Crossing 1992: Contracting a barren mountain and becoming a huge demolition household

The villagers are quite traditional, emphasizing that the family should not be divided while the parents are still alive. It's not that they don't understand the principle that distant things are more fragrant than nearby things, but after years of being daughters-in-law, they are reluctant to give up their right to be the head of the family and want to control the younger generation.

Ye Ke's grandmother didn't care about this at all. She just wanted to enjoy her old age comfortably without worrying about anything. Facts have proved that her decision was wise.

Look how happy her grandmother and her aunts get along, and how filial her uncles are! No family in the village can compare to them.

Not to mention the demolition later, other families would fight to the death for a homestead, but they only demolished their own! Harmony and friendship!

Ye Ke pointed at the barren hill and explained to Ye Rou, "My uncle wants to contract the barren hill east of the village. He's currently building houses for all three of us, and they'll be used as housing for the workers."

"Where did Uncle get rich? Why is he suddenly so generous?"

How much money did this cost? Ye Rou was shocked.

Ye Ke knew she was mistaken when he heard this. "How could that be? The barren hill was contracted by our three families plus my aunt's family, and each family paid for the construction of the house."

Ye Rou was even more confused after hearing this. "Didn't Mom say she was going to save money for your college education? Why are we partnering now?"

"It just so happened that we came across a barren mountain that we could contract. It's a rare opportunity, and my uncle doesn't have enough money, so the four of us came together as a partnership."

Ye Ke pushed his sister forward slowly and explained to her patiently. He didn't say anything too specific, but just told her the obvious reasons.

It's not that I want to hide it from my sister on purpose, but my uncles have discussed it with her, and it's enough for only the four of them to know about it.

Things should be kept secret. The fewer people who know about it, the better. In the end, even if the house is demolished, my sister's share won't be missing. It doesn't matter whether they know about it or not.

As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw my aunt happily directing a group of young men who were busy running around.

When my aunt saw them, she quickly came over and said, "Xiaorou is back! Oh my God! Xiaoke, you don't know how lucky I am!"

Ye Ke looked at his aunt's happy face and teased, "Hey, tell me quickly, how good is it?"

"I went to the brick factory to order bricks, and they were originally scheduled for next week. But as soon as I left," my aunt clapped her hands, "someone came to return the bricks, and there were quite a few."

"They were piled up in the brickyard, taking up a large area. When the next batch of bricks was about to come out, the people from the brickyard rushed out and asked me if I could have them today."

"If you want, take the bricks away now to make room. Tell me, how's my luck!"

Ye Ke immediately gave a thumbs up and said, "It's up to you to take action!"

Ye Rou stepped forward and took her aunt's arm, praising her repeatedly: "I told you, your efficiency is unmatched by anyone in the entire village."

My aunt nodded in self-assurance, looking proud: "Of course I will go and recruit workers after I finish pulling bricks."

"In the end, it was the same guy again. He didn't want the bricks, and of course he didn't want the workers either. Now, I ran into him again, and I brought him back with both the workers and the bricks."

My aunt-in-law looked very proud. Oh my god, how come all the good things happen to her? She is so lucky! She is so lucky!

"Uncle, how's the barren mountain?"

Ye Wenguo was walking out of the house. He looked at them and nodded, "Xiaorou is back. She signed the contract yesterday and just paid the money today."

He opened his right hand and waved it in front of Ye Ke, boasting, "Signed for 50 years!"

"50 years!" Two exclamations were heard at the same time.

Ye Ke was surprised, Ye Rou was astonished.

Ye Rou didn't understand. She hadn't been back to the village for more than a week, right? Why did it feel like a year had passed?

"When will uncle plant the seedlings?"

"No rush, I just ordered the seedlings today. It will take a week for them to pack up and ship over."

Knowing what Ye Ke was worried about, the uncle hinted, "It will only take half a month to finish everything."

I will definitely catch up.

Looking at his uncle and aunt's well-organized arrangements, Ye Ke's wavering heart finally settled down.

It’s done! The demolition is now complete!

In the previous life, when the demolition news came out, the whole village ran around to tell each other, and then they all started building on their homesteads like crazy, adding to the construction madly.

Each of the three families also built an additional room.

It wasn't that they didn't want to build more, but the price of bricks was skyrocketing, and they couldn't even buy bricks. After they added one more room, they gave up because they couldn't buy more bricks.

Fortunately, they didn't build more. Not only was it costly and laborious, but the demolition office came later and left all the villagers dumbfounded with their disapproval.

How can this be possible? I worked so hard to build this house, I spent all the labor and bricks and tiles, and you just say you don't recognize it?

The villagers were so excited that they threatened to refuse to sign, making it impossible for the demolition office to carry out its work. In the end, the demolition office had to give in.

