The land outside is probably the vegetable garden left by Grandma Wang; it looks to be about three acres.

If you buy the dry land outside, whether you build a house there or keep it to grow vegetables in front of your own house, it's a good choice.

"Miss Su, what do you think?" Wang Dayong opened all the doors for Su Luo to see, making sure she knew the size of each room.

"very good!"

Wang Dayong chuckled and said, "Miss Su, is that so? I know you want to buy the land, but for my place, you can't just buy the land. I plan to sell the house on the land together with the land. If you don't want to buy it, I'll have to find another buyer."

The dry land in the village is cheap, but the villagers rely on the land for their livelihood, so no one is willing to sell it.

"Brother Wang, how much silver do you plan to sell this courtyard for?"

Wang Dayong took out the land deed for Su Luo to examine: "When this land was first built, it was six mu wide. According to the standards for building foundations in Nanning Kingdom, one mu of land would cost twenty taels. The village chief also knows about this."

Su Luo looked at the village chief, who nodded at her, confirming that what Wang Dayong said was true.

"But I said I'd give you a discount, and I won't go back on my word. The going rate is twenty taels per mu, but I'll give you fifteen taels. Isn't that generous?"

Six mu of land, at 15 taels per mu, that's 90 taels. Adding the courtyard, it's estimated to be around 100 taels.

"Brother Wang, how much silver do you plan to sell this courtyard for?"

"Madam Su, this courtyard is almost dilapidated, but it's big. It's much better than the kiln you live in. One price, twenty taels."

"One hundred and ten taels in total, okay, I'll take it."

Su Luo first returned the land deed to Wang Dayong. The village chief gestured to Su Luo with his eyes, asking her if she wanted to buy the land in front of the house. Opportunities like this are rare in the countryside. If she had money, she should buy as much land as possible.

"Brother Wang, I heard that the vegetable garden outside this yard is also yours? Do you want to sell it to me as well?"

Wang Dayong thought it was already good that Su Luo could buy his house and land, but he didn't expect her to have money to buy a vegetable plot. That's even better, then he won't have to look for someone else to buy that land.

"Hehe! Madam Su, I was also planning to sell that land. If you have any money left, I also have three acres of farmland in our village. Why don't you buy it together?"

The village chief stood in front of Su Luo and said, "Su Luo, Wang Dayong's three mu of land is located by the river, so there is no need to worry about water. It can be considered top-quality land. However, there are tenant farmers cultivating it now, so if you buy it, you can only wait until next year to cultivate it."

"Yes, the village chief is right. If you buy it, you won't be able to plant anything this year."

However, since I've already sold you the foundation cheaply, I can't lower the price of the land itself.

Su Luo knew the price of farmland; it was the same as dry land, ten taels of silver per mu. There were three mu of dry land outside the gate, plus the three mu of farmland, so that would be another sixty taels.

If you combine them, it will be exactly one hundred and seventy taels. Calculated this way, Su Luo's entire fortune will only amount to a little over two hundred taels of silver. It seems she still needs to work hard to earn more money.

"Brother Wang, I want all of your land."

Wang Dayong clapped his hands: "Great, that's wonderful! It's still early today, so to prevent any unforeseen circumstances, let's go to the county government office now to transfer and get the stamp."

Su Luo hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother Wang, my two children are still playing outside. I want to go find them first."

The village chief waved his hand at Su Luo and said, "You don't need to go looking for them. They were just playing with Hongcai at my house with their dog. My old woman is watching them, so don't worry."

Su Luo went to the county and knew that Zhao Ruyun would go looking for the two children if she didn't see them, so Su Luo went with the village chief, Wang Dayong, without worry.

Wang Dayong arrived by horse-drawn carriage, and the three of them got to the county government office much faster than by oxcart.

With the village chief around, who frequently came to the clerk to handle these small matters, the land transfer was quickly completed. Su Luo was a woman, but fortunately she had a son, so the land was entirely registered under Chen Yanchuan's name.

In the presence of the village chief and the clerk, Su Luo handed over two hundred taels of silver notes to Wang Dayong, who then happily handed over the land deed, house deed, and three mu of farmland deed to Su Luo.

"Miss Su, here you go."

"good!"

Su Luo and the village chief chartered an oxcart to go back. Su Luo told the village chief that he must come to Wayaoyao for dinner tonight, no matter what, and the village chief's wife should come too.

Yesterday, Nangong Qing bought a lot of vegetables that he didn't finish. He refused to take them back to Fumanlou. Tonight, she's in a good mood, so she'll definitely do more to thank the village chief for running around for her.

Zhao Ruyun went to deliver eggplant seedlings to Chen Ping'an's house. Liu Fangfang felt guilty for accepting Su Luo's money, so she pulled Zhao Ruyun to her house to eat cucumbers. The two talked for a long time, and it was an hour before Zhao Ruyun returned to the kiln.

When she returned, she found that Su Luo was also missing, and Yan Chuan and Yi Huan had not returned for a long time either. Zhao Ruyun had no choice but to go to the village to look for the two younger ones.

Seeing Zhao Ruyun walking in the village, Zhang Xiujuan ran over and pulled her up, saying, "Zhao, are you moving?"

Zhang Xiujuan and Zhao Ruyun usually had a good relationship, but Zhao Ruyun looked puzzled by her question.

"What moving? What kind of house could we be moving to? I'm looking for my two grandsons, Zhang Shi. Have you seen my Yanchuan and Yihuan?"

"I see them, I see them, they're playing at the village chief's house."

"Oh, then I'll go pick them up and take them home."

Just as Zhao Ruyun was about to go to the village chief's house, Zhang Xiujuan pulled her back and said, "Why are you in such a hurry to pick them up? There's no danger. I'm asking you something important. When are you moving to the village? Then we can be neighbors."

Zhao Ruyun chuckled helplessly, "Zhang, why are you talking so strangely today? I'd like to move to the village, but where would I live?"

Zhang Xiujuan looked around to make sure no one was there, then said to Zhao Ruyun.

"Don't play dumb. Today, I and several other villagers saw that your Su Luo and the village chief went to Wang Dayong's house together. Wang Dayong was there too. I heard that you bought Wang Dayong's yard. That's a good thing. Now that you've moved down from the kiln, we can all talk and keep each other company."

Zhang Xiujuan was not tall, but she was hardworking, so she often went up the mountain to chop firewood with Zhao Ruyun, and the two got along quite well.

"No way, I didn't know about this at all!"

Zhao Ruyun had heard Su Luo mention a few days ago that she wanted to buy a plot of land, but she hadn't reached an agreement with Wang Dayong. So how come there were rumors that they had bought a yard just as she was delivering some seedlings?

"Oh dear, you silly mother-in-law! It's all over the village now, and you don't know? If you don't believe me, just go back and ask your daughter-in-law."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ruyun was genuinely unaware of the truth. The villagers liked to exaggerate the rumors, and she could only wait for Su Luo to return to find out the truth.

"I'm not talking to you anymore, I need to go pick up my grandson and take him home." Zhao Ruyun left with a feeling of unease. If Su Luo really bought Wang Dayong's courtyard, then they would finally have a home.