Ever since Ms. Li took her children to Henghe, Ms. Jiang has been cursing her all day long because no one allowed her to vent her anger anymore, and no one allowed her to give instructions.
The third room in the Tian family, the two brothers Tian Minrui went to school in the town. Tian Minyan avoided her all day long, and no one was seen. This made Jiang very angry. Because this had never happened before, she felt that her authority had been compromised.
serious challenges.
"Girl Yan, take this basket of eggs to the town and sell them. Don't hide them secretly. I've already counted them." Mrs. Jiang called Tian Minyan to him and handed her a basket of eggs.
Tian Minyan looked at the basket of eggs, curled her lips, and came again.
These are eggs laid by the family. Although the livestock and other things were given to the third room when the family was separated, and the money was sold to the third room at the end of the year, the third room usually feeds them. Logically speaking, these eggs should also belong to the third room, but the land
The old man and the others haven't gone to Henghe yet, so Jiang still keeps the old hens and eggs at home, collecting them every day and putting them in jars so that he can sell them for money.
Life in the third room was getting better, and Tian Minyan didn't care about the cost of a few eggs. But because she wanted to supplement nutrition for her family, she advocated boiling white eggs every day and eating them with goat's milk.
As for the eggs produced by the Tian family's hens, most of them were bought by Tian Minyan when Jiang said they would sell them. The price was naturally higher than outside. But for the first time, Jiang felt the benefits.
The next time I saved up enough eggs, I gave them to Tian Minyan to sell. In fact, I just waited for her to buy them and get more money.
It's just once or twice, but over time, Jiang took it for granted and didn't even know that others were just letting you.
But Tian Minyan didn't want to give in anymore. She took it and said quietly: "Mom, eggs are cheap now. You can buy two for three pennies."
"What? It used to be three cents a piece." When Jiang heard this, he immediately raised his eyebrows and his eyes almost bulged out.
"Mom, that's how my father honors you." Tian Minyan raised the corners of her lips evilly and said, "When I buy them from outside, they always cost a penny each."
That means, don't think it can really be sold at such a high price. It's the extra money we gave you, but it's actually only worth a penny.
Jiang's face changed. He blushed and stared. He snatched the basket of eggs from her hand and said angrily: "You don't need to sell them. Three pennies for two. Bah! Let Yuanbao and the others eat them and they can still have diarrhea."
Where’s the fertilizer?”
"Oh, grandma, just keep it as manure for Yuanbao. I'm going to town." Tian Minyan didn't want to sell her account, she said with a smile, and then skipped away, leaving Jiang's
I was so angry that I dropped two eggs: "Everyone has rebelled against me, it's outrageous!"
Tian Minyan really has something important to do. Now that she has money on hand, she has to buy the land in the back mountain. This is what she went to town for today.
Of course, there was a family meeting about buying the land. Xiao Wu knew about it early on and was not too surprised. Tian Huairen was surprised, because what Tian Minyan wanted to buy was wasteland.
Tian Minyan did not explain much, and only briefly said that the land would be of great use in the future when it is reclaimed.
Ever since Tian Minyan fell into the water and died once, she has become very creative, especially every idea is to lead their family to live a better life. Therefore, except for Tian Huairen who was a little confused, everyone else passed it without any objections.
The decision to buy wasteland.
Tian Minyan didn't know any dentists she was familiar with, so she only met a dentist surnamed Deng through the introduction of Shopkeeper Wu of Ruyizhai. It was said that he was the most reputable dentist in the town. His surname was Deng, he was famous for his wealth, and he was known as Deng Yazi.
I made an appointment with Shopkeeper Deng Yazi and Wu at Zhenjiang Tower. When Tian Minyan and Tian Huairen arrived, they were already sitting in the private room and were not waiting.
Deng Yazi is about the same age as Tian Huairen. He is tall and thick-set. His skin may be tanned due to running outside for a long time, and his eyes are shrewd.
After the two parties introduced each other, Deng Yazi couldn't wait to ask: "I heard from Shopkeeper Wu, Brother Tian, do you want to buy farmland? Brother Tian, do you want to buy good farmland?"
"You have to ask my daughter about this." Tian Huairen chuckled.
Deng Yazi was stunned and looked at the girl sitting next to Tian Huairen. She was only eleven or twelve years old and had very smart eyes, but she was still a child.
