Old Chief Song brought his daughter and son-in-law to the home of Patriarch Chen. Coincidentally, they also saw Song Zhi who was talking with Patriarch Song!

Old Song smiled amiably and said, "Old Three is here too, am I here at the wrong time?"

Although Song Zhi was the eldest in his family, his uncle had two sons, so the villagers asked people to call him according to his ranking in the family.

The Song clan leader waved his hands and said, "It's not a big deal. We're going to prepare for the palace exam next. I called him over to give him some advice!"

Then the Song clan leader looked at Chen Yunyou again, and said with a smile on his face: "I heard that you got the first place in the county this year. You are really promising at a young age. If there is anything that we Song Zhi don't understand in the future, please don't forget to teach us!"

Chen Yunyou said modestly: "Grandpa, you are too polite. Song Zhi and I were classmates. Let's learn from each other!"

Song Zhi ranked quite high in this county examination, and he was the hope of the Song clan.

Therefore, the head of the Song clan was very concerned about Song Zhi's upcoming provincial examination, and specially summoned him home to ask if he had any difficulties!

This child's family is poor and he needs help. As the patriarch, he must lend a hand!

Patriarch Song stroked his beard happily and nodded with satisfaction!

He looked at Old Song and praised him, "You found a good son-in-law!"

After hearing this, Old Song felt very pleased with himself, and even his back straightened a little!

Song Zhi, who was standing aside, felt his heart tighten slightly when he saw the person coming. He lowered his eyebrows to prevent himself from behaving too inappropriately!

Old Song smiled and said, "I came here to tell the clan leader that the family has unanimously decided to choose the wasteland behind my house!"

Chief Song asked in confusion, "Why do you want that piece of land? There is no water there! If you take that land and plant seeds, it will be troublesome!"

Song Xile was worried that his father would tell others that there was water in the mountains, so he interrupted and said, "Don't worry, Grandpa, we will discuss digging a well or a pond at the foot of the mountain for irrigation!"

"To be honest, Grandpa, in addition to the 1,500 kilograms of high-yield bean seeds you gave to the county magistrate today, I still have 300 kilograms at home!"

"From what the county magistrate said, he wants to use these bean seeds to negotiate with the county landlords and gentry to stabilize the grain prices in our county. So we can't spread this bean seed this year! It makes it difficult for the county magistrate!"

"So we have to choose a piece of land that is closer to home so it is easier to look after!"

Chief Song had not expected this to be the case. He nodded repeatedly after hearing this and said, "The county magistrate is indeed doing this for the benefit of the people of Nanyun County, but we should not sabotage him!"

"Okay, as for the matter of the land, I will accompany you to find the head of the village tomorrow, and I will do what you want!"

Song Xile smiled and said, "Then I would like to thank you, Grandpa! In addition to this matter, my father has another idea and would like to ask Grandpa for help!"

"It's like this. Of these 300 kilograms of bean seeds, my father only plans to keep 60 kilograms. He hopes that the remaining 240 kilograms of bean seeds will be distributed to the members of our tribe who are living in poverty through the hands of our clan leader, grandfather!"

"Just one thing, this year's bean seeds are only allowed to be planted by themselves and not circulated!"

Patriarch Song opened his eyes wide in disbelief, and Song Zhidu raised his eyes to look at the girl with a sincere smile!

The Song clan leader looked at Old Song in shock, swallowed his saliva and said, "Did I hear you correctly? You mean to distribute these bean seeds for free?"

Old Song nodded painfully, then suddenly shook his head, "It's not free, I'm going to dig a pond at the foot of the mountain, so I'll ask the people who got the bean seeds to help me dig the pond!"

This kind of bean is hard to come by even if you have money, so Patriarch Song agreed to the deal without hesitation!

There are still 240 kilograms of bean seeds left, which can at least plant 20 acres of land. With these high-yield bean seeds as supplement, the dozen or so poor households in the tribe will have a solution for food this year!

The Song clan leader's eyes were red as he held Old Song's hand and said, "Let me and everyone else thank you first. Don't worry, with me here, no one will dare to spread the bean seeds. There will be no such people in Songjia Village anymore!"

This is a guarantee to Old Song that if anyone dares to disobey, he will expel that person from the clan!

"With these words from my uncle, I feel relieved!"

"There is one more thing. Uncle, please listen to it first and see if you can do it!"

"But it doesn't matter!"

"I think this year is not a good year, and everyone is probably having a hard time. I'm thinking that the thirty acres of land I got, I'm afraid it's too much for my family of three to handle. I have an idea, please listen to it!"

"One person will be selected from each household in the clan to help take care of the fields in the back mountain. My family also has some vegetable seeds that the maid brought back. I heard from the maid that the vegetables have a high yield. If there is a harvest, my family will get 40%, and the remaining 60% will be shared among everyone!"

"Uncle, what do you think of this proposal?"

Old Song saw that the Song clan leader was stunned, and hurriedly called out: "Uncle, uncle..."

Patriarch Song's mood, which had finally calmed down, became excited again because of Old Man Song's words!

He held Old Song's hand in disbelief and asked, "Is it true? Are you telling the truth?"

Old Song nodded, "Of course it's true. To be honest with you, it's really hard for us to cultivate all these fields with just a few people. Instead of cultivating them roughly, it's better for everyone to work together and overcome the crisis together!"

"In a time like this, it is not the time to worry about personal gains and losses. Only when we work together can we overcome the difficulties together!"

After hearing what Old Song said, Patriarch Song's heart was filled with emotions and his eyes turned red.

He held Old Song's hand tightly and said hello three times!

"On behalf of everyone, thank you!"

Old Song waved his hands arrogantly, looking quite indifferent!

In fact, he was heartbroken. If his daughter had not analyzed the pros and cons thoroughly for him, he would have needed to rely on the protection of his clansmen to isolate himself from the ill intentions of outsiders, and he would have been reluctant to do so!

"Since my uncle has no objection to this matter, why don't we gather the clan members together to discuss this matter?" Old Song suggested.

Chief Song thought for a moment and said, "There's no rush for this. I'll go to the county government tomorrow to complete the formalities first!"

Old Song nodded and said that the most urgent task now was to dig a well at the foot of the mountain!

Only when the irrigation water problem is solved can everything they envision now be realized!

After finishing the story, Old Song and his group were ready to leave!

Patriarch Song originally wanted to invite a few people to have dinner, but they politely declined!

Seeing that he couldn't keep the person, Patriarch Song had no choice but to send him out the door himself!

Song Zhiyi followed the clan leader and sent Old Song and his family away!

Song Zhi looked at the girl walking away, feeling disappointed!

She seems to be different from before!

Just now when she was talking to the clan leader, she spoke eloquently and was no longer as weak as before. She became confident and dazzling!

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