After rebirth, I went from a peasant girl to the richest man

Bai Qingyun placed his other free hand on the back of the old man's hand and said with a smile, "It's enough as long as it's enough. The medicinal fields on my mountain are about to be planted. When the time comes, I will let Uncle Yang follow Dad into the mountain to find some medicinal seeds. Maybe we can even make another bottle of potion!"

"Okay, okay, if the medicine field is short of manpower, just call on the ones in my family to help. We don't have to do it like today. We have money from selling potatoes at home." The words of the third grandmother seemed to open up a conversation, and several elderly people who were watching nearby also started talking.

"Yeah, I never dared to think about it before, but now it's Chinese New Year and I can still smell meat in the kitchen at home."

"Mr. Yang, your teeth are almost all gone, how can you still eat meat? My favorite thing now is potatoes. A pot of them with some pancakes is so delicious."

"How can I eat meat with my teeth like this? There are several strong young men at home. They can work better after eating meat. I'll just smell it."

"If you ask me, you old ladies are just too fussy. You dislike fat meat. You can eat the soft meat in one bite without using teeth. It doesn't affect your eating!"

"..."

Coming and going, it's so lively.

Occasionally, a few elderly people would strike up a conversation with Bai Qingyun, but they didn't ask her to just sit there quietly and listen.

They never mentioned thank you in every sentence, but they were always expressing gratitude, thankful for the good life they have now.

She thought, perhaps the value of her rebirth was a little greater.

Bai Qingyun was dragged away by Village Chief Yang, and even the Third Grandma's hand that was held tightly to his chest was only pried open by him under threat.

"These old guys are always chatting and interrupting my work!" Village Chief Yang picked up the crutch that was sticking on the ground, put his hands behind his back, and walked forward quickly.

Bai Qingyun hurriedly caught up, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "Then you don't have to scare Third Granny. If you don't let me go, you'll just delay my work!"

Village Chief Yang waved his hand nonchalantly, then continued walking with his hands behind his back, saying, "If not, the old woman won't let you go. She'll really have to ask you to stay for dinner. Besides, we do have things to do!"

"Grandpa Village Chief, you did this on purpose! Now that you have achieved your goal, what else is there to do?" Bai Qingyun stared at Village Chief Yang with his small eyes pretending to be resentful until the other party felt guilty.

Don't think she doesn't know that the old man is very cunning and deliberately let her see her influence on the village so that she will not forget to take care of and plan the future development of Dayang Village.

If it had not happened today, she would never have only cared about her own family's wealth and watched coldly the grandparents, uncles, aunts and grandparents in the village living a life of hunger.

Even if she could, there were two old ancestors in her family who would definitely not do so.

What's more, the people of Dayang Village have suffered and survived through mutual help among neighbors. Many of them, like Grandma San, once extended a helping hand to the sick Bai Qingyun.

For the sake of justice, reason, and conscience, she will not stand idly by.

She has many ideas in her mind, but it all depends on how she puts them into practice.

Before they knew it, the two of them followed the path up the mountain and arrived directly at the ancestral hall of Dayang Village.

The door of the ancestral hall was locked. Village chief Yang had the key, but he was too lazy to open the door. He just opened the courtyard door and sat down on the doorstep to take a rest.

The ancestral hall and the school were deliberately built on the highest terrain nearby. Sitting on the threshold of the courtyard gate, one can overlook the entire landscape of Dayang Village.

Village Chief Yang pointed to the path leading up the mountain and said, "Your mother is a benefactor to the children in the village. She has invited a good teacher to come back and teach. After the potatoes are harvested today, I will have someone repair the path leading up the mountain so that it will be more convenient for the children to go to and from school."

Bai Qingyun looked at the path. The messy branches and overgrown weeds on the roadside had been cut down. Dead branches were piled not far away. They were collected for building the ancestral hall and private school on the mountain.

Nowadays, the soil and bricks transported are all pressed by heavy vehicles, so the road is very solid. However, it is bumpy and uneven on rainy days. It is no problem for adults to walk on it, but it is indeed difficult for children to walk with books on their backs.

Bai Qingyun thought of the path up the mountain at home and suggested, "There are a lot of large flat rocks on the mountain. People can move them here and build a narrow stone staircase along the side of the forest. It will be convenient to walk up on rainy days."

Village Chief Yang was not surprised at all. He had also visited the Bai family's hilltop. "That's what I planned. The big rocks have been found. There is a spring halfway up the mountain. There are many big rocks like this by the stream. After some trimming, they can be used."

Bai Qingyun smiled and said, "Since the village chief has an idea, then I guess you have other plans for bringing me up the mountain today. Why don't you just tell me directly? I don't want you to keep guessing."

"Hahaha, you are so quick-witted." Village chief Yang shook his head and laughed. It turned out that he had laid so much groundwork, but in the end, even though this girl knew everything, she just didn't understand!

However, if she doesn't want to be sensible, then so be it. Fortunately, this girl is kind-hearted, so there's nothing wrong with just saying it directly.

He made up his mind and said without any worries: "Two days ago, I took people to the mountain to look for stones, but I didn't expect that there were many coal mines on that mountain."

"If it was normal times, we would have let it go, but since we started making honeycomb coal last year, we all know how precious this thing is. There are many coal mines on that mountain, and it would be a pity to abandon them."

"After I came back, a few old guys came to talk to me. They were really reluctant to give up such a good opportunity to make money, so they wanted to build a big house next door to make honeycomb coal for sale."

"This thing is easy to make, and if it can be sold, it will be easy to transport. Especially in winter, it can solve the heating problem of many people's homes and save a few people from freezing to death."

"But... this recipe is actually yours..." Village Chief Yang glanced at Bai Qingyun, but didn't say anything else.

Bai Qingyun could also make a connection from this last sentence. He calculated it secretly in his heart and then said, "Grandpa Village Chief should know that although this mountain is allocated to Dayang Village, if you want to mine coal, the government will take it back at any time..."

Village Chief Yang knew what Bai Qingyun meant, and he frowned and pondered for a long time before asking, "If we buy the mountain, will the government be unable to take it back?"

"According to the law, it is true. But this situation is rare. It usually happens when the army encounters metal mines such as iron ore and copper mines that are urgently needed. I have never heard of such a situation as coal mines." Bai Qingyun answered cautiously.

Village Chief Yang was a little disappointed: "Could it be that the smooth road in Dayang Village is going to be destroyed before it is even built?"