Chapter 143 I'm Here
When the two men arrived in the city, they went to Zhangjia Village to look after the fields.
Zhangjia Village is located in the eastern suburbs of the county seat, about ten miles away from the county seat, much closer to the county seat than Shaoding Village.
Two hundred and forty acres of fertile land are connected together, and it is obvious at first glance that they are very good fields.
Because they needed cash urgently and the seller of the 240 acres was unwilling to sell it in pieces, few families could come up with such a large sum of cash at once, so Shao Yunduan and Qiao Xuan got it for free.
Qiao Xuan was very satisfied and made the deal on the spot.
Two hundred and forty acres, calculated at seven taels of silver per acre, would amount to one thousand six hundred taels.
Qiao Xuan bought another five mu of dry land in that area, spending twenty taels of silver. She planned to build a small courtyard so that she would have a place to stay when she came here in the future.
In one fell swoop, one thousand seven hundred taels were gone.
There was still about two hundred taels left from selling the Gastrodia elata.
The land had been bought and the tenants were already there. Qiao Xuan didn't want to reveal her identity, so the fewer people she met the better. She didn't meet the tenants, but only met Zhang Chunlai and Zhang Xiaofeng, and entrusted the matter to them.
They were originally the leaders, and Qiao Xuan and Shao Yunduan thought that everyone was quite honest, so they would leave it that way for the time being.
The tenants were most afraid that the rent would increase after a change of landlord, but in the end everything remained the same. They felt reassured and at ease.
The terrain in Zhangjia Village is relatively flat, and you can see large stretches of fields at a glance.
But there are also valleys and streams with stunning views.
Now that she was here, Qiao Xuan wanted to take a walk.
Shao Yunduan accompanied her.
As we climbed the mountain, we saw gurgling water and beautiful mountain scenery.
In May, the trees are green and the vines are entwined. Although it is not as colorful as the spring, there are still many wild flowers swaying by the stream banks and along the roads under the woods, dotting the deep and light green mountains. Walking among them is refreshing.
Speaking of which, Qiao Xuan had been to the mountains many times, but each time she went there to work. This was the first time she had a leisurely outing like this, so she became more and more excited.
Seeing that she was happy, Shao Yunduan couldn't help but feel happy too. The two talked all the way and expressed their desire to climb to the top of the mountain.
Shao Yunduan and his classmates had been here before to enjoy the scenery. They knew there was a pavilion on the top of the mountain and an interesting cave. Qiao Xuan became even more interested after hearing this.
Then, halfway up the mountain, the two of them happened to run into Xie Jingrong, Le Zhengxiao and their four followers.
Both sides were stunned.
Le Zhengxiao laughed: "Mr. Shao, Miss Qiao, what a coincidence!"
Qiao Xuan coughed and said, "What a coincidence. You two are in such a good mood!"
They were barely acquaintances, so they greeted each other and decided that since they were both hiking, it would be rude for them to go in separate directions.
Le Zhengxiao couldn't help but ask, "Are you two going up the mountain to look for Polygonum multiflorum? But this mountain is right next to the village, so it's probably hard to grow Polygonum multiflorum that's 500 years old, right?"
After he said this, Qiao Xuan and Shao Yunduan looked at each other, both feeling a little embarrassed.
They are certainly not here to look for Polygonum multiflorum
I'm here purely for fun.
Le Zhengxiao didn't see it, but Xie Jingrong understood it a little. How could a herbalist dress like them? And they didn't bring any tools or medicine baskets. How could they be herbalists? They must be out for fun.
Yesterday they said they would help find Polygonum multiflorum, but today they came out for fun. Xie Jingrong felt somewhat disgusted, thinking that these two people were neither trustworthy nor reliable.
(End of this chapter)
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