After being rejected, he emptied the mansion and went into exile

The village chief looked at Li Huai with disappointment.

What Li Huai said was right. This matter was something they had already decided on before the New Year.

At that time, the Shen family not only had a good harvest of potatoes, but they also sold well.

Li Huai asked someone to inquire and found out that even in the military camp, it was sold for twenty cents per pound.

On New Year's Eve, the Shen family went out to sell potatoes and came back with a lot of silver.

That’s not all. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, he persuaded a lot of people and said he wanted to form a caravan with them.

They even promised them that this caravan was not temporary and that they would be paid during normal times.

From now on, they will be official members of the caravan.

This shows what?

This shows that the Shen family’s potatoes are selling very well.

Li Huai came to see the village chief last night.

The village chief knew exactly what Li Huai meant.

But Li Huai had no money, and he had never thought about directly contracting the land and going against the Shen family.

However, after some discussion, Uncle Li directly said that he would lend Li Huai money and let Li Huai do it.

"But the fact that I lent you money is something only you and I know about, and no one else can know about it."

Li Huai nodded excitedly, he couldn't believe that such a good thing would happen.

"But...it should cost a lot of money, right?"

The village chief lowered his head and said, "Don't worry, you don't have to pay me back."

Li Huai jumped up with joy, and he almost kowtowed to the village chief.

"Uncle Li... Uncle Li..., from now on you will be my adopted parent. Don't worry, I will definitely treat you like my own father. I..."

Uncle Li's expression improved a lot. He cursed, "You little bastard, you only know how to talk."

"I'm not done yet."

Li Huai kowtowed to the village chief, then knelt and said, "Uncle Li, no, father, you speak."

Uncle Li was amused by Li Huai. He coughed lightly and said, "You don't have to pay me this money, but you can find the farmers yourself and pay for their wages."

Li Huai: "That's natural."

Li Huai is still immersed in joy, so naturally he does whatever the village chief says.

However, what the village chief said was very reasonable. After all, the money from the land cannot be taken by the village chief, and the wages must also be paid by the village chief.

The village chief continued, "You will be fully responsible for farming. From now on, all the money we earn from farming will be split 50-50 between you and me."

Li Huai was stunned for a moment, then agreed without hesitation.

Li Huai couldn't think so much now, and even felt a little conscientiously that the village chief didn't ask for much.

After seeing off Li Huai, who had said a lot of good things, the village chief sat alone in the house.

Aunt Zhou came in to pour him some tea. After a moment's thought, she couldn't help but say, "Old man, why are you doing this?"

The village chief slapped the table and snorted, "Hmph, what do you, a woman, know?"

In the past, when the village chief lost his temper, Aunt Zhou didn't dare to say anything.

This time, Aunt Zhou couldn't help it, because the money was all their family's money.

Aunt Zhou's voice trembled as she said, "I don't understand. I really don't understand. But do you really think our family can make money by doing this?"

"We've thrown away so much money, and Li Huai isn't a reliable person. What if..."

"What do you know? I did that for money?"

Aunt Zhou was worried about her family's money, so she mustered up the courage to say, "I know why you're doing this. Don't you still want to outdo the Shen family? You want them to stop being the only dominant family."

The village chief didn't say anything when he heard this, which meant that Aunt Zhou touched his heart.

Seeing the village chief's expression, Aunt Zhou softened her tone.

She said, "I've been with you for so many years, don't I know you? You finally became the village chief, so you must want everyone to listen to you."

Aunt Zhou was right. Although the village chief had little chance of promotion, his power in the village was overwhelming.

The village chief has never had a son in his life, so he just cares about his reputation.

The identity of village chief gave him enough face.

Nothing could make him happier than being called the village chief.

Wuhe Village is not afraid of poverty, nor is it afraid of the villagers suffering, as long as the villagers listen to him.

When Aunt Zhou saw that the village chief stopped talking, she knew that there was still room for change.

Unexpectedly, before dawn on the second day of the New Year, the Shen family's caravan set off with great fanfare.

Later, someone was discussing the Shen family outside the village chief's yard, which led to the incident of the village chief throwing things.

As a result, Shen Jinyao came to see the village chief again, and Li Huai took the opportunity to tell him outside what the village chief had promised him last night.

In fact, Li Huai also knew that the village chief might change his mind, but he was a person who could not stand provocation, so he boasted in a few words.

Seeing that the situation had become like this, and that some villagers were still defending the Shen family and Shen Jinyao, the village chief decided to go along with it.

After Li Huai came out of the village chief's house, his neck was almost broken.

I wish I could walk sideways.

After Shen Jinyao returned to the Shen family, she kept thinking about what had just happened.

He didn't know why, but he always felt something was strange.

"Is Miss Shen at home?"

"Aunt Niu, why are you here?"

"I'm here to look for Miss Shen."

"Ah, the girl is in the house, Aunt Niu, come with me."

"Hey, okay."

The voices of Aunt Niu and Dongmei came from outside the yard. When Shen Jinyao stood up, the door of the house was opened.

Aunt Niu's cheerful voice came out immediately, "Haha, Happy New Year, Miss Shen."

"Happy New Year, Aunt Niu. Come in and sit down."

Although Shen Jinyao didn't know why Aunt Niu came to see her, she intuitively felt that it was related to her visit to the village chief today.

However, Shen Jinyao did not bring up the topic directly, but remained indifferent, waiting for Aunt Niu to speak herself.

After Aunt Niu finished cracking a bowl of melon seeds in Shen Jinyao's room, she drank half a pot of tea.

She saw that Shen Jinyao still said nothing, and didn't even ask why she came, and just sat there and chatted with her.

Finally, she saw that it was almost time for lunch and she could no longer sit still.

Aunt Niu put down the teacup in her hand and said, "Haha, Miss Shen, I'm sorry for cracking so many sunflower seeds on you."

Shen Jinyao smiled and said, "It's okay, Aunt Niu. You should come more often when you have time. Jinyao will listen to you."

Shen Jinyao said this, half compliment and half sincerity.

Aunt Niu speaks frankly and humorously, and it is never boring to talk to her.

When Aunt Niu heard Shen Jinyao say this, she could no longer hold back what was in her heart.

She came close to Shen Jinyao and whispered, "Miss Shen, you don't know, after you left the village chief's house, Li Huai said he also wanted to contract the land."

"From the way he spoke, it seemed like he had contracted quite a few things."

Shen Jinyao was indeed a little surprised, because she knew that there were almost no wealthy families in Wuhe Village.

Where did Li Huai get the money?

"Miss Shen, I'm telling you this so you can be mentally prepared."

"Also, I think Li Huai is unreliable. Don't let him deceive us."

Shen Jinyao glanced at Aunt Niu and asked, "Aunt Niu, who asked you to come to me?"

It doesn't seem like Aunt Niu would have thought of saying these words.