Abandoned Daughter's Beautiful Pastoral

Chapter 55 Buying Land
Zhang Xiaocao stood in the yard, looking up at the star-studded sky, she didn't even want to find Lin Shiyuan, she wanted to stand for a while and go in, but she didn't expect a black shadow to appear in front of her!
"Are you here to find grandpa? Why didn't you go in?"

When Lin Zhaoyuan came out of the house, he saw a person standing in the yard. When he walked in, he found that it was this funny little girl. He couldn't help asking, with a smile on his face unconsciously.

Zhang Xiaocao hadn't adapted to the darkness outside yet, only when she heard the clear voice did she know it was him, so he came back!

"Grandma and the others were talking. I was bored, so I came out. By the way, when did you come back?"

"Just came back today!"

"Oh!"

The atmosphere was a bit cold for a while, the two were not very familiar with each other, and they didn't know what to talk about.

Lin Zhaoyuan coughed dryly and asked, "How are you and your grandma doing?"

Zhang Xiaocao heard that he was not perfunctory, but really caring, and was a little moved, nodded and said: "Not bad, my grandma and I are very satisfied!"

"That's good! If you have difficulties in the future, you can ask me...ask my grandpa for help. We are all on a blind date, so we should help each other. Don't feel embarrassed!"

Lin Zhaoyuan really wanted to ask him for help, but he thought it was too abrupt, so he quickly changed his words!He already knew from Shopkeeper Le that they had sold the prescription, so no one should bother them again!

Originally, he could help solve the problem with Kong's surname that time, but thinking that they are either old people or children, and they are easily bullied.

Knowing that she intentionally or unintentionally spread the news that she didn't want to do business anymore, she guessed her thoughts all over the place, so she told Shopkeeper Le and asked him to pay a high price to buy Fangzi!

In this way, if the surname Kong wants to trouble them again, he has to weigh the master behind Wangjiang Tower.

Neither they nor Wangjianglou suffered a loss, and they also solved some unnecessary troubles!
"Well, I see, thank you!"

Zhang Xiaocao sincerely thanked him. After several encounters, the person in front of him was really nice, not as lofty and pedantic as ordinary scholars!

The two chatted for a few more words, and the atmosphere was much better than before. Just when Zhang Xiaocao wanted to ask him which wife in the town was better, a voice came in.

"Brother, who are you talking to? Hey, why is it you, a stinky girl? What do you want to do to my brother?"

The owner of the voice was Lin Shiyuan, who always disliked Zhang Xiaocao. When she saw that this stinky girl was pestering her brother to talk, she immediately frowned.

Zhang Xiaocao rolled her eyes speechlessly, why do these words sound so weird?Girl, what do you think I can do to your brother?
"Xiaoshi, why did you talk to the guests? How could you be so unruly!"

When Lin Zhaoyuan heard his sister's words, his face turned dark immediately, but in the dark, the other two didn't see it, but they could still feel the displeasure in his words.

Zhang Xiaocao secretly thought it was bad, and quickly said: "It's okay! Ms. Lin has a bright temper and speaks more straightforwardly, so it's okay!"

She had heard that Lin Shiyuan was very favored at home, otherwise she would not have developed such a temperament of a young lady. Although Lin Zhaoyuan's reprimand was for her younger sister's benefit, she would definitely blame her on the bystander.

Lin Shiyuan didn't buy it. From her point of view, Zhang Xiaocao deliberately pretended to be a good person in front of her brother to attract his brother's attention, but she refused to let her succeed.

"You don't need to be hypocritical, I feel sick just looking at you, I..."

"You are presumptuous!"

Before Lin Shiyuan finished speaking, he was stopped by Lin Zhaoyuan's calm voice: "Look at what you look like now, do you want to go back to the county with your mother next year? Why don't you apologize to Xiaocao?"

When Lin Shiyuan heard about the county town, she immediately fainted. She didn't want to be locked up by her mother in the county town to learn some shit rules, but she complained in her heart that her brother taught her in front of people she hated, which made her lose face and wanted her Sorry, how is that possible?

Zhang Xiaocao didn't want to increase her hatred, so she quickly said no, Lin Shiyuan is just a spoiled little girl, she has nothing to do with her as an adult, anyway, they don't live under the same roof.

It's not the right time for her to stay here any longer, so she said hello to her brother and sister and hurried away.

Seeing this, Lin Zhaoyuan didn't say anything, he just took his sister's hand and went to her room with a dark face, intending to educate her well.

Not long after, Lizheng came back, and was very surprised to see the grandparents of the Zhang family.

"Sister Zhang is here for something?"

Grandma Zhang nodded and said, "I want to buy some dry land. I wonder if there are any houses in the nearby villages who want to sell it?"

The head of the village gave them a surprised look, and asked in surprise, "Why doesn't Zhang Meizi buy paddy fields? This dry land doesn't have much promise!"

Grandma Zhang said with a smile: "My brother also knows that this paddy field is the treasure of the farmer's family. Who would sell the paddy field if they have nothing to do? It is very useful for me to buy dry land, but it is not suitable to buy paddy fields!"

When Li Zheng heard this, he didn't ask her why she bought the dry land, but how much she wanted to buy. When she learned that she was buying [-] acres of dry land at once, she was so shocked that she couldn't recover.

Grandma Zhang smiled wryly. She was also taken aback when she learned that her granddaughter wanted to buy so much dry land. Although she was not optimistic, she still believed in her granddaughter.

After all, Lizheng had seen the world, so he quickly came back to his senses, pondered for a moment before saying: "There is dry land, but it's only about [-] acres, Zhang Meizi can see if it's feasible?"

After hearing this, Grandma Zhang glanced at her granddaughter who was standing aside. Seeing this, the surprise in her eyes grew stronger.

Zhang Xiaocao took the words and asked with a smile: "Grandpa Lizheng, do you know if there is any fertile wasteland in the village for sale? If so, it would be nice to buy some more wasteland!"

Li Zheng was supporting his beard, squinting his eyes at this unremarkable girl, and then slowly said: "There is wasteland, and there is a large area not far from the river beach. How much do you plan to buy?"

Zhang Xiaocao asked again: "Grandfather over there, how much is an acre of wasteland?"

"Wasteland costs two or five yuan per mu, which is not cheap. However, in order to encourage land reclamation, the imperial court does not collect taxes for the first three years, and only half of it is collected for the next five years. After five years, the normal tax is collected."

When Zhang Xiaocao heard this, she was very happy. After doing this calculation, after eight years, it can save a lot of money!

Li Zheng said again: "Although there is support from the imperial court, if the purchased land is not reclaimed and planted in the next year, but it will be taken back, the money for buying the wasteland will not be refunded!"

Zhang Xiaocao was in a good mood, and said with a smile: "No way! The wasteland we bought will be of great use, so we will use it, and we won't let it grow weeds!"

Li Zheng's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, does this girl really want to buy it?Could it be that she really has some good ideas?

(End of this chapter)