Chapter 149 Documentation
Chapter 149 Documentation
"Uncle Jiang, please stand up quickly! This is not the place to interrogate a criminal, you don't have to do this!"
Manager Lin then asked, "Uncle Jiang, are you going to buy the wasteland?"
"No, no, no, it's my granddaughter. She wants to buy some barren hills and wasteland..."
My grandfather explained the purpose of this trip in detail to Mr. Lin.
After saying this, grandpa called An Yue to come over to him.
At this moment, the village chief Li Huairen was sitting aside, looking at the three people in front of him with an extremely surprised expression.
"Your granddaughter?! Could she be Pan'er's sister's daughter?"
Grandfather smiled and nodded to Lin, saying affirmatively, "Yes! Her name is An Yue."
Then, the grandfather turned to An Yue and introduced him: "Yueyue, this is your uncle Lin Hua. Come to think of it, you recognize him."
After hearing this, An Yue quickly bowed and said, "Hello, uncle!"
Lin Hua smiled at An Yue and asked, "So you are An Yue?"
An Yue made a bold guess, judging by the way this Chief Lin spoke and behaved towards her grandfather, and the fact that his last name was "Lin", and her grandfather also reminded her that he was someone he knew.
I think he must be Lin Qingxue, the son of Lin Shuweng, the owner of the firecracker shop in the town.
"Uncle, do you recognize Yueyue?" An Yue asked curiously.
Lin Huachang laughed and said, "Haha... I recognize you! My son Lin Hao went to your grandfather's house with his grandparents on New Year's Day to pay New Year's greetings. After returning to the county town, he kept talking about you to us."
"It is said that there is a sister named An Yue in Jiang Bo Weng's family. Her cooking skills are so superb that they are comparable to the imperial chefs in the palace. Anyway, it is said to be so amazing!"
After hearing this, An Yue felt a little embarrassed.
An Yue couldn't help but recall the first day of the Lunar New Year, when she tricked Lin Hao into going to the kitchen to help her pass firewood, and in the end both of them turned into little cats.
Grandfather Jiang Wuwen couldn't help but laugh when he heard what Lin Hua said: "Haha... When you have time to go back to town, you must try the dishes made by Yueyue. They are delicious!"
"Uncle Jiang, we will go as a family of three, but please don't think it's too much trouble!"
An Yue smiled and added: "Uncle, you can just bring Uncle Lin and Auntie along."
"Okay, okay, the chief clerk is in the government office now, let's do business first!"
During the break, Lin Hua found the document of terms and conditions from the wooden drawer.
Lin Hua pointed at the document and said, "Yueyue, sign and put your fingerprint here."
After An Yue pressed her handprint, Lin Hua picked up the document and said to their village chief, grandfather Jiang Wuwenren, "You two wait here first. Yueyue will go to the chief clerk's office with me."
The village chief and my grandfather both nodded to show that they understood.
——Half a quarter of an hour later.
Lin Hua and An Yue came out from the chief clerk's office. An Yue was holding the reporting documents of the barren hills and wastelands in her hand. An Yue first handed it to the village chief for review.
Lin Hua said to the three of them, "The registration documents for the purchase of the barren hills and wastelands have been signed! I will arrange for a few more yamen runners to go with you to the village to measure the actual area of the barren hills and wastelands."
The village chief squinted his eyes and carefully read the terms and regulations on the document. After confirming that they were correct, he said gratefully, "Master Lin, thank you for your help today!"
Lin Hua waved his hand and said, "Village Chief, you are too polite."
The village chief handed the land deed to my grandfather Jiang Wuwen, and said with a smile: "Brother Jiang, this is the written evidence of the barren mountain and wasteland. This matter is almost certain!"
Jiang Wuwen took the document from the village chief, and an expression of joy could not be concealed on his face.
After a few simple polite words, Lin Hua accompanied the three people to the gate of the county government office and said to them, "Everyone wait here for a while. I will call a few yamen runners to follow you to the village."
Finished!
Lin Hua turned around and went to the detective squad.
A quarter of an hour passed.
Lin Hua was followed by six constables, walking slowly towards them.
The detectives were all tall and looked particularly majestic in their formal yamen uniforms.
Lin Hua specifically instructed several yamen runners: "You guys go to Baili Village with Village Chief Li and help measure the barren mountains and wastelands. After measuring, you must return to the yamen as soon as possible."
After Lin Hua finished speaking, he deliberately approached a few yamen runners and whispered to them, "Measure carefully, and come back to treat us brothers to a drink."
The yamen runners heard Lin Hua's special instructions and thought that the relationship between them was extraordinary. A short and fat yamen runner quickly replied, "Yes! Chief Lin."
When they were about to leave, the grandfather pulled Lin Hua aside and whispered, "Ah Hua, I am really sorry for the trouble. Uncle Jiang, I have no way to repay you..."
Before Jiang Wuwen finished speaking, he was interrupted by Lin Hua: "Uncle Jiang, you are too kind. I have no way to repay Uncle Jiang's kindness. Besides, this is also my duty."
Grandfather Jiang Wuwen continued, "How about this! After Yueyue's house is built, if you don't mind, you can bring your family to Baili Village. When you go, you must ask Yueyue to cook a few more dishes for us to taste. How do you think?"
"That's fine, Uncle Jiang, we will definitely go."
At this time, An Yue walked up to Lin Hua, smiled sweetly and said, "Thank you, Uncle Lin, for your help today." After that, An Yue saluted Lin Hua sideways.
Several yamen runners left the county government with the three of them and went to the post station for resting.
The village chief and Jiang Wuwen went to negotiate the price with the two drivers, but the drivers thought the journey was too far and that there might not be anyone waiting for the return trip, so it was too much trouble and not cost-effective.
An Yue thought: [It is almost noon now. When the six yamen runners finish measuring, it will probably be dark. By then, I am afraid that no mule or donkey carts will be willing to go to the county town.]
[Besides, this is a government official, and he must not be treated badly.]
So, An Yue stepped forward and said, "Uncles, what if you can both get people there in one trip?"
"Girl, why do you say that?"
"Uncles, these officials are here to do some official business in our village. They will return to the county town after they finish their work."
"Since the two uncles have sent us to the village, why don't we take a rest here and let the horses and mules eat some tender grass in the village? After the officials have finished their business, we can go back to the county town together. What do you think?"
The two looked at each other and moved closer to discuss privately.
After a while, one of the drivers asked again: "How much money does the girl plan to give us?"
"It's noon now. How about giving each of you 20 cents for each mule cart?"
The two drivers weighed the issue over and over again, and for whatever reason, they finally reached an agreement.
Everyone got on two mule carts, and the drivers drove the mule carts towards Shijing Town.
There were six more people returning to the town. An Yue was petite, so her mule cart held five people, and the mule cart following behind held four yamen runners.
The village chief and my grandfather were squeezed together and sat closely together. The village chief turned around and whispered to Jiang Wuwen, "I didn't expect that Brother Jiang and Chief Lin are acquaintances?"
Grandfather smiled and said calmly:
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