Chapter 428: The Best Relatives, Asking for Directions
Mother Qin laughed angrily, "Sister-in-law, that's our family's land. We have the final say on whether to sell it or not. It has nothing to do with your family. Do you have to ask my opinion if you want to sell the land? We let you farm for a while because we went out to make money and couldn't farm. Everyone knows that now we don't plan to stay in the village, so of course we have to sell it! Don't you think that makes sense?"
Zhang's mother asked with the others who came to help. Seeing Ke Yinghong's attitude, she felt that her decision was very wise. If they really followed Qin's father's wishes and gave those fields to the uncle's family to cultivate, wouldn't they just take them for themselves after a long time? By then, the people in the village would have left or disappeared, and they couldn't find any witnesses. It's only been more than a year now, and everyone in the village knows what's going on. The uncle can't take advantage of them even if he wants to.
Seeing that all the villagers were on Qin's mother's side, Ke Yinghong panicked and immediately ran home to discuss the matter with Qin's father's eldest brother.
When Mother Qin saw that the man had left, she immediately pulled Father Qin into the room and warned him, "I've already told my sister-in-law about the sale of the land, and everyone in the village knows about it. There's no turning back. No matter what Uncle says, don't be soft-hearted, or I'll never forgive you. If they want to buy it, they can pay according to the market price, at most 10% less, no more. I want to see the money when the time comes!"
Hearing this, Father Qin became completely anxious. "Why didn't you discuss this with me before you said it? How am I going to explain this to my eldest brother later?"
Mother Qin seemed to have heard a huge joke, "Confession? Why should I confess to him about my family's land? Are you crazy?"
"This, this, this, this is not. He is my elder brother after all. Besides, he has helped us farm the fields for more than a year. How can I not discuss it with him?" Qin's father explained weakly.
Mother Qin immediately became furious and cursed, "Help us farm? Where's the money? How come I didn't see a cent? Are you taking advantage of us or helping us? You don't know. I don't care. This is settled. Anyway, you won't come back in the future, and you can't lose a penny of this money!"
Seeing that Mother Qin was determined to settle the accounts, Father Qin felt powerless. He did not want to upset Mother Qin on such a happy day, so he could only agree reluctantly.
Not long after the two left the room, Ke Yinghong and Qin's father's eldest brother came to the door. The couple bypassed Qin's mother and caught Qin's father to question him.
Father Qin had a terrible headache and waved his hand, saying, "This matter was decided by the child's mother. We really won't come back in the future. She has the final say and I can't do anything about it."
In desperation, Qin's father could only push Qin's mother out as a shield.
Qin's father glared at him unhappily, "How can a woman make the decision on such a matter? You are the head of the family! The land is our roots. If you sell it, you will become a rootless person!"
He did not explicitly say that he was reluctant to return the land, but instead brought out a bunch of principles to brainwash Qin's father.
Qin's father was the dumbest one, but he also knew the situation at home, so he just hung his head and said nothing, just letting his eldest brother talk all the time.
Qin Wenjun was arranging wedding cakes with Qin's mother. After listening for a while, she couldn't stand it anymore. Seeing Qin's father so pitiful, she came over and said calmly, "Uncle, you don't have to say anything. This is a decision made by our whole family. My brother will definitely not come back. After I get married, my parents will buy land in Qingpu and build a house for my brother to marry. They will live and work there in the future. Our family doesn't rely on the land for food, so it's useless to keep it. In addition, buying land and building a house requires money, so naturally we have to get rid of the land in our hometown. Otherwise, where will the money come from to build a house?"
When Qin's father and his elder brother heard that Qin's family was going to buy land outside to build a house, they both shook their heads in disapproval, "This is our root, why would we buy land outside to build a house?"
Qin Wenjun said calmly, "If we stay here, we will just eat and wait for death. We can live a better life outside. Uncle and aunt can't understand even if we tell them. We are just telling you that my mother has spread the news of selling the land. If possible, we will finalize this matter in the next few days. After all, it is inconvenient for us to come back. We can't always be bound by things here."
When Qin's elder brother saw the attitude of the father and daughter, he knew that the sale of the land was a foregone conclusion. He stood up angrily and left in great anger.
Ke Yinghong looked at this and that, then stomped her feet and ran away.
The people who came to help all shook their heads when they saw the couple's behavior and said to Qin's father, "Old Qin, you are too easy to bully. Your brother has been taking advantage of you since you were a child. Fortunately, you are tough now. Before, everyone said that your land would become your brother's if you let him farm it. Fortunately, you have sold it now, and it won't be a bargain for others.
But this family is too good. After all, they are Wenjun's uncle and aunt. It's too much for them to have such an attitude towards her engagement!"
Father Qin pulled the corner of his mouth with a forced smile.
Some people also heard what Qin Wenjun said and said to Qin's mother with envy: "Your daughter is promising. She has made a good living outside, and her parents and brothers have lived a good life. When are you going to buy land and build a house outside?"
Mother Qin thought for a moment and replied vaguely, "Maybe in another two years."
When the villagers heard that the Qin family would be able to buy land and build a house in two or three years, they became envious and jealous. Some even wanted to make friends with them and worked even harder.
Uncle Qin Wenjun, who had just returned home, was still sulking. Ke Yinghong was extremely anxious. "What should we do? Are we just going to give the land back? We have only been planting for over a year and it has grown so fertile with great effort! No, we can't just let this go! I have taken such good care of the land, are we just going to give it to them for free? I'm sure we can sell the land for a good price!"
The more Ke Yinghong thought about it, the more unwilling she felt.
Uncle Qin Wenjun shouted angrily: "What's the point of saying this!"
Ke Yinghong was startled and shut up reluctantly.
The team delivering wedding cakes also set off. Since some people moved to the county town or built houses on the roadside at the entrance of the village, they had a lot of places to go.
Qin's father and mother stayed at home waiting for Zhang Baiyan to come. At this time, many of Qin's relatives were drinking tea here.
When Zhang Baiyan and Zhang Wanwan drove into the village, they happened to meet a team delivering wedding cakes. Zhang Wanwan rolled down the car window and asked the villagers outside, "Hello, Auntie, how do I get to Qin Wenjun's house?"
The aunts looked at the two magnificent cars of the Zhang family. Seeing Zhang Wanwan's beauty and outstanding temperament, they asked excitedly and fearfully, "Who are you?"
"Oh, Wenjun is my sister-in-law who is not yet married, and the person in the car in front is my brother. We are here to pay our respects." Zhang Wanwan smiled politely.
(End of this chapter)
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