Chapter 416

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Protagonist:

Chai Mi

Another half a month passed.

The temperature inside the greenhouse was obviously quite a bit higher than outside, and the tomatoes inside had already started turning red in large batches.

Wang Guoyun, leading several sisters, was carefully pruning and tidying the trellis strings of the persimmon seedlings that had already begun turning red in large quantities.

Chai Mi smiled, then came out of the greenhouse and went to take a look at Lao Liutou's place.

Lao Liutou was still alive.

"Aiyo, Liu Yeye, it's not easy. I was still afraid these past few months would freeze you to death."

Lao Liutou hehe'd with a laugh: "What are you saying, my constitution is good, your grandpa squatted by the fence and didn't freeze to death, how could I freeze to death."

Speaking of this matter, Chai Mi then remembered that Chai Zhongxiao was still squatting by the fence, and also laughed: "You brothers all have good constitutions. Hehehe……"

"But your grandpa, that person is no good, he can't distinguish good from bad, sees which child has ability and subsidizes that one, and doesn't work either." Lao Liutou shook his head: "Not working, it's really better to let him squat by the fence, I can't even be bothered to deal with him now."

Although they are real brothers, Lao Liutou and Chai Zhongxiao have completely different personalities. Of course, it might have a little to do with Lao Liutou's two sons not having much ability, making a living farming at home, but not much.

Lao Liutou is older, but he still manages to support himself. Whether it was previously relying on stealing trees, occasionally picking up odd jobs to survive, or now Chai Mi supporting his food and drink, he still earns a bit of small money within his ability to live. Although his ability is limited, he still supports himself.

On the contrary, Chai Zhongxiao, ever since Chai Youqing stopped letting him farm, that land was ruined. Afterwards he still didn't do any work, just waited to die.

"Can't be bothered to deal with him but have to deal with him, the old man has to come out before the New Year, who knows what trouble he'll stir up." Chai Mi said somewhat helplessly.

"Hehe. Stirring up trouble, just ignore him. He can't jump around. It's all self-inflicted, look at me, I also have two sons, when I split the family I just lived on my own. With this many sons, you must never favor this one or that one, but he was good, he favored Chai You De. Afterwards he even let Chai You De send him in." Lao Liutou couldn't be bothered with Chai Zhongxiao: "Whether he comes out or not, the difference isn't big. He also doesn't dare touch Che Lianyun, he comes out and I estimate he'll fight with Chai You De and his wife, then lose the fight, get beaten and driven to the big ditch."

Chai Mi froze for a moment: "Then I wouldn't know……"

Chai Mi actually didn't understand many things at home, due to age, even in her previous life there were some things she didn't know. And this matter was also unrelated to her.

After saying a few more sentences to Lao Liutou, Chai Mi went home.

And on the other side, the highway was being repaired very quickly.

This new road was visibly about to be paved right up to the edge of Sanjiacun's greenhouse area, covering up that potholed dirt road.

Suddenly, a shrill wailing cry tore through the tranquility.

"Aiyo my heavens! Can't live anymore! You heaven-killers! Bullying me, an old woman with no son to back her up! Occupied my family's land, and didn't even let out a fart! My retirement land……"

Only to see Wang Huirong wearing a washed-white old jacket, hair disheveled, tumbling and crawling as she rushed to that huge bulldozer, Ordinary a sound she lay down in front of the scorching hot tracks, two hands continuously slapping the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

"This land is my family's ancestral lifeblood! You say occupy and occupy, not even an explanation! This old woman won't live today! If you have the ability, roll over my body!" While wailing, she wiped dirt onto her own face and body, instantly becoming a mud person, looking truly miserable.

The young man driving the bulldozer had never seen this kind of scene, scared his face pale, hurriedly killed the engine, jumped off the vehicle and hid far away.

Foreman Old Zhang frowned and ran over: "Old Man, what are you doing? This road is uniformly planned by the Xiang, whosever land edge was occupied, the village already measured long ago, compensation where compensation is due, all agreed with Xiangli Chief Liu! You get up quick, how dangerous!"

"Compensation? Compensation my ass! Just giving those few melon seeds and dates, what's that enough for? This land is what I kept for retirement and funeral! You're taking my old life! Where's Liu Zhanggui? Call him out! Let him say it clearly face to face! Without five hundred yuan, today nobody thinks about starting work!"

"Five hundred yuan?!" A wave of gasps rose from the crowd.

In these times, five hundred yuan is a huge sum! The Xiang's compensation standard, occupying that bit of corner land, at most a few dozen yuan tops.

Liu Zhanggui, hearing the news, came running in a fluster.

