Chapter 583: Youth Tour Guide Group

Even though the visitors only had some homely meals, they were still satisfied and very happy.

They had never eaten such delicious noodles. The noodles were made with love, and people could sense the love in them. It was really magical. Perhaps it was the secret behind Mother Xiao’s cooking.

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The next day, after these travelers came out of their dorms, they went out to play in high spirits.

This time, only a small group went up to the mountains. Most of them chose to went to other places to play.

After all, apart from the peach trees and peach blossoms that attracted people, there were also other beautiful sceneries in the village. Since they were there, they wanted to see everything!

The place was full of natural beauty. Xiao Lingyu didn’t have the time to be their tour guide. Therefore, she asked the children to be the tour guides. They could lead them to interesting places. Being one of the guides, Xiao Xiaohui was very proud.

A year had passed, and Xiao Xiaohui had grown a lot taller. He was tall and thin, and his skin was still a little tanned. However, his big eyes were still bright and full of vitality.

After Little Light’s disappearance, Xiao Lingyu didn’t dare to let the children herd the cattle anymore. It was too dangerous. The children were close to being kidnapped.

If that happened, what could they do?

After that incident, the villagers also didn’t want their children to herd the cattle anymore. Even if they were paid, it was too dangerous. In the end, Xiao Lingyu hired a middle-aged man who had a clear mind and agile body to herd the cows.

There were only two cows, Little Light and Big Light. They were very smart so Xiao Lingyu only hired one person. She paid 10 RMB daily, not including food and lodging.

When the parents of the children who herded the cattle heard the salary, they had some opinions. Their children were only paid 1 RMB per day, so why was this man paid 10 per day. It was unfair.

Xiao Lingyu didn’t explain too much.

These children herded the cattle purely based on their mood. Moreover, this was a fun activity for them. They normally had to go to school. Plus, the children didn’t really take the job seriously. When the cattle were grazing, they would go up the trees for bird nests and down to the river for fish.

However, when Xiao Lingyu stopped hiring the children, the children created more havoc at home. Some of the parents started to hint that Xiao Lingyu could hire them back.

Xiao Lingyu could no longer take risks with the children. Of course, she could not agree to it.

Later, Taoyuan Village welcomed more visitors. Xiao Lingyu thought about it and decided to turn the children into tour guides. If they were good at the job, there would naturally be rewards.

Of course, Xiao Lingyu had to care about the safety of the children. Before they went on the tour, the visitors had to register with Xiao Lingyu. This was to prevent human kidnappers.

Taoyuan Village was neither too big nor too small. The visitors could play for a whole day.

For the children’s safety, Xiao Lingyu equipped each of them with a tracker and an old cell phone that could be contacted at any time. She didn’t give them smartphones, afraid that the children would be addicted to the games.

For the children tour guides, they had to be able to speak Chinese. Based on the educational level of the countryside, a child was around the age of twelve or grade four before they could speak Chinese fluently. To help with the children’s education and help them understand the local culture, Xiao Lingyu hired a tutor for them.

The tutor had to be clever and know the current tourism trends. Xiao Lingyu and Xiao Lingye were good candidates, but they were busy. Xiao Lingyun was thus the best candidate.

Xiao Lingyu’s career was getting bigger and bigger, and she had more and more things to do. Of course, she did not have the time.

As for Xiao Lingye, he was currently studying at a university in Beijing, so he did not have the time.

Xiao Lingyun graduated from a nursing local, and she was a local. She was young and could keep up with the times. She was the best choice.

Xiao Lingyu had a long-term plan. In the future, the village would definitely become a tourist destination and an important source of wealth for the villagers.

Xiao Lingyu had discussed with the village chief and the other village officials about training the young tour guides.

When the village chief heard this, his eyes lit up with approval. Children at those ages were active and energetic. Plus, being a tour guide meant that they’d be around the village. The villagers could watch over them.

So, the village chief agreed with this proposal. When the parents heard about this and the payment involved, they agreed. But some other parents hesitated. After all, this could be dangerous too. What if the children were captured by strangers?

In the end, six children were chosen. There were Xiao Xiaohui and his three friends as well as two more children. One of them was Xiao Fuqi’s son, Xiao Xiaoqiang, and the other was Xiao Chengbang’s son, Xiao Xiaochun.

At this moment, no one knew that the youth tour guide would eventually become a feature of Taoyuan Village Green Farm Resort.

After the village received more visitors, the rewards for the young tour guides became more valuable. In the end, the children became the main source of income for their families.

Naturally, this attracted the envy of the other villagers. They fought to join the youth tour guide group.

However, Xiao Lingyu clearly requested that if they wanted to be tour guides, they had to speak good Chinese.

After knowing Xiao Lingyu’s request, the children who did not like to study in the past worked hard every day to learn Chinese.

In a short period of time, the educational level of the children in the village improved tremendously.

This surprised the teachers at the school.

If it were just one or two children from Taoyuan Village, it was fine. But all the children from Taoyuan Village were improving in their studies. To figure this out, the teacher made home visits. The teacher was speechless when she found out the reason behind their improving studies was to become a qualified youth tour guide.

However, it was good that the children had motivations.

The teacher was confident that some of them would find the fun in learning. The teacher had foresight. Taoyuan Village had a lot more university students, but that was a story for the future.

Among the first batch of youth tour guides, Xiao Xiaohui was the bravest and smartest.

