"I actually have another idea. You can advance the money for me first. If I buy 325 acres, it will cost 2145 taels. Your silver is just enough. Anyway, I can't do anything now. When I harvest in August and sell the cotton, I can pay you back. In fact, you only need to advance half, so 500 taels, I can give you 325 taels. You can also make some advance preparations."
"Oh, Chunxiao, if you had an idea in mind, why didn't you tell me earlier? This will happen naturally. I feel very sorry that I missed out on such a good place. I'll do as you say."
"I'm not being hesitant on purpose. Firstly, I don't feel comfortable asking you to advance the money. Secondly, I have limited capable staff. Now I'm working with two places at once, and I'm worried I won't be able to keep up. But fortunately, there's still six months left. Brother Mingli, are you sure which one you want to choose?"
"Just choose that place. You don't even need a wall around the main courtyard. Just enclose the outermost part. It will be like enclosing the entire manor. I think it's better than a manor in the mountains."
Yan Dashan laughed out loud. "Now that you put it that way, it's true. It's a pity I didn't think of it first. I'll have money after the autumn harvest."
"200 acres is just right. If we divide it up, there's no share for you."
"Okay, since you've made up your mind, let's go to the county seat tomorrow with our registered permanent residents to finalize this matter, so as to avoid any complications later."
"That would be great, but it would be troublesome for you to run around for us."
"It's not that hard. We're buying together. If you don't run away, I'll run away too. Then we can each mark out the land and build a yard, and it will be like living in the same village again."
"It's the best, it's the best."
The land issue was settled, and everyone seemed relieved. As soon as Yan Mingli returned, he told a few young people about the land deal, and they were all very excited.
The farm has been busy lately, and they have been sensible enough to help out in the fields. However, their families have already told them that this trip is mainly about the fields, and now that the land has been settled, there is no need to worry.
Chunxiao went home and counted his silver again. He had 476 taels in total. After deducting 325 taels, he had 150 taels left. If there were no accidents, it would definitely be enough.
No one could leave the farm now, so she took Yan Mingli to the county town the next day. Fortunately, they had a carriage, which made it much more convenient to go anywhere.
The chief clerk saw them coming again and knew they must have an idea. "So, which place did you pick?"
"Master Chief Registrar, we have selected the land in Wuying Town. We are here today to pay the money and obtain the land deed."
"Fifth Battalion?" The chief clerk pondered for a moment. "I've noticed, Miss Yan, that the land you're looking for isn't good. You don't have high requirements for it; you're specifically looking for large plots."
Chun Xiao smiled and said, "Yes, we are not growing crops. It might be a waste to give us good farmland. This ordinary land will be enough."
"Okay, we agreed on this earlier. As you can see, the land is now growing crops. The land will be transferred to you in September after it matures in August and the harvest is ready. If you want to buy it, the deed will also take effect in September."
They both nodded. "Of course." Chun Xiao bowed again. "Master, I'd like to buy this land with my friend. He'll take 200 mu, and I'll take 125. Is that feasible?"
"Of course it's feasible. Pay the silver today, and tomorrow the government office will go to set up the boundary markers. You can fix your respective areas, and then you can just get two land deeds according to the location."
"Thank you very much, Master."
Yan Mingli followed the clerk to pay the money and go through the formalities. Because the location of the land deed had not been determined, the county government issued a certificate for payment and asked them to go to Wuying Town tomorrow to find the head of the pavilion to arrange for people to mark the boundary markers and make the land deed details, and then go to the county government the day after tomorrow to go through the signing and sealing procedures.
Chunxiao and his companion went to Wuying Town the next day, and finally decided that Yan Mingli and his team would take the 200 mu on the left side of the valley, while Chunxiao decided on the 125 mu on the right side.
The officials spent a day marking the boundary for them. That evening, they returned to the village with the official documents from the township government. On the third day, they went to the county town to complete the remaining paperwork. The county government gave them around 10 days to obtain the land deed, and with that, the land issue was finally settled.
"Okay, the land issue is settled. I feel much more at ease now. I can only wait for September to build the manor. I'll trouble Brother Dashan to stay at his manor for free for the next few months."
"What do you mean by free food and drink? My brother said that you help out on the farm every day, and he's short on manpower. He'll need temporary workers soon, so I think he should pay you."
"You're being too polite. We're providing free food and lodging, but we still need him to pay us. What kind of people would we be? Besides, we're all new to building a manor, and I don't know how much trouble we'll have to put in."
"Then let's not be polite to each other. In fact, if your farm is doing well, I will also be a beneficiary. Naturally, I hope that everyone will be well." After sending him back to Linye Village, Chunxiao gave him 325 taels and hurried back to Ruyun Mountain.
When we arrived at Zhuangzi, it was already past the hour of Shen, the sun had not yet set, and the people in the fields were still working.
"Miss." Xingfu ran over, "Master Huang said all the wells are ready and waiting for your inspection."
In fact, there was nothing to inspect, as the good ones were already in use. But just to take a look at the last one, and thinking of the land in Wuying, she hurried to several well-drilling masters.
More than 10 craftsmen have already started packing their bags. They have been working here for several months and have only gone back a few times. Now that they have finished the work and earned a lot of money, it is time to go back and celebrate with their families.
"Thank you for your hard work, Masters. If it weren't for you this time, I'm afraid my farm would be in trouble."
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