Reborn in the 1980s: Nine Stunning Beauties Get Pregnant Before Marriage

"The land needs to be divided, but how can it be divided fairly?" Someone in the crowd shouted, which immediately sparked a lively discussion among the crowd.

"Exactly! The land in the east of the village is fertile, while the land in the west is barren. How can they be the same?"

"We can't treat those with more labor capacity and those with less labor capacity the same, can we?"

"My elderly relative is getting on in years, shouldn't I take better care of them?"

Yang Dahai raised his hand to silence the noisy discussion: "Quiet down! Following the experience of Zaoling Village, let's divide the land according to the number of people."

"The division into upper, middle, and lower fields, which are as close as possible to each other, is entirely determined by drawing lots."

At this moment, Liu Qiaozhu squeezed out from the crowd: "Village Chief Yang, how many people are in my family?"

Yang Dahai flipped through the booklet and glanced at it: "Your family counts as two people. After Wang Guixiang divorced you, her household registration was moved back to her parents' home."

Liu Qiaozhu stood in the crowd, his face grim. If he hadn't gotten a divorce, Wang Guixiang and her youngest daughter would have been entitled to a share of the land as a family of four. But now, it's been cut in half!

Chen Yongqiang also inquired about his family's situation: "Village chief, how many people are in my family?"

Yang Dahai looked down and flipped through the booklet in his hand: "Yongqiang's family, two people."

Liu Qiaozhu was the first to jump out, "This isn't fair! Chen Yongqiang got divorced too, so why is his family still considered as two people?"

Yang Dahai responded calmly, "Yongqiang's family hasn't left. Lin Xiuzhen's household registration is still in our Shimen Village, it's written in black and white."

When these words reached Chen Yongqiang's ears, he couldn't tell whether they were a blessing or a curse.

Chen Yongqiang then remembered that after his fierce argument with Lin Xiuzhen some time ago, she stormed out and went south to work. Although they had talked about divorce, the formalities had never been completed.

This thing he had forgotten has now become the key to deciding the division of land.

But that's precisely the problem; it makes Chen Yongqiang's marriage to Lin Xiulian a real issue. What should they do?

Chen Yongqiang could already hear villagers gossiping behind his back, and the topics were all about him and his sister-in-law, Lin Xiulian.

Ding Wanru's gaze remained fixed on him, biting her lip, lost in thought.

He didn't hear a word Yang Dahai said afterward; he only saw the village chief's mouth opening and closing.

"...Our village's land is divided into three categories," Yang Dahai raised his voice, as if trying to draw everyone's attention back.

The land allocation plan has been finalized, and it will be done by drawing lots. Shimen Village has a total of 52 households and 213 people. This time, the land of the entire village needs to be sorted out.

Yang Dahai had someone bring out a square table with two bamboo tubes covered with red paper on it.

There were seventy-two bamboo sticks inserted in a tube, and the name of the homeowner was written on each stick in ink.

The other tube contained land labels, which were divided into different grades according to fertility, with irrigated land, dry land, woodland, and wasteland clearly marked on them.

"Those whose names are called, come up and draw!" Yang Dahai began calling out names.

"One stick per household, whichever piece you draw is yours, and it's all in writing!"

Old Sun was the first to step forward. He reached into the irrigation ditch and felt around for a while before pulling his hand out and saying, "The land on the north and south slopes is closer to the irrigation canal, making it easier to water!"

He couldn't stop smiling. Old Sun's family of six each had 8 fen of land, totaling 4.8 mu.

Not long after, it was Chen Yongqiang's turn. He pulled out a tube from the bottom of the tube. It was a medium-sized semi-dry land in the east of the village. To farm there, you need to pump water. The land on the north slope is better.

After dividing the land, Chen Yongqiang returned home, where Lin Xiulian was busy in the kitchen.

Seeing him return, she quickly wiped her hands on her apron and greeted him: "Has the land in the village been distributed?"

"It's been divided." Chen Yongqiang picked up a ladle, scooped up half a ladle of cold water, took a sip, and said, "Our family got 1.6 mu."

Lin Xiulian knows how important land is to farmers: "This is great news! With their own land, they will have hope for the future."

Looking at her joyful expression, Chen Yongqiang wondered how he could bring up his unresolved marriage with Xiuzhen to Lin Xiulian.

"Brother Yongqiang, why are you unhappy?" Lin Xiulian noticed that something was wrong with his expression.

She reached out to take the water ladle from his hand, asking, "Was the land divided poorly?"

Chen Yongqiang subconsciously avoided her hand, turned around and hung the ladle back on the edge of the water tank: "It's not good, we were allocated a semi-dry land."

"You cook first, I'm going to the backyard to water the vegetable garden." He said, then turned and walked towards the backyard, his steps seeming somewhat hurried.

As soon as Chen Yongqiang went around to the back of the house and looked around to make sure no one was there, an idea popped into his head.

The scenery before my eyes blurred for a moment, and when it became clear again, I had already entered the Peach Blossom Paradise.

Before he could even stand still, a splashing sound came from the direction of the Spirit Spring Pool.

He followed the sound and saw water splashing everywhere in the pool, with a dark shadow thrashing about in the water.

The black-backed loach in the pond had grown to the length of a forearm.

"How did it grow so big in just a few days? Let's raise it for now, and when it gets bigger, it'll be perfect for drinking with."

The loach seemed to understand his words, and suddenly began to thrash violently in the pond, splashing water everywhere, as if in protest.

In this space, he was the sole ruler. With a thought, he consumed 10 points of Blessing to exchange for 10 buckets of spiritual spring water.

The churning water immediately calmed down, and the loach quietly sank to the bottom of the pond.

Chen Yongqiang stood by the spiritual field, his gaze sweeping over the vibrant life everywhere he looked.

The cornfield had grown taller than a person and was about to sprout ears.

The potatoes next to it are also growing well, and the sweet potato vines are growing wildly and unstoppably.

The three cucumber plants that were planted first are now laden with tender cucumbers, still topped with flowers and thorns.

The pheasant chicks have shed their downy feathers and grown colorful tail feathers, and are now scrambling for food in the soil alongside ten domestic chicks.

"These chickens are growing so fast, I should separate a few out to raise," Chen Yongqiang muttered to himself, watching the chicks pecking at the ground in the fields.

Lin Xiulian had previously mentioned wanting to raise a few chickens to lay eggs, but at that time the chicks had just hatched and were too small to be raised.

Now these chicks have grown to several ounces, with stiff feathers sprouting from their downy feathers; it's time to send a few outside.

After inspecting the space, Chen Yongqiang returned to the outside world and weeded the vegetable garden in the corner of the house.

"Brother Yongqiang, dinner's ready!" Lin Xiulian called out from the yard after cooking.

"Coming!" he replied, casually tossing away the weeds he had just pulled.

At the dinner table, Lin Xiulian served him a bowl of rice: "We just got allocated land, what are you planning to plant in the second half of the year?"

Chen Yongqiang picked up some food with his chopsticks, already having a plan in mind: "We'll mainly plant summer corn, and then set aside half a row for drought-resistant sweet potatoes. We'll also leave a plot of land near the irrigation ditch to grow cucumbers. Once the harvest is complete, we can take them to the market to supplement our household income."

He deliberately chose the same crops as those in the space. That way, when the harvest came in the space, taking them out wouldn't arouse suspicion.

Lin Hsiu-lien responded, "It's really hard on you, having to work on the agricultural protection team and worry about the fields."