"What? Are you going to buy a mountain? The village chief seemed to have heard some big joke, and then reached out and plucked his ears, "Last time you came to buy land, this time you came directly to buy the mountain." That's a lot of time. ”

Liu Meiniang rubbed her hands and smiled on her face, "Uncle, no one will use the mountain then." You'll get me the paperwork. ”

In the past, Liu Meiniang was directly called the village chief, but now that she has asked for help, she has even changed her title to be closer.

Reach out and don't hit the smiling person, it's always right to pull the relationship in.

The village chief glanced at Liu Meiniang, and then reached out and touched his beard, "The area of this mountain behind is not small, and this is worth a lot of money." At least two hundred and twenty taels. ”

Liu Meiniang has long known what kind of person the village chief is, who is corrupt on weekdays, so she consciously brought some gifts when she came to do the paperwork. She smiled twice, lifted the gift in her hand on the table, and pushed it in front of the village chief, "Uncle, this is what I just brought back from East Street." That is, a small gift for our juniors to respect their elders, and please don't dislike it. ”

The village chief saw several gifts with good packaging, and his face looked a lot better. patted his hand on the gift box, and said "hey" disapprovingly, "Look at you kid, it's so easy to come here, why do you still have to spend money." It's a thing that makes me feel bad......"

As he spoke, he rubbed his hand back and forth on the gift box. I can't see any embarrassment on my face. On the contrary, his face was full of red light, and he was very happy.

Liu Meiniang rolled her eyes in her heart, with a smile on her face, and said politely: "Uncle, where are you talking about?" So we're going to have a part. ”

"That's it." The village chief smiled wrinkled and lifted the gift to his feet.

"Uncle, since that's the case, then I'll just say it. I still ask my uncle to help me in the back mountain, can this money be reduced a little? Liu Meiniang finally said her purpose.

The village chief pretended to sigh, "This thing in the back mountain is really not so easy to handle......

didn't say anything, Liu Meiniang knows this black talk well. As soon as I heard this, I knew that there was a drama in this matter!

"Let's not talk about the price of the back mountain. Mei Niang, what are you doing when you want to buy Houshan? It's a mess of trees, and there's nothing of value. The village chief raised his own questions.

Liu Meiniang scratched her head embarrassedly, "You also know the situation of our family, uncle, after my husband died, the livelihood of this family fell to me." I can't always drag it like this, so I'm going to buy the back mountain and plant some fruit trees on it. When the harvest is good, you can sell it in the market, and you can make some money. ”

"Oh." Hearing this, the village chief nodded, as if he was pondering something, "But how about this will cost two hundred taels, where did you get so many silver taels?" Let's say okay first, I won't accept the money from unknown sources here, so as not to come to the scene when the time comes, and I can't argue. ”

Liu Meiniang snorted, "Didn't you get some vegetables to harvest some time ago, and sold them for a lot of money." And the little savings of our family were also taken out. ”

Just when the village chief wanted to say something, Liu Meiniang interrupted him, "Uncle, I can only get one hundred and eighty taels for what I scraped together, can you see if you can give a discount...... There's really no way to ask you for help. ”

"It's not that Uncle isn't willing to help you, it's just that the price is too hard." I can't even scrape much oil and water.

The village chief looked embarrassed and didn't say the second half of the sentence.

Liu Meiniang's face was full of pleading, and after looking at the village chief for a while, she sighed, "Forget it, uncle, I also know that this is difficult for you." Since this thing really can't be done, that's okay. Let's not buy and sell without benevolence......"

After that, Liu Meiniang sighed, got up and prepared to leave.

When the village chief saw this, he immediately became anxious, "Oops! Big niece, what are you talking about! We are all neighbors, and after so many years of getting along, can we still ignore our affection! ”

Liu Meiniang stopped, and a hint of mockery flashed in her eyes. Then he turned his head and put on a surprised expression, "Uncle, do you mean it really?" ”

The village chief was stunned for a moment, and then laughed out loud, "That's natural." When did Uncle lie to you? He pretended to be benevolent, and immediately slapped the table and gritted his teeth, "Cheng, Uncle is also out of the way today." One hundred and eighty taels is one hundred and eighty taels, and I signed the paperwork for you! ”

Liu Meiniang shouted in surprise: "Thank you, uncle!" ”

The village chief was writing the paperwork while raising his eyes and glancing at Liu Meiniang, "I hope that Meiniang will be developed in the future, don't forget that Uncle is it." ”

"Of course not." Liu Meiniang answered without hesitation, "Although I am only a woman, I also know the truth that the grace of a drop of water should be repaid by a spring." If life really improves in the future, Mei Niang will repay you well! ”

"When will you be able to get the one hundred and eighty taels of silver?" The village chief asked.

Liu Meiniang patted the wooden box at her feet, "Don't worry, I'm ready early in the morning." ”

The village chief was relieved when he heard this, stamped the written paperwork, and then accepted the one hundred and eighty taels of silver.

