"People in the village were about to be unable to survive, so it was relatively easy for us to buy land."
Huzi added: "There was a little conflict when we went to Dongwang Village."
"Those people in the village thought that we and the water bandits were in the same group. They collected the money in front of us, and we bought the land in the back."
"But then we happened to encounter those water bandits who came to cause trouble. We helped them, and they believed that we were just coming to settle down."
Uncle He nodded, "The sale turned out quite happily."
Zhou Yunshu looked at the land deed and was more than happy. The total amount of wasteland and mountainous land sold to them by Dongwang Village was more than what they had in Dongchuan City and Xiwang Village combined.
"There is not much fertile land. Dongwang Village and Xiwang Village bought 50 acres of paddy fields and 60 acres of dry land in total. No one in the village is willing to sell it either because life is difficult to survive," Uncle He said.
"On the contrary, there is a small village next to Dongwang Village. It has 150 acres of paddy fields, 100 acres of dry land, and four ponds. It cost 800 taels to get it."
"Help me draw the location."
Uncle He nodded and took the pen and paper.
"Dongwang Village is a little larger than Xiwang Village, but it is slightly farther from Dongchuan. The two villages are separated by a river, which is called Xiaowang River."
Uncle He said while briefly drawing the locations of Dongchuan City, Dongwang Village and Xiwang Village, as well as the main rivers and mountains.
"There are hundreds of households in Dongwang Village, most of which are on the southeast side of Xiaowang River. The wasteland we bought is on the northeast side of Dongwang Village. There are few people here and it is close to Xiaoqingshan. Because it is the last wasteland to look at, I looked at it There was a lot of money left, so I bought the unowned land and Xiaoqingshan here for eighty-eight taels."
Wasteland is cheap. The small green hill is not large in area and has a low altitude. It is usually a place where people from Dongshan Village often go to cut firewood and dig wild vegetables. The village chief did not expect to be able to sell it, so he did not hesitate to sell it for dozens of taels of silver. Gave it to Uncle He.
"When the time comes, we can build a house directly here." Uncle He pointed to the location near the Xiaowang River. "We will build a small dock here that can accommodate a small boat."
"A boat?"
Uncle He nodded, "The Xiaowang River is relatively narrow to the northeast of Dongwang Village. It would be good if it can accommodate a small boat. There is a stream coming down from the mountain, but it is not possible to sail a boat."
Zhou Yunshu nodded. She looked at the creek that divided Dongwang Village into two, and the wasteland and Xiaoqingshan they bought were on the north side.
"Are there many residents here?" Zhou Yunshu asked, pointing to the north side.
"There are three families, two are hunters, and one is a family whose elders died and the younger ones were driven here."
"Why are there so few people here?"
Huzi said from the side: "First, it's because it's a little far away from the center of the village; second, I asked around and it seems that a mountain collapsed a few years ago and killed several people. They thought it was the mountain god who was angry, so they all moved away. Arrived at the west side of Anhe River."
Zhou Yunshu nodded, "Okay, you did a good job."
A smile appeared on Uncle He's face, as long as it was done well.
He joined later, unlike Huzi and others who were Zhou Yunshu's confidants from the beginning, so he must be more capable.
"I see there are a lot of people in the house." Uncle He asked the doubts in his heart.
During the time they left, great changes seemed to have taken place in the house.
Zhou Yunshu smiled and said: "My grandmother and my eldest brother came here to live with us from now on."
"Besides, He Niazhang's son and Lu Zongping's youngest son will study at home in the future. It's good for you to know."
Uncle He didn't have any reaction when he heard that. After all, it was not unusual for relatives to come to his door. Especially now that he had settled down, it was normal for Zhou Yunshu to want his relatives to come and join him.
However, Uncle He couldn't believe that He Niazhang and Lu Zongping would let their sons come here to study.
You must know that the two families are full of people who are taught by famous teachers. It is really difficult for such people to send their sons to Zhou Yunshu's hands, which makes people think too much.
In particular, He Zizhen is still the only son of He Niazhang, at least for now.
