At present, Sanliu Village has not heard of anyone selling the land, so Li Qiao can only buy the wasteland of the imperial court.

When the Sheng Dynasty was first established, because of the small population, each person was given more land, and there was also a lot of wasteland belonging to the imperial court.

This part of the wasteland is different from the acres of land in the woods that were reclaimed by Tao Zhu, and the acres of land of the Tao family were not cultivated land before, and were not suitable for growing crops.

However, this part of the wasteland of the imperial court was originally cultivated land in the previous dynasty, but because too many people died in the war in the last years of the previous dynasty, after the establishment of the Sheng Dynasty, because the population was too small, so this part of the field was uncultivated.

This part of the wasteland is allowed to be purchased by private individuals, of course, it is restricted, and ordinary people, if they want to buy these wastelands, a person can only buy a maximum of fifty acres.

Of course, this is a uniform provision of the law.

The terrain of each place is different, for example, there are many mountains, and there is not so much wasteland that can be cultivated.

Sanliu Village is already close to the mountain, and in recent years, the society of the Sheng Dynasty has been stable, the population has become more and more, and the newly born people will be allocated fields to them when they reach a certain age, so this part of the wasteland is getting less and less, and Li Qiao does not know whether there is such wasteland in Sanliu Village or nearby villages.

If not, then you can only buy private land.

When he arrived at the dealer's house, Zhuang Fengshou listened to Li Qiao's intentions, and shook his head directly: "There are still a few acres of wasteland in our village, but these acres of land are scattered together, and the location is not good, there is no water source, and irrigation is too laborious." ”

"Forget it."

Hearing this, Li Qiao immediately shook his head.

At this time, irrigation is all by manpower, and if there is no water source, it will be too laborious.

He wanted to buy the kind of land near the creek.

"I remember that there seems to be some wasteland in Zhujia Village, let's go and ask." Zhuang Fengshou said again.

Zhujia Village is in the south of Sanliu Village, and the two villages are next to each other, and if you walk, it takes almost two quarters of an hour to walk.

Zhujia Village is a small village with few people, and there should still be some wasteland.

So, Li Qiao and Zhuang Fengshou drove the ox cart to Zhujia Village.

There are only more than 20 households in Zhujia Village, most of them are surnamed Zhu, and the village chief is also surnamed Zhu, a middle-aged man.

He knows Li Qiao!

This is the descendant who took the fellow villagers to earn money together?

looks weird and outstanding, and it's really different from his mud legs.

He nodded with a smile: "Uncle Zhuang, there is indeed some wasteland left, about one hundred and twenty acres, I don't know how much Brother Li wants to buy?" ”

"What kind of fields are they and what is the price of each field?" Li Qiao asked with a smile.

The fields of the Sheng Dynasty were divided into four classes, and the price of each class was different.

"Ten acres of them are special fields, next to the small river, good irrigation, fertile soil, and a lot of grain, and the yield per mu is at least 350 catties if you grow wheat. The price of an acre of land is forty taels. ”

"There are also 50 acres of high-grade fields, located behind the high-grade fields, and irrigation is also convenient, and the price of one acre of land is thirty taels."

"The rest are medium fields and inferior fields, one acre of medium fields is twenty-three taels, and one acre of inferior fields is eighteen taels."

Village Chief Zhu introduced it in detail.

The river in his mouth refers to the river that passes through Sanliu Village.

If it is next to a small river, it is indeed convenient for irrigation.

But the price is really heartbreaking, and it costs forty taels for one acre of land.

The cash in Li Qiao's hand is only thirty taels!

But this is a unified price set by the imperial court, not decided by Village Chief Zhu, and it cannot be bargained.

"I'll have to go back and talk to my husband." Li Qiao can only say this.

"Yes, buying land is a big deal, and it has to be discussed." Village Chief Zhu understands very well.

So, Li Qiao and Zhuang Fengshou drove the ox cart back to the village.

"If you don't have enough money, I can lend you some, and if you buy it now, you can grow a crop. If it's too late, you'll have to wait until autumn to plant winter wheat. ”

Sitting on the wheel, Zhuang Fengshou said to Li Qiao.

"Thank you, village chief, but I have to go back and discuss it with Brother Zhu." Li Qiao first thanked Zhuang for his kindness.

Back home, Li Qiao went straight into the kitchen.

"Look at this sweat, go wash your face."

Tao Zhu looked at him, put down the long chopsticks in his hand that were specially used to fry things, and then walked to the table and picked up the clay pot in the basin.