Shopkeeper Wu seemed to see his doubts and said with a smile: "Brother Deng, don't underestimate Miss Tian. You know that the colorful jewelry that is most popular among ladies in Duobao Pavilion is made by Miss Tian."
"Even the cake you said was delicious was made by Miss Tian. It's a pity that our boss doesn't have a snack shop, otherwise I would have to buy that recipe, and it wouldn't be cheap.
Come to Lianxiang Tower."
Deng Yazi was really shocked. He didn't know what kind of jewelry it was, but he had eaten the snack called cake. It was bought by his mother-in-law. It was easy to melt and tasted very good.
He knew that Lianxianglou had recently released a new dim sum, and it was selling very well. He thought it was from Lianxianglou, but it turned out that it was this kid who made it?
Deng Yazi looked at Tian Minyan carefully again, then smiled and said, "It's true that I can't see Mount Tai."
"Uncle Deng is too polite, it's just some gadgets." Tian Minyan smiled, got up and refilled his tea, and said: "Uncle Deng, I don't know how much the price of fertile land is per acre now, and the fertile land in Uncle Deng's hands is
where?"
Deng Yazi took a sip of tea and thought for a while, then said: "It's a coincidence. Yesterday, your old Xie family in Yangmei Village had twenty acres of land for sale, and the price was five taels of silver per acre. There was also a big piece of land in Wu Village next door.
Forty acres, because it is far away from the head of the water, so the amount of silver put is four taels of silver, do you think?"
When Tian Minyan heard that someone in Yangmei Village wanted to sell land, she felt happy. When she heard that it was Lao Xie's family, she frowned and thought for a while, then asked Tian Huairen: "Dad, do we have a piece of land next to Lao Xie's family?"
"
Tian Huairen nodded and said, almost without thinking, "Well, the acre of land at the east end of the mountain pit is close to Lao Xie's family, but I don't know if it is that piece of land."
Lao Xie's family used to be a small landowner, but because Lao Xie's head suddenly died before the family was separated, the sons fought hard and bloody, and I heard that they had all sold their land before.
"I wonder which son of Lao Xie's family wants to sell the land?" Tian Minyan nodded and asked again.
"It's the second child. The second child has become more and more confused in recent years. These twenty acres of land are his last capital." Deng Yazi also knew about Lao Xie's family and sighed.
Tian Minyan thought for a moment and realized that since the land was in her own village, she also had land there, so it would be more convenient to manage it this way. However, the land in Wu Village was relatively large, and although it was far away from the water head, it was still good farmland, so it was hard to get it.
Stay tuned.
"Uncle Deng, can we take a look at the land first?" Tian Minyan asked with a smile. Buying land is not a trivial matter, and it is only reasonable to conduct on-site inspection.
As soon as they left, Tian Minyan and the others took Deng Yazi's carriage to the land in Wucun.
As Deng Yazi said, the land is very large, totaling forty acres, but it is far away from the head of the water. Drainage pits have to be dug from upstream to cut it off. If there is a drought, there will probably be no water here, although so far
Such a thing has never happened before, but Tian Minyan is not satisfied. The so-called natural disaster and man-made disaster, no one knows when it will happen.
After seeing the land in Wucun, Tian Minyan and others returned to Yangmei Village. The land owned by the second son of the Xie family was at the east end of the mountain pit, close to the water source. The terrain was excellent, and they were all good paddy fields. The most important thing was that Tian Minyan and the others
There is also a small acre of land here.
"Dad, what do you think?" Tian Minyan asked quietly: "Is it worth it?"
"I like it." Tian Huairen was a little excited and showed a simple and honest smile. This was his first time buying land. If he bought it, this land would be the first piece of family property saved by his three families.
Tian Huairen couldn't help but feel excited. You must know that the Tian family only has twenty-four acres of land. When they were divided, they were divided into six acres. If they bought these twenty acres of land, they would have thirty acres of land in total.
Tian Huairen has lived in Yangmei Village since he was born, and has been a farmer for decades. He is very aware of the importance of land to farmers. Shops and shops are secondary to him. After all, where there is land, there is food, and it is also to support the family.
The basis of this. Therefore, even rich people with huge wealth will try their best to buy more land. Even if they don’t plant it themselves, they can also rent it to farmers. If there is a lot of land, they can be considered rich if they only live on rent.
