"I'm just thinking about the price of this land, since it's for my own farm."
"Master Bai offered 4,000 taels, but I can help you bargain down to around 3,600 or 3,700 taels. I forgot to mention, there's also a five-acre plot of wasteland next to this land, which is included in the land deed but not in the field. You can use it to build a house, consider it a free gift. There's also a sizable pond where you can raise fish, grow lotus roots, and so on. It's practically like buying a manor. Wouldn't it be wonderful to come here to escape the summer heat?"
Kong Yaren revealed everything directly.
Yan Xia became even more curious about this land.
Given its vast area and surrounding mountains, why are there so few people living here? Logically, if someone built houses here, it would gradually develop into a village over the years.
Living near mountains and rivers means making a living off them; with both mountains and water, isn't this an excellent location for building a village?
Jiashu County is not very big to begin with.
There is still such a large area of unused land.
If this land were in modern times, it would be developed into a villa district.
As Yan Xia listened to Kong Yaren's introduction, she lifted the curtain of the carriage and peered outside.
It's almost the hottest time of the year, and the breeze outside the window no longer feels like a knife cutting into my face.
It's more like a thin, translucent veil brushing against your face.
Comfortable and soft.
Not a single plot of land along the roadside is barren; it's either planted with rice or corn, basking in the sunlight alongside the trees and bamboo groves.
It's as if they're competing to see who can grow faster.
Occasionally, you can see some ponds with small lotus leaves floating on the water.
Every now and then a few wild ducks would swim by.
Everywhere is teeming with life.
"Manager Yan, look, we can reach our destination by going through this mountain path. This mountain path was built by Master Bai himself, at a cost of a lot of money, just for transporting grain. If there were no such path, we would have to climb on our own two legs to get in."
Kong Yaren lifted the curtain on the other side, gesturing for Yan Xia to look outside.
Instead of land, the roadside was now covered with dense forest.
Both sides.
Yan Xia could feel the carriage going uphill.
They must be going up the mountain.
"Didn't you say that land was at the foot of the mountain? Why do we have to go up the mountain?"
Yan Xia asked in confusion.
"It's like a circle. The land isn't outside the circle, but inside. To get into this circle, we can only cross a mountain. This road was built by the shortest mountain that Master Bai found. Actually, it's not far from the town to here, only about an hour by car. But crossing this mountain will take more than half an hour. So even if we go as fast as we can, the round trip will take three and a half hours. With the time spent looking after the land, we won't be back in town until evening."
"What? It's been that long?"
Jin Yu was stunned. He looked at Yan Xia, knowing that he had arranged to meet Bai Ya Ren at 11 PM.
If we can only get back to town in the evening, then it will definitely be too late.
It seems the White Tooth Man will have to wait in vain.
“I’m sorry, Young Master Jinyu, I didn’t explain clearly. I only said that it would take two hours to go back and forth from the foot of the mountain. You must have misunderstood. Is there something urgent? Otherwise, we can go back now and come back tomorrow. There’s a foreman over there who guards the fields. He’s there every day, so we can go and check whenever we want.”
"No need. We've already gone up the mountain, let's continue. Jinyu, when you get back tonight, personally take a bag of peach cakes to his door to apologize. Don't let him wait for you in vain. Let's reschedule for another day."
"Yes, Sister Xia."
Jin Yu looked deeply ashamed.
The first time I tried to do something, I messed it up.
Will Xia Jie be angry with him?
Jin glanced nervously at Yan Xia.
Seeing that her expression remained unchanged, he breathed a sigh of relief.
He must plan better next time to avoid making mistakes again.
Jin Yu cursed himself several times in his heart.
This incident made Jin Yu more cautious in his actions from then on.
Yan Xia was unaware of the situation. It was just a minor matter; standing someone up once wasn't a big deal. The man with the white teeth would definitely be unhappy, but as a salesperson, being stood up by customers was a common occurrence. If Yan Xia simply brought pastries to apologize and explained that it was an accident and not intentional, his anger should subside.
Her time was precious. After such a long carriage ride, it would be a waste of time to go back without even looking at the scenery.
Yan Xia did not mention that Jin Yu had also arranged to see the land with a broker. After all, the two were in the same industry, and if the broker Kong knew that Jin Yu was not only buying land from him, it would be a problem.
They also cast a wide net.
That would be comparable to openly slapping a man with a perforated tooth in the face.
One was a familiar dentist, and the other was a dentist I had never met before.
Yan Xia naturally leans more towards the Kongya people.
The carriage continued on its way, and soon the uphill section turned into a downhill section, as she felt the carriage was moving faster.
Of course, it's also more bumpy; mountain roads are never as smooth and orderly as flat roads.
Yan Xia held onto the carriage window to prevent her body from swaying too much.
The mountains were very quiet; apart from birdsong, there was hardly any other sound.
Time passed slowly, and the carriage gradually slowed down. Yan Xia let go of the window sill and sat down to rest.
She guessed they should be arriving soon.
Sure enough, Kong Yaren lifted the curtain, looked outside, and shouted to the coachman, "Stop, stop right here, slow down."
No sooner had he finished speaking than the carriage came to a sudden stop.
The inertia caused Yan Xia's body to lurch forward, but just as she was about to fall, Jin Yu caught her with lightning speed.
"Did you bump into something, Xia-jie?"
"It's alright."
Yan Xia smoothed out the wrinkles in her skirt and, with Jin Yu's help, sat back down.
"You brain-dead idiot! I told you to stop, so you just stopped? You almost made my VIP fall on your first day here! You'll be sorry when we get back!"
Kong Ya was furious.
This new coachman is clumsy and careless. If he accidentally hurts Manager Yan, Manager Yan will definitely fight him to the death.
"I was wrong, Master Kongya, please don't tell the shopkeeper. I finally found this job, I have an elderly mother to support, and my child was just born. Please, Master Kongya."
The coachman was so frightened that he jumped off the carriage and knelt down by the roadside.
He knew that if the broker told the shopkeeper, he would lose his job.
Yan Xia and Jin Yu also got off the carriage.
"You damned bastard, get up right now, don't delay Manager Yan from tending the fields."
Kong Ya was furious.
It's one thing to be unreliable, but to kneel in front of the customers is an insult to his reputation. And when did he say he was going to tell the shopkeeper?
"Please, Mr. Kongya, I'll kowtow to you, I beg you."
Not only did they kneel, but the coachman also began kowtowing.
This posture suggests that if Confucius doesn't forgive him, he'll simply refuse to get up.
The face of the man with the fangs was red and green, and finally turned black.
He really wants to tell the shopkeeper now.
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