After seeing off Yang Dong, the family went inside.
Xiaoxiao had just gone out holding her child, and Xiaoxiao’s mother knew that she was going out to gather information.
Yang Dong had just been there, so she hadn’t had ti to ask. But now, with the ti available, she hurriedly asked, "So, girl, how are things? What are they thinking? Can we lease the mountain from our family?"
Though Old Clock didn’t say a word, he was there, ears perked up, listening.
"Mom, this matter, well, I’d say it’s very likely to happen. I just went to the big square, and lots of people were discussing this. They have so concerns about it, but I ran into Li Chuntao’s mother at the big square. Aunt Li said a lot of good things for our family, managed to persuade those folks, and now they’ve all gone ho, probably to discuss this. If nothing unexpected happens, soone will lease the mountain, if not entirely, then definitely partially."
Actually, Xiaoxiao knows that even if everyone from the village goes up the mountain, the number of people wouldn’t be enough, and they’d still need to find people from other villages. The reason they so desperately want local villagers to lease instead of outsiders is mainly because they’re familiar, and they can attract outsiders.
If local villagers continue to work on the mountain, outsiders wouldn’t have concerns.
If no local is going up the mountain to work, then outsiders would probably suspect sothing’s wrong, thinking it’s dangerous.
So the matter of local villagers going up the mountain to work becos extrely important.
If the local villagers can be persuaded to lease the mountain, then it’s a done deal.
Upon hearing that Chuntao’s mother helped, Xiaoxiao’s mother felt at ease, "Oh, Chuntao’s mother helping is great. This will definitely work out."
Hearing this, Xiaoxiao was quite puzzled. Was Aunt Chuntao’s words more effective than the Village Chief’s?
She couldn’t help but ask, "Mom, why are Aunt Li’s words so effective?"
Xiaoxiao’s mother chuckled, "Your Aunt Li, when she talks about other things, it’s not quite effective, but when it’s about earning Silver, it’s because their family is wealthy, people feel their family is more savvy with money-making matters."
"..." This reasoning left Xiaoxiao speechless, yet she couldn’t argue.
But undeniably, because of Aunt Li’s words, everyone’s mindset absolutely underwent a change.
"Yes, this, it will surely work out, don’t worry. When my brother returns, we’ll know." Xiaoxiao thought that after going through all of this, it’s impossible that no one would lease the mountain. She still had confidence in that.
When Chuntao was ntioned, Xiaoxiao’s mother started asking, "You haven’t seen Chuntao from their family in a while, have you? Did you ask Aunt Li when she’ll be back? It’s been over half a year since we last saw her. Every ti, Aunt Li says she went to her grandma’s place."
Because Li Chuntao has a good relationship with their own daughter, Xiaoxiao’s mother couldn’t help but chatter a bit.
Hearing this, Xiaoxiao was surprised, "Over half a year?"
"Yes, we haven’t seen her since New Year. Who knows why she’s stayed at her grandma’s for so long, but Aunt Li hasn’t been any less frequent. She’s been going much more than before. Aunt Li must miss her daughter."
Xiaoxiao found it odd. What was Li Chuntao up to? She had said she had her eyes on Yang Dong but showed no contact nor asked for help to pair them up. Was it because she failed her diet and was too embarrassed?
"I asked Aunt Li, she said Li Chuntao would be back soon, and I told her to have her find when she returns."
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