Traveling through ancient times

The brother and sister left the yamen. It was now around two o'clock in the afternoon. They planned to go shopping, see the differences between the county town and the town, and then go back!

Then they heard a familiar voice calling them: "...Here, Wenzhi boy...Dalian girl..."

The two looked in the direction of the voice and saw the village head!

He walked over quickly and saw two yamen runners standing next to Zhang Lizheng, so he nodded to them!

"Uncle Lizheng, are you going back to our village?"

Zhang Lizheng said, "Isn't this for you to go to the government office to look at the fields and hills? These two officials are here to help you measure the fields!"

Gu Wenzhi and the other man smiled at the yamen runners again and said, "Thank you very much, two yamen runners. We will treat you to a meal later!"

The yamen runners saw that the little brother and sister were well-mannered and that although the materials of their clothes were not very good, they were all brand new. They also heard from the master personally that they should take good care of them, so they both bowed and said "please!"

"It's just right for us to go back and measure the land. I'll tell you more on the way!"

The two saw a carriage next to them, and without thinking much, they got on it with Zhang Lizheng! One of the two yamen runners rode a horse, and the other also sat in the carriage!

It takes more than half an hour to take a horse carriage back to the village. The village head explained the local affairs to the two people along the way!

"I have measured the ten acres of farmland for you, and the open space around your yard as well! As for working in the fields, do you want to?"

Gu Wenzhi glanced at his eldest sister, and saw Gu Dalian nodding repeatedly, so he said, "Yes!"

Now I am a wealthy woman. I have earned more than 700 taels of silver. Adding it to the original 300 taels, it is definitely enough!

Zhang Lizheng continued, "As for the barren mountain, the mountain on top of Widow Sun's kiln is okay, but that mountain is mostly rocky, so I'm afraid it's useless!"

Gu Dalian smiled and said, "Uncle Lizheng, it's okay. We want it! But how much silver would it cost to buy that mountain?"

Zhang Lizheng said with a smile: "Generally, a good mountain top costs 400 taels. The soil on this mountain is poor and it is not easy to sell. Now it can be obtained for about taels!"

He frowned and said, "But what use can you get from this mountain? I advise you to think about it again!"

Gu Dalian calculated in her mind: the medium-sized field is about ten acres and worth 150 taels. The small-sized field doesn't seem to be much either, so it's probably worth 100 taels at most. Twenty acres of wasteland is worth 60 taels, and the residential land is worth three acres and 6 taels. Even if I buy this house, 20 taels at most will be enough!

All in all, the original silver is almost enough!

If we hire people to open up wasteland and plant trees, according to the current labor conversion, a strong laborer would only earn three taels of silver a year, which is less than ten cents a day on average!

According to this calculation, hiring 50 laborers would only cost 500 coins a day, which should be about the same for half a month, and it can be done with more than 7 taels of silver!

If you add two more meals, it will be 7 taels!

As for the fruit trees, a large number of them had already been grown in my own space when I was fleeing the famine!

I will also find some time to move the fruit trees found in the mountains to the space, and take more cuttings. By the time it is time to plant trees, there will be enough seedlings!

If that’s still not enough, find someone to buy a batch of saplings!

Seeing that Zhang Lizheng was still waiting for a reply, Gu Dalian said happily: "Uncle Lizheng, don't worry, we have a plan in mind!

The carriage ran fast, and the few people did not delay when they arrived at the village, and went straight to the field! They measured the middle field, which was 10 acres and 2 mu, and then measured the lower field, which was next to the ditch, 13 acres and 3 mu!

Then they looked at the wasteland, which was the place they had passed through when they fled from the famine. There was a pond below, but there was no water in it.

That place is high in terrain, and for some reason there is almost no grass growing on it. There are only rocks, and the rocks are also very strange. It is completely different from other places!

This piece of wasteland is 198 mu! The wasteland is worth taels!

With this calculation, the total is 536 taels, plus the deed tax of 572 taels. I also measured the residential land of 4 mu and the yard of residence of 2 mu, and bought it directly for 8 taels, for a total of 588 taels!

Tomorrow I just need to go to the government office, pay the money and complete the formalities!

