Most of the fields west of the village were in the hands of the clan chief and elders. Other families also had a few acres of land, but the original owner was driven out by his in-laws and they couldn't even give up the mountain land, let alone the fertile fields.
Previously, their family would never have had the chance to buy that piece of fertile land, but in recent years, with continuous disasters and a loss of more than half of the village's population, those fields couldn't just be left to lie fallow, could they? They had to think of a way; they were sure they could buy it eventually.
So Lin Chaodong went to ask Village Chief Lin for advice.
"What? You want to buy the fertile land west of the village? Nobody's selling that land!"
Village Chief Lin was puzzled as to why Lin Chaodong had suddenly set his sights on the fertile land. Hadn't they agreed to buy the mountain? Was Lin Chaodong unwilling to do so and was secretly coming to cause trouble for him?
How could he possibly agree to that!
Even if the fertile fields west of the village were unclaimed, Village Chief Lin would never tolerate Lin Chaodong's despicable and treacherous behavior.
"Grandpa, look, many people in the village have fled. Who knows if they'll come back? What if they settle down somewhere else? If we don't plant crops on these fields for a year or two, it'll just be a waste! Why not sell them to me? I promise I'll take good care of them and make sure the land doesn't lie fallow. Just sell me a few acres!"
We can't leave it lying fallow. Even if we don't have enough manpower, we can't let the fertile fields lie fallow, even if we leave the mountains fallow. At worst, we can just pay rent to the landowners later.
Lin Chaodong's words infuriated the village chief so much that he wanted to hit him with the sole of his shoe.
What arrogance! He's asking for several acres of land! He wouldn't even sell him a single inch!
“Chaodong, your mother and I discussed buying mountain land. The fertile fields in the village are all owned, and they won’t be sold to you now, regardless of whether the people come back or not. You should look at the mountain land instead.”
Although Village Chief Lin wanted to hit the person, this wasn't his own child after all. How could he hit someone just because they had a few wild ideas? He wasn't an unreasonable elder.
"Grandpa, please help me think of a solution! Otherwise, could you ask around in the village if anyone wants to sell their land? If no one does, I'll look at the mountain land."
Lin Chaodong persisted shamelessly, and having no other choice, Village Chief Lin had to agree.
It's just asking him, not forcing him to buy. If he doesn't agree to this, he's not a qualified village chief.
The village chief went out for a walk and found that there were indeed people who wanted to sell land. However, no one was willing to sell their fertile fields, but there were a few families who wanted to sell their fields in Nanling.
"From the Nanling Mountains?"
Lin Chaodong was not very satisfied with the result, after all, he wanted the best farmland in the village.
But no one in the village was willing to sell, and Village Chief Lin was "unreasonable," so he had no choice but to settle for second best.
"Alright, how big is the Nanling Mountains?"
If it's too little, shouldn't he find something else to make up for it? He can't let his two brothers get the better deal. He's about to have a son, and he needs to save up some money for his son. He's even thinking about sending his son to school in the future!
"It's about twenty acres. If you're sure you want it, I'll have someone go over and measure it again."
Although Village Chief Lin confirmed that the land was at least twenty mu, since they were all from the same village, he deliberately allocated more land when allocating it. Yue Jiuyue did the same when buying the mountain land; he would never let the villagers of his village suffer a loss.
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