As someone who traveled from ancient times to ancient times and held a high position, he understood the importance of a family better than Cai Xiaolian and Gu Nian.
One tree cannot make a forest; if you want to provide a stronger support for your daughter, then your maternal family must be strong.
After three months of getting to know the Gu family, Gu Shouxin had come to understand them better and was willing to do his part to make their lives better.
Gu Xin's secret trip to avenge Gu Nian brought great comfort to the time-traveling trio.
Although when they first arrived, after learning about Gu Xin's experiences in her previous life, they all wanted to be good to her, but Gu Xin's thoughtfulness made them feel that it was all worthwhile, and that she deserved their kindness.
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The next day, after their morning exercise, the family of four went to the old house to catch a carriage and set off to find a broker to look after the estate.
There were three villages in total, none of which were far from Sanchakou Village. After looking at them for a day, Gu Nian chose Shanli Village.
This mountain village, just like its name suggests, is located deep in the mountains. It was the estate of a scholar named Feng from the prefectural city. He had fallen ill and consulted many doctors, but none of them could cure him. Later, a sorcerer suggested that he go to a quiet and secluded place to recuperate for a few years and even pointed out the most suitable location for him.
This scholar, Feng, chose to live deep in the mountains.
Now that this scholar Feng has moved his entire family south, he naturally needs to deal with the things he left behind.
The reason why Gu Xin's family valued this place was simple: it was the closest to their village, but the village itself was surrounded by no other people.
It's good that there are no people around. We can buy some people to guard the estate, and their families can plant more crops that can't be sold yet.
Gu Shouxin also observed the surrounding terrain and combined it with the geography of Taoyuan County that he had seen before. He believed that he should be able to get here from the back mountain of Sanchakou Village.
The estate covers 180 mu, including a house that occupies about three mu. The rest is all land. After Feng, the scholar, recovered from his illness and left, he would regularly send people to manage the estate. Therefore, the land in the estate was never abandoned, except that there were no crops in the land during the first month of the lunar year.
The original price was 1,800 taels, but the Gu family didn't want to go to the yamen to complete the contract recently, so they spent 50 taels to have a broker handle the matter.
Brokerage firms have their own connections within the government offices, and they don't necessarily need the county magistrate's approval to finalize contracts.
After making the selection, Gu Shouxin paid a deposit of one thousand taels, and would pay the remaining eight hundred and fifty taels after receiving the land deed.
After walking around the manor, Gu Nian got a general idea of what it was like. When he got back, he drew a rough sketch of the manor.
"Niannian, list out everything you need, and I'll design it for you. Then your Grandpa Yang and Fourth Uncle will build it out," Cai Xiaolian said after surveying the general terrain.
“Mother, we still need to build houses. This estate is too big. When we go there, the houses built by Scholar Feng can be lived in, but the people who buy them will need housing. We should buy houses for families of several people, not for individuals. We need to mark out this area and build houses, etc…” Gu Nian explained her plan to Cai Xiaolian one by one.
“Well, you can decide on these. By the way, after we buy the people, why don’t we set up a small workshop and select a few from them to make more shampoo and conditioner sets? Your father said that we should be able to get to the village from the back mountain, which will make things easier for us then.” Cai Xiaolian nodded and said.
"Build another row of houses." At this moment, Gu Shouxin and Gu Xin came in.
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