After Chen Yuanze was helped away, Xiao Ming said again: "Mother Yi, go to the village and ask when you have time. If there is still land, I want to buy more and build a house."
"Building a house?" Mrs. Song asked curiously. The current house plus the seven new people can barely accommodate them, but they bought a new house in the city. Do they need to buy more land to build a house?
"Well, I want to use it to build a school for them to study." Xiao Ming affirmed. Whether Ming Sheng and others choose to study, practice martial arts or other industries, they all have to hire teachers. It is impossible to put them They are all arranged to live at home, and it is impossible to place them in a new house in the city. This is too far and would be inconvenient to look after, so it is more convenient to stay in the village.
She wanted to build the house into a modern school, with many dormitories, teaching buildings, sports fields, and living areas. The place couldn't be too small, it would have to be at least dozens of acres of land.
When Yi's mother heard this, she said, "It's a coincidence. The girl An recently said she would rent her land to us." Ms. An joked at the time that she didn't know how to take care of the land, so the land is still empty. , might as well rent it to them to grow fruit.
The Xia family seems to really not know how to take care of it. They have only planted a few vegetable plots for their own consumption and a few acres of land to grow food. The rest are empty. Mother Yi is thinking about the income from the fruit trees at home. This empty space It's a pity to live there.
Mr. Song nodded when he heard this, "That's true."
"Really, that's great." Xiao Ming's eyes lit up. The Xia family's open space was larger than hers, and it was also close to their place. It was just right to rent it and build a school.
"Aunt An will come over tomorrow and ask again," Mrs. Song said.
On the fifteenth day, the family got up early. First, they sent Xiao Han and Xiao Yu out, and brought the food prepared by Yi’s mother yesterday. Knowing that Mr. Wu likes wine and chrysanthemum tea, Yi’s mother They specially prepared double portions. Mr. Wu taught Xiao Han and Xiao Yu, and Xiao Ming’s family was grateful. These days, Mr. Wu’s food, clothing, and transportation have all been taken care of by Yi’s mother and sent over. Every month’s rice and noodles, four seasons, etc. There are also a lot of clothes.
Before going out, the big black dog Maomao jumped onto the carriage, and he actually wanted to follow.
"Be good Maomao, don't bite anyone." Xiao Ming stroked Maomao's head and said, not objecting to her following him. On weekdays, Maomao just wandered around the one-third of an acre of her house, and she had already suffocated her.
"Woooo." Maomao barked twice, as if responding to Xiao Ming.
"Don't worry, sister, I will take good care of Maomao." Chen Yuanze promised, patting his chest and touching Maomao happily. Unfortunately, Maomao didn't even look at him.
After seeing off Xiao Han and the others, Mrs. Song and Mrs. Yi prepared many festive gifts for the villagers. The village chief's family, the third grandmother's family, the eldest Wang's family, and the Li family all sent people to send them over, while Xiao Ming personally prepared them in advance. The basket went to Xia's house.
Before entering Xia's house, Mrs. An greeted her: "Sister Ming is here, come in and sit down."
An's enthusiastically pulled Xiao Ming into the house. Xiao Ming had been out for a month. When she went to Xiao's house yesterday, Xiao Ming entered the city early in the morning. As a result, she didn't see Xiao Ming until now.
"Ouch, your kid has lost weight after being out for a month." Anshi held Xiao Ming's hand and said in pain.
Xiao Ming smiled helplessly. She felt that she had gained weight and had flesh on her face. Why did everyone say that she had lost weight?
"Aunt An, these are the mooncakes made by my godmother. You can try them." Xiao Ming took out the contents of the basket. In addition to a box of mooncakes, there were also two jars of wine and a bag of chrysanthemum tea.
An looked embarrassed and said, "Your godmother is very good at doing this. I go and eat it every day. How can I do this now when I have to eat and take it at the same time?"
After chatting for a while, Xiao Ming explained the purpose of his visit and about the land.
"You and I, Uncle Xia, don't know how to farm. This land is empty. Sister Ming, you can use it to grow fruits." An said, not mentioning money. In addition to building a house, this land is also used to plant a few fruits. acres of food for them to be self-sufficient, and the rest is still empty.
"I don't need that much. I plan to build some more buildings to use as a school. Fifty acres is enough." Xiao Ming said, renting them all to grow fruits is not an advantage.
"It's good to build a school. It will bring benefits to everyone. Sister Ming, you have an idea. This is good. You can use all the land and let us get some blessings." Anshi said generously, building a school is a good thing.
"Aunt An, do you think the rent is appropriate?" Xiao Ming asked.
Mrs. An was not very happy when she heard this. The two families have always been close to each other. She ran to Xiao Ming out of nowhere, eating the Xiao family's food and taking the Xiao family's money. Xiao Ming also gave her money. This was unusual. : "You can see our two families outside. You can use it as much as you want. You can use it for as long as you want. Don't mention giving money."
The land is the property of the prince, and they can only guard it for him. The prince has already told them to take care of the Xiao family. How can they accept Xiao Ming's money? What's more, Xiao Ming saved her son again, so she Even more shameless to collect cash.
"This can't be done, Aunt An, I won't rent if you don't accept the payment." Xiao Ming said, she would not take advantage of this.
"You kid, you really don't need money. You can just use it, but it's still empty anyway." Anshi postponed.
"No..." Xiao Ming shook her head.
After a lot of arguing, Xiao Ming still insisted on giving it, but An didn't want it, but she couldn't bear Xiao Ming's insistence. In the end, An had no choice but to agree, but she rented all the land to Xiao Ming, about 200 acres. She only took an integer of two hundred acres, and the lease term was ten years. She only charged one tael of silver per mu. Two hundred acres of land was only two hundred taels for ten years, which was considered very low. She would not accept more than that. Down.
After the negotiation was settled, Xiao Ming invited An's family to have dinner at home before returning to Xiao Ming.
Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Several familiar people in the city have sent holiday gifts to the Xiao family early. The magistrates Xu and Lin, as well as the three senior brothers from Guangji Hall, Kong Lin from Hanghua Building, and the Jiang family from Sihai Escort Agency .
Su Waner also sent a note to Xiao Ming, inviting Xiao Ming to go to Pingcheng to attend the Mid-Autumn Flower Appreciation Party, but Xiao Ming declined on the grounds of one-year filial piety.
Mother Song and Mother Yi from the village came back from the village and brought back a basket full of eggs and cakes. The village chief also caught an old hen and brought it over.
Mrs. Song, Mrs. Yi and Aunt Lin prepared dinner early. The few children were either lighting the fire or washing vegetables. They helped diligently. Everyone's face was filled with happy smiles, whether it was in heaven or in the sky. Everything that flies, runs on the ground, and swims in the water has not escaped Song's butcher knife today, and they have all become delicacies on the table.
Xiao Ming had nothing to do and went around her orchard, secretly putting some water in the well. She was walking around, either visiting the vegetable garden or going to the medicine garden. The Song family wouldn't let her do any work. Do it and drive her out of the kitchen. She is the most leisurely person in the house.
