Chapter 52: Longing for the City

Last night was too exciting and too much energy was consumed. Zhang Xiaofan slept soundly until it was almost dark in the afternoon when he was awakened by the charming chirping sounds.

When he woke up, he found that Village Chief Sister had stopped working at some point. Her stunning face was staring at him. When Zhang Xiaofan opened his eyes, this woman actually blushed a little and quickly pretended as if nothing had happened.

"Get up. Most of the villagers have gathered and are waiting at the entrance. I'm going to a meeting. You can voice your opinions there if you have any."

Zhang Xiaofan scratched his head with a smile, "Village Chief Sister, you're not angry anymore? I thought you were."

Shu Wan'er gave him a glance, "Why would I be angry at you? Everyone has their own aspirations."

After saying that, she turned around and walked out. Looking at her graceful figure, Zhang Xiaofan clicked his tongue. Women are always cold. What on earth is she thinking? It's really hard to figure out.

Anyway, Xiaofan could tell that this woman really wanted to achieve something. She was simply a workaholic.

He got up, took a towel, and went to wash his face beside the ancient well. He found that under the ancient tree outside, there was a dense crowd. At this moment, Wang Ergou was also among them, running up with a smile and asking if there were any cigarettes.

Among the crowd, Zhang Xiaofan also saw the voluptuous Li Lanzhi. Her figure was full and her face, which had been "nourished" by Zhang Xiaofan, looked particularly rosy and fair, extremely attractive. Many women surrounded her, chattering about why her skin was so good.

Actually, Li Lanzhi had been secretly glancing at Zhang Xiaofan in the crowd. When she saw Zhang Xiaofan looking at her, she immediately averted her eyes.

After washing his face, Zhang Xiaofan also joined the crowd. Some of the elders, seeing Zhang Xiaofan, directly praised him for being handsome.

"Today I called you all here mainly to tell you some good news. In fact, I also want to help you. But you have lived here generation after generation and should know better than me that the mountains here are despairing, and you have a deeper understanding of it.

I've fought for an opportunity for you nine villages. Every household has a quota to move into Qingyang Town's new town. After registering with your household registration book, you can go there to get a set of houses."

Jiulong Village, Wanshan Village... Nine villages in total were all gathered. On each dragon vein in the Jiulong Mountain Range, there was a village at the head of the dragon.

The above-mentioned new village project renamed the nine villages into one new village, named after Zhang Xiaofan's village, Jiulong Village.

So Shu Wan'er was also the village chief of the nine villages. Each village had four or five hundred households. Adding up the five villages, there were almost two or three thousand people standing in the open space at Li Xiu'e and Zhang Xiaofan's door, and even the terraced field outside the door was filled with a dense crowd.

There were many people Zhang Xiaofan didn't know, and many people didn't know Zhang Xiaofan either.

" What? Village Chief, is this really such a good thing? We can finally move out."

"Wow! Our new village chief not only looks like a fairy but also has great abilities. It's been such a short time since she came, and she can let us move out and live a good life."

"Have you heard? Our village chief is the famous Ice Beauty from Fucheng City. Her family is wealthy and owns factories. She's a noble young lady from a wealthy family. With just a flick of her fingers, she could keep us poor folks well-fed and well-clothed for a lifetime."

"Is that true? I've heard of the Ice and Fire Beauties from Fucheng City. They are said to be the two most beautiful goddesses there. No wonder our village chief is so pretty. I only took a glance from afar a few days ago and couldn't sleep for several nights. It turns out she's the famous Ice Beauty."

"Tsk tsk! So pretty and with such a good figure, and her family is so wealthy. If I could marry the village chief, I'd be set for life, and you guys could also live well."

A young man looked at Village Chief Sister with infatuation, and was pushed by an old man beside him:

"Cut it out! With your looks, the wealthy young masters in Fucheng City are queuing up to pursue our village chief. We country bumpkins don't stand a chance."

"Hey, old bird head, don't be so absolute. Maybe Village Chief Sister doesn't like those city guys and has a soft spot for us country folks!"

...

There were just too many people below. Suddenly, the crowd became excited and started discussing. There were numerous topics, and it was noisy and chaotic.

Fortunately, Village Chief Sister had bought a big speaker and a microphone when she came to the mountains for fun. Zhang Xiaofan had never heard this woman sing before, but it came in handy at this meeting. As soon as she started speaking, her voice overpowered the crowd.

"Alright, listen to me. There's no such thing as a free lunch in the world. The state provides poverty alleviation, but it doesn't support idlers. If you go to the city to get a house, your household registration must be transferred, and we will also take back your mountains and land.

At the same time, each household has to pay 50,000 yuan. Listen carefully. Each set of houses is now worth seven or eight hundred thousand yuan."

As soon as Shu Wan'er finished speaking, the crowd immediately fell silent. Get a set of houses in the city? Although it was in the city, with their mountains and land taken back and having to pay 50,000 yuan, they would end up with nothing. Moreover, they couldn't afford the 50,000 yuan.

"Village Chief, does paying 50,000 yuan mean we can get an apartment in the city? The mountains and fields here aren't worth much anyway. I want to sign up!"

Among the villagers, some had worked outside for many years and saved up. Some families had saved 50,000 yuan and immediately excitedly shouted that they wanted to sign up. Others who had no money looked dejected. This was a great opportunity.

Zhang Xiaofan looked around and saw that about a hundred households were eager to sign up. He quickly stood out from the crowd, walked up to Shu Wan'er's side, and said to everyone.

Zhang Xiaofan's voice wasn't loud, and he didn't use a microphone either, but everyone could hear him clearly because Zhang Xiaofan used his cultivation skills, the so-called Thousand-Mile Voice Transmission.

"It's not an apartment in a building, but a suite in a high-rise building, either a 3-bedroom, 1-living room suite or a 5-bedroom, 1-living room suite... Those houses are useless. They are excess properties built by real estate developers that couldn't be sold, so they sold them cheaply to the government, and the government used them to help us.

Those of you who want to go should think it over carefully. Once you go to the city, how will you live as old people? Not to mention anything else, you even have to pay for water. Without money, you can't even drink water. Do you think we can drink water from the mountains and fields everywhere here?

But I'll also tell you the truth. Although your mountains and land will be taken back, you will be compensated according to the area. Eventually, every household will have money, and you won't have to worry about the 50,000 yuan.

But our roots are here generation after generation. Once we lose our mountains and land, we'll have nothing. If we regret it later and want to come back, it will be impossible."

Zhang Xiaofan explained the pros and cons to everyone. Shu Wan'er, standing beside him, finally gave Zhang Xiaofan a smile and nodded.

"Zhang Xiaofan is right. You should think it over carefully. But this opportunity only comes once. If you don't cherish it, the quotas will go to other places."

Hearing what Zhang Xiaofan said, that their mountains and land would be taken back but they would be compensated, more people became excited because they all longed for the bustling metropolis.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Xiaofan's face showed a hint of bitterness.