"Land is indeed scarce, but there are also few buyers. If you had a better buyer, would you come to my house?"
Mrs. Sun gave a cold laugh, clearly not wanting to say more, and told her two sons to close the door so they could continue their studies.
Qian Tieshu's strength was naturally no match for the Lu brothers, and no matter how hard he tried, he was still locked out.
"What should we do now?"
Li looked at Qian Tieshu with some concern. She regretted that she hadn't thought things through when she made the bid. She thought that the Lu family was making a lot of money in business and shouldn't care about such a small amount of money.
"What else can we do? Let's go back!"
Qian Tieshu glared at her, somewhat angry at the Lu family, but mostly at this woman.
Things will only get worse day by day!
But the thought of selling an acre of land for three taels of silver really pained him.
“No one has been selling their land before, and the Lu family couldn’t buy it. Now that they know my family is going to sell, they’ll definitely have something to say. In a day or two, they’ll definitely come begging to me!”
Qian Tieshu smiled confidently. The bad attitude he was getting now was just for show. He had land but wouldn't buy it. Wasn't that just making a scene?
"you're right!"
Upon hearing this, Li laughed. When the Lu family came begging for her, she would definitely sell her for a high price!
Once my son's leg is healed, he can get married, and in a couple of years I'll be able to hold my grandson. It couldn't be more wonderful.
At this point, although the Lu family members said they wanted to study, they had lost interest in it.
The arrival of the Qian family reminded them that it was time to put the purchase of land on their agenda.
The reclaimed wasteland on the mountain is being cultivated quite well, but the road is a bit far. It would be best if there were fields in the village.
“Mom, I don’t think we necessarily have to buy the fields in the village. Anping Village has a large population and little land, so the prices are high and the location may not be good. We can ask around in a few neighboring villages. Anyway, they’re not that far away, not as far as the wasteland on the mountain, and the soil quality is much better than on the mountain.”
When Lu Laoda spoke up, although he also wanted to have land in the village so that it would be more convenient to work in the future, this was not a limitation. As long as there was land, it didn't matter where it was.
At first, the family only wanted to buy land in the village, but later they were busy with business and put the purchase of land on hold.
In any case, they are peasants, and land is their foundation; the matter of buying land cannot be delayed any longer.
“I think what my brother said makes sense. Let’s go ask around in the neighboring villages. There must be families who want to sell their land.”
Lu Lao Er also stood up to speak, saying that things had been very complicated at home lately, and he had to be careful to make a good impression at all times.
"Third son's wife, what do you think?"
Sun felt there was no problem, but she still subconsciously wanted to ask He Jiu Niang for her opinion.
So the whole family looked at her.
He Jiuniang had originally intended to remain invisible, but since she had been asked, she didn't hesitate and nodded, saying, "I also think what you said makes sense. There are many people in the village, and most families won't sell their land unless absolutely necessary. As for the Qian family's land, that family is no good. If we buy it now, who knows how much trouble it will cause in the future. I would rather spend ten taels of silver to find a kind family in the next village than spend three taels of silver to buy from the Qian family."
No one reacted to the first half of the sentence, but everyone agreed on the second half: the Qian family was no good, and doing business with such a family meant you could forget about having a good life in the future.
"In that case, starting tomorrow, the eldest and second eldest sons should go and visit the surrounding villages. If any families are willing to sell their land, then buy it."
Sun nodded, and the matter was settled.
He Jiuniang thought for a moment and then said, "Big brother, second brother, don't think it's okay to buy too much land. As long as the other party is willing to sell and the normal procedures can be followed, buy it all."
"But if we buy too much, we probably won't be able to handle it."
Old Man Lu was in a dilemma. It would be fine if they were to focus solely on tending the fields, but they also had to take care of the family business during this period. They really couldn't manage too much.
"That's simple. Just find people to farm, especially those families who have sold their land. They chose to sell their land because they couldn't make ends meet. If they are all kind people, you can hire them as long-term laborers to take care of the land. Their wages will be directly linked to the yield, so you don't have to worry about them not working hard."
If this had happened in the past, few people would have understood what He Jiuniang meant. But now that the family has started a business and everyone is studying and learning to read and write, they are making progress. So when she said this, everyone understood what she meant.
Lu Lao Er muttered, "Wouldn't that make him a landlord?"
"Landlords also succeed through their own abilities. Anyway, the imperial court doesn't impose any restrictions, and now our family is fully capable of buying land."
He Jiuniang had money in her hands, so she spoke with confidence. If the public funds were insufficient, she could simply lend them money and repay them when she made a profit.
Moreover, she has many businesses she wants to start in the future, and she can't let such a small plot of land hold her back.
Having been given a second chance at life, how could I not become the richest person in the world to do justice to this legendary life?
"The third son's wife is right. We didn't have the means before, but now that we're making money, we can naturally hire farmhands. Anyway, we pay wages on time. We're not the kind of heartless landlords who exploit people. We have a clear conscience!"
Old Man Lu spoke up, and the two Lu brothers agreed, so there was no need for anyone else to say anything more.
Thinking about how their lives were getting better and better, everyone was excited and felt even more grateful to He Jiu Niang.
Over the next few days, the two Lu brothers visited several surrounding villages. Since each village had resettled refugees, and there were no families like the Lu family who ran workshops, most people were still living in poverty.
Even so, very few people are willing to sell their land.
Even those willing to sell land only have poorly located, low-grade land, which might not even be as good as the wasteland reclaimed from the mountains, and even irrigation would be a problem.
The two Lu brothers discussed it and decided to ask the village chiefs of each village.
The Lu family offered four taels of silver per mu of land, and after selling the land, diligent and capable people could be hired as long-term laborers without needing a contract of indenture; they only needed to grow good crops.
Each person receives a base salary of ten coins per day. The amount of the harvest does not affect the base salary, but if there is a bumper harvest, bonuses and grain will be distributed according to the proportion of the bumper harvest.
The village chiefs were initially reluctant to hear that they wanted to buy land, but after hearing about the hiring of long-term laborers and their wages, they were all tempted.
Ten coins a day—that's all the hard labor you could earn in the county town, not to mention the bonuses and grain you'd get at the end of the year.
"Young man, is what you're saying true?"
The old village chief strained his eyes to look at the two brothers in front of him, always worried that they were lying.
These days, it's rare to see a fool like this who's rich but naive!
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