Song Li had just woken up when someone pulled him up.
He looked a little unhappy, but when he heard his eldest grandson say that the Ling family was looking for him, he suppressed his anger and came out in slippers.
Looking at the crowd in the yard, Song Li was full of doubts. It was not until he heard the purpose of the Ling family's visit that he slapped his forehead and said, "Well, I've been busy these past two days and forgot about it. Come on, I'll mark out the land for you."
Old Master Ling followed behind Song Lizheng with a smile on his face, as if he was not affected at all by what happened in the morning, which made him seem not stable enough as a village chief.
Song Lizheng was trying hard to regulate his breathing, and gradually, with the comfort of the Ling family, he calmed down. He felt that the death of two scoundrels in Dahe Village was not a bad thing.
"Without the instability, management will be much easier!"
Song Lizheng thought about it in his heart, but didn't dare to say it out loud.
Not long after they walked, they saw a large wasteland.
Song Lizheng pointed over here and said, "Look at this piece of land, what do you think?"
To be honest, the location of this land is great. It only takes half an hour to walk to the blue brick and tile house, and there is a small stream flowing nearby.
The only bad thing is that it is close to the mountains, and wild boars will come down and destroy the food.
But there are so many grown men in the Ling family, their lives shouldn't be in danger...right?
Song Lizheng was a little suspicious and explained the interests involved to the Ling family.
"If you're afraid, there are plots of land elsewhere, but they're not whole, and the soil isn't as good as this!"
Ling Jiheng felt that wild boars were not a problem. They would not run down the mountain in groups in broad daylight.
Besides, Ling Yi and his friends know Kung Fu, and his father and third uncle have all killed wolves before. If we are careful, it shouldn't be a problem.
Of course, it’s not enough for him to just like it, the old man also has to agree.
Ling Youda grabbed a handful of soil and saw that it was black and emitting a shiny light. He knew that this was high-quality land that was not available for purchase.
Song Lizheng explained: "Someone wanted this piece of land before, but there were many wolves and tigers in the mountains, and the family was attacked by wolves before they could settle down.
Since then, the land has been vacant and no one dares to covet it."
Old Master Ling glanced at Ling Jiheng, and when he nodded, he smiled and said, "Then we'll take this piece. Thanks to Li Zheng Song!"
Song Lizheng said "Hey" and took out tools to measure the land.
In the end, the total was 230 acres. After some discussion, the Ling family decided to buy it directly.
It is equivalent to using your own land and paying 90% tax to the government. After three years, the land is yours and you don’t need to sell it separately.
For the government, it is a good thing that saves time and effort, so there is naturally no reason to refuse.
The same is true for the Ling family, as they want to avoid the land they have taken good care of being coveted by others and becoming a wedding dress for others.
One mu of good farmland cost six taels of silver, and two hundred and thirty mu, that would be one thousand three hundred and eighty taels of silver.
Ling Jiheng gave Yin Bao 1,500 taels of silver and asked him to take Song Lizheng to the county to handle the formalities and purchase some supplies.
The moment the two looked at each other, Yin Bao understood what his master meant. Smiling, he went home to pull the ox cart, leaving Song Lizheng to wait by the field for a while.
Ling Jiheng asked, "Excuse me, Mr. Song, what crops can be grown in the fields during this time? Also, what are the rules for paying taxes to the government?"
Song Lizheng said with a smile: "Our main crop here is wheat. You can plant wheat on your 220 mu of land for the first three years, and sell ninety percent of the output to the government.
Before sowing and after harvesting, you can grow some vegetables yourself. You don’t have to pay them to the government and you can manage them at your own discretion.
As for the ten acres of land that Jinbao bought before and the extra land, you can cultivate them as you like and just pay 10% of the output to the government every year.
Besides that, you have to pay a population tax every year. But since your family is big and your business is big, it shouldn't be a problem!"
As he spoke, Song Lizheng became envious.
The rich are indeed rich. Even if their property is confiscated and they are exiled, they can still afford to build houses and buy land.
Even he, the village head, can't compare to him!
Suppressing the sourness in his heart, he continued, "Don't worry if you haven't farmed before. There are many farmers in our village. We can find a few to teach you!"
Old Master Ling nodded: "Then I'll trouble Li Zheng Song!"
A group of people walked around the field, and Chi Xingyue found that there were not many traces of trampling at the bottom of the mountain.
Song Lizheng said, "Ever since that time when a hungry wolf came down the mountain and injured someone, the villagers have stopped going up the mountain here for fear of something happening."
Chi Xingyue nodded, thinking that after so many years of cultivation, the mountain products here should be very abundant!
Ling Jiheng thought the same thing and planned to take some people up the mountain to find out the situation when he was free.
This avoids competing with villagers for resources and causing dissatisfaction and criticism.
Yinbao was very fast and came to pick up the person soon.
Song Lizheng happily sat on the ox cart, thinking that he wouldn't have to walk this time.
If the formalities go smoothly, he can also buy some things in the county town and ask Yinbao to bring them back to him.
When the Ling family saw the ox cart going away, they discussed going to the village to take a look.
They have been in Qingshan Village for three or four days and haven't yet had a look around.
Now that I'm out, I have to see the scenery of Qingshan Village and meet the villagers.
A group of people were walking on a country road, attracting many stares.
The Ling family smiled faintly and nodded to the villagers.
Chi Xingyue saw a child with bright eyes on the side of the road and raised her hand to wave over: "Little boy, what's your name and how old are you?"
"My name is Goudan, and I'm eight years old!" The boy saluted Chi Xingyue in a proper manner, which made Chi Xingyue laugh.
"Okay, be good!" Chi Xingyue took out an oil-paper bag from his sleeve, opened it, and inside were a few pieces of peanut crisps.
"How about this as a reward for introducing us to the situation in the village?"
The boy nodded and slurped his saliva: "Okay, thank you, ma'am!"
As she spoke, she ran to the front of the team, saluted the old man, and then began to introduce the situation in the village.
"Look, old man, that's Carpenter Li's house. Carpenter Li has three sons and four daughters. He..."
Children have special channels for information and don't quite understand the twists and turns between adults, so they reveal everything they can and can't say, causing the Ling family's expressions to change again and again.
It’s just that the others were too embarrassed to come over, otherwise they would definitely grab Goudan’s butt and spank him to make him lose control of his mouth!
The Ling family wandered around the village for a long time and got a general understanding of the layout of Qingshan Village.
Just as he was about to turn back, he saw a young man running over in a hurry, pointing in the direction of the Ling family: "Something happened, something happened, the Xia and Jiang families from Dahe Village are bringing people to attack us!"
The Ling family members instinctively ran back, but Chi Xingyue and Ling Jiheng were not in a hurry. They stuffed the oil-paper bag into Goudan's hand and said, "Go back. We'll find you if there's anything else!"
Goudan sniffed the sweet aroma from the oil-paper bag and sniffed, "Don't be afraid, Madam. I'll call my family to help you!"
After saying that, he ran away.
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