Secrets cannot be kept in a small mountain village. The unpleasant incident between Qin Zhao and the Chen family had spread throughout the village last night.

The Chen family clearly didn't want to rent the house to Qin Zhao anymore, so many people were discussing privately, wondering what Qin Zhao would do in the future.

Li Dali had received favors from Qin Zhao and wanted to help him.

But last night, he just asked his wife if he could clean up the small house in the backyard and rent it to Qin Zhao, and he was scolded by his wife.

So I never dared to mention it again.

After hearing Qin Zhao's intention, Li Dali asked curiously, "You want to rent some land?"

Qin Zhao: "Yes."

Li Dali was a little surprised.

Everyone knows that Qin Zhao is a well-known sickly person in the village. Going up the mountain to collect herbs on weekdays would cost him half his life, and he can't do any farm work.

Why have you changed your mind now and want to rent land?

Relating what happened yesterday, Li Dali pondered for a moment and suddenly thought of a possibility: "Are you planning to build a house in the village?"

Linxi Village has its own rules. The village allows outsiders to live there, but outsiders cannot build private houses in the village at will. They can only rent them.

Unless there is a title deed or lease.

Once you have a land deed, you have to pay land tax, and then you are considered half a villager.

Therefore, if outsiders want to live in the village permanently, the first thing they have to do is to find a local to buy or rent a piece of land.

After all, for farmers who make a living from farming, even if the land tax is included, renting land is much more cost-effective than renting a house.

This is how Li Dali's wife's family moved to Linxi Village.

Qin Zhao didn't hide it and nodded: "Yes."

Li Dali looked at Qin Zhao and couldn't help feeling a little curious.

Renting land and building a house will definitely cost money. I heard that this man takes medicine every day and is so poor that he can hardly afford to eat.

How can we have the money to do this?

Li Dali half-jokingly said, "Have you been lucky enough to pick up some money recently?"

Qin Zhao shook his head: "No."

He said this, but subconsciously glanced at the fish basket in his hand.

Ever since the Chen family left, this little fish has been sinking to the bottom of the water and refusing to pay attention to anyone. From Qin Zhao's perspective, he could only see its bright red dorsal fin.

...He's still angry.

However, it seems that his luck has indeed improved a lot since he got it.

Moreover, if it weren't for Xiaoyu helping him find rare herbs, he wouldn't be able to afford the deposit even if he wanted to rent the land.

It’s not bad to say that I’m lucky.

Qin Zhao thought to himself.

Li Dali's words were originally a joke, so he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he said, "However, I still advise you to think about it for a few more days."

He was a very honest person and said frankly, "Let me be frank with you. My two acres of land is not very good. The yield per acre has not increased in recent years. Otherwise, I would not rent it out as idle land, right?"

Qin Zhao: "But now in the village, only your family has idle land."

Land is a hot commodity no matter where it is, especially for villages that rely on farming. As long as there is enough labor, the more land the better.

As for whether the soil is fertile or not, and whether the yield is high or not, although these are important, they are definitely better than having no land to cultivate.

Besides, as long as you work hard and grow half crops and half vegetables, you can not only solve your family's food problem, but you can also send the extra to the town to sell.

After a few years of this, the rent will basically be nothing.

Li Dali naturally knew all this. If someone else asked him to rent land, he might not be so hesitant.

But it happened to be Qin Zhao.

...Can this sickly child really work in the fields?

Li Dali didn't ask any more questions, but said, "My family's land is rented annually. Including taxes, the rent per mu is three dou of wheat. The rent will be collected in late June of next year."

The main crop grown in Linxi Village is wheat. The winter here is not too cold, so wheat is usually planted in autumn and matures in late June of the following year.