Chapter 11 Yang Fan pays tribute to Yang Xiuwen and decides to inherit the leased land
Grandma Xu didn't take Yang Fan's fortune-telling story to heart. She decided to stay in the village and not go back to the city to work. She took Yang Fan to see her uncle and told her about the situation of her family's land.

Yang Xiuwen's grave is on the hillside behind the Yang family's house, buried in his family's land.

Walking up the winding path behind the Yang family's house, Grandma Xu and Yang Fan each held a knife in their hands, using them to clean up the weeds on the roadside as they walked.

The weeds growing in the wasteland are almost as tall as a person. They are dense and there are snakes, rats, insects and ants among them.

Yang Fan walked in front, and Grandma Xu reminded her from behind, "Yang Fan, walk slowly and be careful of snakes."

"There are fewer and fewer people in the village these years. These lands are all barren and no one is planting them. There are also more snakes on the mountain. Be careful when you walk in front. Last time, your grandfather Yang was bitten by a snake."

Grandma Xu still felt uneasy, "Let's switch places. I'll go in front. You haven't been back for many years. You're not familiar with the roads here. I'm afraid you'll get lost."

The path was so narrow that only one person could walk on it, but Yang Fan did not move out of the way.

The village is full of spiritual energy. Even ghosts are eyeing the food grown in the village. Naturally, it will also attract many other animals to the village.

"I'm paying attention, Grandma Xu, don't worry, just go slowly."

She drew quickly in the air with one hand, and an insect repellent talisman took shape. She waved her hand lightly, and the golden talisman spread out. Suddenly, a rustling sound was heard in the quiet weeds.

At this time, a gust of wind came from the mountain, rustling the surrounding trees, and Grandma Xu did not hear any movement in the weeds.

"You'd better walk behind me. You haven't been back for a long time. You don't know the situation here. It would be bad if you get bit by a snake."

She was very determined and wanted to switch places with Yang Fan and walk in front.

This time Yang Fan did not refuse. She turned sideways and let Grandma Xu walk in front of her.

"You should also be careful when you walk behind. Those snakes are very cunning and you never know where they will come out from."

"Okay, Grandma Xu."

She walked behind with one hand supporting Grandma Xu's body, and the air in her palm was clearly fluctuating.

Soon, Grandma Xu took her to Yang Xiuwen's tomb. There were weeds growing underneath, but the weeds around Yang Xiuwen's tomb were not very tall.

Grandma Xu leaned over and pulled the weeds around the grave. "Your uncle was very caring towards us old guys when he was alive. When we are free, we old guys will come up and clean the weeds around his grave."

All the young people in the village have gone to the city, and Yang Xiuwen is the only young man left in the village. He is a kind-hearted person, and the elderly in the village like to ask him for help when they have problems they can't handle.

Yang Fan bent down and joined in the weeding. She was quick and efficient, and in a short while, she had cleared all the weeds around the tomb.

Facing Yang Xiuwen's tombstone, her expression was solemn, and even the whistling wind around her slowed down a little.

Kneel down and kowtow.

Although she had no intention, she occupied someone else's body, and she should do what she should do for this body.

Grandma Xu looked at her thin back, turned around quietly and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

This child is suffering!
After the kowtow, Yang Fan lit the incense and candles he had brought, burned some paper money, and finally put a mobile phone into the fire.

The mobile phone was bought and sent back by the original owner last year, but Yang Xiuwen suddenly passed away before he could use it.

Seeing that she had burned a real phone, Grandma Xu felt a little sad. "Silly child, your uncle can't use this phone if it's burned. Just buy a paper phone and burn it for your uncle."

"My uncle will definitely be able to use it." Yang Fan said affirmatively.

If the courier is faster, I might be able to pick it up tonight.

Grandma Xu was speechless and didn't know what to say, so she simply shut her mouth and said nothing more.

After all the paper money was burned and there was no spark left, the two of them went down the mountain together. From the halfway point of the mountain, you can overlook the entire Shangyuan Village. From this angle, the scenery of Shangyuan Village is even more beautiful.

On the way down, they met the village chief Li Wenlin who was going up the mountain.

"Wenlin, what are you doing up the mountain?" asked Grandma Xu.

Li Wenlin pointed at Yang Fan who was supporting her from behind and said, "Aunt, I'm here to look for Yang Fan."

Li Wenlin's father and Grandpa Li are brothers.

Yang Fan stuck his head out and asked, "Uncle Li, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Li Wenlin said: "I want to tell you about your land."

"We'll talk as we walk."

In addition to a house, Yang Xiuwen also owned some land and forests in the village.

There are two plots of land behind the room, some land on the mountain behind the house, and the entire forest all belong to the Yang family.

Li Wenlin pointed all the land at Yang Fan, and then he pointed to the white greenhouse opposite the house and the large open space next to it.

"The land across the street was contracted by your uncle. He planted some strawberries, watermelons, and grapes there."

He pointed around and in the further direction, and finally pointed to the mountain they were walking on behind them, "The land on those mountains and these lands were rented by your uncle, and he used them all to plant fruit trees."

Yang Fan looked in the direction of his finger, thinking that there was still hope for the life of a rich second-generation. With so many trees bearing so many fruits, he could make a lot of money.

As they were talking, the three of them had already reached the foot of the mountain.

"I came to see you. First, I want you to go to the village to complete the procedures for changing your land," Li Wenlin said the purpose of this trip. "Second, I came to ask you if you want to continue renting the land your uncle rented since the land will expire in a month."

Yang Fan: ...It seems like it’s too early to be happy.

She asked tentatively, "Uncle Li, how much is the rent for these plots of land?"

Li Wenlin: "It's not very expensive. The total rent for all these plots is 50,000 yuan a year."

Yang Xiuwen rented all the land on the mountains in the village. The land on the mountains was far away and required climbing up a hill. The villagers were all elderly, so they rented all the land on the mountains to him.

In addition, several plots of land on the flat ground were rented to him by families who no longer lived in the village.

"Why rent it? Those fruits are not tasty at all. No one buys them."

Grandma Xu said without thinking: "Why do you still do this business when you can't make money and even lose money?"

Li Wenlin nodded. He thought so too. He didn’t know what was wrong with the land in the village in recent years. The crops grown there tasted as bad as chewing wax.

For this purpose, he specially invited soil experts and agricultural experts to come to the village to take a look. They all said that there was no problem with the soil, the planting method, or the seeds.

But the food they grew just tasted bad, and they couldn’t find out why.

When Yang Xiuwen was still alive, he advised him not to spend money on these lands, as there was no profit at all and he had to lose so much money every year.

But the other party refused to listen, saying that if so many fruits were planted, there would always be someone to eat them.

Who eats it?
Pigs won’t eat those fruits if you feed them to them!
Now only Yang Fan is left in the Yang family. Li Wenlin thought that he must not let others waste their money like this.

(End of this chapter)