This person was so smug, so quick to refute those who ridiculed him, that it swelled a bubble of frustration in the listeners, yet there was no way to vent it.
"You…"
Seeing that everyone agreed, the village chief didn't want to waste any more time and spoke to everyone:
"Since you all agree on selling the land, the village workers will come to measure it along with me. Those of you who own land, come along too."
There were no objections from those selling their land. The workers went to fetch the measuring tools, and the village chief, along with Housekeeper Tang, Tang Family's guard, and these villagers, went to measure the land.
Those who were idle and had time to watch the spectacle followed along too, but Hongji did not join them; he had to return to his carving.
After the meeting at the village chief's last night, before going to sleep at home, Ye Shuying placed her sleeping son on the bed and sat in the living room with her family.