Yang Zhongyi took his family to the county government to register and buy Taohualing and land.

Along the way, Yang Zhongyi didn't say a word, and neither did the Yang family. They knew that Yang Zhongyi was upset and wanted him to figure it out himself.

I went straight to the county government office and went to the Household Department, which is the place that manages land and house transactions.

The person who works here is Liu Yachai, and he is quite polite to Yang Zhongyi.

He took the contract and started working on it immediately, stamped the title deed and handed it to Yang Zhongyi.

"Sir Liu, I want to buy Taohualing, but I don't know how to buy it?" Yang Zhongyi asked Liu the yamen runner.

"Taohualing? Are you sure? It costs one tael per mu, which is about one thousand mu. The actual number of mu needs our people to measure it to know." Liu Yachai said to Yang Zhongyi.

"Okay, please ask Sir Liu to send someone to measure the land as soon as possible. I want to buy it as soon as possible." Yang Zhongyi said to Liu the yamen runner.

"Okay, I'll send someone to Taohualing to measure the land tomorrow. You'll go out and watch over it. I'll also provide them with a day's meals and a wage of one or two taels per person per day," said Liu Yachai.

"Okay, tomorrow, I will go out to Taohualing to wait for the boss to come over and treat him with good wine and meat." Yang Zhongyi said happily to Liu Yacha when he heard that he could measure the mountains tomorrow.

"Okay, it's decided. Is there anything else?" The last sentence was also said casually by Liu Yacha. He had already bought a hill, so what else could there be?

"I have one more thing to ask. I want to buy 500 acres of fertile farmland and wasteland. I wonder how much land there is in Taohua Village?" Yang Zhongyi stated his second purpose.

"Five hundred acres?" This time, Liu Yacha raised his voice.

"Yes, Lord Liu, I want to buy a hundred acres of land." Yang Zhongyi repeated again.

"Wait a moment, I'll go find the county magistrate. You can talk to him directly and see if he can give you some discounts." When Liu Yacha heard that 500 acres were to be sold, it was a big deal and he should inform the county magistrate.

"Thank you, Lord Liu." The Yang family had given a lot of money to the county government in the past two years, and the county magistrate was quite polite to them.

Soon, Liu Yachai came back and told Yang Zhongyi that the county magistrate was receiving them in the hall.

The magistrate of Anren County was Xu Wentao, who used to be a Sizhi in the Dali Temple.

He was outspoken and inflexible, which not only offended his colleagues, but also many high-ranking officials. He was framed by his opponents and his colleagues took advantage of his misfortune. The emperor eventually demoted him to the magistrate of Anren County.

During his five years in office, he loved the people like his own children, was selfless, upright, and incorruptible, and was always loved by the people of Anren County.

It was precisely because of this that Yang Youxue asked Yang Zhongyi to donate a lot of silver to the county government, hoping that County Magistrate Xu could serve the people with peace of mind.

Liu Yacha brought Yang Youxue and others to the hall. When they saw County Magistrate Xu, Yang Zhongyi and his family saluted the county magistrate.

"I, a humble commoner, greet you, sir!"

"Mr. Yang, there's no need to be so polite. Please take a seat. You have given the county government a lot of money, and I should thank you." County Magistrate Xu quickly helped Old Man Yang up and said.

"Thank you, sir!" Yang Zhongyi and his family sat down.

"Boss Yang, I heard that you want to buy 500 acres of land. Do you have any requirements?" County Magistrate Xu asked Yang Zhongyi as soon as he opened the door.

"I don't have any requirements. I just hope it can be near Taohua Village so it's easier to manage." Yang Zhongyi stated some requirements.

"That's easy. Let me see how many acres of land there are in the villages near Taohua Village." County Magistrate Xu picked up the carriage and map on the table and opened them to take a look.

"Boss Yang, Taohua Village has 100 mu of fertile land and 200 mu of wasteland; Huangjia Village has 100 mu of fertile land and 300 mu of wasteland. They are all connected, but Huangjia Village is located at a high altitude and often has no river water flowing to it. The crops in the land do not grow well and the yield is low. For this reason, the land has never been sold. Wujia Village has 90 mu of fertile land and 300 mu of wasteland, but they are not connected.

This is the situation with the land in the two villages near Taohua Village. Boss Yang, please take a look at which ones you want to buy." County Magistrate Xu examined the map and explained the situation.

"Well, why not buy the land in Taohua Village and Wujia Village?" Yang Zhongyi has been working in the fields since he was a child. He knows the situation in Huangjia Village very well and it is impossible for him to take the land in Huangjia Village.

"Since Mr. Yang has made his choice, I will have someone prepare the land deed. Mr. Yang can get the land deed after paying the silver. The wasteland is two taels per mu, and the good farmland is five taels per mu, a total of one thousand nine hundred and fifty taels." County Magistrate Xu used an abacus to calculate the silver for buying the land.

"Dad, actually grandpa wants you to buy the land in Huangjia Village as well, right, grandpa!" Yang Youxue winked at her grandfather, hoping that he would agree.

"Yes, Zhongyi, buy the land of Huangjia Village together. It won't cost much money." After receiving the hint from his granddaughter, although he didn't understand, he was still willing to believe her. She must have her reasons for doing this.

Yang Zhongyi didn't understand why his father wanted to buy the land in Huangjia Village, but as he was always obedient, he agreed to buy the land in Huangjia Village.

"Sir Xu, I'd like to buy the land in Huangjia Village as well," Yang Zhongyi said to County Magistrate Xu.

"Boss Yang, have you really decided to buy the land in Huangjia Village? Don't think about it again. There is indeed a problem with water supply there." County Magistrate Xu asked Yang Zhongyi in confusion.

Didn't he refuse to buy it at first? Why did he and his grandfather agree to buy the land in Huangjia Village as soon as his youngest daughter said she wanted to? They couldn't have failed to see that without water for irrigation, the crops would be completely useless.

County Magistrate Xu looked at Yang Youxue carefully. He felt that the key to making Boss Yang change his mind was the little girl in front of him.