"Congratulations, little girl Li, on regaining your memory. I wonder if you're going to buy wasteland or fertile farmland." Village chief Li Yun was happy, and also happy for Chen Mo. It was an enviable blessing that his daughter-in-law had regained her memory and found the silver she had buried. He just didn't know how much silver there was.

"Brother Dachuan, how many wastelands and fertile fields are there now?" Chen Mo asked the village chief.

"Brother, you have to wait a moment. I'll go in and get the Xingyi map to see how much land is left unsold." After the village chief said this, he went into the main hall to get the Xingyi map.

The village chief took out the map of Xingyi, spread it on the table and showed it to Chen Mo.

"Brother, there are 270 mu of wasteland, 90 mu in the south of the village, 50 mu in the east, 110 mu in the west, and 20 mu in the north. There are 100 mu of good farmland, 65 mu of which are concentrated in the north of the village and are not connected. There are 35 mu in the east of the village, all of which are connected.

"Brother, if you want to manage it well, just buy the connected ones." The village chief told Chen Mo how much unsold land there was in Qingshan Village.

"Brother Dachuan, my family's elders said that it would be better to connect the land together so that it is easier to manage. How much silver is one mu of wasteland now? How much silver is one mu of fertile land?" Chen Mo asked the village chief how much silver one mu of land would cost.

"Wasteland is two taels per mu, and good farmland is five taels per mu. Brother, how much land do you want to buy, wasteland or good farmland? If you have money, it's better to buy good farmland, which can be used to grow crops. Wasteland is not good, because it is so thin that nothing can grow crops." The village chief kindly reminded Chen Mo so that he would not waste money by buying wasteland at a cheap price.

Chen Mo heard that the price of wasteland was the same as what he thought, and the price of fertile farmland was the same. The old man said he wanted to buy 1,000 taels of land, and said that if there was a good one, he could buy more land.

The land the village chief mentioned is mostly contiguous, so it's easy to manage and we can buy it all. It seems the twenty acres of wasteland north of the village aren't contiguous, and the location isn't good, so we'd rather not buy it.

If all the land is bought, I wonder what the villagers will say. Otherwise, we can just buy 250 mu of wasteland and 100 mu of fertile farmland, and leave the wasteland in the north of the village.

"Brother Dachuan, let's buy 250 acres of wasteland and 100 acres of fertile farmland. As for where to buy the land, I have to go back and ask the eldest sister-in-law and take her to see the land before I can make a decision." Chen Mo told Li Yun the number of acres of land to buy and he would take Li Yun to see it before making a decision.

The village chief and his family were stunned when they heard the number Chen Mo said. Some of them even opened their mouths wide and couldn't close them at all.

Chen Mo saw everyone's expressions, which matched his own. He had been just as shocked at first. He sat in his chair, saying nothing, waiting to see when the village chief's family would finally come to their senses. Chen Mo looked relaxed and carefree, a stark contrast to the village chief's family.

The village chief was the first to come to his senses and looked at Chen Mo in disbelief.

"Brother, are you sure you want to buy so much land? I'm not kidding you, Brother Dachuan. That's going to cost one thousand taels."

The village chief's voice trembled a little. They just dug in the ground, so how could they get so much silver?

For a village official like him, saving ten taels a year is already a lot, not to mention those villagers who can't even feed their families even if they dig in the fields all their lives.

Now that Chen Mo said he wanted to use one thousand taels to buy the land, how could he not be shocked and not believe what he said.

"Brother Dachuan, I'm not kidding you, I'm serious. The eldest daughter used to be a wealthy family, but she encountered some problems, got hurt, and forgot everything. Now she remembers everything, and the buried silver has been recovered. She wants to use the silver to buy some land and grow some crops."

Chen Mo remembered the old family's plan to hire someone to farm the land. They wanted to plant some seeds not available in the Jin Dynasty. He wanted to tell the village chief about it beforehand, to avoid rumors. If it tarnished the old family's reputation, it would be more trouble than good.

Chen Mo is really foresighted, which shows that he is very smart.

The village chief heard that Chen Mo's daughter-in-law was the daughter of a wealthy family, so it was not surprising that she had the money to buy so much land.

"Brother, congratulations, you will be a landlord in the future.

With these lands, the children will have no worries about food and clothing. I didn’t expect that my brother was so lucky. Chen Ye saved a young lady, and his fortune will rise with him. It’s a pity that Chen Ye didn’t have such a blessing.

The village chief was envious. He had never thought that Chen Ye could rescue a rich young lady with just a few moments. Why hadn't his family encountered such a thing? If his son had rescued a young lady, they wouldn't have to work and could enjoy a peaceful life. The village chief was just thinking about it and had no ill intentions. He was just joking with Chen Mo.

"Brother Dachuan, look at what you said, it's not as good as you said. It's just that the old family has good character and did not look down on us. They are willing to stay. As long as our family lives a good life in the future, I will be satisfied." Chen Mo has been farming all his life and has never thought about enjoying any happiness. As long as his family is happy and healthy, everything will be fine.

"Congratulations, brother. I wonder when Miss Li will go check out the land so we can get the deeds soon." The village chief wanted to get the deeds sooner, not only to receive praise from higher-ups but also to receive a reward. The county government rewards those who buy a lot of land here. Buying a hundred mu of wasteland at once will earn the village chief two hundred coins, while buying a hundred mu of fertile farmland will earn the village chief five hundred coins. With the amount of land Chen Mo's family has purchased, he should be able to get a reward of one or two taels of silver. This is the first time he's received such a large reward since becoming village chief. Perhaps no other village chief in the entire village has achieved such a feat.

"Brother Dachuan, it's settled. I'll go back and ask the eldest lady when she's free and bring her over to look at the land. After we make a decision, we'll go to the county government office with Brother Dachuan to get the land deed." Seeing that the matter was settled, Chen Mo planned to leave and go back to discuss with the eldest lady.

"Okay, brother, Brother Dachuan will wait for your news." The village chief also hopes to get it done as soon as possible to avoid any more trouble.

Chen Mo left the village chief's house and returned to his own home.

As soon as Chen Mo left, the village chief's house was in chaos.

"Dad, look, Uncle Chen Mo's family bought so much land at once and asked for one thousand taels of silver. Is this amount of money really the same as he said?" The village chief's son Chen Yaoguang said he would never believe such an outrageous thing.

"Dad, I heard that Chen Ye's family bought a cart of things last night. It is said that he hit his head and regained his memory. He returned to the county yesterday to dig up the silver buried in the county. Do you think this is true or false? If it is true, how much silver did they dig up?" Chen Yaozong, the second son of the village chief, told his family the gossip he heard this morning.

The village chief listened to his eldest and second sons and fell into deep thought. Did Chen Mo's daughter-in-law truly recover her memory, or was it a false recovery? If so, how much silver had she buried? If it was a false recovery, what was her intention? It was truly puzzling. The only question remained: could she come up with the silver to buy the land? If so, then her memory must have truly recovered; otherwise, where would the money come from?

"I don't know either, it should be true. It's impossible for us to know how much silver there is." The village chief thought it would be better not to tell his family about his thoughts, so as to prevent them from talking nonsense outside and causing trouble that would be difficult to resolve.