After the people in the house left, Zhang Taiping stayed, and he still had things to discuss with the village chief.

"What? Anything else? The old village chief asked with a puff of smoke.

"Well, I'm going to dig a pond and try to wrap up the open space on the south side of the yard."

"Is that the wasteland between the south side of your house and the hill?"

Zhang Taiping nodded and said, "Well, it's that wasteland." ”

The old village chief waved his hand and said: "What kind of bag do you have, you can just dig it, that piece of land does not grow food, it has no value, as long as you can do more things for the village, you will not say anything." ”

Zhang Taiping shook his head and said: "This code is one code, it is better to write it in black and white on the contract, otherwise who knows what kind of trouble will occur at that time." And I'm not just going to contract that land, I'm going to contract it with that little hill to the south. ”

The old village chief looked at him strangely and said, "You said that the wasteland could be used to dig a pond, but that little hill is almost entirely covered with stones, and even fruit trees may not produce good fruit when planted on it." What do you want that mountain to do? ”

"Hehe, it's always going to be useful."

The old village chief was still not at ease: "It's not that Uncle is troublesome, you can't waste money like that if you have money, what can you do with that mountain?" If you can't do anything, isn't that a waste of money? ”

"Uncle, you are too careful, even if I have a little money, I will not waste it, it will always be useful to charter that mountain, it is not convenient to tell you what it is useful now, anyway, you will know when the time comes, and it will definitely not be wasted."

The old village chief saw that Zhang Taiping's resolute attitude did not persuade him again, according to his performance in the past six months, he no longer looks like a fool, maybe he can really make reasonable use of this mountain.

"Originally, if you just dig a pond, and when you divide the mountain to plant fruit trees, you will add a small share, and the uncle can make the decision to allocate that wasteland to you, and now you want to contract even that mountain, the mountain is not small, this is not a trivial matter, you have to discuss it with everyone. Zhang Taiping nodded and said, "It's best to discuss it, and see if the villagers have any opinions." ”

"Then you don't have a price point in your heart, and it's easy to talk when the time comes."

Zhang Taiping pondered for a while and said: "I haven't contracted this before, I don't know what the price is, uncle, what price do you think is appropriate?" ”

"The hills in our village are all allocated to each family to plant fruit trees, and there has never been such a thing as contracting, but Tuping Village in the east has contracted a hill to a family. The soil quality of that hill is better than this mountain, but it is smaller, and it is a contract fee of 6,000 yuan a year, and it has been contracted for 30 years, a total of 180,000 yuan. The value of the mountain you want first is not as big as that one, and the initial price is set at 4,000 yuan a year? ”

Zhang Taiping was stunned after hearing this, not that it was expensive, but that it felt too cheap, a mountain in Nuoda was only four or five thousand yuan a year, and only four or five hundred yuan in a hundred years, and it was dangerous to buy a better house in the city, but he could directly contract a mountain here.

calmed down the excitement in his heart, and said expressionlessly: "Four thousand is four thousand, and how to count that wasteland?" ”

"Wasteland, I'll be in charge, one acre of land is thirty yuan a Chinese New Year's Eve, do you think it's appropriate?" The old village chief said.

"Suitable" Zhang Taiping agreed without thinking about it, it would be a fool not to agree to joke, that land has a total of more than 30 acres, and it is only 1,000 yuan in a year, and only 100,000 yuan in a hundred years. But the value of this land is much more than that, "Let's make a contract when the time comes." ”

"Well, when the time comes, we have to set up a contract to reassure everyone. Do you have anything else urgent? ”

"Nope." Zhang Taiping shook his head.

"Then don't be in a hurry to leave, I'll call everyone to a meeting to discuss this matter now." The old village chief is also a resolute surname, and he is ready to inform the villagers immediately. Zhang Taiping also hopes that this matter will be settled as soon as possible, how can there be any reason to oppose it.

This time, the village chief did not announce it on the loudspeaker, but came to the door of the venue where the public facilities were stored with Zhang Taiping. There is a big elm tree here, which is very old, and the oldest people in the village say that when they were young, this elm tree was like this, and the two of them could hug each other. A bell the size of a wine jar hung over the elm tree, and a thorn hung down from it. Don't look at this bell hanging here, there is also a rope hanging down, but no one easily rushes to touch it, and the naughty children who used to be naughty are just love to be messy, and after ringing this bell, they are all cleaned up fiercely, and no one dares to joke about it again.

This bell will only ring when something big happens in the village and the villagers are gathered, and the bell is so clear that the whole village can hear it, and whoever hears it must put down what is at hand and rush over to it, no matter what they are doing. Today, the village chief did not use a loudspeaker to inform, but planned to use this bell to inform the villagers, it seems that it is a major event that can affect the whole village.

The village chief pulled the rope rhythmically three times, paused, pulled three times, and then paused slightly, and pulled like this for more than a minute, and the melodious sound spread far and wide.

