<h4>Chapter 395: ck Hole</h4>


    <strong>Trantor: </strong>Lonelytree <strong>Editor: </strong>Millman97


    Nature Vige was only a vige in name, so it could not be considered a real administrative unit. A real administrative vige had its own records and jurisdiction in the national registry. A hamlet like Nature Vige normally was made of just a few families. At this ce, the country’sw came second to family rules. When it was at its smallest, Nature Vige might only have several families in it.


    The fact that there was no restaurant might not be that strange if Nature Vige was smaller or was heavily self-reliant and closed itself from the world. However, this Nature Vige was not as small as that. There were certain rules to theyout of the houses. Furthermore, the vige had several convenience stores and other trade depots... After concluding everything, abandoning the appearance that ‘Nature Vige’ was trying to create, instead of calling this ce a vige, it was more fitting to see it as a secret base.


    ...


    After leaving the target ‘vige’, Han Chu drove the car down the vige road with no destination in mind. It felt like he was on a date to admire the countryside. He decided to examine the surroundings beforeing to a decision.


    Ye Shuang had no idea what the man was up to, so she nced at her watch. “Brother Han, how long do you n to keep driving? If you’re going to drive for some distance, do you mind if I get some sleep?”


    Han Chu red at her. “Is it time to sleep now?”


    “Well, it’s because I see that you’ve note up with the next step anyway.” Ye Shuang pouted.


    “It’s not that I haven’t figured it out, but I am currently searching for it.” Han Chu frowned. “Nature Vige might not even be marked on the map, so I’m looking to see if there are any other nearby viges...”


    “For lunch?” Ye Shuang excitedly finished the sentence.


    “...Are you that hungry?” Han Chu hissed through his teeth.


    “I am.” Hearing that, Ye Shuang knew that her guess was wrong, but since he had brought it up, she was going to abandon her image. “I’ve been hungry for over an hour already. I have a fast digestive system. I was too embarrassed to have a big breakfast at Uncle Zhou’s ce this morning... How was I to know that there wouldn’t be a ce for me to fill up my stomach?”


    “Fine, we’ll go for lunch.” Han Chu was toozy to argue. He noticed the shadow of a house nearby and decided to park.


    Ye Shuang was so shocked. “Brother Han, why are you so reasonable this time?”


    “Am I that unreasonable normally?” Han Chu was speechless. After parking the car, he pulled out the key and opened the car door. As he stared at the muddy ground where his feet were, he exined, “There should be constantmunication between viges, so they should know each other well. Most of them know about what has urred in the nearby viges. If we start asking questions at Nature Vige, the guards will show up, but we won’t face the same problem if we ask at the adjacent vige.”


    Stepping across the muddy road carefully, they reached the home. Even though this was a home and not a restaurant that served food, with money, anything could be achieved.


    Less than half an hourter, greeted by a weing auntie, Han Chu and Ye Shuang were served piping hot food. Arge basin of meat, arge basin of vegetables, a bowl of soup, and arge basin of rice... Facing such a spread, even Han Chu was holding the chopsticks, speechless.


    <i>Does she think she’s feeding a pig?</i>


    However, the auntie did not mean them any insult. Vigers were normally more down to earth and passionate. Also, it was Han Chu’s own fault for giving her a bit too much money. Therefore, the auntie, who thought that she was being paid more than she should, naturally did her best to cook up arge meal. She treated them like influential guests who hade to visit the vige—it was fine if they could not finish. The key was there had to be a lot—the food had to spill over the table. After all, the leftovers could be shared among the auntie’s family.


    Han Chu very subtly skipped over the braised meat, which was dripping with oil, and his chopsticks leaped over the table to pick up a piece of fish. As he chewed on the food, he casually asked, “Big Sister, we have a rtive who married somewhere around here. I think it’s called Ten Miles Vige, do you know how to get there?”


    The auntie was told to join them, but obviously, it made her feel ufortable. She busied herself by helping them with the food. “Ten Miles Vige? The ce is not that far. Later, I’ll give you the directions. You just need to follow it, and you’ll arrive.”


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    After he gave his thanks, Han Chu added like it was an afterthought, “Do you know who the vige head is there? We don’t know many people here, and we worry about our rtive—we hope to pay the lead a visit to ask him to look after our rtive.”


    “Vige head?” The auntie fell into thought like she was given a very hard problem to solve. “Actually, I don’t think I’ve heard them mention someone like that. However, the vigers there often mention someone by the name of Master Five. I believe he has quite a good reputation, so you can go visit him I suppose.”


    “Master Five?” Han Chu astutely showed a confused look to signal for the auntie to continue.


    The auntieughed. “Actually, the title vige head in ces like ours are just a formality. Not everyone will use that, the decision makers are normally the eldest in the vige. I hear that Master Five is the one who manages everything at Ten Miles Vige... Actually, if you want to know more, you can ask the vigers there when you arrive.”


    Ten Miles Vige was actually Nature Vige, which Han Chu and Ye Shuang had just left. Initially, they had thought that they would get more information from the nearby vige, but after chatting with the auntie, they realized that the vige was surprisingly secretive. Even though vigers were very weing, they did not have a fixed topic during conversation, and they were not there with a purpose to figure certain information out anyway. Therefore, even though they had close and frequent interaction, what they discussed was everyday stuff and would be led astray whenever the topic reached something sensitive.


    Therefore, when Han Chu came here to ask for information, he realized that those people did not know about Nature Vige’s basic information.


    Actually, that was not entirely true because at least Han Chu now knew about the presence of this Master Five.


    After a few brief conversations and confirming that he was unable to find out anything more from the auntie, Han Chu silently switched the topic away. From Ten Miles Vige, he talked about the nearby specialty food, and from there, he talked about the type of produce that was suitable for the nearby soil, and then, he moved onto the people who had left the vige recently... After discussing everything that could be discussed within the twenty miles radius, Han Chu was satisfied with his job. It was time to call it a day. He moved his chopsticks and then... realized that everything was empty.


    “Hmm, you’re done discussing?” Ye Shuang gulped down the ss of water and then burped as the food settled in her stomach.


    The auntie, who was distracted by Han Chu, stared at the carcass of the food on the table with widening eyes. She had no idea how the food had disappeared—that meal was enough for her family of five tost for a whole day!


    “Brother, your wife sure has a good appetite. She’s eating for more than one person, isn’t she?” The auntie looked at Han Chu with aplicated look in her eyes. Finally, she understood why Han Chu had given her so much money. The wife’s appetite was like a ck hole.


    Han Chu was silent for three seconds. He put down the chopsticks expressionlessly. He sipped at the water, the only thing he had to quench his hunger. “Ha ha...”