Chapter 108 Village Events
"Old village chief, let's talk about how to buy the land in the village?"
The man who was the most well-dressed among the families spoke up. He was also the only one from the city.
Although he was from the city, people from other villages were familiar with him because he was a son-in-law who married out of the village.
Of course, the son-in-law didn't have much money, but his wife had some. This time, it was his elder brother who ran into the city to tell him about the Jinshi who became a teacher in Lianjiagou, and then he told his wife, which was a great achievement.
So this time the matter of admission was left to him. His wife had already said that money was not a problem, so he spoke up boldly.
"Village chief, I want to buy two acres of land in the village. Just name a price."
The old village chief's face turned dark.
"Two acres of land? How many children do you have? There isn't much vacant land in the village, and you want to buy two acres right after you come here. Don't you see that the teachers in our village still live at the end of the village?"
The old village chief couldn't refuse the land purchase because it was in the interests of the whole village. But he didn't agree to it outright.
"The land in the village does not belong to me alone. I can't just agree to buy it from you. I need to discuss this matter with the villagers before deciding. If you are interested, come to the village the day after tomorrow."
After saying this, the old village chief sent the guest away.
Others did not bother to pay any attention. Those who were interested in buying the land were already planning to come back the day after tomorrow.
The old village chief had a worried brow and after thinking about it, he decided to go to his eldest brother first to discuss it with him.
What a coincidence, several old guys are at the eldest brother's house today.
"What are you doing behind my back? Why didn't you call me when you had something good to do?"
"You are so old and you are not ashamed to say that. Didn't you meet Ah Sheng on the road? I have asked him to call you."
The old village chief suddenly became embarrassed.
"No, I came here from the school."
When the topic of school was brought up, the faces of the old folks all lit up with smiles. They all had grandchildren, and today they were all sent to school.
"Have you looked inside? Have you seen my donkey eggs?"
"Did you see my little stone?"
"And my family..."
The old patriarch was speechless. Why were everyone so excited? He couldn't get a word in.
"No, no one was watching. I just said a few words to the third brother at the door."
The old village chief wanted to go in and take a look, but the third brother was right. If he went in, it would definitely disturb the children's studies, so he thought better of it.
"Oh...I thought you had been in there."
The enthusiasm of the old guys disappeared in an instant.
Old village chief: “…”
That's disgusting.
"Brother, you just said you asked Ah Sheng to call me. What do you want to tell us?"
"It's quite important."
When it came to business, the old patriarch became a bit serious.
"Before, not many people believed that there was a school in our village. Now that everyone has started to study, there will definitely be many people who want to send their children to school."
The old village chief nodded and said, of course, he had just sent a batch away.
"I've seen the list before. There are more than 70 children in our village who are old enough to go to school, but only 66 have actually registered. You should ask the children who don't go to school carefully to find out why. They can't even afford 15 cents a month. There are no such poor households in our village."
The sixth oldest man responded and planned to go to his second brother to ask for the list.
"Also, we need to find a way to inform the villagers who have left our village. No matter what, their household registration is still in the village, and if any of their children are old enough to go to school, they can be taken in."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
The old village chief then remembered that when he went to Baisheng's house, he forgot to mention the matter of building a school in the village.
Tomorrow I have to let Jiabao go to the city to inform him. Although he has sold his land and house and his household registration has long been in the city, his contribution to the village means that his children are eligible to use this backdoor.
The old patriarch talked about some things in the village, and then he remembered that the second son had just come here by himself.
"Second brother, you came here without seeing Ah Sheng just now, do you have something to talk to me about?"
"I have something to discuss with you."
The old village chief briefly mentioned that people from other villages wanted to buy land, and then everyone fell silent.
How should I put it? If there is spare land in the village, it can be sold, and everyone in the village will share in the money, so generally everyone is happy to see someone buying land.
But the situation is different now. There is a school in the village, and everyone wants to take care of the children in their own village first.
“Once this land is sold, we don’t know whether the people who move in are good or bad.”
"We can't open this door. If the rich people in the city come to our village to buy land or directly buy the villagers' houses, our village will be in chaos."
Who doesn't want to have a Jinshi to teach their children, let alone one who is the top scholar.
It's not that the teachers in the city are bad, but to be honest, most of them are good at teaching. A Jinshi would not open a school in this remote island town.
It's so cheap.
From this we can see how much Master Yin and Master Zhou cherished it.
The old patriarch also disagreed with selling the land, but the matter had to be discussed and voted on by the entire village.
"Wait until evening and have all the villagers go to the dam to discuss it."
The old village chief said yes, and went home to find people to notify each household one by one.
Jiang Wan's family also received the notice in the evening. This was the first time their family participated in a village meeting, and they were quite excited just thinking about it.
"Mother, is your foot really okay? Or should I help you go?"
"It's okay. I feel almost well. As long as I don't push too hard, it's okay to take a few steps."
Yin Huaixi insisted on walking a few steps in the yard, and only after making sure that there was no problem did Jiang Wan feel relieved.
The mother and daughter locked the door and met her mother's family who came to ask them to leave together.
Yin Huaishan, leaning on his crutches and no longer needing help, walked slowly ahead. The two children followed their mother and also walked slowly.
"Brother, do you know why the village chief asked us to come over?"
"I think I heard someone mention it. It was probably about the land sale in the village."
Yin Huaixi was stunned. Was it necessary to make such a fuss to sell the land in the village and involve the entire village in discussing it?
Why is it that the house and land she and her daughter bought are so quiet and there is no movement at all?
Oh, now I remember, this house and land have owners and are not the village’s property.
The brother and sister chatted as they walked towards the dam, where many villagers had already arrived.
This dam is really big, about three mu of land. I heard that many fishing nets and various seafood are dried here every day.
Jiang Wan had only heard about it before, but because the location was a bit remote, she had never actually been to the dam to see it. Today was her first time here.
When the whole family walked over, they were stunned when they saw that every villager in the dam had brought their own small stool.
This... If you have no experience, you will suffer losses. They didn't even think of bringing their own bench to sit on.
Just when Jiang Wan and Yin Ning were about to go back to move the benches, the surrounding villagers had already enthusiastically surrounded their entire family.
"Master Yin, your legs are not in good condition, come and sit on my bench!"
"Doctor Yin, you sit on my bench, it's stable!"
"Xiao Wan Aning, come sit here with me!"
"Wenhui, would you mind coming over and squeezing in with me?"
The villagers started talking about it and "divided up" the family.
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