Reborn Nongmen Merchant Concubine

Chapter 196 The Division of Master and Servant
"Father, I want to buy the hillside next to our house, and I want to build our house on the hillside."

"Huh? That location is not good, and it's not our homestead. If we really want to build on it, we have to spend money to buy land. Building a house already costs money, so there's no need to spend so much more money." I think it would be nice to add a roof to our backyard and save a lot of money."

"Father, my mother is pregnant now. The house built in the backyard is bound to be a mess. If one is not careful, one will trip over it. Listen to me, let's buy the hillside and build a new house on it. I will Go back and buy the land with the village chief!"

"Hey, you are the head of the house now, since you want to build the house on the hillside, let's build it on the hillside!"

Meng Yuan nodded, she knew that her parents would agree, but what she was most worried about was not whether they would agree, but about the old house. After all, they moved to live here halfway up the mountain because the homestead was far away from home. The distance from the village is cheaper for their family.

Now their family is getting along, just her grandma and Ye Hong's temperament plus the country people's superstition.It's hard to guarantee that they won't feel that their life is better because of the feng shui problem of their home!
The hillside next to it is the public land of the village, and the money from the sale will be used to repair the ancestral hall in the village.So she thought about buying a homestead of her own.The hillside doesn't look that big, but it has at least [-] acres from top to bottom.

Thirty acres of mountain land, in fact, is not very expensive in terms of money, and there are no good crops grown in this area, so I told the village chief that it should be no problem to buy it.

Mengxiong looked at his daughter walking home with a basket under the sun, he really didn't know why this little person always had so many big ideas in his mind, sometimes even the husband and wife couldn't speak against her, and I am often overwhelmed by the truths she speaks.

On the way, Meng Yuan didn't go home, but turned to the village head Li Liang's house.

"Knock knock~~knock~"

The house of the village chief Li Liang is quite beautiful in the village. The walls are made of green bricks, and the door is painted with tung oil. There are stone piers on the left and right sides of the door. It’s the village head’s house, this house is different from the villagers’ houses, even the stone pier is taller than others’ houses! Look at the flower carvings, it’s almost as big as the houses of the big families in the town!”

"Isn't this Meng Ya? Why are you free to come to your third grandpa today?"

Meng Yuan had just commented on the village head's family, but she was startled by the voice behind her as soon as she finished speaking.

"Oh, third grandma, you scared me to death! I have something to do with third grandpa, what's the matter? Isn't third grandpa at home?"

"Girl, I'm here! What can I do here?"

"It's okay, can we talk in the house?"

"Hey, look at me, I was busy talking, and then I took the key and opened the door. Come on, girl, come in quickly, look at your tan, your skin was white and tender before, but now your skin is tanned !"

"Thank you, Third Grandma, this tan is healthy, but she looks too white, how can she look like a rural person! Right, Third Grandpa?!"

"Okay, with such a sweet mouth, you must have something to do when you come to see me. Now, can you tell me what is the matter to see Grandpa Third?"

"Hey, Third Grandpa, um, don't worry about what I said that day, I was just angry. Then, I came here today to buy the hillside next to my house and plan to build a house! Hmm , that is, from the entrance into the forest to the path at the bottom of the hill, I want to buy this piece! How do you think the land price is calculated?"

"You want to buy that hillside? Do you want to build a house? As far as I know, the feng shui of that piece of land is not very good. It is quite different from your current feng shui! Are you really sure you want to buy it? "

"The feng shui is not good, it can be changed, as long as the house is built and people live in it, the feng shui will naturally be good!"

"Here, you want to buy that sloping land, have you discussed it with your parents? Do they agree with you to buy that sloping land?"

"Third Grandpa, I'm usually in charge of family affairs, and I've already told my father before I came here, and he said let me decide by myself!"

"Okay then, since you have already decided to want that sloping land, let me calculate the total cost for you! The land price in our village is not as high as that of the field, and the price of one mu of good land is three taels of silver. Well, this sloping land belongs to the village, and you can’t grow anything, so I’ll give you something cheaper, one tael per mu! What do you think?”

"Third Grandfather, you have said that this sloping land can't grow any good crops, do you think the price of this acre of land can be lowered? Anyway, it is deserted, and you can still see money if you sell it to me, right? "

"It can't be less, this is the land in the village, and the money sold to you is not in my pocket! The big guys are watching, Mengya, don't make things difficult for your third grandpa and me Yes! One tael of silver per mu is already very cheap!"

