He turned to Xiao Chunxiu and said, "Mother, tomorrow, could you find a few people to clear the weeds from the field to the right of the new house and level it out a bit?"
Xiao Chunxiu frowned: "The right side? Isn't it the front? The front is quite big too, enough for you to dry fish."
Ah-Can also asked in confusion, "That's right. If you finish the right side, and then someone else wants to build a house there, won't that be doing all the work for them?"
Feng Ye smiled and said, "Don't worry, no one can build a house there unless I give the approval."
"Keep bragging. That land belongs to the village, not you. It's none of your business to talk about it."
"Then you're wrong, this land really is mine."
"How is that possible? The approved land for residential use couldn't possibly be that large, could it?"
Ah-Can was somewhat skeptical and asked suspiciously.
"Ah Ye, what happened? How did that piece of land end up in your hands?"
Xiao Chunxiu and Aunt Ling were also very curious about this.
"This matter dates back to last time..."
Feng Ye recounted the entire story of how he ended up with the 20,000 square meters of saline-alkali land.
"So that's how it is..."
Ah-Can nodded, then added, "Hey, wait a minute, the whole Rising Sun was delayed back then, so why are you the only one being compensated? What about me and Xuan-ge?"
"I had no idea. I thought Secretary Xiao would come looking for you..."
Feng Ye pretended to be stupid.
He can't exactly say that he didn't think of them when he was trying to make them up, or that he forgot about them, can he?
Ah Can didn't delve into whether Feng Ye's words were true or false, his eyes flickering: "Is it too late to go to the village for compensation now?"
"Whether we have enough time or not, we have to give it a try," Aunt Ling said fiercely. "If the village dares not to give it to us, I'll curse them to death."
“Yes, we can’t let ourselves get away with this. We should get every penny that’s rightfully ours. Take me with you when you go; I need to get some compensation for Ah-Xuan too…”
Upon hearing this, Xiao Chunxiu immediately chimed in.
Immediately, the two women helped push the cart while discussing what compensation they wanted.
"If possible, let's get another piece of land near the new house, with the eldest brother and Ah-chan each owning half."
Feng Ye gave them a suggestion.
Any other compensation might be better right now.
But in the long run, none of them can compare to that saline-alkali land.
“I think it’s a good idea,” Ah-chan agreed. “I can build my house there someday.”
"Are you stupid? If you want to build a house, why not ask the village to approve another plot? Why use your own?"
Feng Ye's look, as if he were looking at an idiot, made A-Can a little embarrassed: "Hehe..."
“I also think it’s feasible. Although we can’t grow anything on this land, it’s free anyway…”
"Well, let's not talk about it yet. Let's see if they can offer better compensation first. We can talk about it if there's really no other way."
"Of course, there are better options, who would want that place..."
Listening to their conversation, Feng Ye smiled and interjected, "Mother, don't forget to find someone to clear the weeds for me."
"This is simple, I don't even need to look for anyone. I'll just talk to the workers at home during dinner tonight, and they'll naturally help me find someone."
"Mother, that's really tall," Feng Ye exclaimed.
Weeding is such a simple job that anyone, young or old, can do it. Maybe those workers won't even need to look for others; they can just do it themselves.
At this moment, Ah-Can asked, "Brother Ye, how many people do you need? I'll give you the money."
Feng Ye shook his head: "No need, I'll pay for it myself."
"Isn't that a bit unfair? How can we let you pay for all the wages? It's only fair that you pay half, and Xuan-ge and I pay the other half."
“That land is mine, so of course I’m responsible for it. And I’ll also be responsible for building the wall and warehouse later. You don’t need to worry about it.”
"That won't do."
"Why not? Of course you can't use it for free, you have to pay rent."
When Ah-Can heard that he had to pay rent, he joked, "How much? You can't ask for too much!"
"We'll talk about it later, it'll definitely be very cheap."
Feng Ye genuinely didn't care about the rent; whether or not it was collected was fine with him.
The reason for asking for rent was simply to stop Ah-chan from continuing to dwell on this matter.
He did this mainly to avoid potential problems when collecting taxes later.
The land belongs to him, and the structures on it also belong to him. The property rights are clear and straightforward. How wonderful!
Soon, the four of them pushed the cart to A-Can's house.
Since the fish were being dried at his house, the fish-killing process must have been done there as well.
After parking the cart, baskets of fish were unloaded. Feng Ye said, "Mother, you go ahead and kill them. I'll go back and call Aling and my sister-in-law over."
It's still early, only around 5:30, so there's still plenty of time to kill the fish.
"Okay, remember to tell them to bring a knife and a cutting board."
"Know."
Feng Ye carried the bucket back, which contained fish, shrimp, and crabs to be eaten.
The cart was left at Ah-Can's house; it would be used in the early morning to push the baskets to the dock.
Because of the weather, I'm afraid it will rain.
The fish that had been drying for less than a day were all brought back home, with bamboo curtains stacked on top of each other.
The main room was almost full, with only the dining area remaining empty.
Seeing Feng Ye carrying a bucket back, Ye Qingling asked curiously, "You're back? Didn't you bring any fish back to dry today?"
“I’ve kept them. They’re drying at A-Can’s house. I came back to ask you and your sister-in-law to come over and clean the fish.” Feng Ye put the bucket down. “These are for eating.”
Ye Qingling peeked inside and exclaimed, "Why were so many left? We can't possibly finish them all at home!"
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