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Master Pang was completely bewildered by the technical jargon, but when he heard the data that followed, he was stunned into silence, his jaw nearly dropping to the floor.

"This...this, my God, is this what a great scholar is like?"

Master Pang even forgot to smoke his pipe, and his gaze towards Lin Hai instantly changed from disdain to admiration.

He'd been a bricklayer his whole life, relying on experience and guesswork; he'd never seen such precise calculations down to the last brick!

"Professor Lin, you're a living god!" Master Pang exclaimed excitedly, slapping his apprentice's thigh. "If you could draw up the blueprints and dimensions for me, I'd take the job! I'll give you a 50% discount on the wages! Twenty-five yuan, all you have to do is give us roughnecks some pointers while we're building the house!"

Master Pang was incredibly excited. He even had a premonition that if he could figure all these things out this time, his wages would double!

Master Pang was overjoyed, but his apprentice next to him immediately started to grimace.

But there was nothing we could do.

The person who hit him was his master, so he couldn't say anything!

"Of course, of course~" Lin Hai stood there with his hands behind his back, nodding slightly, displaying the demeanor of a master.

Lin Chuan stood aside, suppressing his laughter, but couldn't help but chuckle.

It seems that once he left the pigsty, his father has completely let go.

That was a perfect 10/10!

Indeed, knowledge is power!

Just as the foundation work for the Guan family compound was in full swing, a strange, ambiguous cough suddenly came from outside the gate.

Lin Chuan turned around and saw He Youcai, the brigade leader who had caused trouble earlier, walking in with his hands behind his back and the brigade accountant.

"Oh my, Guan Yu, building a new house? How extravagant!"

He Youcai looked at the red bricks in the courtyard with a forced smile, a twisted jealousy in his eyes.

After being forced back by Guan Hongying with a knife yesterday, he felt increasingly aggrieved as he went back home!

How could a grown man like him, a captain, be controlled by a widow?

"What brings Captain He here? If you're not here to give a gift, then don't keep us from doing our work!"

Guan Hongying was busy mixing mud, and when she heard his words, she didn't even move her head or lift her eyelids.

He Youcai sneered and took a tattered notebook from the accountant's hand.

"Guan Hongying, you boasted in front of everyone yesterday that you would take care of all the work points for the Lin family, didn't you?"

"Yes! I never lie."

"Good! You've got the awareness!"

He Youcai slapped his thigh, realizing he had finally revealed his true colors.

"The brigade decided in a meeting yesterday to respond to the commune's call for land reclamation! Since your Guan family has such a strong workforce, those ten mu of land in Xishan Gully will be allocated to your family for reclamation! You must turn the land over and plant grain within three days! If you don't finish, half of your family's food rations will be deducted at the end of the year!"

The courtyard fell silent instantly upon hearing this.

Even Master Pang and his colleagues, who were working at the time, couldn't help but gasp when they heard this.

This is an unfair contract term; isn't it blatantly a deliberate attempt to make things difficult?

Everyone knows that the land above Xishan Gully in Linhe Brigade is notorious for its gravel!

That piece of land is called land, but can it really be called land?

It was basically a rocky beach, with a thin layer of soil that even weeds couldn't grow, and underneath were hard rocks!

Let alone plowing ten acres of land in three days, even if you gave an ox, it wouldn't be able to plow that land in half a month!

At this point, even the five maids could see it.

He Youcai is clearly using his position to settle personal scores!

This is pushing the Guan family to their doom!

"He Youcai! You're bullying me too much!"

Guan Siya, that fiery little firecracker, was the first to lose her temper.

She grabbed a shovel and was about to fight back when she shouted, "That rocky ground isn't even barren, you expect us to plant crops there? I think I'd rather plant you in the ground first!"

"Fourth Sister! Stop!"

Lin Chuan grabbed Guan Siya's waist and stopped her from going berserk.

With such a straightforward temper, no wonder he didn't have a good life in his past life.

He turned to look at He Youcai, whose face was full of smugness, and a playful smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.

"Captain He, we'll take over these ten acres of gravelly land."

"Ogawa!"

"Ogawa!"

Upon hearing this, Guan Hongying and Lin Hai spoke at the same time, their faces full of anxiety.

Lin Chuan gave them a reassuring look before continuing to speak to He Youcai: "However, let's get this straight from the start: if we cultivate this land and grow crops, then for the first three years, after paying the grain tax, the rest of the harvest from these ten mu of land must all belong to the Guan family! The brigade can't be greedy and take it back. Do you dare to sign a written agreement?"

He Youcai grinned as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world, and burst into laughter.

"Alright! If you can really grow crops in the cracks of rocks, not just for three years, but for five! Accountant, write the receipts and put your fingerprints on them!"

He Youcai laughed wildly, urging the accountant to hurry up and produce the document. Only after watching Lin Chuan sign it in black and white did he leave satisfied.

His smug stride suggested he could already foresee the Guan family's miserable state of starvation at the end of the year.

"Xiao Chuan, you're so foolish!" Lin Hai exclaimed, slapping his thigh in frustration as he held the document. "That rocky ground is completely unsuitable for growing crops! Aren't you jumping into a fire pit?"

"It's alright, don't blame the child. Xiao Chuan might not know about that piece of land." Guan Hongying stepped forward and patted Lin Hai's shoulder to comfort him, her tone gentle.

"Xiao Chuan, don't panic too much. With your mother and your sisters' physiques, they can definitely finish the work in three days."

Guan Siya was so angry that her face turned red, but in the end she didn't say anything.

Guan Sanya frowned slightly, but didn't say anything, only looking at Guan Hongying.

The other maids nodded in agreement after hearing Guan Hongying's words.

Lin Chuan smiled mysteriously, "Father, Mother, don't worry, I have a plan. You just stay home and supervise the construction of the house. Leave the land clearing to me and my sisters."

"Lin Chuan!"

Guan Siya couldn't take it anymore. She suddenly jumped out, grabbed Lin Chuan's arm, and tried to bite him.

"You should have let me beat that beast to death! He dug a pit for us to fall into!"

Lin Chuan was so frightened that he quickly raised his hand to block her. He placed one hand on Guan Siya's chest and the other hand on Guan Siya's chin, pressing his thumb against her canine teeth.

This fourth sister must be a dog, right? Look at those sharp little teeth. If she really bit you, you'd be in for a bloody mess!

"Fourth Sister, Fourth Sister, don't worry! There's always a way around things!"

"Wow! What are you babbling about! I don't understand! I'm going to bite you!" Guan Siya shouted angrily, her words indistinct.

"Big sister, help! Third sister, help!"

Guan Sanya stood to the side with her arms crossed, and upon hearing this, she merely raised an eyebrow with a cold smile.

However, they showed no intention of offering assistance.