Hongling Village is located in the western suburbs of Beijing.
It is a scattered village with its back to the mountains and in front of the water, with about two hundred households and more than a thousand people.
This is a quiet little village where people work from sunrise to sunset and rest from sunset to sunrise. Life is neither good nor bad, and there are both rich and poor.
The village has been very lively recently.
Huanyu Horse Farm has set its sights on Hongling Village and wants to buy all the land in the village to build a horse farm.
The demolition conditions are very generous, but there are still many contradictions.
The Ma family at the east end of the village has more than a dozen people living under one roof and has not yet separated.
Old man Ma is the head of the family, but his words are not as effective as those of old woman Ma Zhang.
Old man Ma sat on the doorstep, his face full of traces of time.
His voice was low, but his attitude was firm. "I absolutely will not move! This is my home. The mountain behind is our Ma family's ancestral grave. Even if I die, I will die here."
Ma Zhang slammed the table. "Old man, are you deliberately trying to go against me? This house has been here for years. It rains hard outside, and it rains inside. When winter comes, the wind howls into the house. What's so good about this house?"
Old Man Ma roared, "No matter how bad the house is, it was left to me by my father. It is the ancestral home of our Ma family."
After being yelled at by the old man, Ma Zhang suddenly burst into tears, wiping her tears. "Mr. Ma, I've been married to you for thirty years, and I haven't had a single comfortable day. The quilt in the house hasn't been changed in years. The cotton is so hard that I feel cold all night. How many patches are there on my clothes? How many times a year do I eat meat?
Several of my children's marriages involved borrowing money. Now Xiaoliu is still waiting for the money to pay the bride price. The woman's family said they only want two separate rooms, and the smaller the betrothal gift, the better. Look at this family, where are the separate rooms?
Don't forget that the house Xiaoliu lives in now was converted from a cowshed. If you have the ability, take out the money to build two brick houses for Xiaoliu to use when he gets married. If you don't have the ability, don't stop your family from signing an agreement with Huanyu Racecourse and living in cement houses.
The room was silent, and Ma Zhang was still crying.
Several daughters-in-law were looking out the door, all anxious.
Ma Dalang whispered, "The Huanyu Horse Farm said they'll build a row of houses along the official road near the toll booth. They'll have upstairs and shops downstairs, open for business, and a large yard. They'll also have a few acres of land. They'll also help relocate graves and provide compensation."
The village head said the compensation is based on the number of people and the size of the house. We haven't split up, and with more than ten people in our family, we can get at least two or three hundred taels of silver in compensation, which will be enough to start a shop. We can also buy an apartment in Xinmin County to rent out."
Ma Erlang also said, "I asked too. The house that the horse farm gave us is at least a dozen rooms. It's enough for a family to live in."
Ma Silang's wife stood at the door and winked at him frequently.
Ma Silang coughed repeatedly, attracting the attention of the whole family.
He rubbed his throat and said, "I heard there's another plan. If we split up, each family can get a small two-story apartment. At least four or five rooms. If you don't want the house on the official road, you can go to Xinmin County for resettlement. However, the houses in Xinmin County are smaller than here. But..."
"I'm not even dead yet, and you're already dreaming about dividing the family business!!" Old Man Ma was furious. Before Silang could finish, he jumped up and hit Ma Silang with a broom.
Dalang and Erlang quickly grabbed Old Man Ma and said, "Dad, calm down. Xiao Si was just talking casually. We won't split up the family."
"You just know how to show off your power to the children. If you have the ability, build a house for each of their brothers!" Ma Zhang slammed the table and cursed at Old Man Ma.
Old man Ma was held back by his two sons and scolded by his wife, who pointed at his face and scolded him, feeling very embarrassed.
His whole body tensed, his hands tightly gripping the broom, he said fiercely, "Ma family, die in this room. Without my signature, no one dares to take a penny from the horse farm."
"Oh my God, please let me die!" Ma Zhang cried and ran to Old Man Ma, scratching his face. "You damn old man, you might as well let me die. You'll have peace after you die. We're all crammed into this shabby house. My grandson is growing up and ready to get married. When will this end? Oh God, please send a thunderbolt to kill this old man. Let him bring disaster to our children, grandchildren, and the whole family."
"Mom, mom, stop it! Dad's face is all scratched."
Several daughters-in-law ran in and grabbed Ma Zhang.
There were several bloody scratches on Old Man Ma's face, making him look miserable.
Ma Dalang's wife suddenly burst into tears. "Big girl is already a grown-up girl, and she has to live in the same room with her brothers. As a mother, I can't help crying when I think of this."
"My second and third children are already grown up, but they still sleep in the same bed with us." Ma Erlang's wife also started crying.
There are many people in my family, but there are only so many rooms in the house. We really can’t accommodate them all.
If there were no Universal Racecourse, everyone could have endured for a few more years until the eldest grandson got married and then exploded.
Now, the enclosure of the Universal Racecourse has given everyone a new choice and a better life to look forward to.
A small cement house with two floors, upstairs and downstairs, which can be used for business or rented out. It's right next to the toll booth so there's no shortage of business.
