Chapter 101 Zhao Tan's Crisis
"That's not right, Dad. Isn't it said that the hilltop is the property of the village?" Zhao Pingwei finally understood why he felt so uncomfortable. Why could Lin Xi just buy the village's things?
Zhao Tan rolled his eyes at his son and thought that God was really blind to give birth to such a son.
"I just said it, and you really believed it. This land belongs to the government, how could it belong to the village?" Zhao Tan said.
Zhao Pingwei seemed to have received a huge blow. It turned out that he had misunderstood for so many years. "Dad, tell me, how do we know whether Lin Xi really bought the mountain? Have you seen the title deed of the land before?"
Zhao Tan was stumped by his son's question. He had seen a lot of deeds to houses and fields, but he had never seen a deed to a mountain.
"In other words, how do you know that what Lin Xi gave her is real?" Zhao Pingwei said.
Zhao Tan clapped his hands suddenly. What his son said made sense. "Hurry up and harness the ox cart at home. I want to go to the county town."
Zhao Pingwei hurried out to harness the horse.
The villagers saw Zhao Tan and Zhao Pingwei driving a ox cart as if they were preparing to go out, and they were quite surprised. Where were they going in such a cold day?
"Son, walk faster. If the weather changes along the way, it will be difficult for us to come back." Zhao Tan ordered.
"I got it, Dad." Zhao Pingwei raised the whip and whipped the cow.
However, a cow is not a horse after all. It is impossible for it to gallop away with a whip. It will just whimper and walk slowly.
The two men had just walked two miles when they were stunned.
The road ahead was blocked by falling rocks, and the two of them clearly couldn't get out.
"Dad, what should we do?" Zhao Pingwei asked.
Zhao Tan said impatiently, "If the road is blocked, find someone to clear it. Why are you asking me?"
This son of his is full of energy when he is not doing anything serious, but when he really has to face a problem, he immediately becomes at a loss.
Soon, Zhao Tan saw Zhao Pingwei running back in a hurry, "Dad, no one in the village is willing to help clear the fallen rocks."
This was the first time that Zhao Tan felt isolated and helpless in the village. In the past, as the village head, if he needed to do something, he only needed to give a slight hint and the villagers would rush to do it.
Now, he took the initiative to ask others to do it, but they still refused to do it.
"Dad, let's go back first. I'll call a few more people. We can't have the whole village ignore us." Zhao Pingwei said as he drove the ox cart back.
When they returned to the village entrance, they found that everyone was rushing in one direction. Zhao Pingwei quickly stopped one of them and asked, "Why are you running so fast?"
"Alas, Lin Xi's family is hiring. If you go later, there will be no vacancies!" The man was extremely anxious and spoke faster than ever before.
Zhao Pingwei touched his head and wondered if Lin Xi's family had to make such a big fuss about recruiting workers.
"Dad, I'll go take a look."
Zhao Tan acquiesced. He also wanted to know what charm this Lin Xi had that made the whole village stop listening to him.
Zhao Pingwei followed the crowd to the foot of East Mountain, only to see Lin Xi standing on a simple wooden platform. "Let me make it clear first, it's only a month's work, but the requirements are very high. If I catch anyone cheating, I will fire them immediately."
"As for the compensation, we will definitely not treat you unfairly. We will pay you five taels of silver a month, including a lunch. However, you cannot rest on New Year's Eve. Those who work on the day will receive an extra red envelope."
Zhao Pingwei opened his mouth in astonishment. Was Lin Xi crazy? He offered these people five taels of silver as a reward.
Seeing the people around him getting excited, Zhao Pingwei couldn't help but pour cold water on them. "Hey, you don't really think they can give you so much money, right? You can't get such a high price for work outside. I think you better be careful and don't get cheated."
This time, there was no need for Lin Xi to come forward to explain, as the people around him had already automatically spoken for Lin Xi.
"Boss Lin never goes back on his word. You don't want the five taels of silver, but I do! Boss Lin, I, I, I!"
"Okay, Zhao Pingwei, everyone knows that you are jealous of the grapes, so don't delay us from making money!"
Zhao Pingwei was furious. "Well, you guys, I told you to move rocks just now, but you didn't go. Now you are working actively for Lin Xi."
The people around looked at Zhao Pingwei in surprise. "If the rocks fall, they fall. No one goes out in winter anyway. It won't hurt to move them in the spring."
But if you don't get the job at hand, you will suffer a great loss.
Zhao Pingwei was so angry that he kept humming, but so what? No one cared about his feelings at all.
Zhao family.
Zhao Pingwei walked into the room and slammed the table hard. "Lin Xi is getting more and more outrageous. She even offered five taels of silver as wages and asked everyone to work for her. No one is willing to move the rocks. I think our village will be named Lin sooner or later!"
There was a gloomy look in Zhao Tan's eyes, and after hearing what his son said, he became even more worried.
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In addition to the mountain, Linxi also bought ten acres of wasteland in the surrounding area, preparing to build a silkworm house for raising silkworms.
If you want to build the silkworm house in the spring, you have to start construction in the winter and some infrastructure must be prepared in advance, so we have the scene we see today.
The result of offering a high price was gratifying, and the villagers almost fought each other for the chance to work.
In the end, it was only when Lin Xi introduced the current interview session that everyone was able to calm down.
This time, Lin Xi selected twenty strong men, each with different division of labor. He believed that the silkworm house could be built before spring comes.
Xiao Yongyan had never said no to Lin Xi's efforts, but today he pulled her into his arms and said, "You are busy with your career every day, you should also devote some time to your family."
Lin Xi touched his nose and felt that he seemed to be too focused on his career and neglected his family.
"How about I wash your clothes at home tomorrow?" Lin Xi asked tentatively.
Xiao Yongyan smiled and said, "That's not what I'm talking about. Don't you think your house needs renovation as well?"
Lin Xi looked at her simple home and suddenly felt guilty. It seemed that all the money she earned was used to develop her career, and she had never considered improving her living conditions.
"This is easy. Let's build a new house while everyone has time." Lin Xi said.
Xiao Yongyan was waiting for Lin Xi to say this. He pulled out a sketch from his desk, on which was his idea for his new home. "Take a look and see if there's anything you want to change?"
Lin Xi didn't expect Xiao Yongyan to be able to draw a design. She widened her eyes and looked over and over again, "Husband, you are hiding it very well."
"Also, I have prepared the money for building the house." Xiao Yongyan said, and took out a silver note of fifty taels like a magic trick.
Lin Xi stared at Xiao Yongyan, "Where did you get the money?"
Xiao Yongyan was at a loss for words at Lin Xi's distrustful look. Could it be that he stole it? "Of course it was the tuition fees."
Lin Xi nodded in understanding. She was still worried that Xiao Yongyan would think she was too good at making money and would go astray.
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