This way of life has been maintained in the countryside for thousands of years. Therefore, as soon as the night came, Luojia Village quieted down, and occasionally a few dog barks came from afar.

Luo Tian and Luo Tieniu walked in the dark to the ancestral hall located at the back of the village.

"Brother Tian, this time it seems that the matter is not small."

Luo Tieniu's huge body was like a civet cat in the dark, and he didn't make a sound at all, Luo Tian nodded secretly, he was an expert among experts, and at a glance, he knew that Luo Tieniu's kung fu had improved a lot in recent years.

"Well, by the way, how did you leave the army?"

"Hmph, our new captain is a muddy baby soldier, his military quality is so poor, Lao Tzu can't stand it and practice with him a few times, and as a result, he broke a few ribs, and then I was kicked out of the army......"

Luo Tian was angry and funny when he heard it, and said, "I remember that you participated in the big competition of your military region last year, right?" Took the first place? Isn't fighting with a brute like you looking for death? ”

"It's that he's too bad, Brother Tian, I can't beat you."

Luo Tian and Luo Tieniu chatted, and soon arrived at the ancestral hall.

The ancestral hall of Luojia Village is located on a small dirt slope behind the village, and it is a huge antique house with red walls and green tiles, and the wooden windows reveal white light, and some human figures can be faintly seen.

In the ancestral hall of Luojia Village, there is a boxy hall, sitting in the north and facing south, and the north side of the door is dedicated to the statues of gods and ancestors, and the incense burner is placed.

There are three chairs on each side of the east and west, and there are already people sitting at this time, among which the first person sitting on the east side is the ninth master, that is, the patriarch of Luojia Village today, and the remaining five people are clan elders.

"Ninth Master, uncles."

Luo Tian greeted them one by one, these are all respected old people in the village, and etiquette is naturally necessary.

"Luo Tianhe and Tie Niu are here, let's start."

The ninth master's waist was straight, and he stopped and glanced at everyone before continuing: "There is a piece of nearly 1,000 acres of mountainous land behind our village, which has been distributed to various households thirty years ago, and now there are people who want to contract this mountain land, there are willing and unwilling, we won't talk about it, those who are unwilling have been intimidated in recent days, and I called everyone over tonight to discuss this matter." ”

"As for Luo Tian and Luo Tieniu, the two of them are the best of the younger generation, and they have been working hard outside and have a wide range of knowledge, so I called them back to participate in this clan meeting."

Luo Tian stood quietly, his eyes swept over everyone's faces, and as soon as he entered the ancestral hall just now, he felt that the atmosphere was not quite right.

After Luojia Village, to be precise, there are a few hills not far behind the ancestral hall, and there are many stones on the mountain, and nothing can grow without soil, and now there are people who have contracted it?

What is the contract for?

Luo Tian realized that this matter was not so simple - there were people to contract where the birds didn't, so it was strange that there was no problem here.

The ancestral hall was quiet, no one spoke, and Luo Tian could even hear the sound of "whine" when the wind outside the door blew, which made people feel irritable.

"Luo Ning, you are the village head, and you brought the people in, so let's talk about it first."

Seeing that no one spoke, the ninth master directly named him, and it was not a way to sit down.

"That'...... I'll just start with a few words. ”

Luo Ning knocked the cigarette pot in his hand on the soles of his feet, and continued slowly: "Three days ago, the six devils came to me and said that someone wanted to contract the mountain land behind our village, I think this is a good thing, but the six devils also said that either they will not contract, or they will contract all of them, so I think the village should deal with it uniformly, and then take it back when it is distributed to each household, and the contract fee will be distributed to each household. ”

"Humph! I don't agree, I want to be buried there when I die. ”

Luo Ning looked at Luo Rong, who was sitting opposite him, and said, "Old Rong, what do you mean by this?!" Is it because your family can't contract the land of the entire village? ”

"I don't want to, what's the matter? Also, if you want people to know what they have done in secret, you know in your heart. ”

At this time, Luo Ning couldn't sit still, stood up suddenly, pointed at Luo Rong and said, "Luo Rong, what do you mean by this?" You've got to make it clear to me! ”

Glancing at Luo Ning, Luo Rong turned his head and said to the Ninth Master: "Ninth Master, since the mountains have been distributed to each family, it is a matter for each family, and the last three generations of my family are buried in that piece of land, and I don't agree with this matter anyway." ”

……

Luo Tian's brows furrowed slowly, the people in the ancestral hall were basically divided into two factions, one was in favor and one was against, there were all kinds of reasons, they were all sixty or seventy years old, but they were so noisy that they couldn't get along.

"Brother Tian, what's going on?"

Luo Tieniu was not afraid of fighting, but in such a scene, he felt that there were millions of bees "buzzing" in his ears, and he was really dizzy.

