By the time Zhen Wanwan finished her farming work, it was time for dinner, and everyone who had gone to Dahe Village was rushing back.
Everyone at the dinner table was discussing the day's events, and the atmosphere was fairly harmonious.
"Our selection of a homestead went relatively smoothly this time; the village chief of Dahe Village didn't give us too much trouble..."
Dongzi looked at Qu Huaiyuan with relief and said gratefully, "It's all thanks to Mr. Qu for coming with us to Dahe Village... Originally, the villagers of Dahe Village blocked the road and demanded that we pay a toll before we could enter."
"It was because the village chief of Dahe Village saw that Mr. Qu was a scholar that he drove all the villagers away!"
Those who went to Dahe Village also looked relieved, but some of them looked a little off.
Qu Huaiyuan was not happy about this special treatment; on the contrary, he was somewhat worried.
The villagers of Dahe Village dared to extort them so brazenly because they were all strangers to them.
They only agreed to let them go after hearing that they had connections with the government officials. How is this any different from the behavior of troublemakers?
The more Zhen Wanwan listened to their experiences in Dahe Village, the deeper her brows furrowed.
She had often seen news reports about villagers charging tolls in her previous life.
I never imagined I would encounter something like this in this era.
However, Guangling County has been accepting refugees for a long time, and every village in the county has received refugees to some extent.
The people of Dahe Village probably all know that yesterday, Grandpa Zhen and Zhen Fugui went to visit Dahe Village with the soldiers.
The village chief couldn't be so forgetful. He clearly believed that they were sent there by the government, yet he allowed the villagers to be made miserable.
This shows that they have done this kind of thing many times before and have tasted the sweetness of getting something for nothing.
If they really do settle down in Dahe Village in the future, the villagers probably won't be easy to get along with.
Zhen Wanwan pondered for a long time, thinking she needed to find a way to stay away from those villagers and avoid trouble.
"Dad, where exactly is the plot of land you chose for the house? Is it close to the original inhabitants of Dahe Village?"
Grandpa Zhen was taken aback when he heard this, and honestly shook his head and said, "It's very far! Those villagers don't like outsiders, so they drove us to the outermost wasteland."
“We saw that it was quite close to the wasteland given by the imperial court, so we agreed. There were two or three families living there, who should also be outsiders.”
Upon hearing this answer, Zhen Wanwan's face lit up with joy; she no longer needed to go through the trouble of getting away from those villagers.
In response, Sister-in-law Zhou said fiercely, "Those villagers are really unreasonable. They deliberately drove us so far away. There is no water or road in that place. If we really live there, how are we any different from wild men in the wilderness!"
Even Zhou Ersao, who is usually cautious in her words and deeds, frowned and sighed, "Alas! In the future, if we need to fetch water for cooking or washing clothes, we will have to go through a lot of trouble to go to the village."
Wang Cuihua frowned as well. There were many children in their family, and clean clothes could not be worn for more than a few days. They basically had to wash several pieces of clothing every day.
If it's too far from the water source, it will probably be dark by the time she finishes her housework, and then she won't be able to work in the fields.
After a few seconds of silence, Zhen Fugui solemnly promised, "From now on, we men will have to work harder on carrying water. We'll fill the water tank the night before before we go to sleep!"
The men present all doted on their wives, so they naturally responded enthusiastically.
"Everyone doesn't need to go to such trouble!"
As soon as she said this, everyone's eyes fell on Zhen Wanwan, not understanding what she meant.
"What do you mean by that, little sister?"
Zhen Wanwan put down her chopsticks and asked with a smile, "Big brother, Dahe Village is backed by a river, and there's water flowing everywhere underground. We can dig a well in our own yard to use!"
The group looked at each other, wondering why they hadn't thought of digging their own well!
But…
“This well isn’t something you can just dig out anywhere. You have to look at the terrain and see if there’s a spring underground. All that digging around wastes time and manpower.”
In the past, the people of Lijia Village had considered digging wells in their own yards, but after digging several holes, no water came out.
The enthusiasm of the people gradually faded away.
Zhen Wanwan had, of course, thought of all of this. She waved her hand and said confidently, "Leave the task of finding the spring to me. Don't worry about it."
Of those present, only Zhen's family knew about Zhen Wanwan's abilities, after all, their younger sister was an immortal's apprentice.
With skills in medicine and winemaking, why would I have trouble finding such a simple spring?
So after everyone finished eating and cleaned up, they went back to their own rooms to plan how to build the house, furnish their homes, and so on...
Zhen Wanwan then entered the space and approached the robot.
Seeing the Tmall Genie in standby mode, Zhen Wanwan crossed her arms and gently kicked it.
"Little cat, turn on your computer quickly, I need to talk to you!"
The familiar mechanical sound rang out, and after a slow boot-up process, the Tmall Genie finally turned on its screen.
"Buzz buzz buzz... Upgrade successful... Booting up... Booting complete..."
Faced with this Tmall Genie, whose network performance was even worse than 2G, Zhen Wanwan's patience reached its peak.
"Do you sell any exploration devices in your mall?"
"Beep! The All-Purpose Exploration Device, priced at fifty taels."
The Tmall Genie screen was spinning rapidly, and a device resembling a smart compass appeared, along with a user manual.
But fifty taels? Isn't that too expensive?
She had spent all her money. If she hadn't shamelessly borrowed two hundred taels from Zhuyuan before leaving Anqing Prefecture, she wouldn't have had any money to spend these past few days!
Now she only has 13 taels of silver left in her pocket.
If I spend another fifty taels, I'll only have sixty-three taels left.
Zhen Wanwan's mind raced, and she squatted down in front of the Tmall Genie with a grin.
He bargained, saying, "Little cat, I'm a regular customer. Considering how much money I've spent on this before, could you give me a discount?"
Zhen Wanwan waited eagerly for Tmall Genie's reply, and half a minute later, the familiar machine voice finally sounded.
"This store does not offer discounted prices..."
Upon hearing this, Zhen Wanwan's smile froze on her face: "Can't you give me a discount?"
"Based on your spending habits, you are one of the most frugal customers in this mall and are not eligible for a discount."
"What!" Zhen Wanwan suddenly exclaimed, picking at her ears in disbelief.
"Why are you making personal attacks on others?!"
Even though she is very poor, doesn't she have any pride to be labeled as the stingiest customer?
"Please confirm whether you wish to purchase at the original price! Please confirm whether you wish to purchase at the original price..."
Tmall Genie did not respond to her question, but just kept repeating the same sentence.
Upon unexpectedly learning that a robot disliked her for being stingy, Zhen Wanwan gritted her teeth and cursed it under her breath.
Driven by a desire to save face rather than fight over a meager sum, she reluctantly paid fifty taels.
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