When Qiao Xinliang heard that it was taken, he frowned.
He and Uncle Ding looked at each other. They didn't know who Old Zhao was and what his personality was like. They wondered if it would work if they exchanged their land with him.
There are two auspicious burial sites that Wei Mian has his eyes on. Coincidentally, both of them belong to the Zhao family, so no matter which one they use, they have to deal with this family.
After inquiring about the location of Lao Zhao's house, several people headed there.
"Since they all belong to him, I want the best piece. If I can trade it for my land, I will. If not, I will ask him if he wants to sell it."
Qiao Xinliang's idea was very simple. If the other party wanted land, he could exchange it with his own larger and better-located land. Anyway, that piece of land was on the mountainside and he didn't grow anything there. According to the management methods of the mountains here, he should only have the right to use it for a few years.
If the other party asks for money, it will be easier.
Chen Dapeng shook his head after hearing this. "Don't say anything when we get there. I'll test his bottom line."
He is a few years older, and he has been doing business for many years, so he is more experienced in dealing with people. If he reveals his purpose right away, he will be easily taken advantage of.
Uncle Ding also meant the same thing. They didn't know who the Zhao family was yet, so they wanted to get to know them first.
Old Zhao’s house is the first one at the entrance of the village, a very grand two-story building.
Before the group reached the door, they heard the door being slammed shut. Wei Mian had good eyesight and saw clearly that the person closing the door was the little girl named Erni whom they had met at the foot of the mountain before going up the mountain.
She could sense that the child was observing them through the crack in the door.
Chen Dapeng went forward and knocked on the door. "Uncle Zhao, are you home, Uncle Zhao?"
After a while, a girl about thirteen or fourteen walked out of the house. She had a round face, short hair, and a dark complexion. She saw several men outside the door through the fence and couldn't help but shrink back. She asked in a trembling voice, "Who are you?"
The little girl who had just been hiding behind the door quickly ran behind her and stuck her head out to observe them.
Chen Dapeng smiled kindly, "Little girl, is your family here? The village chief asked us to come here to discuss something with Uncle Zhao."
"Grandpa, the village chief?"
The little girl felt relieved, mainly because these people looked different from those who had come before. She bravely opened the door and said, "Grandpa is in the main room. I'll go and push him."
Push him?
Before Chen Dapeng had time to ask, the little girl left quickly. After a while, she came out of the main room again, but this time there was a wheelchair in front of her, and a white-haired old man was sitting in the wheelchair. He was the Old Zhao mentioned by the village chief.
Chen Dapeng and Uncle Ding looked at each other and felt that their worries were necessary.
Wei Mian had been walking behind during this time. When he saw the face of the old man in the wheelchair through the eyes of several people, he couldn't help but frowned. This was not a good person.
The old man looked quite old. His skinny face was covered with wrinkles and spots. Most of his teeth had fallen out, and his cheeks were very sunken.
"Are you looking for it?"
Old Zhao realized that his words had slipped through his lips, so he waved his hand behind him. The little girl immediately ran into the house and took out her dentures.
After Lao Zhao put it on, he could speak much more clearly.
"What do you want from me?"
"It's like this—" Uncle Ding and Chen Dapeng stepped forward at the same time. They looked at each other and exchanged glances. Then Chen Dapeng became the one who spoke.
Chen Dapeng pulled Qiao Xinliang over and explained the whole story. Finally, he said, "We've taken a fancy to your piece of land in the southwest of the barren mountain. We want to move my brother's grave there. I see that your land is also idle. My brother has several good plots here. Can you pick one and we can exchange it? How about it?"
After asking about the location, Lao Zhao looked at them suspiciously, "Why did you choose this place? The ones you own are better than this one."
Before Chen Dapeng could say anything, Qiao Xinliang spoke first, "It's mainly because the Feng Shui master we found said this is a dragon's lair. Descendants buried here will be blessed with prosperity and wealth, and their descendants will become high-ranking officials."
Uncle Ding turned around and glared at Qiao Xinliang, making him shrink his neck and dare not say a word.
Chen Dapeng put on a smile again and rubbed his hands a little embarrassedly, "Uncle Zhao, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. My family believes in these things. You see——"
"Master said that?"
When Old Zhao heard what Qiao Xinliang said just now, his eyes moved slightly, and thousands of thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant, but the pieces of land they were talking about that belonged to Qiao Lao San were indeed very good, and he was quite envious.
There is even a piece of land that is rumored to be occupied because it is adjacent to a national highway.
On one hand, it's money, on the other hand, it's land.
Old Zhao pondered for a long time, and finally said in a difficult tone, "Oh no, I suddenly remembered the place you were talking about. That's the place I was going to keep for myself. You see, my memory is not good as I get older."
Qiao Xinliang was stunned when he heard this, but his surprise quickly turned into anger.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier that you wanted to keep it for yourself? I told you that the place was a good place, and you said it was for yourself. How can you be so—"
Chen Dapeng and Uncle Ding Er also looked unhappy. Anyone could see what Lao Zhao meant. Fortunately, he had taken precautions before he opened his mouth.
Chen Dapeng pretended to be furious and argued with Lao Zhao for a long time. He changed from wanting to exchange it to wanting to buy it, but Lao Zhao did not agree. Instead, he valued the land more because of the price increase of several people.
In the end, Chen Dapeng and his companions had no choice but to "have" to give in.
"There's another piece of land about a hundred meters east of that one. The master said that although we can't become extremely rich, as long as the younger generation works hard and is willing to work hard, they can still have enough food and clothing. This piece of land is my second choice. Would you trade it with me?"
Seeing that they had given up on their nagging, Old Zhao heaved a sigh of relief. "Alright, I'll trade this piece of land with you! Don't accuse me, Old Zhao, of being unreasonable. You've come all this way here. Besides, I know that kid Qiao Lao San. I didn't expect him to be ahead of me at such a young age. I have to give him some face, right?"
Chen Dapeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but his face remained gloomy, and he even seemed to regret the exchange and felt that he had suffered a great loss.
"Daniel, push me to the village chief's house!"
In order to prevent him from changing his mind, Old Zhao quickly asked his granddaughter to push him to the village chief's house.
Qiao Xinliang and Chen Dapeng, who were lagging behind, exchanged glances and followed behind "reluctantly".
The subsequent land exchanges went very smoothly.
As for the rumor about the highway occupying land, Uncle Ding had asked someone before coming here. The widening of the highway does indeed mean that some land will be occupied, but these pieces of land are not within the planning scope.
Wei Mian did not participate in the process of their land exchange. After she looked at Old Zhao, she observed the two granddaughters of the Zhao family. From the looks of their faces, the older one had no blood relationship with Old Zhao. Instead, she looked like she was living under someone else's roof.
Her nose is crooked and her ears are of different heights, indicating that she has a weak relationship with her parents. However, judging from her face, her biological parents are still alive.
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