After a tiring afternoon, it was almost dark. I wanted to treat the two yamen runners to a meal, but they were in a hurry to go back, so I didn't stay long!

Gu Dalian knew that the two yamen runners had taken good care of her this time, so she took a basket and filled it with two large bowls of homemade rice lunch boxes!

Of course, the dishes were braised chicken, shredded potatoes with hot peppers, Chinese cabbage noodles, and stir-fried meat! In addition, there were two hot sweet potatoes!

"Thank you for your care, my two yamen runners. You've worked so hard! I didn't have time to feed you, so I packed some food for you to eat on the way!"

He put a dozen big apples and a dozen big pears into the basket, and hinted to his second brother to put twenty cents in each of them!

The two yamen runners were also happy, as this time they had more benefits than any other time. Of course, they would also take good care of this family in the future!

After the yamen runner left, the village head did not stay and said: "I have been out for a day. My family is worried about me. I will go back to eat. I will bring the land deeds back to you by noon tomorrow!"

This time, he sold so much land at once, and he got a commission of more than five taels of silver! Go home early to eat, sleep and refresh yourself, and go to the county government office early tomorrow morning to complete all the formalities!

Gu Dalian was a little surprised that Luo Feimo hadn't been seen all day. This guy always appeared and disappeared mysteriously now!

After the family of four had dinner, Gu Wenzhi took the opportunity to build a large stove outside the side room, which could hold two large pots and one small pot. In the next few days, when many people came to eat, the small stove in the house was obviously not enough!

After finishing everything, he taught Gu Xiaolian and Xiao Gu Lun to review what they had learned and learn new things!

Gu Dalian remembered that her family had bought so much land at once and needed help, so she thought of Liu Li and his son!

The father and son are both reliable people. The older one is steady and honest, and the younger one, although about the same age as him, is precocious, sensible, and knows when to advance and when to retreat!

Liu Meili is a kind person, so it’s not impossible for her to give them a hand!

Thinking about this, and seeing that it was only a little after eight o'clock in the evening, he called his second brother to go to Liu Li's house together!

Liu Daqiang opened the gate and was stunned when he saw his cousin. He wondered what they were doing there so late.

"...Brother Wenzhi, sister Dalian, come in quickly..."

Gu Wenzhi and the other man followed Liu Daqiang to the utility room where he lived. There were only two wooden sheds in the house, and Liu Daqiang was a little at a loss!

The two of them sat down by themselves, and Gu Wenzhi said, "We have something we want to discuss with you. Go and call your uncle and aunt over!"

“…Oh…Okay…” Liu Daqiang responded and ran out. After a while, the whole family gathered in the utility room!

Gu Meihua: "I say, you guys are really something. Even if you are no longer related, you have been together for so many years. Why don't you visit each other more often? What can I say to you?"

Gu Dalian didn't like what she said and went straight to the point: "We bought a lot of land and need to find someone to open up the wasteland. I was thinking of asking Uncle and Brother Daqiang to go over to our place to help us!"

Gu Meihua's eyelids twitched. In just these few days, the second branch of the family that had broken off the relationship had changed drastically!

Gu Dalian continued, "You don't have to put in too much effort. Just help me keep an eye on it and make sure those people don't cheat!"

Liu Li responded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, that's no problem!"

Gu Dalian added: "I won't let you work for free either. Others get 10 cents a day, uncle gets 13 cents, and brother Daqiang gets 10 cents!"

When Liu Li and his son heard this, they quickly waved their hands and said, "That's impossible. How can we still ask for your money?"

Gu Wenzhi gestured for them to listen to Gu Dalian finish her words!

"The reason why we pay you so much is mainly because you have a heavy burden on your shoulders and you have to worry about a lot!"

"Tomorrow I will ask the village head to help recruit workers. By then, there will be a lot of people, so I will need you to be more dedicated!"

Liu Li and his son were excited, but they were worried that they were unfamiliar with the place and that if they went hunting in the mountains they could only catch a pheasant, which was not worth much money. They also couldn't find a job in the town!

Now, my nephews and others have paid such a high salary, it is really a timely help!