Chapter 143: There is no need to suffer this injustice
Su Chen picked two full baskets of peach blossoms for Su Wan, but Su Wan did not touch the crabapple trees in the yard, but let them continue to bloom.
The two peach trees that were originally full of peach blossoms were swept clean by Su Chen, and now they look sparse, just like a retouched photo that returns to reality, the difference is huge.
If Jiang Yunhe himself was present, he would probably perform a pinching on the Ren Zhong point.
"Wanwan, is that enough?" Su Chen jumped down from the tree.
"That's enough. I'll use half for dried flowers and the other half for extracting pure water."
Su Wan thought, it would be better to leave some flowers on the peach tree, as it would be too ugly if it were bare.
When the brother and sister returned home, Su's mother had already returned. It seemed that she was driven back by Grandma Liu.
Otherwise, why would Su's mother have such a hopeless expression on her face?
She was very angry, and her aunt comforted her and told her not to get angry with the old lady.
"This old lady Liu is so unreasonable. I tried to talk to her nicely, but she kept scolding me for cutting off her livelihood. It's not like our family doesn't pay her, so why is she so stubborn? If I had left any later, she would have hit me with a broom."
As soon as Su Wan entered the door, he heard Su's mother complaining, and her face turned red with anger.
Su's father was standing aside and didn't know what to say. As a grown man, he couldn't go and reason with the old lady.
"Mom, what's wrong? Grandma Liu doesn't agree?" She had already guessed it when Su Wan and Su Chen put the peach blossoms under the eaves.
Talking to unreasonable old people is the most tiring and stressful thing.
"Yes, I, your mother, was scolded by her." Su's mother complained to her daughter in a wronged manner.
"She also said that if she was asked to give up the land, it would be easy. She would give it up for twenty taels of silver."
"Then how could we possibly give her twenty taels of silver? An acre of paddy field is only worth twenty taels, and it can produce more than a hundred kilograms of grain a year. Her vegetable field is not made of gold, and it's only half an acre. How dare she ask for that?"
When my aunt heard this, she found it unreasonable. How could someone ask for such an exorbitant amount?
Su Wan thought about it and decided that since it didn't work here, he couldn't build a workshop.
But the Su family’s small courtyard was really not enough.
"It's impossible to give her twenty taels of silver. Our silver didn't come from the wind."
Although twenty taels is nothing to Su Wan now, she will not be taken advantage of.
"Actually, we have another person we can look for." Suddenly, Father Su interrupted.
"Who is it?" Su Wan asked, and everyone looked at him.
"Village Chief He!" Father Su said a name.
Since that incident, I have never dealt with Village Chief He again, nor have we had any contact with him. When we meet in the village, we don’t say hello to each other.
"Are you interested in his one acre of land?" Su's mother was a little bit unbelieving.
The He family's vegetable garden of more than one acre is not far from the Su family. The Su family members can see it at a glance from the gate. It is only a few steps away.
If it doesn't work at the doorstep, then the He family is really the only one left. The Su family's vegetable garden is next to his, but peppers have already been planted. Such good things can't be dug up. Fourth brother will be heartbroken. He said he would come back to visit after a while. After planting the peppers, there is still half an acre of land left, which is not enough.
The Su family actually has a few plots of land, but they are far away and on the hillside, so they cannot be used to grow corn, sweet potatoes, etc.
"Except for their family's land, there is no other choice. My daughter needs to do something important. Even if she doesn't agree, she has to talk to me."
Father Su is still clear-headed in major matters and will not lose face because of a little grudge.
Su's mother thought that what he said made sense. Su Wan wanted to buy land and build a workshop to make money, so how could he be careless?
"Dad and Mom, if it really doesn't work, let's find another way. There's no need to force it."
Su Wan didn't want to make things difficult for her parents, so if it really didn't work out, she would move the workshop to the county. She would have to go to the county sooner or later anyway.
It’s just that the house has just been built and I haven’t lived in it for a few days yet, so I don’t want to leave for the time being. Otherwise, I can just make do with it in the yard.
Once all the sales channels in Xiangzhou Prefecture are opened up, they will have to move out sooner or later, and she doesn't want her parents to suffer this injustice.
"It's okay, your father will tell you, it's just a matter of losing some face." Su's mother was open-minded. After all, it wasn't her who went, but her husband.
In fact, Su Wan's workshop is just a casual build with a place for drying clothes. It cannot be covered up, so there is no need to force it.
"Well, since we've cut ties with the He family, there's no need to get involved with them anymore. As for Grandma Liu, I have an idea. Her land is only a little over half an acre. We can trade it with her for the remaining half an acre at home and give her an extra two taels of silver as compensation. That should be fine, right? Besides, our land is close to the river, so it's very convenient!"
Su Wan's mind worked quickly, and she came up with a solution in an instant. She didn't need her father to lose face and talk to the He family, nor did she have to offend Grandma Liu, and she could still achieve her goal. She knew that Grandma Liu would be greedy for a little advantage, so she would definitely agree.
The main reason is that Grandma Liu's son doesn't take care of her much, so it's understandable that she is unwilling to give up the land. It will take some time to replant the vegetables. During this period, there will be no vegetables to eat, so she will be compensated with two taels of silver to fill the gap.
But the other families were different. They had plenty of labor and so many barren hills and fields that could be reclaimed. It was just spring and there were no vegetables planted in the fields, so they were bare. They took the silver as compensation for their hard work in reclaiming the wasteland, and they didn't want the vegetables in the fields. After everyone discussed it, they all got a good deal, so why not do it?
“That’s a good idea!”
Su's mother slapped her thigh and thought that Su Wan's idea was really good.
"Hey, my daughter is so smart!" Father Su gave Su Wan a thumbs up.
Two taels of silver is not a lot, but it can make Grandma Liu, who loves to take advantage of small things, give up the land in front of her house. It also saves time and allows the temporary workshop to be built sooner.
Su Wan also needs to select talented people for the position. The workshop will have to have someone in charge in the future. If she wants to do big things, she can't just stay in the workshop every day. She has to choose a few trustworthy people to be managers.
Su Wan's first choice was his uncle. Firstly, he was closest to the Su family and was also Su's mother's only relative. Now that the Su family was rich, they had to help him. Letting him reach this position was the best support, and Su Wan would not treat him unfairly.
Second, for now, my uncle seems to be a relatively honest person. He has not shown any bad intentions and has never thought about inquiring about goat milk soap. However, his character remains to be examined.
My aunt is a smart woman, but it depends on whether she uses her smartness in the right way or in the wrong way.
By spending time with them day and night, you can slowly understand their temperament.
And Yang Qingqing, it can be seen that she is also a very simple girl, without any bad intentions, and not greedy. This can be seen from the night when Su Wan asked her to pick the pearl flowers.
"Okay, I'll go there again later and talk to her." Mother Su planned to go to Grandma Liu again. She had just been scolded and was still angry, but for the sake of her daughter's career, she fought hard.
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