Song Zhou gently pushed his shoulder. "Go home. I'm heading back too."
"Okay." Lu Ao yawned. "About what time will you come over tomorrow?"
"Five or six. I'll come over after work."
"I should be able to lease the mountain by tomorrow morning. I'll probably be in the fields in the afternoon."
"Got it. If you're not home tomorrow, I'll go find you. Hurry home and get some sleep."
The next day, after finishing his morning fishing, Lu Ao went early to the village committee office.
Tanwu Village was only a small village within the larger village.
Lu Family Village, Tanwu Village, and Lin Family Village together formed the larger Chongxin Village.
Of the three villages that made up Chongxin Village, Lin Family Village was the largest and had the most residents. The village committee director was also from Lin Family Village. His name was Lin Yu, and he was a college graduate serving as a village official.
He had served as village chief here for several years. He had a decent reputation and was fairly dependable.
When Lu Ao arrived at the village committee office, he found that he was the last one there. The representatives from Tanwu Village and the village witnesses had all arrived. Lin Dawu, acting as mediator, sat to one side, while Village Chief Lin Yu sat in the middle.
They had been drinking tea, smoking, and chatting together. When they saw Lu Ao, they hurriedly stood to greet him, with the people from Tanwu Village especially enthusiastic.
Lu Ao sat down and got straight to the point about leasing the mountain.
Lin Yu quickly said, "We went to the county to ask about Haining Mountain for you. Haining Mountain isn't protected forestry land, so it can be leased by private individuals. If you want