"It seems that sir has not been idle during this time."
Zhou Yunshu put away the house deed and said: "I have to do more things before the new year, but..."
Zhou Yunshu sighed slightly and said, "Lu Zongping is more stubborn than I thought and doesn't know how to adapt."
Listening to Zhou Yunshu's tone, Uncle He understood the reason after thinking for a moment, "You didn't discuss business with him in person, right?"
Zhou Yunshu nodded.
Uncle He was silent for a moment, and then said: "I thought you would wait until you gave birth to the child and resume your men's clothing before talking to Lu Zongping in detail, or let Mr. Wu go."
After Uncle He finished speaking, seeing Zhou Yunshu not answering, he explained: "What I mean is, the boat here..."
"I know." Zhou Yunshu smiled and said, "But the plan can't keep up with the changes."
She doesn't mind dressing up as a man at all, as long as it makes her way easier. She is actually very current and doesn't want to add so much difficulty to her early stage of starting a business.
But she will not pretend to be a man all her life. When she gets Haizhou in her hands and they have to look up at her, she will definitely return to her daughter's body.
"The people from the Feng family are expected to arrive in Jiangzhong in the next two days. They are very dissatisfied with Lu Zongping's delay in handing over power. They just don't know whether Lu Zongping is ready to compromise or to directly break up with Feng Kewen."
The reason why he didn’t talk about breaking up with the Feng family is because even if Lu Zongping’s people now obey him, they are still considered to be members of the Feng family, not to mention that his fleet has only gotten to this point because of the Feng family. name.
Now he only has three choices.
The first is to compromise, and Feng Kewen seizes power, directly excluding his rights on this side of the river.
The second is to cooperate with them and use Feng Xujie's name to fight Feng Kewen. Although they and Feng Kewen are not matched in strength now, supporting the little master will only make Lu Zongping's reputation better, and Feng Xujie's hand There is also the Feng family's sect leader's token inside.
The third is that he is stubborn and carries it on his own, but this should be the most difficult road to take. If you are not careful, you will be in jeopardy.
Let's not talk about how many people would follow him if he went out to work alone without the blessing of the Feng family. I just said that Feng Kewen spread some news that Lu Zongping had betrayed his master. After that, there were only a handful of people who dared to cooperate with Lu Zongping.
In this industry, they have to fight for their lives on the water. Who dares to hand over their back to a duplicitous and treacherous person.
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On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhou Yunjia, the head teacher of Zhoujia Elementary School, distributed five sets of test questions to each of the little carrot heads who were eager to have a holiday for the New Year.
This test question was prepared overnight after he talked with his sister. The purpose was to allow the children to take the test paper he had worked so hard to prepare home on the last day and spend a fulfilling New Year.
Lu Changfeng stared blankly at the thing called a test paper in his hand. It was Chinese New Year, why would he do this damn thing!
"The Chinese New Year is coming soon. Sir, I have deliberately streamlined it a lot."
Zhou Yunjia actually felt that it was a bit short. If Zhou Yunshu hadn't stopped him and said that Zhou Yunzhi still had an explanation for the children, he felt that each child should have to take at least two test papers every day. Five was too few.
"In addition to the test papers, there is also a book list I listed on the last page. There are not many, just three books. After reading them, I will write three reading notes for each. I will check them after the year."
He Zizhen's eyes turned red when he looked at Zhou Yunjia.
Zhou Yunjia happened to be right next to him. Seeing his red eyes, he patted He Zizhen on the shoulder happily and said: "Zizhen, there is no need to be moved. This is what a teacher should do."
He Zizhen raised his eyes and looked at Zhou Yunjia, but couldn't help but shed tears.
"Hey, look at you kid, just say thank you."
Zhou Yunjia wiped away He Zizhen's tears thoughtfully, and He Zizhen choked with sobs and said, "Thank you, sir."
He didn't want to come to class after the year, and he suddenly felt that it didn't matter if he didn't become friends with Yuan Li, Yuan Yi and the others.
