Chapter 44: The Village Chief's Thoughts
Shopkeeper Mei also laughed, "You are so polite to me, and the remaining one or two will be treated as a gentle red seal from me personally."
Yi Mingxue knew that this was her way to win over people, but she had no intention of letting her second sister work for others for a long time.
So she refused simply, "My second sister is still young and can't afford such a big red envelope. What I value more than money is her name. Is it passed down from generation to generation?"
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"That's natural!" Boss Mei took back the one tael of silver with some disappointment, "I promised you sisters, and I will definitely do it."
Yi Mingxue saw her expression in her eyes.
She had no intention of getting into trouble with Boss Mei, so she took the initiative to take another step closer and said with a smile,
"The red seal is waived. It's hard to ask Boss Mei to spend money. But I really have something and I want to ask Boss Mei for help."
Shopkeeper Mei's eyes lit up when she heard this.
It's better to owe a favor than to owe money!
"What's the matter? Sister, it's okay to just say it."
"Boss Mei has been in business for so many years and has seen a lot of people and has a lot of connections. Does he know the teacher in our town? I want to send the older ones in the family to school when spring comes."
Shopkeeper Mei was quite surprised, after all, it was a lean year now.
Not to mention country people, even some middle-class wealthy households in the town may not have this awareness.
Yi Mingxue actually wants to send her younger siblings to study!
And not only the boy, but based on her tone, even the two younger sisters had to be sent as well.
She couldn't help but think highly of Yi Mingxue.
"Of course I know it, but..."
"But what happened?" Yi Mingxue asked quickly.
"But Master Zeng is already old. I heard that he only accepted three new disciples last year. And all of them are country squires and children from wealthy families."
Yi Mingxue understood this.
Meaning, having money alone is not enough.
It is estimated that it will take some effort to deal with Master Zeng.
"However, I am quite familiar with Master Zeng's wife's brother-in-law, so I can write a letter for you to introduce him to Master Zeng. As for the rest..."
Yi Mingxue quickly thanked her, "That's enough! As long as I can see Mrs. Zeng, I think there will be a way."
Boss Mei got up and wrote a letter of recommendation for her.
It happened that at this time, the boys unloading the goods outside also finished their work.
They also brought a large bucket of water to Dongdong.
Boss Mei originally wanted to keep Yi Mingxue for lunch, but Yi Mingxue had already been out for two days and one night.
She was worried about the carrots at home and just wanted to go home as soon as possible.
Before leaving, Shopkeeper Mei threw another olive branch to her.
"By the way, sister! I see you have a car and a horse now, how many trips to the county are you willing to make? I will have a batch of goods in ten days, and I haven't found a transporter yet."
Yi Mingxue was delighted, "That's exactly what I meant. Sister Mei really helped me a lot today!"
Boss Mei smiled and said, "Since you call me sister, it is the right thing for a sister to help her sister."
The two chatted for a while and then said goodbye to each other.
After bidding farewell to Boss Mei, Yi Mingxue did not stay long in Fengyun Town.
She didn't even eat lunch, and just took a few bites of shortbread on the way to deal with the problem.
He hurried back immediately.
As soon as we arrived at the entrance of the village, we heard a loud noise.
Yi Mingxue quickly grabbed the horse's belly and hurried home.
Soon, someone noticed her.
Shouted loudly, "Back! Yi Daya is back!"
Yi Mingxue looked nervous, "What's wrong, is this?"
When the man saw her, he said happily as if he had seen something delicious.
"Go and take a look. In the melon fields in Xishan, the melons you planted are already blooming!"
"What?"
Yi Mingxue was stunned.
How come it has only been a few days and the vine has blossomed?
And it's winter now, a cold and bleak winter.
With a dark face, Yi Mingxue came to the center of the village where everyone gathered.
The few carrots from her family were all there, and even the fifth child was carried out by Yi Qingqing.
When the village chief saw her, his hands were shaking with excitement.
"Da Ya! Da Ya, tell me quickly, how did you grow this melon?"
Yi Mingxue didn't know how to speak at all.
She couldn't just say that those melon seedlings sucked two drops of her spiritual power, right?!
Looking at the eager eyes of everyone, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "I used some skills, but the vines bloomed so quickly in winter. Is it probably just... good luck?"
Unexpectedly, the villagers didn't believe it at all.
Some people even made dissatisfied sounds, "Da Ya, are you reluctant to tell us the secret?"
"That's right! Although you are the one who grows the melons, the Western Mountain belongs to everyone! From now on, everyone will have a share in the harvest of this melon field."
Among the crowd, someone didn't know who said this in a weird way.
Yi Mingxue immediately turned cold and looked at the person who spoke.
"I rented this mountain from the village chief. The rent has been paid long ago and I have the deed! If you want to know about planting techniques, please speak politely to me!"
"I..." The man blushed and quickly became silent.
Most of the people in the crowd did not know that Yi Mingxue rented Xishan.
When I first saw her reclaiming barren hills, I thought she was just messing around and didn't care about the harvest at all.
But the situation is different now. The melon seedlings are blooming so quickly. What does it mean?
Explain that this wasteland can produce crops!
This is related to the actual interests of every household.
Many families in the village are hungry. How can we let such a good thing go?
This is also the main reason why everyone gathered together today.
When the village chief saw Yi Mingxue talking about renting the mountain in public, he immediately came out to smooth things over.
"Everyone, don't be anxious. Da Ya has just come back. It's better to let her drink some water first and take a breath before talking."
Then he pulled Yi Mingxue aside and whispered, "Girl, why are you so impatient even after just a few words? I haven't had time to tell everyone about your renting in Xishan yet."
Yi Mingxue sneered in her heart when she heard this.
I'm afraid this old guy has made up his mind to pocket the rent for himself.
I just didn’t expect that Yi Mingxue would actually grow something.
Now that everyone in the village knew about it, he had to make up for it, saying that he hadn't had time to tell everyone.
Fortunately, she had the forethought to let him issue the deed.
After knowing the whole story, Yi Mingxue really wasn't in a hurry.
She held the hands of several radish dices, turned around and walked towards her home.
As she walked, she said, "The village chief is right. I have been running outside for two days and one night, and I am really tired and hungry."
"Everyone, let me take a breath and let the village chief explain to everyone that I rented the entire Xishan Mountain for a year for one or two silver coins."
"What?"
At this time, the crowd completely exploded.
One tael of silver?
Such a big thing, the old cunning village chief didn't even tell anyone!
Chapter completed!