The village finally returned to calm. Li Yuezhu was walking on the path carrying two packages of desserts. Looking at the smoke from the kitchen in the distance, Li Yuezhu knocked on the door of the old village chief's house.

"Who is it? Come on, come on." Grandma Zhao went to open the door with staggering steps. Now she was most afraid of someone knocking on the door. As long as she knocked on the door, nothing would happen.

"Who is it? Who is it?"

Li Yuezhu heard the old lady calling from the house and quickly agreed. "Grandma Zhao, it's me, I'm Zhu'er."

Grandma Zhao, who was standing in the house, heard that it was Zhu'er and hurriedly opened the door.

"Hey, Zhu'er is here," Grandma Zhao held Li Yuezhu's hand, still a little excited. She stood at the door again, looked around in the alley, and when she saw no one, she pulled Li Yuezhu in. "

Come in quickly."

"What's wrong with Grandma Zhao? She's so mysterious."

Li Yuezhu looked at the sneaky look of the old woman, and realized that this old woman was quite suitable for starring in an anti-war film.

"Hey, it's not that Li Cuihua who's causing trouble. Where have you been, little girl? A few days ago, I heard that your house has been closed. There's been a lot of commotion in the village these days, and you've been

Grandpa is worried that he can't eat well and can't sleep."

Li Yuezhu helped Grandma Zhao walk into the house while listening to her talk.

"I have been haunted by that Li Cuihua all my life. I originally thought that I could enjoy my old age in peace, but who would have thought that even if Li Cuihua gets old, we will not be able to live in peace."

Grandma Zhao sighed. She had been harboring this anger in her heart for a lifetime. Now Li Cuihua was making a big fuss, and she really couldn't stand it anymore.

"Master, master, Zhu'er is here." Grandma Zhao welcomed Li Yuezhu into the door and shouted at the top of her lungs.

The moment the old village chief walked out of the house and opened the back room, Li Yuezhu saw smoke filling the air. The old village chief was still holding his pipe in his hand, and he seemed to be very worried.

"Zhu'er is here, please come in quickly." The old village chief frowned when he saw that the person coming was Li Yuezhu. Thinking of what she said the last time she came, the old village chief's heart beat.

"Grandpa, the village chief, I brought some snacks to see you. They are not good things. I just bought some from the county town and gave them to Xiaoyuan. Don't dislike them." Li Yuezhu took the snacks in his hand.

The two packs of snacks were placed on the table.

"Your family is having a hard time, please take these snacks back quickly." Grandma Zhao looked at Li Yuezhu and handed over another snack. Xiao Yuan had not finished the last pack, so she quickly declined.

There is no reason to return what Li Yuezhu took out.

"Zhu'er!" Seeing Li Yuezhu's attitude, the old village chief said bluntly: "In addition to the Li Cuihua family who has been guarding the orchard, there are also three people, Daxi, Feihu and Dayou, who are interested in getting the orchard."

The old village chief sighed.

"You may not know these days, but Li Cuihua has started to make trouble again, and it's getting more and more fierce. I think you should give up. Your father hasn't come back. I'm afraid..."

Li Yuezhu nodded clearly. She understood the old village chief's difficulties. The old village chief also did it for her own good. Now the water is getting muddier.

"Grandpa Village Chief, this time I came to you not for the orchard, but for the wasteland below the orchard."

"Wasteland?" The old village chief frowned fiercely: "You mean the woodland to the north of the orchard?"

"Yeah, I wonder if that forest land can be rented to me."

The old village chief frowned and stared at Li Yuezhu for a long time: "Yes, yes, no one wants that forest now. Does Zhu'er want to rent it now?"

"Yes, I want to plant something."

"You silly girl, you are still too young. The wheat has been harvested and it is not yet time to plant radishes. If you want to rent it now, won't you lose money?"

"Grandpa, the village chief, the mountain people have their own clever ideas. That orchard is a sweet potato, but no one wants this forest!"

