Chapter 164 Returning to the Fields
After listening to this, Liu Jinhua couldn't help but feel lucky, "Fortunately, Chen Yi is alone. If he really married a wife like that, life would be unbearable.
Hey! I am also worried about the marriage of my grandchildren. It really worries me to death! It is because my old man is too carefree. If it were me, he should have come out two years ago! It is too late to say anything now!"
The more she talked, the more regretful she felt.
Xu was stunned for a moment, then asked casually, "How old is your child?"
"My eldest granddaughter is sixteen, and my grandson is fifteen. The grandson can still be delayed for two years, but I can't afford to delay my granddaughter!" Liu Jinhua couldn't stop shaking her head and sighing.
Seeing the sun was about to rise, she staggered to her feet and said, "My old man has to go back to the village today. I'm leaving now. I'll have a chance to chat with you another day."
Xu nodded and watched Liu Jinhua leave.
After the people were far away, she ran to find Chen Zhuang, "Dad, how about I go to Su Tai's place and see her later? If the girl from the Wei family is good, I will marry her to our eldest son. What do you think?"
Now the conditions of Shen Zhuang's family are among the best in the village, but most of the families in the village are related and have seniority, so they cannot be considered relatives.
There was no suitable person among the unconnected families, and Xu watched from the sidelines for two years without liking any of them.
She had considered girls from other villages, but because of the trauma caused by Mo Chunxiang, she was afraid that their family would have an incompetent daughter-in-law. With all kinds of concerns, her son's marriage has not been settled yet.
I met Liu Jinhua today and we had a very pleasant chat.
Xu also had some ideas.
Chen Zhuang paused in his work, thought for a moment, and nodded carefully, "Grab a few duck eggs on your way over, just don't make it too obvious."
Xu was even more delighted with Chen Zhuang's support. She immediately dropped her hoe and ran back to get her things.
At the same time, Liu Jinhua also returned to the wing room to tell Wei Laoqi about Shen Yi.
"You said that we have been in the mountains for too long and have lost touch with the news. We don't know what is going on in the village yet. Let your son and daughter-in-law go back with you. It will be easier to get things done with more people."
Liu Jinhua didn't think much of it at first, but after talking to Xu today, she immediately took it to heart, "Also, all our land must be taken back. Second Aunt Shen Yi told me..."
She told Wei Laoqi everything.
Wei Laoqi didn't expect that Shen Yi's seemingly delicate wife would have such insight, and he became more cautious.
"Okay! I'll listen to you. We'll go back to the village and get things done later. I'll leave the grandchildren to you. You can help me find out more. Shen Yi is trustworthy. If you have any problems, just ask him for help. I'll repay you for this favor." Wei Laoqi was really determined this time.
Liu Jinhua couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and the wrinkles on her face were smoothed out a lot.
Wei Laoqi left with his son and daughter-in-law, and Liu Jinhua also brought his grandchildren to help Su Tai with work.
They didn't know anything and could only help with the yard work.
Su Tai tried to persuade them several times but to no avail, so she simply asked them to go over and help deal with the wild boar.
It just so happened that Liu Jinhua's family had lived in the mountains for many years, and although they had no other skills, they were first-rate in preparatory game and had their own techniques.
The wild boar that gave Su Tai a headache was quickly dealt with thanks to their orderly cooperation.
Su Tai was so happy that she couldn't stop praising him. She also chatted with Liu Jinhua about family matters. "Auntie, what are your plans for returning to the village this time besides farming? Is Uncle Wei still working as a blacksmith?"
Liu Jinhua nodded with a smile, "We have a big family now, and our grandchildren are all waiting to get married, so we have to save money! By the way, Xiaotai, I want to ask where can I buy your high-yield seed? At the grain store in town or from the village head? How much is one pound now?"
Su Tai paused and said, "Nowadays, most of the grains on the market are high-yield grains. The common grains from the past are rare. However, everyone knows that the owner of the grain shop in town is Mr. Ma, a stingy person who likes to sell inferior goods as good ones. You can't be sure that he will mix the common grains with the high-yield grains and sell them.
Nowadays, every household keeps their own seeds. If you trust me, just take them from me. I won’t charge you any money. You can just return me the same amount you borrowed during the autumn harvest.”
Liu Jinhua's family all looked at Su Tai in surprise. This good thing was like a pie in the sky, and they all worked harder.
Although Liu Jinhua was very excited, she still felt a little embarrassed, "Isn't this taking advantage of you?"
"No! Auntie also knows that we hire people to do our farm work. Those people also borrowed seeds from us on credit before and paid us back during the autumn harvest. Anyway, we still have a lot of seeds left. It's just a piece of cake."
Seeing that Su Tai was so frank and really didn't care, Liu Jinhua felt relieved and praised her a lot.
She was originally worried that there would not be enough money at home to buy seeds, but now she is not worried anymore. If Su Tai has any extra money, she can even plant seeds on several acres of land in the mountains. After all, grain will not be so valuable after this year, so she has to find ways to make money, right?
While Liu Jinhua was making plans, Wei Laoqi also arrived at Liujiazhuang with his men.
As soon as they entered the village, they saw a busy scene.
The group of people felt nervous and rushed back to their fields. Seeing that there was no sign of the soil being turned over, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Wei Gang and his wife stayed behind to guard the land, while Wei Laoqi took Wei Yi and his wife to find the village chief.
The village chief didn't expect Wei Laoqi to come back. Not only was there no joy on his face, but he was even a little flustered. "Wei Laoqi, why are you back? You even brought your son and daughter-in-law back with you! What? You don't plan to stay in the mountains anymore?"
Wei Laoqi sat down with a stern face, "Isn't this obvious? We have already checked the land, but we haven't started working yet. We are going to take the land back."
"Ah? This..." The village chief was a little unhappy. "Why do you want to take it back just like that? They have been planting for so long and have taken good care of the land for you. You just want it back. They have objections!"
Wei Laoqi sneered, "It's as if the people who farm my land didn't get any food. They farm my land for themselves, not for me. Anyway, the land deed is in my hands, and I have the final say over my land. I came here to inform you, don't let anyone touch my land again, otherwise we'll have to go to the village head and the town official to have a say."
Seeing the village chief's dark face, Wei Yi stepped forward and said in a gentle voice: "Village chief, my father has a bad temper, please don't bother with him."
The village chief's expression softened a bit, and if hard tactics didn't work, he tried soft tactics, "Wei Yi! You understand that it's really not easy to be the village chief. I haven't gotten anything good, and people come to me for everything. It was your father who refused to come back. I can't just leave the land there, so I can only give it to other people to farm.
I thought your family would never come back, and you didn't buy the land, so how are you going to do the spring ploughing this year? You should have told me a few months in advance if you wanted to take it back, right? Now this mess has fallen on my head, and your father is still taking it for granted. Is that reasonable?"
(End of this chapter)
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