There is Room For the Poor Daughter - Chapter 303

[Chapter 303, Peach Blossom Village]

Yan Zhigao in Peach Blossom Village is really busy. Everyone in the Yan family had dinner in the old lady’s yard, and they didn’t see him back.

Daohua and Yan Wenxiu came back on the first day and wanted to greet him, but it was already dark and there was no one to see, so Mrs. Li asked the four of them to go back to rest first.

Early the next morning, before dawn, Daohua came to the main courtyard.

Mrs. Li has already woken up, but Yan Zhigao is still sleeping.

“Why do you get up so early?” Mrs. Li looked at her daughter in surprise.

Daohua lowered her voice and said, “Mom, you forgot, I’m going to Shahe County with my third uncle to see land today.”

Mrs. Li: “That doesn’t have to be so early.”

Daohua: “Third uncle said, early Going back early, I don’t know what to delay in the middle.”

Mrs. Li nodded, and asked Ping Tong to bring over a bowl of almond tea: “Eat something first.”

Daohua didn’t refuse, and she had to sit down later As for the boat, you can’t be hungry, just pick up the almond tea and drink it.

Mrs. Li asked Ping Tong to prepare desserts for the road, and then said: “There are many refugees in Ningmen Mansion. After you go out, listen to your third uncle more, and don’t run around recklessly by yourself. Yes Already, the accompanying person should bring more, so as not to cause any accident.”

Dao Hua obediently responded.

She never refuted her mother’s concern and nagging. She knew that only by reassuring her mother could she go out to the backyard.

“Mother, then I’m leaving!”

After drinking a bowl of almond tea and eating a few pastries, Daohua took Wang Man’er and Gu Yu to the courtyard of Sanfang.

Mrs. Li watched her daughter go out of the room. At this moment, there was a noise in the bedroom, so she walked in. Seeing Yan Zhigao got up, she hurriedly stepped forward to change her clothes.

“Master, why don’t you sleep for a while?”

Yan Zhigao yawned and said, “There are so many things going on in Ningmen’s mansion, I won’t sleep well if I don’t sort them out sooner. Was it just rice flowers?”

Mrs. Li smiled and nodded: “The girl is going to Shahe County with my third brother to see the land today.”

Yan Zhigao turned around: “Shahe County? The land over there is not very good, and it is next to Jiguang, and there are many refugees. How could you think of going there? Are you looking at the land?”

Mrs. Li shook her head: “Who knows what your daughter thinks? From what that girl said, it seems that she has taken a fancy to the sandy land over there.”

Yan Zhigao looked puzzled: “This sandy land Soil land can’t lock in water or retain fertilizer, so it’s not a good land.” Shahe County is the poorest county in Ningmen Prefecture because the land is all sandy and the grain production is extremely low.

Mrs. Li nodded: “Who says it’s not, but it’s okay. The third brother is watching, so I won’t let that girl mess around.”

After taking a boat for about two hours, Daohua and Yan Zhiqiang arrived in Shahe County .

“It’s really sparsely populated and the land is barren!”

Except for the denser population around the county town, it takes a long time to see some people in other places.

Yan Zhiqiang bent over and picked up a handful of soil, squeezed it in his hands, then shook his head: “Although there are rivers flowing through Shahe County, the soil has too many sand particles and the fertility is too poor.”

Daohua came over: ” But this kind of soil also has many advantages, such as loose soil, good air permeability, easy cultivation, and good drainage.”

Yan Zhiqiang looked at Daohua, and said in surprise, “You really like this sandy soil?” Daohua

nodded nodded.

Yan Zhiqiang frowned: “Plowing this land, the grain yield will not be too high.” Daohua

smiled: “I definitely can’t grow grain that requires water and fertilizer. I plan to use this land to grow yam.”

Yan Zhiqiang was stunned : “Yam?”

Daohua: “That’s right, yam can be used as medicine or as a dish. It tastes good. After it is planted, many people will buy it.”

Yan Zhiqiang looked skeptical: “Daohua, are you sure you can grow yam ?”

Yam is very expensive and not easy to grow. Generally, it can only be bought in medicine shops, and the price is also very expensive.

Daohua: “Of course, third uncle, don’t you know my ability? To tell you the truth, I have tried it before, but I have never touched sandy soil, so I didn’t start planting.”

Listen When Daohua said this, Yan Zhigao thought for a while and said, “Since you are sure, let’s buy a piece of land to try planting first. Do you have a good place?”

Daohua nodded: “We just got off the boat. That place looks good to me, there seems to be a peach blossom mountain next to it, I glanced, and many peach trees have sprouted buds, I think I will be able to see peach blossoms in a few days.”

Yan Zhiqiang was a little speechless, he said Ask if the land is good, what peach blossoms are you talking about?

Sure enough, she was still a little girl, as long as she saw flowers or something, her attention would be drawn away.

Soon, the group arrived at their destination.

A hillside covering a very wide area is full of peach trees. It is now the end of February, and the branches are full of flower buds, which add a touch of beauty to the place.

At the foot of the mountain, there are a few scattered families, and a large area of uncultivated land is just there.

Under Yan Zhiqiang’s signal, Qin Xiaoliu found the village head here.

Looking at the group of Daohua and the others in extraordinary clothes, Muramasa looked a little cautious, with his hands crossed in front of his abdomen, rubbing them non-stop, and he didn’t dare to look directly at Daohua and the others.   Yan Zhiqiang said kindly: “Village chief ,

don’t be nervous. We are here to buy land. We came here to ask you if we can buy these lands.”

With a smile, he relaxed a lot: “This is Peach Blossom Village, most of which are unowned.”

During the negotiation between the third uncle and the village chief, Daohua took Wang Man’er and Qin Xiaoliu to investigate around. The more he looked, the more satisfied he was with the land.

“I want to buy all the land connected to Peach Blossom Mountain!”

Daohua waved her hand proudly.

Qin Xiaoliu was stunned: “Buy them all?”

Daohua nodded: “After I bought this land, I will build a village here at the foot of the mountain. Every spring in the future, I will bring my grandmother to live here for a while. You can play and relax, and enjoy the peach blossoms all over the mountain, how wonderful.”

Wang Man’er swallowed, “Girl, there are thousands of acres of land here.”

Daohua immediately patted the purse on her waist: ” It’s okay, your girl, I brought enough money when I went out.”

During the three years in Xingzhou City, her village and shop earned her a lot of money, she is rich!

After Yan Zhiqiang learned that Daohua was going to buy all the land under Taohua Mountain, he was also surprised. After persuading him for a while, seeing that his niece should not pay attention, he sighed helplessly.

This niece has been paying attention since she was a child, and now that the money in her hand is earned by herself, she will not listen to others.

Fortunately, the land in Shahe County is barren and wasteland, and the price is not high, only one tael per mu, but it costs thousands of taels to buy a piece of thousands of mu.

Yan Zhiqiang shook his head when he saw his niece who took out several thousand taels of banknotes without even blinking.

This girl’s courage is much stronger than his.

The village head beside him was also trembling, and at the same time he was still wondering.

Is it time for him to turn around?

Last year, an official from the county town came to say that the population of Taohua Village was too small, and the taxes paid were too little, and that Taohua Village should be merged into the neighboring Shayun Village.

Unexpectedly, two people came over that month and bought Peach Blossom Mountain at a huge price, making up for the tax revenue of Peach Blossom Village for several years.

I heard that a new magistrate came this year to rectify the impoverished counties. I didn’t expect that at this time, someone came to buy the land in the village, and it cost thousands of acres.

The village tax goes up, now, Taohua Village will not be merged, right?

(end of this chapter)