Chapter 55: Lease of Land
The captain and deputy captain were somewhat surprised at the address Lin Qi chose.
"The land over there is barren and has many rocks. If you choose that place, your vegetable plot will most likely be allocated there as well. If you want to grow vegetables then, it will probably not be easy." The team leader was truly thinking about Lin Qi.
Lin Qi didn't care. "Except for that place, people will look down on me wherever I go. If that's the case, I'd better not go there to attract dislike. The land is barren, so it's fine after a few years of cultivation."
"That's right." The deputy captain said, "It's better to do it now than to wait for a better day. Let's go to the site and decide on your homestead."
In Anliang Brigade, except for widows, there has never been a woman living alone, and there has never been a separate homestead or vegetable plot allocated to women. Although it is liberation, the idea that women depend on their parents and husbands is still deeply rooted in the minds of the team members.
But at this time, neither the captain nor the deputy captain thought of this. Perhaps in their hearts, Lin Qi had transcended the gender of men and women.
They placed Lin Qi in a very high position.
They walked from one end of the village to the other and met many people on the way. Everyone was afraid of Lin Qi, but not the two captains. After some inquiries, they all knew that Lin Qi was going to build a house.
Today, the educated youth went to the team leader to make a scene, causing quite a stir. The members of the Anliang team thought that it would take a few days, or even longer, to reach a conclusion. But they didn't expect that the issue would be resolved today, and Lin Qi made concessions.
The team members followed Lin Qi and the two captains from a distance. When they arrived at the cowshed, more and more people came, and almost half of them were there.
"Let's choose this place, it's a good place." The captain pointed to a place with relatively flat terrain and few rocks. "There are no big rocks here. We should be able to clean up these small rocks by digging. And this place is upwind from the cowshed, and it's some distance away from the cowshed, so the smell from the cowshed won't get over here."
"This is indeed the most suitable place." The deputy captain also agreed with the captain's words.
Lin Qi shook her head and turned to point to a more remote place. This place was full of rocks and weeds, and it was a wasteland. Crops and vegetables could not be grown there. Only some grass and saplings grew in the cracks between the rocks. But because there were too many rocks, the cows could not get in to eat the grass inside.
The captain rubbed his eyes and asked, "Are you pointing to the wrong place?"
"Yes, right there." Lin Qi said.
"It's all stone there, so you can't build a house there. Even if you plant bamboo there, it won't grow big. Because there's stone underground, the bamboo can't absorb nutrients and water. It's a wasteland." The team leader said helplessly.
The other team members nodded when they heard this. After the natural disasters in the past few years, everyone was afraid of starvation, so they started to reclaim land one after another this year. But they didn't touch the land close to the village. The reason was that they couldn't move it because the ground and underground were all rocks.
"No, I just want that piece." Lin Qi was very persistent.
The captain lost his patience and said, "We can't build a house on that piece of land."
"I have a solution. Please give me this land, both the homestead and the vegetable plot. You don't have to give me a separate vegetable plot." The entire land is about six or seven hundred square meters in total. Not only can she build a house, but she can also make a large yard.
"No." The team leader refused, "This plot of land has an area of 714 square meters, and the homestead area quota for each person in our village is only 50 square meters."
He measured the area of the land and found it was exactly 700 square meters, but he had to let it be abandoned. He was heartbroken for many years.
"If you don't give it to me, it will just be wasted. And if I don't choose this place, you have to allocate other places to me. In this way, won't the team waste another 50 square meters of residential land and two mu of vegetable plots?" Lin Qi persuaded him patiently.
When the team members heard this, they realized that this was correct.
At this time, they obviously hadn't thought about why they had to give Lin Qi the homestead and vegetable plot. She was just an educated youth. What could she do if they didn't give her the land? Anyway, she wouldn't be in the right if they took the matter to the commune.
It has to be said that it was precisely because the people of Anliang Brigade were afraid of Lin Qi that Lin Qi was able to get the residential land and vegetable plots so smoothly.
"Captain, she makes sense. Why don't you give it to her? It's a useless piece of land anyway." A team member advised.
"Yes, give it to her." This place is far away from their house, so whether she is a human or a ghost, it will not hinder them.
"Since she wants it, give it to her. As for whether she can build a house or open a vegetable garden, that's her business." The team members thought Lin Qi was being stupid. There were so many stones on the ground, and there must be more underground. It was simply unrealistic to want to clear them.
The captain listened to everyone's advice and shook his head. "We tried digging here. We dug three or four meters, but there was still no bottom of the rocks underground. If you want this place now, you can't dig up the rocks. You have to find another place."
"I have to try it myself. If it doesn't work, then I will give up. Just tell me, can you give me this piece of land?" Lin Qi looked determined.
The captain looked at the deputy captain, then at the team members, "This land is 700 square meters, it's definitely not possible to give you all of it. How about this, you give me 150 yuan, and you can take all of the 714 square meters."
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The players gasped.
The captain is so cruel that he asks people for 150 yuan for a piece of wasteland!
Not to mention buying this piece of land, even if they were given the whole thing as a homestead, they wouldn't want it. And now this wasteland not only includes Lin Qi's homestead and vegetable plot, but they still have to pay 150 yuan!
This is such a loss!
The members of the Anliang Brigade felt that the captain was evil-hearted, but no one stood up to speak for Lin Qi. No matter how evil-hearted the captain was, it was for the brigade. If they could really get 150 yuan from Lin Qi, the 150 yuan would go into the brigade's public account and belong to everyone in the brigade.
