Chapter 24: Buying the West Bank

Qiao Lan asked, Fang Xiaoyong was so nervous that he was honestly afraid, but after listening carefully, it happened that he understood, so he quickly replied, "Know...... Know...... Where the pier used to be...... All...... It's all sand. ”

"Oh! I need a lot of sand now, about ...... Can you fill a hole the size of half a kang on the earth, can you get it?"

"Yes, I can!" Fang Xiaoyong almost patted his chest and agreed.

"Errand money, take it!" Qiao Lan handed over a dime of silver, Fang Xiaoyong didn't take it, but said cautiously, "Sha...... Sand doesn't need money to buy ......"

If she hadn't believed in Yu Dana's personality, Qiao Lan would have wondered if Fang Xiaoyong was Yu Dana's son, the brain structure was so godlike, "Sand doesn't need money, hiring people requires money." There's so much sand that you can't get it alone, so go find a few helpers. ”

"Ah~" Fang Xiaoyong was a little overwhelmed, in fact, he had just thought about it, let an old beggar who was good with him help transport sand, and then find an opportunity to repay him in the future.

"I also need two large water tanks, the bigger the better, you find me a reliable shop and send them, and I will pay for the silver." I'm in a hurry for both things, hurry up and don't delay. "This kid, isn't it a bad brain, give him a dime of silver, just such a fool.

"Yes, small, go right away. "Not to mention anything else, if you want to talk about the familiarity with Wuli Town, Fang Xiaoyong dares to pat his chest and agree, so it is not a problem to find a store that sells digging tanks.

Fang Xiaoyong went out to Xiaomiao Street and found an old beggar in ragged clothes in the corner. Fang Xiaoyong begged in Wuli Town at the beginning, and was oppressed by other beggars, but it was thanks to the protection of this old beggar that he survived until now. The old beggar watched Fang Xiaoyong's fellow villagers find him and took him away, and was grateful for Fang Xiaoyong's good luck, Fang Xiaoyong came back, and he became neat and decent.

Fang Xiaoyong said this, the old beggar was very grateful to Fang Xiaoyong for finding a good way and was still thinking about him, but he still refused, "Xiaoyong, you can think of me, what I used to do for you has also returned to the basics, but you really can't find me in this matter, look at me, my leg is lame, and my hand is not dexterous, how to help you dig sand and transport sand." The Lord trusts you when he asks you to do things, but you must not spoil the affairs of the Lord family in order to take care of me, an old fellow. ”

"Uncle Tian, you are different. You see, I will use this silver to hire people on the dock, and it is estimated that I can only hire three or five people, but if I look for it in this temple street, it will not be a problem to find **, so that everyone can earn a few food money, and I can complete the things ordered by the owner as soon as possible. Uncle Tian doesn't have to do it himself, just help me find seven or eight people, and then stare at them to work, I'm still young, I'm afraid I won't be able to stop the scene. ”

The wharf of Wuli Town, people come and go, all kinds of characters are there, and there are not a few rich and generous masters, so there are more beggars in Wuli Town than in the county seat. Temple Street is a gathering place for beggars in Wuli Town, and the old beggar who is called Uncle Tian by Fang Xiaoyong has been wandering around Temple Street for many years, but he knows a lot of beggars.

When the old beggar heard this, isn't this the reason, digging and transporting sand is not a delicate job, why do you need to hire people, they are fully competent. Don't look at them doing nothing all day long, that is, no one is willing to hire them to do the work, if they have a job, as long as they are given a meal and clothing, they will not be able to ask for it.

So the old beggar responded, summoned ten beggars, everyone listened, just transport a sand can get ten steamed buns or five meat buns, how can anyone disagree, a group of people hula to the bank of the Lishui River.

As soon as Fang Xiaoyong left, Zhang Niangzi came over and invited Qiao Lan to eat. Zhang Niangzi thought that Qiao Lan needed someone to serve her to eat like an ordinary young lady, and there were no other people in the house, so after the meal was served, she waited aside and did not leave.

Zhang Niangzi is not Yu Dana, Qiao Lan will not let her serve on the table, she doesn't like to be watched by someone when she is eating, so she asks Zhang Niangzi to eat her first, and then come over to clean up later. Only then did Zhang Niangzi know that the rules of each family were not the same, so she had to go out. She didn't want to think about it, even if she wanted someone to serve, she had to be a smart girl, how could anyone use a woman to serve the meal, and she was not afraid of indigestion.

As soon as Qiao Lan finished eating and putting down the chopsticks, Zhang Niangzi immediately came in, and it turned out that she had been waiting outside the door since she went out. Her original owner, there are many people in the family, there are also many subordinates, she has seen a lot of intrigue and other things, and she is also afraid, when she arrives at Qiao Lan, she sees that there is only one master, and there is no subordinate, so she is happy, and she is eager to show her performance, so that the master can be happy, so that she can stand.

The dishes cooked by Zhang Niangzi tasted okay, Qiao Lan didn't force it much, just asked her not to save too much seasoning, she liked the slightly heavier taste, and Zhang Niangzi didn't agree.

Qiao Lan walked out of the east chamber that served as the dining room, and saw Fang Xiaoyong in the second gate, and said secretly: He is a kid who understands the rules. She followed Fang Xiaoyong out of the second gate, and saw two one-meter-high large water tanks "towering" in the front yard. She took a cursory look, she was tall enough, and she was sturdy enough, and after asking the price, she happily gave Fang Xiaoyong, two taels of silver, and asked him to pay.

