Niubei Mountain is located at the east and west corners of Guangping Village. It is a mountain with layers of green mountains, one after another, stretching as far as the eye can see.
Standing on the top of the mountain and looking around, what catches the eye is a small mountain top, standing tall and straight, and at the foot of the mountain is a fairly flat grassland.
Thorny plants are interspersed on the pale yellow grass, and withered thorny flowers stand upright in disorder, but what stands upright is no longer flowers, but flower branches.
Niubei Mountain is actually the tomb where ancestors are buried in Guangping Village. Elderly people in the village are usually buried here when they die.
It's just that in late autumn, the place is no longer green, but rather yellow and withered. Only the strong branches show a trace of life.
In the center of a peak in Niubei Mountain, a new cemetery was erected, and people of all ages stood beside the cemetery.
The child raised his head and asked the older man, "Uncle, why do we come here all the time?"
The man looked at the child and smiled, touched his head and said softly, "Because my uncle's grandfather lives here, my uncle wants to spend more time with him."
"oh!"
The child was confused, but he still nodded thoughtfully. No one knew whether he understood or not.
"Uncle, are we going back?"
"Are Xiaoyun hungry?"
The child shook his head slightly, but as soon as he stopped, his stomach growled twice, he lowered his head and pouted and said, "Uncle, Xiaoyun seems a little hungry."
"That's good, let's go back."
Then he picked up the child, went down the mountain, and went straight home.
"Grandma, we are back."
"Hello, great-grandmother!"
"Hey! It's good to be back. Wash your hands and get ready to eat."
"okay!"
Ling Yun took his nephew to wash his hands and went into the house to eat. Because Ling Daren had inconvenient legs and feet, Ling Yun modified the dining table so that he could eat in a wheelchair, and he also removed the threshold of the kitchen.
The family sat together and laughed.
When lunch was almost over, Ling Daren suddenly looked at Ling Yun and said, "Silang, dad wants to tell you something."
Ling Yun was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Dad, if you have something to say, just tell me, my kid is listening!"
"Actually, there's nothing wrong. The villagers are all coming to your door during this period, saying they want to discuss something with you."
Ling Daren thought for a long time and finally told the story about the villagers looking for him.
Ling Yun nodded slightly and said, "Dad, I understand."
His reaction was without any surprise, and seemed very calm, as if he had the matter under his control.
Seeing Ling Yun's reaction, Ling Daren was silent for a while, and couldn't help but ask, "Then...then Silang, what do you think and what are you going to do?"
Always hiding behind closed doors is not the solution. As a fellow countryman, he raises his head but never looks down. If he continues to avoid seeing him, as a father, he will feel a little embarrassed.
"Um!"
Ling Yun glanced at his father and thought for a moment, "Dad, I won't get involved since this is a child. I'll let you decide!"
As soon as he said these words, Ling Daren accidentally choked. He didn't know whether it was fright or surprise, but his hands trembled slightly.
After he regained consciousness, he coughed twice and hesitated, "Shiro, this...isn't this appropriate?"
Ling Yun raised his head and stared at his father. Seeing that he was about to make a move but hesitated to speak, he knew that he was actually willing to take care of this matter, but he was a little embarrassed to open his mouth.
Now that he heard that he had left the decision to him, the surprise came too suddenly, and he was a little panicked for a while.
"Dad, as you are now the head of the Ling family, of course it is up to you to decide. There is no need to go through the kid. Besides, the kid has no intention of paying attention to this."
During this period of time, Ling Daren had the most leisure time. If he continued, he might not be able to sit still, so it would be better to leave the matter to him.
Furthermore, he was familiar with people in and outside the village, so he knew what to do.
Besides, he doesn't lack the villagers' tax money, so it's better to let his father decide. Whether it's used as a favor or to repay a favor, it's always better than what he does.
"That's...okay! I'll talk to them first, and then I'll talk to you after it's decided."
Since his son said so, Ling Daren didn't refuse. He could just get active, because he had been idle and had nothing to do, which made him feel like a burden.
As expected, after Ling Daren agreed, he led the villagers to discuss it the next day.
The content was to put the fields of all the villagers in Guangping Village under Lingyun's name. As for how much to pay, they asked clearly. It was consistent with other places, 1.50%.
Ling Daren did not agree to this proposal, but took the initiative to lower it to 10%.
Li Chuan was the first to stand up against his proposal. The reason was that rules were rules. Since the price in other places was 1.50%, they couldn't take advantage and be lower than others.
It can't be said that Li Chuan is thinking about the Ling family, it's really these people!
In the past, the criticism of the Ling family still felt outrageous in retrospect, but now that they can reap the benefits, they are like grass on the wall, and the limelight has changed dramatically.
"Uncle Li, just do as I say! That boy Yun'er has become successful now, so the money he saves can be used as a way to honor the villagers. We have no money to help these years."
When Old Man Zhao heard this, he hurriedly replied, "Why are you so embarrassed?"
"It's okay, just do it like this!"
"Hey! Sir, this kid has a kind heart! He will definitely live a long life in the future, hahaha..."
Villager: “…”
The villagers looked at him in unison, embarrassed to the point of shame, and some even wanted to kick him out. Since he was so short-sighted for these petty gains, it was simply embarrassing.
After taking advantage, if there are difficulties in the future, I will see how he will ask for help. It is obvious that Ling Daren said this just to take care of them, or to repay the favor.
Fortunately, he was stupid enough to follow it down. Li Chuan wished he could sew his mouth shut.
Old man Zhao couldn't help but feel a little depressed when he saw everyone staring at him angrily. He couldn't understand why they were like this?
Although it is only half a percent, who doesn’t know that his family owns the most land in Guangping Village, so half a percent can save a lot of money!
Anyway, he doesn't care. If it's 10%, that's 10%, and it can never be changed. As the saying goes, it's hard to catch up with the horse once it's gone. Even if the master of juren comes, it can't be changed.
Looking at the short-sighted old man Zhao, Li Chuan shook his head and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "When the friendship between fellow villagers ran out and he wanted to ask the Ling family for help, he knew he was wrong. But at that time,
I’m afraid I’ll regret it too late.”
As the enlightenment teacher of the Ling family boy, he naturally understood that the relationship between the boy and the villagers was not very good.
This is also their fault. When they were young, they saw that the Ling family could not give birth to a boy, so they often bullied their female children. When Ling Yun was born, they tried every means to bully him.
As a result, the children of the same age in Ling Yun's village were not able to play with him. The only one who could chat with him for a few words was Zhao Long, who went to school with Ling Yun.
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