Li Tannian settled things in his shop and prepared to leave for Qingzhou, which was already ten days later.
When the four little ones knew that Li Tannian was going out for a while, they all hugged her and cried hard.
It wasn't until later that Li Tannian hugged them and coaxed them for a while that the little guys stopped obediently and all begged Li Tannian to come back soon.
Li Tannian was amused by their reluctance to leave. On the day when she was really ready to leave, she left before dawn, fearing that the four little ones would have to cry again if they saw them.
Yuan Ruolan originally wanted to accompany her, but the milk tea shop in the county had to be watched over by someone. What's more, County Magistrate Zhou was reluctant to let her go so far, so she arranged for a capable steward to accompany Li Tannian.
Go together.
Qinghe County is not that far from Qingzhou Prefecture. Li Tannian specially hired a carriage from the horse racing shop in the city, but it still took more than two or three days.
Fortunately, everything went smoother than she imagined.
Thousands of acres of wasteland are just outside the state capital. As far as the eye can see, there are fields as far as the eye can see. Unfortunately, those fields are all abandoned.
"Nothing has ever been grown here?" Li Tannian looked at this situation and couldn't help but ask.
The steward on the side quickly said: "In the early years, there were wealthy landowners who came to rent the land, and they seemed to have planted crops for several seasons. However, later, this wasteland did not produce crops, and the wealthy landowners lost their labor in vain."
and grain seeds, and later on, he would just let the land lie unused."
"Thousands of acres, all in a panic?" Li Tannian was not without surprise. As the saying goes, seeing is believing. When Yuan Ruolan mentioned it before, she didn't think it was anything. But now that she actually saw it, she felt very shocked.
"Isn't that true? I heard that the rich man signed the contract for ten years in total. There is nothing we can do about it. Come to think of it, if he hadn't signed the contract for such a long time, he would have run away long ago and still rented this wasteland!"
After the manager finished speaking, he said worriedly: "Ms. Li, do you really want to buy it? You have seen this land. It is all barren wasteland. I'm afraid it won't be able to produce much, otherwise."
Before the steward had finished speaking, he saw a bunch of people running towards him from a distance.
Those people were obviously farmers from nearby. They were all wearing coarse clothes. They may have arrived in a hurry. Some of them were carrying farm tools such as hoes and machetes.
As soon as they saw Li Tannian, their dark faces turned red.
"Lady, I heard that you want to buy land. My land is for sale. It's not expensive. Just give it to me."
"Yes, yes, we can not only sell it, but also rent it. Girl, if you don't want to buy it, we can also rent it to you."
"Don't look at the fact that we don't grow anything in this land. If you actually grow something, you will know that this land is not as barren as you think. Just buy it, we guarantee that you will not regret it."
Those people talked hurriedly, fearing that Li Tannian would not buy it, and they all praised their own land fiercely.
The manager originally wanted to persuade Li Tannian to think more carefully, but after hearing these words again, Leng Buding couldn't help but sneered.
"Do you really think that Mrs. Li doesn't know what's going on because she looks down on you? Since she wants to buy land, she has naturally asked about the situation. Your real estate does not produce food. Don't you know it yourself?"
Everyone was upset by the person in charge. They looked at each other for a while and forgot to speak.
One of them had a strong personality. Seeing this situation, he couldn't help but snorted: "Whether you want to buy it or not, I'd like to give you an accurate answer. We all have things to do at home, so I don't have that much time to talk to you."
"Since I came here, I did it on purpose. However, I heard that you signed a ten-year contract with someone, and I don't know if you have enough time now?"
When the farmers who had just been provoked heard this, they calmed down their impatience silently and showed smiles on their faces.
"There are still two years to go. However, the rich man has already defaulted on our rent for one year. We have already taken it to the government. That person also intends to terminate the contract with us. If you want to rent, we will terminate the contract with that person.
that is."
Li Tannian nodded: "What price do you charge for selling the land?"
No one expected Li Tannian to be so cheerful. For a moment, you looked at me and I looked at you.
After a while, one of them boldly said: "How about one tael of silver and one acre of land?"
"Okay." One tael of silver was much cheaper than she thought, so Li Tannian readily agreed.
Over the past few days, she has also made a lot of money. Although she does not have a thousand taels of silver, she can find someone to borrow it when the time comes.
