AWB Chapter 317 Watching the Show
Chapter 317 Watching the Show
The village chief of Yangjia Village agreed, and his wife immediately urged him to go quickly.
"That girl Lin has already come knocking on our door. What are you doing, dawdling at home? Hurry up and get to work. The sooner you get it done, the sooner she can start clearing the land!"
With his wife urging him on, Village Chief Yang couldn't linger any longer. He grabbed his tools and followed Lin Cai out the door.
The land was originally barren, so we measured as much as we needed, and after that, we had to clear all of it.
If you measure out a certain amount but don't open it, or don't open it completely, then your whole family can expect to go to jail!
The reason Lin Cai came to find the village chief so quickly was because more people would be moving into Yangjia Village, and they would definitely be able to get land then. However, with so many people at that time, it would be difficult to find a good place to live.
Moreover, the Gu family has three male members. Not to mention the youngest, what about the two older ones? After the second son, Gu Ershi, gets married, won't they divide the family property and land?
Lin Cai's idea was to prepare everything so that when that day came, they could divide the spoils however they wanted, at least avoiding any discord between the brothers because of who got more or less.
After spending the whole morning measuring all the land, Lin Cai went back with the village chief to prepare the deeds, and then took them back to Gu Dachui.
When Gu Dachui saw the contract, he was stunned for a moment, somewhat confused as to why Lin Cai would give it to him.
Lin Cai handed him the contract, and when he didn't take it, she frowned: "What are you standing there for?"
"Hurry up and take what's given to you. What, do you want me to take it back to your room and hide it for you?"
Seeing Gu Dachui standing there dumbfounded, Lin Cai immediately called over Hua Ni and stuffed all the contracts into Hua Ni's hands.
"If he doesn't want it, then you can have it. Keep it safe. After you get the official seal in a few days, all this land will be yours."
After Lin Cai finished speaking, she left directly. Huani hadn't even realized what was going on when she called out to Gu Dachui beside her, "Boss!"
After Gu Dachui realized what was happening, he told Hua Ni to put the contract away first.
Lin Cai and the others have already settled in, but the Lin family isn't so kind.
They were assigned to Fu'an Village, which is some distance from Yangjia Village. Almost all the people in this village are original inhabitants.
They didn't leave when they were fleeing famine, but now that people have moved in, many are unhappy.
"Sir, sir, what are you doing? Our village doesn't need any more people, why are you bringing these people to our village?"
"Exactly! Why bring over people we don't know? Who knows what they did before? What if they cause trouble for us in our village?"
Everyone chimed in, not wanting any more strangers to enter the village. Upon hearing this, the official who brought them there immediately drew his sword.
"Shut up, all of you shut up! What's all the noise about? This is an order from above, what are you arguing about?"
"You think you can't come just because you don't want to? Who do you think you are? Let me tell you, we're not just sending people over today, we'll be sending more in the future. You'd better behave yourselves."
No one in the government office dared to object; besides, the other side had already drawn their swords, and there was nothing they could do.
Soon, the Lin family was allocated a house. That house belonged to a deadbeat from Fu'an Village, but the deadbeat had disappeared for several years and had not returned home, so the house became ownerless.
After the officials took them there, they said to them, "From now on, your family will live here. Get along well with them. If you have any problems, go to the village chief. Do you understand?"
Mr. and Mrs. Lin smiled and said they understood. Then, Mrs. Lin put the silver in her hand into the other person's hand.
"Sir, I have a young daughter at home. We got separated when we came here. Could you please keep an eye out for her on your way back?"
The officials, holding the silver in their hands, couldn't very well refuse, so they said directly, "Alright, I'll keep an eye out for you, but you also have to remember, don't cause any trouble while you're here, otherwise I won't be able to help you."
"Yes, yes, sir, don't worry, we will definitely not cause any trouble."
After everyone left, Lin Bao sat down on the doorstep and asked, "Mother, this house is so dilapidated, how are we supposed to live here?"
Moreover, there are simply not enough rooms for them. Are they supposed to make all of them live in one room?
"Don't you know how to fix a broken house? Are you handless, footless, or brainless?"
Lin's mother walked over and mocked her son mercilessly. Lin Bao was very dissatisfied after hearing what his mother said.
"Mom, if we're going to repair a house, it has to be our own house. We're living here now, but this isn't even our house, so how can we repair it?"
Besides, what if they actually finished repairing the house, and then the owner suddenly appeared and claimed the house was his, demanding they return it? Wouldn't that be like doing all that work for nothing?
That's right, the house they're living in now is just a loan to them. Of course, they can buy it if they have the money.
But it wasn't the case for Lin Cai and her group. Because what Yangjia Village lacked was people, not houses, all the houses in Yangjia Village were given to them.
We have a place to live now, although it's rather dilapidated, it's still a home. The weather isn't as cold as before, but it's still easy to get chilly at night.
Lin Cai asked Gu Dachui to fix the carriage. The three children slept in the carriage that night, as did Gu Ershi.
Before entering the city, Zhang Tiancai and Luo Sizhuo had already been taken away by their families, and Sanwazi was with Lin Bao, so Lin Cai only brought Sanhu, Chunhua, and Huaduo.
They came to Yangjia Village. Besides Wang Yong, who came to cause trouble on the first day, many other people came afterward. They were all people who stayed in the village.
Most of them came to see the excitement, but when they found there was nothing exciting to see, they all left.
It's not unusual for people from Yangjia Village to move here. Ever since some people from their village left, government officials have been bringing two families here every now and then.
Whenever someone came, they would come over to watch the excitement, mainly because they wanted to know how the newcomers were doing.
Lin Cai didn't care that they were looking, and simply opened the door, letting them look around freely.
Some people saw Lin Cai, and some saw the three children, but they discovered that whether it was adults or children, they were all different from them.
They were pale and thin, and looked terrible.