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Chapter 295 Agreement
Lin Chuyi planned to take the cow and the horse away together. Previously, the villagers had to pay for milk on a monthly basis. Before the end of this month, the cow would be taken to the county by Lin Chuyi. Naturally, he would no longer be able to continue to provide the daily quota of milk to the villagers who ordered milk.
So Lin Chuyi converted the remaining days into cash. As compensation, Lin Chuyi doubled the converted amount and asked Grandpa Huang to take the strings of copper coins and deliver them to the families who ordered milk.
At first, the families who ordered milk from the Lin family didn't know why Lin Chuyi and his family did this. They thought that Lin Chuyi was angry with Lin Fugui's family and was unwilling to provide this benefit to the villagers anymore.
But they soon understood the whole story after listening to Grandpa Huang's explanation. When they learned that Lin Chuyi and his family were going to move out today, they were very surprised. They didn't expect that Lin Chuyi and his family were really going to leave Qingshan Village.
The convoy has already arrived at the door of the house, which shows that the family's move is a foregone conclusion. No matter what they say, it will be of no use. They have no choice but to accept the money.
The villagers figured out the key to the matter and were willing to accept the money that Grandpa Huang brought. However, they were only willing to accept the portion that they deserved and were unwilling to take the additional compensation from Lin Chuyi.
Upon seeing this, Grandpa Huang simply put down the money and left. The villagers had no choice but to keep the money and then began to look for anything worthwhile in their homes, ready to take them to the Lin family and give them to Lin Chuyi and the others as a parting gift, and also to send them off at the same time.
Lin Chuyi was directing how to place the luggage. He caught a glimpse of the village head walking towards him. He immediately stopped what he was doing and greeted him with a smile: "Grandpa village head, you are here."
"Yeah." The head of the village responded. He glanced at the convoy that was lined up in a row, then turned his gaze back to Lin Chuyi. There was something indescribably complicated in his eyes when he looked at Lin Chuyi. "Chuyi girl, are you determined to leave Qingshan Village?"
Lin Chuyi just smiled when he heard this, and did not directly answer the question from the head of the village. "Grandpa head of the village, it's still early, why don't we go inside and sit down and talk slowly?"
The head of the village hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded and agreed.
The two walked into the living room. The head of the village looked at the brand new house and couldn't help but sighed: "I watched this house being built with my own eyes. It has only been half a year since it was built. I know that you siblings are different from other children in the village. Qingshan Village can't hold you back, but I never thought that this day would come so early."
The head of the village sighed deeply after he finished speaking. Lin Chuyi picked up the teapot that Aunt Huang had just brought in and poured a cup of hot tea for the head of the village. Then he smiled and said, "Grandpa head of the village, it's still the first month of the year. It's not good to sigh."
The head of the village was so annoyed by Lin Chuyi's jokes that he didn't know what to say next. He could only lower his head, drink tea, and reorganize his words.
Lin Chuyi then began to get to the point: "Grandpa, the village head, there is no need to be so sad. We moved away but it doesn't mean we won't come back. In addition to this yard, we also have two hills in the village. We can come back once or twice a year at least."
"Really?" The headman's eyes lit up.
Lin Chu nodded, "Of course it's true. In fact, the Lin Fugui incident is only one of the reasons for the decision to move. The more important reason is that my elder sister and I have jointly opened a clothing store in the county. If we move to the county, it will be more convenient to do business. Ah Cheng and Wuyou can also transfer to the county to study and enjoy better learning resources."
"As you just said, we will have to move out sooner or later. Now we are just bringing the process forward."
"Of course, we are not the kind of people who don't know how to be grateful. Although my sister and I hate people like Lin Fugui and his wife, and we are a little disappointed with the villagers, after calming down, we also understand that such people are only a minority, and there are more people like you who are truly kind to us. Even for these people who are kind to us, we can't completely cut off our relationship with Qingshan Village."
"Although Ah Cheng is young, he has already started studying, and I think he has good qualifications. After he goes to the county, we, as sisters, will do our best to support him in his studies."
"If Ah Cheng really passes the imperial examination one day, he will definitely return home in glory. By then, I hope that the village head will not stop recognizing us as Qingshan Villagers just because we rarely come back."
"That's impossible! When that day comes, the village head will stand at the front of the team and personally welcome you into the village. If anyone dares to say something sarcastic behind your back, I, an old man, will be the first to disagree!"
Although he knew that Lin Chuyi was joking, the village head still couldn't help but begin to yearn for such a scene, and tears were flickering in his cloudy old eyes.
"Okay, then it's settled."
"It's a deal!" the old man answered with full energy.
The two smiled at each other. Suddenly, Lin Chuyi remembered that there was one thing he hadn't explained yet, so he looked at the head of the village and said, "By the way, Grandpa Head, I have one more thing I want to ask you for help with."
Upon hearing this, the village head put down the cup he had just picked up, sat up straight, and his expression became much more serious. "Go ahead."
Seeing the village head being so formal, Lin Chu smiled and waved his hand at him, "Grandpa head, there's no need to be so serious. What I want to say is actually not a big deal. We are moving now, and we can't take so many livestock with us at once, so we thought of leaving the yellow cow in the village and ask you to help take care of it."
"My cow is gentle and strong, and is a good worker, but it eats too much. When the village head brings it home, we can use it to do any work it can do, just don't let it starve to death."
The head of the village frowned. Lin Chuyi was talking about helping to take care of the cow, but his family would be living in the county for a long time and would seldom return to the village. If the cow stayed in his house for so many years and worked for his family, it would be no different from the cow he raised. It was equivalent to giving the cow to his family.
The price of cattle has always been high, let alone the big, strong yellow cattle of Lin Chu's family, which cannot be bought without twenty taels of silver. He could not accept such a heavy gift.
The village head shook his head at Lin Chuyi, "That's not possible. Cows are no different from other livestock. Even if they are not used to plow the fields, they can be used as a means of transportation. They can pull a cart of luggage and follow the team. Why should they stay in the village? Besides, my family already has a cow. I'm afraid we won't have enough fodder to raise another one."
Lin Chuyi said this just to find an excuse to give the cow to the village head as a way to repay him for taking care of her and her siblings during this period, but she didn't expect the village head to refuse.