Zhang Hulan's words made the Zhang family excited, and they felt that their future life would be good and promising. If Zhang Hulan really became a landlord, their life would definitely not be bad.
After a simple meal, Zhang Hulan asked Zhang Hubing and Zhang Hujun to go with her to deliver the goods. She was still a little worried that Ding Mingao might cause trouble, so she asked Zhang Hubing to go with her to make her feel more at ease.
Zhang Hulan didn't know that her worries were unnecessary.
After Zhang and the others left the county, Wu Deyong asked Tian Wu to find Ding Mingao and revealed that Zhang Hulan and Ye Hongyun had a good relationship. Ding Mingao was so scared that he immediately prepared a generous gift to apologize to Ye Hongyun.
After Zhang Hujun and Zhang Hubing left, Zhang Hulan went to pay the people who had helped over the past two days.
She immediately saw Zhang Hulan entering the yard, and she was so scared that she hid in the house. The man was beaten badly by Zhang Hulan the day before yesterday, and she was worried that Zhang Hulan would break her legs if she knew that she had brought that man to her home.
Seeing Ma walking into the house, Zhang Hulan called out to her, "Ma Da Jiao, why are you leaving? I've paid Brother Yonggui's wages. Sixty cents, take it."
Ma hid her hands behind her back and rubbed them on her clothes, with joy in her eyes. She moved forward, and Zhang Hulan raised her hand, and Ma quickly took two steps back.
Zhang Hulan was puzzled, "What are you doing?"
When Ma saw Zhang Hulan holding the copper coins, she took two steps forward and said with an awkward smile: "It's okay... It's okay..."
Zhang Hulan slapped the copper coins into her hands and said, "Count them, and don't say there are too few."
Ma quickly waved her hands, "No need to count, no need to count, there will definitely be a lot."
Trust her so much? Zhang Hulan thought Ma was weird. But she didn't think much about it, turned around and left, and went to pay the others.
After Zhang Hulan left, Ma patted her chest and let out a sigh, "It's okay, it's okay..."
Zhang Hulan went to pay the wages of the rest of the people, but they all said they didn't want any. Zhang Hulan simply put the coins on their desks and said they didn't want any wages and that she would be embarrassed to ask them for help if she had any problems in the future.
After paying Zhao Cheng his wages, Zhang Hulan asked Zhao Guoliang to measure her land.
Wang and the others had nothing to do in the afternoon, so they all went along.
Old man Zhang also followed along, and Zhang Hulan advised, "Dad, your legs are not convenient, so why don't you go?"
Old man Zhang was unwilling to do so. "It's okay. My legs don't hurt that much anymore. I'll walk slowly. You guys go ahead and don't have to wait for me."
How could he not go to such a big event as buying land? Old man Zhang felt that he was still the mainstay of the family, and he had to go and help his daughter with some advice.
Zhao Guoliang smiled and said, "I'll go get the ox cart and let your father ride in it."
Old man Zhang said hurriedly, "No, no, it's not far, I can walk there."
Wang glared at Old Man Zhang and said, "You are alright, but the head of the village is busy. Why are you making everyone wait for you?"
In the end, Zhao Guoliang drove the ox cart from home and took Old Man Zhang to the big ditch.
When they arrived at Dagou, Zhang Hulan pointed to the side of Dagou that was heading toward the county town and said, "Uncle Lizheng, start measuring from a position one zhang past Dagou. The front is also one zhang away from the side of the main road. The back is at the foot of the mountain."
Sixty acres is not a small area, with a length and width distance of nearly two hundred meters.
After measuring the area, Old Man Zhang asked, "Daniel, are you planning to dig a fish pond in such a wide area?"
Zhang Hulan nodded, "We'll dig fish ponds. Each fish pond is about five mu, arranged in the shape of a field. There'll be a 10-foot embankment between the two fish ponds, and fruit trees will be planted on the sides. We'll also build a wooden shed next to each fish pond for the ducks to spend the night."
Zhao Guoliang heard what Zhang Hulan was going to use the land for, and said, "Hulan, are you planning to raise fish and ducks?"
"Yes, Uncle Lizheng, I want to do something else."
Zhao Guoliang nodded and said, "Hu Lan is really promising. But it will take a lot of effort to dig so many fish ponds."
Zhang Hulan said: "It will take a lot of effort, so I want to wait until the villagers have harvested the regenerated rice and planted the wheat, and then ask the villagers to help me dig it."
"That will cost you a lot of money. The money you spent digging these ten fish ponds must be much more than the money you spent on building the house."
Zhang Hulan said, "You don't have to dig all at once. Just dig a few holes first, and then dig the rest slowly."
Old man Zhang said again, "Dani'er, you need someone to look after your fish and ducks, right?"
Zhang Hulan nodded and said, "It needs someone to look after it, so I will also build a house here."
Old man Zhang said, "Okay, your mother and I will live here and help you look after it."
"Dad, don't worry. This will take at least until next year. And I want to move here in the future."
"You want to move here too? Then wouldn't the house you built in the village be in vain?"
"Why is it Bai Gai? When I move in, the house we live in now will be given to Big Brother or Hu Bing. It will be a good opportunity for them to not have to crowd each other."
Li and Xiang Chunhua were both happy when they heard Zhang Hulan say that she would let them live in the house. Who wouldn't be happy to get a house for free?
Zhao Guoliang said: "Hu Lan, if you plan to hire someone to dig a fish pond, you can ask them to do it for you now. It just so happens that everyone is not busy now. By the time the second crop of millet is harvested, I think we can dig two fish ponds."
Old Man Zhang also said, "That's right. Now is not a busy time. If you want to dig, you can start now. You can do your business, and leave the fish pond to me. I will take care of it for you."
Zhang Hulan didn't expect that Zhao Guoliang and her father were more anxious than her and they did it right away.
She asked, "Dad, how are your legs?"
Old man Zhang was full of confidence. "Why not? I'm not going to work. I'm just giving instructions from the side. It's no problem."
Zhang Hulan asked Zhao Guoliang, "Uncle Lizheng, how much should I pay everyone every day?"
Zhao Guoliang said, "When we build houses, everyone in the village helps each other. You have to pay for digging the fish pond. Some people pay 20 wen a day, and some pay 30 wen a day. It depends on how you pay."
Zhang Hulan thought for a moment and said, "Uncle Lizheng, I'll pay everyone 30 wen a day, but I won't provide meals. Is that okay with you?"
Thirty cents per person a day, and hiring a hundred people would only cost three taels of silver a day. The money earned every day was enough to cover the starting wages.
She had more than ten taels of silver in her hand before, and with the silver she earned during this period, she now has nearly forty taels of silver in her hand, which allows her to make ends meet.
Zhao Guoliang nodded, "That's fine. Thirty cents is not low even without food."
"Then please ask Uncle Li Zheng to help me spread the news. Those who are willing to come to work can come to my father."
Zhang Hulan said to Old Man Zhang again, "Dad, I'll leave the matter of digging the fish pond to you."
Old man Zhang smiled and said, "No problem."
Now that he can be of use again and no longer has to live off others, Old Man Zhang is very happy.
Zhang Hulan then climbed up the hillside behind and looked down, taking in the entire piece of land she had bought. She was going to buy the entire piece of land and turn it into a manor, her own manor...
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