If the family split up, each would receive a small, independent two-story house, demolition compensation, and two or three mu of land.
This is a life better than you could ever dream of.
The opportunity is right in front of you, just reach out and grab it.
But because of Old Man Ma's stubbornness, he watched the opportunity slip away.
I can’t tolerate it, I absolutely can’t tolerate it!
Break out!
Why should a family be asked to live in this shabby house?
The old house has mud walls and is full of holes made by rats.
Thatched roofs require costly renovations every year. If not, the thatch will rot, leaking and potentially collapsing.
I save some money every year and use it to renovate the roof.
Throughout the year, I could only eat meat a few times, and I didn’t even have a new piece of clothing.
Ma Dalang's wife has been married to the Ma family for nearly ten years, and she is still wearing the clothes made for her wedding.
Over the years, except for the first year of marriage, I have never bought a new piece of clothing.
Thinking about the days that have passed over the years, I feel so sad.
I could tolerate it in the past, but there is no chance to change it.
Now that there is an opportunity to change, there is no reason to continue to endure.
"Separate the family!"
Ma Dalang's wife said sternly, "Even if my father-in-law beats me to death, I will still say this. This family must be divided. My father-in-law can choose not to move, but Dalang, I, and the children must move. I've had enough of this life."
"I also want to separate," Ma Erlang's wife cried. "If we don't separate and don't sign an agreement with the Universal Racecourse, do we have to live with our family in this shabby house forever? I can tolerate it, but the children can't. This is how my life will be, but the children still have a chance to change. With money, the children won't have to stay at home to work as laborers to earn money. They can go to Xinmin County to study and learn to read, and there will be more opportunities in the future."
"Father-in-law, even if you don't think about us, you should think about the children. If the Ma ancestors are still alive, they must hope that the children will one day be successful and bring honor to the family. If they stay in this house, the children will only be able to dig in the soil for their whole lives, doing hard labor as farmhands, and they will never be able to achieve anything."
The two daughters-in-law talked to each other, tears streaming down their faces.
Ma Zhang cooperated with her two daughters-in-law in the performance, saying that God was going to kill her and the old man was going to kill the whole family.
The Ma brothers were all a little weak and stood there awkwardly, unable to get a word in.
Old Man Ma went from being angry at first to looking exhausted later, as if he had aged ten years.
He dropped the broom, walked out of the main room silently, walked out of the yard, and went to the mountain.
The family looked at each other.
Ma Zhang slammed the table and said, "Boss, go find the village head and find out the exact compensation for the demolition. How will it be compensated if we don't separate the family? How will it be compensated if we separate the family?"
Ma Dalang was delighted and agreed loudly, "Son, I'll go right away."
The other brothers also said, "I'll go with Big Brother!"
Farces similar to the Ma family's are happening in every household in Hongling Village.
The younger generation is looking forward to living in a new house.
Older people find it hard to leave their hometown.
Even though the resettlement site was less than ten miles away from Hongling Village, he was unwilling to move away from the hometown where he was born and raised.
Every household was in chaos.
The village head's house is always crowded with people who come to inquire about the conditions for demolition.
The village head himself couldn't explain it clearly.
When the whole village was almost in an uproar, He Gui, the chief demolition officer, and Xu Cong brought a group of people to Hongling Village.
He Gui and Xu Cong are both Ma Xiaoliu's apprentices.
The two were personally selected by Ma Xiaoliu from the Shaofu and brought with him to train for several years.
I can’t say anything else, but they are very familiar with the demolition work and have rich experience.
The village's Big Ben bell rang, and more than a thousand villagers gathered at the village entrance to dry the dam.
He Gui stood on the mound holding a tin loudspeaker and announced the demolition plan.
As previously rumored, the resettlement housing will be located near the toll station.
The location is good and there is a lot of traffic. If you are doing business, you should not worry about no one patronizing.
The compensation houses are divided into four levels.
There are five houses, seven houses, nine houses, and eleven houses respectively.
Each person can receive a certain amount of compensation on a per capita basis.
In addition, each person can get three parts of land, plus compensation for land loss.
As a tenant farmer, he did not own any land, so naturally he did not receive any land compensation, but he was still able to get three acres of land.
Three mu of land is not much, but it helps the demolition go smoothly.
People who have been farming for their entire lives will be panicked when they suddenly lose their land.
With these three acres of land, the family can have one or two acres together, which at least solves the problem of vegetables for the family and provides a place to work.
If people don't panic, there will be no trouble.
The demolition can only proceed smoothly if there are no disturbances.
Only then can the world's reputation be spread.
As soon as the demolition conditions were announced, the tenants in the village were immediately excited and couldn't wait to sign the demolition agreement.
Families with land are still hesitant.
“How much is the land compensation?”
"How much compensation can be given per capita?"
"Why didn't you tell me about the relocation? You have to pay for it."
"My house is big, should we be allocated two large houses?"
"If you have any questions, please consult privately. We will list the demolition agreement based on the situation of each household!"
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