Traveling through the 1970s: The young wife loves to make trouble

Chapter 164 Buying Land and Building a Yard

When people are angry, they are dissatisfied with everything and are likely to take their anger out on the food around them. Tao Qiuyi thought that the injured monkey might have been unlucky enough to be taken out on.

Why was that person angry? Did he not find what he was looking for? Or did he find it but it was gone?

Wait, a thought flashed through Tao Qiuyi's mind, but it came too quickly and she didn't catch it.

If you can't figure it out, just give up thinking about it. Tao Qiuyi stood up and said, "Go back and see if the injured monkey is still alive. If it is, tell me and I will save it."

"Okay, okay." The birds flew away one after another.

As soon as she walked into the courtyard, Tao Qiuyi saw Wei Jingyuan standing at the door with a cane, looking at her with his deep eyes.

"Are you ready?" Tao Qiuyi walked towards Wei Jingyuan, looking at him wearing thick cotton clothes and trousers. He thought to himself that he must have asked a stupid question, because he looked like he was getting ready to go out.

Knowing that the question was about going to see the old branch secretary and the team leader, Wei Jingyuan nodded.

"I'm ready." Looking at her cotton coat, Wei Jingyuan asked, "It's cold, do you want to put on another one?"

"After the sun comes out, the temperature in the afternoon will be a little higher. This is just right for me." Standing in front of him, Tao Qiuyi's eyes fell on the crutch in Wei Jingyuan's hand.

Wei Jingyuan raised the cane in his hand and said, "I'm worried that you might not be able to walk halfway, so it's better to be prepared."

"That's thoughtful." Tao Qiuyi smiled and asked him, "Can we go now?"

"Let's go." After saying that, Wei Jingyuan walked towards the door. He was holding a cane in his hand, really holding it.

He didn't ask her where she was going, so Tao Qiuyi naturally wouldn't ask for trouble.

"Brother, sister-in-law, please go early and come back early." Li Zi poked her head out of the house, waved to Tao Qiuyi with a smile, then closed the door and locked it.

Looking back at the closed door, Tao Qiuyi shook her head helplessly. Li Zi was getting more and more naughty. She hurried a few steps to catch up with Wei Jingyuan. As soon as she left the courtyard, she noticed that Wei Jingyuan was using a cane.

On the way, he met a few villagers going to the mountains to chop firewood. The villagers took the initiative to greet Wei Jingyuan. Wei Jingyuan nodded in response and exchanged a few words with the enthusiastic ones.

Just now, I met two villagers who were going to the mountains to chop firewood. They were acquaintances, Uncle Chen and his son.

"Jingyuan, Jingyuan's wife, where are you going?" Uncle Chen walked forward and asked with concern. He glanced at Wei Jingyuan's legs and wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say it.

Wei Jingyuan pretended not to notice Uncle Chen's hesitation and replied, "I've been staying in the house for too long. I came out to get some sun."

This guy also tells lies. Tao Qiuyi looked at Wei Jingyuan in surprise. Her eyes were too direct, and Wei Jingyuan felt a little uncomfortable under her gaze.

"Where are you going, Uncle Chen?" Tao Qiuyi asked knowingly.

"The weather is good today and the sun is out in the afternoon. We want to take advantage of the good weather to go to the mountain and chop more firewood." Uncle Chen replied.

"Oh." Tao Qiuyi nodded, but what he was thinking in his heart was that awkward conversations would only get more awkward the longer they went on.

"Jingyuan, the weather is cold. You have a fireplace at home for heating. Come out and bask in the sun for a while and then go back." Uncle Chen, probably wanting to chop more firewood, said this and left with his son.

Tao Qiuyi and Wei Jingyuan continued walking towards the brigade office.

The team leader and the old branch secretary came early today. When they saw Wei Jingyuan and Tao Qiuyi appear together, they immediately understood that the two came to build the courtyard.

In the brigade office, Wei Jingyuan and Tao Qiuyi sat side by side at the desk, the brigade leader sat opposite them, and the old branch secretary pulled up a chair and sat next to them.

None of the four spoke, and the atmosphere was a little cold.

After a moment of silence, the old branch secretary spoke first. He looked at Tao Qiuyi and teased her with a smile, "Girl Tao, is there anyone as impatient as you?"

"Didn't I tell you this morning that I'll let you know after I discuss your plan to build a yard with the team leader? You brought him to me this afternoon."

"Old Party Secretary, it's unfair! You've wronged me." Tao Qiuyi cried out, she didn't want to take the blame. "I didn't bring him here. On the contrary, he brought me here."

"Hmm?" The old Party Secretary looked at Wei Jingyuan, "Didn't Tao bring you here?"

The captain also looked at Wei Jingyuan.

"No." Wei Jingyuan answered truthfully, turning his head to glance at Tao Qiuyi, "I wanted to come, and she came with me because she was worried about me."

"Do you really want to build a new yard?" the captain asked Wei Jingyuan with a serious look.

He came back from work around noon, and just as he entered the office, the old branch secretary told him that Jingyuan's wife had come to see them, saying that she wanted to build a new courtyard.

The place to build the yard has been chosen, and it will be built on the open space in front of the big bamboo forest.

"Yes." Wei Jingyuan and Tao Qiuyi answered in unison.

"Why do you suddenly want to build a new yard?" The captain frowned. The big yard where my mother and my eldest and third brothers live now was built with the money Jing Yuan sent back from the army.

The captain felt that Jing Yuan's sudden decision to rebuild the yard must have something to do with his mother and his eldest and third brothers.

Without answering the captain's question, Wei Jingyuan turned his head to look at Tao Qiuyi.

Ignoring Wei Jingyuan's gaze, Tao Qiuyi raised an eyebrow and looked at the old branch secretary. The team leader asked, didn't the old branch secretary tell him why she wanted to build a yard?
Receiving Tao Qiuyi's inquiring gaze, the old branch secretary nodded, then shook his head.

He believed that Tao Yatou could understand what he meant.

Tao Qiuyi did not disappoint the old branch secretary. The old branch secretary nodded, saying that she had told the team leader the reason why she wanted to build a yard. He shook his head, saying that he didn't know why the team leader asked that.

"It's not that sudden." Tao Qiuyi repeated the reason. "When we split up the family, we didn't think things through and only took two houses. Li Zi and Xiao Huai are growing up, and two houses are not enough."

The reason was the same as what the old branch secretary had said. The captain sighed. He pulled a handwritten document from his desk drawer, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of Wei Jingyuan.

The team leader said, "The vacant land in front of the big bamboo forest belongs to the first team. You can buy it for 20 yuan. When the time comes, no one in the village will dare to say anything about what you want to build."

"Thank you, Fourth Uncle." Tao Qiuyi thanked him happily and handed the handwritten document to Wei Jingyuan, "Sign it."

Wei Jingyuan didn't refuse and picked up a pen to write his name on the document. Tao Qiuyi took out twenty yuan from his pocket and handed it to the team leader.

"I'll keep the money." The old branch secretary reached out to take the money and gave Tao Qiuyi a look.

Tao Qiuyi immediately understood that it was most appropriate for the old Party Secretary to accept the money. Because the old Party Secretary had nothing to do with her and Wei Jingyuan, no matter what others said, it would not matter much.

If the captain accepted the money and someone with ulterior motives found out, they would probably accuse him of abusing his power for personal gain and helping Wei Jingyuan.

Of course, Wei Jingyuan had some advantage because the captain was his fourth uncle.