Still having some time, they set out from Wuying Town and went to Sanwan Town on the edge of Wuying Town. There was a piece of fertile farmland of more than 120 mu here. When they arrived in the town, they also found the headman of the pavilion and then went to see the land. The land was in Hehuatai Village of Sanwan. Rice was planted in the land at this time. Judging from the growth of rice, the soil should be good. No wonder it cost 8 taels of silver per mu. Several people looked around the land, understood the basic situation and went back.
It was already late today, and it would be dark by the time they returned. Fortunately, the moon was bright and big today, so they were not afraid to travel at night.
Chunxiao made an appointment with them to continue looking at land in another town the next day. After sending the two back to Linye Village, she walked back to Ruoyun Mountain under the moonlight.
Two days later, they went to Lan'an Town, Aihe Town and Wenxin Town. The land there was more than 100 acres and the soil was good.
"Brother Mingli, which place do you think is feasible?" They have looked at all the places today, and they have looked at them carefully, so they should be able to make a decision in their hearts.
Yan Mingli hesitated. "I still think the first site we saw is the most cost-effective. Planting cotton doesn't require such good land, and good land is expensive, right? But we can't take over that 300-mu site, which is a shame."
Chunxiao had calculated it before. 325 acres, plus the tax, is 2,145 taels. They only have 2,175 taels in total. If they bite the bullet and buy it, they will have a hard time moving forward.
She wanted to share some of the burden with them, but unfortunately, her money plus the 100-odd taels they returned after returning to Xingfu only left her with 476 taels. "More than 300 mu is definitely not enough. I think Lan An's 156 mu is okay. I can get less than 1,400 taels with the remaining money, which is barely enough to build a farm."
"I think Wuying Town is a better place to build a village. It's surrounded by valleys on three sides. We can surround the outside with a fence, so we don't need to fence off the inside, and we don't have to worry about being disturbed by others. Besides, Wuying is close to where you are."
I didn’t expect Yan Mingli to have a bit of social anxiety. He really likes that place.
Chun Xiao thought for a moment and said, "If you really want to take that place, it's not impossible."
Yan Mingli was delighted, "Do you have a solution?"
"The only solution is for you and I to split the plot. You get 200 mu, and I get 125 mu. 200 mu will cost over 1,300 taels of silver. That's about right for you."
"Okay, then let's take it together. I'll feel more at ease if you take it." He thought this idea was perfect.
"But there's a problem now. I don't have any money."
"Yes, Chunxiao has almost spent all the money on this farm." Yan Dashan also felt regretful.
"Oh," Yan Mingli sighed, "Then I can only take Lan An's land." Although it was not his favorite, it was at least more than 150 acres.
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