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?"