Crossing the farm gate, the whole family reunites in the disaster year

County Magistrate Wang nodded with satisfaction and personally selected a piece of land. It was a piece of top-quality farmland near the river, with twelve acres of land connected together.

The best farmland could be exchanged for at least three taels of silver per mu, and it was rare to find more than ten mu of land connected together. This piece of land belonged to a family in the village who had committed a crime a few years ago, and the land under their name was taken away by the village. Because the price was high, it has been vacant ever since.

Moreover, it has only been abandoned for two or three years. If it is cleaned up properly, a crop of winter wheat can be planted in the fall.

Before leaving, Master Pei pulled Cui Jingwen aside and asked him to repeat the formula for finding water.

Cui Jingwen simply went home, found a piece of paper, and wrote down all the formulas on it.

The carriage drove away from the village into the sun.

The villagers then surrounded Lin, their teeth aching from the anger.

"The county magistrate is so generous that he gave away twelve acres of land at once."

"My son often goes to the mountains. If I had known there was a water source, I would have let him dig more."

How easy it is to earn money from these twelve acres of land.

People are like this, just like when the county magistrate sponsored Cui Jingwen to study in the beginning, they were not jealous because it was too far away from their lives. Even if it happened to them, they would not be able to learn anything.

But the fields are different, anyone can cultivate them if they get them.

The village head said angrily, "No one is stopping you from looking now, and you've heard the mantra. Go look for it in the mountains. If you can find it, I'll go to the county myself to ask for a reward."

The women who were talking turned their heads away and no one responded.

The mountain is so big, who knows where the water source is? Besides, now that there is water, we must first work in the fields. It would be a waste of effort if we can't find it. It will only delay things.

"Jingwen is so frail, how can he finish planting all these fields?" Some people still couldn't help but feel jealous.

Cui Jingwen hated being called weak the most and he wished he could plow an acre of land on the spot.

He is not weak!

Lin smiled and patted Shilang and Golang.

"What our family lacks the least is children, so twelve acres of land is nothing."

The woman wanted to say something more, but was driven away by the village headman, who had more difficult things to do.

The village head took Lin and his friends back to his home and took out a booklet from the cabinet.

This records all the people in Xiahe Village and all the land under their name.

The village head turned to the page about the second branch of the Cui family, and there was a mortgage IOU inside. Three acres of land was mortgaged to Mr. Sun in exchange for 200 kilograms of grain. If the 200 kilograms of grain could not be paid back after the autumn harvest, the land would belong to Mr. Sun completely.

Although Silang couldn't read, he knew what was written on the note. He lowered his head with red eyes.

"Si Lang and his family haven't split up yet. Logically, these four acres of land should be registered under the name of his parents."

This is where he is in trouble.

The Cui family had argued about this matter here that day. He knew Feng's character very well. If these four acres of land fell into Feng's hands, the two children would probably not get any benefit.

So he called Lin over and wanted her to make the decision. For some reason, he always felt that whatever she did was right.

Lin was also a little troubled. The village head was right. This land should indeed be registered under the name of the second branch.

"What do you think?"

Silang clenched his fists. He didn't want to be registered under his mother's name at all. If he gave it to her today, she would use it to exchange for food tomorrow.

"Aunt San, I want to register the land in your name, is that possible?"

Lin felt that it was a difficult situation. It wasn’t that it was impossible, but it was not justified.

Everyone in the village heard about the county magistrate's reward of land. If Feng came to make trouble, it would be difficult to explain clearly.

Cui Zhaozhao seemed to be lost in thought. "If Fourth Brother gave the land to Grandpa and Grandma, would it be okay if it was registered in their names?"

Shiro's eyes suddenly lit up. This method also worked.

The village head thought about it for a while and said: "It is feasible. The Cui family has already divided up, and there is no other involvement. When Silang gets married and divides up, we can change the name of the land."

Shi Lang said without hesitation: "Then put it in the name of grandpa and grandma."

"Have you thought it through? This isn't a matter of urgency. Why don't you go home and discuss it first? Once you've discussed it, I can still add to it."

"No, this is the land we were given, and we want to make our own decisions."

Wulang nodded, he would listen to his fourth brother.

Silang thought it through clearly. This land was originally acquired because of his third brother. He could see that the county magistrate only wanted to reward his third brother.

Since it was given for free, it doesn’t matter how you deal with it, as long as it doesn’t fall into my mother’s hands.

Even if his grandparents took it for themselves, he would be willing to do so.

"Then I'll register it under your grandparents' name."

"Excuse me, Grandpa Li Zheng."

After leaving the headman's house, Shilang felt a lot lighter. He never thought that one day he would be troubled by the fields.

They have four acres of land!

Lin was even more troubled. The three of them had six acres of land. If it was one acre, she would take the children to use it as a vegetable garden and plant whatever they wanted. But this was six acres, and they might not be able to finish planting even if they worked from dawn to dusk.

After lunch, Cui Chengliang went straight to the backyard, took out the hydroponic vegetables, moved the unripe ones to the vegetable patch, and picked the ripe amaranth and beans to sell for the last time.

Now that there is water in the village, these vegetables are no longer rare.

The landlord closest to the village was Mr. Sun’s family, who sold it for a cheap price of two taels of silver.

I just returned to the village and found out that the county magistrate had been there and that I had been allocated two acres of land!

Cui Chengliang hurried home and ran into Lin and his friends at the door.

"Uncle San! Where have you been just now? The county magistrate summoned us for questioning and also awarded two acres of land to each of us!" Silang rushed to his side, eager to share the good news.

Cui Chengliang patted his head, thought it over again and again, and finally met Lin's eyes.

"It was me who happened to you that day. I shouldn't have taken this land. You and the child should keep it for farming."

Lin smiled faintly.

While brewing wine at noon, she thought about her husband's emotions being a little out of control, and she felt a little annoyed after she finished speaking. Her refusal was really too abrupt.

In fact, Cui Chengliang was not annoying. Although they were married in name, he never interfered with her and the children. He would not even take the initiative to say anything to them and let them live in Cui's house.

Just for this reason, she shouldn't have rejected him so bluntly.

But the words have been spoken, and there is no point in explaining.

"It's what you deserve. It's the Cui family's land anyway, so it doesn't matter who cultivates it."

Cui Chengliang swallowed. This was the first time she spoke so much to him.

"But...but..."

Lin interrupted him with a smile: "Jingwen usually has to copy books, and Xiaoliu is still young. Even if you give it to me, I can't grow it."

In a sense, these two acres of land can be regarded as a repayment for the Cui family's taking them in.

Si Lang hurriedly said: "Aunt San, I can help you plant it!"

"Aunt San, I can do it too!" Wu Lang was unwilling to be left behind.

Lin's eyebrows curved: "Okay, come on, come on."

Cui Chengliang clenched his fists and hung them at his sides, watching her laughing and playing with the children, gritting his teeth and not saying a word.

So can he.

"Okay, let's go back first. I still have to go find grandpa and grandma to explain the situation on the ground."

Lin pushed open the gate and softly called the children into the yard. When she turned around to close the door, she looked at the man standing at the door without moving in surprise.