On the southwestern outskirts of Suzhou and Hangzhou, a large area of flat shantytowns is scattered along the south bank of a canal.

A few decades ago, when the urban layout of Suzhou and Hangzhou City was not as large as it is today, it was still a natural village at the junction of urban and rural areas.

The so-called relying on the mountains to eat the mountains and relying on the water to draft water, and the villagers here are no exception.

However, the business he did was not very glamorous, relying on the ships that often transported goods on the canal behind him, and he specialized in fighting the autumn wind.

At that time, a group of young and strong villagers spontaneously organized together, and at first they just took advantage of the fact that there were ships docked to rest and reorganize, and sneaked up to do some stealing things and touching chickens and dogs. Later, it became more and more blatant, so he simply got a few small boats and stopped them in the middle of the river to collect the protection fee.

At that time, when the legal system was not as sound as it is now, the merchant ships that came and went could only consider themselves unlucky when they encountered this situation, and the vast majority of them could only obediently submit to the problem and choose to break the bank and eliminate the disaster. As for the occasional few who do not cooperate, in the face of these people who form a group and occupy the geographical advantages and people, they will inevitably suffer from a meal of flesh and skin, and the broken wealth still cannot escape.

So much so that this place was notorious back then, not to mention the waterway, even if the land route passed through here, they would also choose to take a detour, for fear of bad luck and being hit by such a group of robbers under the guise of collecting tolls.

Today, decades have passed, and the social atmosphere is no longer as arrogant and fierce as it was back then, but there are still many people who still remember the scene of that year.

For example, some elderly people, if they learn that their children are going to drive by here, they will more or less remind them that if someone stops the car in this area, don't stop, be careful when you meet a "hero".

Of course, this kind of worry is naturally superfluous, not to mention that today's social atmosphere and kind of business have long been unbearable, and those "heroes" back then are now old, and they don't have the strength to do it back then.

Moreover, with the expansion of Suzhou and Hangzhou City, the urban-rural junction area, which was originally far away from the urban area, has now become a suburb of the city, and most of these old houses are no longer the original residents, and after various transformations, they have become a settlement area for migrant workers.

Except for a very small number of charter or public charter women who stayed to live on rent, it was the aborigines here, and many more people, either because of work or with their children, went to live in the city......

At two or three o'clock in the afternoon, when most of the residents had already gone to work and the originally crowded shantytown seemed a little quiet and empty, seven or eight people sat around a table of eight immortals in a large tiled house, as if they were in a meeting.

At the top of the table of the Eight Immortals, there is a couple, already in their sixties, the man is holding a teacup, looking honest, but the wife next to him is the opposite, with a curling iron on his head, his face is puffed with powder, and he even has half a cigarette in his mouth.

"His second uncle and aunt, what you said is really false, why didn't I have any news before."

Around the table, after everyone talked in a low voice, it seemed that they still didn't believe much about the news they got, and an old man on the other side asked with some uncertainty.

The rest of the other people at the table were all about the same age, and when they saw someone ask this question first, the expressions on their faces were almost full of doubt.

However, everyone didn't believe it very much, but all of their faces were filled with an inexplicable excitement.

After all, if it were true, it would be a great thing!

"Everyone has been neighbors for decades, I can't lie to you!"

The charter lady extinguished the cigarette in her hand, lowered her voice and said: "Two days ago, a few people drove over and stopped on the side of the road to do measurements, and I happened to bask in the sun at the door, so I inquired with more eyes, guess what...... It's going to widen the road at the door! ”

"Didn't it widen once in the first two years, but now it's a four-lane road, and if it is widened again, is it not possible to make a six-lane road!" Someone exclaimed.

"Anyway eight? Nine is not far from ten......" The woman nodded, her expression changed for a while, and she said secretly: "Can't you see that our land here is going to be valuable." ”

"But no, if you want to get rich and build the road first, we are so close to Suzhou and Hangzhou City, the original land can't be bought, isn't it that the traffic conditions can't keep up, now this road is repaired, the road condition is good, not to mention, in case the above adjusts the plan again, and turns this person into the main road to the south of Suzhou and Hangzhou, the land price will definitely rise a lot." Someone nodded thoughtfully.

Except for the couple who sat at the main seat of the Eight Immortals Table and lived in this shantytown, several other people had already followed their children into the city to live, but the old house of the family here was still preserved, and the couple on the throne could help rent it out, and they could get a few pocket money a year.

A few years ago, there was a real estate company that bought the land here and said it was going to be demolished, and everyone didn't take it seriously at that time, or rather, it was a good thing for them, anyway, the people who should have moved have moved away, and the old house was left here, and it was rented to those who worked for only a few dollars a year? How can anyone dismantle it, and directly get a large sum of money once and for all.

At that time, no one objected, and signed a contract with the real estate company, and even got a part of the advance payment for demolition.

