After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 1026 Property Purchase
In the evening, Hai Xiya, Hai Chang'an and Hai Jiao returned home and learned of Ma's decision. They all agreed with it.

Hai Xiya also said: "I grew up in my hometown, so I am quite familiar with the Jiang family. I know which of his fields is the best. And his family has two good properties in the nearby town."

When Hai Xiya was a teenager, his grandfather and father were still military officers in Shanhaiwei. His family was not yet in decline, and the Jiang family, who lived in the same village, did not dare to make trouble. The two families lived in peace. At that time, the Hai family was the local wealthy family, occupying the best and most fertile farmland in the local area, and there was no shortage of water. Although the Jiang family was also a wealthy family, only a small part of the land under their name was high-quality farmland, and most of the rest were medium-quality farmland, and there were even some poor lower fields and saline-alkali land, which did not produce much. The Jiang family always envied the Hai family's farmland, and it was probably because of this reason that they used all means to occupy the Hai family's farmland after the decline of the Hai family.

However, when Fang married into the Jiang family, she was in charge of the household affairs and spent a lot of time to improve the quality of the Jiang family's middle and lower-quality fields, digging ditches and building water conservancy projects. Therefore, the quality of the Jiang family's fields has long been improved, and the output has also increased. Except for some still barren plots, the rest of the middle-quality fields are also worth buying.

Of course, the most important thing is that these fields are in the Jianghaitun area. As long as the members of the Hai family own these fields, there will be no worries about new big families moving into the village and posing a threat to the future descendants of the Hai family. The Hai family can monopolize the land and live in peace.

With this in mind, Hai Xiya even took out a pen and paper to draw a topographic map of his hometown Jianghaitun, and then carefully marked the best and most fertile areas of the Jiang family's farmland for his wife to see. Although that was information from more than 30 years ago, the Jiang family has been increasingly prosperous in the past few decades, and there is no reason for them to sell the best farmland near their home to others, so these fertile fields must still be in his family's hands. The only question is whether this part of the industry has been confiscated by the government or swallowed up by others after the Jiang family was convicted.

Ma would find out about these things herself, and her husband didn't need to worry about them. She carefully put away the topographic map and planned to go to Fang tomorrow to inquire about the Jiang family's property. Hai Baozhu had just come from Yongping Prefecture, so he must have some understanding of the Jiang family's situation.

As for the conflict between Hai Baozhu and his clansmen, she also told her husband and children and grandchildren about it.

Hai Xiya didn't take it seriously: "Although the pair of bottles are worth some silver, they are not rare treasures. If you meet a rich man who likes them, you can sell them for a good price. But if you don't meet someone, two or three thousand taels is a high price. They were originally something that my grandfather got for free. My eldest brother regards them as treasures because he has never seen anything better. But for our second branch, they are really just ordinary. Whether Baozhu keeps the bottles or gives them to his sister as a dowry is up to him. He is already the head of the eldest branch and can make the decision. No matter what the side branch members say, he doesn't need to pay attention.

"When the eldest brother wanted to sell the bottle, who dared to say anything? Not to mention that the position of clan leader is still in the hands of the eldest branch, even if it is in the hands of another branch, the clan leader has no right to interfere with other families' private property. If someone in the clan wants to take advantage of their seniority, let him come to me. I just happened to talk to him. When my father passed away, he summoned the heads of each branch in the clan and asked them to take care of the three of us, mother and son. In exchange, he also divided a lot of land and property among them. At that time, all the clan members of each branch swore that they would protect the bloodline of the eldest branch and would not let outsiders bully them. What did they do when the Jiang family bullied them a few years ago? The oaths they made are no longer valid, right? Then should they return the benefits they received at that time?"

Although it was agreed that the clan members would protect the brothers Haidongling and Haixiya, they were not named, but generally said to be the bloodline of the eldest house. Now Hai Baozhu and Hai Baozhu are also the bloodline of the eldest house, and no one can say that what Haixiya said is not true. Among the surviving members of the Hai clan, the oldest generation is Haixiya's generation. He is both the bloodline of the eldest house and the legitimate son. Although he is a branch and not the eldest, because he is an official, his rank is not low, and he is on par with the highest official of the Hai family's ancestors. His weight is by no means comparable to other peers. No matter how arrogant the clan members are, they can't put on airs in front of him, not to mention that he is familiar with old stories and knows the dark history of the brothers. Who dares to really go against him?
When Hai Xiya said this, he was already supporting Hai Baozhu.

Haijiao laughed and said, "If the people in the tribe still can't let go of the pair of bottles, we can open their eyes. There are so many good things in the world. What are a pair of hundreds of years old bottles? Ambitious people can go out and make a fortune on their own. There is no need to stare at other people's bottles with envy and daydream all day long, hoping to get a piece of the pie."

When their family was in the northwest, whether in the border town or Chang'an, how many jewels and jades had they seen? Treasures worth tens of thousands of yuan passed through their hands, but they didn't even blink an eye. They really looked down on the pair of antique bottles worth thousands of yuan, and they didn't care about the greed of their clansmen. At this time, if there was a sensible and reasonable young man in the clan who was willing to say a few fair words for the mother and daughter of the Fang family in the eldest house, Haijiao would be willing to act as a matchmaker and let him go to Chang'an to sell goods. He guaranteed that he could make money for an antique bottle with one trip, and he could make money for a pair of bottles with two trips. Why should he worry about the things of the children in the eldest house?
Hai Xiya said nothing after hearing this. Although his grandson's words were a bit too ostentatious, he would marry his grandson and his granddaughter next year. Even if he kept a low profile, he couldn't hide his wealth from others, so he had to show off a little. Now he was just showing off a little in front of the clan members, which was not a big deal. The clan members knew that their second branch had a rich family background and high official positions, so they could restrain themselves and stop thinking that the first branch was helpless and wanted to bully them. Even if the first branch declined, he still had a backer!
Hai Chang'an listened with a smile on his face, not saying much. He knew that he was not a member of the Hai family, so he would not interfere in the family affairs. However, he was raised by Hai Xiya and his wife, so they would not really regard him as an outsider. After Hai Xiya and Hai Jiao agreed on how to deal with the objections in the family, he said, "If the Jiang family has good properties elsewhere in Yongping Prefecture, mother can ask around for her son. Xiao Shitou is growing up, and in a few years, he will be able to get married. As a father, I have to make plans for him, and I also want to buy some land."

Ma agreed immediately: "I've said it before, now that you've returned to the capital, settled down, and have an official position, you should consider buying property. Don't worry about what the Chang family says. If you really accept their things, you will have to obey them in the future. There is no shortage of money at home. If you buy your own property and have income in the future, even if you have big expenses, you don't have to ask the Chang family for help. They can't use the money they have to hang you and force you to work for them."

Hai Changan smiled and responded: "Mother is right."

Ma thought about it again, how much should she and her husband keep after buying the land, how much should be given to her grandson and adopted son, and how much should be given as a dowry to her granddaughter. When she had almost figured it out, Hai Xiya added, "If there is any extra, give some to my niece, too."

Ma was stunned: "Master, my niece doesn't want to deal with people in the clan anymore. If I buy the land in my hometown, I will inevitably meet them all year round!"

Hai Xiya sneered, "If she doesn't want to go back, let Baozhu help take care of it, or rent it to a sensible branch of the clan. By then, the eldest branch and we will take the lion's share of the land in our hometown, and my niece will also get a share. How many acres will the clan members occupy? The tenants and neighbors are all on our side. How dare the useless people in the clan say bad things about my niece? Do they have the right to say that?!"

First update of the Year of the Snake! Happy New Year to everyone! Good luck!