Chapter 142: First Come, First Served

As soon as Yue Bai arrived at Laoyingzui Village, she met several old people at the entrance of the village. The old people were gathered under a large locust tree at the entrance of the village basking in the sun. Seeing her, they all raised their heads to greet her.

Yue Bai now eats national grain, her status has changed, and she has become more and more noble. Although some people say she exchanged her husband's life for this status, the fact that she changed her status is undeniable. Status changed, and fate changed along with it. A mud-legged person being able to earn a status of eating national grain is the dream of many people.

Yue Bai didn't care what others said behind her back. She knew, what could she do if she cared? It would only add trouble to herself. It was better to be grand and live as herself. In this way, those who gossiped became fewer, and they even sympathized with the fact that she was young and had lost her husband. Therefore, after Yue Bai moved her household registration away, the people in the village still left a share of Zhao Deliang's fields for her.

When she moved her household registration, Zhao the Fortune Teller firmly disagreed with moving both of her sons away, saying that no matter what, a trace of blood had to be left for Zhao Deliang in Eagle's Mouth. So the eldest son's household registration moved to the township government with Yuebai and became an urban household registration, while the younger son's household registration remained in Eagle's Mouth Village as a farmer.

Yue Bai couldn't overcome the ideas of Zhao Deliang's clan, so she thought about finding another opportunity to move her son's household registration later. Now Laoyingzui Village was going to acquire land, and the money for rural people to divide land is generally based on the method of dividing land by person. If a person has no land, they can only take half of others; if a person has land, they can also get half. In this way, Zhao Deliang's land was still under his name and could be divided into half the money.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Yuebai's face, and she couldn't help but feel grateful to Zhao the Fortune Teller. If she had moved her whole family away, now that everyone in Eagle's Mouth Village could divide tens of thousands of yuan for land, she wouldn't have been able to get a penny, wouldn't that be a huge loss?

The old people still regarded her as a person from Laoyingzui Village and enthusiastically stood up to pull her to sit down and chat.

Yue Bai's heart moved, so she found a small stool and joined the pile of old people, preparing to do a warm-up exercise.

Who knew that before she could open her mouth, the old people happily told her that the little girl who opened a supermarket in the township government had come several times, saying she wanted to rent Laoyingzui's land, and heard that it was almost negotiated, and the deposit had been paid.

The old people asked Yue Bai if she knew about this, saying that for thousands of years, except for a mountain spring that never dried up on the mountain behind the village, Laoyingzui really had nothing else to make people nostalgic. Everyone actually knew this little girl, and everyone had bought things in the supermarket she opened. She was very kind, and her little face smiled like a flower. I don't know what nerve was wrong, but she suddenly ran to Laoyingzui and insisted on renting dozens of mu of land, without saying what she was doing.

Yue Bai was shocked. She didn't expect Pan Xiaoqin to be first come, first served. The township government's land acquisition in Laoyingzui was still a secret so far. No one outside knew any information except the township government cadres. How did Pan Xiaoqin know about this, and why was she so fast?

Thinking of this, Yue Bai asked, "Is it renting or buying land?"

"Some say it's renting, and some say it's buying. We old guys didn't ask carefully. However, Zhao the Fortune Teller participated in this matter. He is a person who has traveled north and south, has seen a lot, and can make decisions."

The old people talked all at once. Yue Bai listened for a long time but still couldn't decide whether it was rented or bought. Her heart became anxious. The start was unfavorable. If the land Pan Xiaoqin took happened to be what the township government wanted, this matter would be very difficult to handle. So she gave a wink to Women's Director Pu Zhizhen, and the two stood up to say goodbye, preparing to find the village head to understand.

Hearing that the township government Women's Director had come, the village head ran over with a rice bowl and shouted from afar, "The leader is here."

Suddenly seeing Yue Bai on the side, he grinned and said, "Sister-in-law Yue Bai is also back."

