After entering the inner hall and asking his subordinates to serve tea, Lou County Ling smiled and said: "The county lord is here today, but there is something to do with the officials?" “

"Indeed, there is something to trouble your lords." Xu Qingyan smiled gently.

"County Lord, please speak."

"That's the case, when the lord of this county was sealed, the emperor gave me a thousand acres of fertile land, I took a look, there is no suitable land in Xi County, but I fancy a good land under the jurisdiction of the lord, so I came to ask, can this thousand acres of fertile land be divided under the rule of the adult?"

"This.... It stands to reason that as long as the decree is not explicitly stipulated, it is fine, but there is no old practice in the past, and it is not easy to follow. Lou County Ling Twist Xu pondered for a moment and said: "In this way, which piece of land does the county lord fancie, if there is no owner, this official will make the decision today and assign it to the county lord." “

"Thank you, Lord Lou, it's the sloping land thirty miles out of the West City Gate, close to Pengjia Village, about a hundred acres."

Hearing this, Lou Zhixian was slightly surprised: "The county lord actually fancy that piece of land?" “

"Well, what? Questions? "Lou Xianling's expression is not quite right.

"Oh, no, it's just that piece of land, which was bought not long ago."

"What, bought?" Xu Qingyan was stunned, and said after a while: "I don't know who the buyer is, if he doesn't buy it much, we can negotiate the land concession." ”

So important? Lou Zhixian muttered in his heart, when the land was bought by the Bai family, he had also come to the scene to see it, and he really didn't see anything special, but it was far away from the surrounding villages, which was not conducive to farming, and the soil quality was not fertile, why did they take a fancy to one or two.

"Your Excellency?" Seeing that he was distracted, Xu Qingyan called softly.

"Oh, that's right." Lou Zhixian came back to his senses: "That piece of land was bought by the Bai family, the richest man in the county, as for what to do, the official didn't ask in detail, if the county lord really wants, he can discuss with the Bai family." ”

"Master Xie told me that I will go to visit the Bai family." Xu Qingyan got up and bowed slightly to Lou County: "There are many disturbances this time, and I hope that the adults will not be surprised." ”

"Don't dare, don't dare." Lou County ordered two sentences, looked at the sky and said: "Noon is approaching, why don't you stay for a light meal, so that the lower officials can do their best to be the landlord." “

"No, thank you for your kindness, it's just that I'm worried about buying land at the moment, and I'm really not in the mood, next time, I'll come to visit next time when I'm free."

"Okay, then I'll send the county lord out."

Out of the mansion, Xu Qingyan sent someone to inquire about the location of the Qingbai Mansion, and when the people who asked for directions came back, they learned that the Bai Mansion was far away, so they asked the Hu family to go to the restaurant to eat first, and she took Fan Mama and them to the Bai Mansion.

In the bumpy carriage, Mama You took out the food box that was always available in the car, picked out a few red and white pastries and handed them to Xu Qingyan: "The county lord will eat some snacks first." ”

"Hmm." Xu Qingyan took it with a smile: "By the way, I passed by the Li family's shop in front of me, bought some steamed buns for Sun Wen and the others to eat on the road, and we can also cushion them." “

The two grandmothers replied with a smile: "Yes, the county lord is the most considerate, and we are happy." ”

A few people chatted a few more words, the bun shop arrived, Sun Wen and they got out of the car to buy the bun and set off again.

Xu Qingyan bit the bun and thought about the ground in her mind, at this time, she only heard Mama You speak, "Why is the county lord so tight about that land, he can't even take care of lunch, according to the old slave, there is nothing special." ”

"Yes, county lord, the old slave is also a worthless wasteland from both horizontal and vertical perspectives, far away from the surrounding villages, and I am afraid that it will be inconvenient to cultivate in the future." Mama Fan was also puzzled.

"I don't know that I didn't buy that land to be a farmland, but a pasture, and it would be better if there were no villages around, so I didn't have to worry about accidentally harming the crops."

"Ranch?" Mama Fan's eyes widened in surprise: "The county lord wants to learn from the Linyuan Mansion in the west to raise sheep?" “

"No, I'd like to buy some calves."

"Raising cattle ......." At this time, the two grandmothers frowned at the same time.

