SFS Chapter 325 Wash it clean and pick one
Chapter 325 Wash it clean and pick one
"...Yes, the higher-ups are right. The control over this is very strict. If you want paddy fields, you have to go to the yamen runners. Only they can make it happen."
Lin Cai didn't know that such a thing existed. Later, Aunt Ge told her that there was a river next to their Linjiang City.
It is because of this river that Linjiang City is called Linjiang City. With the water of a river, the paddy fields next to it will certainly not lack water.
For this reason, all the paddy fields in Linjiang City are of good quality. If an ordinary family wants one, as long as they have money and connections, they can get one or two acres.
But if you have nothing, then you should just honestly farm the land. As for paddy fields, you shouldn't even think about them!
Aunt Ge also said that there are many refugees now, and quite a few people have come to settle here. Even the land is first-come, first-served, let alone paddy fields that can be used to grow rice.
If the land above can be opened up, the family might get something, but if the land above cannot be opened up, then they might only have land left.
Aunt Ge's family does own several acres of paddy fields, but they are locals, and those fields have been passed down from generation to generation.
People with children can't just sell their paddy fields to others like that.
After Lin Cai found out, she stopped insisting on the paddy fields. She asked Gu Dachui to clear out all the land so that they could plant seeds when the weather warmed up.
Besides this, there's the issue of housing; they can't live in such a house forever.
The Lin family also faces this problem; they haven't found their younger sister yet, and now there's another issue with the house.
Since they had previously agreed that the house was rented to them and did not belong to them, Lin Long wanted to buy the house directly, and his family agreed.
When I found the village chief earlier, he said, "Buying a house isn't as simple as just having money."
The village chief told them that if they wanted to buy a house, they had to find someone to act as a guarantor, and the guarantor had to be someone from Fu'an Village.
Having a guarantor from an acquaintance provides additional proof should anything happen in the future, offering protection for both the buyer and seller.
However, the Lin family had a slight worry. They had only moved here recently and were not very familiar with the people of Fu'an Village.
Finding someone to act as a guarantor is simply impossible.
Lin Hu sat in the main room and said, "If you ask me, let's not live here anymore. Let's move to my younger sister's place. I heard they need people there, and the houses are all free. If we all move there, we won't have to spend money to buy a house."
"You make it sound so easy. Do you think it's that simple to just move? If something goes wrong, you might not even be able to stay here."
"Then what do you suggest we do? This dilapidated house will probably collapse in a few months. Are we all going to be sleeping on the streets then?"
Lin Hu was extremely agitated. This place was different from Longxing County; it wasn't his territory, and he felt very uncomfortable.
In the past, this would have been a matter of a single word from him, but now!
Let alone Lin Hu, Lin Long, do you think this can't go on? He looked at his parents, waiting for their answer.
Lin's father and mother actually thought the same way as Lin Hu, but this matter couldn't be handled right now and needed to be considered more carefully.
They are still discussing how to move to Yangjia Village, while the village chief of Fu'an Village and others are also discussing how to get rid of the Lin family.
Because the Lin family had fled famine, they assumed they wouldn't have anything of value, just like the previous families.
They have a lot of family members, but they don't have as much property as the others. They can't even afford a house, so they don't deserve to live in Fu'an Village.
Some suggested sticking to the old method, but the village chief of Fu'an Village disagreed.
"No, we can't use the old methods. These people are different from the previous ones. They might discover our old methods."
"If they find out, they find out. Let them leave on their own, so we don't have to ask them to."
"Are you stupid? The higher-ups have said that we need to add more people to our village to fill all the vacant positions. If you just kick people out like this, what are we supposed to say when the higher-ups come down and ask us?"
Upon hearing this, the person who had spoken earlier fell silent instantly. Then, an old man sitting on the other side lowered his head and said, "This won't work, that won't work, so what should we do?"
No one spoke upon hearing this. After a while, one of them said, "Do what needs to be done."
“They want to buy the house, right? They’ll definitely find a guarantor, just like the village chief said. Once they do, our chance will come.”
The Lin family wanted to leave Fu'an Village, but they didn't expect that the people of Fu'an Village also wanted them to leave.
Meanwhile, Hua Niang and her companions finally reached the outskirts of the city, but before they could even go inside, they were surrounded by a group of people on horseback.
"Boss, are these really okay? Will there be any problems?"
"What problems could there be? The ones in the city are the ones with problems. Don't worry about that now, take these people back, check them thoroughly, clean them up, and send them over immediately..."
In just two short sentences, the destination of Hua Niang and the others was decided. When Hua Niang and the others were taken away, Hong Lin almost attacked them, but Hua Niang stopped her with a look.
They were brought into Lin'an City, which was exactly what Hua Niang needed. Although they were girls, they had no household registration or travel permits, so they couldn't register at the city gate and couldn't get in at all.
Now that's all settled, they've all been taken inside, so the registration issue is no longer a problem.
They were taken to a mansion and all moved into one room. Not long after, an old woman entered.
"Sir, are these the women you're referring to?"
The old woman seemed very surprised, especially when she saw their faces and attire.
"Yes, these are the women. Clean them up, dress them up, and then pick one to send to the young master..."
Hearing the conversation outside, Hongmei and Honglinfei were furious.
The two of them stared intently outside, wanting to see what the old woman who was speaking looked like.
Because the old woman only came in briefly and then left, they didn't get a clear look at what she looked like.
Looking at Hua Niang and Hong Xiu, who showed no expression, they probably already guessed what had happened.
The only one who was a little scared was Little Bell, as she had never experienced anything like this before.