Chapter 100 Buying Land (Part 2)

  Old Ye looked up at Zhen'er for a moment, but still didn't say anything.

  Zhen'er hesitated for a moment, and Ye Baiji was afraid that Zhen'er would agree with a soft heart, so she quickly said: "Don't, their land is not worth the money, we don't want it."

  That Yuan Zhong was stunned by these words and didn't know how to respond.

  Zhen'er noticed his embarrassment and hastily apologized, "Sorry, Uncle Yuan, my sister is not tactful, she didn't mean it. It's just that my seventh uncle, whose name is Ye Song, was unfortunately injured while cutting wheat a few days ago, the injury is quite serious. My sister Bai Zhi has always been close to Seventh Uncle's family and has been worried about his condition these past few days, so she's been feeling a bit irritable. She's not usually like this."

  Yuan Zhongren felt relieved after hearing this. This little girl was also worried about her family's temper, and it turned out that she had a good heart. As for Ye Song, he knew him and had done business with him before, but he didn't know how he got injured. Maybe it was when he was harvesting wheat. Hmm, when he has time, he should go visit him in the hospital.

  However, this little girl didn't mention a word about the Ye family's land, it seems that she was really dissatisfied with their land. Thinking of this, Yuan Zhongren secretly sighed, how come his good land couldn't be sold? He asked several families and as soon as they heard it was his land, they shook their heads. Was there something he didn't know about?

  "There is also a piece of land in your village, which belongs to the Pan family at the west end of the village. One mu of paddy field is top-grade land and costs 15 taels of silver. There are also two mu of middle-grade land, which cost 11 taels of silver each, and one mu of sandy land, which costs 5 taels of silver."

  Yuan Zhongren finished speaking and stared at Zhen'er, asking for her opinion.

  Although she has lived here for almost a month, Zhen'er is still not very familiar with the people in this village. As for Pan's family at the west end of the village mentioned by Yuan Zhongren, she only has some vague impression that they also sent gifts when she moved into the house, and as for other things, she doesn't know much about them.

  Ye Lao Yezi saw that Zhen Er looked very confused, so he explained: "The Pan family is not bad, they are all very hardworking. It's just that there are many people in the household. There is also an old mother who has been bedridden for a long time and a daughter-in-law who is like a medicine jar. The conditions at home are relatively difficult. Their land is all together, and it is close to the Shi Wei Bo family's land."

  Zhen'er nodded secretly in her heart, the old man had taken a liking to this piece of land. However, she heard that Qian Zhongren's tone also had another option, so she wanted to compare them thoroughly before making a decision.

  "And where is the other one?"

  Yuan Zhongren thought that since Ye Lao had spoken, this little girl would definitely want the land. Unexpectedly, she had her own ideas and said: "There is also a piece of land in Xiagou Village, which is six mu together, all of which are medium-grade, and the price is higher than Pan's family, twelve taels. Because it is contiguous land, many people have asked about it."

  As for the land outside the village, Old Ye still didn't know much about it and couldn't provide any information to Zhen'er. After thinking for a moment, she asked: "Can I go take a look at those lands?"

  Ye Baiji also said beside him: "Right, right, go and take a look before making a decision."

  The buyer's request to see the land was very reasonable, and Yuan Zhong readily agreed. "I rushed over in my horse-drawn carriage today thinking of taking you all to take a look. Let's go."

  Zhen Er closed the door and got on the horse carriage with Ye Lao Ye Zi. Ye Bai Ju loved to join in the fun, so she insisted on going along.

  The horse carriage wasn't big, with Ye Bai Zhi, Zhen Er, Hu Zi and Old Master inside, it already felt a bit cramped. Yuan Zhong Ren was very considerate and didn't get in, instead sitting on the carriage shaft, leaving space inside for them to discuss buying that piece of land.

  "I think the land of the Pan family is quite good, the land is good and cheap, and it's close to Uncle's land, and in the future, there will be someone to take care of it." Ye Baiju expressed her opinion first.

  Ye Lao Yezi also nodded, "You and Hu Zi are too young, the land is not easy to manage if it's in another village." He paused for a moment, "To say that the land in Xiagou Village is not bad either. Six mu of land together, no matter what you plant, it's convenient. If it were in our own village, it would be even more convenient to manage."

  Zhen'er thought about it and felt that was indeed the case. However, she was afraid that if she bought too much land in the village all at once, it would stir up gossip, and buying land in another village wasn't convenient either, what a worry.

  It's still too early to say anything, everything has to wait until the end before making a conclusion.

  They first went to see the land of the Pan family, and indeed it was good land. The wheat that had been planted before had been harvested, and now it was empty. It's estimated that if they couldn't sell it, they would continue to plant soybeans or corn.

  Nasha didn't go see Jier, she hadn't planned on buying Nasha's place, it was too much trouble to manage.

  They then went to Xiagou Village to see the six mu of land, which was exactly at the junction of Xiagou Village and Yushu Village. In fact, it was not far from Yushu Village either. More importantly, there was a pond near the land, making irrigation very convenient.

  After looking at the land, comparing the two sides, Zhen'er actually leaned towards the six mu of land in Xiagou Village, although it was a bit more expensive. Later, she negotiated with Yuan Zhongren and he agreed to sell one mu for ten taels. After all, although the land is good, there are few people who can afford to spend so much money at once, and the seller obviously needs the money urgently.

  After discussing the money, Zhen Er still had some worries, how would she buy that land?

  At noon, Zhen'er and others invited Yuan Zhongren to dinner, bought dishes and invited Ye Lao Yezi to accompany them. Zhen'er was busy with Ye Baiji in the kitchen.

  Ye Baiji washed the vegetables, and after looking down, her eyebrows, which had been furrowed for a while, slowly relaxed. "Zhen'er, are you really planning to take that six mu of land in Xiagou Village?"

  Zhen'er stir-fried the vegetables while saying, "Right, that land is really good, and it's not far away. Buying it would be just right. And I also want the one mu of water field belonging to the Pan family. Having both fields and land would be perfect."

  Ye Baiji gritted her teeth and asked: "Zhen'er, what if I were to buy land?"

  Buying land? Zhen'er glanced at Ye Baiji, saw her determined eyes, and knew she had thought it through carefully. No wonder she was so serious when looking at the land that time.

  "Of course, you also have thirty taels of silver now. Buying two acres of land will still leave you with several taels of silver as spare money, which is enough for daily use." Moreover, buying the land will be your dowry, and Father will definitely not stop you from doing so. In that case, you'll have a secure future.

  Ye Baiji might have thought so too.

  After lunch, Ye Baiji told her plan, and the old man did not object. In the end, Zhen'er bought six mu of land in Xiagou Village, plus one mu of water field from the Pan family, and Ye Baiji bought two mu of land from the Pan family and wrote a deed. The old man had to run an errand with Yuan Zhongren again, went to the government office to register, and exchanged it for a formal land deed.

  Holding the land deed, Zhen Er and Ye Bai Zhi congratulated each other, they were also landowners now.