Chapter 2036 Want to Buy Land
Zhou Lizhong had really saved up a lot of money. When Manbao heard that the wedding date had been set, June 28th, he immediately wrote a letter to his parents, asking them to come and see their eldest grandson get married.
Then she picked and chose on the shelves in the space, picked out the cloth that she thought was suitable for Liu Sanniang, took it out and gave it to Xiao Qianshi.
When Xiao Qian saw her coming with an armful of cloth, which looked like there were at least five or six pieces, with the bottom of the cloth almost touching the ground, she immediately stepped forward to catch it and asked, "Do you want to make clothes?"
"No," Manbao said, "This is a betrothal gift for Lizhong."
Little Qian was slightly surprised. She carried the things back into the house and counted them carefully. She found that there were six pieces in total, and the material and color of each piece were good. Manbao seldom bought cloth outside. It can be said that in the more than one year since she came here, she had never seen Manbao buy cloth and clothes outside. He only took the cloth at home to make things for others, or had the cloth made by Old Lady Liu sent to her.
"Is this a reward from the palace?"
Manbao nodded. "These two were given by the Queen, this one was given by the Queen Mother, this one was given to me by Mingda, and these two were given by the Crown Princess. I think the colors are all good and very suitable for Sanniang, so they can be used as betrothal gifts for Lizhong."
Xiao Qianshi smiled and said, "Your eldest brother and I will go out and buy them. Datou has saved quite a bit of money himself. Your eldest brother and I have calculated that it is enough to buy a very good betrothal gift. You can take these things back."
Manbao shook his head and said, "Sister-in-law, just take it. I got a lot of rewards anyway. I originally gave half of the cloth I got to my fourth brother to exchange for tea, medicinal herbs and other things to sell back. The reason I didn't give these pieces out is because they are good."
"Good cloth, as long as it's well preserved, can last for ten or twenty years without changing color. That's why cloth can be spent as money. Li Zhong added these pieces of cloth as a betrothal gift. Not only will it look better, but it will also save some money for other things."
Manbao had also made plans privately, and Bai Shan also reminded her that the development of a family should be considered at least twenty years into the future, and the development of a clan should be considered at least fifty years into the future.
So Manbao quietly said to Xiao Qianshi, "Let's save some money. After Lizhong and his family get married, we can use it to make ends meet, and we can also buy them some land."
Xiao Qian was startled for a moment, then immediately said, "Datou got some land in the village."
"Have we distributed enough permanent farmland in the village this year?"
"It's still enough."
"What about the divided land?"
Little Qian smiled and said, "It's still a mountain, and there's a large piece of land at the foot of the mountain. He was lucky this time. He was given a very small mountain when the land was divided. Because it wasn't enough, the village head gave him the wasteland at the foot of the mountain as well. Because the wasteland occupied a lot of land, the village also cleared it for him. Your second and third brothers have planted all of it with Ligustrum lucidum this year..."
The family's land is all combined, and the harvest belongs to the public. But when the family is divided in the future, unless the Zhou family is so poor that they need to sell the land to support their parents, the land will definitely be divided into full shares and returned to everyone. Whoever owns it will own it.
Xiao Qian said this to tell Manbao that their family has no shortage of land and no shortage of money.
Manbao said, "There's no such thing as too much land. Besides, it's in the village, which is still too far from the capital. If Sanniang stays in the capital, what will Lizhong do there? He can't be without any land at all."
Xiao Qian smiled and said, "He is capable now. Even with only the land at home, he can support himself and his family."
Manbao knew that she was talking about Zhou Lizhong following Zhou Silang in business. At the very least, he could now be an accountant, which was better than farming in the village.
Manbao took her sister-in-law's hand and said earnestly, "Sister-in-law, for the long term, we should buy some land in Lizhong. We can only go on business twice a year like Fourth Brother does now, but not more often."
"The current dynasty is lenient towards merchants and doesn't control them strictly. However, if the treasury is short of money in the future and the rulers are in urgent need of funds, they will probably have to levy more taxes on merchants and impose strict requirements in other areas. Therefore, we still cannot lose land. At least we are farmers, not merchants."
"This is a long-term plan. In the short term, it would be nice for the couple to have a piece of land near the capital. Not to mention growing some food, even just growing some fruits and vegetables could save them a lot of money in a year."
Now many of the fruits and vegetables in Zhouji Restaurant are delivered from Putian Village. Last year, Zhou Dalang set aside a piece of land to plant the winter melons, pumpkins, cabbages, etc. that can be stored. The commonly used beans are directly grown with the rent paid by the tenant farmers.
Not only is the restaurant using it, but most of the food at home is also sent by the farm. The Bai family also often sends seasonal fruits and vegetables. They are not extravagant, so the family's expenses are not high.
Xiao Qian lived in the capital for more than a year, but she often went shopping with people in the neighborhood, mainly because several of the dishes she cooked were very popular.
People often come to buy the ingredients.
Although she was only a purchasing manager, as she interacted with them more often, she occasionally heard from them about their master's expenses, which was quite a lot.
After hearing this, Xiao Qianshi could understand. Although she didn't quite understand what Manbao was talking about the long-term plan, she knew it was good for her family.
So she was quickly persuaded and thought for a moment before saying, "It's just that land in the capital is very expensive. Dad wanted to buy some land near the capital before, and asked your eldest brother and others to go out and ask around. However, the prices were all high, so we didn't bother to talk about it. We thought about it for two days, and when we went back to ask around, it was already sold."
It's completely different from where they buy a piece of land and have to look at it over and over again for 10 to 20 days.
Manbao couldn't help laughing out loud and said, "Sister-in-law, it's hard to buy in the capital. We can go to Yongzhou to have a look. There is plenty of land there, and the price is not very expensive."
"That's the only way. Let's split some of the money and go to Yongzhou to buy a few acres of land. Land is so hard to come by, though," Little Qian said doubtfully. "But I see there's a lot of land in the capital and Yongzhou, much more than here. It's a vast expanse of flat land, unlike ours with its mountains. How come there's so much land out there that's not for sale?"
Man Bao said, "The court has regulations. The permanent land granted by the court can only be sold when one cannot support the elderly or does not have the family funds to bury the elderly. The land allocated to the head of the family will be taken back after death."
"So ordinary people rarely sell their land, and those with wealth sell even less, unless they want to move away." Like their family, if they don't stay in the capital in the future, there are only a few acres of land nearby, so it's better to sell it directly. Otherwise, if they keep it, they can't farm it themselves, and it's also troublesome to rent it out and collect rent.
"There are also those whose families have experienced misfortunes," Man Bao said. "Although there are many people in the capital and Yongzhou, there are not many families like this, so land is hard to come by."
But this also has its advantages. If it is difficult for them to buy land, it will be difficult for others to buy land as well, so ordinary people will rarely lose land. From the court's perspective, this is actually a good thing.
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