Xiao Lingyu had Xiao Xiaohui receive the first wave of guests, while the rest of the youths would only need to assist or watch from the side.

Xiao Xiaohui’s first batch of tourists was this group of backpackers.

Xiao Lingyu said, “Children, please receive and take good care of the guests. When you come back, I’ll have a reward!”

Xiao Xiaohui immediately asked, “Sis, what’s the reward? Can you tell me now?”

Xiao Lingyu lightly knocked his head and said with a smile, “If I tell you now, there won’t be any sense of mystery.”

When the children heard this, their eyes were filled with anticipation and desire. Xiao Lingyu’s reward was often not ordinary. This was the consensus of the villagers.

Ye Feifei looked at these children and felt a little suspicious. She asked, “Boss Xiao, are these children all tour guides?”

This was the first time they had heard of youth being a guide. The question was, was it safe for youth to be a tour guide?

Xiao Lingyu seemed to see the doubt in Ye Feifei and the others’ eyes and said with a smile, “Don’t worry. These children grew up in the village. They even knew the surrounding villages. They know where the good beautiful spots are.” Xiao Lingyu paused for a moment and said with admiration in her eyes, “In order to be a good tour guide, these children have worked hard to learn the Chinese language so that they can communicate better with the tourists. Moreover, in order to be a decent tour guide, they have also gone through tour guide training.”

An Xiaohui said with a smile, “The children are really hard-working!”

Xiao Lingyu smiled and said, “Yes, they are very hard-working. They have worked hard for so long, and now they want to display the knowledge they have learned. I believe they will definitely not let you down.”

“Yes, brothers and sisters, we will definitely not let you down.” Xiao Xiaohui immediately stepped forward and promised seriously.

Ye Feifei muttered, “You might not be worried, but we are. What if something happens to such a young child?”

“Don’t worry. These children are very familiar with the area around the village. They know where there’s danger and where they can play. Of course, we adults have personally inspected and selected these places. Only after we’ve confirmed that there are no problems will we let the children bring the visitors over there.”

Li Jian Thought for a moment and said, “Since that’s the case, then there shouldn’t be any problems.” Then, he looked at Xiao Xiaohui and the others and said with a smile, “Children, then we’ll be counting on you.”

Xiao Xiaohui waved his hand and said confidently, “You’re welcome. You’re all guests. It’s what we should do.” Then, he turned to Xiao Lingyu and said, “Sis, you can leave these guests to me. I’ll definitely bring them to some fun places.”

“…” Xiao Lingyu nodded, “Okay. But Xiaohui, remember this. You can’t bring tourists to places that are too dangerous. Even if there is a possibility of danger, you have to remind them.”

“Okay, Sis!” Xiao Xiaohui quickly agreed.

Xiao Xiaohui held a small red flag, waved his hand, and said, “Come on and follow me!”

An Xiaohui, Ye Feifei, and the others were amused when they saw the energetic young tour guides.

“Okay, then may I ask the young tour guide where we’ll go first?” An Xiaohui asked with a smile.

Xiao Xiaohui said, “I heard from my sister that you guys went to the mountains to look at the flowers yesterday. Then we won’t go up the mountains. We’ll go directly to see the waterfalls.”

“Waterfalls?” An Xiaohui and the others were stunned. “Do you have waterfalls in your village?”

It wasn’t that they had never seen waterfalls before, but the waterfalls they saw had been developed as tourist areas. They had been designed and planned. There was a difference between natural waterfalls.

Xiao Xiaohui nodded and said, “Yes, everyone in the village calls the waterfall Water-spitting Lion!”

“Water-spitting Lion? What kind of name is that?” Everyone asked in confusion. “How can a waterfall be related to a lion?”

Little Charcoal immediately explained, “It is because of the shape of the mountain!”

“The shape of the mountain?” An Xiaohui asked. “What do you mean?”

“The mountain looks like a lion lying on its stomach, and the water that flows out of its mouth.” Little Bun explained eagerly.

“Wow. Now, I can’t wait to see this mountain waterfall.”

“Yes, you won’t be disappointed!” Xiao Xiaohui said. “The waterfall is about 10 meters high, and there’s a deep pool at the bottom. That deep pool is very deep and very dangerous, so don’t go into the water.” Xiao Xiaohui remembered to remind them.

“The water from the waterfall pool flows along with the steam. There are a lot of stones on both sides of the river. There are many trees along the river, including peach trees. Right now, peach trees are in their blooming season. Many petals fall into the stream and flow with the water.”

“That sounds so beautiful!” Ye Feifei suddenly said excitedly. “How far do we have to walk to get there?”

“Not far. It’s only two kilometers away. It only takes more than 20 minutes,” Xiao Xiaoqiang said shyly at this time. Since everyone had said something, he felt like he had to chip in.

“It’s that close?!” Everyone’s eyes were filled with anticipation. High mountains, falling flowers, and flowing water, they were really looking forward to such a beautiful scene.

Soon, they could hear the sound of rushing water. Someone spotted a white silver curtain in the distance. “Is that the waterfall?”

“Yes!”

“Although it’s a little far, we can still vaguely see the lion’s head and mouth that our tour guides mentioned!”

“Yes, those trees growing on the mountain look like lion’s fur!”

“It really looks like a lying lion. It has a nose, eyes, and mouth. Did you notice that tail? It’s connected to another small mountain. It looks like it’s rising into the sky.”

“No, I want to take a picture here. I have to take a picture of this Lion Mountain.”