Chapter 174
"Eldest son's wife!"
The village chief glared at the woman and reprimanded her sternly, "You have no right to speak on this matter!"
"Why shouldn't I have a say!"
The village chief's daughter-in-law stepped forward, put her hands on her hips, and yelled at Fan Xiaoxiao, "This girl wants our land and grain! Where in our village is there any extra land? And why should we give her the grain we've grown all year for nothing!"
The Tianshan disciple frowned and whispered in Fan Xiaoxiao's ear, "The village chief's family owns the most land. If a plot of land with grain rations is to be allocated, it will most likely go to them. They have three sons, and only the eldest is married, so..."
She didn't finish her sentence, but Fan Xiaoxiao understood what she meant.
Simply put, the female disciple was worried that she would take away their land.
However, with her leading the refusal, more and more people began to oppose Fan Xiaoxiao's demands.
"No! Village Chief! We can't let this woman take our land! No way! We've worked so hard to grow this grain all year! Why should we give it to them? No! Absolutely not!"
"Yeah yeah!"
Fan Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow; the refusal was within her expectations. Actually, for her, if Village Chief Fu had agreed to her request, she would have had some assurance of having enough food to survive the winter.
But what if they don't agree...
Fan Xiaoxiao curled her lips slightly, her expression unchanged as she looked at the female disciple beside her, whose expression was not very good.
"Sister, you know, they won't allow this or that. The promise the Celestial Venerable made to me... could it just be an empty promise? Or is it that Ginkgo Village isn't actually under the jurisdiction of Tianshan?"
"My master always keeps his word."
The female disciple coldly looked at the chaotic Ginkgo Village before her, her expression already revealing her impatience.
“However, since Village Chief Fu can’t make the decision, my wife, let’s find another place. We apologize for making you laugh.”
"Yes! We need to find another place right away! There's no land here for you!"
The eldest daughter-in-law of the wealthy village chief was clearly oblivious to the situation; after hearing what the female disciple said, she even showed a hint of schadenfreude on her face.
Village Chief Fu's expression changed, and he quickly stepped forward to the female disciple, saying, "What about the Heavenly Venerable..."
"I will report everything that happened today to my master in detail, so there's no need for the village chief to worry about it."
The female disciple glanced at Village Chief Fu and his group, then turned to leave with Fan Xiaoxiao and the others.
Village Chief Fu's expression changed. A few days ago, his cousin had come to warn him because of his son's accident, telling him to behave himself these days. So his original intention was to give Fan Xiaoxiao only one of the house and the land.
But now, thanks to his daughter-in-law's "merit," he's about to offend the Heavenly Venerable! How can this be allowed!
"Heroines! Heroines! Don't go yet!"
Village Chief Fu hurriedly stood in front of Fan Xiaoxiao and the others, preventing them from leaving.
“Everything can be discussed. If it’s just a choice between a house and land, we can always negotiate! There’s really no need to take this matter to the Heavenly Venerable.”
"Oh? Choosing only one thing is always negotiable, right?"
Fan Xiaoxiao looked at the wealthy village chief with a half-smile, then glanced meaningfully at the noisy villagers behind her: "Is it negotiable?"
Village Chief Fu followed her gaze and felt a headache coming on. He had initially called out the villagers only because he was afraid that Fan Xiaoxiao would really cut down the trees, but now it seemed that there were too many people and too many different kinds of people, which had become a problem instead.
Looking at Fan Xiaoxiao's seemingly amused gaze, Village Chief Fu felt a wave of embarrassment wash over him. He gritted his teeth, racking his brains for any other neglected wasteland in the village.
"There are three more plots of land over in Dongshan. I can give you those three plots! As for the land with grain, let our village discuss it again today!"
"Dongshan?"
Fan Xiaoxiao frowned, and the female disciple beside her explained to her where exactly that place was.
It turns out that Dongshan is not far after crossing the river, not far from the tea stall we came from. It's just that there's a grove of trees in between, and it's a bit far from the village.
Fan Xiaoxiao remained silent for a moment. Seeing that she didn't speak, the village chief became increasingly uneasy.
The land in Dongshan was not considered fertile, and because of the dense forest and its distance from the village, no one in the village wanted that place.
It now seems that if they can get Fan Xiaoxiao to agree to take that piece of land, they will be able to both avoid offending the Tianshan Sect and deal with Fan Xiaoxiao.
"You just said you would only choose one?"
After a long silence, Fan Xiaoxiao suddenly brought the topic back and asked about what the village chief had said about them only being able to choose between living in the village or farming the land.
Village Chief Fu was slightly taken aback. His intuition told him that he might not like what Fan Xiaoxiao was about to say.
"That's because land in the village is really scarce, and there are very few houses that are not inhabited."
"He's lying! This grandpa is lying! When we came here that day, they clearly said that there were only three uninhabited houses left in the village!"
"Oh... so you did have a house after all..."
Fan Xiaoxiao looked up at Village Chief Fu, snorted coldly, and then turned to her female disciple, asking, "Sister Heroine, surely the Tianshan Sect has more than just this Ginkgo Village as a place for people to live? I think we should find another place."
"The Tianshan Sect has quite a few places where you can use your skills, but perhaps none are as convenient as this place."
After listening to their conversation for a while, Uncle Wang could no longer hold back. He stepped forward and said, "It's not a big deal if it's inconvenient. It's better than having to be mindful of others' feelings here."
After saying that, he glanced meaningfully at the faces of everyone in Ginkgo Village.
"Alright, come with me."
The female disciple had long since given up on getting involved with these unruly people, so she mounted her horse and prepared to leave with Fan Xiaoxiao and the others.
Seeing that these people were serious, the village chief quickly stepped forward and said, "Wait! Wait! Ten acres of land on Dongshan Mountain! It's all yours! All yours!"
Village Chief Fu was clearly in a hurry, and he blocked the carriage, preventing Fan Xiaoxiao and the others from leaving.
Fan Xiaoxiao glanced at him and snorted coldly, "We only have land, but we have nowhere to live! Besides, if anything happens in the future, won't we be at your mercy? Forget it, I think we should find another place with houses."
Fan Xiaoxiao's words were harsh, but after hearing them, Village Chief Fu felt his face turn pale. He had indeed harbored some thoughts of slowly making things difficult for them if Fan Xiaoxiao decided to stay, but he never expected her to say it so openly.
"I……"
"Stop spouting nonsense! Our village chief is not that kind of person!"
Tiger Three stepped forward and stood in front of the wealthy village chief, his imposing figure like a small mountain blocking Fan Xiaoxiao's path.
Fan Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow. She let out a long "Oh," and said, "I don't trust you unless... we sign a written agreement."
"Stand up then!"
Tiger Three interrupted with a barrage of words, leaving Village Chief Fu speechless.
Fan Xiaoxiao gave a long "oh," and then slowly asked, "What about the house?"
Tiger Three gritted his teeth and glared at Fan Xiaoxiao: "If you give up the land with the grain, then we'll just have our people build it for you!"
We've been waiting for this!
Fan Xiaoxiao curled her lips and gave him a meaningful look.
"make a deal."
(End of this chapter)
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