Chapter 152 Bought the mountain

Yuri Zheng took the lead and walked towards South Street with Jiang Yan and others. It was a long way from Linjia Village to the county seat. They set off before dawn in the morning. They bumped on the carriage for most of the day. When they arrived at the county seat, it was already the afternoon.

The sun at that time was even more scorching, making people dizzy and making things look weird and distorted.

Li Zheng wiped the sweat dripping from his forehead and said excitedly: "The county government is to the south. Let's go there now. After completing the contract, we will return to the village, just in time for dinner."

Jiang Yan nodded and said: "This county government office is much more lively and prosperous than the town. I see that there are many things that are not available in our town. After we finish the business in a while, let's take a walk."

Hearing this, Li Zheng felt an inexplicable sense of pride and said loudly: "That's right, I come here once or twice a month, and I can't bear to go back so early every time. If I hadn't taken your carriage today, I would have

We won’t arrive that soon.”

Jiang Yan's eyes darkened. She looked at the bustling streets, but felt very sad in her heart. She had been working hard in the fields these past few days, and she was already sore and tired. The journey to the county seat was long, almost five days.

After an hour's drive, even though the horse-drawn carriage was more comfortable than the ox-cart, the swaying and bumping made her feel uncomfortable. She also felt motion sick. If she hadn't been sitting upright across from her, she would have wanted to lie down on the bed of the car.

Before, she thought that after she made a lot of money and settled everything in Linjia Village, she could take a few children out for a walk. After all, in this era, there are beautiful mountains and rivers, beautiful scenery, and many antique and unique buildings.

But she couldn't stand riding in a carriage every day. She felt that the farther she went, the more she would suffer.

After making enough money, it’s better to just sit back and relax at home.

After all, this is her goal all along!

"The south side of this is the territory of the Yamen, and this side has been allocated to the Yamen for business. We will go shopping on East Street and North Street in a while. There are many stalls selling goods."

While talking, Li Zheng introduced the general layout of the county government. East Street is where merchants are located, most of them open shops, and the things sold are slightly more expensive. The people living there are also wealthy people who are more prominent in the county government.

North Street is relatively neutral, with everyone coming and going, and it is more mixed. West Street is mainly about Buzhuangfang City and so on.

What surprised Jiang Yan was that there was a large dock in the county town. In other words, if you wanted to go further, such as other counties or prefectures, in addition to land-based transportation such as horse-drawn carriages and ox-carts, you could also go

Waterway, boat ride.

The main reason why Linfang County has developed so prosperously is because of this wharf, which makes trade in and out easy. It not only transports things from Linfang County out, but also transports back many specialties from outside.

After storing the carriage, the four of them wandered to the Yamen.

Li Zheng was very familiar with the yamen. He and the village chief had gone back and forth to the county yamen a few times before, so he was familiar with the road and took a few people to the gate.

"Xiao Jiang, this is the Yamen, let's go in now." Li Zheng pointed.

Jiang Yan nodded and led the well-behaved and quiet Lin Feng to follow her in. The county government office with blue bricks and black tiles was unexpectedly brand-new. It could be seen that it had just been renovated. Right above the gate, the large characters of Linfang County Government were hung high.

, a huge grievance drum was erected on the right side of the gate. At this time, the gate was open, and there were two uniformly dressed government officials standing on the left and right sides.

Seeing them passing by, the government officials just looked over. They stood really still, with their heads held high and their backs straight. One hand rested on the hilt of the sword on the left side of the waist. Their expressions were resolute and indifferent, and they stood at their posts like statues.

, it wasn’t until several people came forward that one of them took a step forward.

"The yamen is an important place. No idlers are allowed to enter. If you want to file a complaint, you can beat the drum to express your grievances and present the complaint paper!"

The government servants with cold expressions and imposing manners blocked them. It was the first time that Jiang Yan saw such a scene. Although Jiang Yan didn't feel much, Lin Feng beside her was startled and subconsciously hid behind Jiang Yan.

The black eyelashes trembled, and there was a little surprise in his eyes.

Li Zheng and Lao Wu were not surprised. One of them often ran to the Yamen, and the other had been on the battlefield and killed people. They both looked very calm.

"Brother Yachai, we are not here to complain." Jiang Yan patted Lin Feng, comforted him, looked calm, and said in a tone that was neither humble nor overbearing.

Li Zheng also waved hurriedly and said: "I am Li Zheng from Linjia Village. I came here just a few days ago. Today I am here to see the scribe to clear the house deed."

The yamen servant looked carefully at Li Zheng and found that he looked familiar, so he let him go. Generally speaking, land sales and purchases in the village rarely come to the yamen servant. They are all handled by the village's Li Zheng or the village chief at the end or the beginning of each month.

The yamen handles it and brings it over halfway, unless the land transaction is relatively large.

The yamen servant who led the way led everyone to a lobby. There was a desk, chair and chopping board in the center of the lobby. This was where the county yamen clerk worked, his office.

"Do you want to build a house or something? What do you plan to do with so much land?" The clerk was an old man. He stroked his gray beard and carefully checked the land Jiang Yan wanted to buy.

"There are only two flatter locations at the bottom of these two hills that can be used as homesteads. If you buy so much wasteland at once, I need to ask you about the use of this land."

The clerk's tone could be said to be very gentle and kind, and Jiang Yan was willing to talk more. She said, "I have some business dealings with a restaurant in the town, and I need to plant some fruit trees. These two barren hills are the most suitable, and they are not far away.

It’s easy to take care of, some houses will be built underneath, and fruit trees will be planted in others.”

Jiang Yan explained the reason she had prepared a long time ago. Fruit trees must be planted in barren mountains, but she planned to build a luxurious suite on the mountain close to the forest.

The clerk nodded after hearing this and continued: "You have to think clearly, there are hundreds of acres of land in this barren mountain. Although the barren land is cheaper, if you want so much at once, the tax will be high. If you don't pay the tax on time,

Wasteland will also be reclaimed by the county government."

Jiang Yan nodded, if she could afford it, she would definitely pay it.

The clerk checked it again and gave Jiang Yan the new land deed to sign. Jiang Yan looked at it for a few times and then wrote her name. She had been reading the book for a while, so it was no problem to read the deed at this time.

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Soon he handed over the money in one hand and the deed in the other, and received both the silver and goods.

After finishing the house and land deeds, Jiang Yan took out a red bag from her arms, which contained ten taels of silver. With a smile on her face, she handed it to the scribe: "This is the money bag that I embroidered at home.

It's not a valuable thing, so I'll give it to the scribe for a prosperous fortune."

The scribe nodded and took it calmly. When he took it into his hand, he rubbed it with his fingertips. With a thought, his old and withered face smiled even more eagerly.

No matter how much it is when signing a contract in the Yamen, you have to give some red money, just like giving to the guarantor, but you can't say it explicitly. The Yamen cannot accept bribes, at least not openly. If the person who comes to do things is sensible, give some money.

Silver, no matter how many people there are, the service attitude should be better. If you don't understand these twists and turns, just pat your butt and leave after finishing your work, you will probably be spit on before you get to the door, and you may not be able to get in next time.
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