Rebirth: Inheriting Millions In The Eighties-Chapter 47 - Starting selection_1

Chapter 47: Chapter 47 Starting selection_1

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Xia Ningxing then “frightenedly” trembled thrice.

The village chief, his beard bristling with anger, scolded loudly, “Old Mrs. Xia, what era are we living in now, how can you still hold such an obsolete and regressive view that a daughter is a losing proposition!”

“Moreover, I arranged the draw to ensure fairness. Whichever number a family draws is the number they get. Who gave you permission to swap them in secret?”

Lady Xia was typically domineering within her own family, and now, being chastised, she turned beet red with mortification, nearly hating Xia Ningxing and her mother to death.

She felt that, had they not insisted on making a big deal out of the situation, she would never have been publicly scolded by the village chief.

With things having come to this point, Uncle Xia, who had earlier encouraged his mother to switch the lots, suddenly felt ashamed and quickly stepped forward to pull his mother away and apologize for her, “I’m sorry, village chief, my mother acted impulsively.”

The crowd could not help laughing, “An impulsive act? Everyone in our village knows that Old Mrs. Xia favors the eldest Xia family and always bullies Jianren’s family.”

“They drew the first lot through their own effort, why should it be swapped with yours!”

“Must be dreaming!”

Having failed to get the number one slot for Uncle Xia’s family, they already felt extremely frustrated, and now they became the butt of the joke, wishing they could just crawl into a hole.

The village chief couldn’t be bothered with their family any longer, and he lifted a hand to wipe away the little girl’s tears, comforting her, “Don’t cry, Bao’er, Jianren’s wife will pick the land soon. With me as the village chief here, I’d like to see who dares to switch your family’s slot!”

He then lifted his eyes, signaling Mrs. Xia.

The last sentence was spoken in a very loud voice, clearly intended for certain individuals to hear.

“Thank you, Uncle Village Chief!” Mrs. Xia’s eyes reddened slightly as she hurried forward, realizing that her own family were less reliable than an outsider!

“It’s nothing but courtesy between fellow villagers,” the village chief waved his hand, then added, “Your family still has five members without allocated land, so this time you can divide up five acres. Choose for yourself.”

He pointed to a division map behind him.

“Okay, Uncle Village Chief,” Mrs. Xia nodded, her pretty almond-shaped eyes fixed on the map.

Having married into Peach Blossom Village for over a decade, she naturally knew which lands were fertile.

For instance, the three acres north of the bridge used to be an orchard converted to farmland and were said to use organic soil, yielding a high output, but just last year the owner gambled everything away overnight and couldn’t continue farming, so the land reverted back to the village.

There were also four acres south of the bridge that were productive fields. Originally, these lands had an owner, but after his death and with no heirs to inherit, the village reclaimed them.

Even the land to the east was fertile…

Though the Xia family was now in business and not short of money, Mrs. Xia still wanted fertile land for their later years.

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Having money didn’t change her belief that having land was the true sense of security.

“Xia Jianren’s wife, have you made your choice?” Seeing her silent for so long, the village chief couldn’t help but ask.

“I have made a choice, just the bri…” Mrs. Xia was about to say when Xia Ningxing ran over. She stood on her tiptoes, her soft, pale hand pointing at the northwest corner of the land division map, turning her head to look at her mother, “Mom, we want these five acres!”

Mrs. Xia focused and quickly shook her head, “No, no, Bao’er, that corner land won’t yield crops.”

Speaking of which, it was rather strange. Crops grew on every other piece of land but not on that one, leading the villagers to quietly speculate that it was an ominous place.