Chapter 256 Loujia Village relies on friendship
Xu Zhichun now had sweet potatoes and potatoes, a commendation from the county magistrate and even from the imperial court, and money. Couldn't he have the fertile land he wanted? Did he really have to take the three hundred acres in Loujia Village?
If Loujiacun tried to use this to gain control, she would rather not accept it than suffer such injustice.
Lou Lizheng cursed the two unruly people in his village in his heart while laughing: "My, my, Madam Xu, you are really too modest! With your ability, managing a mere 300 acres of fertile land is nothing. A few hundred acres more is also a piece of cake. Madam Xu, don't worry, your fertile land is in our village. If there is anything you need help with, just ask us. We will definitely help as long as we can."
"Yes, yes, that's right."
"Mrs. Xu, please don't be polite!"
"People in our village really like Madam Xu!"
"Yeah yeah."
Xu Zhichun knew when to stop and had no intention of trampling them into the mud in front of them. Harmony brings wealth. She just wanted money. As long as it was basically the same, there was no need to be vindictive.
Every village is xenophobic, it's the same everywhere.
The good situation in Loujia Village was hard-won, so of course she would not give up easily.
Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone lived in harmony?
So she had long anticipated that the people from Loujia Village would come to her for the sweet potatoes and potatoes, and she had already thought about how to deal with it. Now they finally came.
Ignoring the slight unpleasantness, everyone exchanged pleasantries and joked a few times in a friendly manner, and Lou Lizheng finally got to the point.
Xu Zhichun wouldn't bring it up, but when Lou Lizheng brought it up, she didn't keep them in suspense. She smiled and said, "You're too polite, Lizheng. If anyone else asked, I definitely don't have any. After all, I don't have much left, and there's so much land to farm. Lizheng also knows that Lord Lu bought up most of it. Our Lizheng went door to door to collect it. No one dared to hide anything, otherwise it would affect the village's chance of receiving the imperial plaque. Wouldn't that make us the sinners of the whole village? No one can bear such a responsibility, right? But Loujia Village is different after all. Lizheng came to our house personally, and I can't refuse him anyway."
"I won't beat around the bush, Village Chief. I'll give you 100 jin of sweet potatoes and potatoes each, according to the government's purchase price. You can take them back and divide them up. As for the sweet potatoes, once they grow vines, you can cut the vines and plant them again. You don't have to plant them in blocks. They're very easy to grow."
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. When a few more people come to our village, they will learn it."
Everyone in Loujia Village was stunned and started whispering to each other. It was obvious that none of them were satisfied.
One person laughed and said, "Madam Xu, this seems a little too little, doesn't it?"
"Yeah, there are so many people in our village, how can this be enough to share?"
"That's not enough."
“I also said it was too little.”
"According to the government's purchase price? Ten coins per pound? That seems a bit too expensive. How can we compete with the government? We simply can't afford that much money."
"That's right!"
“.”
Xu Zhichun curled his lips slightly. "This is already the most I can offer. If someone else comes, I won't be able to distribute even a pound. Why don't you ask other families in our village and see if anyone is willing to sell more?"
The Lou family choked.
Who would be willing to sell this? If it weren't for a close relative or a life-long relationship, no one would care.
If Xu Zhichun's land was not in Loujia Village, they would not have had the chance to come.
Someone grumbled, "But I heard that Madam Xu planted so much last year. Can't she just give us a little more?"
"Yes, yes. We're not greedy. Just give us 200 kilograms more."
"Two hundred pounds is fine."
Xu Zhichun shook his head and stopped talking.
"Madam Xu——"
Lou Lizheng sighed: "If that's the case, then forget it. We won't embarrass Madam Xu. Let's talk about the price..."
Xu Zhichun shook his head decisively: "Uncle Lizheng, we sell it to the government for ten cents a pound. If we sell it to you for even less, wouldn't that mean we're disrespecting the government? This is absolutely unacceptable. Just ask around in our village. Many aunts, sisters-in-law, and married daughters ask for it back from their own families, and they all ask for it at the same price. Apart from close relatives like you, the price for anyone else will only be higher."
Lou Lizheng was speechless. "That's right. Then, let's take this price."
Xu Zhichun smiled and said, "You can pay me the money, or write me an IOU. I'll consider these sweet potatoes and potatoes to be my sole trade with you. You can calculate the details after he takes them back to the village. I'm really busy here and don't have time to do a detailed calculation. You're all from the same village, so it'll be easier for me to calculate."
Except Lou Lizheng, everyone else said it was a good idea.
"That's a good idea."
"Yeah, it's convenient."
"Then let's do it this way, don't you think?"
"Yes, yes. This way we can take all the potatoes and sweet potatoes back today. The sooner we take them, the better."
"It will save you from more troubles."
Several pairs of eyes all looked at Lou Lizheng.
Lou Lizheng cursed inwardly: These cunning people, don't they just want him to pay? He paid the money now, and then each family would ask for it back. Who knows, some might refuse to pay. There's no telling when he'll get it back.
The most cunning one is Madam Xu. She saves herself the trouble by pushing everything onto herself.
This is the total number of people in Loujia Village. From today on, no matter who in the village comes to her, she can refuse them - with a clear conscience.
It seems that he is the only one who is unlucky.
But what the other person said made sense, and he really couldn't refuse.
Lou Lizheng had no choice but to agree with a forced smile.
He didn't bring that much money with him, so Xu Zhichun readily asked Muxiang to invite Liang Lizheng to come and write an IOU in person.
He is the head of the village, so Xu Zhichun is not afraid that he will default on his debt.
He himself can't afford to lose face.
After everyone from Loujia Village left, Liang Lizheng asked, "They didn't give you any trouble, did they?"
Xu Zhichun shook his head. "They wanted sweet potatoes and potatoes. They were quite polite to me."
"That's good," Liang Lizheng said with a smile, "If anyone gives you trouble, tell Muxiang to tell me. No one should think of bullying our people in our village."
Xu Zhichun smiled and said yes.
Look, this is the difference. The head of Loujia Village is petty-minded. Compared with Liangjia Village, the difference is not even a little bit.
After taking care of Loujia Village, Xu Zhichun really has nothing else to do.
The next day, Yang Ming and Yang Xiaoan came to her to discuss the land reclamation. Xu Zhichun thought for a moment and said with a smile, "I'm afraid everyone in our village has been busy reclaiming their own land lately. Don't you also want to reclaim five acres? Why don't you wait a while and take care of your own land first? Once everyone has finished, I can start mine. It's a good opportunity to hire people from our village."
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