"Why don't you listen to reason?" Liu Kui sighed. "Once the land is distributed to individuals in the future, you won't have a chance to control them anymore. This is your last chance to assert yourself."
Assert myself?
The village head didn't count on that at all.
"Stop trying to sow discord in front of me," the village head said, clearly annoyed.
"How can this be sowing discord? I'm trying to help you," Liu Kui said brazenly. "What I mean is, since this is going to be the last time anyway, you should try to make your case airtight so they have no room to argue. No matter how much they fuss, you hold your ground and don't give in. Then just distribute the land to others. Once the land is in individual hands, if they want to change it later, they'll have to get the consent of the new owners. Do you think you'll need to step in then? The new owners will be the first to say no!"
The village head frowned. There was some logic to that.
After all, once the land was in individual hands, the village head wouldn't have a chance to exert pressure. He had to make the Yun family pay.
Moreover, if the land was given to others first, no matter how much they fussed, it wouldn't reach the village head.
The village head's expression softened a bit. "This time you're making some sense."
Seeing that the village head finally agreed, Liu Kui quickly flattered him.
"We've got to do it this way. And even if they manage to get out of this one, Village Head, you can't let your guard down. Remember what I said before about Yun Motan possibly becoming the village head?"
The village head's face twisted with malice. "As long as I'm around, he won't even dare to think about it! This time I'll make sure his family is as poor as they used to be so they won't have time for anything else!"
Thinking about it, the village head sneered, as if he was determined.
Liu Kui laughed along and quietly took out a red envelope from his pocket and slipped it to the village head.
"What about our family's land...?"
"You'll get your share," the village head scoffed. "Even if I'm mean to everyone else, I won't be mean to you. By the way, I heard your sow had two piglets recently?"
Liu Kui quickly nodded. "Yes. I was going to bring them to you. But they're both male. They won't be able to have piglets later, so they're not worth much. How about I wait a while?"
Who knew how long that would be.
"Just keep them for now. If they grow well, bring me a female one later."
Liu Kui's face changed. The village head had learned to take advantage.
By saying that, the village head was basically asking for three pigs from him.
Liu Kui had only wanted to butter up the village head but didn't really want to give him any pigs.
But at this point, he had to agree even if he didn't want to.
Liu Kui forced a smile on his face but gritted his teeth inside.
This damned village head should step down soon!
Just then, the secretary in the next office walked out with a large thermos. He happened to see the village head secretly stuffing the red envelope into his pocket. He shook his head and sighed.
When would this village head ever learn to be discreet?
A week later, the village head carefully timed the distribution of land to each household.
Rarely, he personally went door to door, knocking and leading the villagers to their plots of land, pointing out each family's land with his own hands.
The news spread quickly. The villagers were eagerly waiting for their turn.
Yun Que'er also heard the news, but their family was still waiting for the village head.
Seeing the village head dragging his feet, Yun Que'er had a feeling that he might have given their family the worst land.
Yun Jianzhou was lying by the door, constantly peering out and muttering.
"Why isn't the village head here yet? He's so slow when it comes to important things!"
Yun Que'er scoffed. "Second Brother, don't get your hopes up. The village head is so late. He'll definitely come to our family last. Think about it. What kind of land will we get when it's our turn?"
Yun Jianzhou turned to her in surprise. "Won't he be fair? The higher - ups told him to compensate us properly. Does he still dare to go against the order?"
"That's not certain," Yun Que'er said meaningfully. "The village head has disliked our family for a long time. Not long ago, he even sent us all to the police station, and it turned out he was the one who was wrong. He must be holding a grudge. Now that he has a chance to suppress our family, how could he let it go?"
Yun Jianzhou got angry. "What a bastard! I'll go find him right now and see if he dares to give our family bad land!"
Yun Que'er ran up and grabbed Yun Jianzhou.
"Going to him won't help. If he's made up his mind, he'll have a million excuses. Even if you beat him up today, he'll bite back and say he's following the rules and has done nothing wrong. You'll be the one in trouble."
"Are we just going to take this lying down?" Yun Jianzhou was fuming. "I don't care. If necessary, I'll beat him up like you said until he submits!"
Yun Que'er didn't know whether to laugh or cry. If violence could solve problems, what were the police for?
"Second Brother, don't be impatient. Let's wait and see," Yun Que'er tried to persuade him. "Maybe things aren't as bad as we think. Even if something really happens, we can still find a way to solve it."
Yun Jianzhou reluctantly sat down on the small stool, but he was still worried.
If the village head was really determined to suppress them, no matter what they did, they might not be able to solve the problem.
Sure enough, the village head didn't come until almost evening.
He swaggered into the yard, acting like an emperor bestowing a gift. He haughtily waved to the Yun family.
"It's your family's turn to get the land. Hurry up. You don't even know how to seize a good opportunity. How can you achieve anything great?"
Yun Jianzhou was so angry that he wanted to punch the village head. "What do you mean we don't know how to seize the opportunity? Isn't it you who's going door to door?"
Yun Yi also sneered and spoke sarcastically.
"After all, it's the rule set by the great village head. How dare we break it? If we had gone on our own today, you might have scolded us. Why would we want to make ourselves angry?"
The village head's face stiffened.
He noticed that ever since the Yun family took in Yun Que'er, except for the always honest Yun Fujin, the others had become sharp - tongued and could really get on his nerves.
But they weren't going to get an inch in this matter. The village head didn't want to argue with them. He just wanted to get the job done quickly.
"Stop talking nonsense. Hurry up and come to get your land. If you don't come out, I'll assume you don't want it!"
"You're dreaming!" Yun Jianzhou put his hands on his hips and stepped forward. "Hurry up and lead the way!"