"Qi Gu! What are you doing! Get up quick! How dirty the ground is! Your family's land edge matter, wasn't it already explained clearly to your eldest Chai Youqing long ago? Compensation according to Xiang standard, not a penny less! White paper black words all have fingerprints pressed! How can you still make trouble here?"

"Pah! Chai Youqing that useless waste can be my master? I'm asking you this village chief, is this land Wang Huirong's or not? Did you ask me? I say I don't agree! Just don't agree! Without five hundred yuan, today nobody thinks about starting work!"

"Aren't you being unreasonably troublesome? You took the money, now you won't let them build? The Xiang and County set compensation standard, white paper black words! Can I conjure five hundred yuan for you? Get up quick! Don't delay the major national event! This road built well, the whole village benefits, don't you walk on it too?"

"Right! Everyone walks it, build it and be done, what do you want so much money for? You're too greedy!"

"Right, occupying that little bit of place wanting five hundred, extortion!"

An understanding person muttered quietly.

There were also some onlookers who didn't mind things getting bigger helping fan the flames.

"Right! Chai Mi's family's greenhouse occupies such a big place, why not say? Chai Mi is now a big boss, has trucks and a company, still short on this bit of land?"

"Building the road is a good thing, but can't let honest people suffer! What she wants isn't much! Can Chai Mi be short on this five hundred yuan?"

"Right! Must add money! Otherwise don't pass through here!"

The situation froze at once. Wang Huirong refused to get up dead or alive, lay under the bulldozer rolling and throwing a tantrum, mouth spouting filth cursing. Those few villagers helping fan the flames also surrounded around, seven mouths eight tongues, seemingly mediating but actually stirring the fire. Foreman Old Zhang anxious spinning in circles, project completely stopped. Liu Zhanggui throat shouted hoarse, reason said to the end, from collective benefit to personal gain, saliva said dry, but facing an old woman lying on the ground playing rogue and a few unreasonably troublesome villagers, helpless. Construction team workers gathered together, complaints everywhere, this freezing cold day, work can't be done, food can't be eaten.

Before long, Chai Mi also came.

This road actually wouldn't occupy much of Wang Huirong's land, practically almost wouldn't touch it.

But Wang Huirong insisted on making trouble, everyone also had no way.

"This road sounds like whoever doesn't walk, I walk too. I'll pay a bit more, that's fine. Who the fuck has the ability not to walk, whoever blocks." Chai Mi wasn't particularly angry, just felt couldn't be bothered dealing with them: "Don't need you few pretending to block, this greenhouse is mine, land is also mine. You don't need to block, wait for road to be built, I'll watch you few walk from up there, I'll directly break your few legs."

The few villagers who were just helping fan the flames and making noise, at once went quiet, faces a bit unable to hold up, quietly shrank back.

After all, everyone knows, Chai Mi says whose legs she'll break, then it's truly possible to break them.

Who the fuck is idle with nothing to do looking for trouble.

Wang Huirong was also stunned, she made trouble to demand money, not to make the road change route, especially changing to that "money-losing goods" Chai Mi's land! Then wouldn't she have made trouble for nothing? Money not cheated, land not occupied for advantage?

"No way, you fuck say change route and change route? Can't change! Must go through mine…… if not go I'll die for you to see."

Wang Huirong made trouble to demand money, not to make the road change route! Then wouldn't she have made trouble for nothing? Money not cheated, land not occupied for advantage?

"Why change route? That road must go through here! Must occupy my land! You must give me money! Five hundred yuan!" She slapped her thigh, a look of not achieving goal swearing not to rest.

Finally, couldn't be resolved, everyone could only go home.

Liu Zhanggui with a black face returned home, Xue Haiyan took medicine just fell asleep, face color looking a bit better than previous few days, but still left mouth corner a bit crooked.

Originally Xue Haiyan got a bit better, Liu Zhanggui's mood these two days was actually a bit better.

Smoking, not even that diligent anymore.

As a result, that fire in his heart, stirred up by Wang Huirong tonight, not only failed to die down, but burned even more fiercely.

He couldn't even spare a moment to drink a sip of water, pacing restlessly in the room, smoking one cigarette after another.

Wang Huirong's shameless, rolling-on-the-ground behavior, and Chai You De and his wife's treacherous appearance instigating from behind, made him extremely angry.

Moreover, this matter isn't something that can be easily handled like a family fight or some other thing.

Wang Huirong wants to extort some money; this opening absolutely cannot be made.

If today we give Wang Huirong an opening, and she extorts five hundred yuan, then tomorrow there will be even more people blocking the road construction.

This is not a matter of compromise.

"Damn it! Pushing her luck! She really thinks no one in the village can handle her? Occupying the latrine but not shitting, yet still wants to extort money? She's dreaming!"

