The two brothers were usually very hardworking, but there were not enough of them, and they had no cows, so they could never finish farming all the land.
The food they got was little, barely enough for food and drink. Even if they sold the rest, they could not save much money in a year, let alone get married.
Now his mother is sick again, which is a huge expense, making the already poor family even worse off.
The two brothers took the medicine, lifted the old woman onto the cart, and left the clinic.
After they left, Hua He waited for a while and finally finished her work.
"Tuan Tuan, sorry to have kept you waiting."
Jiang Tuantuan said, "It's okay. We'll see who the brothers who left were soon."
Hua He said, "They are farmers from a village outside the city. Their father passed away a long time ago, leaving only the three of them, mother and son, to depend on each other. They have come to the clinic many times and seem very filial."
Jiang Tuantuan said, "They must be very short of money right now. I just heard you say that these herbs are quite expensive, and they have to drink them all the time."
Hua He said, "It's already considered cheap. The original prescription was twice as expensive as this one. They couldn't afford it, so they changed the prescription."
"So where do they live? Where exactly?"
"I heard them mention it once. It seems to be near your farm outside the city."
Jiang Tuantuan began to wonder if they would sell the land. If it was close to the farm, it would be easier to manage.
After learning the names of the brothers from Hua He, Jiang Tuantuan began to look for them. The brothers' home was about one kilometer away from the farm.
Jiang Tuantuan planned to find out the truth again, but he didn't find out the truth, but instead saw a drama.
Three men stood at the brothers' doorstep, shouting, "It's a blessing for you that our master bought your land. You have to sell it whether you want to or not, otherwise we will have to take it away by force."
The two brothers returned to the yard and then immediately came out, each holding a stick in his hand.
"We said we're not selling, so we're not selling. If you want to buy it, you have to get past us first."
The two brothers raised their sticks and glared at the three people in front of them.
"I'm telling you two, don't refuse a toast and then drink a forfeit. Our master is not someone you two can mess with."
The two brothers didn't buy his tricks and shouted directly: "If you have the guts, just send your master over here. If you dare to make a move, we will not hesitate to use our sticks."
Before leaving, the old woman specifically reminded the two that land is the foundation of life and must never be sold.
So the two of them would not agree to sell it no matter what.
The onlookers were also indignant. They thought that just because they had some money, they could do whatever they wanted. Today, it was these two brothers who were forced to sell their land, and tomorrow it would be our turn.
The villagers all agreed that they had to unite, and they all went home, picked up sticks and machetes.
When the three of them saw this situation, they were scared. They couldn't beat the people from an entire village.
Seeing this, the village chief came out and said, "You'd better leave quickly, otherwise the villagers will get angry and I won't be able to control them alone. If there are casualties, I won't be able to do anything."
The three of them cursed angrily and left.
What I didn’t expect was that the people in this village were so united.
After the three men left, the villagers comforted them, "Da Wu, Da Long, don't be afraid. We are here. If they dare to come again, we will drive them out."
Da Wu and Da Long were so moved that their eyes became moist.
The village chief asked, "How is your mother?"
Da Wu, as the older brother, said, "Our mother is much better now. Her illness is not life-threatening. She just needs to take medicine and recuperate."
"Okay, as long as your life is not in danger, take a good rest."
After saying that, everyone dispersed.
After watching this farce, Jiang Tuantuan completely gave up the desire to buy the land. It looked like they would definitely not sell it.
But this piece of land was still very tempting to Jiang Tuantuan. He found an uninhabited hill to sit down and looked at the land in front of him.
Suddenly an idea came to me: since I can’t buy it, I might as well rent it!
Jiang Tuantuan slapped his thigh vigorously, "Why didn't I think of it just now!"
Wouldn't it be better to just rent their land and then give them money?
Anyway, Jiang Tuantuan’s needs are not big, twenty acres will be enough.
Jiang Tuantuan did what he said. He patted his butt, stood up, and walked towards Dawu and Dalong's house.
Arriving at the door, he knocked and soon Dalong came to open the door. Seeing a strange beautiful woman standing opposite, Dalong immediately cleared his throat and asked, "Excuse me, young lady, are you in the wrong place?"
This question left Jiang Tuantuan speechless. "I didn't come to the wrong place. I came here to find you."
"I'm here to offer you a solution."
Dalong was confused by this sentence and quickly called his elder brother over.
Da Wu looked at the woman in front of him, who was dressed elegantly and immediately invited her in.
"Dalong, go boil some hot water."
"There's no tea at home, so just drink some water."
Jiang Tuantuan waved his hand and said, "Don't bother. I came here to help you."
Da Wu knew there was no such thing as a free lunch, so he immediately asked cautiously, "Miss, just say what you want to say."
Seeing that Da Wu was also a smart person, Jiang Tuantuan said directly: "Your mother is sick, and her medicine must cost a lot of money every month."
"How do you know?"
Jiang Tuantuan said calmly, "I was also in the clinic at the time and heard it."
"Yes, it will cost a lot of money, but does that have anything to do with the girl's purpose in coming to us?"
"Of course I do. I know you have sixty acres of land, right?"
When Da Wu heard this, he immediately said with a stern face: "We don't sell land. If you are here to buy land, please leave."
"I'm not buying land, I'm renting it."
"Oh? What do you mean?"
"Your family has sixty acres of land, but only you two brothers can work it, so you can't finish the crops, right? You don't have any working oxen, so you have to plow the land yourself, which is very tiring, right?"
"Every time, a lot of land is left uncultivated and unable to grow crops."
This hit the nail on the head for Dawu and Dalong. Some land is indeed left uncultivated every year, and this year their mother is sick and needs care, so even more land has been left uncultivated. As a result, there is less food. In previous years, they could still have some left over to sell, but this year, there is only enough for themselves to eat.
The money for buying medicine was saved in the past few years. I estimate it will be spent in three months.
Dalong had also boiled some hot water and brought it over.
Jiang Tuantuan took it with both hands and expressed his gratitude.
"You can rent me the land you can't finish farming, and I'll pay you money every year. Wouldn't that be better? You'll have extra income, and you won't have to sell the land. In the end, the land will be yours."
I have to say, Dawu was tempted by this proposal.
"How long do you plan to rent it for?"
Jiang Tuantuan said bluntly, "Five years."
This has been a long time, Da Wu was a little hesitant.
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