Chapter 230 Let them have a taste of being cheated
He Zhiran said with a half-smile, "I'm here."
When the old man from the Cui family saw that the person he was talking to was a young woman, he suddenly felt like he had been tricked.
"I know you are from the Mo family, but can you make the decision on such a big matter as buying land?"
He Zhiran was amused at being questioned, but she was not in the mood to argue with the Cui family here.
"I have no interest in your farmland."
When the old man of the Cui family saw that He Zhiran was young and had a strong tone, the smile that was originally on his face disappeared instantly.
"Huh, old man, you don't look like a person who has the final say, so I won't tell you."
Then he looked at Xie Tianhai and Fang Chuanzhou: "Do you two want to buy farmland and houses?"
Xie Tianhai said: "It depends on the price of your farmland. If it is twelve taels of silver per acre, we are not interested."
He had inquired before that the best cultivated land in Xiling Village only cost eight taels of silver per acre.
As for the house, it is not what they need. They bought the rented yard a few days ago.
Now, as long as we purchase a few more acres of farmland and the men in the family go out to find a job during the slack season, the family's food and clothing should be no problem.
When the old man of the Cui family saw that the other party was interested in buying farmland, he was afraid that they would also be scared away by the price of twelve taels, so he quickly explained: "The price is negotiable."
Those people from other villages had just been scared away by the price of twelve taels per acre. The old man finally met two people who wanted to buy land, but he did not dare to be careless again.
"How much silver per acre is it negotiable?" Xie Tianhai asked.
The old man first glanced in the direction of the tribesman, and then said: "Nine taels, it is already very cheap."
Fang Chuanzhou saw the old man of the Cui family working endlessly on the big saw here, and said anxiously: "For six taels of silver per acre, I will buy it, otherwise there is no need to talk."
The old man seemed to have heard wrongly. He stared at Fang Chuanzhou: "Are you kidding? There are only six liang of such good farmland?"
Fang Chuanzhou said disapprovingly: "I think your farmland is only worth so much."
The old man of the Cui family knew that his people were in urgent need of money, but they would suffer a big loss from the sixty-two acres of cultivated land.
And seeing that the other party's attitude was still so determined, for a while, the old man had no idea.
"Wait a minute, I'll go back and discuss it."
Fang Chuanzhou didn't speak, which was regarded as acquiescing to his behavior.
Not long after, several Cui family members came with the old man.
The Cui family members tried to persuade Fang Chuanzhou to add some money, but Fang Chuanzhou refused.
In the end, the Cui family gritted their teeth and decided to sell sixty-two acres of farmland.
At this time, Fang Chuanzhou and Xie Tianhai were satisfied. One acre of cultivated land, which was originally worth eight taels of silver, was bought for six taels of silver, which was more or less an advantage.
Even He Zhiran, who had no interest in these cultivated lands, was tempted, but she still showed no desire to buy it.
The Fang family and the Xie family discussed together and decided that each family would purchase ten acres of land.
The Cui family originally planned to sell one hundred acres of farmland, so that they would no longer have to consider selling their house.
But the Fang family and the Xie family only bought twenty acres of farmland, which was a drop in the bucket for their fine.
Everyone in the Cui family suddenly lost their idea and became gloomy.
He Zhiran felt that the heat was almost there, so he said, "The rest of your farmland can be bought by the Mo family."
As soon as these words came out, all the Cui family members looked at He Zhiran in surprise.
At this moment, the old man of the Cui family no longer wondered whether this young woman could be the head of the Mo family.
"Little lady, do you really mean what you say?"
He Zhiran didn't want to waste words with the Cui family.
"It's okay to buy these farmlands, but I have a condition."
"What conditions?" asked the old man of the Cui family.
He Zhiran pointed to the direction at the foot of the mountain: "The dilapidated yard and abandoned farmland you have there are packaged and sold to me."
Package it and sell it to you?
This is of course good.
They originally didn't want those farmlands and yards, but now someone is buying them, which is a great thing.
What kind of conditions are these? They are obviously helping the Cui family.
But what He Zhiran said next made them happy in vain.
"I guess you don't want those abandoned farmlands and yards, so I will pay you twenty taels of silver. What do you think?"
"What? With so much farmland and yard, you only paid twenty taels, which is too little." Immediately, some members of the Cui family objected.
He Zhiran shrugged: "Since you don't agree to my conditions, I won't buy the farmland."
Your Cui family has deceived so many people over the years, and now He Zhiran wants to let them have a taste of being deceived.
At this time, the Cui family had no idea at all.
The farmland and yards at the foot of the mountain belong to the clan members, and they have no way of making decisions for others here.
But now they finally have the opportunity to sell all their farmland, and they don't want to give up like this.
Several members of the Cui family thought for a while and decided to go back and discuss it with those tribesmen.
He Zhiran was not in a hurry and was just waiting here.
This time the Cui family discussed for a long time, and it took almost half an hour before they returned.
There is no doubt that the Cui family has no other way to get money at the moment, and the time for the government to collect the fine is getting closer and closer, so they can only admit defeat.
In the end, He Zhiran spent 500 taels of silver to buy 80 acres of Cui family's farmland, plus more than 20 acres of abandoned farmland at the foot of the mountain and five abandoned houses.
In order to prevent long nights and nightmares, He Zhiran immediately asked someone from the Cui family to follow her to the Yamen to go through the formalities.
It happened that at this time, Mo Jiuye and the officials returned from surveying the mountainous area, and the matter of going to the Yamen to go through the formalities was left to him.
He Zhiran brought several hundred taels of silver notes to Mo Jiuye, and then handed the money to the Cui family when the land deeds became the names of the Mo family.
It is better to hand it over to the county government than to hand it over to the Cui family. The money is just enough for the Cui family to pay the fine.
Fang Chuanzhou and Xie Tianhai also took the opportunity to follow Mo Jiuye into the city to apply for the land title.
In the evening, Mo Jiuye brought back the land deed for purchasing the wasteland and the hilltop today.
At present, the Mo family's purchase of land in Xiling Village has come to an end for the time being.
He Zhiran started thinking about other things.
Not to mention the fertile fields purchased from the Cui family, they can be planted with a simple plow in the spring.
Those lands that have been abandoned by several families only have some weeds growing on them, and they only need to be eradicated.
However, this is not the case for those uncultivated wastelands. Not only are the wastelands overgrown with weeds, but there are also many large and small rocks.
He Zhiran planned to clean up in advance so as not to be unable to hire people when the spring farming season was busy.
So the next day, she and Mo Jiuye invited the two clan leaders, Zhao and Zhou, and asked them to ask the clansmen if they were willing to help clear the wasteland.
The price for clearing wasteland is based on the local market, which is one tael of silver per acre.