"Okay, then see if you can arrange someone to measure the number of acres tomorrow, and then you can calculate the money."

"Okay, if you're sure, I'll arrange for someone to measure the land tomorrow."

"Old man, that sloping land is less than [-] acres. Why does Mengya just buy it? Don't stop me. If you can't get so much money, you can ask others to measure it. It’s you who Qian’s family said, not him!”

"Don't worry, the Meng family can still pay for this little money, so just watch with peace of mind!"

After Mengyuan left, Li Liang couldn't care less about how hot the sun was now.He's going to the county government office to file a case, and by the way, ask the county magistrate to send two government servants to come to Qiushui village to supervise tomorrow.

The land is shared by the village, and it is also recorded in the Yamen.He also knows the attitude of the villagers towards Meng's family. The villagers must be responsible for measuring the land, but they still need to have a yamen servant on the side.That would be more fair!
After confirming the purchase of the land, Mengyuan walked slowly all the way to her home. Maybe because she lived in the village and there were not as many intrigues as in big cities, Mengyuan's vigilance relaxed a lot, but she didn't know What's more, there was always a shadow following her behind her.

And Ling Tian, ​​who was sent to investigate the cause of the fry's death, had also been secretly observing this morning, hiding in the dark and staring at Mengxiong. After Mengyuan came back at noon, he changed his target again.He was a little dizzy!But he didn't have murderous intent, and he wasn't sure if this person was the one who killed the fry!

"I don't have any vigilance at all, and I'm really with my master from now on. Why don't he and Ling Yun die from exhaustion?"

"No, if Miss Meng is with the master, won't the two of us know delicious food every day?"

"Damn, you are going to die, suddenly appearing, who are you trying to scare to death?"

"You, you also said that Miss Meng is not vigilant, so you are not vigilant just because you have martial arts?"

"That's different, okay? I was too focused on something just now and didn't notice you! Well, why don't you hurry back to town after you've all been delivered?"

"All right, all right, can't I stop talking? By the way, have you found the murderer?"

"It's suspicious, but I'm not sure yet! You should go back first, lest the master wait too long."

"Okay, then you should pay attention to yourself. The murderer didn't succeed once, so I guess he still has to work tonight!"

Ling Tian curled his lips, this is not the first time he investigates this kind of thing, do you need to remind me here?
When Meng Yuan returned home, Li Guang and Cheng Qiang had cut down a lot of trees and piled them in the yard, as well as some straw mats.

"Cheng Bo, you can build the shed next to the tree in the front yard, so that if my mother is tired from walking, she can sit under the tree for a while! If it is too narrow, do you want to extend it to the kitchen side? ?”

"Girl, no need, this is already big enough, it's just temporary, it's troublesome when it's too big to tear it down, isn't it?"

"Okay, anyway, do whatever you think fits, I'll go to the kitchen to prepare dinner for you first!"

"Girl, that's okay, let you cook for us servants, why do you want us to sit? You can do it or go chat with the old lady for a while, and I will cook with Lingyu." All right!"

"Uh, what, Granny Hua, my mother is used to my cooking, how about this, I'll just let you guys do it!"

"That's fine, then you tell this old slave, where to put this food, and where to put soy, vinegar, oil and salt!"

"Okay, come with me!"

The kitchen is not too small, but rather short.Mengyuan pointed to several large jars and a large vat on the side and said: "Here, the first one is for the rice that has been picked, the second one is for flour, and the third one is for cornflour." Yes! The last big tank is to store some grain bought earlier. If the three big tanks in front are empty, you can take out the corresponding grain from the big tank and put them in the tank.

Of course, if the big tank is about to run out, you have to tell me in advance, I will buy it in the town, or bring it back when my father goes to the town! "

Huayu looked at the grains in those big jars. Although they were not particularly delicate, they were similar to those eaten by ordinary wealthy families!This is a rural area, a farmer's family can eat such fine grains!
Not only the language of flowers, but Lingyu also has some changes in Mengjia.When Mrs. Hua asked her to help with the cooking, she told Lingyu that people in the village either ate corn cakes or drank gruel, and there were so many people in the family, cooking was nothing more than making porridge and frying pickles or something. That's all!

Now···
"Today is your first day at my house. Let's steam white rice for tonight's staple food! If you are not used to white rice, you can also use flour to make some buns and steamed buns!"

(End of this chapter)