This is also why he was dissatisfied with the Lin family and wanted to extort money from them. They all live in the same village, so it's normal for them to have some minor disagreements.
What family is like that? They'd rather hire outsiders than invite them.
All the good stuff is going to outsiders' fields, no wonder the villagers don't like them.
Thinking this to himself, the hooligan held up five fingers and said to Lin's father.
"Five taels of silver, a piece of meat, and a jar of wine will settle this matter. Otherwise, your family and vehicles will never be allowed to pass by my house again."
As for Lin Jiujiu, that scoundrel completely ignored her, believing that a mere woman was not worthy of negotiating with him.
Upon hearing this, Lin's father's expression turned somewhat grim.
Those watching the spectacle on the sidelines were immediately struck by his words.
Everyone was envious of Lin Jiujiu's rise to prominence. Why should someone who was once despised and bullied in the village be able to live a better life than them?
They already felt that all of this was unfair, and now that this hooligan had started, they thought that since the Lin family's mansion was at the very back of the village, could they also do what the hooligan did and charge the Lin family a toll when they passed by their house?
Some people are even already calculating how much they should charge.
Lin's father clearly understood that if the scoundrel succeeded today, most people in the village would follow suit.
Then, their family will not have a peaceful day.
Just when Lin's father was at his wit's end, Lin Jiujiu suddenly smiled.
"Are you trying to rob me?"
The scoundrel was furious when he heard her say that.
"What nonsense are you talking about? How did I commit highway robbery?"
The ground in front of my house is usually leveled and maintained by my family. It's fine for people to walk on, but it can't withstand your cars running over it. If it gets damaged, my family will have to level it again. So what if I charge a small maintenance fee?
The scoundrel was initially flustered when he heard about the robbery, and his tone became very arrogant, as if he was afraid that others would really mistake him for a bandit.
But the more he stammered and explained, the more confident he felt.
Towards the end, his voice even rose a few decibels, as if afraid that others wouldn't hear him.
Lin Jiujiu wasn't in a hurry after hearing his words.
Her smile widened, and she nodded at him with a hint of approval.
"I remember that most of the homesteads in the village did not have land deeds. They were allocated by the village to people for temporary residence. The government had the right to sell them to outsiders."
"What do you mean?"
Upon hearing this, the scoundrel felt a little flustered for some reason.
"It's very simple. Most of the people in our village are from other places. They came here to settle down after fleeing famine."
Although the county government assigned households to various villages and allocated them with homesteads for building houses, it required them to pay the deed tax and obtain the land deed within three years.
If the deed tax is not paid by the due date, the homestead land will belong to the government, which has the right to sell it to others.
As soon as Lin Jiujiu said this, most people in the village panicked.
Although they have lived here for decades, they didn't have much money when they fled here with their families back then. Even though they had been recuperating for three years, who would be willing to spend money to pay an extra deed tax?
What everyone was thinking was that since the government had allocated the land to them, it was theirs. Could they take it back and leave them homeless?
But now that Lin Jiujiu has brought it up, they are not so sure anymore.
If the government really sells their homesteads, wouldn't they be homeless?
After Lin Jiujiu finished speaking, she looked at the hooligan again.
“We’ve always kept to ourselves. If you insist on making things difficult for me, I wouldn’t mind buying your family’s land.”
As Lin Jiujiu spoke, she looked around again, her gaze sweeping over the faces of those eager to try.
Those who had originally been thinking about how to make a fortune from this opportunity all avoided her gaze and dared not meet her eyes.
Those who were originally villagers or had land deeds, although not afraid of her, felt that this girl was very strange and did not want to have anything to do with her.
Even so, that scoundrel was still somewhat unwilling.
"Even if what you say makes sense, you caused my wife to fall and get injured, so you have to pay compensation. No matter how you look at it, you're in the wrong."
Lin Jiujiu scoffed, "If she hadn't rummaged through my carriage, I would have slapped her. Not only would I have fallen down before I even hit her, but even if I had slapped her, she would have had to accept it."
If you want me to pay you money, fine, you can go to the yamen and report it to the authorities so they can make a judgment. If the yamen rules that I should pay, I will give you every penny.
Otherwise, I won't give you a single copper coin.
How could that scoundrel dare to report it to the authorities? Not only were his own petty thefts and crimes easily investigated, but his wife was someone he had abducted from somewhere else, and she didn't even have a registered residence yet. Her original husband's family was searching for her everywhere.
If you end up not getting the money you wanted, but your wife has to pay it back, then you'll really lose out big time.
Thinking of this, he, who had been so proud and arrogant, suddenly became like a defeated rooster, and took a step back to make way for her.
Lin Jiujiu turned around, got into the car, handed the whip back to her father, and told him to drive on.
After this incident, those in the village who had previously considered making advances towards Lin Jiujiu all gave up on the idea.
After all, this girl is someone you really shouldn't mess with.
Some wealthy families are considering whether to go back to the government office and buy back their homesteads.
If that girl goes crazy again one day and actually buys her family's homestead, the government officials won't care how long they've lived there.
They might even have their house demolished if they don't move.
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