The splendid youth of the farm gate

Chapter 41 The Truth About Buying a Maid

"Well, this method is feasible." Lin nodded immediately, and turned to Luo Xingzu and said: "Father Guoer, you should look around and see how the land is sold!"

"Hey, I'll ask tomorrow."

After two days of rest, Luo Xingzu really went to Li Zheng to inquire about the wasteland.

Xuan Guo, like most recorded dynasties, had four households as neighbors, five neighbors as protection, one hundred households as li, five li as township, and one person in each li.Responsible for investigating household registration, setting up farming and mulberry, checking illegality, urging taxes, and buying and selling houses and fields.

Lizheng Mao's family was in Yanfeng Village. After hearing Luo Xingzu's words, they were stunned for a long time before they realized it.

"You mean you want to buy that wasteland?"

Before Luo Xingzu came, Qingguo repeatedly confessed that they couldn't say that their family wanted to buy it, but that they were asking for others.

"No, just ask for others." Luo Xingzu said.

Although he doesn't live in one village, Mao Asi must be in charge of the personnel affairs of one hundred households in these three villages. He knows the situation of each family more or less, not to mention that Luo Xingzu's family is famous for being poor in Sankeng Village.He didn't suspect it at the moment, besides, if he sold it, he would still have some wine money!
"The land is unowned, and it's a wasteland where neither food nor trees can be planted. The area is not large, only five or six acres, and eight or nine taels of silver will do." Mao Ahsi said.

This price is really not expensive. You must know that one mu of good paddy fields costs four or five taels of silver, and this piece of wasteland is only eight or nine taels of silver!
But the eight or nine taels of silver was not cheap to Luo Xingzu.Besides, don't you know how much that bone can sell for?Thinking of this, Luo Xingzu asked again.

"Fourth Brother, can the price be any cheaper?"

Mao Asi also knew about that land, and some people tried to grow some fruits and vegetables before, but what they planted would die. If someone really offered money to buy such a land, he would be happy to be a favor.

"Well, I thought, if it's less, it's a matter of two taels of silver, and if it's less, it's impossible. It's always a piece of land, isn't it?" Mao Ahsi said.

That is to say at least six taels of silver!
With a clear idea in mind, Luo Xingzu resigned from Mao Asi and went home.

Qingguo knew that her father was going to Lizheng's house today, so she didn't go out. Taking advantage of this time, she called Luo Xiaojiang and Qingping to her own field, selected a few taro stalks with good quality and juicy stems, and chopped them home .

According to Qingguo's requirements, Qingping removed the older skin and tender heart of these taro stalks, cut them into one-foot lengths, rinsed them with well water over and over again, put them in the sun to dry until they were soft to the touch, and then Rub well with the prepared coarse salt, then put it in a basin to marinate for an hour or two, then organize the five roots and tie them into a small handful, put them in a small pottery jar, pour cold boiled water to submerge the poles, and press the prepared clean stones On top, cover the tank with a piece of wood and you're done!

"Guo'er, is this really edible?" Lin asked from the side.

Qingguo raised her head and said with a smile: "Whether you can eat it or not, you will know in a few days if you pay for it."

Lin Shi thinks about it, anyway, it's a worthless business, it's just that jar of salt, which made Lin feel distressed for a long time, but thinking about it, if it really works, several jars of salt can be earned back, right?
"Father is back." Xiao Jiang Luo has sharp eyes, seeing Luo Xingzu who came back from outside, he quickly turned around and shouted to the people in the room, and he went out to meet him, "Father, you are back, have you asked clearly?"

"Brother, let Dad come in and talk." Qing Guo shouted from the room.

"Hey."

Not long after, the two father and son entered the house, and Qingguo handed over a large bowl of cold boiled water that he had prepared. , was stopped by Luo Xingzu waving his hand.

"I'll drink it later, I'll tell you what Li Zheng said." Luo Xingzu said.

Qingguo put down the bowl in her hand, stood beside Qingping and looked at Luo Xingzu.

"As Li Zheng said, that piece of land costs at least six taels of silver."

"Six taels of silver!"

Although she was mentally prepared, Lin still frowned unavoidably.

Six taels of silver!

Qingguo nodded, to be honest, it's really not expensive!What a big piece of land!Organize it well, plant a few cash crops without destroying those ground bone trees, and you can pay back your money in a year!
"Guo'er, six taels of silver!" Qingping looked at Guo'er and frowned, "I don't know how much those bones can be sold for!"

"Don't worry, Li was talking about six taels of silver, I think five taels of silver would be about the same." Qing Guo said, "We'll talk about it after selling the bones."

That's the only way to go now!

For a while, everyone in the Luo family wished that the batch of land bones they had received could be sold for ten taels of silver.

"Mother Guoer, are you in the house?"

Zhou's voice sounded outside the door.

Lin quickly greeted her, "Here, Auntie, come in."

Mrs. Zhou came in and saw that the whole family was there, so she couldn't help but smiled and said, "They're all at home!"

"Well, auntie, sit down."

Qingguo handed Mrs. Zhou a small slip, and Mrs. Zhou was not polite, took the slip and sat down.

"Mother Guoer, didn't I help Guoer find out what happened in the Grand Master's Mansion in Xia County a few days ago?" Mrs. Zhou looked at Mrs. Lin.

Mrs. Lin nodded quickly, looked at Mrs. Zhou and said, "Well, did you find out clearly?"

Mrs. Zhou sighed, looked at Qingping, and said softly, "Ping, you have escaped a catastrophe."

"How do you say that?" Luo Xingzu looked at Zhou in horror.

Zhou shook her head, and told the family what her brother had inquired about.

"It is said that the eldest lady of the county grandpa's family is suffering from some kind of illness. The doctor said that she might not live until the end of this year!" said Zhou.

"The lady's illness, what does it have to do with buying a maid?" Lin asked puzzled.

Zhou suppressed her voice and said: "It is said that it is contagious, and several servant girls in the mansion have already contracted the disease and passed away!"

"what!"

Luo Xingzu and Lin's both turned pale, and they couldn't help looking at Qingping, their eyes filled with fear and happiness at the same time.

"The tung flower, she..."

Mrs. Zhou shook her head, "I'm afraid it's more dangerous than good! My brother also said that the wife of the county magistrate is still asking people to buy maids everywhere!"

"No wonder my aunt refused to let Sister Huifang go." Luo Xiaojiang said: "She is afraid that after Sister Huifang's accident, she won't be able to deal with my uncle and auntie!"

As soon as Luo Xiaojiang finished speaking, the three siblings suddenly looked at Luo Xingzu and Lin.

The three of Luo Xingzu and Lin felt as if they were being pricked by needles, and said with flickering eyes, "Why are you looking at me like this? I... didn't I let Qingping go?"

(End of this chapter)