Reborn as a Superpower Girl in the 80s
Chapter 489 What on Earth Happened

Chapter 489: Chapter 489 What on Earth Happened

By the time Luo Qiao had made a round through the village and returned to the brigade headquarters, the others had already come to a decision.

Gao Jiefang saw Luo Qiao come in, "Luo Qiao, the village officials have discussed it and settled on five hundred yuan for that house. Although the interior walls are mud-brick and the exterior is stone, it’s covered with small black tiles. This price is fair, especially considering the front and back yards are not small."

Luo Qiao thought for a moment and said, "That’s fine, but I don’t have that much cash on me at the moment. Could I pay a hundred yuan as a deposit first and bring the rest next time I come back?"

The officials had no objections, and the village head Li Suozhu said, "But you can’t take too long, after all, there are a few families who want this house."

Luo Qiao smiled, "I’ll be back the day after tomorrow at the latest to pay in full."

She was thinking that it would be a good time to bring Black Bean and Stepping Snow over in the next few days, now that the vegetables in the garden were ripening and needed to be protected.

Huo Yuhao had also come to an agreement with Auntie Luo; they would pick the vegetables before five o’clock in the morning in the village, and he would come to transport them every day. He would pay Luo Qiao directly for the vegetables, and both sides would keep accurate records, then they left the garden ready to go back to the village to find Luo Qiao.

As Luo Qiao was walking toward the garden at the foot of Daqing Mountain, she saw a group of villagers gathered ahead, and only upon approaching did she discover someone had fallen.

Seeing that Auntie Gao and Huo Yuhao were also there, Luo Qiao approached and asked, "Auntie Gao, what happened here?"

Auntie Gao said, "The old master of the Zhao Family probably hasn’t been resting well these days and was so distracted while walking that he fell. Doctor Gao said that he didn’t hurt his bones, but he needs to rest for a while."

In a low voice, Luo Qiao said, "I also heard the villagers discussing the Zhao Family’s situation just now in the village. What exactly is going on?"

It was then that Auntie Gao relayed the whole story. The Zhao Family’s only son had gone up into the mountains with others not long ago and, unlucky enough, had encountered a wild boar. In his panic, he had fallen off a cliff.

By the time he was found by the villagers, it was too late. The mourning period wasn’t even over when the Yue Family from the girl’s side insisted on taking their daughter back, fearing that she would be tied down by the child for the rest of her life.

It was said that they found another family for her, a man from Biancheng who worked there and whose wife had passed away due to illness, leaving him with a young daughter. Just yesterday, the relatives from the wife’s side of the Zhao Family took her away. The old man from the Zhao Family had forced himself to come out and work for the sake of his two grandsons.

Luo Qiao said, "Haven’t they considered how the two grandchildren will live? Even if they are considering their daughter’s well-being, shouldn’t they care a little bit about their grandsons? Aren’t they afraid that the grandchildren will hold a grudge against them in the future?"

Auntie Gao said, "Ah, there’s no such thing as a perfect solution. The Zhao Family’s daughter-in-law was pampered from birth, and she hardly ever worked in the fields after coming to the Zhao Family. With her husband gone, she must have been out of her mind with worry.

Her own family was afraid she’d suffer, and since here was a divorced man with a job, who didn’t despise her, they were eager to get her remarried while she was still young enough to bear children, providing her some security for the latter half of her life."

Luo Qiao sighed, hoping that she would have a good life ahead.

After thinking for a while, she said, "Auntie Gao, starting tomorrow, we’ll begin to pick vegetables from the garden at the foot of the mountain. Let those two grandsons from the Zhao Family do it. Make sure they don’t miss class in the morning. Tell them to leave on time, and I’ll pay each of them five yuan a month.

The same goes for you folks, an extra five yuan per month. Considering you’ll have to get up even earlier and there’s more work to do, does that sound good to you?"

Auntie Gao gratefully said, "You’re really helping the Zhao Family a lot, but we don’t need it. We don’t have too much work on regular days. It’s funny, but your garden somehow has very few weeds; it’s really easy to care for."

Luo Qiao said, "Auntie, you shouldn’t decline. Just let everyone know, okay? If they’re coming to pull vegetables at five, they’ll have to start picking in the garden very early."

Auntie Gao laughed, "Alright then, we thank you. To be able to earn wages right at our doorstep, everyone is envious."

Luo Qiao said, "In the future, our Qingshan Village will be even better."

At that moment, the village officials, having received the news, also hurried over. Knowing that the old master of the Zhao Family was okay, they could finally relax. If the old man had also been in trouble, that family would have been dealt another crushing blow.