Let alone buying four more mountains, according to her general plan, even buying ten more mountains wouldn't be enough.
Ten miles of peach orchards, tens of thousands of acres of pear blossoms fragrant like snow, and 300,000 acres of apple orchards—not only are the flowers beautiful, but the fruits are also delicious and can be sold for a little money. It's a win-win-win situation!
"Our village's land is mainly in the Nanling Mountains and the area west of the village to Xishan. There is also a mountain behind the village that is close to the village. There is a well at the foot of the mountain, and villagers often go up the mountain to dig for wild vegetables or something. This mountain cannot be sold. The others are all inland, and wild boars or something might run over at any time. You'd better not buy them either."
Then there are the mountains over at Dongling. Those mountains are all sand and rocks, unsuitable for growing crops. Otherwise, our ancestors wouldn't have chosen to settle there. Honestly, buying those mountains wouldn't have been very useful; they just sound nice.
Village Chief Lin's words were truly heartfelt. He didn't sell the mountain to Yue Jiuyue recklessly just because the village was short of money. On the contrary, he analyzed the situation clearly for Yue Jiuyue and even advised her not to buy the mountain.
Yue Jiuyue was aware that the village was out of money. After the villagers finished building their own houses, they didn't even build the courtyard walls before they rushed to build the ancestral hall. The materials they used were even better than those used for the village chief's house. Yue Jiuyue even contributed some money at the time, because the village really was out of money.
Therefore, Village Chief Lin is definitely a good village chief!
“Brother, that was before. Now we have sweet potatoes. Even if the harvest isn’t as good as the ones on the back mountain, at least we can eat the vines and leaves, right? Besides, I also want to save some money for the kids. Even if we can’t grow crops, we can grow pine and cypress trees. We can sell pine nuts to rich people and cypress berries to pharmacies. We can’t let the land sit idle.”
After Yue Jiuyue explained it this way, Village Chief Lin stopped trying to persuade her. It seemed that she had already made up her mind, so let's choose a mountain.
Since it was bought for her four sons, they should be the ones to choose the hilltop. The deal had already been agreed upon, and the price was the same as last time. Yue Jiuyue told her three sons when she got home.
“I just went to the village chief’s house to check out the land. The village chief said that the land in Nanling, Xishan, and the westernmost hill behind the mountain can be sold. You can think about which hill you want now, and when you sign the land deed, just write your names on it.”
As soon as Yue Jiuyue said this, she saw her three sons with three different expressions.
The eldest brother, Lin Chaodong, was holding back his joy. He wanted to laugh but dared not, because he had just done something wrong and was still feeling guilty. He was afraid that if he showed too much joy, his mother and two younger brothers would think he was unfilial. What if he angered his mother and she wouldn't give him anything?
The third brother, Lin Chaonan, didn't change much in expression, except that his eyes suddenly widened a little before returning to normal.
As for the fourth brother, Lin Chaobei, he was blatantly overjoyed. His smile was completely undisguised, and he even kept asking Yue Jiuyue if it was true.
"Mom? Are you serious? You really want to buy me land? How much? Ten or eight acres might be a bit too small for you, Mom? How about thirty or fifty acres? A whole hilltop would be fine too! Hahaha!"
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