It was impossible to compensate for the demolition, but some labor and material costs would be compensated as appropriate. This made everyone willingly agree to sign.

Although the Ye family did not participate when the villagers were making trouble, they did not go to sign either. After all, the entire village is a collective, and if you live here, you have to follow the crowd.

If the Ye family betrayed the village collective and signed alone, wouldn't that transfer the villagers' anger to themselves?

Finally, the demolition procedures were completed. Among the brothers and sisters of the Ye family, the eldest uncle's family got the largest share because they had a large orchard, while the aunt got nothing because she had no house or land in the village.

Fortunately, Bao Huangshan brought my aunt along this time, so my aunt can get a big share!

In the previous life, Ye Ke's family was plotted against by the Liu family and failed to keep the demolition compensation. In the end, they relied on the support of their eldest uncle, younger uncle and younger aunt to make a living.

Whenever Ye Ke thought of the Liu family, he felt so angry that his teeth itched.

Bastards, a bunch of black-hearted beasts! Why doesn't God send down thunder to kill his whole family!

"Mom! Your precious daughter is back!" Ye Rou shouted as she entered the house, scaring Ye Wenhui in the kitchen.

"Can you please be quieter?" Ye Wenhui was speechless. Just by looking at Ye Rou's name, one could tell what she had hoped for her daughter.

But for some reason, the two daughters were more naughty than the other.

"Wash your hands and come eat pumpkin pie."

"Here it comes!" Ye Rou grinned foolishly. Her mother scolded her harshly, but she was very soft-hearted.

As soon as I heard she was coming back, I started working in the kitchen early in the morning and made her favorite pumpkin pie.

Ye Wenhui packed the pumpkin cakes into a large bowl and handed it to Ye Ke. "Give it to your aunt. Let her keep some for herself and give the rest to the workers."

Ye Ke agreed and came back with a big bowl, "Mom, this is the mung bean soup my aunt gave me."

Ye Wenhui felt very happy. Her sister-in-law was just like that. She always thought of her in everything, unlike her two daughters who only cared about eating!

"Where are Ruirui and Liang Jie?"

Ye Rou explained it again, and Ye Wenhui felt strange after hearing it.

"Your grandma has always been very careful with Ruirui, how could he have caught a cold?" She calculated the days again, "Is it because Ruirui is teething? Children will get a fever when they are teething."

Ye Rou was stunned. Yes, it is really possible.

Ye Wenhui saw this and knew what she was talking about. She slapped Ye Rou on the back and said, "You're already a mother, and you're still so careless!"

Ye Rou cried out in pain, gnashing her teeth. She said aggrievedly, "This is my first time being a mother too. How would I know this? Besides, didn't my mother-in-law expect this either?"

Ye Wenhui thought it made sense, and suddenly became even angrier. "How dare you blame others? You are the child's biological mother. If you don't take care of yourself, who else can you rely on? Someone helped you take care of the child, and yet you made a mistake?"

"I'm not blaming her. I was just explaining why I didn't realize Ruirui was teething." Ye Rou felt really aggrieved. How could even her mother misunderstand what she meant?

Ye Wenhui tapped Ye Rou's forehead angrily. "You, you are such a jerk. It's a good thing you said this at home. Otherwise, if your mother-in-law heard it, she would probably cry."

Ye Rou quickly begged for mercy, leaning back, "I know, I know. Listen more and talk less. The less you talk, the less mistakes you make. I won't say anything directly in the future, okay?"

Ye Ke took the opportunity to add insult to injury, "You can't not tell me, sister, otherwise your mother-in-law will think you despise her."

Ye Wenhui nodded, feeling very disappointed. They had been married for so long, but their little daughter was still not as sensible as before.

"What should I do?" Ye Rou sighed. Nothing works, and nothing works. It's really frustrating.

"It's not that I hate my mother-in-law. She treated me very well. She gave me everything I asked for during my confinement. She was afraid that she hadn't taken good care of me in any way."

"But we just can't get along. I'm quick-witted and can easily make her cry. The thing is, I don't know why!"

Ye Ke agreed very much. Ye Rou's mother-in-law was really a good person. When something happened in her family in her previous life, she suggested that her brother-in-law take Ye Wenhui home to live for a while. Later, when Ye Ke went to visit her sister and nephew, she also warmly entertained them.

However, getting along with each other depends on fate. Even two good people may not necessarily get along well.

"Why don't you and your brother-in-law move out? Living farther away will naturally reduce conflicts."

"Move out? I'm unemployed now and I'm taking care of Ruirui. Your brother-in-law works alone to support three children. Moving out... will cost too much." Ye Rou said while shaking her head. Forget it, just be patient and just say less.

Ye Ke understood, because money would make it the easiest thing to do!

He patted Ye Rou's shoulder comfortingly and said, "Just be patient. In half a month or so, you can talk freely!"