A Husband Who Traveled Through the Famine and Developed a Chronicle

The two have been married for more than [-] years, and the eldest granddaughter is already ten years old. With just one look, the village chief knows what his wife is thinking.

"This...accommodating people with foreign surnames is a big deal. I have to ask the clan leader to give you an answer."

The village chief also had an idea in mind and called his eldest son out and asked him to accompany Yu Dahai, while his wife accompanied Bai Xia and the others.

Although Dou'er Village is poor, it has rules.

Bai Xia nodded secretly, but this time she played the role of a young lady from a wealthy family. Before she came, she found an old nanny who had stayed in a wealthy family to teach her the rules to make her look more like her.

Otherwise, with her self-confidence and carefree attitude, her posture is neither sitting nor standing, and it would not be easy for her to pretend to be a young lady from a wealthy family.

Several people were sitting in the house. The door of the hall was wide open. Outside was Yu Dahai and the eldest son of the village chief's family, chatting.

It was quiet for a while, and the village chief's wife didn't know what to say to this young lady from a wealthy family.

In order to avoid silence, Bai Xia spoke first.

"Auntie, I see that every household in the village does not raise livestock. Why is this?"

Hearing the white, tender and fairy-like little girl call her aunt, without looking down on anyone at all, the village chief's wife felt relieved and the tension in her heart was relieved a lot. She couldn't help but show a bitter look after hearing this.

“We can no longer feed the people in our village, so how can we afford to raise livestock?”

"Ah? Why is this?" Bai Xia exclaimed, seemingly confused, and then heard the village chief's wife pouring bitter water.

It is said that there was a drought last year and the water and soil were not abundant. One acre of land could only produce less than one stone of grain. Many families had no grain for a long time and had to pay grain taxes. Their lives were very tight. This year, people have no food. Not enough, even the weeds on the mountains have been plundered, so there is no food left to feed the chickens and ducks.

All the livestock in the village that can be slaughtered have been slaughtered, and now almost no family is still raising them.

Although this year's harvest is better, it is not much better than last year.

After paying taxes, there is only a little left, but it has to support a large family, and every household has a difficult life.

After hearing this, Bai Xia's doubts were answered. No wonder when they entered the village, they saw that the mountains in the village were bare and there was no greenery at all. It was as if they had been stripped clean by the people in the village.

That's why it's better here than other places.

Most of the things left behind are certain.

"Then...are there any fields in this village?"

Bai Xia asked.

When the village chief's wife heard this, her eyes instantly lit up.

"Ms. Xia wants to buy land?"

Bai Xia nodded.

"I came here to visit my relatives. Although I don't know why my relatives moved away, I always have to look for them. I can't live without a field."

"I see that the village is vast and sparsely populated, and I think there should be a lot of fields, so I want to buy some. But our family has had a child miscarriage, and Uncle Hai is only one person. If I buy land, I'm afraid I will have to trouble the uncles and uncles in the village. Let's help"

"But don't worry, Auntie, I don't want everyone's help to be in vain, just give me food and money."

The village chief's wife's eyes lit up when she heard Bai Xia's words.

If it weren't for the fear that my hands were thick and dirty, catching her hands would annoy others, so I couldn't help but catch them and praise them.

"Purchasing land is a big deal, and it requires the consent of the elders in the village."

"I wonder how much Miss Xia wants to buy?"

Bai Xia and the others looked wealthy, but not wealthy, so although the village chief's wife was happy that she wanted to buy land, she was still calm.

Bai Xia raised her hand and made a "three" finger sign.

"Thirty acres?" asked the village chief's wife, and at the same time she felt about the same.

"It's three hundred acres"

Bai Xia shook her head and seriously corrected the village chief's wife.

"I just don't know how much this land is worth?" "This... we have to ask the head of our family about this, and with so much land, we also have to ask the clan elders."

The village chief's wife suppressed the excitement in her heart and wished she could agree immediately. However, she still had some sense and knew that it was not something she, a woman, could decide. Even though she was extremely excited, she did not agree.

Bai Xia picked up the bowl and took another sip of tea. It was bitter, astringent, and didn't taste good.

Even so, she took a long sip.

Seeing this, the village chief's wife's affection for her increased.

"It just so happens that the head of my family is at the patriarch's place. I'll go tell him and let him ask questions together."

The village chief's wife couldn't sit still. She really thought about the three hundred acres of land. How much money would it cost?

And if they really bought it, plowing the land, weeding, fertilizing, and sowing the land would require no one at all. There is no doubt that their village would really be able to generate a lot more income.

It was actually a bit rude for her to leave like that.

But Bai Xia and the others didn't mind.

"Miss, will they allow us to stay?"

Next to Bai Xia was a six or seven-year-old girl. She was not tall, with a fair face and a slightly rough palm. She looked like she had done rough work.

This little girl is Qishan's sister. She was originally called Erni. Because she wanted to follow Bai Xia out, she pretended to be Bai Xia's personal maid and changed her name to Yun Shu.

The little girl liked this name very much. Before she left, she had someone change her household registration to Yu Yunshu. She was currently wearing a cotton dress and looking at Bai Xia with her big eyes open, with a bit of worry in her eyes.

“Originally it wasn’t necessarily”

"But now, the possibility of agreeing is very high."

"Of course, if they are fools, that's a different story."

Bai Xia smiled, everything was under control.

Other villages may not agree, but Douer Village will definitely agree.

Because this is the poorest village among the eight villages within ten miles. It is really so poor that it is impossible to open the pot.

Thinking of the children I saw in the village, they were all boys, not a single girl.

I guess it's because the family is poor and has no clothes, and the boys are not shy, so they can only cover important places and dare to run around. Nowadays, women's reputation for chastity is very important, and girls don't dare to be like the boys, wearing only their clothes. Running all over the mountain with a little bit of fabric.

Most of the time I just lie down at home and only get up to do some housework when no one is home.

I'm afraid I can't even get out of the room.

Sure enough, when the village chief's wife arrived at the patriarch's house, she heard that the patriarch had rejected the proposal to keep Bai Xia and the others.

The village chief also asked the village chief to return the silver coin.

"How did you come?"

The village chief didn't have much hope at first. Even if he mentioned the matter of grain merchants, the chief didn't believe that a girl who was just about ten years old could really have such ability.

In their view, those who can do the grain business are capable people.

On the contrary, I felt that they had bad intentions and deliberately deceived them in order to stay.

As soon as the village chief's wife saw his face, she knew that the matter was not going to work, and she felt a little anxious for a moment.

But the clan leader was an elder and could not be offended, so he tugged on the village chief's sleeves, pulled him outside, and told him about Bai Xia's intention to buy [-] acres of land.

The village chief frowned when he heard this: "Really?"

"I think it's true"

Knowing that the clan leader would not agree so easily, she added: "Let them buy the land first, and then let them live there" (End of Chapter)