39. Land
Carter went out today to inquire about a lot of news about the sale of farmland, among which the farmland to be rented is generally fertile soil and suitable for growing grain, and few people are willing to sell this kind of field, and only if the family can't plant it will they ask someone to help plant the land or rent it out, and generally this kind of farmland is not allowed to be used to grow crops other than grain, and springs are to be used to plant trees, so this kind of field is naturally not suitable.
After figuring out a little about the situation, Carter simply went to ask if anyone sold mountain or wasteland that was not suitable for growing crops but suitable for planting trees, and the price of such land was much cheaper than farmland, but because the mountains were not suitable for growing grain, they could only be used to grow vegetables and trees, and the wasteland here was not uncultivated land -- the kind of land that could be reclaimed as long as the permission of the owner of the territory was obtained, and the reclaimed land returned to the owner, but the person who cultivated the land was exempt from tax for the first few years of farming Rather, it is only the inferior fields that have been cultivated for many years and have lost most of their fertility, and the grain yield of this kind of wasteland with small fertility is much smaller than that of fields of the same size but with high fertility, so no one is willing to buy this kind of land to plant, and it is generally used as a foundation.
So most people don't want to buy such land if they want to farm or something, so Carter really inquired about several suitable places, including the hill behind their house.
The mountain behind Carter's house has no name, it is said that the mountain is actually just a relatively large hill bag, except for small animals such as pheasants and hares, there is not even a monster on it, and those big trees that have grown for many years can still be worth some money, but now those valuable trees have basically been cut down, and all that is left are some small trees that cannot be used for arm thickness and tree species that can only be used as firewood, and the nearby residents know that there is not even a wild vegetable on it, Only a few children will go up the hill in groups to pick wild flowers, pluck some grass, or harm birds' nests.
In the past, this mountain was the territory of a nobleman, and then it was given to a small nobleman attached to him, the family of the small nobleman has gone through several generations, and now there is no title, recently their only daughter married to the capital, their family discussed it, and they were ready to sell the property here and follow the daughter's family to the capital to develop, and the other industries have basically been dealt with, and the mountain can not be sold.
"There used to be a lot of good wood on this mountain, but it has long been cut down, and now there are some types left that can only be burned as firewood, are there any other valuable things, everyone is not optimistic about this mountain, and the price offered by the family is high, and the people who were willing to buy it are not happy to ask for it again."
Izumi hasn't been to the back mountain, but from his room you can see the back piece, the place is really big, because a lot of trees have been cut down, and there are a lot of open spaces after the vegetation is destroyed, if you tidy up it to plant tree fruits, it is close to home and easy to take care of, and you don't have to worry about monsters running into it if you circle around the mountain.
So he was also a little moved, so he asked, "What price did they offer?" β
"Fifteen hundred gold coins. I've asked about it, and it's worth a thousand gold coins at most. Carter saw that his fingers moved as if he was settling accounts, and he knew that he was interested, but the price of this mountain was too high, just to plant some fruit trees for the monsters to eat, and it was too loser.
However, Kate did not doubt from beginning to end that Izumi could get so much money, the child has great ability, and there are a bunch of powerful high-level demonic beasts around him - Izumi introduced all the elves to Carter and Benny brothers after being exposed to the old magician, after all, they live under the same roof, tell them, where the elves can also move more - it looks like a nobleman was born, as long as he thinks of a way, this money can be scraped together.
Not to mention, the griffons raised in the backyard were sold, and the money was enough to buy a manor.
However, 1,500 gold coins did exceed Quan's expectations by a large margin, not to mention that the family's price was unreasonable, and he didn't want to be wronged: "Is it so much higher?" Can't bargain? β
Carter shook his head and said, "That family is very persistent, when their family was still a nobleman, they built a villa on the mountain, I went to see it today, although the villa is a little old, but it can be seen that it took a lot of effort to build it at the beginning." β
But this price is too expensive, Izumi can't afford it at all, so he can only give up regretfully: "Is there no other place?" β
"Yes, but it's basically small plots of land, and most of them are outside the city, and there are a few small farms that are not well run and want to change hands, but the price is more expensive than the back mountain." In these years, the land is still very valuable, and most of the land is in the hands of the nobles, and the commoners can own very little land, and they may not have enough to plant, where to sell.
