Chapter 146 Buying Land

Aunt Wang started to panic, and when she looked around, she suddenly saw Qiu Caifen who had come to join in the fun.

"Third sister-in-law, third sister-in-law."

Aunt Wang was pulling the person, and Aunt Wang II was pushing him from the side.

Qiu Caifen, not knowing what was going on, went up to Qin Fangci.

Old Li's family had become wealthy and was planning to build a large workshop. Qiu Caifen felt unbalanced and didn't want to see Qin Fangci's smug look, but she couldn't suppress her curiosity, so she finally came over reluctantly.

I originally thought I would just stand in the corner and watch the fun, but I didn't expect to be pulled into the center of the fun as soon as I arrived.

Qiu Caifen was confused and a little uncomfortable. "Why are you guys talking about me?"

Aunt Wang tightly grasped Qiu Caifen's arm and said, "Third sister-in-law, you are Cuiyun's biological mother, and the head of the household is Cuiyun's biological uncle. Over the years, he has been devoted to your family. If he comes to look after them, it will also help Cuiyun and her husband, don't you think?"

Qiu Caifen jumped back a step, her daughter's reminder coming to her mind.

No matter what time, don't go against my mother-in-law. If you can't make up your mind, just listen to her.

Qiu Caifen subconsciously looked towards Qin Fangci and said awkwardly, "Mother-in-law, what do you think?"

This sentence made Aunt Wang angry, "Third sister-in-law!"

"Sister-in-law, don't shout. If you have something to say, talk to my mother-in-law nicely. Whether her family needs help or not is not up to me. It's her decision that counts." Qiu Caifen said while secretly winking at Aunt Wang. It's right to listen to my daughter.

Aunt Wang: “…”

Qin Fangci couldn't help laughing. "Sister-in-law, I call you sister-in-law for my mother-in-law's sake. Let's get down to business. I've asked Uncle Cuiyun to supervise the work. Let's talk about the stone-breaking first. If someone is accidentally injured, will the supervisor bear half the responsibility?"

Aunt Wang took a step back and shook her head, "That's not right."

Qin Fangci smiled again. "Why is that wrong? I've delegated my authority and hired people. I don't want you to bear all the responsibility if anything goes wrong. Another point: I'll hire a supervisor. If I'm not satisfied with the finished workshop, shouldn't the supervisor be held responsible and have to tear down the building and rebuild it until I'm satisfied?"

Aunt Wang glared at Qin Fangci with a dreamy look in her eyes. "Mother-in-law, what are you kidding? We are just here to help."

Qin Fangci's expression turned cold. "Help? Help that doesn't require payment, but is just out of kinship? Help that is sincere and down-to-earth? Or help that comes to dictate things and take charge of my house?"

Before Aunt Wang could say anything, Uncle Wang finally arrived, arriving just in time. He scolded her, "You woman, you have no control over your mouth. You just say whatever you want. Do you think you're being polite?"

"Mother-in-law, it's the child's eldest aunt who's wrong about this. We're just two pieces of wasteland between us. You can take it. We shouldn't say such awkward words. It's not good to make people laugh at us."

We are all from the same village, so we all know each other.

Uncle Wang is the kind of man who hides behind his wife.

When Aunt Wang gets into trouble, she rushes forward and takes advantage of him. In a situation like this, he just stands up and curses a few words to end it.

The specific name that made people laugh was to remind Qin Fangci to stop talking and to stop.

This kind of man is the most despised.

Qin Fangci was going to make an example of someone today to scare the monkeys, so that everyone could see that not every relative could point fingers at her.

Li Mugen is dead, and now Qin Fangci is the one in charge.

Qin Fangci raised her eyebrows and sneered, "It's just a little joke. You guys haven't seen enough of my family's big jokes. This matter is irrelevant. You own the land. If you have any dissatisfaction, just speak up and solve it now. Don't go back and stab me in the back. Wouldn't that make you even more ridiculous?"

The smile on Uncle Wang's face froze, and he warned Qin Fangci with his eyes, "Mother-in-law."

"His uncle, you talk, I'm listening." Qin Fangci put her hand to her ear.

Uncle Wang: “…”

Uncle Wang secretly glared at Aunt Wang, who was more of a hindrance than an advantage.

Some people can't stand seeing someone holding up a bowl and calling out to his mother, or putting down the bowl and cursing his mother.

Wei Hu said casually, "Aunt Li, your in-laws just said they want to give the wasteland to your family. The adults have marked out the land and are here. How about you, Uncle Wang, talk to the adults about it?"

Uncle Wang was so angry that his veins were exposed. "Wei Hu, you little brat, how dare you speak here?"

"He has no right to speak, do I?"

The old village chief's walking stick fell heavily to the ground.

"Boss Wang, once words are spoken, they can be taken back. A man's words are as good as his words. Don't be so coy. Bai Shunniang said from the beginning that the price would be 300 wen per mu. Now give me your final word. Will you accept it or not?"

Boss Wang's face turned the color of liver. He changed his mind several times before finally saying, "This is my mother-in-law's family building a house, so we should follow her rules."

He wanted money but also wanted to save some face.

There was a burst of booing from all around, and Boss Wang could not stay any longer. He left after saying, "I still have work to do in the fields."

Qiu Caifen thought about her daughter's words again, and then looked at her eldest brother and sister-in-law who were not behaving properly. She gave her sister-in-law a complaining look and said, "Mother-in-law, Uncle Cuiyun's family has only opened up one acre of land. You can just give a few copper coins as you see fit. Ha, ha, ha."

When Boss Li finally arrived after drying the meat, the land purchase had already been completed.

The officials calculated a total of fifteen acres of land, but in reality they allocated one acre more.

Qin Fangci readily gave four and a half taels of silver.

He stuffed twenty copper coins into the two officers' pockets and they were sent back.

This time they are good officials who do practical things for the people and do not take a penny from them.

While the two were there, Qin Fangci asked them and Zhang Lizheng to be witnesses and settled the money for the wasteland from several families.

One mu of land earned thirty wen, two mu of land earned sixty wen, and the Gao family got the most, with three mu of land earning ninety wen.

After seeing off the officers, Zhang Lizheng went to Qin Fangci and the old village chief again.

"It takes a lot of manpower to prepare such a large piece of land. Currently, each village has a small number of people available, but if we combine them together, we will have a lot."

What Zhang Lizheng meant was to hint to Qin Fangci to invite people from Dongshi Village to do the work as well.

The people of Dongshi Village believed in him because they made money with the help of him as the village head. Dongshi Village is a large village with a population more than twice that of Liantang Village.

If Dongshi Village is stable, Zhang Lizheng's kingdom will be stable, and his panicked heart will be at peace.

The old village chief glanced at Qin Fangci and said that if Qin Fangci was reluctant to refuse, he could go ahead.

But Qin Fangci really didn't intend to refuse.

There is pressure only when there is competition.

Let the people of Liantang Village see that it’s not that she can’t recruit people, but she gives priority to them out of respect. Don’t come to her one by one to give her orders. Once the respect is exhausted, you will be the only one who suffers.