Li Erlang and Lin were stunned.
They didn't expect their daughter to be so bold as to casually bring up such a big idea as buying a barren mountain.
Li Yan looked at her shocked parents and explained, "I've wanted to buy this mountain for a long time. I originally planned to open a farm on the mountain and raise some poultry!"
Seeing her parents' puzzled looks, Li Yan continued to explain, "Next year, we're going to have another member of our family, and we'll have expenses everywhere. Our income from the farm won't be enough. We need to start a business!"
Although Li Erlang and his wife could not understand their daughter's big idea, their daughter did tell them the difficult situation the family was in.
Li Erlang pondered for a moment and said, "The Maoshan Mountain next to our house has at least two hundred acres of land. I have a total of sixty-eight taels of silver. I'm afraid it's not enough to buy that mountain!"
Seeing her father seemed to be wavering, Li Yan encouraged him, "Father, why don't we ask the clan leader tomorrow how much silver it will take to buy that barren mountain." But in her heart she was thinking, 'If it's not enough, I still have 20 taels of silver!'
Li Erlang nodded, as if to agree.
So the three of them discussed it and went back to their rooms to sleep.
Early the next morning, Li Erlang went to the patriarch's house first.
Because Li Erlang's family supported his work in selling grain, Patriarch Li was particularly friendly when he saw Li Erlang.
Li Erlang said to the Li clan leader who was sitting on a bamboo stool smoking a pipe: "Uncle, I want to know if the Maoshan next to our house is for sale? I want to buy it."
Chief Li was so shocked that he was choked by the smoke. He coughed and his face turned red. What he was thinking in his heart was that this child might have failed the exam to become a scholar, and his brain was stimulated, so why did he want to buy a barren mountain?
Although the wasteland was cheap, only three taels of silver per mu, it would still cost him nearly sixty taels of silver. With sixty taels of silver, he could buy more than ten mu of good farmland!
Seeing that Patriarch Li was looking at him like a fool, Li Erlang coughed twice and said, "It's like this. You know, I just split up the family. The three of us are not good at tending the fields, so we rented a piece of Maoshan near our home and started raising livestock!"
When Chief Li heard him say this, he disapproved and advised: "If you don't know how to farm, you can hire your elder brother or rent the land from someone with less land in the village!" In his heart, farming and having food is the right way.
Li Erlang shook his head, seeing how persistent he was.
Chief Li sighed and said, "This wasteland is three taels of silver per mu. If you are really determined, come with me to find the village chief later!"
Actually, selling the wasteland would bring him a lot of benefits. But he really couldn't bear to see this kid messing around!
At this time, the duties of the village head were mainly to mediate conflicts between villagers and protect the property of the village under his jurisdiction.
If Li Yan were here, she would definitely say, "Chief, you worry too much!" She would probably be very happy.
When Li Erlang heard what the patriarch said, he nodded in agreement and went back to prepare.
Li Yan packed up Lianqiao at home, ready to wait for Li Erlang to come back and go to town together.
Seeing her father coming back, Li Yan hurriedly asked her father, what did the patriarch say?
"The clan leader promised me that he would accompany me to ask the village chief to measure the land first. I will come back and clean it up first."
Li Yan asked, "Dad, do we have enough money?"
"They say the land is three cents an acre, but I think the top of Maoshan has only two hundred acres at most! It shouldn't be much different."
Li Yan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she heard her father say this.
Lin came out of the room and said to the two of them, "We've bought this mountain, but what if this isn't forsythia or isn't worth anything at all?"
Li Yan saw Lin's uneasiness and comforted her softly, "Don't worry, mother. Even if it weren't for Lian Qiao, I could still rely on this mountain to support our family!"
Mrs. Lin looked at her daughter who was full of confidence and stopped worrying.
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