Born into a farm family, I became rich by pressuring my parents.

Chapter 29 Buying a House
Two days after the beginning of winter comes the day when the Jiang family worships their ancestors.

As the head of the family, this year Jiang Mingshun will also go to the patriarch's house on behalf of his family to discuss matters related to this year's winter festival with the clan members.

It's already very cold outside. The first snow of the year fell last night and it hasn't stopped yet.

Jiang Mingshun came back from the patriarch's house, took off his hat and shook it vigorously outside the door, causing snowflakes to fall.

"The Winter Festival is going to be a big event this year." He said as soon as he entered the door.

Bai took the thick cotton-padded jacket that the man had taken off and handed him the homely clothes he wore in the house.

Jiang Mingshun put on his clothes and sat on the kang before continuing: "The patriarch said that this year everyone sold a batch of white fungus before it snowed, and everyone made money. We are going to hold a big winter festival to thank our ancestors for giving us Leave a mountain like this behind.”

Bai nodded when he heard this: "It really all depends on the ancestors."

"What are we going to do?" This was her first time doing this.

"You don't have to do anything. Just spend two hundred coins to buy things for worship for the clan." Jiang Mingshun grabbed a handful of peanuts from the plate, peeled them and put them in front of Jiang Jinyu.

Ever since his family had money, he would often bring snacks back from the city.Jiang Jinyu had eaten too many sweet snacks recently, so she asked her mother to cook a pot of salted peanuts.

She had little interest in the Winter Festival.

In previous years, their family of three didn't even have a decent cotton-padded jacket, so they just stood in the cold wind waiting to worship. Standing there all morning would freeze her to death.

Jiang Mingshun was very excited. His family was different this year.

He was able to live such a good life with his wife and children in his first year as a family member. Of course he wanted to show off in front of his clan members.

Although they don't have to deal with the Winter Festival, they have to take care of the Winter Solstice Festival after the Winter Festival.

According to the custom of Guangxin County, you must eat mutton dumplings during the Winter Solstice Festival to prevent your ears from freezing in the cold winter.

Most people in the village raise pigs, and very few raise sheep at home. Every year before the winter solstice, the villagers rush to the market to buy a few kilograms of mutton.

Although there are still about ten days before the Winter Solstice, the New Year is approaching. If you want to have a good New Year, you need to prepare dozens of kilograms of flour at least.

Whether making dumplings or steamed buns, flour is indispensable.

Jiang Mingshun had no intention of robbing the villagers of the stone mill.

His family has little land, and there is not enough wheat. They also have to use it to make sugar. The food they eat is bought from grain stores in the city.

So this time he planned to buy ground flour directly from the grain store.

Unexpectedly, I got a surprise as soon as I entered the city.

When he bought flour and headed home, he habitually went to the dock to take a look, thinking that it was already the winter moon and Zheng Zhongren would probably be busy.

Unexpectedly, he met Zheng Zhongren as soon as he arrived at the pier.

Zheng Zhongren's eyes lit up when he saw Jiang Mingshun. He strode over and said to Jiang Mingshun, "Brother Jiang, I have news to tell you."

Jiang Mingshun asked him to get on the carriage and drove the carriage to the north wind.

"Brother Jiang, someone is selling land near the dock!" Zheng Zhongren took a breath and immediately said: "I only got the news today. Walking west along the river, there is a piece of wasteland up there. You should know, right?"

Jiang Mingshun nodded to express his understanding. The land was probably more than ten acres long, and it had been empty for more than [-] years without anyone building a house.

Zheng Zhongren slapped his thigh: "It's good to know. I don't need to tell you how good the location is. If you can open a shop there, there is no reason not to make money." What he said was true.

Guangxin County has a good location, and every county magistrate who comes to take office wants to make achievements, always starts from the dock.

Over the past few decades, the pier has been built larger and larger, and the shops that were originally only open around it have also opened further and further away.

Only an open space remained.

When Jiang Mingshun heard that this land was for sale, he was naturally excited, but he still hesitated: "This is a hot commodity. How can I, a farmer, beat these big players in the city?"

Zheng Zhongren also smiled when he heard this: "We certainly can't afford such a piece of land."

He mysteriously whispered in Jiang Mingshun's ear: "If someone wants to buy it, of course someone will want to sell it."

"I came here early this morning because someone wanted to sell his current house and raise money to build a new shop on a piece of land over there."

Jiang Mingshun asked in surprise: "Isn't this unnecessary?"

Zheng Zhongren shook his head: "The location of his house is not very good, and there are few shops around it. All nearby people live in their own homes. But he wants to open a restaurant, and he hates being quiet and deserted, so he thought of changing to a lively place."

Jiang Mingshun nodded in understanding, which made sense.

Zheng Zhongren said: "I went to see his house and it was really well repaired. If I wasn't in a hurry to get money, I wouldn't have sold it so easily."

"How much does the owner plan to sell the house for?" Jiang Mingshun asked.

Zheng Zhongren did not answer, but said to him: "Come with me and have a look. If you like him, we can discuss the price with him."

The two of them drove to the house together.

It's really not close to the dock, and it takes nearly a quarter of an hour to drive there by mule cart.

Indeed, as Zheng Zhongren said, the house itself is excellent.

Zheng Zhongren explained as he opened the door: "This place used to be Maxi Village decades ago. Later, a dock was built. People in the village became richer and richer. Many villagers bought houses in the city, and the village gradually became empty. Later, Because the number of people was too small, the place was placed under the jurisdiction of the wharf and was no longer called Maxi Village."

Jiang Mingshun followed Zheng Zhongren inside, thinking that Master Jin, whom he hired when building his house, didn't coax him. The houses in this city were really similar to his own.

"This house is so big!" Jiang Mingshun couldn't help but exclaimed as the two passed through a hanging flower door, and there was a yard behind them.

Zheng Zhongren pointed to the room: "The original owner was a chef in a Fucheng restaurant. He originally planned to save a sum of money to open a restaurant. But after buying this place, he realized that everyone lives here and was not allowed to build a restaurant. He could only convert the two-story house into an inn.”

"But he wasn't willing to give in. How could he just give up after learning a craft for many years? That's why he planned to sell the house to make a fortune."

Jiang Mingshun scanned carefully while listening.

He was extremely satisfied with this house. Even if he couldn't rent it out later, it would still be great to live in it by himself.

The two looked around before closing the door and returning to the carriage.

Jiang Mingshun did not hesitate and said directly: "To be honest with Brother Zheng, I am interested in this house, but I don't know how much it will cost to buy it?"

Zheng Zhongren also looked serious: "The landlord said he wants 80 taels, but if the money can be given as soon as possible, 75 taels is not impossible."

Jiang Mingshun hesitated after hearing the price. First, his family only spent 20 taels to build their house. Although the area of ​​this house was only twice the size, it was a full 60 taels more expensive.

(End of this chapter)