Shaking his head, Luo Tian motioned to Luo Tieniu not to speak, no matter what he said in this situation, he would offend other parties, not to mention that he didn't know much about the situation, the best way was not to say it.

However, Luo Tian's wishful thinking soon became invalid, because the Ninth Master spoke.

"Luo Tian, what do you think about this matter?"

However, before Luo Tian could speak, Luo Ning snorted coldly and said, "This is a major event in the village, what can people who have not yet grown up have any opinions?" ”

"As I said just now, Luo Tian and Tie Niu are the best of the younger generation in the village, and after we die, the village will be handed over to them, and of course they have the right to express their opinions."

Jiu Ye didn't raise his eyelids, but his voice was as cold as frost, Luo Ning was stunned for a moment, his mouth moved for a while, and he couldn't speak anymore.

Luo Tian didn't want to speak, but the current situation is not to say no, or to lose not only his own face, but also the face of the ninth master, so he simply took a step forward and said:

I checked first and found out why the other party wanted to contract the mountain land behind our village.

Luo Ning pursed his lips and said, "What treasures can we have in our village?" ”

Secretly angry in his heart, although Luo Ning was his elder, and he didn't provoke him, he targeted himself everywhere, and Luo Tian was not polite at the moment, saying, "Oh? I wonder what price the other party is willing to pay for the mountain land in the village? ”

"50 yuan per acre, contract for 30 years."

Luo Tian stared at Luo Ning, suddenly smiled, and said:

"I don't know how many acres you have?"

"This ...... I have 10 acres. ”

Being stared at by Luo Tian, Luo Ning twisted his body uneasily, and his speech began to be intermittent.

"How about contracting it to me?"

One mu is 50 yuan a year, 10 acres is 500 yuan a year, and 30 years is only 15,000 yuan. When Lu Tongfang was cured, he received 1 million, and he sold ginseng for 8 million, how could 15,000 yuan be in Luo Tian's eyes?

"You...... I won't contract it to you! ”

Luo Tian smiled, and the other party was already a little annoyed and angry at this time.

Don't look at Luo Ning anymore, Luo Tian said directly:

"My opinion is very simple, nothing to do is to be diligent, either annihilation or theft, our Luojia Village is inconvenient, and it is unreasonable to go so far to contract the land of our village, so first check the other party's intentions."

"Well, I think that's a good idea."

It was Luo Fang who spoke, he was only younger than the Ninth Master in the village, and his prestige in the village was also quite high.

"But...... The people who want to contract are in a hurry......"

Luo Ning immediately stood up when he heard this, his face was anxious, last night the six devils said that if this matter was done and he would give himself another 50,000 benefits, he didn't want the cooked duck to fly.

"Let's delay for two days, check first, after all, it is thousands of acres of mountainous land, thirty years."

"Then you'll have to hurry, or I'm afraid the man won't be able to wait."

Although he was reluctant, seeing that the ninth master made a decision, Luo Ning knew that it was useless for him to say more.

……

The night was getting deeper and deeper, and in a small room behind the ancestral hall, Luo Tian and Jiu Ye sat opposite each other, and there was a small table between them, on which was a small red clay stove and a set of black tea sets.

After the previous clan meeting, the Ninth Master let Luo Tian stay, and Luo Tieniu was sent to guard the gate of the ancestral hall to prevent people from entering.

"Luo Tian, what do you think of this?"

Jiu Ye slowly threw a piece of charcoal into the stove, then picked up the fan and fanned it lightly a few times, and the kettle resting on the stove began to "gurgle" white steam.

"The six devils should have promised Luo Ning benefits, that's why he is so positive, but the six devils are not good, there must be a reason why he is eyeing our village, I still have the same opinion before, this matter needs to be investigated!"

After the discussion in the ancestral hall, the ninth master left himself, and Luo Tian knew that he must want to listen to his opinion in private.

"Well, the six devils are bastards, they can't afford to be early, the people in the village have been constantly intimidated these days, I don't think he can run away from this matter."

Jiu Ye put down the fan in his hand and frowned.

The real name of the six devils is Xie Guoxian, because there are six fingers on the right hand, and the person is thin and not human, he slowly called out the nickname of "six devils", he is the first batch of people in Wu'an County, there are more than 100 people under his hands, and he is a person who dares to eat any meat, and his intervention in this matter is suddenly much more complicated.

Luo Tian reached out and took the kettle on the stove, and poured the hot water on the teapot with his hand, which had already placed the tea leaves, and a smell of wild tea permeated.

"Ninth Master, our Luojia Village has never been afraid of anyone."

Noticing the cold light flashing in Luo Tian's eyes, Jiu Ye nodded, he was also a person who came out of the sea of blood in the corpse mountain, knowing that this was murderous and proof of a man's ability.

"So be it, you look into this matter and see what the hell is going on."

"Hmm."

Luo Tian nodded, and put the poured tea in front of the ninth master......;