After they left, Xiaohua stood beside Chunxiao and said, "Miss, why do I suddenly feel like crying?"
These people have experienced the hardships of the war and can finally go home. There is hope in the vicissitudes of life, and that expression is very moving. Not only Xiaohua, but even Chunxiao wants to cry. "I suddenly want to go home too." Chunxiao touched the corner of his eyes.
"Miss, if you want to go home, go back once you've arranged things here. It's too cold here, so it's better to go back." She looked at Chunxiao's clothes. "You have to go to the county town tomorrow. I don't know what the county magistrate will say, but I hope he won't cause any trouble." She took the cloak draped in the main hall and put it on Chunxiao. "Wear more clothes. Your hands are red. Hurry and put them under your cloak."
Chunxiao thought she was exaggerating. "It's right next to our doorstep, how can it be cold? Going to the county town is just about reconstruction. We should be prepared to donate money and supplies."
"Donate! We bought over 80,000 kilograms of cotton at a discount. This is considered as the donation. Doesn't the county magistrate even count it?"
Chunxiao looked at her stingy look and laughed, "I just said that casually. Who knows what the county magistrate will say to us? Maybe there's news from above, and he wants to compensate us for our previous losses. What do you think?"
"That would be great."
Perhaps God heard her cry, and the next day they went to the county town to discuss compensation with her. In a word, there was no compensation, but some land could be compensated.
She had long given up hope of getting money, and being able to get compensation was something she was already grateful for.
The chief clerk did some calculations on the side. "I know your farm has a good cotton yield, Mr. Yan, but we can't calculate based on your yield. We can only calculate based on the yield in our records. Assuming a cotton yield of 110 catties per mu, and 853 mu of land, half of the yield is a catty. At 90 wen per catty, that's 4222 taels. After deducting some losses, we can finally compensate you with a piece of land of about 400 mu. I wonder what you think of this compensation."
"Thank you, Master Zhubu. I think it's great. I just don't know where the land is. These 400 acres belong to me, so it's not rented, right?"
"Yes, I'll transfer the land to your name. There are several plots of land, and you can choose the location. The soil quality is similar. If you're in a hurry, I can arrange for someone to take you to see it."
"Master, I will be returning to my hometown in about ten days. I will not be here anymore. How about you arrange for someone to take me there?"
The chief clerk was just being polite, but he didn't expect her to be so anxious. However, he couldn't go back on his word, so he immediately arranged for someone to take them to see the land.
"Miss, you still think it's fair. If they calculate based on an output of 110 kilograms per mu, they're losing money. They have to make at least three times that. If we calculate based on our actual yield, we'll have at least 1,000 mu of land."
"Wow, Xiaohua, I've noticed that your math skills are getting better with me. You just need to be more cunning. It's already a rare thing for someone to be willing to compensate you. You're still trying to bargain with the county government. Not only will you offend people, but you might end up losing everything. These 400 acres are like a gift from heaven. This is our own land, with a title deed. I think this is a pleasant surprise. I want to settle it quickly so they don't regret it."
What happened today was really sudden. If she had known earlier, she would have called Ersan along. She would be leaving in a few days, and the matter would definitely be left to him. Forget it, let's take a look first and decide on a place first.
They followed the officials for a whole day and visited four places in total. The county government was sincere and the land they gave was indeed good. One of the plots was not far from a farm on the outskirts of the city. Chunxiao decisively chose that one and returned to the county town, asking the chief clerk to handle the formalities in the name of leaving. The chief clerk had no choice but to do it. He thought the land would be given away sooner or later anyway, so it didn't matter whether he did it sooner or later. He registered the land for her on the same day, asked her to get the deed five days later, and went to mark the boundaries for her the next day.
After running for a whole day, they couldn't return to the village, so they went to a village on the outskirts of the city.
Zhuangzi harvested more than 80,000 kilograms of grain this year, which is not enough for the current number of people. Eleven asked her what to do with the grain.
Even if the grain really couldn't be sold for much, having no grain would be fatal, so she decided to stockpile it. "Let's not shell the unshelled cotton for now and just leave it there. If the farm needs grain in the future, I'll have them come here to get it. This place will be the rear base of our cotton farm."
Ersan has been very busy recently. The renovation of Zhuangzi's house was not yet completed. Chunxiao came back and told him that there was another 400-acre piece of land not far from the outskirts of the city. She would be leaving in the middle of the month, and the land would be handed over to him for disposal. Before leaving, she would draw the blueprints and leave the later construction to him.
The boss finished explaining such an important matter in just a few words, and he said it so lightly that he even wanted to cry.
"Boss, should we grow crops or cotton on that piece of land?"
"It's up to you. If you have time to plant cotton, then plant cotton. If you don't have time, then plant crops. I've seen it, and there's no problem with planting crops either."
"Should we hire someone or transfer someone from Zhuangzi?"
"It's all fine. If you don't hire anyone, find someone to take time off to go back to the manor and bring them over. Remember to ask the other party to make up the number of people. If you hire someone, find one in a nearby village and remember to sign the contract."
"So, do we need to buy tools, cattle, and wells?"
"I'll give you the required quantity along with the blueprints, and I'll also leave you enough money. Just go ahead and do it. Ersan, you've run several farms with me, so you're already very experienced. I believe you can do it well. I really don't have time to stay here anymore."
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