Carter talked about the situation in several places again, the land outside the city is close to a few villages near Corot, is it a bit far away, and there are Warcraft infested nearby, so there are often Warcraft to steal food in these lands, although it is only a low-level Warcraft, but the damage to farmland is also very huge.
Hearing that the land is next to an inhabited village, and there are monsters nearby, Quan directly vetoed these places, the place is small, it's nothing, it's a big deal to plant a little less, and then change the place if there is a suitable one, but if there are people, he can't let the elves help guard it, so when the monsters come, does he have to drive them away by himself?
A few small farms are very good, the land is fertile away from the crowds, and the perimeter is protected by a fence, but these farms are sold along with the livestock and crops raised in them, and the smallest of them is priced at tens of thousands of gold coins, and it is impossible to buy the spring if it is sold.
Of course, if he sold the elf, it would be absolutely enough, but he was reluctant.
Maybe you can sell the glitter?
Izumi shamefully admits that he really wanted to sell the flash for money at this moment - who let this thing teach the wind speed dog! I shouldn't have taken it cheaply in the first place, but I lost the position of the last baby ball, not to mention, and I also lost the wind speed dog.
As a result, it seems that only the back mountain is the most suitable.
Carter comforted him: "Don't worry, I'll go out tomorrow to inquire, maybe there will be other more suitable places." β
Quan shook his head and smiled: "I'm not in a hurry, Uncle Carter, you don't have to ask tomorrow, now I don't have any money in my hand, is it empty to say anything, I think I'll go to the animal trainer union tomorrow to see what opportunities there are, find a way to open the store first, and then talk about buying land." β
He wants to do everything right at once, but he is a little too ambitious.
Carter touched his head with satisfaction: "It's good that you can think so, as for the opening of the store, if it really doesn't work, you can do it at home, with the signboard of Shanaiduo, the guests will definitely come to the door automatically." β
"No, Warcraft is inherently dangerous, and many high-level Warcraft are big and noisy, so they are not suitable for home, so you still have to find other places. I've inquired, the rent of the shop in Xiacheng is not expensive, the shop pΓΉ of more than 200 square meters is only twenty or thirty gold a month, and the one in Zhongcheng is more expensive, almost fifty gold, and Shanaiduo is now also a member of the animal trainer union, and when we get the first month's salary, we will be able to rent a suitable shop. β
It's also a very sad thing for the child to be too good, Carter sighed and said, "Since you've thought about it, Uncle won't say much, if there's anything I can help with, just ask." β
Izumi smiled brightly, "Well, I will." β
The next day, Izumi took the elves to the back mountain early in the morning for a walk, not only to let the wind dog finish a pleasant walk, but also to see the villa that Carter said.
The three-storey villa is not big, it is a miniature version of the castle style, and the walls outside look old and in disrepair, but there is no broken building, and it is estimated that it is a haunted house when you look at it at night.
As for the inside of the villa, this house is unoccupied, the door is closed and the spring cannot enter, only a few glances at the window, there is nothing empty, and the mottled walls are completely indistinguishable from the original color.
Such a house should have been demolished and rebuilt a long time ago, right? There wasn't even a piece of furniture in it, and the owner even wanted to sell it for five hundred gold coins, either because he got into the money or because he wanted to go crazy.
Originally, he thought that he could see a good villa, but if this villa was really good, he might want to try to find the owner of the land to see if he could negotiate the price again.
But now, Quan doesn't want to go, he is very sure that he doesn't have to find someone to give people a chance to bargain, he just waits, and the owner who can't sell it and is in a hurry to get rid of it should be in a hurry to reduce the price.
If the price here can be reduced to 1,000 gold coins, will he grit his teeth and buy it?
No, I hope the price doesn't drop too quickly, otherwise what if he doesn't scrape together enough money and the land is bought by someone else?
Thinking like this, Izumi put away the elves, and went down the mountain with only the wind speed dog humming a song and taking some jumping steps.
He's going to the Animal Trainers' Guild and work hard to make money from today!