorrow!"
Not long after leaving, he heard Luo Changsheng loudly singing, "Last year was better than the year before, this year is better than last year, if you ask about next year, it will be better and better like sesame flowers blooming!"
Cheng Xiaofan's family, along with Fu Yueli and Gu Jingyue, laughed heartily.
Fu Yueli smiled and said, "I didn't expect Grandpa Luo to have such a good voice. His folk song is really beautiful!"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, "Men, women, and children in Zhuxi Village can basically sing a few lines when they open their mouths. It's just to find joy amidst hardship."
"However, Grandpa Luo's folk song today is from the bottom of his heart with genuine happiness!"
Gu Jingyue smiled and said, "Xiaofan, can you sing a few lines for us!"
"I don't sing well!"
Cheng Xiaofan said with a smile, "Tomorrow is a joyous day. You can ask my mother to sing a couple of lines then."
"Forget Britney or Avril, in front of my mother, they'll definitely have to grovel!"
Although Miao Xiuhua didn't know who Britney and Avril were, she could tell what her son meant from his tone.
"You child, you're belittling your mother again!"
Miao Xiuhua grabbed her son's ear and flicked him on the head.
Cheng Fugui intervened, trying to smooth things over, "Xiuhua, don't tease him. I'm hungry, let's eat!"
After dinner, Cheng Xiaofan returned to the back mountain. When he reached the hillside, he saw a middle-aged man standing by the entrance of a courtyard.
The man was wearing a blue casual outfit, a blue baseball cap, and blue casual cloth shoes.
His complexion was ruddy, and he looked energetic.
Seeing Cheng Xiaofan, the man quickly walked up, clasped his fists in a salute, and said loudly, "This humble one pays respects to the Divine Farmer!"
Hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan couldn't help but be stunned!
Is this the Earth God?
He looked carefully and indeed, it was him.
Why has this old man become so young all of a sudden?
If he hadn't looked closely, he wouldn't have recognized him.
"Earth God, you old fellow, did you suddenly change so much because of my energy water and fruit ginseng?"
Cheng Xiaofan asked, half-jokingly, half-curiously.
The Earth God replied, "Reporting to the Divine Farmer, one of the reasons is naturally inseparable from the energy water and fruit ginseng."
"However, the most important reason is the upcoming changes in Zhuxi Village!"
"Come, let's go upstairs and sit!"
Cheng Xiaofan invited him.
Entering the attic, he poured the Earth God a cup of tea and said with a smile, "Earth God, please continue!"
The Earth God chuckled and said, "Last time, this humble one mentioned to the Divine Farmer that my attire changes based on the well-being of the local people."
"Another thing I'm embarrassed to say is that my age is also the same. As the lives of the people in Zhuxi Village get better, I, the Earth God, live younger."
"This morning, when I woke up and washed my face by the mountain stream, I noticed a significant change in my clothing and appearance. I knew then that the day Zhuxi Village turns its fortunes around was imminent!"
"This afternoon, I possessed a cow in the village and walked around. That's when I learned that President Bai Yiling will be coming tomorrow with billions to invest in the construction of Baimang Lake in Zhuxi Village."
"In fact, this humble one knows very well that President Bai's willingness to invest in Zhuxi Village free of charge is entirely because of you, the Divine Farmer, in Zhuxi Village!"
After listening to the Earth God's long speech, Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, "Earth God, you rushed all the way here tonight just to tell me this?"
The Earth God smiled honestly and said, "As far as I know, with President Bai coming to Zhuxi Village tomorrow, following old Master Luo's style of doing things, he will definitely lead the village elders to express their gratitude to President Bai."
"I wish to ask you to communicate with old Master Luo. Please bring that old yellow ox from the village. I want to take this opportunity to possess the ox and also offer a kowtow to President Bai."
"As an Earth God of this area, this is my basic duty and courtesy. It will also help me gain some connection."
"Please, Divine Farmer, grant me this opportunity!"
Hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan burst into laughter, "You old fellow, President Bai has already been adopted as my mother's daughter. How can I possibly ask Grandpa Luo to intercede for you?"
"After all, everyone knows that oxen are messengers of the Earth God. If I ask to bring an ox to pay respects to my mother's adopted daughter, what will people think?"
"This..."
The Earth God scratched his head, "Then what should we do?"
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled and said, "You're a local Earth God of Zhuxi Village, and you can't think of a way? You can have a dream and tell Grandpa Luo directly!"
"Right, right, right,"
The Earth God heard this and felt as if he had been enlightened. He nodded repeatedly with great joy, "Divine Farmer, your idea is indeed excellent!"
"Then this humble one will take his leave!"
He bowed to Cheng Xiaofan again and then happily walked down from the attic.
In the Earth God's mind, Bai Yiling was the god of wealth for Zhuxi Village.
But she was still young. Would she stay here for long?
So, the Earth God devised a plan, hoping to have an opportunity to kowtow to Bai Yiling three times in front of her.
During the kowtow, he would infuse the power of Zhuxi Village's land into her.
As long as Bai Yiling had the power of the land within her, she would fall in love with this place and would not leave, even if someone tried to drive her away!
...
After the Earth God left happily, Cheng Xiaofan couldn't help but shake his head. He didn't expect that Bai Yiling's visit to Zhuxi Village would make even the Earth God lose his composure.
As the inheritor of Shennong, Cheng Xiaofan knew exactly why the Earth God had come tonight.
Many things depend on fate. The Earth God's idea of using the power of the land to tie Bai Yiling's heart was simply unrealistic.
Back then, Cheng Xiaofan had seen on the news that Bai Yiling became famous after playing the role of Princess Xiaoxiao in a TV series. Numerous influential figures had used all sorts of tricks to keep her in the entertainment industry, but none succeeded.
This showed that Bai Yiling had a very strong inner world!
Regardless of anything else, the time for Zhuxi Village to change was here.