Chapter 121 Xiao Ying purchased two hilltops to expand his territory and establish his own sect
With extra money in hand and several children embarking on the path of spiritual practice, Xiao Ying felt that he could make preliminary preparations for establishing a sect.
If you want to establish a sect, the first priority is to have a suitable piece of land.
This piece of land must be large and not suitable to be exposed in the downtown area, so it can only be hidden in the mountains.
Moreover, the spiritual energy in the deep mountains is richer and more suitable for cultivation.
Xiao Ying had already found a place. Seven or eight miles from the back of Chenjia Village, after crossing two mountains, there was a suitable place.
There are two mountains, one high and one low. The low one is in front, with an altitude of about 600 meters, and the high one is in the back, with an altitude of more than 1,000 meters.
The big river is right between the two mountains, and there is a flat and open canyon around it, which can be used for building houses and cultivating land, just right to conceal the source of those high-yield crops.
This place is deep in the mountains. There are many wild animals in the mountains. Not to mention ordinary people, even hunters rarely come here. The location is very hidden.
Another thing is the spiritual energy. The spiritual energy here is richer than that in the outside world.
She divided the spiritual energy into different levels using numerical values.
If the value of spiritual spring water is set to 100, then the value of the periphery of the fairy palace is about 70.
The two hills are about 13 to 15, while places like Chenjia Village are only 10.
If a spirit gathering formation is set up on the two mountains in the future, the value is estimated to increase to 25 to 30, which is quite good for this world with poor spiritual energy.
However, when she asked Chen Jie, Chen Jie frowned and said that the land did not belong to Chenjia Village.
"The mountain behind our Chenjia Village actually belongs to the village, and it's ownerless. Why are you going so far away?"
Chen Jie was puzzled, but he was not curious about her purpose of buying the mountain.
Madam Xiao is a person who can do big things, and she might have come up with some new ideas to make money.
"It's precisely because this mountain behind belongs to the village that I can't buy it. Otherwise, the villagers will have to climb over this mountain to collect firewood, and I won't be able to pick and sell red strips from the mountain anymore."
Xiao Ying had already thought of an explanation, and it was indeed true.
Chen Jie was immediately touched. He was wrong. Madam Xiao was really a good person who cared about the villagers.
It makes sense that if I buy this mountain, it will cause a lot of inconvenience to the villagers, and will even cause resentment from them.
"That's fine, but if you want to buy the two mountains you mentioned, you have to go to the county government office. That land belongs to the county."
He frowned slightly, showing some worry.
"That place is deep in the mountains and very dangerous. No matter what you do, it won't be easy."
Xiao Ying said: "I have my own way to deal with this matter."
"Then I won't try to persuade you. I'll take you to the county government office tomorrow. The farm official will probably have to measure the area himself before he can determine the price. I estimate it'll be at least two thousand taels."
He looked at Xiao Ying inquiringly. How much money did the spicy sesame oil make for Madam Xiao?
Xiao Ying did make a lot of money from the spicy sesame oil. She had already completed an order for nearly 20,000 kilograms, and after deducting various expenses, she still had five or six thousand taels in her hands.
With so much money, it’s more than enough to buy two mountains.
So the next morning, the two of them took a carriage to the county government office.
When Chen Jie explained his purpose, the county official was immediately delighted. This was a big deal!
There are not many wealthy people in Yun'an County, and even fewer who are willing to spend money to buy mountains. There are large areas of barren mountains everywhere.
Because this place is located on the border, a few hundred miles to the west is the Kingdom of Jingnu.
There is a dense forest that is thousands of miles long and several hundred miles wide between the two countries. Because of this natural barrier, wars between the two countries are rare.
Although the two mountains that Xiao Ying wanted to buy were rarely visited, they were at least two or three hundred miles away from the border and were relatively safe.
Such a big deal directly alarmed the county magistrate, who immediately ordered two farm officials to measure the scope and assigned four yamen runners to escort them to prevent encountering wild beasts.
Xiao Ying and Chen Jie naturally went together, and the two carriages soon arrived at the back mountain of Chenjia Village.
They had no choice but to walk into the mountains. Fortunately, they were escorted by yamen runners, so they didn't encounter any danger along the way. I guess the wild animals would be scared when they saw so many of them.
Measuring mountains is not an easy job, especially when one of the mountains is on the other side of the river. The yamen runners had to make a small boat to pass through.
"I didn't expect the deep mountains to be like this. This river is really huge."
Chen Jie was filled with emotion. He wished that the river in the village was so big, so that he wouldn't have to worry about having no water to drink when it didn't rain.
Xiao Ying said, "This river is only about thirty or forty meters wide, not very big. The small river in our village is probably a branch of this river."
"Mrs. Xiao, have you ever seen a bigger river?" Chen Jie was curious.
"I've read it in a book." Xiao Ying could only say.
Chen Jie nodded, and suddenly his face turned worried. "It hasn't rained yet this year, and the water level in the river in our village has dropped a lot. If this continues, it will be troublesome. It would be great if we could get some water from the river into the village."
He knew it was a pipe dream.
Not to mention that this is deep in the mountains, no one dares to come here. Even if they do, how can they get the water out over such a long distance?
Xiao Ying pondered and thought to himself that there was a way. If it didn't rain later, he might really have to consider this river.
At 3 p.m., the measurement of the two mountains was finally completed. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the two farm officials were sweating profusely from exhaustion.
The two hilltops cover an area of six miles in radius. After the two of them calculated the money, they would get at least two thousand five hundred taels of silver.
"If Madam Xiao is willing, we can go to the county government office now to handle the transfer."
The two farm officials looked at Xiao Ying eagerly. With so much money, they were afraid that she would think it was too expensive and refuse it.
However, Xiao Ying thought it was a good deal. She could buy such a large piece of land for only 2,500 taels. She was the one who got the better deal.
If it weren't for being located on the border, we wouldn't be able to get this price.
"Then I'll trouble you two."
The two of them showed joy at the same time: "It's not a bother, it's not a bother. Madam Xiao, please come this way."
So the group went to the county government office again. The four yamen runners also shot a few wild rabbits and pheasants and gave one to Xiao Ying.
When they arrived at the county government office, the two of them quickly processed all the deeds. Xiao Ying took out five silver notes of 500 taels each and gave each of them one tael of silver as a reward for their hard work, which made the farm officials and the yamen runners very satisfied.
Chen Jie was not left out either. Xiao Ying gave him a box of pastries from Zhenbaozhai, which he could not refuse.
"Thank you for your help today."
"That's not much trouble." Chen Jie waved his hand. "Excuse me, but I wonder what you plan to do with these two mountains?"
Xiao Ying had already thought of an excuse: "I plan to reclaim land and plant potatoes and red strips. These two crops are not very picky about location. I also want to dig a large pond to raise fish and shrimp."
"Then there's no need to buy two mountains, right?" Chen Jie thought to himself that this was such a waste.
Xiao Ying smiled and said, "Maybe there will be other uses for it in the future. Anyway, it's always a good idea to buy more land."
"That's true."
Chen Jie was quite envious. Who among the common people doesn't want to have more land?
Xiao Ying was thinking that the next step was to train manpower, and he had to find time to buy a group of talents.
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