"It's just, Nannan, didn't you want to buy the wasteland in the back mountain? This fertile land?" Tian Huairen remembered that his daughter said she wanted to buy the wasteland.
"Buy the wasteland, and we will also buy this fertile land." Tian Minyan smiled, with a hint of cunning in his dark and smart eyes.
If you buy fertile land first, and then buy that piece of wasteland, will the government be easier to talk to? Maybe they will think you are taken advantage of, and give you a half-sale, half-free gift!
However, the purchase of land was a big deal after all. Tian Minyan didn't want to be rash, so she asked Tian Huairen to go home and invite the old man to come over for advice. There is a saying that she has always believed in: Jiang is old, and Mr. Tian has been a farmer for most of his life.
, you always know better than yourself whether a field is a good field or not.
Mr. Tian quickly rushed over with Tian Huairen. Hearing that Yao'er wanted to buy land, the old man was also very happy, even happier than Tian Minyan and the others had made money, because in his heart, like Tian Huairen, he also felt that land was the most important thing.
So as soon as he heard that Lao San wanted to buy land and asked him to give it to the staff, he immediately followed him.
In the heart of the old man, he always felt that the separation of the family was a injustice to the third child. After all, the eldest brother had become successful, and the whole family could have followed suit, but unexpectedly a conflicting statement was made. As a last resort, he presided over the separation of the family, and he always felt that he was short-changed.
However, after the separation, the third child and his family soon became prosperous. First they made money, and now they bought land. He felt somewhat relieved and the burden in his heart was relieved a lot.
After saying hello, the old man first looked at the surrounding terrain, then grabbed a few handfuls of soil and looked at it carefully. He even stuck out his tongue and licked it. Finally, he threw it back into the field and said with a smile: "This land is at the end of the earth.
Good, fertile, I think this is the best land in Lao Xie's family."
After hearing this, Deng Yazi smiled and said: "Old man, I am not boasting. The land that I, Old Deng, dealt with was only a few dollars away. If it weren't for the fact that we didn't have so much cash, and Xie Laoer needed to use it urgently, I would really think so.
I bought it."
Tian Minyan glanced at the land and liked it very much, so she made up her mind and said: "Uncle Deng, we have bought these twenty acres of land. Please arrange a time to measure the land and sign a contract." After thinking about it, she said again:
"I heard that there is something about the red and white contracts. Uncle Deng, we don't need a few taels of silver. We have entrusted you with the red and white contracts."
She knew that in ancient times, there were red deeds and white deeds for buying land. Making a red deed means reporting it to the government for filing, which is equivalent to having a legal effect. In this way, even if the land deed is lost in the future, it can be retrieved from the county government without fear.
Someone else had taken it by force. Tian Minyan was not a short-sighted person, and she would never be reluctant to give money that was due, especially the land deed. Who knows what will happen in the future?
Prepare for a rainy day and be prepared for emergencies, this has always been the eternal rule!
After hearing this, Deng Yazi raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Old man, your granddaughter will be great in the future!"
Mr. Tian glanced at Tian Minyan, a complicated look flashed in his eyes, but he smiled and said: "She is a good girl, haha."
Deng Yazi smiled and praised a few words. Seeing that it was still early, he said that he would finish the work today and called Mr. Xie to measure the land. Tian Minyan went with Tian Huairen's family to get the money.
One of the two parties wanted to buy and the other wanted to sell, but things went very smoothly. The land was quickly measured and marked, and then a white deed was signed.
When the deed was signed, Tian Minrui and Xiao Wu also went to town school. After receiving the news, they rushed directly to Zhenjiang Tower and wrote the deed paper personally, by Tian Minrui, a beginner in calligraphy.
After the deed was written, Tian Minyan took it over, looked at it, and asked him to add two names to the column of the land deed holder.
Deng Yazi took a closer look and saw that the names of the three brothers and sisters of the Tian family were written in the holder column. The names Tian Minrui and Tian Minliang were added at the end, but Tian Huairen did not say a word from beginning to end. He couldn't help but look deeply.
He glanced at Tian Minyan.
After the contract was made, Xie Laoer hurriedly left with one hundred taels of silver in his pocket. He heard that he was going north with his family.
After the matter was over, Tian Minyan said that she would invite Deng Yazi and shopkeeper Wu to a table at Zhenjiang Tower to have a drink in the evening, and asked Tian Huairen to call the old man.
