"Master Su, Miss Su, no one usually lives in this courtyard. You can stay here with peace of mind. My master has been a little busy these two days and may not come over in a few days. There is a woman in the courtyard. What do you usually do? Just tell her."
The courtyard is not big, it is a small courtyard once you enter. Qinglin looked a little anxious when he led people into the courtyard.
"Well, go ahead and do your work. We'll do it ourselves if we have anything to do."
After Qinglin left, the brother and sister sat in the room.
"Sister, do you think this is happening?"
"You're here now, let's take it one step at a time. Since the Imperial College has sent out admission notices, I have to go."
"That's all it can do."
After nearly a month of hard work along the way, she thought that she would have a good rest for a few days when she arrived in Kyoto. However, Su Yu couldn't rest well at this time. She rested for one night in Yufu and went to Yaxing the next day. I plan to buy a Zhuangzi.
Su Yu felt that it was not safe to live in the city. It took three steps to go out to get a person, and every five steps to get a noble person. She couldn't afford to offend him, and it was not a problem to hide all day long. She couldn't stay away from home all the time, so she decided to live in Zhuangzi outside the city. It is safer here. As for my eldest brother, let him work harder and take a carriage to the city in the morning and evening.
But after the three of them visited all the Yaxing shops in Kyoto, and they were full of confidence, they returned to Yu Mansion dejectedly. No way, Su Yu didn't expect that Zhuangzi in Kyoto was so popular that not even a crooked melon was left. When entering Beijing, Su Yu brought almost all the cash at home, almost ten thousand taels. This was all their family's possessions in the past two years. They originally thought it was enough, but reality gave them a hard blow. Su Yu slapped him.
Su Sheng also didn't expect Zhuangzi in Kyoto to be so expensive. Even if you have money, you can't buy it.
"Sister, what should we do next?"
Su Sheng had been reading blindly before, and he could say a few words about the contents of the book, but he felt that he could not help at all with these matters.
"It's okay. Let's go to the villages around Kyoto tomorrow to see if any of them want to sell their land. At the worst, we can just buy it and build a house. It's better than not being able to buy it."
The next day, Erhu was left in the yard, and the three of them drove a carriage to the outskirts of Kyoto. After searching for a long time, the three masters and servants found a place.
Jinjia Village is five miles away from Kyoto City. Although Jinjia Village is not far from Kyoto, there are too many rocks in the fields around the village, and the yield of the crops grown is not high. Although it is not far from Kyoto, life in Jinjia Village is really difficult. , the rich owners did not like the fields in Jinjia Village, and those without money were even less likely to buy them. Therefore, even if the people in Jinjia Village wanted to sell their fields, no one came to buy them. When the three masters and servants asked all the way, they said that it was When asked about buying a field, Old Jin's eyes lit up. He saw that the three of them came from other places and did not understand the market.
"Girl, you really want to buy a field."
"Sir, can we still lie to you? My brother will study in Kyoto in the future. As you know, houses in Jindu are too expensive and we can't afford them, so we want to come to the village to buy some land, or build it ourselves."
"Oh, then come with me. My family has something for sale. I have ten to twenty acres of land. How much do you want to buy?"
Su Yu was a little hesitant after listening to Old Man Jin's words. It was true that they had heard too many rejections while asking. The old man in front of Leng Buding was so enthusiastic. Su Yu wouldn't believe it if there wasn't something fishy in it, but he didn't care about it now. So much, let’s go see the fields first.
"Uncle, can we go see the fields first?"
"Sure, come with me."
Old Man Jin's field was not far from his home, just around Jinjia Village. After Su Yu saw the Jin family's field, he finally understood why the old man in front of him was so excited when he heard that they were buying land. At first glance, most of the fields are filled with rocks and white flowers. What can be grown in such a field? Just look at the rice in front of you. The rice is sparsely standing in the field. Su Yu bets that the yield of this field is still high. The yield is not half as high as that of Yujiacuntian.
"Girl, if you want to buy it, I can give it to you cheaper."
Su Yu squatted on the ground, picked up a stone and looked at it carefully.
"Uncle, are there many families in your village who want to sell their fields?"
"That's a lot. Many families in our village want to sell their land, but unfortunately no one comes to buy it."
Although Old Man Jin wanted to sell his family's land, he didn't want to cheat it too much. He made it clear that whether he would buy it or not would depend on the opinions of the people in front of him.
"Uncle, please call the people in your village who want to sell their fields and let me ask them how much they will cost in total."
"What's wrong, you plan to buy them all."
"That's the plan."
"Girl, you've also seen that there's nothing wrong with our fields. If you buy so much, I'm afraid you'll lose it in your hands."
"I know what's going on. Could you please help me call the villagers in the village?"
The population of Jinjia Village is not large. There are only about forty households in total. They are all unable to move. Anyone who has some ability has already moved away.
The village is not big, and it is dinner time. Old Man Jin shouted around, and basically every family sent someone who could make the decision. The yard of Old Man Jin’s house was not big in the first place, and dozens of people went to that yard. It was crowded, and outside the yard, there were some good-hearted villagers watching the fun.
"Old man Jin, these are the people you said are going to buy our fields?"
"Yes, it's them."
The villagers didn't believe it at all. They looked young, could they really do this?
"Uncles and aunts, my family wants to buy your fields. You can report the amount of the fields you want to sell to me. I will calculate how many acres of fields there are in total. If I can buy them all, I will buy them all. "
The villagers didn't believe it before, but when Su Yu said this, what if it was true? In this barren Jinjia Village, they dreamed of selling their fields and moving to other places.
"My family wants to sell seven acres of land and ten acres of land."
"My whole family has been sold, including twenty acres of land and ten acres of land."
"I also sold everything in my family, including fourteen acres of farmland and eight acres of land."
The villagers came forward one by one. Su Yu wrote down the name of the head of the household and the number of acres of land at the back. After the final calculation, Jinjia Village had quite a lot of land for sale. Mr. Tian had 365 acres. There are 580 acres of land. If we calculate it based on the fields being five liang per mu and the land being three liang per mu, then 365 acres of land is 1,825 taels, and 580 acres of land is 1,740 taels. In total, The total amount is 3,565 taels. Including going to the government to apply for the deed, it may cost about 4,000 taels, which is acceptable.
"We will discuss it when we go back. If there is no problem, we will come over tomorrow and give you the money."
Upon hearing Su Yu's words, the excitement of the villagers disappeared. It was not that no one wanted to buy their fields before, but after they left, there was nothing more. All the villagers in the yard left at once, including those outside. People watching.
"Girl, you didn't lie to us. You really plan to buy the fields in our village."
"Uncle, how could I lie to you? I'll be here early tomorrow morning. The main reason is that I came in a hurry today and I didn't bring so much money."
"Okay, then I believe you."
(End of chapter)
