Grandma Fang asked twice in a row before Lin Mai came back to his senses.
He smiled and shook his head: "Nothing happened. I was just thinking about whether I should buy the tractor in the team."
The two old men were both surprised: "Why did you buy a tractor?"
Lin Mai put some green vegetables in a bowl: "I now sell steamed buns and braised eggs, and I need a lot of flour and eggs every day.
I thought that if I had a tractor, it would be much cheaper to go back to town every week to buy some flour and eggs than to buy them on the black market in the city.
But I have to calculate the account clearly. It costs more than a thousand yuan to buy a tractor. If the total cost is added up, is it more cost-effective than buying it on the black market in the city?"
Grandpa Fang pulled out a piece of skinned elbow meat and put it into his mouth: "Is this worth your time?
You just have to think about it. Years ago, renting a tractor once would have cost you 50 yuan. More than 1,000 yuan would only cost you 20 or 30 times to rent a tractor.
There are many festivals throughout the year, including Labor Day, National Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, New Year's Day and Spring Festival.
During these festivals, you can go to the countryside to buy agricultural products and then sell them in the city.
You can make back all the money you paid for the tractor in less than a year
I don't understand, you still have to think about such a simple account for a long time."
Lin Mai smiled awkwardly: "Okay then, I'll buy the tractor later and ask Grandpa to help me negotiate the lowest price with the village cadres."
Grandpa Fang is selfless and will not use his reputation to lower the price for Lin Mai just because he has a good relationship with her. That would be taking advantage of the public family.
He waved his hand: "The lowest price is 1,200 yuan, it can't be lower."
Lin Mai's expression was stagnant. She thought Grandpa Fang would take care of her, but she didn't expect that the old man had official business~
Grandma Fang glanced at Lin Mai and asked solemnly: "Doudou said that your mother and sister came to the city to make trouble with you. Why did they make trouble?"
Lin Mai had been distracted just now, and she didn't even pay attention to what Doudou and the two old men were talking about.
Unexpectedly, Doudou told the two old people about Lin Bei and her daughter coming to make trouble.
Anyway, it was not a big deal, so Lin Mai told the two old men the whole story.
Grandma Fang's face turned black with anger: "Your mother and your sister are so shameless!"
"It doesn't matter if they want to be shameless or not, they won't get much benefit anyway."
Lin Mai frowned and said, "What I don't understand is, how did they know my address in the city?"
Not many people know her address in the city.
"What's weird about this." Grandma Fang put a large piece of braised pork elbow into the bean bowl for her to eat.
"Tieniu Ma always tells everyone you meet that you bought a house in the city. Anyone who is interested can know the address of the house you bought in the city just by asking her."
She lowered her voice and said, "I heard someone say that Wu Jinhua is Wu Xiaoyu's distant aunt.
If she tips the news to Wu Xiaoyu's family, wouldn't it be easy for your mother and sister to know your address in the city?"
Lin Mai nodded in relief.
Banks in this era did not offer general deposit and withdrawal services. After lunch, Lin Mai took the train back to the city to withdraw money, and then rushed back to Simei Town.
After dinner in the evening, Lin Mai had time to take out the watch he bought for Grandma Fang and the sweater he bought for Mr. Liang.
Grandma Fang was only willing to take away the sweaters, but she definitely didn't want the watch.
She said that she was an old woman and there was no need to wear a new watch. She could just let Lin Mai wear the new watch and return her old watch to her.
Lin Mai couldn't resist her, so he had to obey her.
Grandpa Fang suddenly remembered something and said to Lin Mai: "A few days ago, comrades from the court came here."
"Has the lawsuit been settled?"
Before Lin Mai went to the city, she told her agent that if the lawsuit was decided, it would be enough to send the judgment to Grandpa Fang's house. It would be a longer journey to deliver it to her in the city than to the town.
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"Yes." Grandpa Fang nodded, "Wu Xiaoyu and his parents were each sentenced to one year in prison. The court only sentenced you to fifty yuan of the one hundred yuan in mental compensation you requested."
Lin Mai actually didn't care whether she received mental compensation or not. Her main purpose was to let Wu Xiaoyu's family of three go to jail.
But it would be better to have mental compensation. The two Yao Cuihuas love money as much as their lives, so asking them to compensate her fifty yuan for mental compensation must make their hearts bleed.
Yao Cuihua and his wife were already sentenced to half a year in prison for beating Lin Bei. With this year's prison sentence added, they will have to serve one and a half years in prison.
By the time his sentence is over, it will be July or August next year.
Wu Xiaoyu was charged with marriage fraud and domestic violence, which totaled two years in prison.
His family of three can save a lot of food by eating in prison for such a long time, which is also a bit of comfort for Yao Cuihua and his wife.
Grandma Fang took out the verdict and the fifty yuan compensation and gave it to Lin Mai.
We haven't seen each other for a long time, and we have endless things to talk about.
Lin Mai mentioned that he had to go through the transfer procedures when he returned to the countryside this time.
Grandpa Fang asked her to give him the acceptance certificate, and he went to the police station to issue a transfer certificate for her.
After breakfast the next day, Lin Mai followed Grandpa Fang to the team and bought the tractor.
Many villagers were envious and asked what Lin Mai did for a living in the village and how he could make so much money that he could even afford a tractor!
Lin Mai told them frankly that he sells snacks on the street.
Someone immediately offered himself up and wanted to be her assistant.
Lin Mai refused with a smile.
Although she really wanted a helper, she wasn't familiar with these people and didn't want to ask for one.
When you buy a tractor, you have to learn to drive it.
Lin Mai had experience in driving in his previous life, so it was not difficult to learn. He learned it in half a day.
After lunch, she drove the tractor to Wujiacun.
She has always been thinking about Zhou Caiyun's kindness to her, and she will definitely repay it now that she has the ability to do so.
Lin Mai drove his tractor in Wujia Village and was immediately surrounded by villagers.
Everyone had an expression of "we haven't seen her for three days, so we are impressed" and joked that she was becoming more and more capable and could even drive a tractor.
Although tractors are much easier to drive than cars, there are almost no girls who can drive tractors in rural areas.
Linmaiver Circuit: "There is no way, I am forced to do so. I have already bought this tractor. I can't do it until I learn how to drive it."
Everyone was shocked. This girl is really amazing. She had only been away from the Wu family for a long time, and she could even afford a tractor!
They really want to be forced to learn to drive a tractor, but their strength does not allow it...
When Wu Xiaotao saw Lin Mai being held in high esteem by many people from afar, he felt very unhappy.
If their parents and eldest brother had been kinder to Lin Mai, not only would they not have been imprisoned, but they could now live a good life relying on Lin Mai.
Lin Mai asked the villagers to help her find Zhou Caiyun.
The villagers asked curiously: "What are you looking for her for?"
Lin Mai didn't dare to tell her that Zhou Caiyun had given her money, fearing that her husband's family would beat her if they found out.
He lied and said: "When I was in the Wu family, the Wu family often didn't give me food to eat. It was Sister Caiyun who secretly gave me sweet potatoes to eat. I want to thank her."
Although the Wu family was finished, Lin Mai still hated them deeply.