Liu Hua looked at Lin Jiuyue in disbelief.

This little bitch must have done it on purpose!

"Lin family, didn't you just tell me to wait here until you've distributed the money to the villagers before settling my family's problems?"

"At this moment, the money has been distributed, but my family's problems are still not resolved!"

After listening to this, Lin Jiuyue smiled with understanding.

"Oh, Aunt Hua is talking about distributing money?"

Liu Hua's eyes narrowed into slits due to her laughter.

"Yes, yes, that's it."

The smile on Lin Jiuyue's face suddenly disappeared.

"Aunt Hua, we discussed this yesterday. The compensation for each person in Shangbei Village is 100 copper coins. Depending on the number of people in your family, that's a few hundred copper coins. There are currently six people in your family, so naturally, it's 600 copper coins."

"We've already agreed on something, and now it's almost here, but you want more. That doesn't make sense anywhere, does it?"

"Since we can't reach an agreement, there's no need for both of us to waste our time. My Lin family hasn't reclaimed that hill yet. Aunt Hua can do it anytime she wants. My Lin family has no objection."

When Liu Hua heard this, she was stunned!

How come this is different from what I imagined?

Didn't the Lin family really want that little hill? Even though I didn't agree, they didn't force me to do it. This shouldn't be right!

"Lin family, are you willing to let others open up the wasteland?"

Lin Jiuyue looked at Liu Huashi with pretended confusion.

"Why wouldn't we want to? That small hill belongs to our Shangbei Village. All the villagers in Shangbei Village are eligible to reclaim it."

"Besides, our Nanyue Kingdom encourages farmers to open up wasteland. If Aunt Hua can respond to the country's call and open up more wasteland, it will be considered a contribution to the Nanyue Kingdom."

Liu Hua looked at Lin Jiuyue in disbelief.

“You, you…”

Lin Jiuyue smiled at Liu Hua.

"What's wrong, Aunt Hua? Do you think that small hill is not enough for your family to reclaim? Or? Why don't you ask the village chief for more?"

There were also some people around who had received the money but had nothing to do at home and stayed to watch the fun.

Seeing that Liu Hua was choked and speechless by Lin Jiuyue's words, he was so happy that he almost applauded Lin Jiuyue.

"Aunt Hua, I really envy your family. It won't be long before we have more land."

Liu Hua glared at the villager who spoke.

"What nonsense are you talking about? When did my family ever say we were going to reclaim the land?"

Lin Jiuyue looked at Liu Huashi in feigned surprise.

"Huh? I thought Aunt Hua didn't want to accept the Lin family's compensation because she wanted to open up the wasteland on her own. Turns out that's not the case."

After Lin Jiuyue said this, she instantly made an expression of 'sudden enlightenment'.

"Oh, Aunt Hua, isn't she simply trying to take advantage of me?"

"That won't do. Although our Lin family has a little money, we are not fools who want to take all the money out. If that were the case, no matter how much money we have, it would not be enough to spend."

After Lin Jiuyue finished speaking, Liu Hua's face instantly turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.

Seeing Liu Hua's appearance, Lin Jiuyue started packing up in a very good mood.

I can understand that the villagers want to gain more benefits for themselves, but that doesn’t mean I will condone such behavior.

Not to mention whether I am a sucker, once this thing starts, more people will follow suit. Will I have to compromise again and again then?

No! I have to nip this behavior in the bud.

When Liu Hua saw that Lin Jiuyue was serious, she suddenly panicked.

The Nanyue Kingdom did encourage farmers to reclaim wasteland, but those wastelands were all land or mountains with poor soil quality.

Not only would it take a while to reclaim the wasteland, but even if the family had enough strong labor to successfully reclaim the land within a short period of time, the land would still be barren and unable to grow any crops.

If you want to grow food, you have to spend at least three years cultivating the land.

It may not be possible to recover in these three years.

The key point is that taxes must be paid on reclaimed land starting in the third year.

The land is barren and cannot grow any crops at all. Not only do we have to pay the money for seeds as taxes, it is a completely losing business!

This is also the reason why villagers are willing to rent land from landlords for farming but are unwilling to reclaim wasteland.

"Miss Lin, from the Lin family, please don't leave yet. We can talk it over."

Lin Jiuyue had her back to Liu Huashi. When she heard Liu Huashi's words, which were clearly a sign of her lowering her head, a smile appeared on her lips. When she turned her head again, she quickly put away the smile on her lips.

"Aunt Hua, do you have anything else to do?"

Liu Hua showed an embarrassed smile on her face.

"Haha, Lin family, look, we are all from the same village. If there is anything, let's sit down and discuss it properly. Don't rush to leave."

Lin Jiuyue had a perfect smile on her face.

"Aunt Hua, it's not that I don't want to sit down and discuss this slowly, but I have other things to do. Time is precious."

Liu Hua originally wanted to show off her youthful prestige, but she was afraid that if she continued to cause trouble, the matter would become hopeless. She could only speak in a slower voice.

"Lin family, I don't want my grandson's share. You said there are six people in our family, so there are six people. Give me the money now."

Lin Jiuyue looked at Liu Hua with amusement.

"Aunt Hua, have you thought it through? If you take the money, that little hill will have nothing to do with you. If you regret it later and want to cause trouble, I have the right to report you to the police and have you arrested."

Lin Jiuyue picked up the list on the table and shook it in front of Liu Hua.

"See? It's clearly written in black and white. If you take the money, you have to sign and seal it."

Liu Hua knew that if she continued to make trouble, she wouldn't get the six hundred copper coins. She gritted her teeth, looking as if she had suffered a great loss.

"Think it over, six people is six people!"

Lin Jiuyue looked at Liu Hua with amusement.

"Since Aunt Hua has thought it through, please sign and seal this list."

Lin Jiuyue put the list back on the table to make it easier for Liu Hua to put her fingerprints on it.

Liu Huashi couldn't read, but she pretended to look at the list on the table and pressed her fingerprint where Lin Jiuyue pointed.

Seeing this, Lin Jiuyue put away the list with satisfaction, and then gave the copper coin to Liu Hua.

"Aunt Hua, here are six hundred copper coins. Count them and see if you get the number right. If you leave here, even if there's less, I won't claim it."

Lin Jiuyue always counted the money in person, fearing that someone would come back and claim they gave the wrong amount. If that happened, she would be hard-pressed to explain herself.

Especially this person is Liu Hua, who likes to take advantage of small opportunities.