MTL - My 1995 Small Farm-Chapter 2 arable land

   Chapter 2 Farmland

   "Is there anyone at home?"

   At this moment, a shout came from outside the door.

   broke their brief silence.

   Realizing that someone was coming, Wang Susu was busy wiping her tears on her sleeve.

   "Go wash your hands, I'll see who's here."

  Chen Lingchong said something to Wang Susu, turned on the lights in the yard, opened the curtain and walked out.

   Taking advantage of the light, I saw a thin black old man wearing a blue and white turban and a blue tunic entering the house with a flashlight.

   "Yo, Fugui came back very early today!"

   Seeing Chen Ling coming out, the thin black old man smiled and showed his yellow teeth and said hello.

   Then, without waiting for Chen Ling to speak, he asked, "Where's Susu? Are you at home? I need to inform her again!"

  Chen Ling was stunned for a moment, and then realized that in the eyes of outsiders, he was already a piece of iron waste, and it was useless.

   So if there is any matter at home, he will come to his wife to discuss it.

   "It's Uncle Fifth, it's cold outside, come in and sit."

   At this moment, Wang Susu greeted him and hurriedly greeted the old man into the room.

The old man smiled and waved his hand: "I won't enter the house anymore, I came here today to talk about two things, one is that the deposit from the previous year should be paid, and the other is the exchange of farmland between your family and the Erzhu family... "

   "Of course, the main thing is the exchange of cultivated land. I want to remind you again."

   "It's not going to be spring soon. We can do it as soon as we can. If we don't live for a while, the village will have to re-divide the arable land. Everyone is in trouble."

   After listening to what the old man said, Chen Ling didn't feel anything.

   Just taking advantage of the gap, I remembered who this old man was.

  The old man's name is Wang Laishun, the village chief and village party secretary of Chenwangzhuang.

  Because he is the fifth oldest in the family, the younger generation is either called Wushu or Wuye.

   As for "Fugui" is his nickname, many rural children have nicknames, and Chen Ling's name was changed after he went to school.

  Compared to Chen Ling who still has other thoughts, Wang Susu's reaction is a bit bigger.

   "Uncle Five, Uncle Five, didn't you say that my family and sister-in-law Xiuying's family changed? Why did it change with Erzhu's family?"

  Wang Susu knew about the withdrawal of funds, but how did the exchange of farmland change in the end?

   Xiuying's sister-in-law's house has good soil fertility and is close to the village, which is comparable to the wasteland at the foot of Erzhu's family.

   The difference is huge.

   "Huh? You don't know?"

  Wang Laishun's eyes widened when he heard this, frowned and looked at Wang Susu and Chen Ling.

   then said: "But I heard Erzhu say you know, and also said that each mu of land has added 200 yuan to your family."

   "He also gave me a note that both you and Fugui have put their handprints on it..."

  Wang Laishun said, and took out a cigarette case from his jacket pocket.

   A stack of notes was placed in the cigarette case.

   saw the old man pull out one of them and hand it to Wang Susu.

   "Look, is it the handprints of the two of you?"

   Wang Susu saw the note and didn't take it immediately, but took a look at Chen Ling before taking it.

   unfolded and looked, Wang Susu's face quickly turned pale.

   looked at Chen Ling in shock and grievance, and said, "You, did you exchange our land for the Erzhu family?"

   "Do you know that in Erzhu's land, the grass doesn't grow well, and it can't grow food..."

   "What will we rely on to live in the future!"

   Wang Susu's voice was already crying, her eyes were full of tears, she bit her lower lip and looked at Chen Ling.

  Chen Ling was a little confused, but when he saw Wang Susu was crying, he didn't dare to say anything.

   rubbed his eyebrows, Chen Ling thought of a picture in a trance.

  At the beginning of the year, when the county town held a temple fair, Chen Erzhu took him to the dance hall for a drink.

What happened during the    period, his memory was mixed, and some of it could not be recalled.

  But after he came out drunk at night, Chen Erzhu put his arm around his shoulder and said something, then laughed and stuffed a note with red ink pad into his pocket...

Thinking of this scene, Chen Ling's head was buzzing, and he thought no, it couldn't be because he didn't ask for money from Wang Susu on the day of the temple fair, after listening to Erzhu subsidize 200 yuan per mu of land , promise to exchange farmland with him?

   Then at night, secretly pressed the handprint with Wang Susu's hand?

   "Susu, I, I..."

  Chen Ling's face is hot, even if it adds up, he has lived two lifetimes, but when he thinks that such a **** thing was actually done by himself, he is ashamed.

  Although Wang Susu pressed the handprint without knowing it, but after all, he pressed it, and he said that if he didn’t know, who would believe it.

   So it's no use trying to go back now.

  If this is a rascal who refuses to admit it, it will be easy to destroy this handprint note.

   But his reputation is even worse, Wang Susu will be shameless in the future.

   Having lived in the countryside for so many years, he has also seen many cunning people ate the IOUs, credentials, and even the votes cast in public, and the results were not good.

   Rural roads are slippery and people’s hearts are more complicated. It’s not just talk.

   Trivial things sometimes make trouble, and it’s common to not speak for half a lifetime.

   Not to mention the arable land, as well as the famous second-rate Chen Erzhu.

