in2ebook Chapter 296 Moving
Chapter 296 Moving
Lin Chu's eyes turned and he followed the headman's excuse and changed his words.
"Grandpa Lizheng is right. It's just that our house in the county is relatively small and can't accommodate so many large livestock. A horse-drawn carriage is enough for transportation. If you don't want to accept this cow, I can only take it to the county to sell it, but it would be a pity to sell it."
"How about this? I'll keep the cow at your house. If the villagers need it for plowing or other work, you can rent it out for me. I don't want any rent, just fodder. If you rent it for one day, you have to provide enough fodder for the cow to eat for two days. If you rent it for two days, you have to provide enough fodder for four days, and so on."
"This way, my cow will have a place to stay, and you won't have to worry about fodder for the cow, and the villagers can save some effort in tending the fields. What do you think?"
"You!" The village head was helpless. He was just looking for an excuse to reject Lin Chuyi's kindness, but Lin Chuyi agreed with him. Now that he said this, did he still have room to refuse?
After careful consideration, the village head agreed and gave Lin Chuyi a guarantee.
"Then I will ask my second son to take the cow back home. The cow will not be allowed to starve and become thin while it lives in my house. By the way, from now on, when you are not at home, remember to lock the doors and windows before you leave. In the days to come, I will come over from time to time to make sure that your things will not be stolen by scoundrels."
Lin Chuyi smiled even more when he heard this. "Thank you for reminding me, Grandpa Lizheng. I will definitely pay more attention. However, I was a little off the track. I can't let you bear this responsibility for nothing. Anyway, there is nothing valuable in my house. If a thief really breaks in, he won't be able to steal anything good."
"Besides, after we settle down in the county, Mr. Huang and his wife will come back to stay for a while from time to time. They come back mainly to pay attention to the growth of the fruit forest. If the fruit trees are well planted, maybe in the near future, they can become a major income for our Qingshan Village."
The head of the village said that just now only on impulse. Since Lin Chuyi had already made arrangements for this, he naturally took the opportunity to agree.
However, what surprised the head of the village was that even at this point, Lin Chuyi was still thinking about the villagers. The head of the village was really moved by Lin Chuyi's attitude of not holding grudges.
"You are such a good kid. Regardless of whether the fruit tree project can be accomplished or not, I want to thank you on behalf of the villagers."
As the head of the village said this, he was about to stand up from his seat and bow to Lin Chuyi.
Lin Chuyi quickly supported the man and did not let the headman's idea come true.
"Grandpa Lizheng, this is unacceptable. Let's not talk about how a junior like me can accept your gift. Even if we put aside this relationship, our family is also a part of Qingshan Village. It is our duty to contribute to the development of the village to the best of our ability. You are making it so solemn that I don't know what to do."
When the village head saw Lin Chuyi like this, he knew that he couldn't bend his waist today no matter what, so he had to give up and sat back on the chair with Lin Chuyi's force.
After the head of the village sat down, Lin Chuyi let go of his hand, picked up the teapot and poured him a cup of tea. Then he smiled and said to him, "Grandpa head of the village, please have a rest here for a while. I'll go outside to see how they are loading the truck."
"I came here mainly to see you off. It's unreasonable for the host to be busy outside while the guests sit inside. I won't drink the tea. I'll go out with you."
"That's...ok."
The two men walked out of the house one after the other, and as soon as they came out, they saw a lot of people gathered at the gate of the courtyard, making a lot of noise.
At first glance, Lin Chuyi and the village head thought that the villagers had a dispute with Lulutong's people, and they involuntarily quickened their pace and walked to the gate of the courtyard, ready to step in to resolve the issue.
After getting closer and hearing the conversation between the villagers and Grandpa Huang, the two realized that they had just misunderstood.
It turned out that these villagers had come to see Lin Chuyi and his sister off. Each of them held a farewell gift for their family, but Grandpa Huang and his friends refused to accept it. The villagers insisted on keeping the gifts, and as a result, the noise became louder, which led to a misunderstanding between Lin Chuyi and the head of the village.
Lin Chuyi took a look at the things the villagers brought over. Most of them were homemade dried and pickled vegetables. A few also brought air-dried pork and rabbit meat, which could be stored for a long time.
Lin Chuyi's family also has these things, and because of the different production methods, the taste of the things made is much stronger than the ones made by the villagers through the production methods passed down from their ancestors.
But no matter whether the things were good or bad, they were all the villagers' kind words. Lin Chuyi hesitated for a moment, then asked Uncle Huang to accept the things everyone brought, and arranged for Aunt Huang to distribute a bag of homemade milk candy as a return gift to each villager who brought the things.
After making all these arrangements, Lin Chuyi exchanged a few words with the enthusiastic villagers and went to check the progress of the luggage loading.
Even though they had only moved in a short time ago, they had bought quite a few things at home. There were more than a dozen boxes of things to take away, and there were also many packages. Even if they used Lu Lu Tong's three carriages, it still wasn't enough.
Lin Chuyi harnessed the cow to the cart and let the cow help share the remaining small portion of the luggage.
Although the main job of a cow is to produce milk, as a cow, it is quite strong. What's more, it is a high-quality cow produced by the game space, so pulling this little luggage is no problem at all.
Half an hour later, when everything was ready, Grandpa Huang touched the big yellow cow's head and reluctantly led the big yellow cow out of the cowshed. He handed the rope to Liu Erzhu, the second son of the village head, turned around and walked to the cow harnessed to the ox cart without looking back, and sat on the driver's seat.
After Lin Chuyi checked the doors and windows in the yard and confirmed that nothing was missed, she walked out of the yard. After locking the gate, she smiled and waved goodbye to the villagers, then jumped onto the carriage neatly.
After sitting in the driving position, Lin Chuyi picked up the whip beside him, cracked it, and the horse started moving. After the first car started moving, the cars behind it also started moving.
Five cars were lined up in a straight line, driving in an orderly manner on the dirt road, and gradually disappeared from the sight of the villagers who were seeing them off.
Liu Erzhu led the big yellow cow to the side of the village head and asked his father in a low voice: "Dad, what should we do with this cow?"
The head of the village turned his gaze from the convoy that was moving away, glanced at the big yellow cow, and said calmly: "Take the cow home first and prepare some fodder for it. I will tell you the details when we get home in the evening."