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Zhang Taiping stayed after the people in the house left. He still had something to discuss with the village chief.

"What? Is there anything else?" the old village chief asked after taking a puff of smoke.

"Well, I'm going to dig a pond and cover the open space on the south side of the yard."

"Is it the wasteland between the south of your house and the hilltop?"

Zhang Taiping nodded and said, "Well, that's the wasteland."

The old village chief waved his hand and said: "What else can I pack? You can just dig it. That land does not grow food and has no value. As long as you can do more things for the village, there will be nothing to say."

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Zhang Taiping shook his head and said: "This code must be unified. It's better to write it clearly in black and white on the contract. Otherwise, who knows what kind of trouble it will cause. And I am not only contracting the land, but also

We are going to contract it together with the hilltop in the south."

The old village chief looked at him strangely and said: "You said that piece of wasteland is still useful for digging ponds, but the top of that hill is almost entirely covered with rocks. Even if fruit trees are planted on it, they may not be able to bear good fruit."

.What do you want to do with that hilltop?"

"Haha, it will always be useful."

The old village chief was still worried: "It's not that I'm a meddlesome person. If you have money, you can't waste it like that. What can you do if you take over that mountain? Nothing can be done. Isn't that a waste of money?"

"Uncle, you are too worried. Even if I have a little money, I won't waste it. There will always be a use for covering that mountain. It's not convenient to tell you what it is for now. Anyway, you will know when the time comes.

It will never be wasted.”

Seeing Zhang Taiping's resolute attitude, the old village chief stopped trying to persuade him. Judging from his behavior in the past six months, he no longer looked like a fool, and he might actually be able to make reasonable use of this hilltop.

"Originally, if you just dug a pond, I would have given you an extra share when planting fruit trees on the hilltop. My uncle could have made the decision to allocate that piece of wasteland to you. Now you want to contract the hilltop as well.

The mountain is not small, so this is no longer a trivial matter. We need to discuss it with everyone. Zhang Taiping nodded and said, "It's best to discuss it. Let's see if the villagers have any opinions."

"Then do you have a price in mind? It will be easier to talk about it when the time comes."

Zhang Taiping pondered for a moment and said: "I have never contracted this before. I don't know what the price is. Uncle, what price do you think is suitable?"

"The hills in our village are all allocated to each household to plant fruit trees. There has never been any such thing as contracting. However, Tuping Village in the east contracted a hilltop to a family. The soil quality of that hilltop is better than this one.

The hilltop is good, but smaller. The contract fee is 6,000 yuan a year. The contract has been contracted for 30 years, and the total is 180,000 yuan. The value of the hilltop you want first is not as great as the other one, so initially it is set at 180,000 yuan.

How about four thousand dollars a year?”

Zhang Taiping was stunned after hearing this. It wasn't that it was expensive, but that it felt too cheap. A mountaintop in Nuo Da only costs four to five thousand yuan a year, and only four to five million yuan a hundred years. If you want to buy a good one in the city,

A small house is dangerous, but here you can directly contract a mountain.

After calming down the excitement in his heart, he said expressionlessly: "Four thousand is just four thousand, and what about the wasteland?"

"It's wasteland. I've made the decision. One acre of land costs thirty yuan a year. Do you think it's suitable?" said the old village chief.

"It's suitable." Zhang Taiping agreed without thinking. He would be a fool not to agree, joking. The land covers a total of more than thirty acres, and it only costs one thousand yuan a year, and only one hundred thousand yuan a hundred years. But this land

The value of the land is far more than this when it is in your hands. "Let's make a contract then."

"Well, we have to make a contract then to reassure everyone. Do you have anything else urgent?"

"No." Zhang Taiping shook his head.

"Then don't leave in a hurry. I will invite everyone to come to a meeting to discuss this matter right now." The old village chief also has a resolute character and is ready to notify the villagers immediately. Zhang Taiping also hopes that this matter will be settled as soon as possible.

Well, there is no reason to object.

This time the village chief did not announce on the loudspeaker. Instead, he and Zhang Taiping came to the door of the farm where public facilities are stored. There is a big elm tree here. It is very old. The oldest person in the village said that this tree was there when they were young.

The elm tree is in this state so that two people can hug each other. There is a wine jar-sized hanging on the elm tree.

There is a clock with a rope hanging down from the top. Although this clock is hanging here, there is also a rope hanging down, but no one rushes to touch it easily. The naughty children in the past just love to make trouble, and after ringing this clock, they all

He was severely punished, and no one dared to joke about it again.

This bell will only be rung when something big happens in the village and the villagers are gathered together. The bell is clear and distant, and can be heard by the whole village. Anyone who hears it, no matter what they are doing, must put down what they are doing and come over. Today the village

The chief did not use the loudspeaker to notify, but planned to use the clock to inform the villagers. It seemed that he was treating it as a major event that would affect the whole village.

