When the village chief heard her tone, he knew that she had made a lot of money by selling grain before. He was a little surprised and a little relieved.
Knowing that Qin Yao doesn't like ordinary land, I won't introduce these village chiefs on the roadside.
When they entered the territory of Jinshi Town, the village chief immediately pointed to the large area at the foot of the mountain in the east and said, "Yao Niang, look over there. It's next to Dingjiazhuang. It's over a hundred acres and has two small houses. On weekdays, you can store farm tools and leave someone to guard it."
Qin Yao raised her head and took a quick look. All she saw was gray-black land, which looked fertile. She quickly asked Awang to drive over to take a closer look.
The transportation here is also very convenient. There is a small path that can accommodate a carriage and leads directly to the door of the cottage.
These two small rooms are not big, but they are used to store farm tools and are enough for one or two people to live in.
Behind the house is the one hundred acres of land that the village chief mentioned.
There are twenty acres of gently sloping land and seventy acres of paddy fields, all planted with sorghum and rice. The land is visibly fertile.
There is also a half-meter wide water diversion ditch next to the path, which makes it very convenient to get water.
Knowing that the village chief would not tell her about this small farm for no reason, Qin Yao asked tentatively: "Is the owner of this land going to make a move?"
The village chief gave a smile that you guessed right and explained, "This land belongs to a scholar from the Ding family. I heard that he failed the college entrance examination this year. After learning from his mistakes, he plans to move his family to the provincial capital so that he can study."
Not many people knew about this news, but after all, they were members of the Ding family. The best option was to sell it directly to the family members. Maybe it had already been sold.
The village chief saw that Qin Yao was interested and asked her to find out for herself.
Qin Yao was a little worried about whether her wallet was big enough to buy the small farm, so she tentatively asked the price and heard the village chief say, "Maybe six or seven hundred taels of silver."
If Old Man Liu heard about this amount of money, he would be so happy! It is simply something that most people would not dare to think about.
Qin Yao also took a breath of cold air. She now had three hundred and seventy taels of silver in her hand, which was still half of what she needed.
However, once the final payment to Fulon Commercial Bank is settled, I will have enough money in my hand.
But it’s not even July yet, and the earliest I can get the final payment is September, so there’s no hope.
Qin Yao could only reluctantly look at the small farm that moved her heart a few more times, then turned around and said, "Let's go, Village Chief. Our fate has not yet arrived."
The village chief laughed, "You are a girl who talks in an interesting way. What's the meaning of fate? But I can see that you are a carefree girl and don't care about ordinary things right now. So, I will keep an eye on it for you, and then ask the head of the village. If there is a good farm, I will tell you immediately."
Qin Yao's face instantly blossomed with a smile, "Thank you for your help!"
"Don't just talk about it." The village chief pointed to the street in the town and said, "Remember to treat me to a good meal when the time comes!"
"That's easy. No need to wait. Let's drink today!" Qin Yao immediately asked Awang to drive the car to the town. The village chief was so scared that he quickly grabbed Awang and said, "Just kidding. Stop quickly. I saw the driver from Xiahe Village!"
He would not wait here with them for the children, lest he get worried and killed on the way back.
Qin Yao amusedly sent the village chief to the driver's ox cart, told the driver to drive steadily, watched the ox cart go away, and let Awang continue to go to the town.
The village chief didn't want it, but Qin Yao bought the wine anyway. She picked up the children from school, stuffed her ears with cotton and returned to the village. She saw Liu Qi who was going home after work, so she gave him two kilograms of wine and asked him to take it home.
Liu Qi looked puzzled, but before he could ask, the carriage had already clattered towards the village.
After putting Liu Jinbao aside, Erlang stopped talking.
Erlang stopped talking, and Sanlang and Si Niang also stopped talking. Qin Yao finally had some peace and quiet.
In the blink of an eye, July has arrived and the temperature has reached a new high.
On the way into the village, the refugees who were repairing the road took off their shirts one by one and worked shirtless, their backs tanned black.
The women set up a shed on the roadside, built a stove on the spot, cleaned up the food purchased from the village, and prepared meals for the people working.
The road was built from the village entrance all the way to Xiahe Village, and the sheds were also moved all the way to Xiahe Village, just to save some time on eating and do more work.
Liu Dafu was also impressed by these people who came from Huangque Town. They worked very hard without any slacking off. They worked from morning till sunset every day. He felt tired just looking at them, but these people were still happy when they came back from work.
The villagers of Liujia Village felt embarrassed because of their efforts. After getting the villagers' consent, Liu Dafu came to Qin Yao to discuss giving some wages to these people from Huangque Town.
Qin Yao was wearing a straw hat and squatting in her melon field, looking at her melons. Liu Dafu stood behind her and talked for a long time without seeing any reaction from her. He couldn't help but ask again in a heavier tone:
"I'm talking about wages. What do you think?"
Qin Yao finally reacted and tilted her head to look at him. The wide brim of her straw hat covered most of her face, leaving only a sunburned chin visible.
"You want me to pay?"
She asked so directly that Liu Dafu choked for a moment. He paused for three seconds before saying, "You said before that if there is not enough money in the future, the stationery factory will pay for it."
Qin Yao: "Am I going alone?"
Liu Dafu choked again.
The air seemed to stagnate for half a minute.
Liu Dafu gritted his teeth and said, "The village will contribute, and everyone will contribute together. But the autumn harvest hasn't started yet, and we don't have any money."
Qin Yao: "I can help with the cushioning first, and you can pay me back with the grain after the autumn harvest."
Liu Dafu gritted his teeth and said, "Okay!" He turned around and was about to leave.
His mouth opened wide under the straw hat, "Don't leave in such a hurry."
Liu Dafu turned to look at her suspiciously, "What are you doing?"
Qin Yao waved at him and patted the football-sized, emerald green melon in front of her, "Please eat the melon."
Liu Dafu's heart trembled. Are you sure they are not asking him to test the poison?
"Is this really an edible melon?" he asked suspiciously.
Seeing Qin Yao's treasured look, he felt a little curious.
But I have never seen such a melon before, and it doesn’t look as delicious as other melons. It is neither green nor white, and has twisted patterns like loach, which look like the stripes on a poisonous snake.
At this moment, Qin Yao ruthlessly broke the vine of the melon, took the football-sized melon in her hand, and broke it with both hands. With a "pop" sound, the bright red melon flesh was revealed.
Liu Dafu was so frightened that he retreated to the edge of the field and stepped on two of Qin Yao's melons, which made her gasp in pain.
Fortunately, the melon was hard enough and was not stepped on. However, Liu Dafu slipped and sat down on the edge of the field, looking very embarrassed.
Qin Yao really couldn't help but laughed out loud, "Hahahaha".
"Why is this watermelon so red?" Liu Dafu forced himself to calm down and pointed at the watermelon in Qin Yao's hand and asked. (End of this chapter)
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