Chapter 1589
"Why don't you sign it later? This is our root, and our generations were, and are, raised here. We can’t give up our roots for instant benefits." "Right! I heard the living expenses are high in the city, that even a drop of water costs money. You won't have your own land if you go out to the city. Even vegetables cost money. How are you going to earn money?" "They say there are all kinds of other costs. If your son is going to school, the fees are way higher out there! Without an income, how would you support your family?"
Hearing these, everyone else chimed in, agreeing.
"That's right. Don't sign it! The village is the best!" "Don't be tempted by instant benefits! They'll dig out your ancestors' graveyards! You’ll end up crying!" "Yes, don't sign it!"
The young men who were initially confident saw the tides changing and looked at the village head angrily. "Just let her sell it if she wants to, you old hag! It’s not like she's selling your land! It's none of your business!"
With that said, a few villagers who wanted to sell their homes jumped in, sneering.
"I know, right? We spent our own money buying this house, and it’s none of your business who we want to sell it to!" "You’re getting older and sillier! You not wanting to move out doesn’t mean that we don't want to move out!" "What a busybody! Just mind your own business!"
The village head felt wronged hearing those words, but she did not argue with them as she instead turned to say to the young men, "Leave us alone, and don't show up in our village again! We don't welcome you people here!
I won’t let anyone sign anything!"
The young men looked at her mockingly. "Don't be so selfish, you old thing.
You not wanting to sell doesn't mean others don't want to sell, too!"
The village head scoffed and said, "Yes, call me selfish if you want! As long as I'm around, nobody signs anything! Want a yes? Over my dead body!" 1
Although she was aged, her back was straight. She stood before the table and did not let anyone get close.
The rest of the villagers did not want to sell either. They did not want to lose the land they grew up in.
They supported the village head.
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