Fang Xiaoyong came back after going out for a while, and while handing over the five hundred copper plates recovered by the store to Qiao Lan, he also told Qiao Lan that the sand was outside the door. Fang Xiaoyong was also carrying a small bag in his hand, which was a "sample" for Qiao Lan to see.

Qiao Lan was very surprised, this time she told Fang Xiaoyong to do things, he completed far beyond her imagination, she always felt that Fang Xiaoyong needed to be sharpened, but from this incident, he was very sophisticated, whether it was that he did not enter the inner courtyard easily, did not let her see outsiders, and knew how to show her "samples", and knew how to benefit and make friends in trouble, all of which made her amazed. Qiao Lan didn't know that except for righteousness, the others were all old beggars who had just talked about things and mentioned Fang Xiaoyong, that was the real old Jianghu.

The bag in Fang Xiaoyong's bag was not pure sand, but mud and sand, which was exactly what Qiao Lan wanted. Simple sand does not contain water, nor nutrients, which is not conducive to the growth of crops, she originally planned to let Fang Xiaoyong continue to help her make mud, mixing mud and sand together, which saved a lot of effort. Qiao Lan returned to the inner courtyard and asked Fang Xiaoyong to arrange for someone to move the large water tank to the center of the outer courtyard and pour mud and sand into it.

Yang Yingtian emphasized with a red pen in his notebook that cut sweet potatoes are easy to rot. Although Qiao Lan wanted to know what kind of sweet potato she had in her hand, she didn't like to eat them raw, but the sweet roasted sweet potatoes and the sweet and glutinous dried sweet potatoes were a different story. Unable to cut it, Qiao Lan could only look forward to the fact that this precious potato seed was yellow-hearted.

Burying the two toothy sweet potatoes into the specially built giant "petri dish", Qiao Lan breathed a sigh of relief, but she always felt that she was still lacking in consideration, but she couldn't remember what was missing when she fell to the ground, so she didn't think much about it, and went back to the house to continue studying her treasure book, oh no, it was Yang Yingfeng's treasure book.

That night, Yu Dana was in the county seat and did not return. It is said that as soon as he went out, he hired a car, and let the coachman hurry all the way, and arrived at the county seat in the evening.

Zhu Qishan is a person from Qiongshui County, 300 kilometers away from Lishan County, just a person, and his results in the examination are not satisfactory, so he does not want to take the test again, and marries Lu Miaomiao, the daughter of a big family in Qiongshui County, and his father-in-law donated an official to him. Although his results in the examination are not satisfactory, he has the ambition to do something big, especially if his official is still donated, under this premise, he is eager to make some achievements for people to see.

When Zhu Qishan entered the county government, he asked Yu Dana to be brought in, and personally inquired about his affairs, knowing that Yu Dana was actually going to buy wasteland, he was surprised, how to buy and sell this wasteland?

Of course, Yu Dana would not confess everything to Zhu Qishan, but only complained that his master was ignorant, and he didn't listen to any persuasion, so he insisted on buying that large piece of useless wasteland.

Zhu Qishan also has an understanding of the land in Lishan County, and has also heard about the west bank of the Yaoshui River in Qingshan Village, which was still fertile land more than ten years ago, and was eventually classified as wasteland.

After so many lessons, there are still people who dare to reclaim, not only to reclaim, but also to buy in advance, you know, this title deed is established, even if it is a high grade, no matter whether the final reclamation is successful or not, the corresponding taxes are to be paid, so calculated, isn't it just a fool throwing money to play.

Zhu Qishan was very curious about Yu Dana's master, and asked two more questions, Yu Dana pretended to be mysterious and said that the identity of the person behind the master was a little sensitive, and asked Zhu Qishan to help keep the secret, not only did not tell Zhu Qishan the truth, but also blocked the trouble that he might cause after finding out the identity of the master. The official uses the document as evidence, and the land is evidenced by the deed, and as long as the silver and goods are sold in the field, there is no need to verify the identity of the buyer. It is also Zhu Qishan who has to be close to the people, so that Yu Dana's courage is also fattened.

Zhu Qishan really didn't blame Yu Dana for being vague, but comforted him a few words, but didn't say a word and asked him to go back to persuade the hot-headed master, although he really wanted to persuade a few words in line with the purpose of "doing practical things for the people", but he was afraid that he would really wake up Yu Dana and increase the temptation of hundreds of acres of land, which made him difficult to speak.

Zhu Qishan wanted to close the coffin as soon as possible, and Yu Dana was also in a hurry to settle the matter, and when the two were suitable, the conversation progressed quickly. Zhu Qishan had a great conscience, and the price of the entire west bank of the Yaoshui River in Erqingshan Village was 800 taels, and in addition to the two hills on the west bank, he also collected taxes according to the lowest mountain land, and promised that he would not re-rate the land on the west bank during his tenure. This condition was so favorable that Yu Dana almost broke his work, but fortunately, he had been paralyzed for a long time, even if he was overjoyed, his face could be silent, and he paid it off with the money.

Zhu Qishan arranged for eight servants to go to Qingshan Village with Yu Dana early tomorrow morning to measure the land, it is said that there is a record of this, and there is no need to measure it again, but Zhu Qishan said that it has been classified as wasteland, or according to the procedure, and it is all old, and it is better to re-measure it than to find the old files.

Yu Dana always felt that the smile of the county magistrate was a little weird.

Before going out, Yu Dana turned around and caught a glimpse of the county magistrate whispering to Liu Tufa, the official who will lead tomorrow, Liu Tufa couldn't help nodding, and there was an atmosphere of conspiracy around the two.