In front of the village chief's house, a man who looked to be about thirty years old was sitting on a chair basking in the sun, while a boy and a girl were playing shuttlecock next to him.
"Brother Jun, let's bask in the sun!"
Chen Wang shouted with a smile.
The man was the village chief's son, Chen Aijun, who was said to be an announcer at a radio station in the city.
At that time, announcer was undoubtedly a golden rice bowl, and the threshold was very high.
First of all, one needs to speak standard Mandarin and have a certain level of education, which is very difficult for people from rural areas.
And you also need to have a nice voice.
Chen Wang once heard from villagers that in order to get this position, Chen Aijun got up early every day for several years to practice Mandarin and voice.
The two children next to him are his son and daughter.
After becoming an announcer, Chen Aijun soon brought back a beautiful wife. When the wedding was held in the village, the village chief was beaming with joy, even more glorious than when he himself became the village chief.
Chen Aijun looked towards them following the sound, a gentle smile on his face.
"Yes, it's a rare good day today, let's sit here and bask in the sun."
As he said this, he looked at the two children next to him.
"Quick, call for help!"
"Uncle Awang, Uncle Dazhuang!!"
The two children greeted each other in unison.
I have seen it when I was paying New Year’s greetings on New Year’s Day, and I still remember how to shout.
"Hey, that's good!"
Chen Wang smiled and nodded, took out a handful of White Rabbit candies from his pocket, walked up to the boy and stuffed them into his hands.
"Give it to your sister."
"Well, thank you Uncle Awang!"
The boy thanked her happily and gave most of it to his sister beside him.
The two children put the extra candies into their pockets and happily peeled off the candy wrapper of one.
"Eat less sugar and be careful with your teeth."
Chen Aijun reminded the two children, then stood up and asked with a smile: "Are you here to look for my father? He is in the house. Come on, go in and have some tea."
Chen Wang and the other man naturally did not refuse and followed him into the house.
The room is spacious and very clean.
"Sit anywhere you like!"
Chen Aijun smiled, made a gesture of invitation, and then shouted into the room.
"Dad, Awang and Dazhuang are here to see you."
After saying that, he went to get the thermos on the incense table and poured them tea.
The village chief also quickly came out of the room and said with a smile: "Awang, Dazhuang, why are you here?"
"I'm here to talk to you about renting land!"
Chen Wang answered with a smile and sat down on the bench with Chen Dazhuang.
"That's it."
The village chief nodded, walked over and sat opposite them.
"Where's Sister Zhen? Has she left?"
Chen Wang asked casually.
He was asking about the village chief’s daughter, who came back with her family to play for a few days during the second year of the Chinese New Year.
"Well, they are busy with work, and they have relatives and friends to visit at home."
“I see!”
"Come, have some tea."
Chen Aijun brought two cups of tea and placed them in front of Chen Wang and Chen Dazhuang.
"Thanks."
Chen Wang chuckled and thanked him.
"You're welcome!"
Chen Aijun smiled, turned around and poured a cup of tea for his father and himself.
After taking a sip of tea, the village chief started talking about business.
"What do you two think? How much land do you want to rent? Do you have any good ideas?"
"Village chief, the land behind our house has been left uncultivated. I want to rent it. It's close to home and convenient."
Chen Dazhuang spoke hurriedly.
The village chief nodded and said, "That piece of land is indeed good. How much land do you want to rent?"
"Awang, how much land are you going to rent?"
Chen Dazhuang looked at Chen Wang standing beside him and asked.
Chen Wang did not answer him, but looked at the village chief and asked: "Village chief, how is the rent calculated? How much is one acre?"
"That depends on how much you want to rent. Generally speaking, the more you rent, the cheaper it will be. I can only tell you a rough price. We'll have to hold a meeting to discuss the specifics!"
The village chief replied with a smile.
The villages near Xiongshan are all sparsely populated. In addition, in the past two years, more and more people have left the mountains to work and settle outside, resulting in a lot of idle land in each village.
It is naturally a good thing to be able to rent out these lands and create income for the village.
Chen Wang had previously proposed to develop the village's tourism industry, gradually transforming Chenjia Village into a natural scenic spot to attract tourists to consume. This process also requires money.
"What if I rent a hundred acres?"
Chen Wang suddenly said something shocking.
"One hundred acres? Really?"
The village chief exclaimed.
Even Chen Dazhuang and Chen Aijun, who were sitting next to him, looked at Chen Wang with surprise.
One hundred acres is about the area of ten standard football fields. In ancient times, that would make one a small landlord.
"Just give me a price first. If the price is right, I will rent more."
Chen Wang smiled and said.
After thinking for a moment, the village chief said seriously: "If you want to rent 100 acres, I can negotiate a price of 80 per acre for you."
"Village chief, you know where we are. It's a remote mountainous area with poor land that no one wants to cultivate, and it's 80 yuan per acre. If you're making a fuss, I might as well go find a nearby village to rent it!"
Chen Wang rolled his eyes.
"No, no, we are not talking!"
The village chief suddenly became anxious and explained: "The vacant land in our village is still very good, not as bad as you said."
"That's not even worth 80. I helped you pay for the New Year pig. How could you have promised me that?"
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