Chapter 166: Help in Times of Need
"Just because we agreed on 20% at the beginning!" Niu Cuihua also got angry and shook off Niu Youfu's hand and ignored him.
Niu Youfu felt aggrieved, but he was also a fool who bullied the weak and feared the strong. He knew he was not in the right, so he really didn't dare to go back.
The village chief drove the villagers away, and then he said to Wei Laoqi in a gentle voice: "I didn't expect my wife to be so impatient. She actually made trouble with her elder brother without consulting me. I apologize to you on their behalf.
You can take the land back if you want. I have made it clear today that Niu Youfu will not touch your land again.
But what Sister Jinhua said about grain! Niu Youfu's family originally had little land, and in the past two years his son remarried and had a grandson. The family is very poor, and I'm afraid there is no surplus grain to repay. However, he really plowed the land carefully after the autumn harvest and helped you fertilize the fields. Can this be used to repay?"
The village chief also knew that this request was a bit excessive, and he didn't have the confidence to speak out.
Wei Laoqi snorted coldly and didn't intend to respond to the conversation.
Wei Yi and Wei Gang said nothing and did not respond.
The village chief glanced at Su Tai and Xu, whom he had never seen before, and felt very embarrassed.
Liu Jinhua saw that it was almost time and then she slowly said, "Village chief, I know that we came back so suddenly and it is indeed a bit embarrassing, so my old man didn't even bother to talk about the food issue, but Niu Youfu was so ignorant and self-righteous that I couldn't stand it! Today, since you are here, I will make it clear. If he dares to covet my family's land again or make things difficult for my family, I will definitely go to the county government to file a complaint.
This kind of thing can be done even if it is delayed for several years. After all, it is clearly written in the county government's account books, and Niu Youfu can't deny it!"
The village chief's face turned pale and he wiped the sweat from his forehead in panic, apologizing continuously like a grandson until Liu Jinhua calmed down and let him go. Only then did he leave as if he had been pardoned.
As soon as the village chief left, Wei Yi and Wei Gang looked at Liu Jinhua with admiration.
"Mom, you are so great! You scared the village chief with just two or three words. It looks like they won't dare to use any tricks again in the future." Wei Yi was delighted.
Liu Jinhua laughed and shook her head, "I, your mother, don't have that much ability. If you want to thank someone, thank Shen Yi's wife."
Wei Yi and the others looked at Su Tai, who was holding the child, in surprise, as they did not expect that the delicate and weak Su Tai had such great abilities.
Liu Jinhua said with a smile: "The second brother's family ran back to me and told me about your situation. I was so anxious at the time, but Xiaotai asked a few more questions and found the key problem right away.
She taught me twice, but I still couldn't learn it. So she and her second aunt accompanied me on the journey, and I had to learn it more than ten times before I could learn it well. "
Liu Jinhua was amazed when talking about this. She thought Xu was exaggerating when she heard her praise Su Tai before. It was not until she experienced it herself that she realized that Su Tai was really capable. She didn't know what was wrong with her brain and how could she be so smart?
Wei Laoqi understood the whole story and hurried forward to thank Su Tai solemnly, "Chen Yi has helped me a lot, and now you have helped my family a lot. I really don't know how to thank you two. If you have any problems in the future, just come to our house and we will be at your disposal."
Su Tai covered her mouth and chuckled, moving away a little. "Uncle Wei, you don't have to be polite to me. I'm just talking. I'm afraid you have a lot of things to do. Go and get busy."
Wei Laoqi nodded and immediately asked his two sons to borrow farm tools to plow the soil.
Liu Jinhua returned home under the guidance of the second son's wife.
The group looked solemn when they saw the dilapidated adobe house.
Xu was impatient and was the first to yell, "This house has become dangerous. If we're not careful, it will collapse. We can't live in it!"
Chen, who was guarding the house, heard this and agreed with it. "I thought so too. I was thinking of getting a house for my father-in-law and husband to stay in for a few days. Now..."
Su Tai looked around the house and said, "Let's rebuild it. Call more people to work. We have to get the house built."
"Yes, yes, that's right." Xu agreed, saying, "If you don't have enough money, I can lend you some. You can pay me back when you have more money."
These words surprised both Su Tai and Liu Jinhua.
Before Liu Jinhua could figure it out, Wei Laoqi came back dejectedly, "We asked around in the village, and everyone is busy with spring ploughing. There are no extra farm tools at all. I guess we have to buy new ones."
As he said this, he took out the ten taels of silver that Shen Yi had given him in advance.
They did have farm tools before, after all, they could cultivate the land in the deep mountains, but those tools were almost broken, and they had too much luggage to bring with them this time, so they were in big trouble.
If they had known this would happen, they would have bitten the food out with their teeth.
Su Tai looked at the mess at the Wei family, sighed slightly, and said, "We still have some extra farm tools. Use them first, and we can think of the rest later."
The Wei family owed more and more favors to Chen Yi and his wife, and they were already at a loss.
You have to ask for help anyway, so you might as well ask your whole family for help and then work hard to pay it back later.
After making up his mind, Wei Laoqi took his two sons and followed Su Tai and the others back.
When they saw the hoe and rake given by Su Tai, the father and his two sons became very excited.
"Dad, this hoe and rake are so exquisitely made! I wonder who made them?" Wei Gang exclaimed.
Wei Laoqi was about to nod, but he caught a glimpse of Su Tai winking at him, and immediately changed his words, blushing and saying, "Who else could it be?"
"Huh?" Wei Gang didn't react at first, but when he saw his father's boastful look, he jumped up in shock, "Dad! That's not how we brag! If you had this skill, our family wouldn't be so poor!"
"That's right, Dad, stop flattering yourself, it's not appropriate!" Wei Yi followed.
Wei Laoqi was just trying to cover up the lie for Shen Yi and his wife. After hearing what his two sons said, he immediately became eager to win. "Humph! Believe it or not, I'll fight you a few more times later and you'll see how angry I am!"
Su Tai hid her face and laughed secretly, testifying for Wei Laoqi at the right time, "It was really Uncle Wei who helped us do it, but this hoe and rake were specially made at our request, and other things were added, so it was quite troublesome. Uncle Wei usually doesn't take on this kind of work easily."
"Ah? He really is my father?" The Wei Yi brothers looked at each other, unable to believe it, but determined not to doubt Su Tai.
The mood is so complicated.
Wei Laoqi felt relieved now, and asked Su Tai for three hoes, three rakes, three sickles, and an axe.
He secretly asked, "Wife Chen Yi, please help me keep the accounts of this money first, and I will pay it back slowly when I make money."
"Uncle, take your time. There's no rush."
These things total about ten taels, and I'll have to trouble Wei Laoqi for help later, so it's no problem for her to give them away for free.
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