Xie Xiuwen calculated in his heart that if he bought 200 acres of fertile land, it would cost at least 2,000 taels of silver.

Tsk, that's frighteningly expensive.

Xie Xiuwen was silent for a moment and said, "Then let's see if there is wasteland or a small hill to sell, if it is a forest, it is also okay." ”

Xie Xiuwen had a plan in his heart, either to open up the wasteland, or to plant some fruit trees or vegetables, and to raise some livestock along the way, so that the family could also have a guarantee in terms of meat.

Fang Hu received his order, and went out to inquire the next day.

Fang Hu ran around for three days in a row before he came up with a result.

"There is a Zhuangzi for sale about thirty miles from the capital, a total of 260 acres, of which there are about 80 acres of forest, not a fruit forest, but an ordinary forest, there will be a few fruit trees in it, but they are all wild, according to our law of the Great Governance, these 80 acres are not taxable."

Xie Xiuwen was really a little interested: "Whose property is it?" Why are there wild woods? ”

Generally speaking, after this grange has an owner, it will be planned well, and the Dazhi Dynasty has been established for decades, why is there still a wild forest now?

It stands to reason that the new dynasty has been prosperous for decades, and the land near the capital must be in the pockets of the powerful, so how can someone suddenly sell it?

"Back to my lord, this property is the dowry of the daughter of a second-grade official who was just investigated and punished last month, and I heard that I want to sell this grange in order to exchange it for silver money to dredge up the relationship."

As for what to do to dredge the relationship, then there is no need to ask in detail.

Two hundred and sixty acres of grange, because there are eighty acres of forest, that means there are still one hundred and eighty acres of land, which also costs a lot of money.

"Except for the woods, but the fertile fields?"

"It's a medium-sized field, and the price of this kind of land is generally about eight or nine taels of silver. However, the owner is anxious to get rid of it for money, so the price can be discussed again. ”

Xie Xiuwen was silent, even if it was eight taels of silver per mu, he couldn't afford it.

"But is there anything else?"

Fang Hu replied: "More than forty miles away from the capital, there is a small hill, with seventy or eighty acres of fields underneath, a total of more than four hundred acres, the field is also a medium field, but the mountain is a barren mountain, and the nearby villagers will occasionally go up the mountain to collect firewood or hunt, but the harvest is not big." ”

The price of barren mountains is generally relatively low, and it has to be reclaimed, re-fertilized, etc., and the land cannot be fertilized in two or three years.

"How much does it cost?"

"Back to the master, this barren mountain was given to an old minister by the emperor more than ten years ago, but has not sent someone to take care of it, and then I heard that it is the middle of the family, so I started the idea of selling the land, there are many people who have thought about it here, but I heard that there is no food to grow in the mountains, and I heard that there is some ominous, so I have dispelled the idea later.

The master is also shrewd, there are seventy or eighty acres of medium land next to the barren mountain, knowing that if someone wants to buy the field, they have to tie it together and sell it, if they don't buy this barren mountain, the field will not be sold, so they have been hanging in the tooth shop for two or three months, and no one has cared about it. ”

Speaking of this, Fang Hu glanced up at the old man, and then said: "At the beginning, the price of the master's house was 1,200 taels, but it has not been sold, and now it has dropped to 920 taels. ”

Nine hundred and twenty taels, this price is not high.

But the problem is that there are only seventy or eighty acres of crops that can be grown here, and the rest are barren mountains.

"Well, let's go back and have a look."

"Yes, I don't know when the master is going?"

"Tomorrow."

"Yes, the little one will go and tell the tooth shop."

As soon as Fang Hu withdrew with his front foot, the beans came in with his back foot, and he was still holding a sticker on his back.

"Master, the post of the Marquis of Prestige."

Xie Xiuwen took it and took a look, it turned out that Zhao Yue had set up a banquet in the Hou Mansion three days later to invite them over to talk about it.

Xie Xiuwen raised his hand and stroked his eyebrows with some tears and laughter, this person really posted it.

Although Xie Xiuwen decided to go to the Grange tomorrow to have a look, he was not very sure, in the final analysis, he was still too tight on hand.

Previously, Xie Rongzhao gave him nine hundred taels, which Zhao Yue asked her to take directly from the Fang family's box, plus the six hundred taels he had on hand.

A total of 1,500 taels, which sounds like a lot, but it doesn't cost it.

The rent of this house has been paid for a year, and in the past few days, I have spent more than 20 taels on things.

This also made him really understand what it means to spend money like running water.

In addition, rice, flour, grain and oil, everything has to be bought with money, and the winter is about to end, and the winter in the capital is inseparable from charcoal.

I also had to buy some thick bedding, clothes, etc., and I had to prepare another 150 taels just to keep out the cold.

Charcoal in the capital is too expensive.

Fortunately, in the courtyard rented by Fang Hu, several main houses are equipped with kang, and they can also use firewood to heat themselves when the time comes.

In addition, I have to buy pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and I have to participate in some hometown associations or poetry meetings in the coming year, etc., and I need silver everywhere.

The capital is at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and no matter how much money he has, he has to rein in it first, who knows who will be targeted by someone one day?

The most important thing is that the food and clothing of these dozen or so people are inseparable from money, and they can't rely on frugality to survive after buying a grange, right?

Xie Xiuwen suddenly felt a headache, he was now looking forward to the Gu clan being able to bring Liu Ruolan out as soon as possible, and then she would leave these trivial matters to worry about.

Xie Rongzhao heard that he could go out tomorrow, so he naturally jumped to be together.

Xie Ronglang didn't dare to shout, but the expectant little eyes still betrayed his careful thoughts.

Liu Ruolan liked these two children, and when she couldn't see them disappointed, she immediately said that she would take them with her.

The road on this side of the capital is much easier to walk than Gaoyang County, at least there are not so many depressions, and the carriage runs very smoothly, and after walking for about an hour and a half, it finally arrives at the ground.

Xie Xiuwen was led to the foot of the mountain by the tooth man, and then looked at the forest full of trees and weeds, and was a little speechless for a while.

This barren mountain is truly barren.

The tooth man thought about making a quick move, so that he could make a fortune, so he naturally made the sky here go wild.

Xie Xiuwen is not really an ignorant scholar, he has grown up working in the fields since he was a child, and he knows a lot about soil and crops.

The trees and weeds here are very vigorous, if you want to open up the field, this tree cutting is a big item, and with some cleaning and land maintenance, I am afraid that it will not be possible in three or five years.

Xie Xiuwen clapped his hands, shook his head and said, "It's really useless to buy this mountain." ”