The next day, after Chen Chen instructed his servants to make the preserved eggs, he went directly to Shenjia Village.
Shen Zhen first parked the carriage at Shen's house, said hello to Shen's mother and the others, and then went directly to the village chief's house.
When Village Chief Shen saw him coming, he smiled and said, "Brother Zhen is here? Is there something wrong?"
After Chen Zhen found a chair and sat down, he said to Village Chief Shen, "I have something to ask. I want to buy a piece of mountain land in Shenjia Village, and I want Uncle Yuan to help me go to the government office."
In Dongli Country, the village chief is responsible for taking people to the government office to register the sale of land in each village. Therefore, if Chen Zhen wants to buy land in Shenjia Village, he still needs to be taken there by Village Chief Shen.
Upon hearing this, Village Chief Shen said simply, "Okay, where do you want to buy the land?"
"It's near the small hill east of Eagle Wing Mountain." Chen Chen replied.
Village Chief Shen thought for a moment, then asked, "Brother Zhen, it's not easy to grow crops on that mountain. What are you going to do with it?"
Chen Chen didn't hide it and said directly: "I want to use it to raise ducks and chickens when the time comes."
Village Chief Shen knew that Chen Zhen was a capable man, so he didn't ask him much about what he wanted. He just said to him, "Okay, when are you going to ask for it? That mountain is quite large, so it might cost one or two hundred silver coins. Remember to prepare the silver when the time comes."
In Dongliguo, one mu of paddy field costs 7 taels of silver, dry land costs 5 taels of silver, and wasteland costs 3 taels of silver. Because Fengyuan Town is mostly mountainous and hilly, buying and selling mountaintops has become a common practice.
Generally, the area of a mountain is difficult to measure specifically, so the amount of silver is determined based on its size. However, due to the limited planting technology in ancient times, it was difficult to grow crops on many mountains, so the price of mountain land was similar to that of wasteland.
The mountain that Chen Zhen bought was relatively large, so the price was also a bit more expensive.
Upon hearing this, Chen Chen said, "I have already prepared the money. If Uncle Yuan is free tomorrow, I will go to the county town with you."
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