Chapter 196: Of course we need to buy some land
Finally settled down, everyone started working more actively than before, and there was a peaceful atmosphere in the huge courtyard.
Seeing this, He Zhiran and Mo Jiuye also joined in.
After breakfast, Myna called Liang Hao and others and prepared to go into the mountains to take a look.
Mo Jiuye also wanted to go to the mountain with everyone, but He Zhiran had an appointment with Henry today to help him find a boat repairman. He couldn't let such a beautiful wife go alone, so he had to give up this idea.
The time agreed with Henry was not very early, and the two of them set off in the mule cart after noon.
Just as I reached the center of the village, I saw Zhao Zechuan walking towards the village entrance.
Mo Jiuye had a good impression of Zhao Zechuan and took the initiative to say hello.
"Is Mr. Zhao planning to go into the city?"
When Zhao Zechuan saw that the person speaking was Mo Jiuye, he immediately smiled.
"So you're the ninth brother of the Mo family. Please don't call me Zhao Xiucai, it sounds a bit awkward. Just call me by my name like everyone else in the village."
When he went to the school yesterday, he specifically asked the knowledgeable teacher whether he had heard of any official named Mo in the court.
The surname Mo was not common in the Dashun Dynasty. When the Master heard this surname, he first thought of the Mo family in the Huguo Mansion in the capital.
After communicating with the Master, Zhao Zechuan learned that the Mohist school in the capital had been exiled to the northwest.
In this way, it completely fits. The Mo Laojiu in front of him is undoubtedly the former Duke Protector of the Country.
I just don't know why such a famous figure would end up in exile?
It's no wonder that Zhao Zechuan couldn't figure out the reason. Even the Mo family themselves couldn't figure it out. They shed blood on the battlefield to defend the Dashun Kingdom, but why they got such a result.
Although Zhao Zechuan did not understand why the Mo family was exiled, he deeply admired a family that defended the Dashun territory with their lives.
Therefore, when he faced Mo Jiuye, who was exiled by the imperial court, he did not feel any sense of superiority.
Instead, he felt that Mo Jiuye was the person he should respect.
"Brother Mo Jiu, I already wrote the petition last night and planned to send it to the county magistrate in advance. If you are going into the city, could you give me a ride?"
Mo Jiuye moved to the side, leaving the space next to him empty.
"I'm going to meet someone near the county government office, and it's just on my way."
After Zhao Zechuan thanked him, he sat on the other side of Mo Jiuye.
It would take at least half an hour to drive the mule cart into the city, so Mo Jiuye simply asked about the houses at the foot of the mountain.
"Brother Zechuan, which family owns those houses at the foot of the mountain?"
"Those are the old houses of our three families. More than ten years ago, when Cui Wen was not yet the county magistrate, the Cui family moved here later, and their population was not as large as ours.
So, most of the courtyards at the foot of the mountain belong to our Zhao and Zhou families, and the Cui family only has five or six."
Mo Jiuye continued to ask, "I see there's a lot of wasteland around those courtyards. Does it belong to anyone?"
As the son of the clan leader, he is very clear about the situation in the village.
“Those lands were reclaimed by my parents, just to get more harvests.
Later, our Zhao and Zhou families were bullied by the Cui family. They forcibly exchanged the wasteland they had reclaimed for our fertile farmland. Our two families simply stopped tending the land at the foot of the mountain.
After years of hard work, we cultivated the land, but in the end we had to sell it to the Cui family at a discount. Therefore, our two families gave up the land there, and it has been abandoned for more than ten years."
After a pause, Zhao Zechuan asked, "Brother Mo Jiu, are you planning to buy farmland?"
Mo Jiuye did not deny it: "We will live here for a long time in the future, so naturally we need to buy some land."
Zhao Zechuan continued to ask: "Brother Mo Jiu also plans to build a house in the village?"
"I do have this plan, but I don't know if those old houses at the foot of the mountain can be sold."
Mo Jiuye knew in his heart that those collapsed houses were completely uninhabitable, and he bought them to use as a residential plot.
After all, my wife and I both like that position very much.
I thought Zhao Zechuan would continue to patiently help him solve his doubts, but unexpectedly he began to advise him not to build a house there.
"Brother Mo Jiu, it's not suitable for long-term living there, especially in winter."
Mo Jiuye raised an eyebrow: "Why?"
"Brother Mo Jiu, you don't know that the harvest was bad a few years ago, and the barbarians often crossed the mountains and ridges to rob food.
If we lived at the foot of the mountain, we would definitely become the target of robbery by barbarians. The reason why several of our families moved away from there and built high walls was to prevent them from coming to rob us.
Also, our family is large and united. Once we see barbarians coming, we will gather together to drive them away.
Perhaps those barbarians haven't come here in recent years because they can't get any advantage from us."
Mo Jiuye had heard a little about what Zhao Zechuan said a few days ago.
He was not afraid of tens of thousands of enemy troops, so how could he be afraid of these barbarians who were like bandits?
What's more, he and He Zhiran had already discussed that when building a house there, they could also raise the wall of the courtyard. At that time, they could raise a few dogs at home, and they would be the first to notice any movement.
Therefore, he was not worried about the barbarians coming to harass and rob.
"We're not afraid of the barbarians. If we find them, we'll just fight them back. I just want to know if those abandoned yards can be sold to us."
Zhao Zechuan thought about it and it made sense. He was a general leading thousands of troops on the battlefield to kill the enemy. How could he be scared by a few barbarians?
As for whether those abandoned houses can be sold, Zhao Zechuan can give the answer without asking his father.
"The old house has been abandoned for many years, and we won't live there anymore. If Brother Mo Jiu offered to buy it, I'm sure everyone would agree.
However, this price is definitely not as high as buying wasteland and building a house."
Mo Jiuye also understood this. Although the houses there were too dilapidated to be inhabitable, it was still a courtyard. It was not realistic to buy it at the price of wasteland.
He talked about these things with Zhao Zechuan just because he wanted to know more. If he wanted to buy those houses and land, he had to discuss it with the two clan leaders.
There is no rush on this matter; he needs to discuss it carefully with his family before making a decision.
There are also the Xie family and the Fang family. They came to Xiling Village to build their own homes, and their opinions must be asked for the location selection for building houses.
While the two were chatting, they were already near the county government office.
From afar, the county government office was crowded with people, and the officials were pointing and gesticulating, saying something inaudible.
After Zhao Zechuan thanked Mo Jiuye, he walked over first with the complaint.
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