Fu Ciyi took out the land deed.
Unexpectedly, the Hu family rolled their eyes in unison.
The Fu family even came forward to grab the land deeds.
Judging from her expression, she was about to snatch it away and tear it up.
Fu Ciyi was tall and had long legs. He raised his hand and took a step back.
Fu's attack was in vain, and she shouted, "You're trying to trick us with a piece of rag-and-bone paper, are you taking advantage of the fact that no one in our family can read?"
Hu Ajing also shouted: "Yes, this is bullying us because we can't read."
The more excited the Hu family members are, the more it shows that they know what is going on.
Yan Funing smiled faintly: "Can illiteracy be used as an excuse to deny a debt?"
"I just don't admit it!"
Qian picked up the broom and waved it over.
Such a scene was like a fight between shrews. Yan Funing was stunned.
Fu Ciyi pulled the back of her collar and stepped back a few steps.
Someone pulled the back of her collar, and the front collar pinched her neck, causing Yan Funing to cough for a while.
But this was not the time to be angry, and besides, he meant well. Yan Funing stroked her neck and swallowed, then she recovered.
The village head stepped forward and grabbed Qian's broom handle: "We are all from the same village, don't be violent."
Hu Dahai pulled the village head aside.
"Village head, we've been in the same village for so many years, you can't help outsiders!" Hu Dahai said in a low voice, "We planted those plots of land with your tacit approval."
As he spoke, he patted the purse hanging around his waist, and his meaning was obvious.
The head of the village sighed and didn't know how to respond for a moment.
Seeing his family members fighting fiercely, Hu Xingwang instantly gained confidence and shouted, "Village head, my cousin is the county magistrate. Are you aware of this?"
Hu Dahai raised his eyebrows and laughed heartily, "To be honest, my family was a guest at the county magistrate's residence yesterday. If you knew what was right and wrong, you would know what to do."
The village head's actions at this moment made Yan Funing frown. "The land deed is clearly written in black and white, and it's also stamped with the official seal of the government. You must recognize the big red official seal, right? As the head of a village, the village head must be very familiar with official seals."
She spoke slowly, looking at the Hu family: "Besides, your Hu family has your own land, and you also planted my family's land. Don't you know it in your heart?"
Reminded by her, the village head straightened his back and said, "Yes, I have seen the land deed. It was issued by the government, and the owner is indeed Fu Wanniang."
It is true that the Hu family and the county magistrate are relatives.
These two families haven't had any contact for many years. Even if they do, how much genuine friendship is there?
The Fu Ciyi in front of him is said to be the nephew of the county magistrate.
He didn't know why Fu Wanniang and her family had moved to the countryside, but they had lived under the same roof with the county magistrate for more than ten years, so their relationship was definitely better.
After such a comparison, he could still tell which was more important.
Furthermore, a land deed with the official seal of the provincial government is more authoritative than one with the official seal of the county government.
Since the village head had said so, and the other party had the land deed, the Hu family had nothing to say. They all settled down and were as quiet as chickens.
After a moment, Mrs. Fu slapped her thigh and shouted, "What should we do with the crops we've already planted in the fields?"
Hu Dahai glanced at the old woman, then turned his gaze to the headman: "After the crops are harvested, we can return the land to them, okay?"
The village head asked Fu Ciyi, "Do you think it's okay?"
Fu Ciyi said calmly, "The law stipulates that land and its fixtures belong to the owner."
Hu Dahai didn't understand, so he pulled the village head again and asked, "What does he mean?"
The village head explained, "This means that according to the law, whoever owns the field also owns what is grown on it."
Hu Xingwang shouted again: "My cousin is the county magistrate, but he is the father and mother of Ling County..."
"Don't say that. Can the county magistrate be above the law?"
Hu Dahai glanced at his son, then squatted down in annoyance and scratched his head hard.
Mrs. Fu walked up to Fu Ciyi and softened her tone, "As far as kinship is concerned, you should call me Aunt. We planted your land, and now that things have come to this, we can't refuse to return it. At least wait until the harvest, okay?"
Fu Ciyi said nothing.
The village head smiled and said, "Since we are relatives, I will be a peacemaker. Now the crops in the fields are shared equally by each family. After the harvest, the Hu family will no longer be able to cultivate the Fu family's fields."
The Hu family nodded one after another: "Okay, it's done!"
Fu Ciyi said coldly, "That's enough. I have another point to make."
Hu Dahai stood up and said, "You go ahead."
Fu Ciyi: "The Hu family has been cultivating my family's land for fifteen years. Based on the principal and interest over the years, how much money has the Hu family paid?"
The light words were like an invisible hand that instantly strangled the Hu family's throats.
Yan Funing really wanted to applaud.
Someone is really amazing. He remained calm in the face of the Hu family's arrogance and unreasonableness, and even stabbed them in the back at the last minute.
Thinking of herself, in comparison, she seemed no match for him.
Suddenly, cold sweat broke out on her back.
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Fu immediately sat on the ground and started to rage, "You little brat, you are disrespectful to your elders. You are going to drive our Hu family into ruin."
Seeing her mother-in-law like this, Qian also sat down on the ground and slapped her thigh hard.
Seeing this, Yan Funing frowned and unconsciously moved closer to Fu Ciyi.
Fu Ciyi stood there coldly, expressionless.
The village head smiled and said, "Nephew of the Fu family, please do me a favor and use grain instead of food to record the accounts over the years. It's hard to calculate them in detail. Besides, if the Hu family doesn't farm, your fields will be abandoned, right?"
Fu Ciyi then moved his eyelids and asked indifferently: "What do you think?"
The village head said, "Hu family, give Fu family's nephew 100 kilograms of rice, and the matter will be settled."
The Hu family refused.
Qian asked, "Why should we give them the crops we worked so hard to grow?"
"Let's not even talk about the crops we grow. How much rent should we pay just for the land we grow?" Yan Funing asked. "Besides, one mu of land can produce 500 kilograms of crops per season."
Modern production is even higher, reaching 1,200 kilograms per mu.
Even in this era, a few acres of land can produce two crops a year depending on the climate. In this way, a hundred kilograms of rice is nothing.
Yan Funing counted on her fingers and discussed the yield with the Hu family: "Fifteen years, two crops a year, 500 kilograms per mu. Multiply that by six mu of land, and that's 90,000 kilograms of grain! At a 70% yield, that's 63,000 kilograms of rice."
Hu Ajing complained, "But we don't just grow grain anymore, we also grow vegetables."
Yan Funing said, "Different vegetables have different yields, some are higher. Do you want to calculate it carefully?"
After hearing this, the Hu family members all lowered their heads.
Over the past ten years, relying on the crops grown on the Fu family's fields and his own fields, he had more than enough grain to eat and made a lot of money from selling it.
The money saved is enough to find a good son-in-law for Ajing.
One hundred kilograms of rice is not even enough to cover the rent.
He immediately expressed his agreement with the village head's approach.
Fearing that the young couple might ask for too much, Hu Dahai said to the village head, "Since we've agreed, let's sign it."
Fu Ciyi was well prepared. He took out pen, ink and rice paper and wrote a note.
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