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Although the Village Chief was anxious, he did not reveal anything on the surface. He stroked his goatee and said in a serious tone, "Nonsense, what's with all this noise!" The rent of the land is set by the imperial government, you should pay for it! As for you, Shu Xiang … "

The village chief looked back at Shu Xiang and knew that his plan was not going to work. He thought for a while before saying, "We all know what's going on in Shu Xiang's house, so let's forget about it this time. But Shu Xiang, you are also living in the village, so you must pay next time you rent a house, no matter what. Alright, let's end it here for today. Everyone, remember to pay all of your rent tomorrow.

Shu Xiang knew that the village chief would not let her off so easily. She just didn't expect him to be so shameless and take her for a pushover. Anyone would want to pinch her. Was her money that easy to get?

"It's gone, it's gone …" Shu Xiang sneered in her heart as she watched the chief leave. Don't worry, she will definitely pay next year's rent.

"Mother …" Seeing that everyone had dispersed, Little Baozi and Lingdang then surrounded him.

"Be good, mom will take you to dinner, ok?"

"Yes."

"Let's go!"

Shortly after, Zhao Sheng and Loong Qi also came back.

"You guys have returned. Coincidentally, I have something to talk to you guys about."

"What is it?" Zhao Sheng looked at her defensively.

"About that, I see that you guys want to stay here for the rest of the day. Since that's the case, shouldn't you …" Shu Xiang raised her eyebrows and rubbed her thumb and forefinger together.

Zhao Sheng said with a cold face, "I never thought that this woman was not only beautiful, but also greedy for money!"

With a signal, Loong Qi took out a money bag.

Shu Xiang picked it up and shook it with her weight, nodding with satisfaction, then said: "Then you guys can eat, and help me look after Little Baozi and Lingdang, I have something to do, so I'm going out for a while."

Shu Xiang left the two children in their care and took the money bag to the Village Head's house.

Shu Xiang followed her memories and found the Village Head's house. When the village head saw that it was her, he thought she was looking for him to talk about the rent and his face immediately turned pale.

"What are you doing here?"

"Why didn't the Village Chief invite me in?"

"You're a widow, it's better if you don't come to my house. If you have anything to say, just say it here!" The village chief impatiently waved his hand and said.

Shu Xiang's expression turned serious as she retracted her smile and said coldly, "The village chief knows that I'm a widow. It's not easy for a woman like me to raise two children. I'm not looking for the village chief to buy a few acres of land."

Hearing this, the village chief rolled his eyes, "Buying land?"

"Yes."

"Then what kind of land do you want to buy? Do you have any requests? "

"I just want to buy a few acres of land and grow enough food to feed my mother and the others. "Of course, it would be better if this land was a little bit more fertile." At this point, Shu Xiang intentionally revealed a flattering smile.

"So it's like that." A light flashed through the Village Head's eyes and a thought appeared in his mind.

"Shu Xiang, you know that the farmland in this village is very rare. All of the good farmland in this village has an owner. If you want some good farmland, I'm afraid …"

The Village Head said with a troubled expression.

"This... "I also know that a woman like me doesn't know that much. Just take a look and see if there are any suitable fields for me to buy two acres." Shu Xiang had an expression of ignorance on her face.

"If that's the case, then the village should have a few acres of land."

"Where?"

"Speaking of which, you're just lucky. You can take care of me when I'm near your home at the back mountain."

"If that's the case, it would be quite good. However, just how big is that field?" Shu Xiangse asked after a moment.

Seeing that she really didn't understand, the Village Head continued, "Even so, Shu Xiang, don't say that the Village Head doesn't take care of you. If that's the case, the mountain behind your house …" "If it's the fields, I can sell you a few mu of them!"

"Truly, I must thank the village chief for that. Merely, I wonder how much silver would be required for these fields?"

"How about this, five mu of land is 30 taels of silver. If it's not enough, I will help you explain more." The Village Head had a kind expression on his face.

"Thank you so much Village Head, I will definitely remember your great kindness!" Shu Xiang looked at the Village Head with an expression of "gratitude."

"Well, Shu Xiang, let me ask you again, are you sure you want to buy that piece of land behind your house?" As he said the last sentence, the Village Chief's voice inexplicably became louder, causing many of the surrounding villagers to halt in their tracks.

Shu Xiang nodded as if she hadn't noticed anything. "Yes, I want to buy it."

"Alright, if that's the case, let's go and book a contract first. I will handle the rest of the formalities. However, you cannot drag out the money needed to buy the land! " As he said that, Village Head Qian suddenly looked at Shu Xiang with disbelief.

"Of course, I brought some silver today." As she spoke, Shu Xiang took out thirty taels of silver from her purse.

When the village chief saw that she didn't look distressed at all after casually taking out thirty silver taels, he immediately felt some regret in his heart. If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have said more. He shouldn't have said the real price because he didn't have money, but now was not the time to retort.

Since she was fine, she might as well buy five acres of mountain anyway. Thinking like this, the Village Chief felt much better, and his men also became more nimble.

Give the money and make a contract.

The rest was left to the village chief to handle. Shu Xiang returned home full of joy, not caring about the surrounding villagers' pointed fingers at all.

Not long after, the news of Shu Xiang's purchase of five acres of mountainous area spread throughout the village. The village chief was also quite efficient in bringing the deed to the village that night.

Zhao Sheng and Loong Qi, who were standing to the side, looked at Shu Xiang, who was holding the land deed and laughing crazily. They even started to sweat a little.

"Mistress, I've checked. Although the five mu of land is large enough, it's not suitable for growing grain in the mountainous regions. I'm afraid that this woman has been tricked."

Thinking about how this woman asked him for money just to buy that barren mountain, Loong Qi felt that this woman was stupid!

Zhao Sheng could tell what Loong Qi was thinking with a glance. He frowned slightly and said thoughtfully, "I don't think so."

This woman was extremely shrewd. How could she not notice such an obvious loophole? She was probably up to something!

Zhao Sheng didn't believe that the Village Head could hide his trick from Shu Xiang, this perverted woman!