"You mean, do you want that lot of land as well as the house? That place is huge. If I really want that much, I'll have to do some careful calculations."
The village chief squatted on the ground, fiddling with a small stick in his hand.
After a while, he wrote a string of numbers on the ground. He wrote them so densely that Ye Jin couldn't see clearly what he wrote.
Finally, he wrote a row of numbers on the ground. Ye Jin counted them silently in his heart. Wow, there were actually seven or eight digits written.
"Grandpa Village Chief, how much does this express delivery cost?"
Ye Jin's heart was already beating fast, and the village chief made a shooting gesture.
Ye Jin wasn't sure whether it was 8,000 or 80,000. She frowned and didn't say anything.
"8,000, right? Why is it so expensive?"
Gu Yan frowned and shook his head repeatedly. This area to the west was full of haunted houses, and some of the houses were dilapidated. Even if some land was given as a gift, it would still feel like a huge loss.
The village chief smiled and nodded. "It's just 8,000 yuan. From here all the way to the other side of the mountain, all the land is yours."
The village chief pointed in the distance, but Gu Yan was still not satisfied.
"Your statement is so unclear that it makes me feel uneasy. 8,000 yuan is not a small amount of money. Why don't we look somewhere else?"
Gu Yan put his arm around Ye Jin's shoulders and pretended to leave, and the village chief immediately became anxious.
"Don't go. I can take you to the scene and then we can sign a document in black and white. No one can deny it."
"It's useless for you to sign the document alone. What if the villagers don't acknowledge it?"
Ye Jin was still very worried, and the village chief patted his chest and assured him.
"Then we'll have the whole village sign, and the money from selling the land will be distributed among the villagers. That piece of land is sitting idle anyway, and selling it sooner can improve everyone's lives."
The village chief was very open-minded, Ye Jin was still hesitating, and Gu Yan seemed to have made up his mind and spoke with difficulty.
"Let's go, let's go with the village chief and take a look before making a decision."
The two of them tacitly agreed not to bargain, and the village chief happily led the way.
When they arrived at the land in the west, the village chief marked out the territory for them.
"Let's use this red date tree as the boundary and start counting from here."
"I think we should use this chestnut tree as the boundary. The jujube tree is too close to the house, so we won't get much land."
"Okay, okay, this is all negotiable. I'll do as you say."
"Then if the chestnut tree is the boundary, all the oval land here will belong to us."
Ye Jin continued to make requests little by little, and by the time they walked from one end to the other, Ye Jin had already expanded the area of land he wanted.
"Based on the land we've negotiated so far, I think we can almost buy it."
Ye Jin showed a satisfied smile on his face. The village chief had been following them at first, but slowly realized that he had been fooled.
"This, this is definitely not possible. If we follow your suggestion, the land we have enclosed is almost twice as large as the land we just negotiated. If we still pay 8,000 yuan, the villagers will not agree."
The village chief was in a dilemma. He wanted to sell the land, but he felt that they wanted too much land and the price was too cheap.
"But 8,000 yuan is already a lot. We're planning to start a business, and we don't have that much money on hand."
Ye Jin frowned and continued to pretend to be miserable.
"I won't make it difficult for you. If you can offer 10,000 yuan, we can discuss this matter."
Even after the village chief issued an ultimatum, Gu Yan was still in a difficult situation.
"I really want this piece of land. It's such a big piece of land. If it were turned into a factory, it would be so beautiful."
There were stars in Ye Jin's eyes. She was young to begin with, and at this moment she looked like an ignorant little girl.
"But, but we only have 10,000 yuan now. If we use all the money to buy land, we will have no money to build a factory later."
Gu Yan still didn't want to spend the money, so Ye Jin put her arms around his arms and shook him gently.
"Let's buy the land first. If we don't have the money to build a factory, we can just wait a few more years."
Under Ye Jin's constant persuasion, Gu Yan finally gave in.
"I really can't help you, but we don't have that much money on us right now. We'll have to borrow some when we go back, and we may not even be able to get enough."
Gu Yan still looked embarrassed, but Ye Jin patted his chest and made a promise.
"It's okay. At worst, I can shamelessly go to my stepmother and borrow some. Even if I can't borrow more, I can still get a few dozen."
"How can this be possible? You're my wife, how can I let you borrow money? I'll be the one to go. I can lose face, but I can't lose face on you!"
Gu Yan squeezed Ye Jin's palm tightly and looked into her eyes with a firm expression.
"I can wait for you for a week. If you don't show up by this time next week, we won't do business anymore."
The village chief is a man of some temper. If he said he wanted a price, he had to pay it. If he said he wanted to wait a week, he would wait a week.
"We will definitely try our best to borrow money. If we really can't borrow money, we will just give up. Sometimes, with some things, you really have to trust your fate."
Ye Jin sighed heavily, feeling very regretful. Gu Yan put his arm around her shoulders and took her out of the village.
"Sorry to bother you, Village Chief. I hope we can see each other again next week."
"You are such a fool! You knew we didn't have enough money, so why did you buy such a large piece of land? If we can't pay back the money later, how are we going to live?"
Gu Yan seemed to be criticizing Ye Jin, but in fact he was just pretending to be poor.
"I just like the chestnut trees over there. When I think about working in my own factory and eating wild fruits outside, I think life will be so wonderful."
Ye Jin still acted like a silly and innocent girl, winking at him coquettishly.
Gu Yan nodded her little head helplessly, and the two of them walked out of the village sweetly.
As soon as they reached the village entrance, Ye Jin quickly let go of the hand that was around Gu Yan's arm.
"Sorry, it was indeed necessary for the scene just now."
Ye Jin apologized shyly, but Gu Yan seemed not to take it to heart at all. If the shy Ye Jin could look up at this time, she would find that Gu Yan's face had turned red to the roots of his ears.
"It's okay. I hugged you just now, so we're even."
Gu Yan's voice was trembling, but Ye Jin didn't hear it.
"Then when are we going to pay for this house? The key is that I don't even have 10,000 yuan right now."
Ye Jin had to face this cruel fact. Although he had some money on hand, it was far from enough to buy a house and land.
"It's okay. Go back and calculate how much money you have. I'll make up for the shortfall."
Gu Yan's words were so domineering that Ye Jin didn't react for a long time.
"I'm short of a few thousand dollars, not just a few dozen. Can you really come up with that?"
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