Chapter 328 At least I still have a village to return to
"That's right. We still trust our son-in-law's character." Song Jinbao immediately changed the subject, "What is your father-in-law doing?"
"Well," Xu Yongwang said, "It's getting cold, and I'm worried that the children won't be able to use firewood, so I went back to the village to get some firewood and burn some charcoal. Buying firewood in the county is not only expensive, but also not as good as the firewood we get ourselves."
Song Jinbao smiled and said, "My in-laws are really thoughtful."
It turned out that there was no one in the yard when I first arrived because the Xu family members were busy with work.
It's not that I'm ignoring Tang'er.
They misunderstood.
Yes, if something really happened, they would definitely not treat their daughter like this.
Xu Yongwang laughed, "My in-laws have too many children to take care of, but I only have two sons and a daughter-in-law. Shouldn't I think more carefully? I'm looking forward to Qingye and his wife giving me a grandson soon. People of my age have become grandfathers a few years ago."
"My father-in-law is right." Song Jinbao said, looking at Song Yuntang, "Tang'er, did you hear what your father-in-law said? Get well soon and give birth to a big fat boy for the Xu family next year. You look so sick, it only makes people worry."
Xu Yongwang didn't expect Song Jinbao to say this to Song Yuntang, so he hurried forward to smooth things over.
"There's no rush for this kind of thing. Father-in-law, please don't put pressure on me." He turned to look at Jiang, "Why don't you make a cup of tea for us, my father-in-law?"
Jiang was somewhat reluctant. After all, any discerning person could see that these people had ulterior motives.
But in front of outsiders, he did not offend Xu Yongwang.
The most important thing is that these people are Song Yuntang's elders. No matter how you look at it, it is not appropriate to tear their faces apart. If someone with ulterior motives finds out, they might think that the Xu family looks down on their daughter-in-law.
"Look at me, I'm so clumsy. I actually forgot about this just now. I'll go and soak it now."
As he was about to walk towards the backyard, he was stopped by Zhao.
"Mother-in-law, don't bother. We also heard about the bandits and came to see Tang'er. Since she is fine, we will not stay any longer."
When Song Hongfu, the head of Rongshu Village, heard that they were leaving, he hurriedly got up and came to Song Yuntang.
He looked embarrassed.
"Yun Tang girl, you are also from Rongshu Village. I have apologized to you for the unpleasantness that happened before. I hope you don't take it to heart. I heard that you bought the Huang family's land. Is that true?"
Song Yuntang was actually feeling very uncomfortable, but he still managed to remain calm and said, "If the village head has anything to say, just say it directly."
Song Hongfu looked at her and said, "It's like this. You know the situation in our village. Life is hard for everyone. I want to ask you to rent another 300 mu of land for the villagers to farm on behalf of Rongshu Village. Is that possible?"
Song Yuntang lowered his eyes.
"There are people in my village who are in charge of the land. You can go ask them. If there is any land available for rent, I think they will not refuse."
In fact, Song Hongfu had already asked this question before coming.
The newly set land rent is low and the risk is small, so everyone is scrambling to rent it. The land that can be rented has already been contracted, otherwise he would not have come to Song Yuntang to ask for this.
Song Hongfu had a flattering look on his face.
"We are all surnamed Song. Even if we break bones, we still have tendons. Can you please be flexible?"
The other two elders of the Song family also helped to plead for leniency.
"Yes, Yuntang girl, after all, we are all from the same family, so you should be flexible and grant some land to the village, so that everyone can live a better life."
Jiang's nose was not a nose, and her eyes were not eyes.
"That's right. If Tang'er's land has already been rented out, and you ask her to take it back from other farmers and give it to you, wouldn't that be asking her to break her promise? Since someone is in charge of this matter, you can just ask those people. Why bother making things difficult for a woman like her?"
"After all, she came from Rongshu Village, so it would be safer to go to her," said one of the elders.
Song Jinbao and Zhao Qiao'e looked at each other.
They also did not expect that the village head would make such a request at this time.
No wonder they said they wanted to find someone to support Tang'er. This old fox volunteered to step forward. He has never been so active before.
Jiang had just been enduring it again and again, but now that people were bullying her to the point of humiliating her, she refused to tolerate it.
"Don't you forget how Tang'er left Rongshu Village? She had already moved her household registration out of Rongshu Village before she got married. Don't you remember how you villagers framed her when she was in the village? Have you, the elders in the village, ever stood up and said a word for her?"
"Tang'er is now more prosperous, and you all have come to call on relatives to talk about Qiao. Why is it so..."
At this point, Xu Yongwang hurriedly tugged at her sleeve and whispered, "Wife, after all, you are Tang'er's family, so give her some face."
Jiang snorted and continued, "If it were anything else, I would have turned a blind eye, but now that Tang'er has married into our family, if you want to take advantage of her, you have to see if the people in our Lushan Village are vegetarians."
The village head and others felt ashamed of what she said and turned to look at Song Jinbao and Zhao Qiao'e.
"After all, she is your daughter. You should say something. If the village gets any benefit, won't your family also get a share?"
Song Jinbao stood up and said, "Uncle Hongfu, I really didn't expect you to come here to talk about this today. Tang'er didn't say that she wouldn't rent the land to the village. What my mother-in-law said just now makes sense. We can go to her farm and ask. If there is still suitable land, we can rent it. If not, we can't force it, right?"
Zhao Qiao'e nodded quickly, "That's right."
Song Hongfu said unhappily, "If she could still rent a house at her farm, why would I have to make this trip?"
Song Jinbao made things difficult.
"The land is gone, and we can't ask Tang'er to break the contract."
Song Hongfu choked and his beard trembled with anger.
After a moment, he snorted and turned away.
Seeing this, the other two elders hurriedly followed.
After seeing the three people leave, Song Yuntang looked coldly at Zhao Qiao'e and Song Jinbao.
"Ever since I left Rongshu Village, I have no illusions about you. I don't care whether you are willing to treat Lin Zhaozhao or Li Zhaozhao well. I just hope that you can have the ability to distinguish right from wrong, instead of believing everything you hear like today."
"I am willing to care for you now, but I only consider that you are my biological parents. If one day you destroy the little affection we have, I will have nothing to do with you even if you have to eat coarse food. I hope you will not ask about my affairs in the future. Even if I am really captured by bandits, even if the Xu family can't tolerate me one day, I at least have a farm to return to, not Rongshu Village."
As he spoke, his eyes felt a little sore.
"Go away, don't come to me from now on. I don't want to see you."
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