The old village chief saw that Li Yuezhu had made up his mind and had nothing to say. Now he was cutting down the trees in the forest and selling them for a few bucks. The land was being renovated, just in time to plant radishes.

"You girl, can your mother rest assured that you, a little girl, can make the decision on such a big matter?" The old village chief twirled his beard.

"Of course I'm relieved. My mother is relieved of me now."

The old village chief shook his head, Mr. Zhou is also a doting child.

"Well, I have agreed in advance that there is at least five acres of land in that forest, and I will rent it to you for three taels of silver. How many years will you rent it?"

Hearing what the old village chief said, Li Yuezhu started to calculate in his heart. Three taels of silver a year is really not expensive, and a lease of thirty-three years is only one hundred taels of silver.

"Grandpa, village chief, do you know how much it would cost to contract the mountain to the west of our village?" Li Yuezhu asked casually.

"You little girl has a big appetite. That mountain has hundreds of hectares, not like our two acres." The old village chief glared and sighed that this little girl didn't know how thick the sky was.

"Grandpa, village chief, just tell me. Maybe one day I will take over the whole mountain when I have money."

"You are a young girl who likes to daydream. Grandpa's rough calculation now shows that the annual contract must be more than one hundred taels of silver. The mountain is not valuable. It is the place where those poor scholars recite poems and compose poems.

, little girl, don’t think about that.”

"Hey, I understand, grandpa." Li Yuezhu said as he took out a hundred taels of silver notes from his pocket and handed them directly to the old village chief.

The old village chief was stroking his beard and drinking tea. Suddenly, a banknote appeared in front of his eyes. He was so frightened that he spit all the tea in his mouth onto the table. The banknote also had a lot of water stains on it.

"You, little girl, where did you get so much money?"

The old village chief thought that if the little girl rented for three to five years, she would only have 20 taels of silver. Unexpectedly, the little girl quietly took out 100 taels. How could he not be surprised!

"Grandpa Village Chief, I want to lease that land for thirty-three years. Here are the required banknotes. Come and take a look."

The old village chief took a deep look at Li Yuezhu, took the banknote, and checked it carefully. It was true. Although the old village chief still doubted the origin of the banknote, he did not have the habit of inquiring into other people's privacy.

Li Yuezhu watched the old village chief staggering into the house to look for the land deed, and breathed a sigh of relief. Even if he couldn't get the orchard, it was still a good deal to rent such cheap land.

The old village chief found the land deed, stamped it, and carefully handed it to Li Yuezhu.

"Zhu'er, this is the land deed you want. You must keep it properly."

"I got it, Grandpa Village Chief, don't worry." Li Yuezhu put the land deed in his arms and promised the old village chief.

"By the way, Grandpa Village Chief, I have something to ask you." After Li Yuezhu placed the land deed, he was not in a hurry to leave.

"What's going on?" The old village chief's heart was pounding. He always felt that Li Yuezhu was going to do something big this time.

"How many strong laborers are there now in our village who are idle at home?" Li Yuezhu took a sip of water and asked naturally.

"After harvesting wheat a few days ago, most of the strong laborers in the village have returned. According to previous years' experience, they will stay in the village for ten days and a half, and in a few days they may go to the county to find work."

Li Yuezhu nodded clearly, rolled her eyes, and then asked: "How much money can the strong laborers in our village earn in a month when they go out to work? Does the village chief know?"

The old village chief frowned, stroking his beard and thought carefully: "There are not many. Most of them do small jobs and can earn one or two silver a month."

Li Yuezhu's heart fell to the ground after hearing the old village chief's words.

"Grandpa Village Chief, I have one more thing to discuss with you." Li Yuezhu simply squatted down next to the old village chief's legs, holding his little head up, revealing his big, watery eyes.

Once she arrived, the old village chief knew that this little girl had something to say.

"what are you up to?"
Chapter completed!