Just when the team members thought the captain was being cruel, he spoke again, "Giving 150 yuan doesn't mean that the land belongs to you. It still belongs to the collective. Well, just think of it as renting it to you for 150 yuan for 100 years."
Players on the scene: “….”
Those who can become the captain are indeed not ordinary people.
"Okay." Lin Qi agreed.
Wow——
Someone is really stupid!
The team members' eyes widened with a secret sense of gloating.
"But you have to write a receipt and it's best to keep it on file. Otherwise, I'm afraid someone will come to rob my house in the future." Lin Qi said.
The captain's mouth twitched, "Who would dare to steal your things? But you do need to write a receipt, register it, and keep it in the file."
"Then please write it down. Remember to stamp it with the official seal of the brigade." Lin Qi said, putting down the backpack and starting to search in her pockets. "My brother just sent me some money. Once you finish writing, I will give you the money."
"Okay. I'll go to the brigade to write it now, stamp it with the official seal, and bring it to you when it's done." The brigade leader walked towards the brigade office in a hurry.
The transaction went smoothly. Lin Qi received the receipt and handed the money to the captain.
Everyone looked at the big stack of banknotes and felt extremely jealous. They really didn't expect that Lin Qi, an educated youth, had so much money.
Not even their whole family can come up with that much money!
But after handing over the 150 yuan, they were back on balance with the few bills left in Lin Qi's hand.
Well, now everyone is equally poor.
"The sooner the house is built, the better. We will help you recruit workers tonight," said the team leader.
Lin Qi nodded, "Please help me."
"But there is one thing..." The captain paused for a moment, "The animals in the mountains are collective. When hunting small animals, the team can turn a blind eye, but things like wild boars, when hunted, are generally handed over to the team. Of course, if they are handed over to the team, the team will also give compensation, usually in the form of work points."
"Then I won't hunt wild boars, but mice, rabbits and pheasants." Lin Qi said.
"Ahem," the deputy captain coughed twice, "It's not that you can't hunt. If you hunt a wild boar, you can give the pig's internal organs and head to the team, and let the team have a pig-killing meal. That can be considered an explanation."
Before Lin Qi could say anything, the team members nodded one after another, "That's what we should do."
Lin Qi: “…….Okay.”
That same day, Lin Qi moved her belongings out of the educated youth camp. She moved what could be moved into the cave, and temporarily stored the wooden boards, mats, and stools that could not be moved in the brigade's warehouse.
It was when Xu Hexiao returned to the cowshed at night that he learned from his grandfather that Lin Qi had been driven out by the educated youth site and was going to build a house on the rocky wasteland.
"If she can really build a house there, she will be closer to us in the future," said Old Man Xu.
A distance of five or six hundred meters is indeed not far.
But Xu Hexiao couldn't be happy, she was being bullied!
She obviously did nothing wrong!
Xu Hexiao's heart felt like it was being pressed down by a stone, so heavy that he could hardly breathe.
"Grandpa, I'll go help her dig stones later." Xu Hexiao said.
There was nothing he could do to help her except lend a little strength.
"Well, go ahead. Whether it's digging stones, cutting grass or chopping trees, try to help him or her as much as possible." Old Man Xu felt sorry for his grandson, but he knew that if he didn't let his grandson do something, he would be afraid that he would feel depressed.
It was at this time that Lin Qi brought the dishes over.
"It seems that I came at the right time." Lin Qi said.
Xu Hexiao felt a little uncomfortable, "The taste is a bit strong, let's eat outside the house."
Old Man Xu stood up and said, "It's not too dark tonight because there's a moon. Let's light a kerosene lamp and add a windshield. It should be fine to eat outside."
Old Man Xu was responsible for serving the dishes, Xu Hexiao moved the table, and Lin Qi took the stools. The three of them chose a relatively flat place.
Lin Qi cooked braised pork tonight. The big chunks of braised pork were stewed until the meat was tender and sweet. Because the weather was hot and she came here as soon as the meat was cooked, the meat in the clay pot was still hot.
"I saw that you liked it last time, so I cooked more this time." Lin Qi's tone was normal, as if she was talking to a family member, remembering the family's preferences and being nice to the family.
After hearing this, Xu Hexiao felt as if a piece of candy was melting in his heart, feeling sweet.
"I have asked my grandfather about the recipe of braised pork with sauce, and I will make it for you next time. In addition to braised pork with sauce, there are also Dongpo pork, crispy pork, steamed pork with rice flour, twice-cooked pork..." Xu Hexiao counted a long list.
Lin Qi smiled and said, "Okay. I'll wait then."
After dinner, Old Man Xu didn't let them wash the dishes and drove them away, "Don't you want to go to that piece of land? Go ahead."
"Hmm?" Lin Qi cast a puzzled look at Xu Hexiao.
Xu Hexiao's face was slightly hot. "I just told Grandpa that I would help you dig stones after dinner."
Lin Qi looked at him and asked, "Do you have tools?"
Xu Hexiao: "........No. I'll go borrow it."
"No need. You can just watch from the side for a while." Lin Qi said.
What are you looking at?
Xu Hexiao looked at her in surprise, "Do you have a solution?"
"If there is no other way, why should I spend money to buy it?" Lin Qi asked back.
Xu Hexiao had a complicated expression. It wasn't that he didn't believe Lin Qi, but those stones were buried deep in the ground and were very large. They were most likely connected to the mountain behind. How could such stones be taken away?
In his plan, it would be good enough if he could clear a small area to build a house.
Xu Hexiao told Lin Qi about his concerns, but Lin Qi looked nonchalant and said, "Then cut them open from the ground."
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