It turned out that Liu Ping had just come to the house and said in a nice way that his family wanted to build a greenhouse to grow vegetables and wanted to buy his land.
Unexpectedly, Lao Zhao responded in a sarcastic tone. Not only did he refuse to sell, he also mocked them for being insatiable and obsessed with money.
Liu Ping was so angry that she scooped a bucket of cold water and drank it.
Su Man frowned, "Is it because we couldn't agree on the price, or does he not want to sell us?"
"What?"
Liu Ping poured the remaining water onto the ground. "As soon as he heard I wanted to buy the land, he started scolding me. I didn't even have time to negotiate the price."
That's strange.
Since his family doesn't farm, there's no point in keeping it. Now that it can be sold for money, why would he be unwilling?
Even if it was because of the incident between Gao Man and Zhao Baili, it was Liu Ping who came forward now, and it was also the Wang family's name that was being used. No matter what, Old Zhao would not go against money.
Su Man was curious and wanted to go and check it out herself.
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In the afternoon, Su Man helped Liu Ping wash the dishes, and then delivered the medicine they bought for Wang Xuenong from the town before going out.
Old Zhao's family lived at the east end of the village, not far from Old Wang's family. After a while, Su Man saw a small three-story white building with shiny paint, which stood out among the gray earthen houses.
Her steps slowed down.
The salary of a village secretary is not much. Although some villagers come to give gifts in order to get things done, no one in Daming Village is rich, so the gifts are just grain and eggs.
Add to that Zhao Baili's schooling and accommodation expenses, and the money was plentiful. Yet, the Zhao family, far from being cramped, lived a life even more affluent than the head of Daming Village, which was truly puzzling.
In front of me, the large black iron door was closed.
Su Man knocked the doorknob twice. Before she could speak, a male voice came from inside, "I'm coming."
A middle-aged man with a side parted hair and wearing a white shirt came out. His loose, drooping eyelids covered half of his eyes, and his thick shaggy eyebrows made him look like a cadre.
The smile on Old Zhao's face disappeared the moment he saw Su Man, "Why is it you?"
Su Man could tell that he was waiting for someone, but she pretended not to know and said with a smile, "Uncle Zhao, my mother-in-law asked me to bring you some eggs."
Old Zhao didn't even want to look at her. He said impatiently, "Alright, don't bother trying. I can't possibly sell my land to you. Just give up on this idea."
As he spoke he was about to close the door.
Su Man held the door with her foot and said before he could lose his temper, "Uncle Zhao, we are all from the same village. We are sincere in buying the land, and the price is negotiable."
"discuss?"
Old Zhao sneered, "Back then, you seduced Baili, forcing him to hide in town, and now you're trying to coax your mother-in-law into buying land. A woman like you, you think you're fit to farm my land? I'm telling you, I won't sell my land to you even if it goes to waste."
“…”
The smile on Suman's face gradually disappeared.
Just now she was being nice to Old Man Zhao because she wanted to buy the land, but now that she saw him pretending to be an elephant with a green onion stuck in his nose, she was no longer polite.
"I seduced Zhao Baili? Haha, a few days ago, Zhao Baili was arrested as a hooligan for pestering me, and you still shamelessly say that I seduced him? It seems that your Zhao family's thick skin is inherited from ancestors, and each generation is stronger than the previous one."
"you!"
Old Zhao was so angry with Su Man that he left a message "country woman" and slammed the door.
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