Back to 1984: Earning Money, Raising Kids, and Keeping the Household Busy

Chapter 37 Good things come in hard times
Chen Wenjun laughed, "Dad, we have just enough money, we don't need yours!"

Lin Yi breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a huge weight lifted from his shoulders, and asked with a silly grin, "How much?"

"More than four thousand!" Lin Qin answered decisively.

Lin Yi gasped in shock. "Over four thousand! My goodness! That's enough to build a small villa in the village, or even contract several hundred acres of land!"

Lin Qin could tell at a glance that Lin Yi was worried about the money, so she immediately explained, "Dad! The situation is different. The price they offered is quite fair. Once we get the property certificate, we'll prepare to start clearing the land and building the house. We can talk about other things later."

When it came to building a house, Lin Yi indeed stopped worrying about the cost of buying the land.

Instead, they started to complain that they couldn't help.

Lin Qin didn't like listening and turned to go fishing in the back.

Chen Wenjun excitedly said, "How about we go check out the deserted island now? The tractor can't get there, so we'll have to clear the land ourselves."

“It’s fine to clear the land manually. There’s so much land, we couldn’t possibly plant everything in one go. Let’s pick a suitable spot to build a house first.” Lin Yi was in high spirits, rubbing his hands together, eager to get to work right away.

After the ship docks.

Lin Yi was carried off the boat by Chen Wenjun, and the two children, dressed in new clothes, followed him hand in hand.

As soon as Lin Yi entered the gap, Chen Wenjun put him down. Looking at the vast expanse of land in front of him, he exclaimed in amazement, "It's much bigger than I imagined! If we tidy up those slopes on the side, we can plant fruit trees or vegetables. The area near the gap is convenient for drawing water, so how about we dig paddy fields, grow grain, and build houses in the middle?"

Lin Yi picked up a tree branch at random and limped toward the middle.

Chen Wenjun was afraid he would fall, so he kept supporting his arm.

Lin Yi, however, disregarded all that and instructed Lin Qin, "Go back to Shanglin Village and bring all the hoes and rakes from home. You can start working tomorrow."

"Dad! Don't mess around! If anything, we'll do it! Just look after the two kids and cook for us." Lin Qin interrupted Lin Yi's enthusiasm.

The two spent a long time marking out the general layout of the large area.

A week later, Han Guodong notified Chen Wenjun to come and collect the materials and then go to the Finance Bureau to pay the money.

Carrying so much money with him, not only was Lin Qin worried, but Chen Wenjun himself was also extremely uneasy.

In order to deliver the money to the Finance Bureau smoothly, Lin Qin specially made a large cloth bag, put all the money in it, placed it on a cart, sat on it, and Chen Wenjun pushed her along.

We put two large buckets of river shrimp in the car just to make it look nice.

Fortunately, they didn't run into any acquaintances along the way, and the two entered the Finance Bureau smoothly. When they paid, the other party called over three or four people to help count the amount and only issued an invoice after confirming that there were no problems.

The two treasured the invoice like the back of their hand, not daring to delay for even a moment, and delivered it to Han Dongcai immediately.

Han Dongcai took out the materials he had prepared in advance, got the leaders to sign and stamp them, and handed all the documents to Chen Wenjun.

"It's fine! That deserted island is now called Nanyu, and it's yours. You can build whatever you want on it. Laying power lines won't be quick; you'll have to wait for the power company to arrange it. Just wait a little longer."

"It's alright, it's alright, we're not that fast, no rush." ​​Chen Wenjun unconsciously tightened his grip on the materials, his heart gradually settled, and he relaxed considerably.

Han Dongcai saw them out, and just as he reached the gate of the Land and Resources Bureau, he ran into Liu Yongming. Liu Yongming was stunned for a moment, and his face changed drastically after recognizing Lin Qin. He quickly explained to Han Dongcai, "Director Han, don't listen to that bitch Lin Qin's nonsense. She's a lunatic. She even hit my mother. I divorced her because I couldn't live with her anymore."

"What nonsense are you spouting?" Han Dongcai looked at Lin Qin, then at Liu Yongming, his face filled with shock.

Liu Yongming realized that Lin Qin wasn't there to cause him trouble, and instinctively covered his mouth, his expression quite interesting.

Lin Qin smiled sarcastically and stepped forward confidently. "Director Han, let me introduce you. This Comrade Liu Yongming is my ex-husband. We just divorced less than two months ago. His new wife is expected to give birth in the next two months, and he will probably invite you to her wedding banquet!"

"Lin Qin!" Liu Yongming clenched his fists fiercely, his eyes filled with threat as he looked at Lin Qin.

Han Dongcai finally understood, and his face immediately darkened. "Liu Yongming! This is a government office. What do you think you're doing? Apologize to Ms. Lin Qin immediately!"

Today's incident was purely Liu Yongming's fault-finding. Lin Qin and her husband had just bought a piece of land from him, so he was bound to protect Lin Qin and Chen Wenjun.

Liu Yongming's face turned pale and then red. Even though he was indignant, he didn't dare to challenge his superior. "I'm sorry."

Lin Qin curled the corners of her lips, not even glancing at Liu Yongming, and said to Han Dongcai with a smile, "Director Han, thank you for your help today. How about this, we'll be leaving now, and we'll treat you to dinner another time when we have time."

"No problem at all, no problem at all. If you encounter any problems you can't solve, you can come to me." Han Dongcai happily saw them out.

Feeling ignored and neglected, Liu Yongming's desire to kill Lin Qin intensified.

Lin Qin pulled Chen Wenjun out of the Land and Resources Bureau, angrily cursing, "What bad luck to run into him on such a fine day!"

Chen Wenjun laughed, "You did a really good job just now! Your imposing manner stunned me. I bet Liu Yongming is about to throw up. You even exposed his secrets. He won't be able to concentrate on his work from now on."

"Serves you right!" Lin Qin was in a great mood. After walking for a while, she stopped. "Have we forgotten something? You gave Fang Ying from Fangshan Society fifty yuan to go to the provincial capital to verify things. It's been so long, how come we haven't heard anything?"

If Lin Qin hadn't run into Liu Yongming today, she would have almost forgotten about such an important matter.

Chen Wenjun paused, then gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll go to Fangshan Village to sell fish tomorrow, and then I'll find out what's going on."

Lin Qin nodded, "Okay, but I hope nothing bad happens!"

Her original intention was to take revenge on Liu Yongming and "Fang Ying," but she didn't want to involve innocent people. Fang Ying was, after all, a young girl who had never left her small town. If she ran into trouble in the unfamiliar provincial capital, it would be terrible.

These days, there are quite a few cases of trafficking in women and children.

Lin Qin became increasingly worried, and she walked absentmindedly.

Chen Wenjun asked, "Should we go to Dad's place to get a hoe and a rake?"

Lin Qin shook her head. "Forget it, let's just buy two new ones ourselves. We'll need them often in the future. If we bring Dad's things over, we'll have to return them to him later. We'll be using these things frequently anyway, so why bother?"

Chen Wenjun thought about it and realized that it made sense, so he immediately took Lin Qin to the supply and marketing cooperative.

Two hoes and rakes cost twenty or thirty yuan, and you also need to buy two pairs of tall rain boots. Wearing rain boots is safer when clearing land, and it can also protect you from snakes, insects, and rodents.

(End of this chapter)