"Eight hundred taels? Ergou, this ...... Wait," Mama Zhao was the first to react, she was just about to praise Chen Dongsheng for a few words, when she suddenly thought of a certain question, and asked with a hint of doubt: "Is the barren mountain you are talking about, is it a small hill on the north side of Qingquan Mountain?" Where did the fire originate? ”

"That's right, it's the barren mountain on the northwest side, and they just wanted to burn the barren grass of this barren mountain, so they set fire to the mountain. It's just that they didn't expect that the southeast wind was blowing here in the past few days, and as soon as the wild grass was ignited, the strong wind led the fire to Chenjiazhuang, which is adjacent to Qingquan Village......"

Chen Dongsheng outside the window, when he said this, there was an obvious choking in his tone. Thinking of his father who died in the fire and his mother who was still recuperating in bed, his eyes flashed with burning light.

"It's useless to buy this barren mountain, I heard that this mountain is very strange, what to plant and what to die, you can't grow crops at all." Mama Zhao frowned, as if she was refuting Chen Dongsheng's words, and as if she was explaining to Qifang.

Although the price that Chen Ergou talked about was quite cheap, the barren mountain was basically given away for free, but they couldn't use the useless things if they gave them. Besides, this is the source of the fire after all, so it's a bit unlucky to look at it.

"Hey, Mama, listen to Dongsheng's thoughts first," Wang Qifang waved her hand at Mama Zhao, signaling her not to worry first, and then turned her head and asked out the window, "Dongsheng, I think you added this barren mountain, is there any other use?" ”

Chen Dongsheng listened to Qifang's words, his face suddenly lit up, he didn't expect this young grandmother who stayed at home to be so shrewd that she could hear the problem from his simple narration. It seems that his decision this time is not wrong, with such a master, he Chen Dongsheng will have the day to revitalize the Chen family sooner or later.

"Grandma Hui, Mama Zhao, this barren mountain is indeed very barren, but we bought it not for the 'mountain', but for the 'barren'." Chen Dongsheng paused deliberately to give the people in the room time to think, and after a while, he continued: "According to Emperor Taizu's "Great Zhou Law", in order to encourage land reclamation, anyone who reclaims wasteland registered with the government can be exempted from all agricultural taxes for the first three years. And that barren mountain, because of the barren land and poor location, has never been cultivated, and it is a barren mountain left by the Qingzhou County Ya for a long time——"

"Oh~~ I understand, if we buy this barren mountain, our Zhuangzi can not pay farmland tax for three years...... No, the rest of our land isn't barren mountains, then-"

Mama Zhao clapped her palms as if she suddenly realized, but she wasn't happy for long, and she thought of the real problem again and asked again.

"Hehe, Mama Zhao is worthy of being a well-informed old man, and she is thoughtful when she thinks about things," Chen Dongsheng first praised Mama Zhao without hesitation, and then changed his head: "Originally, things were indeed as you were worried about, in this mountain area of Qingquan Village, only the barren mountains were originally the 'wasteland'. However, the owner who bought Qingquan Mountain that day was not an ordinary person, but a wealthy businessman with a backer behind him. Under the pretext that the barren mountain and the land of Qingquan Mountain are connected, they simply merged Qingquan Mountain and Barren Mountain together, and all of them were counted as barren mountains, and the price they bought was also extremely cheap, less than 1,000 taels at all. ”

Having said this, Mama Zhao had no doubts, she smacked her touch, nodded with satisfaction, and then set her eyes on Qifang.

After listening to Chen Dongsheng's description, Qifang pondered for a moment and asked, "So, the title deed has been changed?" Or is it necessary to get through the relationship between the county government and Qingquan Village? ”

"Well, the title deed is changed, but it's best to give the master book of the formalities and the armor bag that verifies the land some tea and silver!"

Although he did not despise the behavior of Luo Zongjia and Feng Zhushu to cover up the fire murderer, Chen Dongcheng had been begging for a living outside all year round, and he still knew all kinds of unspoken rules very well. After listening to his master's words, he pondered for a moment and put forward his thoughts.

"Okay, Chen Dongsheng, you did this errand well," Qifang was very satisfied with Chen Dongsheng's performance, if things were really as he said, then Chen Dongsheng passed her test smoothly. Qifang took out a silver ticket of 1,000 taels from her purse, raised her hand and handed it to Mama Zhao, "Mama, in the afternoon, you take my seal and Chen Dongsheng to the county government to go through the formalities, deducting the eight hundred taels for the Zhuangzi, one hundred taels for the main book of the county government, eighty taels for the local chief A, and the remaining twenty taels to hire a lawyer and let him help formulate a contract without any loopholes." ”

"Lawyer? Qi Niang, what are you asking a lawyer for, and we don't have a lawsuit? ”

In other words, in ancient times, the profession of lawyer was not too glamorous. When it comes to lawyers who help people fight lawsuits and write lawsuits, people will think of civilized hooligans who rely on the law to bully and oppress the poor people. Mama Zhao has lived in the inner courtyard for many years and has little contact with the outside world, but she also has no good impression of this profession.

When she heard that Qi Niang was going to take out twenty taels to hire a lawyer, she hurriedly dissuaded her. Besides, isn't it just to write a contract, you don't need a lawsuit at all, just find a down-and-out move, and you can write a flowery contract with a penny of silver, why bother to hire a lawyer at a high price?!

