Yes, my sister came here this time to see if there are any unsold hills near Qingshan Village that are suitable for living and planting flowers and trees. My sister wants to buy two hills to accommodate the refugees." Li Yun stated the purpose of his visit.
"Let me see it." Ma Youcai took out the map of Qingshan County and opened it. He saw that there were indeed two big mountains near Qingshan Village, Niujiao Mountain in Wujia Village and Shanling Mountain in Dongshan Village.
"Sister, what do you think of these two mountains? They are both near Qingshan Village and easy to manage." Ma Youcai pointed to the two mountains on the carriage and the map and asked Li Yun.
She knew Wujia Village and Dongshan Village, which were right next to her.
Wujia Village is a large village, all of whom have the surname Wu. Village chief Wu has an average relationship with his uncle.
Dongshan Village is a mixed-surname village, with four families bearing the same surnames: Huang, Zhang, Yang, and Lin. Some villagers moved here from other places, others were driven out of their clans and moved here, and still others moved here with no one to turn to. In short, the village is chaotic, with poor discipline and a poor atmosphere.
The poor discipline and village morals had nothing to do with her. She just bought the mountain and let the refugees live at the foot of the mountain. It had nothing to do with the villagers.
"Brother, how many acres of land are there on Shanling Mountain and Niujiao Mountain?" Li Yun asked Ma Youcai.
"Sister, I won't measure these two mountains. I will just buy them out by the mountaintops. Niujiao Mountain is bigger than Shanling Mountain. Niujiao Mountain costs 500 taels, and Shanling Mountain costs 400 taels. I will write on the land deed that Niujiao Mountain is 800 acres, and Shanling Mountain is 650 acres. This way, the villagers won't dare to make trouble." Ma Youcai also knew some things about the two villages. He did this because he was afraid that the villagers would make things difficult for his sister.
"Brother, those villagers don't have the ability to make things difficult for me, but I still want to thank you. At least I don't have to deal with those flies, which is always good." Li Yun said to Ma Youcai gratefully.
Soon, the chief clerk brought two land deeds, which were exactly as Ma Youcai said: Shanling Mountain had 650 acres and Niujiao Mountain had 800 acres.
Li Yun gave nine silver notes of one hundred taels each and another one hundred taels of silver to the people in the county government office for tea and food.
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