Deng Yazi was a straightforward person, so he rushed to apply for a red deed for Tian Minyan and the others after agreeing to do so, but was pulled away by Tian Minyan.
"Uncle Deng, don't worry about this, I still have something to ask you."
"Girl, tell me." After spending so much time together, Deng Yazi had already developed a great liking for the third wife of the Tian family. He was honest and open-minded, and acted cheerfully and straightforwardly. He was not one of those frivolous people.
Moreover, Guan Tian and Tian Minyan's children will definitely be good people in the future, and they are not afraid of making friends. Not only that, Tian Minrui is now studying in the town, and his eldest son is also there. When he gets home, he will tell his children to be good with him.
get along.
"Uncle Deng, it's not a big deal. It's just that I still have a piece of land to buy, and I want you to ask me a question." Tian Minyan couldn't help but smile when she saw his serious look.
Deng Yazi was a little surprised. He looked at her and asked, "I wonder, Yan girl, are you interested in that piece of land?"
He is considered a well-known charlatan around Taiping Town. He knows exactly where there is land for sale. Recently, the land of Wucun and Xie Laoer has been for sale. Is there anything else he doesn't know?
Tian Minyan smiled lightly and said: "Actually, it's not a good land. It's a piece of wasteland in the back hill of Yangmei Village. It's about a hundred acres. Our family wants to buy it, but we don't know how much the land is. I would like to ask Uncle Deng.
ask."
"Wasteland?" Deng Yazi's eyes widened, he couldn't believe it, thinking he heard wrongly.
You know, when people buy land these days, they mostly buy fertile land. It doesn’t matter whether it is fertile land or not, as long as it produces food. But today, the little girl in front of him actually said that he wants to buy wasteland. Did he hear it correctly?
"Girl, you can't buy wasteland. Since it is wasteland, no one is willing to cultivate it. Even if it is cultivated, if the land is barren and not fertile, it will not produce food. It will be a waste of efforts. Moreover, this reclaiming of wasteland
It will cost a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, which is more than the money spent to buy the land. It is not worth it." Deng Yazi said seriously: "Listen to my uncle, if you still want to buy two pieces of fertile land, I will give it to you.
Just ask around, I won’t ask you to waste your money.”
Tian Minyan was very grateful after hearing this. This Deng Yaqi was indeed an honest person. If she felt that something was impossible, she would still advise her. If it were anyone else, it doesn't matter whether it is wasteland or fertile land, as long as there is
Just make money.
Honest people are valuable, and because of this, Tian Minyan regarded this charlatan highly. In the future, Deng Fugui would mostly help with the Tian family's business, and the relationship between the two families became even better.
"I appreciate Uncle Deng's kindness. It's just that I want to buy that piece of wasteland. I have to buy it. I'd like to ask Uncle Deng to help me find some capable manpower for reclamation in the future. So Uncle Deng, you can help me ask for the price. If
Okay, I want to buy it sooner."
She thought about it. It was almost June, and it was still a long time before cotton seeds appeared. But since she had money, she bought the land first to cultivate it and fertilize it. She could also plant a crop of crops to nourish the land. Now that the time has come
Next April, the experimental fields for growing cotton will be more mature.
Therefore, without further ado, she had to buy the land first while she had some spare money and in order to prevent others from getting there first.
Deng Yazi saw that her expression did not look like she was joking, so he looked at Tian Huairen and others. Seeing that their faces were calm, they seemed to have known and agreed with this matter. He couldn't help but smile bitterly to Tian Huairen and said: "Brother Tian Huairen, don't you think so too?"
Tian Huairen smiled naively and said: "If the children say buy it, then buy it. If Brother Deng can, please help us negotiate a low price."
Deng Yazi couldn't help but shake his head after hearing this, and said helplessly: "In this case, I will try my best to tell you that those wastelands don't cost much money."
"Thank you very much, Uncle Deng." Tian Minyan quickly gave her a blessing.
If Deng Yaji has a place in Taiping Town, he should have someone who can speak to the government. If he says this, the land will be more secure.
"Thank you, just treat me to two more glasses of wine."
"Of course it is indispensable."
Tian Minyan and the others responded readily, and Deng Yazi asked about the location of the land, took the deed paper and went to make a red deed for Tian Minyan and the others.
