Chapter 230 Let them taste the feeling of being cheated

He Zhiran said with a half-smile: "I'm here."

When the old man from the Cui family saw that the person he was talking to was a young woman, he immediately felt like he had been tricked.

"I know you're from the Mo family, but buying land is such a big deal, can you make the decision?"

He Zhiran felt amused at being questioned, but she was in no mood to argue with the Cui family.

"I have no interest in your farmland."

When the old man from the Cui family saw that He Zhiran was so arrogant despite his young age, the smile on his face disappeared instantly.

"Hmph, I don't think you are someone who has the final say, so I won't talk to you."

Then he looked at Xie Tianhai and Fang Chuanzhou and asked, "Do you two want to buy farmland and houses?"

Xie Tianhai said: "That depends on the price of your farmland. If it's twelve taels of silver per mu, we are not interested."

Before this, he had inquired and found out that the best arable land in Xiling Village only cost eight taels of silver per mu.

As for the house, it was not what they needed. They had already bought the yard they rented a few days ago.

Nowadays, as long as we buy a few acres of arable land and the men in the family find a job during the slack season, the family should have no problem with food and clothing.

Seeing that the other party was interested in buying the farmland, the old man of the Cui family was afraid that they would also be scared away by the price of twelve taels, so he quickly explained, "The price is negotiable."

Just now, those people from other villages were scared away by the price of twelve taels per mu. The old man finally met two people who wanted to buy land, so he didn't dare to be careless anymore.

"How much silver per acre can we negotiate?" Xie Tianhai asked.

The old man first glanced in the direction of his tribesmen, then said, "Nine taels, that's already very cheap."

Seeing the old man from the Cui family endlessly sawing the land, Fang Chuanzhou said anxiously, "Six taels of silver per mu, I'll buy it, otherwise, forget it."

The old man seemed to have misheard. He stared at Fang Chuanzhou and said, "Are you kidding me? Such good farmland is worth six taels?"

Fang Chuanzhou disagreed and said, "I think your farmland is only worth this much."

The old man of the Cui family knew that his clansmen were in urgent need of money, but with arable land costing six taels per acre, they would suffer a huge loss.

And seeing that the other party's attitude was so firm, the old man was at a loss for a moment.

"Wait a minute, I'll go back and discuss it."

Fang Chuanzhuo didn't say anything, which was considered as his approval of his behavior.

Soon, several members of the Cui family came over with the old man.

The Cui family members tried to persuade Fang Chuanzhou to add some silver, but Fang Chuanzhou refused to agree.

In the end, the Cui family gritted their teeth and decided to sell the farmland at six taels per mu.

Now, Fang Chuanzhou and Xie Tianhai were satisfied. The arable land that was originally worth eight taels of silver per mu was bought for six taels of silver, which was more or less a bargain.

Even He Zhiran, who had no interest in these farmlands, was tempted. However, she still did not show any desire to buy them.

The Fang family and the Xie family discussed it together and decided that each family would purchase ten acres of land.

The Cui family originally planned to sell 100 acres of arable land so that they would not have to worry about selling the house.

But the Fang and Xie families only bought 20 acres of arable land, which was a drop in the bucket compared to the fine they had to pay.

Everyone in the Cui family was suddenly at a loss, and they all looked worried.

He Zhiran felt that the time was right, so he said, "My Mo family can buy the rest of your farmland."

As soon as these words were spoken, all members of the Cui family looked at He Zhiran in surprise.

The old man of the Cui family no longer wondered whether this young woman could be the leader of the Mohist School.

"My dear, are you serious?"

He Zhiran didn't want to waste any more time arguing with the Cui family.

"You can buy these farmlands, but I have a condition."

"What are the conditions?" asked the old man from the Cui family.

He Zhiran pointed in the direction of the foot of the mountain and said, "Pack up and sell me the dilapidated yard and abandoned farmland there."

Sell ​​it to you in a package?

That's certainly good.

They didn't want those farmlands and yards in the first place, and now someone is willing to buy them, which is a great thing.

This is not a condition at all, it is clearly helping the Cui family.

But what He Zhiran said next made them happy for nothing.

"I'm sure you don't want those abandoned farmlands and yards either. So I'll give you twenty taels of silver. What do you think?"

"What? With so much farmland and yard, you only offer twenty taels. This is too little." Immediately, someone from the Cui family objected.

He Zhiran shrugged: "Since you don't agree to my conditions, I won't buy the farmland."

Your Cui family has cheated so many people over the years, and now He Zhiran wants them to taste the feeling of being cheated.

Now, the Cui family was completely at a loss.

The farmlands and yards at the foot of the mountain all belong to the clansmen, and they have no way of making decisions for them here.

But now they finally have the opportunity to sell all the arable land, and they don't want to give it up.

Several people from the Cui family thought about it and decided to go back and discuss it with those clansmen.

He Zhiran was not in a hurry and just waited here.

This time, the Cui family took a long time to discuss and did not return until almost half an hour later.

There is no doubt that the Cui family has no other way to get the money at the moment, and the time for the government to collect the fines is getting closer, so they can only accept the defeat.

In the end, He Zhiran used five hundred taels of silver to buy eighty acres of Cui's fertile land, plus more than twenty acres of abandoned farmland at the foot of the mountain and five abandoned houses.

In order to prevent any further complications, He Zhiran immediately asked the Cui family to send someone to accompany her to the yamen to handle the formalities.

Just at this time, Mo Jiuye and the officials had returned after measuring the mountains, and the task of going to the yamen to handle the formalities was handed over to him.

He Zhiran gave Mo Jiuye several hundred taels of silver notes, and told him to hand the silver over to the Cui family when the land deeds were in the Mo family's name.

It would be better to say that it was handed over directly to the county government than to the Cui family. The silver was just enough for the Cui family to pay the fine.

Fang Chuanzhou and Xie Tianhai also took the opportunity to follow Mo Jiuye into the city to apply for the land deed.

In the evening, Mo Jiuye brought back the deeds for the wasteland and hilltop purchased today.

At this point, the Mo family's land purchase in Xiling Village has come to a temporary halt.

He Zhiran started thinking about other things.

Needless to say, the fertile land purchased by the Cui family only needs to be plowed and planted in the spring.

The lands abandoned by several families only had some weeds growing on them, and they only needed to be removed.

However, this is not the case with those uncultivated wastelands. Not only are there weeds everywhere, but there are also many large and small stones.

He Zhiran planned to start cleaning in advance so that he would not be unable to hire anyone during the busy farming season in spring.

So the next day, she and Mo Jiuye invited the two clan leaders, Zhao and Zhou, and asked them to ask the clan members whether they were willing to help clear the wasteland.

The price for clearing wasteland is based on the local market price, one tael of silver per mu.