What's more, she doesn't have to buy a thousand acres of land. It's okay to buy it with the only money she has now.
The villagers on the side were originally a little worried. After all, their wasteland had no yield, and the rich man came and lost all his money. Now, they tentatively threw out a certain amount.
If Li Tannian bargained with them, they would be more lenient. Who knows, Li Tannian just agreed without even bargaining.
Is it possible that they still call it less?
There were many people in the crowd who were eager to get more money, but who knew, at this time, Li Tannian said again: "Everyone, please register. I want 500 acres first, and the rest of the land will be discussed later."
After hearing this, everyone dared to hesitate, and they all
After Li Tannian finished speaking, he motioned to the person in charge to take out a pen and paper and start counting.
Those who still wanted to increase the price immediately stopped thinking and stepped forward to sign up one after another.
Seeing that Li Tannian could not be persuaded, the manager in charge followed her instructions. No more, no less, only 500 acres of land were counted. The remaining fields that were not counted could not help but sigh, and were only annoyed that they had not flushed the land just now.
Go to the front.
The next day, the farmers brought the paper deeds to terminate the contract. After Li Tannian gave them money, he signed a new paper deed with them.
In addition, Li Tannian also hired them to help farm the land.
After hearing this, the farmers were shocked. This meant that not only had they sold their fields, but they could continue to plant in the future, and they would also get money!
They were afraid that after Li Tannian found out that these lands were not productive, they all asked her to write another paper agreement to help farm the land. They were afraid that like the rich man, she would regret it after learning about it.
In fact, Li Tannian also had this intention.
After all, her grain seeds have been improved to withstand drought and produce high yields. What should these people do if they see her good harvest in the future?
Write a paper deed and set the wage in advance to avoid giving up the job in the future!
"We want a monthly payment of 150 Wen." Soon, someone else stood up and made a request.
"Okay." Li Tannian nodded and asked the person in charge to help draft it.
The manager looked like he was about to cry without tears.
His father, County Magistrate Zhou, was together and had contact with many merchants. Those merchants were all cunning and treacherous, unlike Mrs. Li, who did whatever they said!
"Ms. Li, why don't you think about it again? These fields have no yield. If you buy them, you are already losing money." You still have to support such a large group of idle people!
Although the money did not come out of his pocket, if Madam knew about this! He was really afraid that Madam would blame him!
The farmers on the side were afraid that Li Tannian would listen to the manager's advice, so they all said: "Madam, since you have already proposed it, there is no reason to go back on it. Moreover, we have to write down the time limit, at least one year
above."
"You!" The person in charge wanted to slap these people in the face.
What a big face. Do you really think Madam Li is easy to deceive?
At this moment, Li Tannian, who had been silent, nodded again: "Yes, let's sign for three years."
A group of farmers asked: "..." Is this little lady stupid?
However, now that they actually have the money from selling the land in their hands, they don't care whether she is stupid or not, as long as they can coax the money out of her hands.
Three years is much better than one!
She regretted it, and everyone stood up one after another, vying for the deed.
The manager wanted to give some advice, but Li Tannian said calmly: "Write it for them." Then he had already made arrangements for everyone to clear up the famine.
This season is the time to sow rice seeds.
Li Tannian thought very clearly. She first asked these people to clear out the wasteland, then took out the grain seeds and taught them to cultivate them.
Of course, she had to write a letter to Yuan Ruolan and ask her to borrow some money.
I don't know if Yuan Ruolan has any money for herself in these years. Maybe she doesn't have much wealth. After all, she is just a county magistrate's wife.
Li Tannian felt that he should not have too high hopes. The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
However... Li Tannian thought of the head of the Wu family at the April Day Restaurant. They were now considered a cooperative relationship. If she revised the book for him and asked him to borrow some money, it should be no problem.
Li Tannian thought for a while and decided to shamelessly write a letter to that person.
If he is willing to borrow it, she will make money in the future and return the biphenyl to him. If he is unwilling to borrow it, she will have nothing to lose.
After all, it's just a little more talk.
After the letter was sent, Li Tannian spent the remaining few days guarding everyone's vacancy.
When they saw that the wasteland was about to be cleared, a group of officers and soldiers suddenly surrounded them.
The farmers were so frightened that they subconsciously wanted to run away, but they were blocked by the officers and soldiers.