Chapter 189 Want to rent the land
"Hurry up, there will be guests coming soon. Gu Xiang, wear this dress inside.
And this, keep it close to you. I told you yesterday what to do when the time comes. Just do as you are told."
"Oh, why haven't the boss and the others come yet? I told them yesterday to come earlier, come earlier, why are they still so late?
Third brother, third brother, go and boil some tea."
"Old man, stop smoking! Where are the snacks I bought? Bring them out and put them on the table."
Zhang Dahua got up early in the morning and started working. Not only was she busy herself, but she also kept Gu Chongshan and Gu Yan busy.
Li Wanqing did not go out with her two children. The children were still young, so it was better not to go out and cause trouble.
When Gu Nian's family, Gu Bei's family, Gu Chuan and others came, Zhang Dahua became even busier.
They were also ordered around in circles.
"Cuihua, go comb Xiangxiang's hair and put on the velvet flower that Guo Erlang bought for her. Also, put on the silver hairpin.
Yingdi, please take out the wedding candy, and when the wedding party comes, each of them can grab a handful.
And Da Niu and Shuan Zi, you two will come with me to see your younger sister off to get married. Shuan Zi will hang the door curtains, and Da Niu will turn on the light bulbs. (The custom here is that when a girl gets married, her parents will find a boy and a girl to hang the door curtains and turn on the light bulbs. Similarly, they will also bring a boy and a girl to pick up the bride.)
You must remember this well and don't make any mistakes.
"Old man, where is the red envelope I gave you? Bring it to me. Please remind me later not to forget to give red envelopes to the young boy and girl who will be picking up the bride."
Although everyone was busy outside, Li Wanqing still didn't go out.
But her place is not peaceful either, with Aunt Gu and her daughter, Cousin Chen.
Gu Yan's two aunts, one aunt, as well as cousins, sisters-in-law, and cousins-in-law all gathered in her room.
Li Wanqing couldn't chase him away, so she could only sit aside and keep him company.
If I had just been with Li Wanqing, I wouldn't have any complaints, but there were some people who didn't know what was good for them and were always looking for trouble.
"Old Third Family, I've heard that you've become rich. A farm this big must have about 100 to 80 acres of land, right?
I heard that there are houses and shops in your county town?
My dear third brother, now that you have become rich, please don’t forget us poor relatives, right?
If you have any way to make money, tell us and take your cousin and the others with you." Gu Yan's aunt said in a pretentious tone while sitting on the kang.
"I heard from my aunt that my third cousin can dig medicinal herbs. When will I let my third cousin teach your eldest cousin?" The speaker was Zhang Dahahua's niece-in-law, Zhang Cuihua's elder sister-in-law.
"That's right, third cousin, you can't keep all the good things to yourself. There are so many medicinal herbs in this mountain.
Next time, let my third cousin take his cousins with him."
"And your cousin's husband, he's also a good worker, take him along too."
"Third cousin, my in-laws want to rent your land. Please ask the village head to find us a piece of land closer to a water source. By the way, the rent should be 20%."
"Zhang Taohua, how dare you be so arrogant? Everyone knows that the rent for tenant farmers is 46%, and you just asked for 20% less. Does your third cousin owe you that?"
"Did I talk to you? Why are you butting in?
My third cousin has so much land, how could he care about such a small thing?
You just can't stand seeing me doing well, and I knew you also liked Brother Xing at first.
What a pity, Brother Xing just doesn't like you, so it's useless for you to be jealous."
"I'm jealous of you? It's because Brother Xing is blind that he thinks you're better than me.
With your petty look, no one would look down on you."
"You are just jealous of me..."
The two of them started arguing with each other.
At the beginning, they were still considerate of the occasion, but later they became more and more involved in the argument and the noise became louder and louder.
It was only Zhang's second aunt who thought it was unreasonable and stopped them.
"You two, shut up! You're really getting more and more outrageous. Today is your cousin's wedding. If you don't want to stay, go home."
After being scolded by their mother (Second Aunt), the two of them calmed down.
Seeing that the two of them were silent, Aunt Zhang turned around and said to Li Wanqing with a smile, "Don't bother with the third sister's family. They've been quarreling since they were young."
Li Wanqing shook her head, indicating that she didn't care: "It's okay, second aunt."
"Don't take what they say to heart. They are just a bunch of short-sighted people. When they see others living a good life, they want to climb up to their feet." Aunt Zhang felt a little ashamed.
"Don't take it to heart, Auntie, it's just a conversation between relatives.
I wouldn’t take it to heart, but I’m afraid what my cousin said will disappoint her.
Although our farm is not small, we grow crops ourselves and do not rent them out to outsiders.
"The land outside the manor has also been rented out. They are all honest people who know each other well, and the annual rent has never been wrong. You can't just take it back for no reason, right?" Li Wanqing said calmly.
"Don't pay attention to your cousin. She's confused." Aunt Zhang glared at her daughter.
"Third cousin, please help me. I have already promised my mother-in-law that you will definitely rent it to our family.
If this doesn’t work out, I won’t be able to explain it to my parents-in-law when I get home.” My cousin pleaded pitifully.
"I'm sorry, I can't help you at all. All the land has been rented out, and there is no extra land." Li Wanqing refused again.
Third cousin-in-law…” The cousin saw that Li Wanqing was unmoved.
Then he turned to Aunt Zhang and said, "Mom, please talk to my cousin's wife for me. I've already told Brother Xing that I can definitely help our family rent good land.
If I can't do it, Brother Xing will blame me when I get back."
Aunt Zhang glared at her daughter fiercely, secretly regretting raising her to be so simple-minded and stupid.
Since Li Wanqing has already refused, what's the point of you continuing to pester her?
But after all, she was her own daughter, so she had to make amends for her: "Wanqing, don't mind. Meihua was blinded by greed, and it's also my fault for spoiling her too much.
This is how she developed this ignorant and immature character.
Wanqing, please be magnanimous and do not bother with her for my sake." Aunt Zhang smiled and tried to smooth things over for her daughter.
"You're too polite, aunt." Li Wanqing said with a faint smile.
Aunt Zhang felt secretly resentful when she saw Li Wanqing's stubborn attitude.
If someone else heard what she said, they would definitely say don't mind or directly offer to help.
I didn't expect that Li Wanqing would be so difficult to deal with.
If she gave up like this, Aunt Zhang would not be willing to give up. She rolled her eyes and said, "Wanqing, can you help your cousin who is so disappointing?
She has no status at all in her husband's family, and she is afraid that her mother-in-law will use this as an excuse to bully her.
Don't worry, the rent will be the same as everyone else's. You won't be left out."
"Second aunt, it's not that I don't give you face, it's just that I really don't have any extra." Li Wanqing said calmly.
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