"Mom, I'm a fast runner, I'll take it to you." Daha quickly stood up and walked to her side, took the silver from her hand and went out.
"Could there be another accident?" She muttered to herself as she looked at Dahe's back. Chunxiao and the others didn't know what had happened either, and they felt a little uneasy. It was not until Yan Bangfa brought Yan Dahe back that they realized that nothing had happened at all. It was just that people needed money for the procedures of household registration and land deeds, and they had to pay for it themselves, so it was all a false alarm.
"It's been so long since I've done this that I've forgotten about the procedures and the money."
Zhou stroked her sleeves and said, "I thought the head of the village was just asking for too much. It made me feel uneasy for a long time."
"Well, don't say anything nonsense. The village head is a fair person. I have to thank him for this matter. When we kill the New Year pig, we will invite him to our house for a meal to express our gratitude."
"As you say."
Yan Bingfa looked at Chunxiao and said, "Your matter has been settled. In a few days, your household registration, land deed, and your divorce papers will be sent to me."
Chunxiao felt relieved. "Dad, it's still early. I want to go over and take a look first."
Yan Bingfa looked at the gathered family members and said, "Do you have any important work to do? If not, don't wait until the afternoon. Let's go over and take a look. Qi'er's mother, you don't have to go. You stay home and cook. We can eat together for the next few days."
"I know, Dad!"
"Grandpa, where are you going? I want to go too." Shuwen had almost finished chopping the pig grass by now. When he heard the adults discussing going out, he hurried over.
"I'm going too."
"I'll go too." The remaining two children agreed.
"What nonsense are you making? Stay home and help your mother or your second aunt with some work. Dad and grandpa are going to do some serious work."
"Dad, I'll go back and get the tools. I'll also tell Duo'er and the others." Zhang patted Shuwen's head. "If Auntie comes back late later, can you help Duo'er and the others cook the pig food?"
Although Shuwen and the others were not very happy, they still nodded in agreement under the pressure of their father.
In this way, the whole family, except Tian, went out with machetes and hoes. Chunxiao also carried a backpack just in case.
It was early in the morning, and she ran into quite a few villagers as she passed through the village. From time to time, she would ask them what they were doing, but they would just smile and give her a perfunctory reply. A few women asked Zhou about Chunxiao, but Zhou also declined, saying she was busy.
"These women are just bored and like to pry into everything. What does this have to do with them?"
"You don't know how women talk. If you don't let them say something, they will find life difficult."
The two brothers complained to each other, Chunxiao and Zhang walked behind without saying anything, and soon they reached a deserted section of the road in the village.
"The soil at the end of the village must be very poor, otherwise why wouldn't anyone open up wasteland and grow vegetables there? The area behind it has been barren for a long time. Look, it's all dead grass here."
"The soil isn't very good. Although this land is barren, it's still considered public property of the village. If you want to cultivate it and grow vegetables, you'll have to pay money. Naturally, no one wants to spend money to grow crops here. We don't know what the harvest will be like, but the money has to be paid first. I guess that's why the village head offered such a low price. No one wants to buy land here."
"The quality of the soil doesn't matter much. I only have two vegetable gardens, two acres of land, which is enough for me to work on."
"Let's take a look first and see how to repair the house. We need to go up the mountain to cut some wood and ask your Uncle Yan Wu to help make some wooden parts. Let's sort out the things we need later and make a note of them."
Uncle Yan Wu is the only carpenter in the village. Everyone in his family knows how to do carpentry, so whenever the village needs to build or repair a house, they will look for him.
The family walked for about two incense sticks of time and finally arrived at the house at the end of the village. The place could only be described as overgrown with dead grass.
"Dad, where do these two acres of land come from and where does it go? Did the village head explain it to you clearly?" Chunxiao looked at the dilapidated house in the weeds and felt a little hesitant.
"He said that we could choose the location of the two acres of land surrounding the house. When the deed comes out, he will draw the boundaries. It will be convenient for us."
"Dad, this is really too desolate. Are you sure this house can be renovated and lived in?" Yan Dahe looked at the house in front of him with disbelief. "The grass in this yard is almost connected to the grass outside the yard."
"I've gone in and taken a look. There's no major problem with the wall. The grass on the roof must be re-laid. It doesn't look good now. You'll know if you go in and out and take a look." Several people entered the yard along the waist-high grass. In fact, it was not really a yard anymore because the fence had been broken for a long time.
Several people walked around the room. "How many rooms are there?" Zhou asked.
"There are three rooms, and there's a toilet at the back, but half of it has collapsed, so it needs to be rebuilt. We'll also need to build a kitchen next to it when the time comes."
"This wall is indeed not broken yet."
"Dad, there's a chipped water tank here. It can be used after it's cleaned." Apart from the chipped water tank, there were basically no other usable items. This place had been in chaos for so long, even if there were any usable items, they would have been taken away by someone.
"What should we do?" Yan Dashan looked at this place and didn't know where to start.
Yan Bingfa looked at the house and then outside. "Let's divide the work. First, we'll clear the land outside. Today we'll start by weeding. We'll definitely have to weed more than two acres, otherwise we won't know which piece of land is ready. We'll just weed as we go. It's definitely not going to be done in a day. Tomorrow, let your mother stay home to cook and feed the pigs. Huanqi'er's mother will also come over. Dashan and Dahe, come with me up the mountain to chop wood."
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