"What's wrong, what's wrong?" Xu Qingyan asked.

Mama You was silent for a moment and said: "The county lord doesn't know, as early as more than ten years ago in the capital, the Zhao family did this, I heard that at that time, they also bought a large piece of land on the outskirts of Beijing, which caused a lot of sensation, but later it was ......."

"And then what?" Xu Qingyan asked.

"Later, it ended miserably." Mama Fan said: "Unfortunately, due to the epidemic, more than half of the hundreds of calves were killed and injured overnight, and the remaining nearly 100 calves were not able to sell at a good price after they were raised, and the price was so high that the poor people could not afford it, coupled with the imperial court's ban on killing cattle, the rich did not dare to accept beef, so they had no choice but to sell it at a low price." “

Mama You put down the food box and sighed: "After this happened, those who had the same idea at that time were completely resting for a while. ”

"What caused the epidemic, and later found out the cause?" Xu Qingyan asked.

"I found out, otherwise I wouldn't be able to save those cows, I heard that it was because the drinking water was unclean, which caused diarrhea and died of dehydration." Mama Fan rushed to say.

Mama You persuaded: "The county lord doesn't think about it anymore, this matter is too risky, one bad thing is that there is no loss, according to the old slave, if you want to make money, it is better to buy more shops." “

Xu Qingyan paused for a moment and said, "I know what the two grandmothers mean, but people can't give up eating because of choking." Although the Zhao family failed in the front, it doesn't mean that we will also fail, just be more careful, I don't think it's a big problem. “

"But Chaoyan prohibits killing cattle and eating meat, even if the county lord can raise it smoothly to the slaughter, I am afraid that there is no profit, the poor people are reluctant to buy, and the rich family generally raises cows with calves, so that the demand for live cattle is not large, so after a hard work, I am afraid it is not more than opening a shop to make more money."

Xu Qingyan wiped her mouth with a handkerchief: "Mama thinks about it, I don't raise cattle just to make money." “

"Why is that?" The two asked.

Xu Qingyan smiled slightly: "There are Banlian Pavilion and Puji Hall, I don't have to worry about spending money in my life, even so, why not do something to benefit the country and the people, now the price of the cattle market remains high, and the poor farmer may be unable to buy a cow for farming all his life, if I can lower the price of cattle, so that the poor people can afford it, so that more people are willing to open up the wasteland, so that the cycle repeats, there is more food, and there are fewer people who starve to death." “

The two grandmothers didn't come back to their senses for a long time when they heard this, and after a long time, they came back to their senses, admiring and ashamed: "The county lord is good, but we are narrow-minded." “

Xu Qingyan smiled and didn't speak.

.........

Half an hour later, the carriage stopped in front of the White House.

Xu Qingyan asked Sun Wen to hand over the sticker, and the person guarding the door was shocked when he heard this, and immediately panicked inside to report the news.

When Bai Qifu, the head of the Bai family, heard this, a look of doubt crossed his face, the lord of Le'an had no contact with them, but today he suddenly came to the door.....

"Come on, quickly, open the door to welcome your guests."

was respectfully welcomed into the main hall by the head of the Bai family, Xu Qingyan was concerned about buying land, and she didn't go around the bush, took a sip of tea, and pointed out her intention.

Bai Qifu looked embarrassed when he heard this: "I'm afraid this matter is a little difficult, if the land was bought by my Bai family, I should give it to the county lord, but that land was bought by a distant relative of mine, but the Bai family came forward, and I really can't make the decision." ”

"Where is your relative, I can consult with him." Xu Qingyan's attitude was as gentle as ever.

"Well, it looks like I'm out early in the morning." As he spoke, Bai Qifu beckoned a small man through the door and asked, "Do you know where the son has gone?" ”

The subordinate shook his head: "The villain doesn't know, the son didn't confess." ”

"Alright, let's go down." Bai Qifu turned to Xu Qingyan: "County Lord, look at ........"

Xu Qingyan thought for a while and said: "Since the other person is not there, the county lord will leave first, just wait for him to come back, and the head of the Bai family will tell him, and the county lord will wait for him to hear news." ”

"Definitely, definitely, the county lord wants to leave a light meal."

"No need, I still have something to do, say goodbye."

"Then the county lord walks slowly."