"Mama, don't worry," Qifang is not a local native, and the experience of her previous life told her that it is best to consult a legal person first to handle a business involving law such as real estate transfer, otherwise, if there is really any problem, it will be a big trouble to find something wrong. She stuffed the silver ticket into Mama Zhao's hand and explained softly, "We have never been in contact with these mundane things, and if anything is missing, it will be troublesome at that time." Besides, turning fertile land into wasteland is itself a loophole in the Great Zhou Law, and if the contract is not stipulated well, if it is really pulled out by someone, it will be difficult for us to do it. ”

Qifang's words reminded Mama Zhao, and a flash of surprise flashed on her originally puzzled face, that's right, this kind of person is a lawyer, it depends on how to use it. If you use it properly, you might be able to save them a lot of energy.

"Okay, I'll go to the county seat with Ergou in the afternoon, and by the way, I'll also go to Renyazi to have a look, and when I see a good girl and boy, let's buy two first."

"Well, these things, Mama can do them with a look. In addition, after the formalities are completed, we have to hire some experienced farmers to plant the more than 100 acres of land first. ”

"Hey, I know, Qi Niang can rest assured!"

Mama Zhao saw that Qifang was getting more and more orderly, not to mention how happy she was, and she was even more attentive to her instructions.

In the afternoon, after explaining to Chen Xiaomei, Mama Zhao took Qifang's seal and silver ticket, accompanied by Chen Dongsheng, first went to Zhuangzi in Qingquan Village, found the general A, and the three of them went to see the situation of the fields and houses on the spot.

With the money, the lawyer who knows the way, and the capable man, the formalities for the sale of land went smoothly, and in less than two days, a land deed stamped with the red seal of the county government was delivered to Qifang. With her first property, Qifang was still a little excited, she hurriedly called Chen Ergou, and the two of them discussed for a long time through the window, and finally set the construction plan of the manor.

"Young grandma, the farmer who farms the land has already been hired, but according to the provisions of the contract, we must reclaim the wasteland. It's just that a fire has just broken out here, and if it is burned again, I guess—"

Chen Dongsheng didn't mention the fire, but as soon as he mentioned the word fire, his mind showed the tragic scene of the fire spreading wantonly that day, and the crops, houses and trees were destroyed in an instant, and he couldn't forget his father's painful wail in the fire...... If the owner burns the wasteland with fire again, not to mention that the people nearby do not agree, even he has a pimple in his heart.

"Reclamation?" Qifang put down the needlework in her hand and rubbed her sore neck, "In this way, you can't grow anything in this barren mountain on the left and right, so you can hire a few extra people to reclaim the slope of the mountain that is connected to Qingquan Mountain." You don't have to be too fine, just make a show! ”

"Hey, the little one understands!"

Chen Dongsheng listened to Qifang's words, immediately understood, agreed repeatedly, and trotted back to Chenjiazhuang to call someone. The conditions offered by the proprietor are still very attractive, every day each strong laborer 20 eldest sons, but also a lunch, lunch is not a clear soup and little water, but a sturdy steamed bun, green vegetables stewed meat slices, full of oil and water, and the tube is full of food.

He is a native of Chenjiazhuang, and he can't forget his fellow villagers when he has a good errand. As for the people of Qingquan Village, hmph, they hooked up with the murderer of the fire, maliciously concealed the silver that embezzled the compensation, and he Chen Ergou helped the master buy Qingquan Mountain at a low price, which was already merciful to their subordinates. It's ridiculous that the village chief of Qingquan Village, Luo is embarrassed to ask him to help more, phew, if I help you, my father won't agree!

Putting aside his innocuous selfishness, this young man's efficiency is still very high. In the afternoon, he gathered more than a dozen strong boys. In fact, it was also at the right time, because these young men were all villagers affected by the disaster in Chenjiazhuang, and their families had more or less losses, and they were planning to find some work to supplement their families, when suddenly a good errand with money and food fell on their heads, and they all happily carried their own hoes to work, and even the tools were saved for the master's family.

At noon on the first day, after satisfying four or five bowls of mixed noodles and steamed buns and two bowls of stewed meat dishes, the young men began to work harder, and the area of the wasteland gradually decreased.

"Young grandma, young grandma," a little girl of eleven or twelve, dressed in a half-worn green Ge cloth skirt, trotted to Qifang's bedroom.

"What's wrong, Purple Plant!"

Qifang bit off the last thread, spread the clothes flat on the kang, and knew only by listening to the sound that outside the door was one of the two little girls that Mama Zhao had just bought into the door, and Mama Zhao named it Zizhu. is not very old, and her temperament is also lively, Mama Zhao has taught the rules for three or four days, so she looks like a maid. But as soon as she leaves Mama, the little girl will immediately reveal her original form.

"Young grandma, I heard from people outside that when the small barren mountain next to Qingquan Mountain was reclaimed, a hot spring was cultivated, and people nearby ran to see the excitement!"

When the little girl heard the master's call, she didn't have time to wipe the sweat on the tip of her nose, so she ran in and chattered excitedly.

"Hot springs?"

Qifang's hand folding clothes stopped, and she looked up at the little girl, "You mean that the barren mountain in Qingquan Village dug out a hot spring?" Is it a barren mountain on the north side of Cheongsen Mountain? ”

PS: Hehe, thank you for the gift of the demon elf, thank you for your support, a certain Sa will come on!