"Where are you from, girl?"
"People from Qingzhou."
The man laughed out loud. "I was wondering why your accent sounded so familiar. I'm also from Qingzhou, Liquan County, Qingzhou. It's a coincidence that I met a fellow villager."
Chunxiao nodded to him politely.
"Has your family always grown cotton? We've been doing it since my grandfather's generation. Liquan is a big cotton-growing county. Are you from Liquan too?"
"No, I'm from Zuoyuan."
"Zuoyuan! I rarely hear of people growing cotton in Zuoyuan. I wonder if Qingzhou will issue a new decree next year. It's going to be tough for us cotton farmers."
“Actually, it’s the same if you buy land and plant it there.”
"That's what the girl said."
Chunxiao didn't say anything, and the carriage fell silent again.
"Just now, the chief clerk said that there are more than 1,700 acres of land. Miss, are you really going to take it all? I see that you are dressed simply, so it turns out that you are a very hidden person. Oh, I forgot to tell you my name. My surname is Fu Zongming."
"Yan Chunxiao."
"Miss Yan, I want to know if you like this land, do you really want to buy it all?"
Chun Xiao looked at him, "Isn't it Mr. Fu?"
"Miss Yan is really bold." He smiled. "It's really not easy to manage such a large area. Let's take a look first."
From what the man said, it seemed that he didn't want so much land. This news was good for her, but she would have to see the land to know what the final result would be.
The car drove for two hours, passed through a village and arrived at a barren mountain.
Chunxiao was a little dumbfounded. The so-called mountain turned out to be a sloping wasteland, which was indeed a very large area. "Sir, are you sure it is this place?" Chunxiao stroked his forehead. If it was to be reclaimed, it would probably take half a month.
"This is it, that's right. Now that you're here, you can see for yourself."
Fu Zongming looked at it and shook his head. "This is just a barren mountain. How can we grow cotton here?" He looked at Chunxiao again and saw her using a wooden stick to pick at the mud on the ground. "Girl, are you interested in this place?"
"We've been working on this for so long. Now that we're here, we have to take a closer look. We'll have to see if it works or not after we've seen it first." Chunxiao asked Nineteen to borrow a hoe from the village ahead. "Sir, I need you to wait for half an hour. I want to go up there and take a look."
"Go ahead," the officer waved at them, "and be careful."
Fu Zongming wanted to go and take a look, but after looking at the weeds, he decided not to do so.
Chunxiao led Nineteen up the mountain, and when they reached a spot, he asked Nineteen to dig a hole and have a look. They kept digging and looking, and when they finally came down, it was more than half an hour, almost an hour. "Miss, are you done?"
Chun Xiao nodded, "I've finished reading it."
The two officers looked at the man again, "What about you?"
"I don't need to watch it anymore, let's go."
"There's another piece of land here, not far ahead. It's about 400 acres and is good farmland. The chief clerk told us to take you there to see it."
"Then please lead the way, sir."
Several people got on the carriage. Nineteen passed by the village and returned the hoe to the villagers. Sure enough, in less than an incense stick of time, the official stopped the carriage and said, "We've arrived. This is the piece. Take a look."
The four people got off the car. Fu Zongming was relatively proactive this time and looked around. Chunxiao also looked around. Finally, the few people got on the car and returned to the county town.
It was already past 3:00 PM when they arrived at the county government office. Seeing them return, the chief clerk returned to the guest hall and said, "Well, you two have seen the mountain land. If you're not satisfied, there are several other plots of land of several hundred acres you can look at."
"No need, sir. I think the land on the edge of the mountain is very good." Fu Zongming said, "I'll buy that one, but I don't know how much it costs."
The chief clerk looked at Chunxiao again, "Where's the girl?"
"Master, the land at the foot of the mountain is indeed good. How are these lands on the mountain and on the other side sold?"
The chief clerk smiled. If these two people were interested in the same piece of land, the county government could still raise the price.
"I won't hide the truth from you about that mountain land. It's just a hill, but it's indeed suitable for growing crops. For generations, the people of Qianfangjia Village reclaimed it and planted corn there, but it was later transferred to the county government and has been abandoned ever since. On the other side of the hill is Wangjia Village, with a total area of 1,746 acres, and it's selling cheaply at 3 taels and 8 cents per acre. The fertile land at the foot of the mountain is a total of 392 acres, and it's going for 7 taels of silver per acre. You both want good land, right?"
Fu Zongming looked at Chunxiao and said, "Miss, you also want that piece of land. Why don't you go look somewhere else tomorrow?"
Chunxiao glanced at him, then looked at the chief clerk, "Does Su County also collect a 10% tax on land purchases?"
The chief clerk nodded, "Of course."
"Master, I want both of those pieces of land."
The chief clerk was also surprised. "You want that mountain girl too?" Fu Zongming was also stunned. She wants both? This girl is so arrogant.
"Yes, sir, if you want it, take it all together. If you don't want it, take it all together."
The chief clerk looked at the man with embarrassment, "Mr. Fu, what do you think of this?" The chief clerk's attitude was clear. If he had to choose, he would definitely choose Chunxiao. Who would not want to make money from selling such mountain land? The man shook his head helplessly, "Sir, I will look elsewhere tomorrow. I will give these two plots to Miss Yan." He looked at Chunxiao, "Do you really want to buy such a large area to grow cotton? Although the mountain land is cheap, it is not easy to manage."
"I'm sorry, Master Fu. I grow cotton on the mountain and grain at the foot of the mountain. It's perfect for them to be together. I'm sorry for offending you today."
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