980 Think again! Elder Sister Chen was indeed a very skilled butcher, she was the one whose skills with a knife were something that ought to be revered. She couldn't only cut logs of wood in shape but she also knew how to clean the livestock of their family's farm.
Every time there was any festival or good occasion it was his eldest sister who would deal with pigs and chickens—— cleaning them so well that one could not even see a single drop of blood sticking to the meat! She could even clean pig offals along with chicken ones as well.
With his sister's skills, they never had to worry about the responsibility of cleaning the meat when it was a grand occasion, thus Chen Mi was very confident in suggesting his sister in front of Yu Dong for the job of butcher. What was more, he wanted his family to come and live with him in their village
—— Chen Mi knew that after his mother separated from the Chen family she had to suffer a lot of taunts from the villagers.
Even though it was his aunt who was in the wrong the one who was called unfilial was his mother. Chen Mi wanted to bring his mother to the Big River Village but never had any reasons to do so and even if he was to convince his mother somehow, he was afraid that the villagers would not leave his mother alone.
But if his mother were to come and live in this village because of his elder sister's job, no one would say a word! After all, his mother was not relying on them but on her daughter who would be working under Yu Dong!
" If your sister is willing then you can call her," Yu Dong also approved of bringing her in-laws to the village, at least this way she would not have to worry about whom to hire with someone as honest and sincere as her eldest sister in law working for her, she would be able to leave the barren mountain under her care.
The rest of the family did not have anything against Chen Mi's sister coming to the Big River Village either.
Chen Mi excitedly clapped his hands and then said, " Then I will ask my mother to sell her lands and move into our village. Since she has enough savings now, it wouldn't be hard on her and my sisters to move to our village."
What was more, with their family moving to the Big River Village, those relatives who were harping on the back of his mother's neck to get some monetary help would also back off. Ever since his mother learned how to make Kangs, his grandfather and aunt have been to his mother's place more than the number of times he could count on his fingers.
They were simply harassing his mother and father, thinking that as long as they were to keep pressuring his mother, one day they would be able to get their hands on the skills of building a Kang!
His relatives surely knew how to dream, after selling him away like some rotten good, they were expecting his mother to help them grow. It has to be a funny joke!
" I will go to the village head's house and then think of a way to get hold of the barren mountain as quickly as possible," said Yu Dong, her suggestion was unanimously accepted by all without any problem.
The next morning, Yu Dong woke up and finished her meal before taking off. She was going to the Village head Gu's house to discuss the purchase of the barren mountain when suddenly she knocked into something, a bit surprised she looked down at the young boy who was running amok.
" Oh dear, you two what are you doing?" She asked the twins, their mother was still unconscious as she had received a lot of injuries while trying to run away from the capital. Because Teacher Chi did a good job of protecting the children, Yu Dong detoxified the poison in her body but even so, Teacher Chi was too weak after getting injured like that.
The twins exchanged a look with each other before they ran away from Yu Dong, maybe it was because they sensed that Yu Dong did not like them as much as the others but they were quite wary of her, compared to their treatment of her, these boys were quite nice towards Shen Li and the rest.
"What heartless brats," she muttered under her breath as she looked at the twins who were running away before going on her way to the Village head Gu's house.
Though her house was not far from the Village head, it wasn't close either and thus it took Yu Dong more than ten minutes to arrive at the house which belonged to Village head Gu.
When Village Head Gu saw Yu Dong, she smiled and then said, " Dong Dong, what are you doing here? Did you need something from me?"
Yu Dong smiled back at Village head Gu and then replied, " There is indeed something that I need you to help me with."
Village head Gu was more than willing to help Yu Dong, it was because of her that their village was doing so well. If not for Yu Dong's constant help, they would be in a lot of trouble as no one would have saved them in times of need. Even if they did not die in the flood, they would have been killed by the people of the Big Stone Village.
Because of Yu Dong, she was always praised by the town's leaders.
" Then why are you waiting outside?" She remarked with a smile on her face as she motioned for Yu Dong to come inside, " Come inside and take a seat."
Yu Dong entered Village Head Gu's house and then took a seat then without waiting for Village Head Gu to say anything, she went straight to the point and then said, " Village Head Gu, I will not waste your time as I can see that you are busy with something. I want to buy the barren mountain beside the mountain that comes under our village."
When Village Head Gu heard Yu Dong's words, she was shocked and couldn't help but say, " Dong Dong, I am not saying that there is nothing wrong with you buying the mountain but that mountain is completely barren what are you going to do with if you buy it?" Though Village Head Gu knew that Yu Dong wouldn't do anything that would incur a loss for her, she couldn't help but advise Yu Dong carefully. " That mountain does not have anything other than a lot of barren lands, I don't think you will be able to make use of that barren land, why don't you use that money to buy lands in some other village?"
Yu Dong then shook her head and explained the same thing to Village Head Gu that she explained to her family and then said, "Because of this reason, I think we cannot leave the barren land alone. I think it's better if we just buy it and use it to raise livestock, what do you think Village Head Gu? Lest the villagers of the Big Stone Village attack us again, it will be really troublesome."
" You are right about that," Village Head Gu frowned after she was done listening to Yu Dong's explanation, she realised that the barren mountain was indeed a troublesome piece of land. Because that mountain was not under the jurisdiction of either of the villages, anyone could use it as they wanted and if the Big Stone Village were to use that mountain once again to enter their village then it would be truly troublesome.
Village Head Gu sighed and then rubbed her brows before saying, " If that's the case then we have to buy that mountain but even so we cannot leave this matter on your head alone. Even if it is a small help I will ask the villagers to contribute a little as they will be benefiting with this purchase as well. But I hope that you have thought this through, though your business of vegetable selling is going well, there are always chances of big losses, so think it once again."
If Yu Dong were to buy that mountain and the business of selling meat did not go as well as the vegetables, then she would be investing in that barren mountain for no reason. If the meat did not sell well, then it was going to be a waste of money, time and effort.
Yu Dong had already thought of this matter many times before and thus she confidently said, " I am sure that nothing is going to go wrong, Village Head Gu. Just keep your trust in me, have I ever let you or the villagers down?"
Village Head Gu knew that Yu Dong had already decided and was not going to change her mind thus she could only sigh helplessly before saying in a resigned manner, " All right, if this is what you want, then I will help you."
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