Qin Nian was very curious as to why Mrs. Li could do that to Li Dahua.
"Grandma, those people in the Qin family are fine. Li Dahua is your biological daughter, don't you have any sympathy for her?"
Mrs. Li shook her head and said, "Sixteen years ago, when she threw you into the woods to feed the wolves, I knew she was crueler than a wolf.
It's not just this one thing. She has done so many things that have made me sad over the years."
Mrs. Li sighed deeply: "In the winter when she and Qin Rongsheng got married, your grandfather was very ill.
Doctor Zhou from the village examined the patient and prescribed a prescription, but he was short of two medicines.
I gave the only one or two taels of silver in the house to Li Dahua and asked her to go to the pharmacy in the county town to get medicine.
I waited and waited but she didn't come back. It was getting dark. I was so worried that I asked someone to go to Qin's house in Dahe Village to ask if she had returned.
Only then did they realize that she had not been to the pharmacy at all. She used the one or two taels of silver to buy noodles and meat and went back to the Qin family to make dumplings.
I was so angry that I went to the west to borrow money. I finally got the loan, but your grandfather passed away.
Since then, I no longer have any mother-daughter feelings towards Li Dahua, and she treats me even less so.”
Qin Nian didn't expect that Li Dahua would do such a heinous thing.
She hurriedly held Li Pozi's hand and said, "Grandma, let's not talk about her. You have me, so you don't need to rely on her."
Mrs. Li wiped her eyes and said, "Yes, let's not talk about those things that are worse than beasts."
The next day, Qin Nian and Geng Feng went to the county town, and Geng Zhenhai went with them. The purchase of land must be handled with caution.
When we arrived at the county town, we looked for the largest dental clinic and went in.
A middle-aged man came up to them and said, "Hey, please take a seat, are you doing business for us?"
After he finished speaking, he poured three bowls of water.
Geng Zhenhai said: "We want to buy two acres of land, as close to the county town as possible."
When the middle-aged man heard this, he almost jumped for joy.
Due to years of severe drought, most of the people who come in every day are here to sell their land, but they really can’t sell it. For many days, they haven’t made a single deal.
Finally, someone came to buy land, even if it’s just two acres.
A man's attitude is as hot as coals:
"The one closest to the county town is Mr. Zhang. He has a piece of land only two miles away from the east gate of the county town.
However, Mr. Zhang's land is a large piece of good farmland. If I buy too little, I'm afraid he won't sell it."
Qin Nian's heart moved, and she asked slowly, "How much is one acre of good farmland?"
“Before the drought, two acres of land cost ten taels of silver, but now it’s cheaper, only seven taels of silver.
The middle-class land is six taels of silver, and the next level, which is lower-quality land, is two taels of silver."
"The closest thing to the county town is Mr. Zhang's fertile land?"
"Yes, how about I take you three over to have a look? If you like it, it's best to buy five acres. Two acres is unlikely to sell."
Qin Nian nodded: "Okay, please take us to have a look. If the location is feasible and the price is reasonable, we can also buy five acres of land."
"Oh, that's great. I'll take you three there right now."
The middle-aged man was almost crazy with joy: "Let's go, let's go quickly."
He had a single-axle carriage in the backyard. The man went in, led the horses, harnessed the carriage, and drove the carriage out in less than three minutes.
The store has not been open for many days and he is really anxious.
After leaving the east gate of the county town and walking about a mile, you will see a large field. It should be full of crops, but it was bare.
This location is perfect.
After walking another mile, they arrived at the edge of the field.
The middle-aged man held Geng Zhenhai and said, "Brother, look at the soil here, it's definitely fertile land.
Mr. Zhang is old and can no longer manage the business. Otherwise, everyone knows that the land cannot be sold at a high price now, so why would he sell it at this critical juncture?
One mu of land can be sold for at least three taels of silver."
Geng Zhenhai could see that this piece of land was indeed fertile land, but he was too anxious at the moment and did not negotiate on the price.
Moreover, before buying the land, you have to make sure whether it is suitable for building a greenhouse. He glanced at Qin Nian.
With Qin Nian's intelligence, he immediately understood what Geng Zhenhai meant.
“The land is good, but the price is a bit expensive.”
"Girls, you can ask around and find out how much silver an acre of good farmland cost three years ago.
The price is the lowest now, buy it and it will suit you as best as you want. "
Qin Nian asked, "If we buy ten acres of land, how much can we reduce the price?"
"Ten, ten acres of land?"
The middle-aged man was so excited that he stuttered: "One mu of land is seven taels of silver, ten mu of land is seventy taels of silver.
If you want to buy ten acres of land, I will make the deal for Mr. Zhang and give you three taels cheaper, sixty-seven taels will be enough."
Qin Nian didn't say whether to buy or not, and asked again: "How many acres of land are there in total?"
"It's a total of one hundred acres. It's such a large area, so I guess it will have to be sold to at least ten families."
"If we buy all of these 100 acres, can we lower the price a little?"
Geng Zhenhai, Geng Feng, and the middle-aged man from the dental clinic were all shocked by this sentence.
In this year, buying a hundred acres of land? Is that crazy?
The middle-aged man recovered after a while: "I dare not make the decision for Mr. Zhang.
Do you think this is feasible? I will go ask Mr. Zhang and give you an accurate answer after that."
Qin Nian nodded: "Okay. Go ask, and we'll get the answer in two days."
The middle-aged man hurriedly introduced himself: "My last name is Zhang, Li Zao Zhang, and my name is Zhang Heng."
He clasped his fists towards the three of them: "Big brother, nephew, and niece."
Geng Zhenhai returned the greeting: "Thank you for troubling me, Brother Zhang."
"Brother, where do you live? I'll take you back first, and then I'll go to Mr. Zhang's house to ask."
Geng Zhenhai said: "Brother Zhang, just go and do your work. We don't need to see you off."
"Okay, then brother, go ahead."
After saying this, he drove away in the carriage.
Seeing him walking away, Geng Feng hurriedly asked: "Xiao Nian, the land can't be planted now, why did you buy so much?"
Geng Zhenhai also said: "One hundred acres, it is estimated that at least 670 taels of silver will be needed, and the land must be transferred——"
He didn't dare to think further.
"We built the house, including the bricks and everything else. If it didn't cost a hundred taels of silver, then that's it.
I still have 900 taels in my hand, 670 taels for buying the land, and the rest is enough for future expenses."
"Xiao Nian, wouldn't it be better to buy a few dozen acres less and keep more money?"
Qin Nian looked at Geng Zhenhai and said, "Uncle Geng, this piece of land is connected. Once our business is booming, someone will immediately buy land next to us and build a greenhouse to compete with us.
One of the things is to buy up all this land and not give them the chance to compete with us.
Second, a drought can last no more than three years, and I don’t believe it won’t rain next year. If it rains, even if our business loses money, we can still farm.
Don't worry, one of the two will always be yours, so you can't lose it."
It turned out that Qin Nian had considered so much. Geng Zhenhai and Geng Feng smiled and felt relieved.
The three returned to the village.
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