"You want to buy wasteland?" Luo Zixuan was a little surprised. "Wasteland is usually of lower quality. If you want to plant, it is better to cultivate the land."
"I didn't buy it for planting." He Yunxi said, "I plan to build a workshop to produce soy sauce, vinegar and other things. That kind of wasteland is perfect for it."
"You want to build a workshop?" Luo Zixuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "It would be appropriate to build a workshop. How big do you want to buy?"
"I heard that the mountains there are not for sale?"
"You have to ask the Lord about this. He knows better than me."
Luo Zixuan sent someone to invite the master, who came with a big map and a thick notebook.
The entire map is a simplified version based on the map. The area is not very large, but it is the location around the county.
He Yunxi understood the map and pointed to the mountains twenty miles outside the county town: "Has anyone bought it here?"
"No." Zhu Bo said, "No one is buying the mountains here or the wasteland at the foot of the mountains."
"Then how did you sell it at this price?"
"The wasteland is divided into two halves..."
"Ahem."
Luo Zixuan coughed twice and interrupted Zhu Bo's words. Zhu Bo glanced at him and immediately changed his words: "The wasteland was originally one or two and a half acres, but the end of last year was not a disaster year. The price of the wasteland also dropped. Now it is one and a half acres."
Two silver dollars an acre."
In fact, according to Luo Zixuan's wishes, this land was directly given to He Yunxi. If it weren't for her, I don't know how many people would have died in Yanjiang County. But this has to go through a process, so the price can only be lowered.
He Yunxi was happy when he heard that one acre of land was less than half a tael. He pointed to the top of the hill and asked, "What about this kind of hilltop?"
"A mountain like this costs twenty...fifteen taels of silver."
He Yunxi was shocked by the price: "So cheap?"
"Because we can't grow food, no one has ever bought this hilltop, so the price has never been high." The owner replied seriously.
Seeing him like this, He Yunxi almost believed what he said.
But the price was so low that she was very excited.
She recalled the mountains she saw when passing by, and said: "I want ten mountains outside the mountains, and then there are three hundred acres of wasteland below the mountains."
"Which ten mountains do you want? Which piece of wasteland do you want?" Zhu Bo asked.
"The wasteland to the south, the ten mountains connected to the wasteland, and here." He Yunxi circled a circle on the map, which was probably the area she wanted to buy.
"Okay, then I'll register it now and send the yamen to measure it today."
"I'll go with them." He Yunxi said, "I'll go take a look and make some plans."
"good."
"Then I'll go through the formalities first?"
"Go ahead and come back to me if you need anything." Luo Zixuan said.
"Okay, thank you, Mr. Luo."
He Yunxi followed the boss to his office, paid 450 taels of silver, and obtained a land deed and a mountain deed.
Mountain deeds are different from land deeds. After land deeds, taxes are paid on a per-acre basis, while on mountain deeds taxes are paid on a hilltop basis, and the tax rates are also different.
After putting away the land deed and the mountain deed, He Yunxi asked Liang An to set up the carriage and set off with the two government servants.
He Yunxi and Luo Fu were in the carriage. The two government servants and the female family members were in the carriage, and they were all sitting on the wooden boards outside.
Twenty miles away, the carriage arrived in about two-quarters of an hour. If you rode a better horse, it would take less than a quarter of an hour.
At the foot of the mountain, He Yunxi got off the car and looked at the top of the mountain. The first few north sides were steep cliffs, and the slope gradually became gentle toward the south. If someone wanted to enter the mountain from the north, it would be impossible.
Going further inside, He Yunxi remembered that there were wild beasts, and most people would not go to the mountains. This way, there would not be many people coming from the mountains.
"Mrs. Lu, are these the ten mountains you chose?"
A government official drew a map of the mountains here. Although it was just a group of circles, He Yunxi still understood it. Seeing her nod, the government official circled the ten outermost mountains.
"Do you want this piece of wasteland?"
He Yunxi made a visual inspection and found that the dustpan-shaped foot of the mountain he liked very much was not included in the range. He said: "I want to add another hundred acres. Please help me figure it out. I will go back and complete the formalities, okay?"
"Of course." The two government officials knew about He Yunxi's contribution to Yanjiang County and respected her. How could they refuse to agree to this small request.
"Then you measure it first. Luo Fuliang, you guys help the two men together, and I'll go for a walk on the mountain."
Luo Fu responded: "I heard that there are wild beasts on this mountain. I don't know if they will come out in winter now. Madam, please be careful."
"I will."
The snow on the mountain hadn't completely melted yet, so He Yunxi climbed up the first mountain with some difficulty. This mountain was the lowest, but it was higher than the mountain behind Lu's house in Wangjia Village. Before she and Lu Yan went to the county seat, they walked from the halfway point of this mountain.
Passed through the mountainside.
Now when she climbed over to the other side of the mountain, she unexpectedly discovered that the saddle area at the back was quite wide. Going to the next mountain top, she found a frozen stream in the ravine, flowing out from the middle of the mountain and flowing outside.
In the pool at the foot of the mountain.
The pool is hers now.
She liked this very much.
She went down and looked at the pool. It should have been formed by the erosion of the stream all the year round. Now that there is no water flowing down, it is just right to dig the pool deeper and bigger, so that it can be used to raise ducks in the future.
There is a large pool and an area along both sides of the creek, which can be enough for her to raise a lot of ducks.
With ducks, there are duck feathers, and with duck feathers, there are down jackets. There is no need to dress like a ball this winter.
As for the duck...let's open a roast duck restaurant then.
Because the snow in the mountains behind was deeper, He Yunxi only looked at half of the mountains in front, and she was very satisfied with this half of the mountains.
The places recommended by Lu Yan are really good.
By the time she came down from the mountain, the yamen officials had almost finished measuring. She looked around the pool for a quarter of an hour, and then they called it a day and came back.
"Mrs. Lu, we have already measured everything. Look at where the wooden stick with the red strap is inserted, which is the marking line." The yamen servant who drew the circle before said to He Yunxi.
"Thank you for your hard work, you two." He Yunxi glanced at Luo Fu, who immediately took out two red bags and handed them to the two government servants: "Thank you for your hard work today, two of you."
The two government officials were a little embarrassed. They had done a lot of taking kickbacks, but how could they take it from someone they respected?
Luo Fu put the bag into their hands: "This is what my wife meant. It's freezing cold today. You guys have been busy here for so long. Take it back and buy some wine to warm yourself up."
"Thank you very much, Mrs. Lu." The yamen servant happily put the bag into his arms.
He Yunxi smiled and said: "You two gentlemen, I would like to ask you a small favor, can you?"