She's not afraid of trouble, but she dislikes it.

The coachman was overjoyed when he received the copper coins from Lin Luo, and immediately patted his chest and said...

"Don't worry, my wife. I, Old Tang, have been driving carts for over twenty years. I know exactly which young man in the county is the most reliable. I'll definitely take you to the best one."

Lin Jiujiu nodded upon hearing this and said nothing more.

Lin Luo couldn't resist her curiosity and asked in a low voice, "Second Sister, what are you doing at the child dealership?"

Lin Jiujiu glanced at him, but didn't answer directly, only throwing out a sentence at him.

You'll find out in a moment.

The carriage stopped after traveling for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. The driver told us that this brothel didn't look like a big place, but it had been in the business for three generations.

Sometimes, their information is even more readily available than that of the government.

Moreover, it is said that the owner of this peddling shop works in the government office in the prefectural city and has some connections, so even the officials don't dare to offend them too much.

Lin Jiujiu thanked the driver and gave him a few coins for tea, telling him to find a teahouse to have some tea while he waited for them.

Then he led Lin Luo and Xiao Douding into the children's shop.

Her shop wasn't large, but it was very bright. As soon as Lin Jiujiu entered, she saw a person dressed as the shopkeeper, who greeted her with a smile.

The shopkeeper was very good at judging people; he recognized at a glance that the one in charge among the three was not the young Lin Luo, but Lin Jiujiu.

"Madam, please come in, young masters. Are you three looking to purchase land or property, or perhaps some servants?"

The shopkeeper asked questions while inviting the people inside.

"I'd like to buy a plot of land for building a house, and also find some people to build a few houses. Can you handle that for me?"

Upon hearing that it involved buying land and building houses, the shopkeeper realized it was no small business and quickly nodded in agreement.

"Of course, as long as you make a request, we can take care of it for you."

That's exactly what Lin Jiujiu wanted to hear. Her dilapidated house was uninhabitable, and she wasn't one to suffer in silence. Now that she had money in her pocket, the first thing she wanted to do was improve her living conditions.

When Lin Luo heard that her sister was going to buy land and build a house, she couldn't help but wonder how much money her sister had made on her recent trip.

Even if you're curious, now is not the time to ask.

Lin Jiujiu ignored what Lin Luo was thinking and spoke directly to the shopkeeper of the caravan.

"I'd like to see if a residential plot in Dahua Village, Anping Town is suitable."

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper immediately had someone bring over a map.

The shopkeeper opened the catalog and patiently explained it to her.

“The homesteads in Dahua Village that have already been sold have been marked off. The ones that are not marked off are unclaimed land, and you can choose from them, madam.”

Lin Jiujiu flipped through the pages and quickly found the area where she was currently living. Just as she had expected, the area at the foot of the mountain was all unclaimed land.

Lin Jiujiu pointed to the large area where she lived and asked.

How much land here hasn't been sold yet?

The shopkeeper glanced at it, then flipped through the booklet recording the land sales, before speaking.

"The homestead is about 20 mu, and there is also 56 mu of wasteland next to it."

In addition, the mountain area behind is also currently unclaimed, covering approximately 300 acres, with a pond in the middle covering about 10 acres.

"If you wish to buy a piece of wasteland, I can act as your guarantor; the pond can be considered free of charge."

Lin Jiujiu was satisfied with the area she heard about, and then looked up from the brochure and said.

"That's all then. How much would it cost to buy them all?"

The shopkeeper seemed somewhat incredulous, and his words were stammering.

"All of it?"

He thought Lin Jiujiu was joking with him.

That's three or four hundred acres! Even if most of it is wasteland and mountainous land, it will still cost a lot of money.

Moreover, this kind of land doesn't produce much to begin with. Even if wasteland is exempt from taxes for three years, clearing it would still be a huge undertaking.

Regardless of whether there is any produce after three years, the land will still be subject to taxation. If the tax cannot be paid, the land will be taken away by the government.

The shopkeeper wanted to offer some advice, but seeing Lin Jiujiu's resolute gaze, he couldn't bring himself to say the words.

Finally, it was changed to, "Please wait a moment, miss, let me calculate for you."

Homestead land is relatively expensive, costing ten taels per mu, which is about the same price as fertile land. However, most families don't need one mu to build a house.

She asked for 20 mu, which would cost her 200 taels. The wasteland was 2 taels per mu, so 56 mu would cost 112 taels. The mountain land was about 300 mu, which was 3 taels per mu, so that would cost 900 taels. So, the total would be 1212 taels. The 10 mu pond would be worth 30 taels, so that would cost 1182 taels.

The shopkeeper took a deep breath after calculating the amount. This was a big deal. At the current market price, he could take a 10% commission, which would be 118 taels.

Today's deal is worth more than a month's worth of work in the past.

The shopkeeper quoted the price to Lin Jiujiu.

This was not much different from Lin Jiujiu's original estimate. She didn't react much, but Lin Luo was so shocked that he almost jumped off his chair and wanted to drag Lin Jiujiu away.

Lin Luoluo gestured for him to calm down, then turned to the shopkeeper and said.

"Can these be used to establish contracts?"

She has her own plans; she won't stay here for long, at most a year or two before leaving.

She would leave all of these to her parents and brothers. Now that a red contract has been signed, it would be too troublesome to go to the government office to transfer the property when she leaves. It would be better to sign a white contract from the beginning and let them go to the government office to exchange it for a red contract themselves.

The shopkeeper found her words quite strange. Usually, for such a large purchase, people would request a legally binding contract to prevent the contract from falling into the wrong hands and benefiting others.

However, he couldn't inquire about the master's affairs, so he answered truthfully.

"Of course you can, but a white contract is not as secure as a red contract. If you want to make a white contract, that's fine too."

When Lin Jiujiu heard him say yes, she nodded. "Then I'll trouble the shopkeeper to arrange for someone to go back with my brother to measure the land and fence it off. Let's settle this today."

Lin Luo tugged at her sleeve, wondering if she should reconsider such a big matter, or discuss it with her parents again.

But when she thought about how Lin Jiujiu had earned the money herself, she felt embarrassed to say it aloud.

All I could do was whisper a word of advice, "Sister, you've bought so much land at once. Even if our whole family came to help you farm it, we still wouldn't be able to finish."

Lin Jiujiu looked at him as if he were an idiot.

“That’s no problem. You can accompany the people from Yaxing on this trip and take the things I bought back with you.”

Lin Luo had no choice but to follow her instructions.

But in his heart he was thinking that he should talk to his father about this when he got back, and ask his father to persuade his second sister that even if she had money, she shouldn't spend it like this.

After watching Lin Luo and Ya Xing's people leave, Lin Jiujiu asked the shopkeeper again.

"Does the shopkeeper know any skilled craftsmen?"