Yue Bai gave a faint smile and said, "What time is it, and you're still eating."

The village head frowned and complained, "Sister-in-law, you don't know yet, my house is almost being dismantled, how can I have the heart to eat. Others are eating lunch, and I'm still eating breakfast."

Yue Bai said inexplicably, "Who wants to dismantle your house?"

The village head looked at the two of them with confusion and said, "You aren't here for this matter?"

Yue Bai hesitated and said, "What matter?"

"What else, dividing money. The village rented ten mu of land to others, a 30-year lease, 5,000 yuan per year, and paid three years of rent in advance. There is more than 10,000 yuan, so they can't sleep and have to divide it now. And the opinions are not unified, it's killing me." The village head took a bite of rice and said, "I said, if you can't argue, ask the township government cadres to handle it. I thought you were invited by them."

Yue Bai scolded, "Such a small matter in the village, and you invite township cadres. Even if township cadres have three heads and six arms, I'm afraid they can't handle it." She paused and said, "We came here, and it's also related to this matter. You eat first, and later call a few village cadres to come to your house for a meeting."

The village head grinned and said, "Still need to invite, they are all waiting at my house."

After speaking, he took Yue Bai and Pu Zhizhen to his house. The old people under the locust tree shouted, "Dequan, the township cadres are here, we must have fairness and reasonableness."

Village head Zhao Dequan turned back and smiled, "Grandparents, don't worry, the land is our Laoyingzui Village's, we can still make decisions ourselves."

When they arrived at the village head's house, the room was crowded with people, bustling and noisy. Seeing Yue Bai and the others coming, they all stopped talking.

When Yue Bai was a farmer at home, she wasn't a vegetarian, and now she is a township cadre, her status is even more noble. Although her husband is gone, she is still Zhao's daughter-in-law. Most of the people in Laoyingzui Village are of the Zhao surname, all from the same ancestor. Several people with foreign surnames have no right to speak in the village, let alone dare to shout at Yue Bai.

Someone shouted at Yue Bai, "Yue Bai, your son's household registration is still in the village, and your De-liang's fields are still there."

Yue Bai smiled slightly and said, "I know."

She asked the village head to take out the lease for her to see. As soon as she saw it, she knew that the land Pan Xiaoqin rented was exactly where the township government planned to build the farmers' market. She exchanged glances with Pu Zhizhen and said, "Dequan, when you rented the land, why didn't you say hello to the township government?"

Zhao Dequan scratched his head and said, "Sister-in-law, this land is our village's collective land, basically wasteland. Besides, people are renting, not buying, so we didn't look for the township government."

Yue Bai said, "You still know that the land is collective, I also tell you, the land belongs to the country. It cannot be bought or sold."

"It wasn't sold." Zhao Dequan said with a guilty conscience, "Is it illegal?"

"Whether it's illegal or not is not for me to say." Yue Bai calmly read the land lease contract carefully and handed it to Zhao Dequan. "You all pressed your handprints on the contract, I'm afraid you can't change your words."

Zhao Dequan became nervous, stared at Yue Bai and said, "Sister-in-law, this is not my personal matter, everyone agreed. I just stamped the seal on the contract."

Yue Bai smiled and said, "Dequan, while everyone is here, ask everyone, if people want to buy our land, what opinions do you have?"

As soon as the crowd heard it, the room that had just quieted down became lively again, and they made a fuss.

The young representative who had seen the world outside said, "Selling land is not a strange thing now. Farmers in coastal places have sold land to bosses and do business to eat. They are all farmers who have washed their feet and gone ashore."

The older side said, "If the land is sold, what will we rely on to eat in the future? Those who can do business will do business, those who can't do business will sit and eat, waiting to die."

When the two sides argued almost enough, Yue Bai said, "The old saying goes, which grass nest will starve a snake? I see, as long as there is a boss coming to buy land, don't worry about not being able to live."

"That's it, that's it." Yue Bai's words were strongly supported by the young faction, and they all looked at her.

