No one returned to the Zhao family's yard. After all, there were educated youth here, and there were many people and eyes. It was possible that they would eat his meat one second and spread the meat everywhere the next.
They returned to Erlaizi's house, processed the things there, and then carried them back to the kitchen in a backpack covered with hay.
Liu Xiaoyu had sharp eyes and immediately noticed the basket of flowers and plants that Yunxiu was carrying.
She knew nothing about wild vegetables, so there was nothing special about them. However, she was very happy with the flowers. She quickly picked up a large bunch and took the trouble to arrange them carefully.
"Look, isn't this beautiful?"
"Wouldn't it be beautiful if I put them in a vase?"
Lin Zhiqing was a very clever young man. After spending these days together, he already knew how to get along with this young lady, and he immediately began to praise her generously.
"Not bad, not bad. Liu Zhiqing has a very good eye. This flower is very beautiful."
Zhao Wei stepped forward, snatched it away, and rudely shattered her fantasy.
"Do you have a vase? Are you here to show off?"
"I... I don't have any, but I have a glass bottle for canned fruit. Can I put it in that?" She walked forward angrily and tried to snatch it: "Give the flowers back to me!"
Zhao Wei smiled maliciously: "You can still do it, but you are not allowed to eat later. Can you do it?"
"Ah? You don't even let me eat? You bastard, I paid for my meals."
When they left the county town, they were given resettlement allowance.
Although it was not much, it was enough for their travel expenses and three months' food expenses, and it had already been paid to Zhao Wei.
So, I was very angry when I heard this.
Zhao Wei was too lazy to tease this young lady anymore and took out a bunch of azaleas from the bottom of the basket.
Red, white, pink...intertwined together, blooming gorgeously and dazzlingly, much more beautiful than the small wild flowers in our hands that we use as food.
“Ahhh… So beautiful! Give it to me…”
"Here, here, here... My wife picked them for you, no one is competing with you for them. Why don't you thank my wife quickly?"
Liu Xiaoyu no longer had any grudge against Yunxiu and treated her as her best friend. Naturally, she went up to her and hugged her, saying thank you repeatedly.
After Zhao Wei finished speaking, he picked up the big stick of flowers, took Yunxiu's hand and said, "Wife, let's go and decorate our room."
There were really no vases in the house. In his opinion, those glass bottles were ugly and had no style at all.
After searching for a while, he took out a small jar of pickles from the corner of the wall.
After this thing is washed, it becomes a vase with a very special atmosphere, with an ancient, Renaissance flavor.
The two of them were enjoying the pleasure of flower arranging there, saying sweet words from time to time, pushing and rubbing each other, and taking the opportunity to suck. This made Wang Caigu, who had rushed into the room, feel embarrassed and she quickly retreated.
Zhao Wei was quick-eyed and quickly coughed, threw the flowers to Yunxiu, and ran to find Wang Caigu.
"Mom, what happened to you just now?"
Speaking of this serious matter, Wang Caigu's face suddenly became serious.
"Son, when I was visiting the village just now, I heard the youngest son of Mr. Wang talking about something, and I thought I should remind you of it."
"Uh…what's going on? Is it serious?"
Zhao Wei's curiosity was aroused.
He couldn't understand how big a thing could happen when the people in Yushudun were united.
"It's really a big deal. It is said that the news of our village's land reclamation has spread. The neighboring Wangguan Village, which obviously did not arrange any educated youth, has also followed our example and reclaimed wasteland."
Zhao Wei smiled and said, "That's it? They are working hard to expand the arable land area. This is a good thing. At least people won't have to go hungry in the future. We should encourage them!"
Wang Caigu explained patiently.
"Oh... my son, you think too simply. What wasteland are they reclaiming? They have their eyes on the 10 mu of land west of our village."
"That's good farmland. It's one of the better farmlands in our village."
"The youngest son of the Wang family went to work there this morning, and found that nearly half of the land had been exploited and occupied by people from Wangguan Village. Tell me, isn't that infuriating?"
Zhao Wei really didn't know how to measure land, and asked doubtfully: "Uh... are you sure they really occupied the land? The Wang family's eyes are like rulers, they can see this!"
"Humph! We have been digging for food in this soil for generations. Let alone half of it, even if it's only a few centimeters less, we can still sense it."
"If you don't believe it, take some commune officials with you to check it out and you'll know the truth."
Zhao Wei thought about it and decided that he really couldn’t be too careless, otherwise others would take advantage of him.
So, he told Yunxiu, "Wife, don't eat the flowers for now. You don't know how to cook, and it won't taste good."
"I'll deal with it when I'm done!"
He hurriedly gathered a few apprentices and ran to Xiangyang Commune.
At this time, there were a few staff members inside. They were taking a rest with their eyes closed after eating and drinking, and they were called up by him.
After these people got the news, they immediately became furious and started cursing.
"Damn it, the people in Wangguan Village are so bold that they dare to come and cause trouble, and even took over ten acres of land in one go. Aren't they afraid of choking to death?"
"Humph! Let's measure it now. We will make them pay back double the amount they have taken. Otherwise, it will seem like we, the people of Elm Tun, are easy to bully."
…
While everyone was cursing, the youngest son of Wang Laosi had been called by Erlaizi to lead the way, and the group of people headed towards that place in a mighty procession, carrying hoes.
Along the way, you can see that this large piece of farmland has been deeply plowed by about one-tenth.
The cowherd had three oxen in his hands, all of which were used for work. At this moment, they were grazing freely in the fields.
When we arrived at the destination, we were surprised to see that this place was really remote.
There is only a small path separating the two villages.
But now, this path is obviously a new path that has just been stepped on, and there are some messy footprints on it.
With this new road as the boundary, the land on both sides forms a sharp contrast.
One has been cultivated, and the other is still barren.
The Wang family's child was muttering about what was wrong with this place. The path in his memory was a very straight road.
But now, the road has become a winding "S" shape.
Without saying anything, Zhao Wei waved his hand and asked people to measure the land and determine the final loss.
He...prepared to take this result to Wangguan Village to ask for an explanation.
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