Everyone stood on the hillside and looked down. The small village was completely visible inside and outside. The small village was not very big, only about forty acres in square shape. It was converted to about 40 acres now, which was basically about 27,000 square meters. It was only one fifth of the size of Wanlong Plaza in Fuzhou. Of course, the visual inspection may not be accurate. The village seemed to be divided into several small courtyards. It is almost noon now, so only some children and the elderly were able to move in the village.

Zhou Mingrui pulled a few people to estimate the fields. Some paddy fields on the edge of the water stream were about 30 acres, while the dry fields behind the manor were only about 20 acres. If you follow the estimates just now, even including the mountains and forests in front and behind the manor, it would be as much as 300 taels of silver.

"A very good place." Huangshi saw that the terrain on the left and right sides of this village was basically two mountains, one valley and one stream, like a person's stomach. As long as two taller village walls were built in the two narrowest places, it would be a big opportunity for a man to pass through. At the same time, according to the observations he and others came in, this place was relatively closed and there was basically no development on the road. Then he could calmly dig stones in this valley, then farm, and finally do the processing of materials. He could also set up his own new rules first, and he would not be worried about the danger of leaking secrets. With that village, outsiders could not enter, and his own people could not go out without saying hello, so those children would not be easily tempted by the outside world and could be drawn by themselves like a piece of white paper.

"Master, are we going to the village to have a look?" Although Mu Dexian already knew that Master was going to dig a kind of stone here, because he had never seen the stone yet, he didn't know what was special.

"Well, let's go down." Huangshi and everyone came down from the back of the village and walked to the front door of the village. They saw that the walls of the village had been weathered very much. Most of the originally tall brick courtyard walls were only half a height, and the masonry brackets under the eaves were nowhere to be seen. Only the foundations of the walls made of round stream stones were still solid.

"Huh", Huangshi walked halfway and saw that there were a few stones in the base of the wall that were completely different from the black and gray stones around. It turned out that after today's heavy rain washed away, these stones that were covered with dust had more or less exposed their true bodies. These stones were as yellow as gold, and yellow as cute. When Huangshi touched them with his hands, they were as gentle as jade, and they looked slightly transparent.

"Damn, this is really Tianhuangshi. How much is such a big piece worth?" Huangshi felt aroused in his heart. A few days ago, he went online to check the current price of Tianhuangshi. It seems that the price of Tianhuangshi varies greatly. Its price is mainly evaluated based on the quality. Some are only 3,000 yuan, 5,000 yuan, and some can reach 200,000 yuan per gram. It is said that the main reason is that Tianhuangshi can only be produced in the world of less than a square kilometer of Shoushan, Fujian, China. It is also a treasure among Shoushan stones. The output is extremely low, and after hundreds of years of continuous excavation, so far, it has basically been excavated.

Huangshi was fiery imagining how to develop the Tianhuang stone, how to carve it, and how to auction it. While he was furious about these ancient merchants, he really didn't know how to see gold and jade, and he used such precious stones to build a wall.

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At this time, several old men staggered out of the yard and stood at the gate of the yard. The children looked out from time to time in the gap. Zhou Mingrui stepped forward and bowed, "A few old men, the two masters below are a little thirsty. Can you ask for some water to drink?"

A few old people had heard that someone was a little cautious when they came, but now they saw these people with kind faces and polite words. A few people looked at each other a few times, and one of the oldest people said, "Please please, masters," and after that, they slowly dispersed.

Everyone followed the old man and found that the houses in the village were all mud-walled wooden houses, dark and low. The main hall of the village was just a large house with undoored doors. There was a large square table in the middle, and there was a row of long benches on both sides, not even a chair with official hats and chairs. The shrine on the front wall was placed with the tablets of ancestors.

"Fifth Lao, go and call your wife, and boil some tea to quench your thirst for several masters." The leading old man gave an order, and another old man responded, "My masters, please sit down." After saying that, they all sat on the bench on the left.

It turned out that Zhou Mingrui and the others wanted to stand, but the main hall was small, and behind the bench was the wall. Standing was too abrupt, so Huangshi asked them to sit down together and bowed, "Old man, I'm upset."

"Two masters, the mountain residence is really simple. We are waiting for the inconvenient reception, so please don't mind, the old man." The old man laughed.

"The old man is visiting this neighborhood with a few friends, but he is confused in the deep mountains, so he took the liberty to break into the precious place. Where is this place? Please give me guidance." Mu Dexian also joined the conversation.

The leading old man touched his beard and said, "This is Houguanshou Mountain, and the small place is called Daqiuzhuang. Where did the two masters come from?"

Mu Deyi replied, "When the lower-class person came from Zhangcheng County and was about to go to the capital city, he saw that the mountains were beautiful, so he couldn't help but have been crossing the mountains for a long time, but he got lost because of this."

"Hey, the city is more than 30 miles away, but it's far away. You have to walk south from this valley and cross two mountains. There is an official road there to reach the city."

"Thank you for your guidance. I have never brought dry food in the lower class. I want to disturb you. I will borrow some food in a place, so please make sure you are convenient."

The old man smiled and said, "For small things, I'm afraid there will be a good guest with a rough meal. Because the land is in the deserted mountains and ridges, the residents rarely go out, and very few people come to the land. Everyone, the old man and others are very welcome."

"Thank you for your convenience, the old man." Huang Shi and others expressed their sincere gratitude.
Chapter completed!