The more he thought, the angrier he got. Road construction in the village is a good thing; if he compromises this time, how will Liu Zhanggui ever hold his head high in the village again? Where would his authority be? No, this bad breath cannot be swallowed, and this evil wind cannot be encouraged!

He abruptly stood up, not caring that the sky was getting dark, grabbed the old cotton-padded jacket draped over the chair back and put it on: "No, this matter cannot just be left like this!"

Afterwards Liu Zhanggui went to find Song Qingshan.

Song Qingshan took one look at Liu Zhanggui's face, black as a pot bottom, and understood seven or eight parts in his heart.

"Is it about Wang Huirong blocking the road this afternoon?"

"Damn it, lying under the bulldozer demanding five hundred! Won't let construction start if not paid! That girl Chai Mi wanted to give up her own land to change the route, but I stopped her! This opening cannot be made! If it really opens, how will the village get anything done in the future? Any public construction, they'll all learn from her and lie on the ground extorting money?"

"Sigh, this matter is a mess... Wang Huirong's temper, when she goes wild there's no limit, and Chai You De and his wife are sneakily vicious. Changing the route... although it would vent anger, it brings endless future troubles, indeed cannot be done this way. Then... Xiangli Chief, what's your plan now? Can't really give her five hundred, right? The township's compensation standard is in black and white, we don't have extra money to give her either."

"Give her money? Dream on! Don't even think about getting a single cent more! Not only not more, I'll make her spit out everything she shouldn't have eaten!"

"Oh? Xiangli Chief, you have a plan? Tell me quick!"

Liu Zhanggui lowered his voice: "Qingshan, do you remember, exactly which lands are under Chai Zhongxiao and Wang Huirong, the old couple's names?"

"Xiangli Chief, you mean... the old couple's land? And also... those few daughters' land?"

"Right!" Liu Zhanggui slapped his thigh, "Chai Zhongxiao is still squatting in the pigpen, Wang Huirong an old woman at home. The old couple's own few mu of food ration fields and retirement land, the village didn't touch a bit; the road only takes a corner of their contracted land. But the problem isn't there! Qingshan, check the account book, when the Chai family's few daughters married out, how was the land divided? The three daughters' land, all in the old couple's hands, specifically which plots?"

Song Qingshan immediately understood: "Hey! Your brain turns fast! If you hadn't mentioned it I'd almost forgotten this episode!"

He hurriedly stood up, took out that land register account book from the old cabinet beside him, and flipped through it with a clatter.

"Chai Zhongxiao's family, land divided per capita. Chai Zhongxiao and Wang Huirong the couple, have their own food ration fields and contracted land, total about... hmm, sixteen mu of land, plus sixteen mu of contracted land. All allocated based on five people. That plot is the eldest daughter's land. Chai Zhongxiao and Wang Huirong back then relying on being elders and the daughters' parents, shamelessly made a scene; actually those three daughters' land has always been farmed by the old couple, harvest also belongs to them. Three daughters? Who dares come back to claim? Wang Huirong's mouth can scold people until blood flows! Chai Zhongxiao isn't easy to deal with either. Over time, everyone just turned a blind eye, treating it as theirs."

Liu Zhanggui listened and coldly laughed: "Managing for the daughters? Bullshit! This is blatant seizure! Nakedly occupying collective land! The three daughters' land added up, at least seventeen or eighteen mu, right? Much more than the corner the road takes! Their household registrations left the village long ago, this land should belong to the village! These years the village didn't argue with them, was sentiment. Now, Wang Huirong actually dares, for a sesame-seed-sized compensation, to block the whole village's road to prosperity? Still dares to extort money? Really thinks no one in the village can handle her?"

"Xiangli Chief, you mean... we take this chance to thoroughly settle this old account? Reclaim the three daughters' land, according to policy, fair and square, back into the collective?"

"Right! That's exactly the meaning!"

This cannot blame Liu Zhanggui for being unkind; mainly this matter really cannot be delayed. The higher-ups building the road is originally a good thing, Wang Huirong blocking it is slapping his face.

In the past, Liu Zhanggui always liked to muddy the waters, but muddying the waters Wang Huirong wouldn't have it.

The ones building the road aren't village people; if it delays the county construction team's work, Liu Zhanggui also won't be able to get away clean.

The next day, Liu Zhanggui clarified this matter completely. Directly told Wang Huirong the land was reclaimed; result Wang Huirong still wouldn't accept, went to make trouble again.

Liu Zhanggui didn't indulge her either, directly called the police and had her arrested.

This matter, only then came to a conclusion.

Not long after, the road was repaired.