Back home, Tian Sangui took Tian Laosi with him to the village head's house.
With Tian Laosi present this time, the village head didn't obstruct them like before and readily took the father and daughter to see the land.
Tian Sangui wants one mu of paddy field and one mu of dry land.
In a few months, it will be the rice transplanting season. Seedlings can be cultivated starting in late March, so preparing rice paddies is essential.
"This is it. This paddy field belongs to Tian Laoqi's family. They started a business in the county three years ago, and later the whole family moved to the county. They entrusted me with managing and selling this land!"
The village headman introduced the land to Tian Laosi, while Tian Sangui listened and looked it over.
This field is located just down from the main road. To the left is a small hill, and behind it is a long ditch that is four people wide, making it convenient to irrigate the field.
Just two steps away from the edge of the paddy field is the next rice paddy, which also appears to be idle at the moment.
In terms of location, Tian Sangui is quite satisfied; it remains to be seen whether Tian Laosi will approve of the land.
After all, she wasn't an expert in this area, so she just handed it over to Tian Laosi, a professional, and all she had to do was pay him.
"These are all fertile fields, and water is readily available. Plus, it's the first house we've visited, so there's no chance of trouble arising over irrigation."
The village head looked at the fields with admiration in his eyes. If it weren't for the rule against haggling, such good land would have been bought long ago.
Tian Laosi squatted down and used his hands to scrape the soil inside; it felt smooth to the touch.
As the village head said, it is top-quality farmland, but the price...
"Is it really impossible to bargain?" Tian Laosi looked at the village head.
It's clear he really likes this field.
The people inside looked troubled; many had no choice but to give up because they couldn't bargain.
"This... When the seventh brother left, he instructed that the price should not be less than thirty taels. He said his family was not short of money and that the fertile land could be sold slowly, but he would not bargain!"
Thirty taels was indeed a bit expensive for the villagers, but as the village head, he could only sell according to their demands. It wasn't his land, so he couldn't make the decision.
"Dad, what do you think of this piece of land?"
Tian Sangui, who lived not far away, could tell from listening to Tian Laosi haggling with the village head that he really liked the land.
If it's fertile land, it's worth buying.
When his daughter approached and asked him a question, Tian Laosi smiled with satisfaction.
"The land is top-notch, no doubt about it, but the price..."
"Father also said that this is top-quality farmland, so the price will naturally be higher, but as long as the land is good, we won't lose money by buying it!"
Good land yields twice as much grain as other fertile land because of the advantage of abundant water.
Seeing Tian Sangui say this, Tian Laosi stopped worrying about the price. After all, he really liked this piece of land. He had never dreamed of such a thing before. Now, this piece of land was truly going to belong to their family.
"Okay, that's the one!" Old Tian said.
Tian Sangui took out the money, and the village headman happily flashed his white teeth. After so many years, it had finally been sold, and it was the Tian Sifang family, whom he had the least faith in.
Alas, fortunes change, never underestimate a young person's potential!
"Congratulations, fourth brother! Your family now owns some good farmland in the village. Haha, keep up the good work, and no one in the village will dare to gossip about you anymore."
The four families who had separated from their ancestral home were often the subject of gossip in the village. They were looked down upon for being poor and having left their ancestral home, hoping to acquire some low-grade land in the village, which was, to put it somewhat like a pipe dream.
Everyone was there to watch the spectacle unfold, and whenever they saw Tian Laosi, they would relentlessly criticize him about the land.
Now look what's happened! They bought land in just a few months, and it's top-quality land that the villagers had been eyeing for a long time but couldn't afford. If those who laughed at them find out, they'll probably be furious.
"I'll take you to see the dry land next to Sheng Dan's house. It's a good acre of land, and everyone there is an expert at growing anything."
I'm talking about Aunt Wang's house, which we visited yesterday. Her husband's name is Tian Shengdan.
Zhang would be overjoyed. Farming would no longer be a source of worry. With Aunt Wang by her side, they could chat and work together, which was wonderful!
After going around the hill from the main road, take the third fork in the road and walk up to Sanjiadi. You will come to a five-step-wide embankment with a row of tall pine trees on it.
“Look at this. It was cleared by the government. I planted some cabbage on it to make it easier to manage.”
"If you like them, you can have them all for free. They're not worth much!"
The village headman waved generously.
