At almost noon, most of the villagers had gone home after eating their wedding candies. Only one cousin and his wife were still eating melon seeds, drinking tea and talking.
"Nephew Yuan, congratulations! The new sister-in-law is beautiful! Generous! She also has a sweet mouth!"
"The girls in the city are just different! Their skin is as white as snow! They look so much like the young lady on TV!"
Cheng Tianyuan smiled and nodded.
"Thank you, Uncle Biao and Auntie."
Cheng Biao laughed, rolled his eyes around, and waved to Cheng Tianyuan.
"Eldest nephew, come here, I have something to discuss with you."
Cheng Tianyuan frowned slightly, but still nodded politely and followed Cheng Biao out.
Xue Ling was helping her mother-in-law clean up the bench. When she saw them walking out of the yard, she raised her eyebrows suspiciously.
This uncle Cheng Biao... seems to have some impression.
I remember that before Cheng Tianyuan left home in his previous life, he signed a land transfer contract with an uncle and sold him the twenty acres of land in front of his home at a low price.
At that time, Cheng Tianyuan's sister Cheng Tianfang was so angry that she ran into the wedding room and yelled at her for causing harm to others. She said that the family had no money and they wanted to borrow money to marry her. She also said that her cousin was unreasonable and came to ask for money as soon as the couple got married. He had no money.
She forced her eldest brother to sell the land, claiming that it was her new sister-in-law who was responsible for it!
At that time, she only wanted to escape from the Cheng family, and she was young and energetic. When Cheng Tianfang made trouble, her temper also rose, and she became angry at her.
He said that his family had no money and yet they dared to imitate others and marry their daughter-in-law. There was nothing wrong with paying back their debts. If they couldn't pay back their debts, their family deserved to be cheated!
Cheng Tianfang was so reviled by her that she couldn't speak. She stamped her feet and ran out crying...
Xue Ling thought about it and thought it might be Uncle Biao in front of him who forced Cheng Tianyuan to sell the land. He didn't dare to hesitate and followed him quickly.
From a distance, I could see my uncle with a tigerish face, pointing to a large wasteland in front of him, and gesticulating at the same time.
Cheng Tianyuan, on the other hand, grimaced and shook his head.
The uncle suddenly became anxious and yelled loudly: "With your little salary, when will you get enough? Your father's arm is disabled and he can't plant fields. You are in the county town every day for three days, how can you care about planting crops?"
You might as well sell it to me!"
Cheng Tianyuan had a sullen face and lowered his head, as if he was discussing and persuading.
Xue Ling was secretly worried. As soon as she walked out of the big yard, she heard her mother-in-law calling from behind.
It turned out that Liu Ying thought she was looking at the dirt road outside her house, so she explained with a smile.
"Ling Ling, the road in front of our house has just been built, so it's very convenient! Turn around and you'll see the village committee, and further ahead you'll find Ouyang Village. Go straight out to the other side and you'll see the provincial road.
You can reach the county seat in less than half an hour.”
Xue Ling suddenly nodded.
Back then, she thought Chengjia Village was a poor and remote place, and always thought it was similar to the slums in the imperial capital. In fact, her vision was narrow-minded.
The county seat not far from here is called Ronghua County. It will be designated as a key economic development zone by the province in the near future. In just one or two years, earth-shaking changes have taken place.
Chengjia Village is very close to Ronghua County and has very convenient transportation. It developed quickly and many rich people came out of the village.
Not only that, Chengjia Village was later included in the suburban development zone, and land prices skyrocketed. Families who had farmland before became wealthy.
This large piece of wasteland in front of Cheng's house is flat and close to the road. It will definitely be very valuable in the future!
Thinking of this, she quickly walked towards the door.
I heard Cheng Tianyuan explain in a deep voice: "Uncle, I will be able to pay it back in half a year. My father's medical expenses of 100 yuan and the 100 yuan for his wife, I will definitely pay them back as soon as possible."
"No!" Cheng Biao yelled with a fierce face: "I need this money in a hurry! Can you pay it back in half a year? I don't believe it! Do you know how many days it takes in half a year? A sow can be raised to a big boss!"
Cheng Tianyuan stood calmly, but his eyes were already turbulent.
I remember when my father worked in a fertilizer factory, the uncle in front of me would come to borrow money almost every month.
His father thought about his relatives and never cared about them. Occasionally he even borrowed some money from neighbors to help him. Even the money for his wife's marriage was paid for by his father.
My father kept track of all the debts he owed over the years, totaling five hundred and thirty-four yuan. Ever since he made money by contracting the fish pond, he had only repaid more than two hundred yuan, and refused to pay any other accounts.
admit.
He was still young at that time, and his parents were both honest and kind. Seeing that he refused to pay back the money, he thought that we were all members of the same family and should not care too much, so he stopped asking for it.
Unexpectedly, he borrowed two hundred yuan from his family, and within a month, he came after him to ask for money, and even forced himself to sell the land to him at a low price.
If you take someone else's short hand, it's your own family that owes money now.
He took a deep breath and suppressed the rising anger.
"Uncle, let's give it three months. I will definitely pay you back then, and I will give you another ten yuan to buy you a cigarette. I just got married and I really can't spare the money to pay you back."
Cheng Biao said harshly: "Stop talking nonsense! We have to pay it back now, or we will sell the land if we don't get it back!"
Cheng Tianyuan Jun's face was cold and hard, and he said solemnly: "My grandfather worked hard to reclaim the land in small pieces. As a descendant, I absolutely cannot sell my grandfather's hard work."
Cheng Biao sneered and took out an IOU from his pocket.
"Eldest nephew, this is an IOU. Your mother's fingerprints are still on it! Anyway, if you don't repay the two hundred yuan today, you can only sell me the twenty acres of land in front of me! For the sake of my family, I
I will show mercy and give you an extra 100 yuan!"
"No!" A shout sounded from behind!
Cheng Biao was startled, turned around hurriedly, and sneered again and again.
"Oh! It turns out she's my nephew's wife! It's natural to pay back debts. You're just a newcomer, so you have no right to interrupt! Okay, this is not something you can decide on."
Xue Ling raised her head and chest, and walked quickly to Cheng Tianyuan's side.
"I have obtained a marriage license with Brother Yuan. Legally speaking, I am his legal wife. I have a share in any property owned by his family, including land and houses. I have a share in the things, why am I not qualified to intervene!
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Xue Ling's words are well-founded, his eyes are sharp, and his reasoning is sufficient.
Cheng Biao lost his previous momentum for a moment and hesitated: "If you don't have money, just give me the land. Anyway, your family doesn't have the hands to cultivate the land. It's such a waste to waste it. You might as well sell it to me!"
At this time, Cheng's mother came out wiping her tears and swallowed more: "Ayuan, Lingling... our family has quite a lot of land. Your father is not in good health, and most of the land has been idle these years. Why don't you sell some to us?"
Your cousin."
Cheng Tianyuan was well-known as a filial son. Hearing what his old mother said, he was embarrassed for a moment.
Xue Ling was afraid that he would let go, so she secretly grabbed the corner of his clothes, turned around and said to her mother-in-law: "Mom, we can make money. The land is the family's real estate and cannot be sold casually."
Cheng Tianyuan didn't expect that Xue Ling would actually come together with him. Someone supported him, and he felt confident in his heart.