Chapter Twenty-Eight: Buying the Wasteland
Wishing her a bright smile, Zhu Qiancheng praised Jiang Mi.
He had a feeling that the appearance of Jiang Mi would greatly improve the lives of people in their village.
Mother Jiang covered her mouth and chuckled. The fact that Honey could receive praise from Father proved that Honey really had some real skills.
As the village head, he is meticulous in everything he does and rarely praises others.
"These are the land deeds for the few plots of wasteland you've been eyeing. Five mu of land will cost one hundred taels, and a total of thirty mu will cost six hundred taels." Zhu Qiancheng frowned, looking at the mother and daughter in front of the table, and tentatively said, "How about we ask for a smaller amount? Six hundred taels is no small sum."
Six hundred taels was a sum that was out of their reach.
He had lived most of his life and had never seen so much silver, let alone from the Jiang family.
There are many ways to grow sweet potatoes; you don't necessarily need to plant them in such large acreages.
Jiang Mi and her mother looked at each other in bewilderment.
Jiang's mother smiled awkwardly: "Father, wait for me a moment."
After saying that, the person quickly walked into the house.
When he came out, he was holding a red cloth strip in his hand. When he opened his palm, there was a six-hundred-tael silver note inside.
"This..." Zhu Qiancheng was so shocked that he was speechless. It really was six hundred taels.
Understanding her father's doubts, Jiang's mother quickly closed the courtyard gate, sat down at the table, and explained, "Over the past ten years or so, Honey's father and I have saved quite a bit. We were planning to give it to Honey as a dowry, and we happen to have six hundred taels here."
Otherwise, Huo Ran had already paid a considerable deposit, so she could still afford the six hundred taels.
They had planned to save the money for Honey's future dowry. Even if this attempt failed, the remaining amount would be enough for their family's future living expenses and Honey's dowry.
Flowers all around, honey is all that matters.
"No way!" Zhu Qiancheng snorted and glared. "This is Mimi's future dowry. How can we just take it out like that! We can always buy a smaller one."
How many decades do we have in a lifetime to save money? In a few years, Mimi will be getting married. There won't be enough time!
“Grandpa, you can earn money again, but once an opportunity is gone, it’s really gone,” Jiang Mi chimed in.
The mother and daughter argued back and forth, and Zhu Qiancheng simply couldn't win the argument.
"You little brat, but you're getting sharp-tongued with your youth." Zhu Qiancheng snorted coldly, his face full of helplessness: "Since you're so determined, then go for it. I'll take care of everything."
I wonder who she got this glamorous personality from; she's so stubborn. Even her obedient and gentle granddaughter has picked up this bad habit.
"Come with me right now to register with the village head."
The village's unclaimed wasteland is all under the jurisdiction of the village head, and a set procedure must be followed.
"Honey, Mom's going out now. Be a good girl at home and wait for me to come back." As Jiang's mother left, she gave her many instructions before reluctantly departing.
His slightly nervous look immediately made Jiang Mi both laugh and cry.
No sooner had Jiang's mother left than Su Yindi entered the house.
Looking at Jiang Mi sitting in the courtyard fiddling with an abacus, Su Yindi pouted and said with a disdainful tone, "Oh, it's already high in the sky, and our young lady has finally decided to get up?"
He was talking while busy with his work.
“Unlike us, if we don’t do things well, we might get scolded. We don’t even have any self-awareness.” Su Yindi kept complaining, her tone as sarcastic as could be.
If it were her who didn't get up until late morning, she would definitely be scolded by her mother until she couldn't even lift her head.
But this chubby little girl gets up late at night, and her mother carefully heats up the food for her.
It would be a lie to say I'm not jealous.
She may not have the life of a young lady, but she has the problems of one.
She was fat, short, and unattractive; she didn't look like a prostitute at all.
Thinking about Su Yindi's increasingly disdainful gaze towards Jiang Mi, he realized how much more she disdainful he was.
Hearing Su Yindi's sarcastic tone, Jiang Mi subconsciously wanted to retort.
Just then, the system suddenly spoke.
[Warning! Warning! As a good woman, how can you argue with your family? You should be a loving family.]
Upon hearing this, Jiang Mi frowned.
This system really has no sense of timing; it doesn't come out earlier or later, but it just has to come out at this moment.
The more I think about it, the angrier I get!
Jiang Mi decided to fight back.
[Second warning, blatant provocation of the system, five minutes of electric shock]
A powerful electric current swept through her body. The intense electricity made Jiang Mi's body tremble and her whole body go numb. She didn't even have the strength to move.
[Defaming the system, openly provoking the system, is a serious offense, and the punishment will continue to increase. Host, please behave yourself.]
Jiang Mi clutched her numb body, gave Su Yindi a deep look, and fled back to the room.
Su Yindi looked at the girl's back with disdain, thinking, "Does she really think she's some rich young lady?"
etc!
Su Yindi belatedly realized that this chubby girl might have told her mother on him, since Jiang Mi had done quite a few bad things like this before.
Startled by this, Su Yindi trembled and glared fiercely at Jiang Mi's room.
"Look at your mouth, Jiang Mi has caught you red-handed again!" Su Yindi cursed as she cleaned up the mess on the table.
After cleaning up, he moved a small stool and sat outside Jiang Mi's door: "I didn't mean to mock you, so don't be petty and go to your mother to complain about me again."
As Su Yindi spoke, she rubbed her legs and back. For some reason, she had been experiencing backaches, leg pains, and numbness lately, and she had even lost her appetite.
I always thought it was just because of the hot weather, so I didn't pay much attention to it. Who would have thought that my back pain would get worse and worse?
Meanwhile, Jiang Mi, who was inside the room, had no time to pay attention to Su Yindi outside; she was arguing with the system.
"As a good woman, does that mean I have to let others bully me? You stingy system, you're not human, so how could you know the anger that arises spontaneously in a person?" Jiang Mi argued with the system relentlessly.
Ever since her rebirth, she has been restricted by others in every way.
If a gentleman can tolerate this, then what cannot?
Today, she will fight for her human rights and dignity.
The system has given you a new life; in return, you should abide by the system's rules.
If the host is dissatisfied with the system's actions, the system will immediately erase the host's humanity, preventing them from being reincarnated for all eternity.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Mi immediately cowered.
Having been given a second chance at life, how could she give up so easily?
She endured it!
To be a good woman, one must love and cherish one's family; this is an essential foundation for being a good woman.
The cold, impersonal system began to instruct Jiang Mi in a rigid and methodical manner.
Although she was dissatisfied with the system and its inhumane rules, at least she could relive her life, and that was enough.
Jiang Mi comforted herself in this way and instantly felt much better.
Coming to his senses, and hearing Su Yindi's incessant chatter outside, he opened the door and looked down at his third sister-in-law sitting in the chair: "I won't tell anyone, so you can rest assured, third sister-in-law."
"Is that really true? Are you kidding me?"
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