Chapter 246 Buying a field!
The next day at noon, Xu Zhiyi came to the village chief's house with some cakes and explained his purpose to him directly.
When Village Chief Chen heard that Xu Zhiyi wanted to buy thirty acres of land, he was so shocked that his jaw dropped. After he recovered, he said, "This... these thirty acres of land will cost a lot of money!"
Xu Zhiyi nodded: "I know, since I'm here, I've prepared the money!"
"There are fields, but there are no large connected plots. Now one mu of fertile land costs ten taels of silver, and one mu of barren land costs eight taels of silver."
Xu Zhiyi: "Village chief, if the land can be connected, it would be fine if the fertile fields and the barren fields were next to each other. It would be more convenient to work or take care of the land if the land is concentrated."
Upon hearing this, Village Chief Chen shook his head and advised, "Girl, if you plan to grow crops, listen to my advice. Don't buy barren land. The yield per mu is 100 kilograms less than that of fertile land. Barren land can be used to grow some beans, but beans are not as valuable as crops!"
"Village chief, it's okay. I still think it's more convenient to concentrate. As for the barren fields, we just need to spend more time to take care of them."
Hearing what Xu Zhiyi said, Village Chief Chen didn't want to say more. He just sighed and said, "Well, okay! The fields are at the foot of the mountain opposite the village entrance. I have nothing to do now, so I'll take you to see the fields!"
"Okay! Then I'll trouble the village chief!"
The two came to the foot of the mountain opposite the village entrance. Xu Zhiyi looked at the large piece of land that Village Chief Chen pointed to. There were 20 acres of fertile land and 30 acres of barren land. Finally, he bought the 20 acres of fertile land and 10 acres of barren land.
Thirty acres of land, a total of two hundred and eighty taels of silver.
After getting the land deed, Xu Zhiyi returned to his doorstep and saw a carriage parked. He knew without a doubt that someone from the Xue family had come!
"Sister Zhiyi, you're back!" When Xue Yinyin saw Xu Zhiyi, she quickly went over and took her arm, looking very happy.
"Hmm!" Xu Zhiyi then saw the large package in the yard and asked curiously, "Yinyin, what are you planning to do with all these large and small packages?"
Just as Xue Yinyin was about to speak, she was interrupted by Old Madam Xue: "What else can I do? You are too busy to come back to visit an old woman like me, so forget it. I am thinking of buying you a house next door to my house. You are busy during the day, and I will live there. Then when you come back in the evening, you can always have dinner with me, right?"
"Alas, I have been waiting for you for a long time, but you still haven't moved to the house. Since you don't want to live in the big house, I will have to move to the village to accompany you!"
Hearing this, Xu Zhiyi looked at Old Madam Xue who had returned from a walk in the backyard and explained, "Grandma, I have bought thirty acres of land and plan to grow crops. Compared to living in the town, it is more convenient to live in the village."
Madam Xue: "Why do you need to work on the farm yourself? Don't get tired. Let's hire some people to help with the farming!"
Then he took Xu Zhiyi's hand and sat down on the bench in the yard: "Zhiyi! Your grandfather has also told the clan that we are going to pick a day to add your and your father's names to the family tree."
In the family tree? Does that mean she has to change her surname to Xue? But the name Xu Zhiyi is her modern name! She likes her family name more!
"And what's more! Your great uncle has been urging you to go and get acquainted with the family. Everyone is looking forward to your visit."
Xu Zhiyi: "Grandma, when you put it in the family tree, just write my father's name. I have already established a female household, and it will be troublesome to change it, so let's not change it!"
Madam Xue: "What's the trouble? As long as you pay enough money, the government office can get it done for you in half a minute! You are the blood of our Xue family, your name must be on the family tree."
"Besides, it's just right that you have established a female household. You can establish a second branch for your father in the future. Your uncle and aunt have also agreed. In the future, the Xue family will have half of your father's. Now that your father is gone, and you have established a female household, this half will naturally be handed over to you."
Xu Zhiyi raised his eyebrows when he heard this. Did Xue Cheng and his wife agree? He could have inherited all the Xue family's property, but now a dead brother suddenly appeared, and he was willing to give up half of the family property?
"Grandma, isn't the Xue family being managed well by uncle now? Then uncle should continue to help manage it! I won't interfere. When it is really handed over to my generation in the future, we can divide it up! Dad can just take the share directly when the time comes, but uncle should manage it, so he should get the lion's share!"
"Also, hasn't my family already given me four shops and a house? Yinyin and I are granddaughters, so we should have the same."
Xue Yinyin, who was standing by, heard this and said, "Even if the shop was given to me, I wouldn't be able to run a business. At most, I would rent it out and collect rent to make a living. But it's different for Sister Zhiyi. If the shop is in her hands, she can make a lot of money!"
Madam Xue: "Your sister is right. You are also my grandmother's granddaughter. I cannot let you down."
On the other side is the Xue Mansion.
Constable: "Master Xue, your sister actually took other criminals with her on the way to exile. When the officials were chasing her, she was accidentally hit with a stone by other criminals who resisted... and died!"
When Xue Cheng heard the news that the constable from the government office had come to tell him, he was stunned for a moment.
Wei, who was standing by, reached out to support him, then thanked the constable for coming to tell him the news.
The constable said: "No need. Originally, the old man and the old lady of your house gave us some money and asked us to take good care of her, but we didn't expect such a surprise. Sorry!"
Wei: "Thank you, this is her choice, don't blame anyone!"
Constable: "Okay, we've got the message, so we'll leave first!"
Upon hearing this, Wei hurriedly smiled and escorted the man out of the house. After returning, she looked at Xue Cheng, who was sitting on a chair without saying a word, and asked, "Husband, do you think we should tell our parents about this?"
Xue Cheng heard this and waved his hands: "Forget it, don't say anything, just pretend it never happened! Although she is not of the Xue family, her parents have loved her for so many years after all! Feelings cannot be completely cut off in a short time. Now that she is gone, if you let your parents know, it will only make them sad."
Wei sighed, "Oh, how dare she be so bold as to instigate criminals to escape together on the way to exile? Wouldn't it be better for her to follow him to the place of exile and live a good life? My parents have paid money to help her arrange everything. At least she won't be sent to do hard labor when she arrives at her destination."
Xue Cheng: "Alright, don't show it in front of Dad later, and don't mention her again!"
Wei curled his lips: "I don't want to mention her"
Her sister-in-law disliked her the most, just because her family was an ordinary family. So she always mocked her for being a sparrow that could turn into a phoenix by flying to a tree branch. She looked down on her everywhere and told the servants in the mansion that she was petty.
So, in the end, I was just the son of a peasant woman, and I took advantage of other people's wealth and enjoyed the blessing for so many years. Maybe this result was the retribution from God!
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