"Dad, besides the two acres we've cleared here at the end of the village, how much flat land is left that can be cultivated?"
Yan Bangfa hesitated to give a quick count. He walked to the yard entrance, looked at the wasteland outside, and then walked back. "This piece of land is not small. It must be at least 10 acres. I'll have to ask the village head to know." He looked at Chunxiao, "What do you want to do?"
Zhou also looked at her in confusion.
"Dad, I want to buy this whole piece and open it up."
Yan Bingfa was stunned when he heard this. "You want to buy this whole piece of land? What do you want such a large piece of wasteland for? The village head said last time that this is residential land and it costs money. If you want to grow vegetables on the wasteland, go to the hillside. There is no one to care about the land there and it doesn't cost money."
Chunxiao shook her head. "Dad, the land on the hillside is hard to manage. I want this piece. It would be great if I could get a land deed. No one would criticize me for buying a homestead to farm. This isn't tax land, so I don't have to pay taxes. Besides, this piece is cheap, only one or two taels of silver per mu."
"Then tell Dad what you want to do with this piece of land. It's definitely not suitable for growing crops. At most, you can grow vegetables." Yan Bingfa felt that it was not cost-effective to buy it and grow vegetables.
"Who said this land is bad, Dad? I thought it was suitable before, and I just went to confirm it again. This land is perfect for growing cotton. The floor is also fine. I will always find a way to make it fertile."
"Grow cotton?" Zhou was surprised. "You want to buy this land to grow cotton? When have you ever grown cotton? How can you grow and buy cotton? Besides, our family has never grown cotton before, so how do you know this land is suitable?"
Chunxiao was silent in response to Zhou's barrage of questions, trying to think of an excuse.
"How could she know? She only read it in a book after all." Yan Bingfa suddenly realized what was going on and became excited. "Can cotton really be grown in this land?"
Chunxiao nodded affirmatively, "Yes, I can, and I think I can definitely get a higher yield than others." After all, it was a combination of thousands of years of planting experience, and the agricultural experience class she took was not in vain.
Yan Bingfa rubbed his hands and said, "If you are sure that cotton can be grown well here, you really have to buy it. This is more than ten acres of land. If there is a harvest, you can make a lot of money in a year." As he spoke, he became a little restless and said, "You can also take out 10 taels of silver. It is better to buy the land than to keep it at home and get stolen. Now that you have made up your mind, I will go find the headman to measure the land." After saying this, he was about to get up.
Her father was really impatient. "Dad, don't be in a hurry. I haven't finished what I want to say yet."
"That's right, you're already rushing to leave before your daughter has even finished her words. Let's not talk about who would buy this place, so why rush?"
Yan Bingfa ignored Zhou's scolding, with a smile on his face, "Go ahead, go ahead. I was a little impatient. Please continue." This is really good news today.
"Dad, I think we should teach the thief a lesson about the robbery at our house. We can't just let it go. He got the upper hand once and he'll do it again. As the old saying goes, there's no such thing as a thief on guard against thieves for a thousand days. I want to lure him out."
When the two heard about catching a thief, their expressions instantly became serious. "How can we lure that thief out? He just succeeded, he definitely won't strike again so easily."
"Do you have any ideas?" Zhou came closer to her. "Just tell me. Don't keep talking and stopping. I'm getting anxious."
"Dad, Mom, let's use the rumor about the land purchase to lure this thief. Thieves always want to steal big. If he knew I still have more than ten taels of silver for the land purchase and I have to give it to the village head in a few days, do you think he would come? Of course, this also requires the cooperation of the village head."
Yan Bingfa was a little confused. "Dad's brain isn't as quick as yours. I both understand and don't understand what you mean. This is a serious matter. You'd better explain it to me clearly."
"Well, we'll proceed with the land purchase and pay the money as usual, but the village head needs to cooperate with us in spreading the word. He'll say I'm afraid of being robbed, and I originally had more than ten taels of silver on me to support myself, and I'm afraid of being robbed again, so I decided to buy all the wasteland. However, it will take a few days for the village head to be free to handle the paperwork, so the silver will remain with me. When the time comes, you and mother will go back to the village to live, and you and your brothers will come here to take my place at night. If the thief gets his mind on it, we'll have a chance to catch him."
Yan Bingfa clapped his hands vigorously. "This is a good idea. This way we have a chance to catch the thief, and the villagers won't suspect our purpose of buying the wasteland. Even if the thief is not caught, the land has been bought. This is a good idea." Yan Bingfa laughed. "Chunxiao, you have a good brain. Better than Dashan and the others."
"Now I know how powerful my daughter is!" Zhou also laughed.
"The key to this rumor is to spread it naturally. Dad, talk to the village head and I think he will cooperate."
"Okay, girl, are you done?"
"That's all."
"After that, I'll go find the village head to measure the land." Yan Bingfa left in high spirits.
About half an hour later, he came back somewhat dejected.
"What's going on?" Zhou was puzzled. "Why didn't the village head come with you to measure the land?"
Chunxiao looked at him in some confusion. He was so energetic when he went out, but why did he become so listless when he came back? It must be that things were not going well!
Yan Bingfa sighed, "It can't be said that it's not going well. When I first told him I wanted to buy this wasteland, the village head was a little surprised but still quite happy. Later, I told him about our plan to catch the thief, and he thought it was worth a try. But something went wrong when we discussed the price of the land."
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