However, there is indeed a preference for sons over daughters in this place, and many people felt indifferent to how the original owner was treated.
Because most of them aren't very good to their own daughters either.
They would give her a bite to eat, and that would be considered fulfilling their debt of gratitude for raising her. Girls often had to do far more work than boys.
However, Lin Xue is quite satisfied with her current situation.
The original owner was a person that everyone disliked, so he didn't need to interact with others much.
Moreover, the original owner of this body was a cunning and wicked person. If anyone dared to provoke her to her face, that family would be robbed at night. So, generally no one dared to provoke the original owner.
In addition, the original owner was not very proactive in her work, mainly because she was thin, didn't eat enough, and didn't have the strength to do much work.
So there's no need to think about earning full work points.
Hahaha……
For the original owner, this was a hellish start, but for Lin Xue, it was a paradise.
And soon, the household responsibility system will be implemented here, I think it will be when the original owner was 17 years old!
She is now 16 and a half years old, and in another six months she will be able to own her own land.
Lin Xue was happy just thinking about it, but she still took the axe and went out first.
Although the original owner was not well-liked by the villagers, the place where she lived was in the center of the village.
After all, when the original owner's parents were alive, they were a hardworking and diligent couple.
At that time, their family had a good relationship with their neighbors.
He originally planned to go up the mountain to cut down trees, but after looking at his surroundings, he frowned.
The courtyard wall of her house had long since collapsed, and people coming and going could clearly see what was happening inside her yard.
Lin Xue doesn't like it here, she really doesn't like it!
So she turned a corner and went to the village chief's house.
"Little Xue, is there something you need from me?"
Although the villagers all disliked the little girl, as the village chief, he still had to maintain basic fairness.
Even if there were times when he really didn't... like when the original owner was kicked out.
"Uncle Village Chief, my house looks like it's about to collapse. I'm planning to build another one somewhere else!"
"I want you to designate a new plot of land for me on the back hill. You know how expensive our original plot was, so I hope you can designate a larger plot for me on the new one!"
Upon hearing Lin Xue's request, the village chief's eyes lit up with joy.
To be honest, the original owner's land was really good; if it were traded with someone else, plenty of people would be willing to do it.
Moreover, the area behind the mountain is sparsely populated, and the land there isn't worth much anyway, so the village chief happily agreed.
He immediately took Lin Xue to the back mountain to choose a place and generously allocated a large plot of land for her.
“Uncle Village Chief, my house isn’t finished yet, so I’ll have to stay in the old house for now. I’ll move out once my new house is built. What do you think?”
The village chief had no objection to what Lin Xue said.
"No rush, take your time building it!"
"If you need to make brick blanks, I'll have your second brother come over and help you with that later!"
The village chief had already decided to keep the original plot of land for Lin Xue's family, intending to use it to build a house for his second son later.
All the good locations in the village have been taken, and now that one has finally become available, as the village chief, he naturally wants to secure benefits for his son.
"Thank you so much, Uncle Village Chief and Second Brother!"
Lin Xue did not refuse the village chief's kindness, after all, the other party also had something to ask of her, and must want her to move over as soon as possible, which was why he sent someone to help.
After speaking with the village chief, Lin Xue took her machete and went into the mountains.
Building a house requires beams, and she had to prepare all of that first.
As for bricks?
After the village chief returned home, he immediately told his second son about it, and the village chief's family was very willing to help.
After all, a little labor will be exchanged for such a good foundation.
Therefore, Lin Xue's new house was completed in just half a month.
It's not very big, just two rooms and a kitchen.
Lin Xue could handle the rest herself, so the village chief's family didn't interfere anymore.
After the house was built, Lin Xue moved all her belongings to the new house.
The old house was demolished quickly. When the village chief's family was changing the foundation, they had already planned to build a house, so the adobe bricks and other materials had already been prepared.
Now that we have the land, we naturally need to get started immediately.
The house is built, but it still needs a big yard.
Lin Xue went to the riverbank to get yellow mud and started firing clay bricks.
More than a month passed in a flurry of activity before she finally finished building the courtyard wall.
The courtyard wall was built to a height of two meters, making it impossible for people outside to see inside unless they were looking down from the back hill.
However, Lin Xue didn't care. Now that the house was built, all that was left was to furnish it.
Fortunately, during this period, they have gradually cut down a lot of wood.
Because of the land relocation project, the old village chief readily approved a large quantity of timber for her.
Here, cutting down large trees on the mountain requires village approval; it's not something you can do just because you want to.
Moreover, after cutting down the big trees, the corresponding saplings must be planted.
However, some dead branches can be cut down at will, and no one cares.
During this time, Lin Xue didn't go to work. She gradually made herself a bed, a table, chairs, and a wardrobe.
The two rooms were crammed full.
A new batch of kitchen utensils was also made.
A vegetable garden has also been set up in the enclosed courtyard, where seasonal vegetables have been planted.
She planted many fruit trees in front of and behind the house, all of which she transplanted from the mountain.
Now that she has settled down in Qingshan Village, Lin Xue can no longer avoid labor.
Early that morning, he took his hoe and went to work with the other villagers.
When the villagers saw Lin Xue, they all kept their distance from her.
Lin Xue didn't mind and went to the field that the village chief had arranged for her, carrying her hoe.
With the "farming master" bonus, she worked very efficiently and quickly finished the tasks assigned to her.
After finishing the work and getting approval from the team leader, I carried my hoe home.
In this Qingshan Village, no one paid attention to Lin Xue, nor did anyone care how much work she did or how many work points she earned.
When Lin Xue got home, the sun had just risen halfway up the mountain.
He put the hoe back in the kitchen, then picked up a machete, carried a basket on his back, and went up the mountain.
This family is really too poor.
Food supplies have long been exhausted; we have neither food nor clothing!
So Lin Xue didn't dare to be idle at all, and planned to go up the mountain to pick some mushrooms and wild vegetables. If she was lucky, she might even be able to hunt some prey.
The mountains aren't entirely uninhabited old forests; there are also hunters who make a living by hunting living in the mountains.
They generally do not participate in village labor and are not under the management of any village.
If we're talking about being carefree and unrestrained, these are the people who don't often interact with others.
Lin Xue was lucky; as soon as she arrived on the mountain, she spotted a large bird hunting. The bird flapped its wings and flew up from the grass, carrying a large rat in its beak.
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