There's no way around it. People in the north are on average taller than people in the central and southern regions.

Moreover, since it is located in a capital city with a relatively prosperous economy, people are indeed much taller.

For example, after Shu Miao came here, her height, which was originally much taller than other women, was no longer so obvious.

Fortunately, it is working hours now, so there are relatively few people around, and most of the people watching the excitement are retired uncles and aunts.

Her height did serve her well, as she used her feet on tiptoe and peered through the gaps between people.

Only then did I see that the person in the circle was a white-haired old man. He didn't seem to be in good health and was sitting on the steps in front of the courtyard gate, gasping for breath.

From time to time, someone would whisper in an awkward accent.

Shu Miao pricked up his ears and listened carefully for a long time before he understood the gist of the words: this elderly man was doing some business to treat his grandson's illness.

What surprised her was that the majority of people in the crowd sympathized with the old man.

This phenomenon surprised Shu Miao a little, so he asked the uncle who was closest to him,

"Master, who is this person? Why is he blocking the entrance to our compound?"

The old man turned around and saw that it was the little girl who had just moved into the backyard. He did not take precautions and shook his head and sighed.

"I don't know where he heard that a researcher had moved into our compound, so he came rushing over to sell his house."

"Oh?" Shu Miao immediately acted as if he was particularly interested, trying to induce the other party to continue.

"But can't houses and land be bought and sold?"

"From what I heard, I know you're from out of town. Land can't be bought or sold, but the same can't be said for the ownership of a house..."

The old man gave her a meaningful look.

Shu Miao understood immediately and asked the question that concerned him most, "But uncle, there is still something I don't understand. Could you please explain it to me?"

As he spoke, he quickly passed a cigarette to him by using his body as a barrier.

The old man was also a cheerful person. He took the cigarette with a smile and pointed to the stone table in the yard, "Let's sit down and chat."

Shu Miao understood immediately and followed him to sit down at the stone table.

The old man turned around and went into the room next door, coming out carrying a teapot.

He poured her a glass of water and then spoke with a smile.

"Girl, do you want to settle down here?"

Regardless of whether he wanted to or not, Shu Miao naturally answered according to his words.

The old man held up the teacup and motioned Shu Miao to help himself. He took a sip of tea and then spoke slowly.

"You college students are the most in-demand talent in the country. It's easy to settle down here!"

Once you've been assigned a job, your employer will naturally allocate you housing, but don't let your imagination take you too far and make mistakes..."

Shu Miao naturally understood the implication in his words, but she didn't care whether to settle down locally or not. After all, her plan was to go back to the mountains to grow Gastrodia elata.

Although the idea was a bit awkward, it was indeed the investment with the lowest risk she could get.

And when there is still room for recovery, she naturally will not risk being set as a role model by venturing into other fields.

But I still can't help but envy local houses and land use rights.

After all, this is a house in the capital!

Who doesn’t want to buy a few houses while the housing prices are low?

Although she didn't have much money, she had Gastrodia elata!

This brings us to the half acre of Gastrodia elata planted in 1973. After all the Gastrodia elata bloomed and bore fruit in 1975, a large number of Gastrodia elata seeds were harvested.

Immediately afterwards, she planted Gastrodia elata all over the space that year, and estimated that the harvest would be this year.

Because there were enough seeds, she did not plan to use this batch of Gastrodia elata to propagate seeds, but instead planned to sell them to test the waters.

After coming to the capital, she has never relaxed her attention to information about Gastrodia elata.

Last year, I heard from relevant personnel that the purchase price of Gastrodia elata had doubled compared to before.

That is to say, one kilogram of dried Gastrodia elata can now be sold for at least 40 yuan.

In this era when one gram of gold only costs 15 yuan, she was excited just by hearing the price.

According to the current market conditions, the one acre of land in her space would produce at least one thousand kilograms of Gastrodia elata, and this was her lower estimate.

Even if it shrinks by 70 to 80 percent after drying, at this price, it is still a huge sum of money that she can't even imagine!

Now that she has a clear income, she naturally wants to buy a house locally.

After all, money will only depreciate rapidly if kept in your hands, and nothing else has as much room for appreciation as houses in the capital.

If I can take this opportunity to buy a house of my own, even if there are any accidents in the Gastrodia elata cultivation in the future, this house will serve as a backup fund.

But having said that, we still have to seize this opportunity and learn as much as possible about the inside story of house buying and selling!

"Master, you really think too highly of me. Do I look like a child from a rich family?"

"I'd like to buy it, but I'm short of money!"

The old man was amused by her open admission that she was poor.

"Hahaha...that's okay, you'll naturally be able to save money once you start working!"

"But I have to warn you, that old man's house is not that easy to buy."

"Is there anything special about this?" Shu Miao blinked, looking curious.

The old man waved at her and asked her to come closer.

Then he lowered his voice and whispered in her ear,

"The Li family has been locals for several generations, and apart from the capitalists, they are considered wealthy.

I don’t know what sins I committed in my previous life, but for several generations, I only had one son, and then he died of kidney disease at a young age.”

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