To solve this problem, Wang Guangming held a special meeting and invited Lin Ye and Lu Wanqing to attend.
The couple is willing to contribute fertilizer for the sake of the team's development, and their interests should not be harmed.
But it's not that good things are going to happen, it's that good people are going to be stuck with you. You can only deal with it positively.
Wang Guangming came up with two solutions. One of them was to separate the Xu and Lin families from the development of the riverbank land, so that these two families would not be involved when the grain was distributed in the future.
Yu Guanghui frowned after hearing the plan and said with a sneer, "You don't know how volatile these two families are. If we don't distribute grain to them, they'll definitely cause trouble. Besides, we're all part of a collective. If two families are missing, the commune might reject the plan."
"Then what should we do? Are we really going to let Lin Ye return his private plot to the collective?" Wang Guangming asked with a grim face.
Lin Ye and Lu Wanqing exchanged a glance but did not speak. The three-acre riverbank land had originally been allocated to the family, but Wang Xiuqin disliked it when the family was divided, so it ended up with Lin Ye.
Even if the riverbank land is reclaimed, other land must be provided as compensation; otherwise, they definitely will not agree.
As the Party Secretary, Yu Guanghui quickly understood the concerns of Lin Ye and his wife, and chuckled, "There is a piece of wasteland next to the threshing ground. Nobody wanted it because the soil was too hard. If you're willing, Lin Ye, we can exchange that piece of land with you."
Upon hearing the plan, Wang Guangming's eyes lit up, and he looked at Lin Ye and Lu Wanqing with expectant eyes.
Lu Wanqing paused for a moment, then tugged at Lin Ye's sleeve and asked in a low voice, "How about we change?"
The wasteland over the threshing ground should be about two acres. It can only be used for dry land and cannot be used to grow rice, but it is close to home and easy to manage.
The land by the river is too far from home; if we're not careful, Wang Xiuqin and He Shujuan might sabotage it.
But those kinds of people are like dead pigs, impervious to boiling water; you can't just beat them to death!
Killing someone like that would lead to criminal charges, which isn't worth it. Anyway, she has the Spirit Spring Water; even the worst land will become fertile soil in her hands.
Seeing that Lu Wanqing was wavering, Lin Ye gave her a reassuring look. Whatever his wife said was the right thing to do; he could never go wrong by listening to his wife.
With the matter resolved, Wang Guangming felt even more grateful to Lin Ye and his wife.
When Wang Xiuqin learned of the outcome, she was so angry she almost vomited blood. Who the hell came up with the idea of ​​returning the private plot of land? As a result, she wouldn't get a single penny!
In order to get a share of the profits from the development of the riverbank area, she had to sign and put her fingerprint on the document.
He Shujuan naturally didn't get any benefits. Lin Ye's private plot was returned, and hers had to be returned as well, otherwise she wouldn't be allowed to participate in the development of the riverbank. It would be foolish not to take advantage of a good deal, so she quickly signed the papers.
Wang Guangming has figured it out: he can't be too friendly to either of them in the future, as they only respond to force.
Soon, the riverbank was filled with people who came to pull weeds.
The grass has withered and turned yellow in winter, but the root system is still there, and it will take a lot of manpower and resources to deal with it.
Zhou Changsheng was given a large plot of land and was tasked with completing it independently. For someone who was once the center of attention, the most painful thing is to be ignored and alienated by everyone.
Instead of weeding, Lin Ye started tidying up his newly allocated private plot of land.
Because it was nearing the end of the semester and there were many things to do at school, he didn't get off work until very late every day, and he could only deal with things after get off work, so progress was very slow.
Lu Wanqing couldn't openly irrigate the fields with spiritual spring water, so she could only hope for a heavy rain so she would have a chance to boil water for the fields.
That day, around noon, the originally clear sky turned gloomy.
Lu Wanqing hurriedly moved the table and chairs she had placed under the banyan tree into her home, muttering, "It's just that what I wished for has come true. But A-Ye hasn't gotten off work yet. I hope he won't get caught in the rain when he gets back."
Hoping for rain yet fearing it, she cooked lunch by the light of a kerosene lamp, watching Zhao Xiaolan eat it before telling her to go take a nap.
If it weren't for taking care of Zhao Xiaolan, she would have gone to deliver an umbrella to Lin Ye. Hopefully, the rain won't start so soon!
Lin Ye was lucky; by the time he got home from get off work, the raindrops had gradually become denser, and the entire brigade was shrouded in a rainy mist.
"This is a timely rain; I don't have to carry water to irrigate the fields anymore," Lin Ye said happily while cooking.
Lu Wanqing was even happier than him. She could sneak over later and introduce the spiritual spring water into the soil, which would basically bring that piece of land back to life.
The two were chatting and laughing in the kitchen, talking intimately, when suddenly two voices came from the yard arguing.
"Don't pull me, I don't want to go!"
"Don't you idolize your sister-in-law the most? Now that you're in this state, you should let them help you!"
Lin Ye and Lu Wanqing hurriedly came out of the kitchen and looked towards the gate of the courtyard.
It turned out to be Lin Xiaocui and Wang Xu, both of them soaked to the bone. Wang Xu grabbed Lin Xiaocui's arm and dragged her into the yard, but Lin Xiaocui refused to come in no matter what.
It was getting dark and the light was poor, so Lin Ye couldn't figure out what the two children were struggling about. He quickly called out, "Why are you standing outside in the rain? Come inside!"
"Big brother, it's okay, we won't go in," Lin Xiaocui responded loudly.
Lu Wanqing sensed something was wrong and rushed into the rain to personally pull Lin Xiaocui away.
"Wife, what's wrong with you..." Lin Ye quickly took off his clothes and held them over Lu Wanqing's head, complaining, "Be careful not to catch a cold."
A few minutes later, Lin Xiaocui was finally pulled into the house by everyone.
Lu Wanqing then noticed that half of Lin Xiaocui's face was swollen and there were still some bloodstains at the corner of her mouth.
"Oh my god, Xiao Cui, who hit you?" Lu Wanqing exclaimed.
Lin Ye's eyes also turned red with anger, and he hurriedly asked her what had happened.
Lin Xiaocui forced a smile and said, "Brother, sister-in-law, I'm fine. You should go and change your clothes quickly."
Lu Wanqing then realized that everyone was soaking wet, and if they didn't change their clothes soon, they would really catch a cold.
Lu Wanqing led Lin Xiaocui inside to change her clothes, and then had Lin Ye take Wang Xu to change his clothes as well.
Lin Xiaocui and Wang Xu had no clothes, so they wore Lu Wanqing's and Lin Ye's. Lin Xiaocui's clothes fit her fairly well, but Wang Xu was shorter than Lin Ye, so the clothes looked like a child wearing an adult's clothes.
Seeing him like this, Lin Xiaocui couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.
"You're still laughing? You've been bullied so badly, and you're still laughing!" Wang Xu glared at her, annoyed.
Just then, the food was ready, and Lu Wanqing told them to eat and talk at the same time. She really couldn't imagine who would dare to beat Lin Xiaocui like that.
Lin Xiaocui felt ashamed and just kept eating, refusing to say a word.
Wang Xu had no choice but to speak up for her.
"She's not even her biological mother. I've never seen a mother like this, beating her own daughter to death. Don't be fooled by her swollen face; she probably has other injuries as well."
Lu Wanqing's heart tightened. No wonder she wasn't allowed to see when she was changing clothes earlier; it turned out she had been beaten by Wang Xiuqin.
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