   Wang Susu squatted on the ground and cried.

  Chen Ling pinched the note and looked at the two dazzling red handprints above, and couldn't help gnashing his teeth.

   Don't blame my uncle for being ruthless, he wanted to slap himself twice.

   "Hey, Susu, don't cry for now. I think it's okay to talk to Erzhu. The villagers, if you have something to discuss."

   Wang Laishun sighed and persuaded.

   When he came, he was still wondering, Wang Susu is a shrewd girl, why would she agree to change the wasteland of Erzhu's family.

   I didn't think it was done by the prodigal Chen Ling, so there's nothing to say.

  It doesn't hurt to sell Ye Tian!

  Wang Laishun glanced at Chen Ling and thought to himself: This lazy boy lacks discipline, especially after the death of Lao Tzu, he is simply inhuman.

   His eldest brother was still playing too lightly.

  Thinking like this, he stretched out his hand and pulled the note with the fingerprint on it back from Chen Ling's hand.

   "You guys have pressed your handprints, and I'm not good at helping anyone, so I'll put this on me first..."

"This year, there will be a high-voltage line in the south, which will occupy a lot of arable land. You all know that. Next month, the village will come to survey the land, and each household will have to re-divide the land. There are only a few days left. You should hurry up and discuss with the Erzhu family. The result is out."

   "If I have nothing else to do, I'll leave first, there are still a few places to go around."

  Wang Laishun dropped a few words, and was about to leave with his hands behind his back.

   At this time, Wang Susu stopped him again: "Wait a minute, Uncle Fifth, I'll get you a deposit."

  Wang Laishun walked to the gate of the courtyard. Hearing the words, he patted his forehead, thinking that he almost forgot about it, but he said that he was not in a hurry.

  Chen Ling could see that the old man was pretending to be polite. After all, the amount of money withdrawn this year was not a small amount, so he didn't talk to him much, and followed Wang Susu into the room.

   When he entered the room, he saw Wang Susu took out a small black wooden box from his pillow, a slender rectangle, and took out a stack of money from it.

  Looking at the amount of one hundred and eighty yuan, it is estimated that they can pay the two people's withdrawal funds.

  Tsk tsk, my little daughter-in-law is quite smart.

   This place to hide money is well chosen, it's dark under the lights!

   "Huh? No..."

   "Why does this wooden box look so familiar?"

   Suddenly, Chen Ling's eyes narrowed, and his attention was attracted by the black wooden box in Wang Susu's hand.

   "Isn't it? How did this thing appear here?!"

  Chen Ling had a ghostly expression in the daytime, his eyes widened with excitement and fear, and he hurried over.

  Wang Susu was taken aback, covered the money tightly, and whispered, "I didn't hide it on purpose, it was for emergency use in case of an accident at home."

   "Now I have to submit the deposit, can't move..."

   Chen Ling knew that he was too excited when he saw this, but seeing this familiar object here, it was strange that he could hold back and not be excited.

   Then he forcibly suppressed his trembling and stirring thoughts, took a deep breath, and explained to Wang Susu that he didn't want money, just wanted to see this box.

   But he has too many previous convictions.

   Wang Susu didn't believe it, she cried and looked at him with red eyes and fear, but she hid the box and money behind her hands, and said in a trembling voice, "No, no."

   "Please, this money really can't be moved!"

"I…"

  Chen Ling was helpless, not knowing what to say.

   He was very impatient, but his daughter-in-law misunderstood was too deep, so he had to give up, preparing to wait for her to go out to pay the money, and then look at it for himself.

   saw that Chen Ling stopped talking.

   made Wang Susu stunned for a moment, then blinked, fearing that her husband would have another crooked idea and cause trouble.

   slowly handed the wooden box over, and said Ai Ai expectantly, "There's no money in here, and there's only a little money left in the family, just enough to pay the two of us to keep the money..."

   When he said this, Wang Susu's eyes were a little dodgy, the kind of dodging that is afraid of a person.

   She was afraid that when Chen Ling heard that the family only had this amount of money, she would not let the handover keep the money.

   But Chen Ling didn't notice this at this time...

   He couldn't contain his excitement, grabbed the wooden box in his hand, and looked at it over and over.

   Seeing Chen Ling's posture, he thought he suspected that he was still hiding money in the wooden box.

  Wang Susu's eyes darkened, and she said, "Then, I'll go and hand over the money to the fifth uncle..."

   looked at Chen Ling cautiously, obviously because he was afraid that he would make a fool of himself, and stopped him from paying the money.

   After Wang Susu finished speaking, seeing that Chen Ling was still tinkering with the little black box, there was no special reaction, so she breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly walked out with the money in her hand.

   It wasn't even a minute before Wang Susu walked out, but Chen Ling couldn't hold back his excitement.

   "Exactly the same as the one I auctioned on Sakurajima during the Tokyo Olympics!"

   "Is it possible, this is the secret of my travel to another time and space? Susu actually hides it under my pillow..."

   "Look at this shape, isn't it a Moonlight Treasure Box?"

   Parallel space-time is mainly to avoid some sensitive events, big events are still written according to reality, the general trend is irreversible, and small things can be changed

   (end of this chapter)