A lucky koi fish was found while escaping from famine, and the whole family became prosperous

Chapter 44 Buying Land
After turning the land, the vegetable seeds were planted.

Finally, they poured in the freshly drawn well water.

While no one was watching, Jiang Yunjin carefully dripped a few drops of spiritual spring water into the well.

After everything was ready, Mrs. Jiang Da and Mrs. Jiang Er also prepared breakfast.

The family sat together at the table and had breakfast in harmony.

When they were almost done eating, Old Mrs. Jiang put the bowl on the table with a crisp sound.

At the same time, all members of the Jiang family looked at Old Lady Jiang.

Old Mrs. Jiang coughed twice and spoke out the question she had been thinking about last night.

"After we bought the land, we couldn't plant it before the New Year, which was less than half a month away. I thought about going to the city to see if I could get some laundry work from the wealthy families. If I could, it would be great."

The end of the year was approaching, and Old Mrs. Jiang had no special skills. She had no talent or money to learn business, and the best she could do was some manual labor.

She knew all this early on because she had done it herself when she was young.

After hearing what Old Mrs. Jiang said, everyone in the Jiang family was thinking about how to make a living.

Jiang Lao Da and Jiang Lao Er looked at each other and decided that since they had enough energy, they could go to the city to see if there was any work that needed doing.

"Mom, why don't we buy some land later and then go to the city with you to have a look."

Boss Jiang thought about it and decided that they might as well go together.

Hearing that they could enter the city, Jiang Yunjin, who was eating hard, raised his head instantly, and his bright eyes stared at Boss Jiang without stopping.

"My daughter is going too!"

Boss Jiang felt a little embarrassed being stared at, and quickly added something.

Hearing that their younger sister could go, the Jiang family boys couldn't stay any longer! They immediately begged to go too.

Without waiting for Mr. Jiang to refuse, Mrs. Jiang agreed immediately.

"Okay, okay, let's go take a look! Boss, after you finish eating, let's go to the village chief's house."

After finalizing the land purchase, we can go into the city together.

When Jiang Lao Da heard this, he took Jiang Lao Er and left the house.

Regarding the purchase of land this time, Mrs. Jiang thought that she would not buy too much.

There is a severe drought this year, but no one can predict what will happen next year. What if it gets better one day?

Mrs. Jiang Da and Mrs. Jiang Er were cleaning the table, followed by a few little friends, who helped them clean the table neatly.

At this moment, Old Mrs. Jiang also learned about Jiang Yunjin's actions in the morning, and her cloudy eyes could not hide her joy.

She quickly took out three coins from her pocket, put them in the little girl's white and tender palm, and said to the Jiang family boys, "This is a reward for your little sister. This is what she deserves. It's a pity... Grandma doesn't have much money."

At the end of her speech, Mrs. Jiang sighed deeply.

Jiang Yunjin didn't want to accept the money, not because she thought it was too little, but because her family was going through a difficult time at the moment and she couldn't accept the money.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Jiang was adamant and insisted that Jiang Yunjin accept the three cents. She consoled him, "Little Yunjin, when our family becomes more well-off in the future, I will make it up to you!"

Jiang Yunjin suddenly felt that the money in her hand was very hot. Finally, it was Mrs. Jiang who stepped forward and persuaded her, and the girl took the money.

As they were going to the capital, Old Mrs. Jiang asked her two sons to harness the carriage first.

She originally thought that since the Jiang family was large, two cars would be best, but then she thought about it and gave up the idea.

The cart is big enough and can accommodate everyone if we squeeze in.

Besides, Lao Wu wants to stay and look after the house.

When the Jiang family had almost finished packing up the cart, the two brothers, Jiang Lao Da, walked in from the door one after the other.

Hearing the noise, Old Mrs. Jiang looked up at the two of them. When she saw them nod, she knew that the matter was settled.

Boss Jiang told the Jiang family about the land purchase.

The land is divided into three grades: upper, middle and lower. The upper grade land is the best land, not only the soil is fertile, but also the yield is extremely high, and the price is the highest, requiring ten taels of silver per mu.

Medium land is not as good as the best land, but much better than the worst land. The yield is average and the terrain is not good, but it also costs five taels of silver per acre.

The inferior land, both in terms of location and soil, is much different from the other two types of land, and costs one tael of silver per acre.

There is not much idle land in Taoyuan Village. Although there is a severe drought this year, the villagers are waiting to see what will happen next year and will not sell the land they have.

There are only two acres of top-quality land, four acres of medium-quality land, and ten acres of bottom-quality land left unused in the village.

Boss Jiang used the twenty taels of silver given by Old Lady Jiang and bought five acres of inferior land, one acre of medium-quality land, and one acre of superior land.

When I have money in the future, I will buy more.

When Boss Jiang and his companion came back, the Jiang family drove a horse-drawn carriage to pick up the village chief, and the group headed towards the capital in a mighty procession.

It only takes a stick of incense to get from Taoyuan Village to the capital.

The group was walking on a small path. If they had taken the main road, they would probably have had to take a longer detour.

This path was also pointed out by the village chief yesterday.

Villagers usually take the small paths when going to the city.

On the way, Old Mrs. Jiang started chatting with the village chief, and learned about the current situation of other members of the Jiang family in the village.

As for her family, she didn't want to know any of them.

Now that my parents are gone, my mother’s home is no longer my mother’s home.

If I had a big brother who could support me, my mother's home would still be my home. It's a pity...

Old Mrs. Jiang sighed in her heart, and when she thought of the things happening at Old Man Jiang's family, she couldn't help but feel a headache.

I heard from the village chief that the Jiang family is a big family in Taoyuan Village, and the eldest branch of the Jiang family has now moved to the capital.

She had thought about burying Old Man Jiang in the ancestral tomb, and if possible, also having the children included in the Jiang family tree.

However, this idea was suppressed when Mr. Jiang was still alive.

Old Master Jiang once left a will that he would not be buried in the ancestral tomb.

The Jiang family also has its own family tree.

Old Mrs. Jiang sighed in her heart and had to obey Old Mr. Jiang.

As they were talking, the carriage soon arrived at the gate of the capital.

The towering city gate looks extremely majestic.

There were many soldiers standing on both sides of the city gate, seemingly checking something, and all of them had serious expressions on their faces.

The Jiang family had never seen such a scene before, and the boys all hid behind the adults, not daring to make any sound.

Jiang Yunjin, on the other hand, was not afraid of the officers and soldiers in front of him at all. Instead, he looked around.

A pair of black and bright eyes looked around, taking in everything around.

Until his eyes fell on a few people not far from the city gate. They were acting sneaky, looking timid and fearful, and even intentionally covering their faces.

Such a strange scene made Jiang Yunjin take a second look.

Especially when she saw a thumb-sized mole on the other person's face, she wrinkled her fair little face in disgust.

The carriage moved slowly forward, but faint voices could be heard from behind.

"Do you know? I heard that a group of thieves robbed a big official in the capital last night and killed many people! Today, the capital is on high alert just to find that group of people!"

"Is this true? Why haven't I heard of it?"

"Of course it's true! My husband went to the government office in the middle of the night last night. Look! I'm here to bring him some food!"

(End of this chapter)