Chapter Ninety-Two: The Couple Got a Lucky Deal
An Songyu looked at the people sitting at the table with them, and one of them was the person who had come to visit their family that afternoon.
He couldn't help but fall even more silent.
Although, compared to the afternoon which resembled a jewelry display stand.
At that moment, she was only wearing a gold necklace around her neck.
She also wore two exaggerated gold earrings.
As for the gold bracelet and ring on her wrist, it's unclear whether it was for convenience while eating or to avoid attracting her father-in-law's attention.
I haven't worn it yet.
An Songyu had no idea what she ate during the meal.
She was only able to escape the rather awkward atmosphere after everyone put down their bowls.
However, the group at the next table showed no signs of finishing, so they felt awkward suggesting leaving.
There's no need to force ourselves to sit at the same table.
Yuan Qionghua took the opportunity to check on how the other families were doing before finally leading her group out of the hall.
As soon as they came out, the group breathed a sigh of relief.
"That was Jianxing's sister-in-law. Her family used to live in the city too."
"I heard they came back recently because of the demolition compensation," An Songrui whispered to her older sisters.
"Did they receive any compensation for this demolition?" An Songxiang asked in a similarly soft voice.
An Songrui nodded: "Yes, and quite a lot."
But before he could continue speaking, An Jianxing's wife came out.
The group of people stopped talking at the same time.
Bi Lizhu and her companion, who were quietly listening to the children talking, immediately started chatting with her with a smile.
Seeing that there was nothing more for them to do, the siblings quickly slipped into the yard.
Jiangcun is working to improve its agritourism industry.
Many courtyards were well-maintained, and small light bulbs were even wrapped around the trees in the courtyards.
This way, the yard will be bright and have a nice atmosphere.
After the siblings found a place to sit down, An Songrui continued:
"Many things in the village are done by the village chief and the village committee members."
“Before my fifth and seventh sisters’ families came back to the village to contract land, the village chief would call on everyone to contract land every year.”
"But apart from a few companies, no one is willing to take it over."
“From the very beginning, several members of the village committee took the lead by contracting out some of the land.”
"Unfortunately, it didn't inspire other families in the village to follow suit."
"Even if it's their own property, they don't have the energy to take care of it."
"The fishponds and orchards are fine; after taking good care of them once, they are not very difficult to manage."
“But if you don’t raise silkworms in mulberry fields, even if you manage them, they won’t be of much use.”
"Not to mention our village, even other villages around here rarely continue to raise silkworms."
"After the mulberry fields were contracted out, no one even bought the mulberry leaves."
"The villagers haven't been able to find a way to harvest mulberries like my third brother did."
"In short, if the mulberry-dike-fishpond system hadn't been combined, even more of the village's mulberry fields would have been abandoned."
"Even so, the mulberry fields that the village committee contracted out semi-voluntarily were almost all used to raise ducks, along with fish ponds of various sizes."
“Because after Jianxing became the village party secretary, he also had to take the initiative to contract some mulberry-fish ponds and orchards.”
“Even every time the village chief called on the villagers to take on contracts, he would also add some.”
"His older brother, who had already gone to the city to develop his career, started arguing with Master Li."
"They say that for Uncle Jianxing, Uncle Li has poured all his savings into these unwanted plots of land in the village."
"And the couple doesn't even have a house to live in in the city."
"They didn't consider the couple at all."
"When Li Ye divided the family property later, there was indeed nothing left in the house."
"But the mulberry-dike-fishpond and orchard that we contracted were split equally between the two brothers."
"But their family isn't willing to take care of it either."
"It's still Master Li who gets someone to clean it up every year!"
"I heard he's quite adept at taking money."
“But if the mulberry-dike-fishpond and orchard are not managed properly, they won’t make much money, so every year when he comes back, he doesn’t look well.”
The fishponds in the mulberry-dike fishpond system are quite different from real fishponds.
They are basically fishponds of varying sizes that have been created based on the advantageous location.
Most of it is not flowing water; its main function is to enable the large-scale circulation of mulberry-dike-fishpond systems.
Therefore, raising fish alone can actually create limited value.
An Songyu didn't quite understand why so many fish ponds in the village would be abandoned.
I only realized this after spending these past few months in the village.
The mulberry-dike-fishpond system is a single ecological cycle.
None of these steps can be omitted.
Don't be fooled by the fact that they just reused their mulberry-dike-fishpond system.
However, the village still retains its original foundation.
Such large-scale management can generate considerable revenue.
The village has a large population, but the mulberry-dike-fishpond area is only a little over 2,000 mu.
When the annual income is distributed among individuals, it becomes somewhat insignificant.
It's no wonder that it was shut down by orchards that offered more convenient income.
Unfortunately, orchards don't just rely on the weather; they also depend on fruit merchants.
Once the fruit vendors lower the price.
Even if the trees are full of fruit, you won't earn much money.
As An Songyu's mind raced with thoughts.
Bi Lizhu has finally said goodbye.
She called the children over to say goodbye to their hosts.
He went back in and greeted the men who were still chatting, their conversation now escalating to international affairs.
The sisters-in-law and their children left first.
Once they could no longer see the lights from An Jianxing's house, Yuan Qionghua sighed and said, "That couple got off easy."
Geng Yulan smiled, pursing her lips.
Like that other couple, they benefited from the influence of their brothers and parents!
Yuan Qionghua also noticed the ambiguity in her words.
Just now at the dinner table, that woman pulled her fourth brother's wife aside and said something similar.
Yuan Qionghua quickly said, "Fourth sister-in-law, your family is different from theirs."
Jiang Shanshan and Bi Lizhu, who were standing next to her, nodded in agreement.
An Songyu and the others were somewhat confused.
Just now, these women and children were sitting at a long table.
The adults sat at one end, and the children sat on the other.
An Songyu was still listening intently to the conversation at the men's table.
I really haven't paid attention to the situation over there.
Xuan Ying, who was sitting next to several elders, heard it.
She quietly explained the problem to her younger siblings:
“The aunt from the Party Secretary’s family felt that Fourth Aunt’s family situation was similar to hers.”
"He talked to his fourth aunt the whole time."
"He also said he would take his fourth aunt to Hong Kong for shopping."
"Tell Fourth Aunt not to mistreat herself."
"It just so happens that we have two daughters, and we received both money and a house from the demolition compensation."
"In the future, each daughter will receive a house as part of her dowry, which will be both economical and convenient."
"What is she saying?!" An Songyu was utterly speechless.
I subconsciously looked towards the elders.
Surprisingly, Aunt Si did not feel discouraged by these words today.
It wasn't just An Songyu who found this strange.
An Songting was even more puzzled after hearing about this.
Even Bi Lizhu and her sisters-in-law, who had been worried ever since they heard these words at the dinner table.
Some people couldn't understand Geng Yulan's reaction.
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