Working from sunrise and resting from sunset, the countryside has maintained this lifestyle for thousands of years. Therefore, Luojia Village became quiet as soon as it was night, and the occasional barking of dogs came from afar.

Luo Tian and Luo Tieniu walked towards the ancestral hall behind the village in the darkness.

"Brother Tian, ​​this time the matter seems to be quite a bit."

Luo Tieniu's huge body was like a spirit cat in the dark, without any sound. Luo Tian nodded secretly. He was an expert among experts. You could tell at a glance that Luo Tieniu's skills have been much higher in recent years.

"Well, by the way, why have you left the army?"

"Hmph, our new captain is a baby soldier who is so poor that his military quality is so poor that I can't stand it and practice a few times with him, but he broke his ribs a few times, and then I was kicked out of the army..."

Luo Tian was both angry and funny when he heard this, and said, "I remember you participated in the big competition in your military region last year? Did you win the first place? Isn't you seeking death when fighting a mana bull like you?"

"It's him that's too bad. Brother Tian, ​​I can't beat you."

Luo Tian and Luo Tieniu chatted and soon arrived at the ancestral hall.

The ancestral hall of Luojia Village is located on a small earth slope behind the village. It is a huge antique house with red walls and green tiles. The wooden windows emit white lights, and some people can be seen faintly.

In the ancestral hall of Luojia Village is a square hall, facing north and south, opposite the north of the door, offering statues of gods, tablets of ancestors, and incense burners.

There were three chairs on each side of the east and west. At this time, people were already sitting. Among them, the first person sitting on the east side was Jiu Ye, the patriarch of Luojia Village, and the remaining five were clan elders.

"Master Jiu, uncles."

Luo Tian greeted him one by one. These are all respected elderly people in the village, so they naturally have to do etiquette.

"Luo Tianhe and Tie Niu are all here, let's start."

Jiu Ye's waist was straight, and he stopped to look at everyone and continued, "There is a nearly 1,000 acres of mountainous land behind our village. Thirty years ago, it was divided into various households. Now some people want to contract all the mountainous land. Some people want to do it and some don't want it. We won't talk about those who don't want it. Those who don't want it have been intimidated in recent days. I'll call everyone to discuss this matter tonight."

"As for Luo Tian and Luo Tieniu, they are the best among the younger generation, and have been working hard outside and have a wide range of knowledge, so I called them back to attend this clan meeting."

Luo Tian stood quietly, his eyes swept across everyone's faces. As soon as he entered the ancestral hall, he felt that the atmosphere was not right.

Behind Luojia Village, to be precise, there are several small hills not far behind the ancestral hall. Most of the mountains are stones without soil and planted without any soil and can’t grow anything. Now someone actually contracts it?

What are the contracting?

Luo Tian realized that this matter was not that simple - someone came to contract the place where birds didn't shit, so it would be strange if there was no problem here.

The ancestral hall was quiet and no one spoke. Luo Tian even heard the "whimper" sound when the wind blew past the door, which made people feel irritated.

"Luan Ning, you are the village chief, and you are the one who attracts you. Let's talk about it first."

When Master Jiu saw that no one was talking, he just clicked his name, and it was not a solution to sit down.

"Then... I'll say a few words first."

Luo Ning knocked the tobacco pot in his hand on the sole of his feet and continued slowly: "Three days ago, the Sixth Japanese found me and said that someone wanted to contract the mountainous land behind our village. I think this is a good thing, but the Sixth Japanese also said that they either did not contract or all contracted, so I think the village should be handled uniformly, and they should be collected after being assigned to each household. Isn't it enough to distribute the contract fee to each household?"

"Hmph! I don't agree. I still want to bury it there after I die."

Luo Ning looked at Luo Rong who was sitting opposite him and said, "Lao Rong, what do you mean?! Is it because your entire village cannot be contracted out?"

"I don't want to do it, what's wrong? Also, if you don't know what you did, you know in your heart if you don't know what you did in secret."

Luo Ning couldn't sit still anymore, and suddenly stood up and pointed at Luo Rong and said, "Luo Rong, what do you mean? You have to explain it clearly to me!"

After glanced at Luo Ning, Luo Rong turned his head and said to Master Jiu, "Mr. Jiu, since the mountains have been divided into each household, it is the business of each household. The people from my family from three generations are buried on that piece of land. I don't agree with this matter anyway."

...

Luo Tian's brows slowly frowned. The people in the ancestral hall were basically divided into two factions, one faction agreed with the other and the other opposed, and there were all kinds of reasons, all of which were in their sixties and seventies, but they were so quarreled that they were red and could not make friends.

"Brother Tian, ​​what's going on?"

Luo Tieniu is not afraid of fighting, but he feels that millions of bees are buzzing in his ears, which is really dizzy.

