Yang Niannian had no control over whether to help or not, and she was too lazy to bother with it. Thinking that Lu Qingyuan had never done business before, she still had to remind him of some things.

"Brother, since you have decided to contract the hilltop to plant fruit trees, you must sign a long-term contract. Fruit trees will not pay back in one or two years. The contract period and contract fee must be clearly stated in writing. You must sign for at least ten or eight years, or even longer."

"It's best to take the village chief with you to the town and ask the higher-level leaders to stamp it. This way the safety factor will be higher. Otherwise, others will be jealous of you for making money by contracting the fruit trees and do something to trip you up."

People in this era are simple and honest, but there are people with jealousy in every era. In the early stages of your business, people will not be optimistic about you and will laugh at you. But when they see that you really make money, people with jealousy will come.

If you want to do business, you must first guard against villains.

Lu Qingyuan didn’t quite understand all this, but he felt that what Yang Niannian said made sense, so he humbly asked for advice.

“What is the appropriate contract fee?”

Yang Niannian didn’t know what the village’s policy was, and she wasn’t quite sure.

"It depends on how the village negotiates with you. If you want to sign a long-term contract, it is definitely not okay to keep the same contract fee. It is best to sign a contract that increases year by year, but the amount of the contract fee increase each year must be clearly stated."

Thinking of something, he added, "By the way, write down the village's breach of contract compensation, and write a larger amount. This way, when the villagers see that you have made money in the future, they won't dare to have any bad thoughts."

Guan Ailian didn’t know how to read. Although she knew that what Yang Niannian said was well-intentioned, she didn’t know how to write it specifically.

"Sister-in-law, can you help me write a written contract?"

Yang Niannian is not a professional, nor does she show off. It would be better to find a professional to handle this kind of thing.

"Sister-in-law, I'll write down a few items I can think of. You can take them to the city to find a professional lawyer and ask them to take a look at what needs to be added. With a formal contract, when the day comes, no one will dare to cause trouble. Don't feel bad about the money you spend on hiring a lawyer. We can't lose the big picture for the small."

Lu Qingyuan nodded repeatedly, and Guan Ailian hurried to the west room and took out paper and pen from her daughter's schoolbag.

"Sister-in-law, please write it down!"

Yang Niannian took a pen and wrote down a few items she could think of in the star-shaped notebook and handed it to Guan Ailian.

"Okay, that's all I can think of. Let professionals take a look at the rest and see if there's anything else that needs to be added. Be sure to keep the signed contract well. If you really encounter something in the future, the contract will still be very useful."

"good."

Guan Ailian put the things in the drawer, but was worried that they would be eaten by mice, so she moved them into the iron box where she kept her money.

After talking about the contract, Lu Guozhi thought about Lu Ruoling again. His youngest son was not talkative, so he asked his daughter-in-law about everything.

"How are Ruoling and his wife doing over there? Is Ruoling about to give birth?"

Yang Niannian nodded, "It's good. Ruo Ling is due to give birth in the next few days, and Fengyi is very capable of responding. You don't have to worry."

Ma Xiuzhu wanted to prevent her from having a say in the matter of contracting the mountain, but now she had to let her say something about her daughter's affairs, right?

So he said.

"If you have another daughter, you should have a third child while you are still young. You have to have a son. If you have a daughter, there will be no one to take care of you in your old age."

Yang Niannian glanced at her and said meaningfully.

"If you can't speak and are not liked by others, even if you give birth to a son, there will be no one to take care of you in your old age."

"..." Ma Xiuzhu felt as if someone had grabbed her throat and she fell silent.

Lu Guozhi said to her, "Having children is something for the younger generation. You are old, why do you care so much? Just live your own life well and stop saying things that are unpleasant to others."

Ma Xiuzhu was bored with her younger daughter-in-law, but very aggressive with her husband, and she talked back to him.

"If I didn't like to meddle in other people's business, I wouldn't have raised Ruoling. I worked so hard to raise my daughter, so what's wrong with saying a few words to her? Isn't it for her own good? Your own parents don't care about anything and just throw her away."

"Don't bring up things that are not related to the topic." Lu Guozhi said.

When Yang Niannian heard them mention Lu Ruoling's biological parents, she asked casually.

"Did Ruo Ling's biological parents come again later?"

Ma Xiuzhu said with a crooked mouth and squinting eyes.

"They came, but I chased them away. I didn't raise them after they were born, and now they want to pick up the ready-made ones. How can such a good thing happen?"

On this matter, Lu Guozhi and Ma Xiuzhu are on the same side.

"Ruoling has also said that she doesn't want to acknowledge her biological parents. Since she doesn't want to acknowledge them, her biological parents should forget about recognizing Ruoling. From now on, Ruoling will still be the daughter of the Lu family."

Yang Niannian also agreed, "If you don't want to admit it, then don't admit it. It's peaceful."

Seeing that they had almost finished discussing the matter, Lu Shishen stood up and said.

"It's getting late, take a rest!"

Hearing this, Lu Guozhi also said, "Then you should go to bed early! At night, you and your eldest brother will sleep in my room, and the women will sleep in the west room."

My house is small, so this is the only way to arrange it.

Lu Qingyuan said this because he thought his younger brother and sister-in-law might not be used to living there.

"You guys just make do with what you have now. When I make some money, I'll renovate the house and build a small western-style building, leaving two rooms for you. That way, when you bring your children back, you'll have a place to live."

Guan Ailian immediately agreed and nodded, "Yes, we will build a three or four-story building and leave two rooms for Ruoling's family. This way, when everyone comes back, they will have a place to stay and it will be lively."

Ma Xiuzhu curled her lips and spoke in a strange tone.

"They're still building Western-style buildings, but they don't even have good pants to wear, even if they're good."

Lu Guozhi glared at her and scolded her.

"What are you talking about again? Go back to your room and have some rest."

Ma Xiuzhu went back to the west room muttering to herself. Ma Ailian took Yang Niannian to the kitchen and whispered comforting words.

"Niannian, don't worry about what your mother-in-law says. She just says things that are unpleasant to the ear. Just let it go in one ear and out the other. It's not worth getting angry and hurting yourself. That's what I always advise myself."

Seeing that Guan Ailian was being humiliated, Yang Niannian came to comfort her instead, smiled and shook her head.

"It's okay. I don't feel suffocated. I just say back at the things I don't like. I don't put myself in a difficult position."

Seeing that she really didn't take it to heart, Guan Ailian felt relieved, "Go wait for me outside first, I'll get you a bath."

Yang Niannian quickly waved her hands, "No, no, I'll just rinse my feet with water at the well, I won't take a bath."

After saying that, he turned and left the kitchen, just in time to see Lu Shishen pumping water at the well.

Seeing her coming out, Lu Shishen said, "Just make do with it tonight. When we get to Beijing tomorrow night, we'll have a good wash."

Yang Niannian didn't act pretentiously. She rolled up her trouser legs and said, "I'll just wash my face and feet."

After saying that, he went back to the main room and brought over a small stool, took off his shoes and put them aside, scooped two scoops of water with the ladle to rinse his feet, then took out a handkerchief from his pocket to wipe the water stains on his feet.

After finishing everything, she put on her shoes and threw the handkerchief into the trash can next to her.