In this basin was an ice cube made of saltpeter by Li Qiao, and in a clay pot there was sour plum soup, and he poured a bowl of iced sour plum soup for Li Qiao.

Li Qiao waved his hand: "Don't wash your face." ”

He picked up the sour plum soup and drank it all.

Seeing this, Tao Zhu wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, and then said, "Don't drink so quickly, it's not good for your body." ”

"It's okay, I don't have children, and it's no problem to drink ice." Li Qiao said with a smile.

Tao Zhu shook his head helplessly: "Let's go out, the kitchen is too hot." ”

Sitting under the shelf covered by green leaves next to the shed, Li Qiao held a bowl of cold sour plum soup, and drank it slowly, while telling the situation of the fields in Zhujia Village.

"I think I should buy a prime field, it's next to the river, and I don't have to worry about watering it in the future."

"But we don't have enough silver, and besides, the first-class field is only ten acres, so in my opinion, it is better to buy the first-class land."

Tao Zhu thought about it and felt that it was more appropriate to buy a high-quality field.

It is also close to the small river, and watering is a little harder, but when the time comes, he and Li Qiao will definitely not cultivate it themselves.

Anyway, if you hire a short-term worker to farm, it doesn't matter if you don't have a small river.

"I've read about an irrigation tool called a keel cart in a book, and if you have this, you can easily irrigate the fields."

Li Qiao is still thinking about this stubble.

In the last days, he, a water powerhouse, was often called upon to irrigate crops when there was a shortage of irrigation manpower.

He irrigated his crops with water powers.

Ordinary people have no special abilities and rely on machines, but machines need electricity and diesel oil, so like the wheat sickle, the ancient irrigation tools such as keel waterwheels and drum carts have been made again.

He was interested in these tools.

It's not just that he's a water powerhouse, even if he's an ordinary person, he's also very interested in this irrigation tool, it feels like a big toy, and he can stand by and watch it for an hour without getting tired.

Interest is the best teacher, so he knows how to make these ancient irrigation tools.

Today, as soon as he heard that the ten acres of prime land were next to the river, his hand suddenly became ready to move.

He wants to get a keel waterwheel out.

"Keel car?" Tao Zhu was surprised.

Li Dashan, who was pushing the stone mill to grind glutinous rice flour on the side, also looked over, what is the keel car?

So, Li Qiao went into the house and took a pen and paper, drew the appearance of the keel waterwheel, and also told how it worked.

Tao Zhu and Li Dashan were stunned when they heard this, there is such a magical tool.

They were hearing about it for the first time.

"Can this really be done?" Tao Zhu pointed to the paper on the table.

"Grope it up, and you can make it." Li Qiao nodded.

In his last life, he not only made large-scale ones himself, but he also made models to play with on the table.

"Then buy the first-class field."

Tao Zhu looked at his sparkling eyes and changed his mind: "The silver money is not enough, then let's save a few days, buy one acre first, sweet potatoes have a high yield, and only one acre is enough for us to eat until next year." ”

"Brother Zhu, you are so good!"

Li Qiao was moved when he heard this, and couldn't help but hold Tao Zhu's hand, in order to satisfy his little hobby, Brother Zhu agreed to his unreasonable proposal.

Tao Zhu chuckled: "It's good if you're happy." ”

Li Dashan: "......"

He scratched his head at the look.

No, the most important thing in the big event like buying a field is decided just by being happy?

Isn't that a bit sloppy?

Moreover, his uncle and Uncle Zhu really don't treat him as outsiders.

Looking at the two hands held together on the table, one big and one small, his eyes flashed with envy, should he also find a husband who thinks he is happy?

Thinking like this, he went back to grind glutinous rice flour.

Li Qiao didn't have time to care about the eldest nephew's thoughts at this time, his mind was full of Brother Zhu'er's smiling face.

Of course, there is also Brother Zhu'er's heart that values him.

There is only a little money at home, and he wants to buy a first-class field is completely nonsense, but Brother Zhu only agrees because he likes it.

He spoke: "The village chief said that if the silver is not enough, you can borrow it from him." ”

"How much do you want to borrow?" Tao Zhu asked.

"I want to buy all ten acres!"

Tao Zhu: "! ”

His eyes widened instantly.

Li Qiao immediately smiled: "Of course this is impossible. ”

"I've changed my mind, let's buy a high-quality field."

“…… Why? ”

Tao Zhu was surprised.

"Superior fields are practical. As for the special field, it won't run anyway, so we'll buy it when we have more money in the future. ”

"But you want to make that keel waterwheel." Tao Zhu's chin nodded towards the drawing on the table.