Shaking his head, Luo Tian signaled Luo Tieniu not to speak. In this situation, no matter what he said, he would offend other parties, not to mention that he didn't know the situation very well. The best way is to not say that he could not say anything.

However, Luo Tian’s wishful thinking soon failed because Jiu Ye spoke.

"Luo Tian, ​​what do you think about this matter?"

However, before Luo Tian could speak, Luo Ning said coldly, saying, "This is a big event in the village. What can people who have not grown up with their hair yet have any opinions?"

"I have said just now that Luo Tian and Tieniu are the best among the younger generation in the village. After we die, the village will be handed over to them. Of course, they have the right to express their opinions."

Master Jiu didn't raise his eyelids, but his voice was cold as ice. Luo Ning was stunned for a moment, and his mouth moved for a while and could no longer speak.

Luo Tian didn't want to speak, but the current situation is not enough. He or she would lose not only his own face, but also his Ninth Master's face, so he simply took a step forward and said:

First check and find out why the other party wanted to contract the mountain behind our village.

Luo Ning curled his lips and said, "What other treasures can be found in our village?"

He was secretly angry in his heart. Although Luo Ning was his elder and he did not provoke him, he targeted him everywhere. Luo Tian was not polite at the moment and said, "Oh? Then I don't know what price the other party is willing to contract the mountains in the village?"

"50 yuan per acre, contracted for 30 years."

Luo Tian stared at Luo Ning, suddenly smiled and said:

"I wonder how many acres you have?"

"This...I have 10 acres."

When Luo Tian stared at him, Luo Ning twisted his body uneasyly and spoke intermittently.

"How about contracting me?"

One acre is 50 yuan a year, 10 acres is 500 yuan a year, and only 15,000 yuan in 30 years. When Lu Tongfang was cured, he collected 1 million yuan, and sold ginseng for 8 million yuan. How could 15,000 yuan be in Luo Tian’s eyes?

"What if you...I won't contract you!"

Luo Tian smiled, and the other party was already a little angry at this time.

Never look at Luo Ning again, Luo Tian said directly:

"My opinion is very simple. If you don't have anything to do, you are either a traitor or a thief. Our Luojia Village is inconvenient for transportation. It's unreasonable to travel so far to contract our village. So I check the other party's intentions first."

"Well, I think this is a good idea."

The person who spoke was Luo Fang. He was only younger than Master Jiu in the village and had a very high prestige in the village.

"But... the person who wants to contract is very urgent..."

Luo Ning immediately stood up as soon as he heard this, his face felt anxious. Last night, the Japanese devils said that if this matter was done, they would give him another 50,000 yuan in benefits. He didn't want the cooked duck to fly.

"Let's wait for two days, check it first. After all, it's thousands of acres of mountain land, and it's been thirty years."

"That's faster, otherwise I'm afraid that that person won't be able to wait."

Although he was reluctant, Luo Ning knew that it would be useless to say anything else.

...

As the night became deeper and deeper, Luo Tian and Jiu Ye sat opposite each other in a small room behind the ancestral hall. There was a small table among them, with a small stove with red mud and a set of black tea sets.

After the previous clan meeting, Master Jiu asked Luo Tian to stay, but Luo Tieniu was sent to guard the gate of the ancestral hall and prevented people from coming in.

"Luo Tian, ​​what do you think about this?"

Master Jiu slowly threw a piece of wood charcoal into the stove, then picked up the fan and sang it gently a few times. The kettle placed on the stove began to "cuckoo" and white steam emerged.

"The Sixth Devils should have given Luo Ning the benefits, so he is so active. However, the Sixth Devils are not good people. There must be a reason for him to focus on the land in our village. I still have the same opinion as before, and we need to investigate this matter!"

After discussing the matter in the ancestral hall, Jiu Ye kept him, and Luo Tian knew that he must have wanted to listen to his opinions in private.

"Well, the Sixth Japanese are a slut. They can't get up early without profit. The people in the village have been threatened these days. I don't think he can't escape this matter."

Master Jiu put down the fan in his hand and frowned.

The real name of the Six Japanese devils is Xie Guoxian. Because he has six fingers on his right hand and is thin and not as thin as a human, he slowly called out the nickname "Six Japanese". He was the first group of people to get involved in Wu'an County. He had more than 100 people under his command, and he was a person who dared to eat any kind of meat and fish. This matter was a lot more complicated.

Luo Tian reached out to pick up the kettle on the stove and poured it with hot water into the teapot that had been put in the tea leaves, and a wild tea fragrance filled the air.

"Jiu Master, our Luojia Village has never been afraid of anyone."

Noting the cold light flashing through Luo Tian's eyes, Jiu Ye nodded. He was also a person who had been trampled out of the sea of ​​blood. He knew that this was murderous aura and a proof of the man's ability.

"Then let it be. Check this matter and see what's going on."

"Um."

Luo Tian nodded and put the poured tea in front of Jiuye...

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