"Is anyone home?"

At this time, a shout came from outside the door.

Breaking the brief silence between the two of them.

Realizing that someone was coming, Wang Susu wiped her tears on her sleeve.

"You go and wash your hands, I'll go see who's coming."

Chen Ling said something to Wang Susu, turned on the electric light in the yard, lifted the door curtain and walked out.

Taking advantage of the light, I saw a thin black old man wearing a blue and white turban and a blue tunic suit enter the house with a flashlight.

"Oh, you came back very early today, Fugui!"

Seeing Chen Ling come out, the thin black old man smiled and showed his yellow teeth and said hello.

Then, without waiting for Chen Ling to respond, he asked: "Where is Susu? Are you at home? I have to inform her again if something happens!"

Chen Ling was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that in the eyes of outsiders, he, a lazy guy, was already a useless person.

So if anything happened at home, he would come to his wife to discuss it.

"It's Uncle Wu. It's cold outside. Come inside and sit down."

At this time, Wang Susu came out and quickly called the old man into the house.

The old man smiled and waved his hand: "I won't go into the house. I came here today to talk about two things. One is that the withdrawal from last year should be paid, and the other is the exchange of cultivated land between your family and Erzhu's family...

…”

"Of course, the main thing is the exchange of farmland. I want to remind you again."

"Spring won't start soon. Let's get it done as soon as possible. Otherwise, in a few days, the village will have to re-divide the farmland, which will cause trouble for everyone."

After listening to what the old man said, Chen Ling didn't feel anything at all.

I just took advantage of the opportunity to remember who this old man was.

The old man's name is Wang Laishun, the village chief and village party secretary of Chenwangzhuang.

Because he is the fifth in the family, the younger generation is either called Uncle Wu or Master Wu.

At the same time, Chen Ling also remembered his nickname, which was Chen Fugui. Chen Ling changed his name after going to school.

Compared to Chen Ling who had other things on his mind, Wang Susu's reaction was a bit big.

"Fifth, fifth uncle, didn't you say that my family changed with sister-in-law Xiuying's family? How come it changed with Erzhu's family?"

Wang Susu was well aware of the withdrawal of the retained money, but why did she change her mind about the exchange of farmland?

The land at Xiuying's sister-in-law's house has good fertility and is close to the village. It cannot be compared with the wasteland at the foot of Erzhu's house.

The difference is huge.

"Ah? You don't know?"

Wang Laishun's eyes widened when he heard this. He frowned and looked at Wang Susu and then at Chen Ling.

Then he said: "But I heard Er Zhu say that you know, and that every acre of land adds two hundred yuan to your family."

"He also gave me a note, on which you and Fugui both put your fingerprints..."

Wang Laishun said, taking out a cigarette case from his coat pocket.

There was a stack of notes in the cigarette case.

The old man pulled out one of them and handed it to Wang Susu.

"Look, are they the fingerprints of both of you?"

Wang Susu didn't take it immediately when she saw the note. Instead, she glanced at Chen Ling before taking it in her hand.

After unfolding it and taking a look, Wang Susu's face quickly turned pale.

She looked at Chen Ling in shock and aggrieved, and said, "You, you exchanged our land for the Erzhu family?"

"Did you know that the grass on Erzhu's land doesn't grow well, so you can't grow food..."

"What will we do for a living in the future?"

Wang Susu's voice was already crying, her eyes were full of tears, she bit her lower lip and looked at Chen Ling.

Chen Ling was a little confused, but when he saw that Wang Susu was so angry that he cried, he did not dare to say anything.

Rubbing his eyebrows, Chen Ling recalled a scene in his mind.

At the beginning of the year, there was a temple fair in the county town, and Chen Erzhu took him to the song and dance hall to drink and have fun.

What happened during this period, the original owner's memory is missing.

But after he came out drunk at night, Chen Erzhu put his arm around his shoulders and said something, then laughed and stuffed a note with red ink pad into his pocket...

When Chen Ling thought of this scene, Chen Ling's mind buzzed, and he thought it couldn't be the case. It couldn't be that the original owner didn't get the money from Wang Susu on the day of the temple fair. After hearing that Erzhu gave him a subsidy of 200 yuan per mu of land, he

Will you agree to exchange farmland with him?

Then at night, he secretly pressed the fingerprints with Wang Susu's hand?

Holy shit!

You know, that night, this guy also found an excuse to beat Wang Susu...

Is this something humans do?

Since you are capable of beating your wife, why are you secretly taking fingerprints on her hands?

This bastard really refreshed his outlook time and time again.

The most annoying thing is that now he has to take over all this mess!

"Susu, I, I..."

Chen Ling was also speechless. What could he say in this situation?

Although Wang Susu pressed her fingerprints without knowing it, she still pressed her fingerprints. Who would believe it if she said she didn't know anything about it?

So it's useless to regret it now.

If he acted rogue and refused to admit it, it would be easy to destroy the fingerprinted note.

But his reputation was even worse, and Wang Susu would not be able to see anyone in the future.

In his previous life in his hometown in the countryside, he had seen many cunning people eat IOUs, vouchers, and even lottery tickets in public, but nothing happened.

The roads in rural areas are slippery and people's hearts are more complicated. This is not just rhetoric.

It is common for people to get into trouble sometimes over trivial matters and not talk to each other for half their lives.

Not to mention that it involves farmland and the famous second-rate man Chen Erzhu.

Wang Susu squatted on the ground and cried.

Chen Ling held the note and looked at the two dazzling red handprints on it, and couldn't help but grit his teeth at the original owner.

My uncle deserved the beating he gave to this scourge.

"Hey, Susu, please stop crying now. If this doesn't work, I'll talk to Erzhu again. As fellow villagers, if you have anything to discuss, we can discuss it."

Wang Laishun sighed and persuaded.

When he came, he was still wondering why Wang Susu, a very smart girl, would agree to exchange the wasteland of the Erzhu family.

I didn't expect it to be done by Chen Ling, a prodigal son, so there is nothing to say.

Doesn’t it hurt that Zai Er sells his father Tian?

Wang Laishun glanced at Chen Ling and thought to himself: This lazy boy just needs discipline, especially after I died. He has no dignity at all.

His uncle still hit him too lightly.

With this thought in mind, he reached out and pulled the fingerprinted note back from Chen Ling's hand.

"You guys have been fingerprinted. It's hard for me to stand out and help anyone, so I'll leave this piece here for now..."

"This year, high-voltage lines will be erected in the south, which will take up a lot of cultivated land. You all know this. Next month, the township will come to measure the land, and each household will have to redistribute the land. There are only a few days left. You should discuss it with Erzhu's family as soon as possible.

The results are out.”

"If I have nothing else to do, I'll leave first. There are still a few places to visit."

Wang Laishun said a few words and left with his hands behind his back.

At this time Wang Susu stopped him again: "Fifth Uncle, wait a moment, I will withdraw the money for you."

Wang Laishun walked to the entrance of the courtyard. Hearing this, he slapped his forehead and thought that he had almost forgotten about this incident. However, he said that he was not in a hurry and that it would be the same after a while. He just came to inform.

Chen Ling saw that the old man was trying to be polite. After all, the amount of money withdrawn these days was not a small amount, so he didn't talk to him much and followed Wang Susu into the house.

When he entered the room, Wang Susu took out a small black wooden box, slender and rectangular, from his pillow, and took out a wad of money.

Judging from the amount, it was a hundred and eighty yuan, which could probably be enough to cover the withdrawals of two people.

Gee, this little daughter-in-law is quite thoughtful.
To be continued...