Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

The snow was so deep before that it was completely white.

Can't see anything clearly.

Now that the snow is beginning to melt, after walking around, you can see that the location of the grove is excellent.

Located at the foot of Mt.

In front of it is eight acres of wasteland, and behind it is a small forest that spreads along the terrain from south to north until it reaches a slightly higher hillside. There are mountains on the east and west sides of the hillside.

It can be said to be a dangerous place to defend.

West wing.

In the study room, Zhou Banxia had not had time to sort out the boxes and cages he had brought back when he arrived home, but because there were already four treasures of the study room on the desk, it did not affect his drawings.

"Look, if there is a manor built behind this -" Gu Wenxuan pointed to the newly drawn drawing, the ink has not yet dried, "Will there be a workshop in the front and a mountain in the back?

The most important thing is that there is a cave on the mountain wall behind this hillside.

The entrance to the cave is not big enough for a half-grown child to climb in, but it is big inside.

Looking at the grove, it can serve as a buffer zone to separate the workshop and the manor.

When the manor is completed in the future, walls can be built on both sides to connect it.

At that time, two roads will be cleared, one leading to the workshop and the other connecting to the dirt road to the west. When necessary, all you need to do is retreat to the manor and guard the gate. "

Zhou Banxia understood what he meant.

Don't let the small lose the big.

Although the grove is there and you can take advantage of it by being close to it, you don't have the right to own it and it can easily be overrun from behind.

If you want to do it, buy the entire grove, and the hillside behind the grove, and then build the manor after the workshop is built.

"How much silver will it cost to take them all?"

"It's not expensive. I asked Uncle Li Zheng before I came back. It's such a big piece -" Gu Wenxuan pointed his finger in the air and drew a circle on the drawing, "It doesn't cost three hundred taels."

"Including this hillside?"

"Correct!"

"purchase!"

Gu Wenxuan laughed and told her another secret - why no one has ever bought or reclaimed the open space in front of the grove, just because it is between two villages.

His great-grandfather, who was the leader of the clan, wanted the clan to open up wasteland, but the old man in Gujiazhuang didn't agree. Later, the Gu family wanted to open up wasteland, but the old Gu family didn't agree.

So the vacant land was left there without anyone taking care of it, and it became more and more deserted. Even the fruit tree garden in the early years was turned into a deserted grove now by both sides.

Zhou Banxia was very amused when he heard this.

"No wonder my father said before that if I wanted to buy it, I would definitely be able to buy it now. It's just that it's so wild that it would be more cost-effective to hire someone to open up the land. It would be better to just buy the land directly.

There is another contradiction. If the Gu family doesn't sell Zhuangzi to the Ma family, I might have to buy the wasteland in the name of the daughter of the Zhou family. "

"That's not the case. There are so many brothers in my father's generation. If they want to open up wasteland, how can the Gu family stop them? They are the ones who ignore it in the first place.

Besides, at that time, my great-grandfather was still a scholar and the head of the clan. He really had to deal with a mere merchant from outside the family and his ancient family village.

The main reason is that as my father said, the gains outweigh the losses, so no one is watching.

But as the population increases, the land will not increase, and sooner or later someone will buy it.

But it may also be because you bought it. For example, today when you dig a ditch, no one will make trouble there.

In addition to our father's good popularity in the clan, it is also because you are the daughter of the Zhou family.

Don't look at the monk's face and look at the Buddha's face. If someone dares to make things difficult for you today, they are deceiving you that there is no one in the Zhou family. Tomorrow, the Zhou family will immediately block the water.

This has nothing to do with whether or not we have a close relationship with you. We don’t want to argue with each other.

Today it is you who are bullied by outsiders in the village, but tomorrow it may be their turn. "A rabbit dies and a fox grieves when something harms its own kind?"

It seems to make sense. It is to use this area as a base to build a fortress.

The couple chatted for a while, and unanimously decided to buy the land first, and then build the manor as quietly as possible after the workshop was built and the work started to be straightened out.

Be prepared.

At that time, we can carry out construction and collect grain at the same time. Let's "build granaries, build walls high, and accumulate grain widely."

Even if there is chaos one day, it can still give the family a place to stay.

In addition, you can also buy some young and strong villagers with small families in the name of keeping some crafts in the workshop confidential, so as to have a certain defensive power.

After discussing it, before Gu Erzhu and Liu went to bed that night, Gu Wenxuan and Zhou Banxia took the revised drawings and banknotes to the main room.

Unlike Mrs. Liu, she only knew that her old son had gone to the fields in the evening. When Gu Erzhu saw his old son and his young couple coming, he knew that his old son must have had something on his mind.

Even during the day, I couldn't drive the old son away. I saw the old son walking around the eight acres of wasteland and then going to the woods and climbing up the hillside.

but!

"What, where to build a granary?"

Gu Erzhu was shocked when he saw his old son pointing at the drawings and mentioning which location should be left to build a granary. He immediately looked at his reliable old daughter-in-law.

Zhou Banxia nodded to show that he heard correctly, "Dad, to put it bluntly, Liu Lang is just afraid that if he makes too much money, if there is a disaster, our family will be targeted."

Look, Sanya is still reliable and can't even speak clearly.

Gu Erzhu nodded slowly, "It does work. When it comes to death, it's impossible to guard against it."

Having said this, Gu Erzhu remembered that he had to explain something to his child.

"Our old Gu family actually has a hiding place, not far from the ancestral grave.

Every year when we go to the mountain to worship our ancestors, behind the big stone I asked you two brothers to touch is the cave, which is where the whole clan hides to avoid disaster when their lives are in danger.

When our ancestors of the Gu family moved here, the first patriarch chose that place, and every subsequent patriarch had a mission.

When you are a clan leader, you cannot leave the village for more than a few months. You have to protect the place and secretly hide food with the next clan leader. Don't ask me how I know. "

Gu Wenxuan recommended his wife.

Zhou Banxia said, "Dad, I want to know, but I won't tell."

Gu Erzhu, who saw his old son's little moves clearly, said, "Well, listen to what your great-grandfather and your great-grandfather said.

Just like Liulang's painting, Sanya, I'm afraid all the money you earn will be spent on it. "

"Dad, people are more important than money. As long as people are here, even if you spend all your money, there is nothing to worry about. You can still leave a way out for future generations, don't you think?"

"That's the truth. I'm just wronging you." As he said that, Gu Erzhu leaned towards his son Ni, thinking that he was taking advantage of you, stupid boy.

Mrs. Liu couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Don't you see that the young couple didn't even call them brother and sister-in-law, so they were worried that their sister-in-law would reveal the money."

Zhou Banxia nodded hurriedly, "My mother still understands me, I'm really afraid that my sister-in-law will say that each person will pay for one share.

Outsiders don’t know, dad, you and my mother should know that I make too much, right?

You said that my sister-in-law still insists on one person taking care of the other, and I feel sorry for you.

Several times I wanted to tell the truth to my sister-in-law, but the words came to my lips and I swallowed them back——"

"can not say!"

"Don't say it!"

Gu Wenxuan laughed.

With a "pop" sound, Gu Erzhu slapped his old son's leg, "Keep your voice down. Okay, dad knows what you mean. Let's get the forest first."