Moreover, these past few days, the villagers have been saying that the Yang Family distributed food to every household in the village to give everyone a taste, clearly not intending to sell it outside.
This subtly conveys that their family accepted the food given back by the villagers out of necessity.
This situation made Aunt Lan Hua panic and even more so the Village Chief.
The Village Chief was counting on selling the mountain to beco the village head, afraid this matter would fall through, so he visited Yang Ming’s house again.
"Yang Ming, Yang Ming’s wife, have you thought about the mountain purchase?"
The Village Chief was too anxious to sit still at ho and ca over in the evening. Yang Ming was naturally at ho and understood the Village Chief’s urgency. Initially intending to reassure him, Yang Ming feared the Village Chief might ruin the plan and said, "Village Chief Uncle, about the mountain purchase, our family isn’t unanimously agreed yet, so we haven’t decided."
"Unanimously agreed?" The Village Chief frowned upon hearing this. Yang Family’s second son’s wife has been complaining outside these few days about the wasted silver on the food purchase. "Isn’t this matter within your family’s decision?"
"Village Chief Uncle, such a big decision can’t be made by just one person; it’s a family matter. If one person disagrees, we all have to discuss it again." Yang Ming spoke so genuinely that no fault could be found.
"Yang Ming, it’s not that Uncle is anxious, but about the mountain purchase, you must give a definite answer. What if soone else buys the mountain by then..."
Actually, the Village Chief’s aning was clear to both Yang Ming and Xiaoxiao. Regardless of the situation, the food had already been sold outside. If soone fancy it and plans to buy the mountain, it would be troubleso. Fortunately, Aunt Lan Hua’s family hasn’t been selling recently; the question is whether those days might have attracted other potential buyers.
Yang Ming originally felt indifferent about whether to buy the mountain or not. If purchased, his wife would be worried and busy.
Actually, Xiaoxiao was anxious; she wanted to sell hazelnuts quickly. But since Aunt Lan Hua’s family hadn’t settled things, haste would lead to nothing. If the mountain was truly ant for her, it would eventually be hers; if not, sooner or later soone would appear to compete with her. So there was no use in being anxious. It’s better not to rush.
"Village Chief Uncle, if soone else truly wants to buy the mountain, you should sell it. If no one buys it, and our family considers purchasing it, we’ll reach out to you."
Upon hearing this, the Village Chief felt half disheartened, especially after hearing much village gossip these days. Thinking about selling the food at two coins couldn’t even get sold; the total of food was rely twenty thousand pounds, even if all sold, it would only amount to forty taels, which is far less than the twelve hundred taels, it’s no wonder opinions are divided, anyone would disagree.
He could only say, "Alright then, if you decide to buy it, just co find , then we’ll go to the County to handle the paperwork."
"Okay, appreciate your trouble, Village Chief Uncle, for coming over." Yang Ming said politely.
"No trouble, alright then, I’ll be going." The Village Chief said as he stood up.
Yang Ming escorted the Village Chief out the door, who walked ho with his hands behind his back, face grim along the way, completely blaming that woman Lan Hua. If not for her ddling, the matter would have been settled long ago. Thinking that if her family needs support again, he wouldn’t help.
Aunt Lan Hua was unaware that this incident not only offended the Yang Family but also the Village Chief’s family; constantly criticized by the villagers, her family’s reputation in Yang Family Village was thoroughly ruined.
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