Yue Bai looked around at the people surrounding her and said softly, "People in Laoyingzui Village, maybe it won't be long before everyone will be a farmer who has washed their feet and gone ashore."

When the young people heard this, they felt that the light was right in front of them and shouted excitedly, "Aunt Yue Bai is a national cadre, her vision is high."

Yue Bai gave a faint smile and said, "However, this requires everyone to cooperate."

The young people smiled and said, "We will all cooperate with you, Aunt. Those old people, their soil is buried to their chins, can they still turn the sky?"

Pu Zhizhen didn't miss the opportunity to say, "Now it's the world of young people. Look at the leaders of the township government, they are all young people. This is a new situation."

Zhao Dequan leaned over and asked, "Sister-in-law, what do you mean by this?"

Yue Bai smiled and said, "Dequan, I brought good news to our Laoyingzui."

Zhao Dequan smiled, "What good news does sister-in-law have, say it out, let us be happy."

Yue Bai simply explained that the township government was going to move to Laoyingzui and that the township government was going to acquire land. Everyone was stunned on the spot, and no one spoke.

For a long time, Zhao Dequan said angrily, "Grandma's bear. We were all played by the little girl who opened a supermarket in the township government." He asked nervously, "Can this contract not count?"

Yue Bai shook her head and said, "Definitely not. You all pressed your handprints, the village also stamped the red seal, and you took people's money. If you go back on your word, I'm afraid you will eat a lawsuit."

"Not afraid of eating a lawsuit. She is a little girl, can she fight our whole village?"

"She won't fight you, the law will fight you. Can you fight the law?"

"Then what to do?"

"It's okay. She is renting land. The township government is buying land. In this way, you are taking advantage. The land sold is someone else's, and the rented land will still be Laoyingzui's after decades. It's just a matter of time, good."

After Zhao Dequan finished listening, he was relieved. He took out a cigarette, lit it, and scolded the circle of people around him, "You short-sighted people, you don't see things as far as sister-in-law Yue Bai. Just wait, wait to wash your feet and go ashore."

After smoking a few puffs, he asked in confusion, "Why did the township government suddenly want to move to our Laoyingzui?"

Before Yue Bai could speak, Pu Zhizhen said, "Isn't there an expressway going through Laoyingzui?"

Zhao Dequan and others were surprised and asked, "Is this true?"

Yue Bai had to say, "Really. There is indeed this matter."

The room was quiet, and everyone was calculating something. Excitement that couldn't be suppressed appeared on everyone's face. Such a good opportunity, in their view, was something they never dreamed of.

"Is the township government buying land for land acquisition?" Zhao Dequan asked, smoking carelessly.

"Buying land," Yue Bai replied, "Collective land, the township government's land acquisition belongs to national requisition."

"How much money per mu?"

"Three thousand."

"Too cheap, right?"

"Decided by the Township Party Committee, which is decided by the country. I have no way."

"Can it be more?"

"You rented it for 500 per mu, and buying it for 3,000 per mu is not cheap."

"But you said, after decades, the land will still be Laoyingzui's."

"The same truth, the township government bought the land, do you think they will build the township government to the sky? Isn't it still in Laoyingzui."

Zhao Dequan didn't speak, smoking with his head down.

"You discuss it yourselves. I'll state my position first, my Liu Yue Bai family has no opinion." Yue Bai stood up, pulled Pu Zhizhen and said, "Director Pu, let's go back to the township. Come again the day after tomorrow."

Pu Zhizhen was still hesitating, Yue Bai gave a wink and said, "Dequan, you are the village head, you must take the overall situation into account, lead everyone to have a good meeting, and give the organization an explanation."

Zhao Dequan nodded repeatedly, stood up and sent them out of the house, turned back and shouted at the people in the house, "What are you sitting for, go invite Uncle Half-Immortal, meeting." ===== CHAPTER 143 =====