Chapter 431 Secretary Helps Buy the Land
Mother Qin was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly. Not knowing what to do, she hurriedly said, "Secretary, why don't you sit down and have a meal first? It won't take too long anyway."
"No, no, let's settle your family's affairs first so that we can get busy with other things." The secretary waved his hand, not caring much about the banquet, and turned away.
The village chief looked at the villagers who followed him and frowned, saying, "Okay, it's nothing serious, everyone go back and do what you need to do."
A group of people come quickly and leave quickly.
Qin Wenjun's uncle felt ashamed and left with a sullen face. Ke Yinghong also wanted to leave, but she was reluctant to miss the banquet. She looked at this and that, and finally gritted her teeth and followed her man.
Seeing that things were almost settled, Mother Qin calmed down a lot. In addition, the annoying people had left, and she was no longer tense. When she sat down, she finally smiled and said apologetically to the people from Zhang's family, "I'm sorry that such a good engagement banquet turned out like this. I made a fool of myself for you."
What Qin's mother is thinking now is that the biggest family scandal has been seen by her in-laws, and there is nothing to hide. She just feels sorry for them. They have come all the way here, and she can't even have a peaceful meal.
Li Yongfu shook his head and said, "It's nothing. Anyway, we haven't delayed anything. Let's continue eating while the food is still hot. After eating, take a rest. We will set off later after the farm work is done."
"That's right. Every family has a few troublesome relatives. It's fine once the problem is solved." Zhao Guoqing said as he toasted Qin's father with a glass of wine. He was deeply touched by such things and understood Qin's father's pain and difficulties. It was because of this that he felt more sympathetic to Qin's father's situation.
Zhang Wanwan ate calmly as if nothing had happened, and nodded, "The village official in your village is good, he is a practical man, unlike some village officials who only try to smooth things over when encountering problems. He is quite good."
Qin Wenjun listened at the side, hesitated for a long time, and muttered quietly: "It is probably because there are too many people today, and my uncle is not in the right, so the village official expressed his position. He would not be so active before."
"That's good enough. At least your family's troubles have been solved." Zhang Baiyan said optimistically.
Mother Qin nodded. She didn't expect anything else. The current situation was already much better than she expected.
After everyone had a lively banquet, the Qin family's relatives left one after another, leaving only those from the Zhang family who came for the engagement and the Qin family's three members.
Li Yongfu and others set up a table in the yard to make tea, while Qin's mother and Qin Wenjun took Zhang Baiyan and his sister for a walk nearby.
Zhang Wanwan greedily took a deep breath and sighed, "The air in the mountains is still fresher. This air is quite different from the air in Qingpu."
The air in the mountains smells more like grass and trees. They are close to the sea and the wind is strong. Although the air is also good, the feeling is completely different.
Mother Qin laughed and said, "This is the only good thing about this place. Other things are really not as good as outside. This place is backed by the mountains, and there are fewer ways to make money, so everyone is relatively poor. It's normal to haggle over small things. If someone's eggs are broken, the old people will be so distressed that they can't sleep all night. I used to be like this too. I couldn't help it. It was all because of poverty."
"Although we are poor, we don't bother other people. People like my uncle and aunt don't have problems with their poverty, it's a character issue!" Qin Wenjun still couldn't get over what happened just now, and couldn't laugh even if he wanted to.
Mother Qin glared at her in reproach and scolded her with a smile, "Did you forget that you were engaged today? Your mother has let it go, so why are you still thinking about it? Let me tell you, this matter is over, they didn't take advantage of us, and when we deal with the land issue, we won't come back in the future, and we may not contact them for several years, so figure it out for me as soon as possible."
Zhang Baiyan gave Qin's mother a thumbs up and flattered her, "Mom, you are more thoughtful. Wenjun is more thoughtful and tends to get stuck in a rut."
Qin Wenjun was not convinced. She pouted and wanted to refute, but she didn't know how to say it, and her little face turned red.
Zhang Wanwan felt amused and came to her rescue, "She is just being delicate, how can she be so thoughtful? If you can't speak, then don't speak!"
Qin Wenjun immediately let go of Zhang Baiyan's hand and threw herself into Zhang Wanwan's arms, which made Zhang Baiyan very depressed.
When the group was returning, they happened to see a high-ranking village official coming with a few people.
Mother Qin trotted over and greeted them cheerfully.
The village official immediately said, "You're back just in time. I notified everyone at noon that your family was going to sell the land, and someone asked about it right away. How many people were there? I'll bring Uncle A-Tie over first. His family is in urgent need of a house, so you can negotiate on your own."
Zhang Wanwan looked at the half-white-haired old man in front of her and found it difficult to estimate his age. Some elderly people in rural areas look old, and they seem to be in their seventies or eighties, but they are actually only in their sixties. Some are over ninety and can still work in the fields, but they look like they are in their seventies or eighties. It is really hard to say.
The old man smiled politely at Qin's mother, and said slowly in a dull voice, "Wenbin's mother, you know the situation of my family. My eldest son and second son are married, so I don't have anything to worry about. But my youngest son is still single in his thirties. He talked to a girl before, but when the other party saw that he had no house, no land, and even saved the meeting, I was worried! I came here because I heard that your family wanted to sell the land. My family's situation is there, can you be less concerned?"
Mother Qin glanced at Father Qin with a serious expression. If anyone else had come, she would have definitely bargained with the other party directly, but since it was Uncle A Tie who came, she had to think carefully.
This old man is considered an elder in the village. He is honest, kind to others, and has worked diligently all his life, so he didn't save much. In addition, he had three sons, so the little property was not enough to be divided. The youngest son was his old age, as he had his eldest and second sons after they were married. At that time, everyone said that he was blessed as he could still have a son when he was almost fifty.
A Tie himself was happy, but at the same time he was deeply worried. This child came too late. His eldest son and second son had already started their own families, and the family land had been divided. It was obviously unrealistic to ask them to give their share to the youngest son at this time. He also didn't want his two sons to hate the youngest son because of this, so he could only grit his teeth and build up the family business for the youngest son.
But he is old and can only do limited work. In the past thirty years, he has only saved about 200,000 yuan. His youngest son has worked for a few years and has also saved about 100,000 yuan. The father and son have only 300,000 yuan in savings. Even if his two elder brothers give some subsidies, it is not much. This amount of money is not enough to buy land, build a house, and marry a wife. Many people in the village tacitly believe that A Tie's youngest son will be a bachelor for the rest of his life.
(End of this chapter)
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