"Dad, why don't I go tomorrow?" Yunxi thought about it, or decided not to go, there are good flowers waiting for it, the last time I went to sit for a long time, I was bored to death, this time the noble lady wants to make the temperament not come out, I have to be angry to death!

"Then I won't go, Dad, go by yourself, I still have to stay at home with my mother!"

Yun Jin saw that Yunxi was not going, so he also changed his mind.

"Then I'll go by myself!" Ye Yuan was very helpless, and he was the only one left after a long time. Forget it, it's good to come back tomorrow as soon as the things are thrown away, and the two big men don't have anything to say, so it's better to come back to accompany their son.

……

However, on the second day, Ye Yuan couldn't go, and a guest came to the house, the old housekeeper of the Wang family in the north of Shiling, who wanted to help the master sell the land, because he got along well with the Ye family, and the firewood burned by his family was also cut on the stone ridge, and Ye Yuan didn't ask for a penny when he came back, so as soon as the old housekeeper received the news that the master was going to sell the land, the first person to ask was the Ye family.

"Uncle Wang, how can you plant it well, and you want to sell the land?" Ye Yuan asked puzzled. As far as he knows, although the Wang family's land is not as fertile as the Ye family's side, it is not too bad, although more than half of it is sandy land, but because the terrain is flat and close to the water source, watering is not a problem, the staple food is not good, watermelon, peanuts, cotton and other crops are very good, why do you suddenly have to sell the land?

The old housekeeper sighed and said with a wry smile: "I can't help the master's family if he wants to sell it, I have lived here for almost my whole life, and I am going to leave my hometown when I am old." ”

Ye Yuan personally poured tea for the old housekeeper and said with a smile: "So your host is going to develop in other places?" I remember that I seemed to go to the capital last year? ”

The old housekeeper drank a few sips of tea in a row, put down the teacup, and then said slowly: "Aren't you going to the capital?" Since the old club is gone, Lang doesn't like farming, and he wants to do business, but he was dragged to the capital to make money. ”

"So it's a loss for business?" Ye Yuan guessed, "Then you can't sell your ancestral property, keep the green mountains here, and you're not afraid of no firewood." It's a back road! ”

"No, no, I didn't lose money, I made money!" The old housekeeper waved his hand helplessly, "It would be good if you lost money, and if you lose money, you should go home." ”

"Shouldn't you buy land when you make money? Why do you want to sell land? Ye Yuan was even more puzzled, there are still many people who dislike it these years? He wants to buy land, but his wife has been peaceful in the past few years, where is the opportunity to buy it?

"The human heart is not enough to swallow the elephant!" The old housekeeper shook his head, "Not only did our Lang not lose money, but he doubled the 5,000 taels several times. This earning is even more reluctant to come back. simply bought a house in the capital and set up a family, and also decided on his own merits. ”

Ye Yuan smiled: "So that's the case, I think your family has lost a lot of money, and I want to fill in the land." ”

"That's not true, we're smart! From learning things quickly, Mr. often boasted, I remember once,...... "The old housekeeper is getting more and more deviated, and his expression has changed from a sad face to a flying eyebrow."

finally waited for him to be thirsty, only to realize his faux pas, and instantly became embarrassed. "I'm sorry, Ye Dongjia, I'm confused, old man, I'm getting farther and farther away."

"It's okay, it's interesting to hear." Ye Yuan smiled slightly, "I don't know how much land your owner wants to sell?" Do you sell all of it or some of it? ”

As soon as he heard that the old housekeeper who sold the land, his eyebrows raised high and drooped down again, as if he was smiling but not laughing, as if crying but not crying, and he was pitiful. Ban Xiang said: "It's all sold, it's all sold." ”

"That's a lot!" Ye Yuan frowned when he heard this, the Wang family's land is much more than his own!

The old housekeeper said: "Two thousand acres of sandy land are considered medium fields, and one thousand acres of land are high-grade fields." ”

3,000 acres of land, that's a lot! It's several times more than my own.

"I don't know what to expect?"

"10 taels of silver per mu for medium fields, and 15 taels of silver per mu for high-grade fields."

"So expensive?" Ye Yuan was taken aback, this was twice as expensive as the land he bought.

"It's not expensive." The old housekeeper smiled: "In the past few years, it has not been worth farming like before, and if you don't make money all year round, you will lose money." Now it's different, there is no war, the government is not as dark as before, and there are fewer and fewer people selling land, and the price of this land is getting higher and higher day by day. ”

"The price of land in the capital is higher, my family bought 500 acres of land and spent 15,000 taels, which is twice as much as ours, which is really expensive!"

"30 taels of silver for an acre of land?" Ye Yuan smacked his tongue, a little incredulous, "How young does it take to get back to the basics?" ”

He has also been a landlord for many years, so he naturally knows how low the profit from farming is, except for the tenants of the government, in fact, the rest can't be sold for a few silver. Even if the landlord's family has money, it is just accumulated over the years.

"It won't take many years," the old housekeeper said mysteriously: "My family is a lang, I don't grow food, I only grow vegetables, the capital has a large population, and it makes a lot of money by selling money." ”

"But you need a lot of people to grow vegetables?" Ye Yuan still felt that 30 taels of silver was too expensive.

"So all the tenants in our village are going." The old housekeeper instantly became sad, "You, at my age, I don't know when I will go, and I have to go to a place as far away as the capital, hey......"

Are you going? Then where are the 3,000 acres of land going to find people to plant? There has been no war in the past few years, but the increased population is all children? There aren't many people who can do the work! Is it a waste of money to buy? Ye Yuan frowned and thought about it, he was still a little worried, besides, he didn't have so much money at home, but this was a thing, Ye Fu and the three of them should also buy some family property. It's just that there is no one to cultivate, and it is a pity that it is wasted.

The old housekeeper also felt that this thing was a bit unauthentic, and sneered: "Think of a way, buy more livestock, plant some fruit trees or something, it won't be barren." ”

"Where's the house? Is your house for sale or not? ”

Ye Yuan asked, he remembered that the Wang family's house was still very good, the place was big, the layout was good, and there were many flowers and plants planted in the house, Yunxi should like it very much.

"The house is not for sale." The old housekeeper shook his head and explained to Ye Yuan: "The house can't be sold for the time being, the ancestral hall at home is still there, and the ancestral tomb is also here, and it will still be used when I come back to the grave to worship my ancestors in the future." ”

Also, the dead are no bigger than the living, and they can move if they move.

"But the tenants' houses can be given away for free!" The old housekeeper saw that Ye Yuan was very hesitant, he was busy adding chips, and he was going to the capital left and right, and the tenants couldn't use those rooms, and besides, the grass house would not be able to live in two years, so why not be a personal favor?

Ye Yuan naturally understands the trickiness, but even if the house is not valuable, the land for building the house is not cheap, so the discount is not less. Moreover, this place is not far from home, and it is easy to take care of; There is also the reason of the old housekeeper, it is too peaceful, there are fewer people selling land, and it is not easy to sell such a large piece of land. But although he already had a plan in his heart, he didn't show it on his face.

"So, how about you let me think about it again, discuss it with my family, and give you an answer tomorrow?"

"Okay, then you can discuss it, and I'll wait for you to reply." The old butler simply drank the tea in the cup and got up to take his leave.