"Where's the agreement? Let me see it?" Mingjing stood in the courtyard, not going inside.
Zhang Fan chuckled awkwardly, "Mingjing, I heard from Mingzhu that the agreement has been finalized. I went to my dad to sign it yesterday, and he'll be out soon. That's why I came to thank you."
"Let's eat first, we'll talk after we eat," Zhang Fan said, pulling Mingjing towards the house.
"No need, I have to go beachcombing later, just give me the agreement."
Mingjing didn't want to have dinner with Zhang Fan; the two of them felt awkward.
Seeing Mingjing's insistence, Zhang Fan had no choice but to produce the agreement, which was a transfer certificate from the village committee, along with Old Li's land deed, two crumpled yellow papers.
"Mingjing, about that 20,000 yuan..."
"I'll give it to him myself when your father comes out," Mingjing said, putting the certificate and land deed in his pocket, already planning that he could start building the house soon.
Zhang Fan was surprised by Mingjing's straightforwardness and secretly gritted his teeth, wanting to reduce the amount.
“Mingjing, you need to go to the town’s land bureau to transfer the property. My dad said I can handle it for him. I’ll take you there.”
Mingjing could see that Zhang Ping was intentionally grooming his son to succeed him.
"No need, Mingyue has school tomorrow. Aren't you going to school? I can go by myself. Bye."
Before Zhang Fan could stop her, Mingjing turned and left.
Back home, the family gathered to discuss building a house.
"Twenty thousand yuan, that's too much. The Zhang family is clearly trying to rip us off," Sun Yunmei muttered to herself, feeling a pang of heartache.
"It's not much, Mom. Just consider it a gift to Old Li. If he were here, he would definitely have more money than this. Giving him the money won't be a waste of his money, and it will put Old Li's mind at ease."
He'll have to go to the Zhang family to cause trouble; he won't find us.
Ming Dahai sighed, "I'll burn more paper money for Old Li another day."
"Sister, why is this cat shaking all over? And it keeps vomiting." Mingyue was squatting at the door watching the cat and felt something was wrong.
Mingjing went over to take a look. Could it be parvovirus?
"I'll take him to the town's veterinary station."
There are no pet stores now, and cattle, sheep, and pigs are all very expensive. If they get sick, people go to the town's veterinary station, which is cheaper.
Mingjing carried the cat in a bucket, rode his motorcycle to town, and found a veterinary station that specialized in treating cattle and sheep.
There were cattle, sheep, pigs, and donkeys tied up at the entrance of the veterinary station. Most of these were livestock belonging to individual farmers or local breeders.
The doctor, seeing the cat, was surprised. "You want to treat the cat?"
"Hmm, what disease does it have?"
After a thorough examination, the doctor said, "It seems to be parvovirus, and also stomatitis. This is a bit troublesome."
"How much?"
"one hundred."
He had never treated cats or dogs before, and the price of cattle, sheep, and pigs was much higher than that, so he didn't dare to ask for more. Besides, Mingjing didn't seem to be rich.
Upon hearing its price, the orange cat glanced at itself, seemingly quite satisfied with its price.
What about over there?
"Leave it with me. It will take at least a month to get better. If you think it's reasonable, pay 100 yuan first," the doctor said, sitting down and writing out a prescription.
Mingjing took out a hundred yuan and handed it to the doctor, then wrote down his phone number. "Sir, this is my phone number. Let me know if you cure her. Call this number if you need money."
Before leaving, she patted the kitten's head and said, "Take good care of yourself and I'll take you home when you're better."
After leaving the veterinary station, Mingjing went to the town's bookstore and bought a lot of extracurricular books, notebooks, and various pens for Mingyue and Minglei. Then she went to the department store.
She bought a huge piggy bank, several smaller piggy banks, and a women's handbag. Finally, she went to the fresh food market and found a shopkeeper surnamed Zhu.
I ordered two piglets, one male and one female, to be picked up the day after tomorrow.
The pigsty at home is almost ready to use, but she doesn't know when the farm subsystem at the fishing tackle shop will be operational, so she plans to raise pigs for now.
Once the piglets are born and the farm is up and running, the pigs will be released back into the farm to continue breeding.
Back in the village, Mingjing went to the convenience store and paid back all the money the original owner had owed.
"What's wrong? Mingjing, did something happen to you?" Old Wang stared at her suspiciously, holding a handful of small bills but not daring to accept them.
"What could possibly happen to me? Don't I owe you money? Just forget about it."
Mingjing reached out to grab it, but Lao Wang quickly put it in his pocket.
"Mingjing, if there's anything you need, just tell me, and I'll see if I can help you. Are you going back to the inland?"
Mingjing: ...
"Uncle Wang, don't overthink it. I want to leave."
Watching Mingjing walk away, Old Wang felt depressed.
As soon as Mingjing got home, she saw Wang Yinhua standing at the door looking into the house.
"Auntie, what are you doing?"
"Is the kitten with you? I'll come get it."
Wang Yinhua is in much better condition now, but she looks quite haggard, and the hickeys on her neck are still clearly visible.
She is Wang Jinhua's younger sister, 21 years old this year, and still unmarried. In the original owner's memory, this woman was quite sunny, so how did she become like this now?
Moreover, she never goes home and always lives with her sister, which makes it unclear what's going on.
"Mingjing, that's my cat. It ran away from home. Can you give it back to me?"
Mingjing frowned. It was just a lost cat, but she looked like she'd been bullied; her expression was so aggrieved.
"Sure, but I got word this morning that I've already taken it to the vet and paid 100 yuan. It won't be back for another month."
"Oh, I see. We'll talk about it when it's better."
Wang Jinhua turned to leave, feeling dejected.
"Auntie, could you please give me back that hundred yuan...?"
Mingjing is not a philanthropist; she doesn't do things for free.
"I...I have no money."
Wang Jinhua touched her pocket, clearly becoming nervous. She rolled up her sleeves, revealing a clear pink hickey on her arm.
After searching for a while, she took out a few coins from her pocket and said embarrassedly, "I...I really don't have any money."
Mingjing thought she was feigning poverty. "Auntie, my cousin swindled so much money from our family before, didn't he give you even a few coins? I don't believe it."
"Believe it or not, whatever. You can have the cat. Do whatever you want with it. I don't care anymore, but you're not allowed to go to Ming Xingwang."
Wang Yinhua's lips trembled noticeably when she mentioned Ming Xingwang, and she turned and ran away.
Mingjing was even more confused, staring at Wang Yinhua's retreating figure in deep thought.
Could it be that Wang Yinhua and Ming Xingwang have something going on?
Who is it?
Sun Yunmei opened the door when she heard the sound.
"Neuropathy."
Mingjing drove in.
"Mom, I bought you a piggy bank and a lady's handbag. From now on, don't leave our money lying around."
Mingjing could always find scattered coins and banknotes in the corners and crevices of the house, which anyone could pick up.
"That's a waste of money, but this bag is really nice." Sun Yunmei said with a smile, holding the bag, which was black leather, big and spacious.
Mingjing took out a bunch of extracurricular books, handed them to Mingyue and Minglei to share, and also told them about the piglet, which made the whole family very happy.
"Why do all these good things happen at once?" Sun Yunmei said happily. "Your sister-in-law just called and said she closed several deals in town."
“She said that real estate is very profitable right now, and she can rent out at least two apartments a day. She’s made a lot of money now, and her husband even praised her.”
"They sent us the money, a thousand yuan, saying it was for Leilei and us."
These days, Sun Yunmei feels like she's dreaming every day, as if the God of Wealth has entered her home, and money keeps rolling into her house.
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