It's just that three years have passed, and it was said that it would be demolished, but it turned out to be just thunder and rain, and there is not much movement until now, plus people don't live here, and over time, they don't care about this matter anymore, just as they met a wronged company, so that their people have benefited in vain, the house does not need to be demolished, and they have also received an advance payment.

"It's just that we haven't sold this land, although the other party hasn't moved in the past few years, but legally speaking, this land is already someone else's, even if the price will rise, this cheap may not necessarily be our turn to ask for it." An old man in the lower seat wrinkled his brows and whispered, and said slowly with some doubts.

"I said that he is the sixth uncle, you don't care what you say, this house and this land are all passed down from our ancestors, even if everyone said that they would sell it, but before they paid the money with one hand and delivered it with one hand, even if the land has not been sold, the ownership is still our own, how can there be a reason to look at the eyes of others!" The charter woman coughed, raised her neck and said in a straightforward tone.

The honest and honest charter man on the side also helped: "At best, we just took a little advance payment from others, so how much money is it, and this land can be said to belong to others?" It's a big deal, when the time comes, we will all return the money, and what to do with the land handed down by our ancestors must be our own decision! ”

The doubts about the previous contract that existed in the hearts of those present began to loosen a little as the two people in the audience spoke with encouragement.

Although everyone knows in their hearts that it is a bit unruly to do this, but the rules are dead, people are alive, and no one will get along with money. A lot of money floating in front of you? Tickets, even if they know that they should be someone else's, the vast majority of people can't help but sneak out and grab a handful.

"That being said, but people are big companies, and there is a contract we signed before, can people be happy?" Questions were raised, and some were not confident.

The charter wife immediately said: "What's wrong with the big company, when has our Xiaoliu Village been afraid of anyone, I don't dare to say it in other places, but in this territory, our Xiaoliu Village people have never suffered other people's losses!" ”

"Yes, it's a big deal, let's insist that the contract was signed by the village committee and the village committee before, we are illiterate, who knows what is written on it, as long as everyone is sure that the village committee has been deceived by the village committee, even if it goes to court, it will be on our side, I'm afraid of him a bear!" The charter man raised his eyebrows, and his tone was quite natural.

"What his second uncle and aunt said is reasonable, it has always been the people of our Xiaoliu Village who take advantage of others, how can there be any reason for others to take advantage of us!"

"It's a big deal to call everyone back when the time comes, what if everyone gets together to make a fuss, when are the people of our Xiaoliu Village afraid of something?"

"I also agree, either we will return the money and ask for the land back, or let the company make up the money for us according to the land price after the road is repaired, otherwise we will not want to move the bricks and tiles of our Xiaoliu Village!"

With the instigation and agitation of the two charter wives, coupled with the drive of the tempting interests in front of them, everyone had no objections, and a united front was reached in a moment.

A few decades ago, this group of people was able to form a group and blatantly fight the autumn wind against passers-by, and now although they are all old, the brutal genes of cunning and robbery in their bones are still there.

Even if everyone knows that they are just holding a crooked reason at best, it does not prevent them from taking advantage of loopholes with great fanfare.

On the first seat, the two renting mother-in-law and his wife, seeing that the neighbors had already expressed their attitudes, inadvertently looked at each other and smiled, revealing a look in their eyes that only each other could understand.

The rest of the people did not live in the village, and the reason why they were able to get together this time was that the two of them called back one by one.

The road on the side of the village should be widened, and as soon as the road is widened, the appreciation of the land is even more ironclad. If you can really let everyone form a group and make the goal happen, everyone will have a advantage to take advantage of, which is naturally also a fact.

However, for the two of them, there is another purpose behind this, if what the son said before was right, once this thing is done, the oil and water brought by the appreciation of the land of their old house will be drizzle at best, and the real big head is still behind.

At this moment, the mobile phone in the charter woman's pocket rang.

The charter wife took out her mobile phone, looked at the caller ID, and an old face that couldn't hide the wrinkles on her face even if she maintained the powder suddenly smiled, said her son's phone, and then got up and went out the door.

"Hey, baby son, is there anything wrong with calling mom at this time? I'm with your seventh uncle and sixth uncle, they're all back, do you want to come back for dinner in the evening, I'll go grocery shopping in advance...... What, oh oh, I know, don't worry, I'm ...... with your dad."

A few minutes later, the charter lady returned to the house with an anxious face, and said quickly to a room of people: "It's really unlucky, we just finished speaking, and the people over there have already come, it seems that we can't stop making trouble today." ”

"Who?" Someone asked, puzzled.

"Who else can there be, it's the real estate company that signed a contract with us, it hasn't moved, but it's been running towards this side diligently during this time, and it seems that I've got the news, and I sent some people over today and I don't know what I want to do...... Anyway, it doesn't matter, let's hurry up and take a look, in case Liu Laosi of the village committee accepts other people's benefits, and avoids us to finalize the matter, it will be too late to say anything at that time! ”

"Yes, yes, this matter can't be delayed, let's go and see!"

A crowd of people rushed outside.