Chapter 219 A Thankless Job
"Let's go and take a look." Ji Yunzhan was a man of action. As he spoke, he stood up and supported the head of the village.
The village head didn't want to go at first.
But seeing that these two people had no intention of repenting, he thought that if he didn't go and see for himself to confirm that they were talking nonsense, he was afraid that these two people would continue to stay in the dream!
Thinking of this, he nodded and stood up: "Okay! I'll go with you to take a look!"
Cen Yan and Ji Yunzhan looked at each other.
Then, the two of them followed the village head and went to the wasteland.
This wasteland backs onto a mine.
As soon as you hear the name "mine", you know that it is indeed not a good place to grow crops.
If there is still ore in this mine, it would be valuable.
Unfortunately, the mine was dug out decades ago, and now only an empty shell remains. There are no mines here and the soil quality is not good either.
So for so many years, no one has cultivated these lands.
If Old Man Cen had not been deceived, the Cen family would not have had these two plots of land...
The three of them walked slowly, and no one seemed to be in a hurry.
However, after arriving at the place, when the head of the village took a glance and saw the tender green shoots waving in the wind on the two pieces of wasteland, he thought he was dazzled and quickly raised his hand to wipe his eyes.
But if you look more closely, you can see that those tender sprouts are really there!
Cen Yan was amused by his behavior.
"Grandpa Village Head, you must know how to judge the quality of soil. Why don't you come closer and take a look?" she said with a smile.
"Well, okay." The head of the village was now eyes full of green sprouts. Upon hearing this, he couldn't wait to step forward, squatted down, reached out to grab a handful of soil, and carefully checked the soil quality.
When he stood up again, his face had changed.
Before, when I looked at Cen Yan, I always deliberately put on a stern face to appear more serious.
But now, his face was full of gentle smiles.
"Grandpa Village Head?" Cen Yan called him.
"Hmm? Oh! I saw it all. The soil quality has indeed been improved. But how did you do it in such a short time? You know, when I led the villagers to reclaim land on a barren mountain, we couldn't improve the soil quality here at all..." The head of the village said in confusion.
"Of course I have my own way. How should I put it? This barren mountain is like a serious disease. This disease is not fatal, but it will keep it sick. What I do is to cure it..."
Cen Yan explained.
But when she got to this point, she paused, a cunning look flashed in her eyes, "As for how this disease is cured... it's like when a doctor treats a patient, he only prescribes a prescription for the patient to take, but he doesn't explain the pathology or the treatment method...
"Grandpa Lizheng, I can't tell you either."
When she said this, Li Zheng immediately had a look of sudden enlightenment.
"I understand! I understand!" He nodded repeatedly, and then his face became thoughtful.
Cen Yan was not in a hurry to urge him.
Anyway, the village head will definitely agree to sell the land to her!
But what she didn't expect was that the head of the village scared her as soon as he opened his mouth.
"I will sell this piece of land to you at the price of one tael of silver per mu!" said the head of the village.
"What?!" Cen Yan couldn't believe it.
This is literally cutting the price in half for her!
This is not a small amount!
"But you have to agree to one condition of mine." As expected, there is no such thing as a free lunch, the village head then made another request.
"Grandpa Village Head, please feel free to ask for any conditions you have. As long as I can do it, I will definitely agree to it!" Cen Yan looked at him solemnly.
"After you improve the soil quality of this wasteland, you have to help me improve the soil quality of several other wastelands in this mountain." said the village head.
"This..." Cen Yan was a little surprised, "But Grandpa Lizheng, this requires manpower and energy in the early stage..."
What she wanted to say was that this was a thankless task. If the village head didn't want to buy the land to farm, there was really no need to bother with it.
There are several mines in Wuyao Mountain.
There are still mines being worked today.
The other barren mountains he mentioned were probably mines that had been mined out in the early years and were left with only empty shells.
"I know, but our mountain is too poor. I have been here for so many years, and my biggest wish is to help the villagers in the mountains get rich... But how can the people in the mountains make money? It's just these lands..."
The village head sighed heavily, "In the past, these mines were occupied by those big families. They were obviously our mountains, but the money went into other people's pockets. The soil in the mines that were mined was severely damaged, and I tried many methods, but I couldn't improve the soil.
"Now that you have a solution, I hope you can lend a hand and help me. As for the manpower, material resources, and financial resources required, I will pay for them all when the time comes!"
His words truly reflect the view that “the greatest heroes serve their country and their people.”
Cen Yan and Ji Yunzhan were both overwhelmed with emotion and deeply moved after hearing this.
"Grandpa Village Head, I agree to your condition! As long as I can successfully improve the soil of the wasteland I bought into fertile farmland, I will go to help you!" She agreed immediately.
"If there's anything I can do to help, I'll do my best!" Ji Yunzhan followed.
Li Zheng is truly wholeheartedly concerned about the mountain people.
People like him are really rare.
At this moment, Cen Yan suddenly understood why so many people in Wuyao Mountain respected and feared the village head, an outsider.
He is indeed a great man worthy of respect!
"Okay! Good boy, don't make this matter public, understand? In addition, I suggest that you tell others that these wastelands were bought by Ji boy, so that your grandfather's family won't be jealous when they hear that you still have money and want to cause trouble for you." The head of the village instructed.
"Grandpa Lizheng, I understand your good intentions."
Cen Yan felt warm at heart when she heard this, but her expression was determined, "It's just that I think that our second branch doesn't steal or rob, and we make a living by our own abilities. There's no need to hide, and it's time to show it!
“As for the possibility that the Cen family might come and cause trouble because of this money issue…there’s nothing to be afraid of!
"As the saying goes, when enemies come, we have soldiers to stop them and when water comes, we have earth to cover it. When I was still in Old Cen's house, I could handle them. From now on, I don't have to be constrained and restricted by them anymore. Then I have nothing to fear!"
Cen Yan's words were spoken with great confidence.
The village head was originally a little worried.
But when he heard her words, he immediately smiled: "Okay, okay! Then you wait for my news! For this piece of wasteland, I have to go to the county town to get the official documents and the land deed, and then find you to transfer it!"
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