Selling goods now is definitely not as fast as before the Lunar New Year. Many families save up all year to enjoy a few good days during the New Year. So they try to buy as much good food as possible during the New Year.

People's purchasing power decreases after the Chinese New Year.

Xiaoxiao wiped away her tears. "It's okay, as long as I make money, that's all that matters. I don't mind if it's not much!"

By the way, isn't your second brother's house quite spacious? I'd like to rent a room there.

Song Yan's house is indeed fully occupied. Xiao Xiao used to live in the dormitory, but now that school is not in session, she is not allowed to live there.

"Okay, I'm at ease knowing you're living with them."

"But are you still talking to me about renting a house?" Song Yan said.

Xiaoxiao's tears welled up again. "Is there anyone in the world who treats me better than you?"

You used to help me earn money. If it weren't for selling bean sprouts, would I have been able to save so much money for the family?

My mom still wanted to go over there after she found out I had that much money.

I knew my family would definitely favor the boys more, but I never expected them to be so biased. My grandma and dad also felt that my money should go to the family…”

"Oh, how come I didn't think of that? You could have continued selling bean sprouts!"

Other goods moved slowly, but bean sprouts might not.

"It's springtime, and that's exactly when we're short of vegetables!" Song Yan said.

Besides, the food factory can also wholesale bean sprouts in large quantities. I need to tell Xiaohu about this right away.

Items that don't require a ticket sell out quickly. Bean sprouts are one example—they don't require a ticket!

When the topic of making money came up, Xiaoxiao forgot all about crying. She was now worried about where she would buy so many mung beans and soybeans…

...

The year passed quickly, and everyone got busy again.

At this moment, Pan Lanlan also brought a library card to Song Yan.

This was obtained by Song Yan through her help; it's a library card from the largest library in Kyoto.

My aunt's manuscripts have a very high acceptance rate now, and she earns about 60 or 70 yuan a month in royalties.

My third aunt pays for the food every month.

All of this is up to Auntie San; as long as she's comfortable and happy, that's all that matters.

However, with nowhere to read, Song Yan clearly felt that his third aunt had nowhere to kill time.

She was especially happy when she handed the library card to her third aunt.

At this moment, Shi Junbao also arrived, bringing his family with him.

Shi Junbao appears to be a very magnanimous person, speaks very decisively, and gives people a feeling of being honest yet shrewd.

He made a very good first impression on Song Yan.

It's truly a pity that such people are buried in the countryside.

Liu Shuhong's yard can accommodate another family. In fact, her neighbors have already set their sights on her house.

But she was a woman with two children, and she didn't want to rent to someone she didn't know.

Liu Shuhong happened to be there when Shi Junbao found Song Yan.

Liu Shuhong then asked Shi Junbao about his background.

Song Yan told the truth.

Shi Junbao's younger siblings will definitely be studying here; they can't live with him at the roast duck workshop.

So Liu Shuhong offered to rent the house to them.

They would definitely not dare to cause any trouble if they were working in the roast duck workshop. Besides, they had more trust in Liu Shuhong, a veteran.

If there are ready-made houses available, of course they would be willing to rent them.

Wei Erzhuang usually lives at the roast duck workshop. He's willing to travel back and forth, and he doesn't rent a house because he's hoping to live with Liu Shuhong, even if it's just in the same courtyard.

He wanted to rent that empty house; he was willing to pay any rent. But now it's not going to happen.

Left with no other choice, Wei Erzhuang had to rent a house nearby.

After Shi Jun, the security guard, stopped, he followed Xiao Hu.

A few days later, Xiao Hu praised Shi Junbao as a good person.

Everyone is busy making money every day.

It was a news item in the newspaper that shattered everyone's peace.

They've actually started a war.

Suddenly everyone was paying special attention to the news in newspapers and on the radio.

Upon seeing the news in the newspaper, everyone guessed why Wei Aiguo had returned to school.

As a family member, I'm definitely worried about him.

People everywhere are paying attention to this news, and everyone talks about it every day.

Old Zeng remained calm. He had been following the news closely, and given the deteriorating relations between the two countries, this day was not unexpected.

Moreover, Shen Changchuan didn't show up at all after the New Year.

Shen Ruomei had no idea what her father was doing.

Everyone was indeed concerned about the war, but life had to go on.

Everyone lives each day in their ordinary yet busy lives.

Xiao Hu has also reached an agreement with the village on renting the land.

From now on, we won't give duck offal or anything like that to the village anymore; the village chief would rather be paid.

The rent is 800 yuan per year, with a 70-year lease. The land surrounding the dilapidated factory has been measured and designated as the factory area. It totals over 60 mu (approximately 4 hectares). Furthermore, the village cannot reclaim this land for any reason before the lease expires.

The land was not rented under the name of the workshop; it was rented by Xiaohu and Song Yan.

Moreover, the village chief was afraid that Xiaohu would change his mind and not want to rent the place, so he forced Xiaohu to sign the contract on the spot.

Xiao Hu asked nervously if the rent was expensive.

Song Yan was overjoyed to see Xiao Hu's expression. "It's not expensive, it's definitely a good deal."

It's said to be remote now, but wait 30 years and you'll see. If houses are built here, you won't be able to rent a place for even 800 yuan a day.

When Song Yan looked at the contract, he praised Xiao Hu for its thoroughness. Xiao Hu explained that the contract terms were proposed by Shi Junbao, who had also accompanied the villagers to measure the land.

The extra land that was allocated was his idea.

"This contract can't be completed with just the village's seal."

This contract needs to be supplemented with a new agreement.

The rental period is fine, and it's also good that the right to use the land should be clearly defined as belonging to the land lessee.

However, the contract must be accompanied by a supplementary agreement, which is the villagers' consent form. All villagers must sign and affix their fingerprints to the consent form. If even one household disagrees, we will not lease the land.

"Moreover, this contract must be filed with the relevant government departments," Song Yan said.

Shi Junbao, who was following behind Xiao Hu, looked up at Song Yan.

If Song Yan hadn't brought it up, he really wouldn't have thought about the villagers. This was a shortcoming on his part; he only considered that the right to use the land in the future belonged to Chang Xiaohu and Song Yan, but neglected the villagers' interests.