Tian Sangui looked around and handed over the task of watching the land to her father.
Compared to the rice paddies, the ditches here are not as large, and the water flow is as small as a thin cotton thread.
There was a large, deep well at the edge of the field, filled with water, and several large wooden buckets with ropes hanging down beside it.
It seems that the water needed in the fields is all obtained here.
Compared to rice paddies, water collection in dry land is inconvenient. In this era, there were no soft plastic water pipes, so irrigating an acre of land by carrying water was a physically demanding task.
However, Tian Laosi seemed very satisfied; this piece of land was far superior to their previous wasteland.
The soil is loose and soft, and the crops grown there grow exceptionally well. Farmers love this kind of good land.
"According to the government's price, it's twenty taels per mu. If you're interested, I'll take these two mu to the government tomorrow and exchange them for official deeds. Your family of four is considered one of the wealthiest households in our Tianjia Village, hahaha!"
Seeing them get back on their feet, the village head was even happier than the Tian family. This was bringing honor to their Tianjia Village, and as the village head, he would have a lot of face in front of the county magistrate, wouldn't he?
"San Gui, what do you think?"
Tian Lao Si's undisguised joy was seen by Tian San Gui, who was secretly delighted.
"If Father approves, then it's ours!"
"Great, that's it! Let's start tilling the land tomorrow!"
"good!"
Seeing him happy, Tian Sangui was also delighted, and didn't feel any remorse when he took out the money.
Farmland is the foundation of a farmer's livelihood and his family property. There is no possibility of it going to waste, so he feels at ease spending the money.
We'll live a life where we have plenty to eat and drink from now on!
The village head looked at the sixty taels of silver in his hand and didn't know what to do with it.
Fifty taels were for the land purchase, and ten taels were for exchanging the land deed.
After bidding farewell to the two men, the village head rummaged around and carried the silver home.
Tian Sangui smiled and shook his head. The village head was quite a cute little old man.
She turned around and called to her father that it was time to go home, but to her surprise, Tian Laosi said with a smile, "San Gui, you go back first. I'll walk around in the fields for a bit before I go back!"
Tian Sangui knew he was happy; his family finally had two acres of decent farmland. Who wouldn't be happy?
Unbeknownst to her, in the town's Jishantang Pharmacy, the elderly Physician Jiang spent the entire afternoon running around to the outhouse.
When the young apprentice saw that he had become much thinner after coming out of the latrine, he rushed over to help the frail Physician Jiang.
"Sir, you look like you've caught a gastrointestinal disease from those sick people?"
"Nonsense! If that disease were contagious, it would have infected me three days before the onset of symptoms. But I've been treated for so many days now, and my condition is clearly not contagious!"
The young apprentice was puzzled. What's wrong with the gentleman? Why are his symptoms like those of a patient?
"Sir, what brings you here?"
"I suspect it's related to an upset stomach!"
"oh!"
Thankfully, it was just an upset stomach; a few doses of antidiarrheal medicine and I was fine.
"Why?"
The more Jiang Langzhong thought about it, the more uneasy he felt, as if he had overlooked something.
"What did I eat for lunch again?"
The young apprentice replied with a smile, "You love the Jade Crystal Dumplings from Jueweizhai the most; you've had them for three days in a row."
"No, there's one more thing!"
"Uh... Spicy and Sour Jadeite?"
"Clap!" Physician Jiang clapped his hands together.
"That's it! I remember eating it yesterday and my stomach started feeling uncomfortable last night. I ate it again today and now I have an upset stomach!"
The young apprentice was even more confused: "What does this have to do with Bai Yucui?"
Jiang Langzhong's bright, beady eyes glared at the simple-minded boy beside him who was only growing taller.
He reached out in exasperation, jumped up with his knuckles and smacked the big, dumb guy hard!
"fool!"
"Ouch! Sir, why did you hit me?"
"Hmph, go to the Yangzhou restaurant now and buy me some more of this white jade. I want to study it carefully and find out what harmful stuff is in it. The recent outbreak of illness among the people must be caused by this!"
The young apprentice, his face contorted in a grimace, rubbed his forehead with his fair, delicate fingers, trying to ease the pain while defiantly agreeing to Physician Jiang's request.
Didn't you just pull a muscle? Why are you hitting me so hard? It hurts so much!
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