They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 213 Buying Land
Xu Zhichun was a little dizzy, but happy.

"Oh, oh, oh, I can't accept this! Oh, you don't mind at all, how could I possibly mind! Oh dear, I'm so sorry!"

Xu Zhichun was overjoyed, genuinely happy, yet also genuinely embarrassed.

However, she did not intend to refuse. For the Qin family, thirty acres of fertile land was really nothing, and there was no need for her to refuse.

Madam Qin smiled and said, "Since that's the case, then it's settled. Tomorrow, I'll send the steward of the manor with the land deeds so that Madam Xu can take a look. If she's satisfied, then she can buy it."

“I’m satisfied, I’m satisfied with any land. I feel even more bad that Master Qin and Madam Qin are giving it away at the market price, so let’s set it at nine taels of silver per mu.”

Although the extra ounce per mu was a bit painful, Xu Zhichun could afford it and felt it was worth it.

If it weren't for the Qin family's willingness to part with their land, she would never have had the chance to buy such a large tract of fertile land.

Madam Qin quickly smiled and said, "That won't do. Let's not argue anymore. Let's just go with the market price. We haven't thanked Madam Xu for the threshing machine and the windmill yet."

Master Qin nodded as well.

After thinking about it, Xu Zhichun decided not to insist.

Mr. Qin and Mrs. Qin returned home excited and satisfied.

The next day, as expected, the head steward of the Qin family arrived, politely greeting "Madam Xu" with a smile, and personally accompanied Xu Zhichun to the field.

It was indeed excellent farmland, with heavy, golden ears of rice, a truly delightful sight.

Buying it now is perfect. After the autumn harvest, the fertile land can be handed over to Xu Zhichun, allowing her to arrange manpower at her leisure and ensuring that next year's spring planting is not delayed.

Butler Qin smiled and said, "The master and madam have too much fertile land. They made a mistake in this place. It is a total of forty-two mu of paddy fields."

"A few more acres? That's wonderful!"

Xu Zhichun was very happy, feeling as if he had gotten a good deal.

Butler Qin laughed heartily, "As long as Madam Xu doesn't mind having too much, hahaha."

"No, no, I wish I had more."

"That's good, that's good!"

Steward Qin couldn't help but glance at Xu Zhichun. With his discerning eyes, he was absolutely certain that Madam Xu was no ordinary person. The good deeds of the master and mistress had indeed paid off; their luck was far better than others'. A threshing machine, a windmill—what amazing and wonderful things!

No one else has it, only the master and mistress do.

The two parties quickly reached an agreement, and the money and goods were exchanged on the same day.

Three hundred and thirty-six taels of silver were exchanged for the land deed to forty-two mu of paddy fields.

With the thin land deed in hand, Xu Zhichun felt more at ease than ever before.

After seeing Steward Qin off, Xu Zhichun turned around and went to Liang Lizheng's house.

"Village head! Aunt Liang!"

Having bought so much fertile land at once, I had to inform the two of them.

The Liang family were both stunned. Aunt Liang counted on her fingers for a long time before she came to her senses. "Forty-two mu! My God, that's a lot of land!"

Liang Lizheng offered his congratulations with a smile, and was also quite envious.

His family has now saved up quite a bit of money, and he also wants to buy some fertile land, but such scarce goods are not so easy to buy.

We can only wait for luck.

Xu Zhichun smiled and said, "Village head, I want to go to the government office to register, and I also want to buy some wasteland around the paddy fields. I think that piece of land is quite nice. If I buy it and clear it out, I can plant potatoes and sweet potatoes. It's also convenient to manage if it's a large area."

Liang Lizheng was surprised: "You still want to buy? It's not impossible. Since you've made up your mind, I'll go with you to take a look."

Aunt Liang hurriedly said, "I'll go and see what's going on too."

Fortunately, there was still time, so Liang Lizheng led them over to take measurements.

On the way, they asked Xu Zhichun how much he wanted to buy. Xu Zhichun had five hundred taels of silver left and planned to buy one hundred and sixty acres.

Just enough.

One hundred and sixty mu of mountain land is not much, and you can't actually grow many sweet potatoes and potatoes. Liang and his wife knew that she was a sensible person, so they didn't try to stop her.

Aunt Liang smiled and sighed, "Zhichun is becoming more and more capable! It's good that you've acquired more properties; it gives you more financial security."

Xu Zhichun thought so too, and nodded with a grateful smile: "Thanks to Uncle Lizheng and Aunt Liang for your help, otherwise I wouldn't be where I am today."

Aunt Liang waved her hand and laughed, "Don't say that, we've benefited so much from you."

Xu Zhichun laughed at this.

Wise people don't envy; they only feel grateful.

Xu Zhichun acted swiftly and decisively, completing all the formalities the next day. He obtained the land deeds and now possessed a vast empire.

I feel satisfied and at ease.

Those who were close to her offered their congratulations.

Having acquired the land, which was now quite substantial, Xu Zhichun planned to build a small farm in the area. He would then hire two tenant farmers and buy a few servants, giving the farm a proper appearance.

The yields of sweet potatoes and potatoes in the past two years are generally not enough for anything else; Lord Lu will probably buy them all for promotion and seed production. But things will be different in two years. In two years, the yield will increase significantly, and they can be processed.

The starch can be made into sweet potato starch or potato starch, which can be sold directly to merchants for use in cooking, thickening sauces, making pancakes, desserts, and snacks; or it can be further processed into sweet potato noodles or potato noodles for sale.

This place is perfect; we can even build a workshop here.

At that time, 160 mu won't be enough; we'll need to buy several hundred more mu.
Liangjia Village has once again caused a sensation.

"It's fake, right? I don't believe it."

A large group of people were incredulous and flocked to Xu Zhichun's house to verify the information in person.

"Zhichun, Zhichun, is it true that you bought more than 40 mu of paddy fields and 160 mu of wasteland?"

"Zhichun, you really bought more land? How much did you buy?"

This couldn't be kept secret any longer, and Xu Zhichun openly admitted it.

Without waiting for their questions, anticipating their concerns, Xu Zhichun blurted out everything else.

"I made some money doing business, and I also made some money selling tomatoes."

"Master Qin and Madam Qin are happy to part with those dozens of acres of paddy fields and have specially transferred them to me."

"I didn't buy much wasteland. I plan to plant more sweet potatoes and potatoes next year."

"Tomatoes? We'll plant more tomatoes next year, but we'll plant them in the backyard. Yes, that'll make them easier to take care of."

Everyone felt both envious and moved.

I gave him a compliment and left with mixed feelings.

Uncle Liang's face darkened. He also kicked the hen that was clucking as it walked past him, and took the opportunity to curse a few times.

Zhang became furious and started cursing, though it was unclear who she was cursing at.

Liang Minghua, Mao Shi, Liang Mingguang, and Liang Cuier were also in low spirits and felt very bad.

Everyone was on edge.

"You heartless little bitch, you ingrate! You're full of tricks, always pretending to be poor, but who knew?"

"Who knows where that money came from, whether it's dirty or smelly, ptooey, I don't care!"

"Once my Mingxiang passes the imperial examination and becomes an official, let's see how arrogant he'll be then. Ugh, he's so infuriating!"

Although the Bai family didn't erupt in anger and spew nonsensical curses like Zhang, they were also in a terrible mood.

The feeling of being outdone was awful, as if the whole village was laughing at them.

So Bai went to find Zhang, her kind sister-in-law.

(End of this chapter)