After a rich dinner, Yan Xiaoyue, Yang Mocheng, and Uncle Shan went to the study together and helped Xiaoyue choose a village fifty kilometers southeast of Mengjin City, which used to be called Caisang Village, but now it is an uninhabited village.

Lingnan, as the source of Emperor Zong's army, has always supported his actions without restrictions. Since Emperor Zong launched the war, the strong men in Lingnan County have become fewer and fewer, until five years ago in the battle to cross the Qinghe River, the number of Emperor Zong's side has decreased sharply, although the war has been winning, but the next war has continued, it has reached this point, it is impossible to turn back, so it can only keep conscripting, the scale of the villages around Lingnan County continues to shrink, and later can only merge villages, two or three villages to re-form a new village, and move to a village that is closer to the county government or has better conditions. Caisang Village is a small abandoned village. Knowing this, Yan Xiaoyue has no doubts, and she will make an appointment to go to Caisang Village early tomorrow morning to have a look, and then discuss it in detail when she comes back.

At the beginning of the next day, Jin Hui woke up Xiaoyue, saying that Lord Yang was ready to go, Yan Xiaoyue patted her head, this lazy disease really had to be cured, she dressed up at the fastest speed in her life, and rushed with Jin Qiao after taking two bites of snacks. As soon as I arrived at the door, I heard Yang Mocheng teasing: "Xiaoyue hasn't slept yet, I'm sorry, the old man was so excited that he couldn't sleep last night, so he disturbed you." ”

Yan Xiaoyue felt that others were more concerned about her affairs than her, so she was embarrassed, and replied: "Lord Assassin Shi is so concerned about political affairs, it is the blessing of all the people, and it is too late for Xiaoyue to admire." In the end, Xiao Yue proposed to ride a horse, it could be faster, Lord Yang immediately nodded, I am afraid that I have already had this intention, but it is not easy to speak.

Yang Mocheng took a team of people and Yan Xiaoyue to rush along the official road for more than an hour, and finally arrived at Caisang Village, Caisang Village is not far from the north of the official road, from the official road it looks like a horseshoe-shaped basin, the south is open, and the remaining three sides are surrounded by three mountains, the northernmost mountain can be seen to be about four hundred meters high, and then it is smoky, and the peak cannot be seen, according to Uncle Shan last night, it is nearly six hundred meters high.

At the end of Duchen, there is still so much fog on the mountain, and Xiaoyue is quite satisfied with this, the foggy weather can meet the growth habits of tea trees with high humidity requirements and avoid scorching sun. At this time, one of the officials who came with him stepped forward and said, "Lord Yang, there is a lot of fog and little sunlight on this mountain, can you produce good tea?" ”

A person hurriedly stood up behind him and retorted: "Lord Xu, you are the director of the division of jurisdiction, this agricultural matter is not clear, no wonder I don't know that there is a cloud tea on the top of the mountain in the tribute tea in Chiba Town." Then he bowed to Yang Mo and said, "Lord Thorn Shi, the lower officials can grow tea in the climate here, but I don't know what the soil quality is here?" The lower officials still need to go in and take a look. ”

Yan Xiaoyue's eyes lit up next to her, and as soon as she heard this person speak, she knew that she was a person who knew about tea, so she silently wrote it down.

"Jiang Jusi can take care of himself." Lord Yang nodded, and then ordered someone to measure the entire basin and draw a map.

Xiaoyue took Jin Qiao to ride in, although it was already October and there was less rain, but there was no one in the village, and the drainage ditch was blocked. As soon as I entered the village, there was water everywhere in the low-lying places, a puddle here and a depression on the other, and it was particularly inconvenient to move.

The area of the village is much larger than the Yinhuazhuang in the Xiaoyue Imperial City, and it is conservatively estimated that there are at least 300 acres of this valley. The mountains on the east and west sides are very low, less than 300 meters, and there are some mulberry trees planted on a hill to the east of the village entrance, and a mountain on the west side is not planned to be overgrown. Walking slowly and leisurely until noon, Yan Xiaoyue returned to the big willow tree at the entrance of the village to eat some dry food, and listened to Jiang Jusi say: "Lord Thorn Shi, the mountain in the north is 684 meters high, and the height covered by clouds and mist is nearly 300 meters, it is best to use it to grow tea, but a bamboo forest grows on the mountain, and the bamboo root system is developed, I am afraid that it is not easy to clean up, if it is not clean, I am afraid that it will destroy the tea garden." ”

When Yang Mo heard this, he asked seriously: "Oh, can that be cleaned up?" ”

Jiang Jusi replied: "Yes, yes, but you have to dig it out, and you have to dig deep." ”

"Digging, to put it lightly, how much manpower and material resources do you have to spend?" As soon as Xu Jusi heard this, he immediately screamed.

Jiang Jusi didn't pay attention to him, but said: "So Xia Guan guesses that maybe it is because of this reason that he couldn't grow tea." ”

After eating the dry food, Yan Xiaoyue personally went up the mountain again, and climbed to the peak, only to find that there was a platform of nearly twenty acres of land on it, and there was no fog on the top of the mountain, on the contrary, the vision was not bad, and the scenery was good.

The whole mountain rises and falls gently, and it is not until this time that the clouds and mist on the mountainside dissipate, revealing the whole village. The brown soil is moist and fertile, and the verdant bamboo forests are swaggering in the wind. Standing on the top of the mountain, overlooking the entire village, the quiet and indisputable world, imagining that this place will become her Yan Xiaoyue's cornucopia in the near future, she is full of energy. It wasn't until it was getting late that everyone began to rush into the city.

Back at the county guard's mansion, Yan Xiaoyue and Yang Mocheng entered the study again, and Yang Mocheng asked, "Xiaoyue, what do you think?" ”

Yan Xiaoyue was quite satisfied with Caisang Village, and asked directly: "Uncle Yang, if I want to buy it, how much will it cost to have three mountains and fields?" ”

Yang Mo persuaded and said: "You have thought about it, today the Jiang Judge Division of the Sihu Department has made it clear, although it is good, there is a big drawback, if the bamboo is eradicated, the tea garden will be destroyed." Just now I asked Dashan to turn out the information of Caisang Village, you can see, 33 years ago I planted tea, 58 years ago also planted, there have been a total of nine times of tea here since the record, but each time it is only seven or eight years, the tea garden has been replaced by a bamboo forest, according to the old man, you still choose another place. Although it is not such a big place, at least it will not lose money. ”

When Yan Xiaoyue heard this, she said even more firmly: "No need, Uncle Yang, let's do it here." ”

Yang Mocheng has no choice, like Caisang Village, the geographical location is good, or the whole village is sold together with the surrounding mountains is really not much, if it is not for his own selfishness, I am afraid that no matter how rich he is, there is no way to buy it, so he said: "That's okay, tomorrow I will ask people to find all the land deed information and send it to you, go back tonight and think about it, Lingnan County is not much else, there are many mountains, you don't have to be there." Xiao Yue repeatedly thanked Yang Mocheng for his kindness and went back to rest.

When she returned to Tingyu Pavilion, Yang Xiao'er came to persuade her again, Yan Xiaoyue was very touched by their kindness, this was the second time she was warmed like this, the first time was at Mu Zigui and Mother Qian. If it weren't for the reason that couldn't be said, Yan Xiaoyue didn't want them to worry so much.