When the people in the neighboring villages heard this, they couldn't help but think in their hearts, what was the big deal in Wangjia Village? Although it is called "Xiaofeng Yukou Village" in the records of the political axe, in other villages, it is still customary to call it "Wangjia Village", because almost all the families here have the surname Wang.

Everyone in the village could tell whether there was something big or a child was naughty, and they didn't know what was going on, so they put down their work and hurriedly gathered under the old elm tree.

In less than ten minutes, more than 50 families and hundreds of people arrived, even Mr. Zhang and Mr. Zhao arrived, and the village chief first asked a few old people who were not too young to sit down before they began to speak.

"I've called you here today because of a major event that is in everyone's interest."

Of the more than 200 people below, miraculously no one made a sound, and they were all listening carefully to the words of the village chief. Originally, pulling the bell to summon people was a sign that something big was happening, but now the village chief has explained that it is something related to everyone's interests, and people can't help but be full of curiosity.

The village chief continued: "Zhang Dashuai, everyone knows it. He was going to pay for the hill to the south of his house, and the wasteland in between. ”

After the words fell, more than 200 people below exploded directly, and they all felt incredible, that is, a wasteland and barren mountains, what can they do when they are contracted? Everyone began to talk about their opinions from one to the other.

The old village chief pulled the bell, and the scene immediately quieted down, "I came here today to discuss three things. One is to discuss what price is more appropriate; The second is to elect an accountant and cashier, in the past, there was no collective fund in the village, and there was no need for an accountant and cashier, but now once Zhang Dashuai contracted the barren mountains and wasteland, the money belonged to the collective funds in the village, and there must be an accountant and cashier; The third is to discuss how to deal with the money. ”

After the village chief finished speaking, the following began to discuss again, this barren mountain and this wasteland are worthless in the eyes of the villagers, and the first thing in my heart is to put the price very low, and everyone knows the price of the contracted mountain in Tuping Village, and I can't help but compare this mountain with that mountain, and I feel that this has no way to compare with the other people's house, and this price can't be the same as that. Although I don't know what Zhang Dashuai is doing to contract these barren mountains and wastelands, and there are a few people who want to raise the price, but as soon as they put it up, they were annihilated by a group of people "You are smart".

After pulling the bell again, the old village chief said: "Everyone knows the value of this barren mountain, and we must be measured when discussing, don't think that the price is not worth it and don't want to contract, then everyone will lose it." ”

The person who was about to quote the high price just now immediately turned off the fire, and no one stood up to say the price, so a young man stood up and said, "Let him say the price first, let's discuss it and see if it's okay." ”

Zhang Taiping said: "My price is 4,000 a year, and the contract is 100 years!" ”

The price of 4,000 felt that it was quite reasonable in everyone's hearts, but this "one hundred years" suppressed everyone, and the old village chief was also shocked and inexplicable, and when he discussed with Zhang Taiping before, he just forgot to ask him how many years he had been contracted. The old village chief turned his head to look at Old Man Zhang, and saw that he also frowned slightly, and the village chief understood that this was completely Zhang Taiping's own decision.

Sister Cai Yazhi, who was standing next to Zhang Taiping, was also a little shocked, but Cai Yazhi obeyed Zhang Taiping's life and did not raise any questions, but Cai Xiaomei asked: "Has your life been contracted for so many years?" What are you doing with that barren mountain? ”

Zhang Taiping didn't say much: "It's useful, you'll know when the time comes." ”

Seeing Zhang Taiping answer like this, Cai Xiaomei frowned and didn't ask any more.

The village chief asked, "Are you sure it's a hundred years?" ”

Zhang Taiping said: "It's a hundred years." ”

"How many years is this contract fee going to be paid?"

"Cash, after the contract is signed, it will be paid in one lump sum." Zhang Taiping said indifferently, he didn't want to be in arrears if he had this money.

"Okay, did you hear that? 4,000 yuan per year, contracted for 100 years. Who has any questions to ask. The village chief said to the group.

The crowd below was really shocked, and hundreds of thousands of people said that they would take it out, and no one raised any objections.

"Oh, by the way, there are nearly thirty acres of wasteland, thirty dollars a Chinese New Year's Eve per acre, and it is also contracted for a hundred years, this Lord I did." The village chief added.

The villagers below still have no objections, they are all shocked by Zhang Taiping's generosity today, and the thirty yuan per mu of wasteland is not low, and the village chief has no feelings, who will have any objections?

After calculating, the village chief said: "The total amount of contracted mountains is 400,000 yuan, and as for the wasteland, it is 90,000 yuan based on 30 acres, and together it is 490,000 yuan." ”

After waiting for a few minutes, seeing that no one spoke, the village chief rang the bell again, and after three rings, the matter was settled in the village, and there was absolutely no possibility of opposing repentance.