Liu Meiniang is a real man of action, so after thinking about it, she did it.

After going to the village chief to complete the relevant paperwork, he went to the market non-stop to provide short-term workers and asked them to enclose the back mountain.

It's quite scary, but in fact, it is to use a fence to enclose the back mountain and the thatched hut at home. The fences were almost as tall as a person, and Liu Meiniang used thin wire to connect them and fix them.

In this era, there were many people who made a living as blacksmiths. Those thin wires are also available.

In fact, Liu Meiniang also has her own careful thoughts, why should this mountain be fenced.

One is that she bought this mountain, but there are a lot of animals and plants in the mountain. On top of that, the same field where the Ganoderma lucidum was last picked is also in it. This is a little secret belonging to the Zhang family, and others don't know it.

This is equivalent to having both land resources and forest resources, which can be used locally. It is even possible to reasonably mine trees and sell them. That's another source.

The second is to prevent people with red eyes from coming in and doing sabotage. It is fenced off, and it is not easy for people to climb in. After all, it is indispensable to defend against people.

No one comes to the back mountain all year round, and the trees here are quite lush. In particular, there is a place where bamboo grows, and it is very dense.

Liu Meiniang commanded the workers and cut down a small piece of mature bamboo.

Then let the talented people make these bamboos into furniture, as well as chopsticks.

Even though it's still a thatched house, the furniture inside is completely new. Tables, chairs, benches, cupboards, and even larger bamboo beds. It's very comfortable to sleep on it.

There is also a faint fragrance of bamboo, which can soothe people's nerves very much.

Zhang Jihan, who was originally calling for a change of house, also shut up.

Liuhe Village is in the south of Daqi, and the four seasons are not so distinct, always hot times, and cold times are relatively short. So Liu Meiniang also asked people to make a circle of walls out of bamboo in the interior of the thatched house.

The room was a lot cooler all at once.

Zhang Dandan, a little ghost who is afraid of heat, has been happy for a long time.

Zhang Li's body is getting better day by day, and his mood is also happy.

Seeing her own life getting better and better, she is naturally happy as a mother-in-law.

The thatched hut was enlarged a bit, and a small ancestral hall was added. It enshrines the tablet of Zhang Jilin, the eldest son of the Zhang family. There are three thin sticks of incense on the incense table.

Zhang Li carefully wiped Zhang Jirin's tablet with a fine silk cloth, and his eyes gradually turned red.

"Son, how are you doing over there? If the money is not enough to spend, you can tell your mother, and your mother will go and burn some paper money for you. Zhang Li took a breath softly, "The family is much better." Ji Han is also sensible, and knows that he has helped his sister-in-law share the family chores. Dandan has also grown up, and she follows her sister-in-law every day like a little adult. In the future, I will have to grow into Mei Niang's temperament. ”

"Tongtong is good, but her temper is a little stubborn. If you are free, just drag a dream for Tongtong and ask her not to always talk to Mei Niang. I talk about her, and she always doesn't listen...... Tongtong has listened to you the most since she was a child. Zhang Li tried hard to control his emotions, "Tongtong, she just can't let go of you, and she always secretly sheds tears at night." ”

"Ji Rin, you have come back with a good daughter-in-law. There are opinions in doing things, and they are not sloppy at all. The house is well organized inside and out. Our family can have this day, thanks to Mei Niang. Zhang Li sighed, "It's just that my mother can't help much, and I feel ashamed." Let's old Zhang's family, I'm sorry Mei Niang......"

Zhang Li said that he began to shed tears again, and he couldn't stop it.

Although Zhang Jirin has been dead for two years, Zhang Li still can't let go of this matter in his heart. This is a piece of meat that fell off her body when she was pregnant in October, which makes her not sad and sad.

"Don't worry about mother, ah." Zhang Li wiped his tears with the corner of his clothes, and reluctantly pulled out a smile, "Mother's body is much better." Last time, Dr. Liu prescribed medicine, and my mother insisted on drinking it. My body and bones are much better than before, and now I can work in the fields. ”

Zhang Dandan's crisp voice came in outside, and he kept shouting "mother".

Zhang Li sniffed, re-enshrined Zhang Jirin's tablet, and walked out of the door of the ancestral hall.

Zhang Dandan's face was bright, "Mother, I want to go to the back mountain with my second brother and sister-in-law, okay?" ”

As soon as she finished speaking, the little girl noticed that her mother's eyes were red. Immediately put away the emotions that were released, cautiously glanced into the ancestral hall, and whispered: "Mother, did you go to talk to the eldest brother?" ”

As soon as he mentioned this, Zhang Li's eyes were about to swell again. She pressed the corner of her eye and nodded.

"Mother, the eldest brother will take good care of himself over there. We also have to take care of ourselves and not let our eldest brother worry. Zhang Dandan has a serious face, really like a little adult.