Lu Ao asked, "Will the people of Tanwu Village have any objections?"
"Not really. You said you wanted to lease the mountain, but there's been no news for so long that they're getting anxious themselves. They were just thinking of finding someone to mediate. Thirty-eight per mu really isn't a high price, but it's still like money falling from the sky. A lot of them grumbled a little, but that was all."
Lu Ao thought for a moment. "No rush. I'm heading out to sea first. We'll talk about it when I get back. Sorry to trouble you with this."
"Hahahaha, sure. Let them stew a while longer. I'll see if I can talk them down to thirty-six."
Lu Ao thanked him again.
The car soon drove into Lin Family Village. Lin Man Zhang and the others were already waiting at the village entrance with their luggage.
Lin Dawu stopped the car and opened the trunk for them to load their things.
Lin Man Zhang spotted the two waist-high bags in the trunk at once. "Lu Ao, don't tell me those two bags are both yours?"
"Yeah. Why?"
"Isn't that way too much? We're only going out to sea for a week. Anyone who saw this would think you were moving house. What's inside? They're so stuffed and hard."
"Some vegetables and meat."
Lin Man Zhang lightly smacked Lin Gongshang on the back. "Hurry up and put your luggage away. Are we leaving or not?"
"Leaving, leaving." As he spoke, Lin Gongshang gave the bag one last pat, marveling aloud as he climbed into the car. "The vegetables inside aren't all raw, are they? We just need to bring some seasonings and catch food as we go. Isn't this too much trouble?"
Lu Ao turned to look at him. "You're