Xiao Yunying smiled and replied, "Father, do you want to tell the village chief about this method and have him promote it?"
"This method is really good, daughter, do you agree?"
"I disagree." Mu Lianrong squeezed in front of Xiao Yunying to block her: "Why should my daughter's idea benefit outsiders?"
“How can they be outsiders? Most of the people in the village are surnamed Xiao. If you go back a few generations, you’re all one family. And I didn’t tell them that for nothing.”
Mu Lianrong said irritably, "What, you're planning to take money?"
Xiao Shanhai took a stool and placed it behind his wife, pressing her shoulder to make her sit down: "No, but this method is simple. As long as we use it at home, there will always be people who follow suit. Why don't we take the initiative to teach them and explain to them that it was our daughter's idea? It can also earn our daughter a good reputation."
Mentioning her daughter, Mu Lianrong wasn't as angry anymore, but the thought of giving them away for free still made her a little reluctant.
“Yesterday, my daughter was bullied. Apart from the eldest daughter-in-law of the Yang family and the young girl who testified for my daughter, no one spoke up for her. Among them were many of your relatives’ daughters and wives.”
Xiao Shan Hai looked at his daughter for help, and Xiao Yun Ying, receiving the look, advised her mother:
“Mother, Father is right. This method is simple and easy for others to learn. Why don’t we take the initiative to share it? We can also gain a good reputation.”
I used to be bad at making friends, staying at home and living my own life. I didn't have any connections with the people in the village, so it's understandable that they didn't help me. As the saying goes, if it doesn't concern you, don't worry about it. Who would offend a scholar for someone they have no connection with?
If we can spread this method, every time they use it, they'll remember it was taught by our family, and they'll naturally think highly of our family. If they ever have a conflict with someone in the future, will they worry about having no one to speak up for us? Don't you think so, Mother?"
Coaxed gently by her daughter, Mu Lianrong came to her senses and said to Xiao Shanhai, "It's okay to teach it out, but you have to talk to your cousin first. You must tell them that it was Yunyun's idea."
Xiao Shan Hai assured him, "Of course, no one can take away our daughter's credit. I'll go find my cousin right now."
"Dad, wait for me. I'm going to talk to the village chief about the house deed."
"Where are you going? You wait here." Mu Lianrong pulled her daughter back and said to Xiao Shanhai, "Call your cousin over so we can talk at home."
"Alright."
After Xiao Shanhai left, Xiao Yunying asked, "Mother, I want to allocate more land to build a bigger house. Do I need to give gifts to the village chief?"
She didn't know much about the social interactions here, so asking her mother wouldn't be a mistake.
"You've already taught him how to water the plants, so there's no need to give him gifts. Next year, if he teaches the method to the villagers and it really works, you can report it to the county government. The government will reward him, and you might even get a share."
Xiao Yunying praised her mother without reservation: "Mother, you know so much."
Mu Lianrong stroked the hair by her ear: "Of course, who is your mother? She's one of the few women in the village who can read and write. You're so smart because you took after me."
Mu Lianrong wasn't lying about this. When she was young, she worked as a maid in the household of the county magistrate for several years and learned to read and write from the magistrate's son. She also gained more knowledge than the average villager.
She signed a contract with flexible terms at the time. Later, the county magistrate was transferred elsewhere and returned the contract to her. Half a year later, she married Xiao Shanhai.
"Mother is bringing up things from the past again. Aren't you afraid Father will get angry if he hears this?"
Xiao Shan Hai disliked hearing his wife talk about her literacy the most. He always felt that his wife was thinking about that county magistrate's son, and she would get angry whenever he mentioned it, the kind of person who couldn't be coaxed for a day or two.
"Hey, don't tell your dad."
Xiao Yunying laughed out loud, Mu Lianrong snorted, went out and brought back a pomegranate that had been broken in half, giving one half to Xiao Yunying: "You didn't have time to try the pomegranate your second sister-in-law sent, did you? It tastes good."
He placed the other half into Luo Chen's hand: "Sit down and eat. Don't say my family is abusing the child when the village chief comes later."
Luo Chen stood there awkwardly, holding the pomegranate. Xiao Yunying said, "Eat it."
The child hadn't said a word, and she had almost forgotten he existed.
Watching Luo Chen eat the pomegranate seeds one by one, Xiao Yunying also ate a few herself. He must be feeling very uncomfortable. Just bear with it. It's best to discuss the house and land deeds with the village chief in front of him to avoid any misunderstandings.
Xiao Shanhai remained calm and only pulled Xiao Changxing along. On the way, no matter how much Xiao Changxing asked, he wouldn't say what it was about, only that it was a good thing.
When they arrived at Xiao Shanhai's house, they learned that his daughter wanted to allocate more land to build a house, and they were immediately a little unhappy.
Why can't we talk about this at his house instead of dragging him over here?
It's a good thing for my cousin's family, but what about me? How is it good?
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