After some conversation with the waiter, Han Li successfully bought the hilltop for 90% of the current market price.

The two of them agreed to meet at the Yamen early tomorrow morning, pay the money with one hand, and change the land title with the other.

During this period, the candidate also wanted to sell several other mulberry trees to him, but Han Li refused because he had no money.

After the two separated, Han Li rowed back home.

Glancing at the pond, he saw that the golden tail carp was gone and he didn't care.

Fishing bait sometimes needs a period of fermentation. Even if it is a bad bait, it will just lose two handfuls of pet rations.

The next day, Han Li did not let the waiter in the restaurant carry the food to the city gate to continue serving porridge.

Han Li first went to the Yamen with the waiter to hand over the procedures, and then came to the city gate.

There are more people giving porridge here than yesterday. After all, most wealthy people hope to have a good reputation in their hometown.

Even if some people didn't think of it yesterday, they will react to it today.

It is a pity that although the Shi family is here, Miss Liancheng from his family did not show up today.

Han Li told Xu Jiaorong about his purchase of the mulberry tree hill that was the waiting member's wife's home, but he received a lot of complaints.

"Hanwen, are you so rich that you have too much money? Why did you buy that hilltop?"

"We can't farm there, and we don't know how many of those mulberry trees will survive next year."

"Even if you want to raise silkworms, let's not talk about saplings, silkworm seeds, and artificial problems. Please think about what happens outside the waiting room."

"Your brother-in-law is just a little catcher. He can't even say a word in front of those silk merchants. What should you do?"

Han Li.......

"Sister, I don't plan to do something as troublesome as raising silkworms."

"Then what do you want to do?"

Han Li: "The waiter is now anxious to collect the money, so the hilltop I bought is not expensive."

"Even if we don't want it anymore and resell it, we can still make money. I have a plan to buy that hill back."

"When the time comes, simply fence the surrounding area, raise some hounds, and close the door to create an independent environment."

"Plant some peach trees, osmanthus trees, various fruit trees, and then build a few houses."

"It would be great to live there for a while when we have nothing to do. We can go hiking, enjoy flowers, pick fruits, admire the moon, and escape the summer heat."

Xu Jiaorong: "I don't have that kind of life, so you might as well find an opportunity to sell it."

Han Li: "Since I bought it, I won't sell it. I also want to use the place I just bought to help a few more victims."

When he said this, Xu Jiaorong became more energetic and quickly asked him what he wanted to do.

Han Li talked about ways to earn food through work, but he did not dare to talk about using work for relief.

Moreover, the remuneration was kept to an extremely low level, so that one person could only feed the elderly and the young after working for a day.

He wants to live here for a long time, but he doesn't want to become the public enemy of the gentry and landlords in Qiantang County.

The main reason is that Han Li is naturally afraid of trouble, and this kind of behavior was not a joke in ancient times.

Some time-travelling bosses can reach great heights in one fell swoop by relying on work-for-relief services, which makes the author laugh out loud.

Do you really think that ancient people were stupid? Wouldn’t they have thought of such a solution?

In the pre-Qin poem "Hongyan", "The son is on the wall, making hundreds of obstacles".

This is the description recognized by major writers of the Zhou Dynasty and the Zhou emperor’s use of work in exchange for relief for the refugees.

In addition, according to "Mengxi Bi Tan" records, Fan Zhongyan in the Song Dynasty also engaged in work-for-relief.

But the consequence was that many supervisory officials were impeached and eventually dismissed from office.

Even if they are not dismissed from office, few people are willing to do it.

In ancient times, work-for-relief programs were implemented. First, gathering a large number of victims together made it easier to cause plague.

Second, it is easy to sneak in rebel elements. Please refer to the Yellow River construction in the late Yuan Dynasty and the White Lotus Sect uprising.

Third, whenever there is a disaster, it is the best time for local gentry to annex land and population.

Anyone who does this is an enemy of the local gentry. It doesn’t matter whether you can keep your official position. At the very least, your reputation will be ruined.

Some people say that a strict and perfect system should be implemented, and don't forget a place where local officials can manage smoothly.

He relied on his three squads of yamen servants, all of whom were representatives of local gentry from all walks of life.

You rob others of their interests and want others to concentrate on working for you. Just go to sleep. There is everything in your dreams.

Han Li told his sister Xu Jiaorong about the situation, and then added.

"If you know the basics, your family will really not be able to live in poverty."

"Anyway, we need some people to take care of the mountain. Sister can discuss with them a contract to become popular in the Yamen."

"There are more people in Qiantang County who are richer than us, so we won't compete with others for those strong laborers."

"It can be used by children of similar age. We who have been raised since childhood can feel more confident when using it."

Xu Jiaorong: "If you want to buy someone, now is not the time."

"As the weather gets colder and there are fewer people giving porridge, some families who can't stand it will start selling their children."

"First it was my daughter, then my wife, and finally my son when I couldn't stand it anymore."

Han Li... "Our family will provide porridge for a few more days. It's up to you to take care of the remaining sisters. I'm going to the mountains now to take a look."

"Be careful on the road."

"knew."

This mountain covered with mulberry trees is not very high, and it doesn’t even have a name.

There are more than a dozen rather dilapidated houses at the foot of the mountain, many of which collapsed in the heavy snowfall of the past two days.

These were the areas outside the waiting room that were originally used to raise silkworms, but are now empty.

As for the servants who used to live here, all those who passed the red deed were sold out to the waiters this morning.

Some free silkworm farmers chose to leave here after seeing this situation.

The spring on the top of the mountain has formed a small pool after years of impact.

There are three brick houses next to the pool, which are now empty.

Generally speaking, this mountain top is a bit inferior compared to other places, but Han Li is still quite satisfied.

This independent environment is his favorite place. I don't know why he still can't change it after several worlds.

Han Li was wandering around the mountain, thinking about how to decorate the top of the mountain.

There was a fox in the distance looking at him from a distance, with a different kind of light shining in the fox's eyes.

The next day, Han Li still had nothing to do, so he went to the restaurant to check the accounts.

Then I walked to the soup kitchen at the city gate, and I was halfway there today.

A newly appeared calligraphy and painting stall caught his attention, especially when Han Li heard the conversation inside, which made him stop.

"Brother Qiao Kang's righteousness was such that he sold his ancestral home and sent the former county magistrate back to his hometown for burial. It's so righteous."
Chapter completed!