The village chief pulled the rope rhythmically three times, then paused, then three times, and then paused again. After more than a minute of pulling, the melodious sound spread far and wide.

After hearing this, people in the neighboring villages couldn't help but think, what big thing happened to Wangjia Village? Although it is called "Xiaofengyukou Village" in government records, in other villages, it is still customary to call this place "Wangjia Village".

Village", because almost all the people here have the surname Wang.

Everyone in the village who heard this could tell whether something serious was going on or a child was being naughty. They didn't know what was going on, so they put down their work and hurriedly gathered under the old elm tree.

In less than ten minutes, hundreds of people from more than fifty households arrived. Even Mr. Zhang and Mr. Zhao arrived. The village chief first had people move stools for a few old people of both ages and seniority to sit down.

After that, he started to speak.

"We are called here today because of a major event that is of great interest to everyone."

Miraculously, no one among the more than 200 people below made a sound, and they were all listening carefully to the village chief's words. Originally, ringing the bell to summon people meant something big was going to happen, but now the village chief explained that it was something related to everyone's interests.

People couldn't help but be full of curiosity.

The village chief continued: "Everyone knows, Marshal Zhang. He is going to pay to contract the hilltop south of his home and the wasteland in between."

After saying this, the more than 200 people below immediately exploded. They all felt it was incredible. It was a wasteland and barren mountains. What could the contractor do? Everyone began to whisper and exchange their opinions.

The old village chief rang the bell, and the scene immediately became quiet, "Today we are here to discuss three things. One is to discuss what price is more appropriate; the other is to select an accountant and cashier. They used to be in the village. There is no collective fund, and there is no need for an accountant or cashier. Now once Zhang Dashuai contracts the barren mountains and wasteland, the money will belong to the village's collective funds, and an accountant and cashier must be found. The third is to discuss how to handle the money. "

After the village chief finished speaking, the discussion started again. In the eyes of the villagers, this barren mountain and this barren land were worthless, so they set the price very low in their hearts. Everyone knew the price of the hilltop contracted by Tuping Village. , I couldn’t help but compare this hilltop with that hilltop. I felt that this one couldn’t compare with that one. Of course, the price couldn’t be the same as that one. Although I didn’t know that Zhang Dashuai contracted these barren mountains and wasteland for construction. What's more, there are some people who want to raise the price, but as soon as they bring it up, they are completely ignored by a group of people who say "you are smart".

After ringing the bell again, the old village chief said: "Everyone knows the value of this barren mountain. We must be measured when discussing. Don't let the commander decide that the price is not worth it and refuse to contract. In that case, everyone will lose."

The person who was about to quote a high price just now stopped immediately, and no one came forward to talk about the price. A young man stood up and said, "Let him tell you the price first, and let's discuss it and see if it's okay."

Zhang Taiping said: "My price is four thousand a year, and the contract will last for a hundred years!"

Everyone felt that the price of four thousand was quite reasonable, but the "one hundred years" shocked everyone. The old village chief was also shocked. When discussing with Zhang Taiping before, he just forgot to ask him how many years the contract had been. The old village chief Turning to look at Mr. Zhang, he saw that he also frowned slightly. The village chief understood that this was entirely Zhang Taiping's decision alone.

Sister Cai Yazhi standing next to Zhang Taiping was also a little shocked. However, Cai Yazhi obeyed Zhang Taiping's orders and did not raise any questions. However, Cai Xiaomei asked: "Have you been contracted for so many years? Why are you contracting that barren mountain?"

Zhang Taiping didn't say much: "It has its own uses, you will know when the time comes."

Seeing Zhang Taiping's answer, Cai Xiaomei frowned and didn't ask any more questions.

The village chief asked: "Are you sure it's a hundred years?"

Zhang Taiping said: "That's one hundred years."

"Then how many years are we going to pay the contract fee in full?"

"In cash, it will be paid in one lump sum after the contract is signed." Zhang Taiping said nonchalantly. He had the money and didn't want to default on it.

"Okay, everyone heard it, right? It's four thousand yuan a year, contracted for a hundred years. Anyone who has any questions can ask it." The village chief said to the group.

The people below were really shocked. Hundreds of thousands were taken out as soon as they were asked, and no one raised any objections.

"Oh, by the way, there are also nearly 30 acres of wasteland. Each acre costs 30 yuan a year and is contracted for 100 years. I am the owner of this land." The village chief added.

The villagers below still had no objections. They were all shocked by Zhang Taiping's generosity today. Thirty yuan per mu for that kind of wasteland was already quite high, and the village chief didn't express any sympathy. Who would have any objections?

After some calculations, the village chief added: "The total cost of contracting the mountain is 400,000 yuan. As for the wasteland, it is calculated based on 30 acres, which is 90,000 yuan. Together, it is 490,000 yuan."

After waiting for a few minutes and seeing no one spoke, the village chief rang the bell again. After three rings, the matter was considered settled in the village, and there was no possibility of opposition to repentance.