Bian Town is a small town with simple folk customs, just twenty miles away from Luoshan County.
Forty miles ahead is the next town, Shoubao Town.
The place chosen by Song Qiu is about twenty miles away from Bian Town, and is a place called Green Stone Valley.
When I rested at the tea stall in Green Stone Valley, I asked the owner of the tea stall that the boundary of Green Stone Valley is not connected to the village, but is under the jurisdiction of Bian Town.
For example, if they set up a tea stall there, they can tear it down at will, and the town won't care about it. But if you want to build something, it's better to buy the land and have the title deed in hand.
When they arrived in Bian Town, it was still early, so the troops were divided into two groups. Song Qiu and Aling took Huang Qi to the town office, while Ye Fang took the others to find a tea stall near the restaurant to rest. After finishing their work, they
Go to a restaurant for dinner.
Bian Town is a small town and the town office is not big. The clerk in charge of this area is so old that his hair has turned white and his eyesight has become a little blurry. When he took out the book, it almost stuck to his eyelids and his hands were trembling.
Ah Ling was so anxious that he wished he could grab it and take a look.
Although the old scribe's hands were shaking, he squeezed them tightly.
After waiting for a long time, the old scribe's hoarse voice rang out, "Here, I found it."
"How many acres of wasteland are available for sale in Green Stone Valley? How much do you want?" He raised his eyelids and looked at Song Qiu and the others with gray eyes.
When Song Qiu listened, he knew that he was probably talking about the tea stall area. There were woods on the opposite side, and only this side was overgrown with weeds and was a large flat area.
Thinking that the area was not big, just a few acres, and the money was not much, of course it would be better to buy it all.
The old scribe was also a little hard of hearing. After hearing it twice, he finally understood that they wanted them all, so he muttered: "It's OK, so we don't have to send someone to measure it."
Immediately, tremblingly, I wrote out the land deed for that piece of land and stamped it with the official seal.
This slow speed is not much faster than that of a snail.
There are more than six acres of land in total. It cost less than twenty taels of silver to buy it all.
By the time Song Qiu and the others came out of the town office, it was already noon. They had been delayed for a long time, but at least it was done.
Immediately, I met up with Ye Fang and the others and went into the restaurant to have lunch together.
The sky is big and the earth is big, and eating is the biggest thing.
After eating and drinking, Song Qiu asked Huang Qi to find a small yard that could be rented for a short period of time.
Whenever you go to a place where you want to open an inn, it is normal for you to rent out the courtyard for a short period of time.
Huang Qi took Da Mao to do it. After running around for an afternoon, the matter was completed immediately.
Bian Town is small, and the small courtyards that can be found for short-term rental are not very good. They are a bit shabby and barely habitable. There are no good ones.
Fortunately, it was just a short stay, so I couldn't afford to pay attention to it. When the next group of people moved in, washed and tidied up, and arranged the beds, the night was already dark.
After all this busy work, I was so exhausted that I didn’t bother to cook here today, so I went directly to eat outside.
They rented this yard and walked out of the alley. There was a noodle shop opposite. Each of them ordered a bowl of noodles and two large plates of braised pork, which was quite delicious.
After dinner, I went back to the small courtyard, washed up, and then rested.
I had a dreamless night and slept soundly.
Early in the morning, Huang Qi and others bought breakfast. Everyone got up and packed it up. After eating breakfast, Song Qiu assigned tasks to everyone.
Huang Qi took Da Mao to find a carpenter, contact the wood, and find a master craftsman who could build a house.
Zhuzi and Yue'er, who had gone to buy rice, flour, grains and oils with Mian Mian and others, came back and arranged the kitchen so that they could start the fire at noon and cook for themselves.
Song Qiu took Aling and others out of the town and headed to Green Stone Valley.
Less than an hour later, when we arrived at Lvshigou, the tea stall was still there. It was still early, but there were two or three people sitting at the tea stall, drinking tea and resting.
On a day in early May, as soon as the morning passed, the rising sun became a bit dazzling.
The tea stall is supported by simple thatch skins, with ventilation on all sides, and only the top of the head can be protected from the sun. If there is a strong wind or rain, you may not be able to hide from the rain here.
When the tea boss saw the guests coming, he came up to greet them with a smile, helped lead the carriage, tied it up, and gave the horses water and fodder.
Song Qiu and others sat down at the tea stall, and the proprietress brought up a pile of thick tea bowls and a long-mouthed teapot to fill the bowls.
The tea soup is yellow and contains tea residue. It tastes bitter and is not a good tea.
There is a tea stall here, which is mainly to provide a resting place for passers-by. In addition to water and fodder for the horses, there is only tea to drink, and there is no other food.
After the bowl of tea was almost finished, the guests left one after another, and then Song Qiu struck up a conversation with the proprietress.
"Auntie, last time we passed by this place, I heard you said that you are from the village behind the forest opposite, right?"
After hearing this, the landlady looked at Song Qiu and remembered in a daze that it was not February yet. This girl seemed to have come here to rest and asked her about a lot of things.
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He immediately picked up the conversation enthusiastically, "So it's you, girl! Within a few miles of Green Stone Valley, the only one closest to us is our Chenjia Village. Why does the girl ask this?"
She remembered that this girl came, and she was still muttering in her heart. Last time she took a rest, there were many cars and a lot of people. Now, why is there only one car and only so few people?
Although she muttered, she didn't ask any more questions.
When customers ask them about something, they have to say what they need to say for the sake of business, but it is not appropriate to bother them with this or that. If they ask about something that they cannot ask, wouldn't this ruin their business?
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Song Qiu smiled and said: "That's right, I want to hire some people to help clean up the land. Could you please show me the way to your village to hire people?"
"Hire someone to tidy up the land?" The landlady was confused. Isn't this girl on her way? Where can she go to tidy up the land? Could it be that she has to stay away from home?
He immediately waved his hands, there were not many people in their village, and they didn't dare to stray far from home.
Usually when it comes to work, I can only find it in Bian Town.
Song Qiu immediately said: "It's not far away. Let's clean up the land behind you, auntie."
Behind her?
After all, after setting up a tea stall here for so many years, she finally realized what happened after a while, "Did the girl buy this land?"
The proprietress looked behind her and saw that including her tea stall, this area was all wasteland and could not grow food. It would be troublesome to buy it. What could she do?
"Yes, this is the land. I want to hire some people to clear it out."
It's overgrown with weeds and there are a lot of gravels. It's impossible to get down without sorting them out.
Over there, the tea boss listened for a while and muttered, "Girl, you're not from our area, so what's the point of buying this wasteland? You can't grow food here, even if you grow vegetables, it's very laborious."
Countryside people are all honest. As soon as they hear about things related to the land, they start to think about whether they can grow food or not.
Song Qiu smiled and said: "If I don't farm, I plan to open an inn here."