Chapter 85 Buying Land
late at night.
Jiang Tongtu was awakened by the urge to pee. He put on his shoes with half-closed eyes, groped his way to the corner, and urinated into a pottery jar, then felt refreshed.
He completely forgot what his aunt told him before going to bed.
“Ohhhh—”
"Crackle—"
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Jiang Fubao woke up from his dream to the sound of chickens crowing in the backyard and birds flying in the sky.
She put on her clothes, climbed down from the bed obediently, took the quail eggs and millet from under the bed, and walked out of the room.
After brushing his teeth and having his grandmother help him wash his face, Jiang Fubao held a small bowl and sat in the yard with his brothers to eat breakfast.
This morning I had chicken custard.
These days of nourishment.
Not just herself.
Everyone in the Jiang family has gained a lot of weight.
Especially grandma, after she gained weight, the wrinkles on her face became less.
Looks three or four years younger.
"Mom, why are the face cloths you use so soft? Do you have any more at home? When I leave, bring some back for me."
Jiang Sanhe finished her breakfast in the kitchen and came out to talk to her mother.
"No more, no way. I just ran out of it."
Zhang Jinlan took a mouthful of egg custard, slurped it into her mouth, and replied to her daughter without raising her head.
She wasn't lying, there was indeed nothing left at home.
"Mom, you are such a jerk. If you don't give it to me, forget it."
But Jiang Sanhe didn't believe it. She thought her mother was deliberately not wanting to give it.
She went back to the house with a pout in anger.
"Don't lie down. You sleep until dawn. You get up later than the children. You lie down after eating. Do you think you are a pig? Get up and go to the mountain with me and your sisters-in-law to dig wild vegetables."
Jiang Sanhe’s butt hasn’t even touched the bed yet.
He was dragged out by his own mother.
"Grandma, my aunt got up quite early. She came to my room to get it before daybreak. Um..."
Jiang Tong was halfway through speaking in dialect.
Jiang Sanhe covered his mouth tightly.
"What's going on? Why are you covering the child's mouth? Tongtu, what did your aunt take from your room before dawn? Huh? Tell me quickly——"
Zhang Jinlan slapped her daughter's arm away with a puzzled look on her face.
Only then was the grandson rescued.
"No, it's okay." Jiang Tongtu wanted to continue speaking, but he saw his aunt standing behind his grandmother with her eyes wide open.
He was a little scared, his eyes dodged after he said that, and he hid in the kitchen with the bowl in his hands.
"This kid, what is he talking about here?"
Zhang Jinlan looked at it.
I am speechless.
"Mom, let's go. Didn't you say we were going to the mountains?"
It seemed as if he was afraid that his nephew would let the cat out of the bag again.
Jiang Sanhe hurriedly urged Zhang Jinlan.
Less than a quarter of an hour.
The Jiang family's mother-in-law, daughter-in-law and Jiang Sanhe left home and walked towards the path at the foot of the mountain.
Halfway there.
Encountered a funeral procession.
Standing in the front were the old couple Wang.
They both cried and couldn't speak.
Since all the sons in the family had died and there was no one to carry the coffin, they asked the villagers to help.
After all, there is only one head.
The coffin is not heavy.
Several people lifted it easily.
Zhang Jinlan quickened her pace.
It's unlucky to see a coffin as soon as you go out.
Jiang Fubao, who had just finished breakfast, also saw the coffin passing by the door of his house.
She chased after him out of curiosity.
Only then did we realize that the funeral procession was heading north at the foot of the mountain.
It was a wasteland there. If you walked around the bottom of the mountain for less than a quarter of an hour, you would see a pile of graves. Almost everyone who died in Jiangjia Village was buried there.
It's not too far from the village, and the location is just right.
"Fubao, come back quickly. It's not good for children to see these."
Jiang Fubao wanted to look at her a few more times, but Qian Xile hugged her back.
Damn!
Too small.
All movements are hindered.
Ever since my sister-in-law came into the house, it was as if there was a human-shaped camera watching her.
People are watching me wherever I go.
"Come on, let's go to the backyard to see the chickens."
It seemed that he noticed that Jiang Fubao was in a bad mood.
Qian Xile carried her to the backyard.
After three days of boring life, Jiang Fubao protested on the fourth day.
She's going out!
Don't stay at home and go to jail!
It happened that Zhang Jinlan was going to the Wang family to discuss the purchase of land, so she held Jiang Fubao's hand.
Walk to the village entrance together.
“Knock knock knock—”
The door of Jiang Yidao's house was tightly closed, and Zhang Jinlan knocked a few times.
There was no movement inside.
"Is anyone there? Open the door!"
“Knock knock knock—”
This time she shouted and knocked, and finally someone inside responded.
It was Xiao Wang who opened the door.
Her eyes were extremely red and swollen, and she looked extremely haggard.
Almost sad to the extreme.
"Auntie, is there anything wrong?" asked little Wang with a trembling voice.
I could tell she had just cried.
"Please accept my condolences. The dead cannot be resurrected. You three mothers must be well, otherwise your husband will not be at peace, right? You still have two children to accompany you. Don't cry and hurt yourself. I heard a few days ago that your parents-in-law want to sell their land? It just so happens that my family wants to buy it, so I thought I had nothing to do now, so I came to ask."
Little Wang is so sad.
Zhang Jinlan didn't know how to speak directly.
She first pretended to be concerned.
This brings us to the point.
"Thank you, auntie. I will live well for the sake of my children. Come in. Dad and mom do want to sell the land. I won't hide it from you. Once the land is sold, we have to go to the town."
The Wang family is pretty good.
Not the unreasonable person.
When she heard Zhang Jinlan's advice, there was a hint of gratitude in her eyes.
She stepped aside.
Let the grandparents in.
"Mom, Aunt Zhang from the Jiang family is here. She said she wants to buy some land."
Xiao Wang didn't enter the house. She shouted towards the main room and went to the kitchen to pour water.
There are chairs in the yard.
Zhang Jinlan pulled her granddaughter to sit down.
She didn't want to go into the main room either.
The coffin was placed there a few days ago.
She doesn't want to be tainted by bad luck.
"Zhang, you want to buy land? My family has six acres of land in total, three acres of first-class good land, and three acres of second-class good land. Which one do you want?"
Wang thought Zhang Jinlan only bought one acre, so she asked in a low voice.
Not only that, she also walked out of the house slowly, holding on to the wall.
After not seeing her for a few days, she has lost a lot of weight.
His face was pale and his eyes looked cloudy. If you didn't know him well, you would think he had cried his eyes blind.
Zhang Jinlan complained in her heart but didn't show it on her face.
"Take both. The sooner the better. We need to plant the brown rice before it gets too hot. Today is worse than tomorrow. How about today? After buying them, go find the clan leader to sign the deed. I'll pay you the money and go to the town to find the steward to seal the deed tomorrow."
Zhang Jinlan has an impatient temper.
Since you have decided to buy the Wang family’s land.
She just wanted to get it done as soon as possible.
If we delay any longer, the sun will get hotter and hotter.
I’m afraid that brown rice won’t survive if it’s planted.
"Okay, wait for me. I'll change my clothes and go to Li Zheng's house with you."
Mrs. Wang was also anxious. All her sons had died, and her only hope now was her grandson.
The couple are in poor health and suffer from back pain whenever they move, so they cannot do heavy farm work.
There is no way to cultivate so much land.
It would be better to sell it and go to town to do small business.