Chapter 272. Bitterness
After taking a breather, Hua Yunxiang secretly asked his father, only to find out that his father used a method of "hit with a stick, then give a sweet date" to calm the grandparents’ family.
This meant that if they continued to make a fuss, they would be driven out of the valley—the family ties had already been severed, but if they lived quietly and well, the grain loan wouldn’t need to be repaid. In the end, considering that they had raised Qi Xiu, they would be given 50 pounds of sweet potatoes, 20 pounds of potatoes, and 20 pounds of coarse grain, out of which they could choose. Naturally, the outcome was as expected.
An hour later, everyone had registered.
Wei Dapeng, Doctor Sun, and the Sun family were all delighted to receive their passes to enter the inner valley, a wooden plaque from Hua Village engraved with a special pattern.
Also receiving these were Teacher Zhao, Midwife Li, the butcher family Zhu, the blacksmith family Wang, and the poultry veterinarian Li You, who were all solitary individuals and were each given a wooden plaque.
They also received the right to rent or buy or build a house, which was seen as the first step towards integrating into Hua Village.
Overall, on this day, Wei Dapeng and his group were very happy, especially with the grains they received. These grains represented hope; as long as they worked hard, they wouldn’t fear not growing enough food.
Wei Dapeng and Doctor Sun were well prepared, having brought enough Silver Coins, and immediately paid for their houses.
Grandma Sun didn’t delay for long, and though Zhu Rourong was slower because he wasn’t sure and didn’t carry much Silver with him, his many sons allowed his eldest son to quickly go up the mountain to get the Silver. Amid admiring gazes, he went with the village chief into the inner valley to choose a house.
Of course, this wasn’t the sole condition for entering the inner valley.