Transmigrated as A Farm Girl Making Her Family Rich-Chapter 171 - 170 Many People Have the Same Idea

Chapter 171: Chapter 170: Many People Have the Same Idea

Chapter 171: Chapter 170: Many People Have the Same Idea

“Alas… this money is for your sister’s wedding dowry…” Mrs. Lai couldn’t get the money but was looking for an excuse to take it back.

“Older brother…” Ye Shuzhen began to believe her mother somewhat after hearing her words.

“Mom, Sis, haven’t I told you to let me handle the dowry? Don’t you trust me to do things properly?”

Hongji certainly knew his mother’s temperament. Once money entered her hands, it would never come out again. To say something utterly unfilial, they should have saved enough for their coffins over these years.

In the South, unlike other places, they wouldn’t buy good coffins to store at home as they considered it inauspicious and never did such a thing.

Mrs. Lai wanted to say something more, but she was stopped by the words of Hongji’s father!

“Hongji, we still need to take money to buy land, so stop causing trouble…”

Hongji’s father’s words, heard by the guests in the living room, prompted the father-in-law to slap his thigh and say:

“Big brother, you are indeed a step ahead in planning. I heard about this tour group coming to Bushen Village, attracted by its beautiful mountains and clear waters. Many people are looking to invest here, especially in buying small hills in the estate, with large mountains suitable for cultivation.”

“They also want to invest in our village?” Hongji thought, just as his daughter had said, those people had such intentions.

“Big brother, I’ve heard that the land around your estate has now become more expensive. Everyone is seeking to buy it. Little brother, too, wishes to use my modest amount of money to buy some farmland here, so that in the future, we can also be among those who own land.”

As the man spoke, he glanced at Ye Shuzhen once more, eager to gain her support.

If one wanted to buy land in Bushen Village, because their family were house slaves of the Tang Family, they had long taken the Tang surname from their ancestors.

“Big brother, you must support me, I implore you as your little sister…” Ye Shuzhen picked up on the gaze of her future husband. If their family also bought land, later it wouldn’t just be the status of the Tang Family’s hired workers; they could also be landlords.

“If the land around our estate is already expensive, then let’s choose another place to build the estate! Our village is surrounded by good mountains and land everywhere, so let’s pick another location, which could save some capital.”

Hongji believed that if his family’s estate could be managed so well, and others couldn’t manage theirs well, it might be just his good fortune. Since the first estate was managed so well, another location could also be managed well; there was no need to crowd into one place and compete with others.

“Big brother, I’ll listen to you. When the time comes, we’ll buy as much land as the money can afford, and give additional money to hire workers.” Tang Weixing felt that as long as he achieved his aim, he would definitely not lose money.

“Alright, since we are going to buy land, you who want to buy land should come with me to the Land Officer’s house, right?”

Hongji felt that it was better to act sooner rather than later, as there were already people eyeing Bushen Village; they must be quick.

“Let’s go, let’s buy the land now.”

“Wait, let’s take some gifts first.” Hongji went to the storehouse to grab some gifts; they couldn’t go to the Land Officer’s house empty-handed.

Tang Weixing followed his brother-in-law’s steps out of the living room. They hadn’t even left the yard when another person on a horse arrived.

“Tang Weixing, where are you and Ye Dong going?”

The man who came to the gate dismounted his horse; he was Jinhua’s husband, the Young Master Tang.

“I’m delivering the silver given by this tour group. Big brother-in-law said we’re going to the Land Officer to buy land, and I also want to buy some land.”

“That’s perfect, I too am under the Boss’s orders to come here and buy land, and I personally want to buy some to build a small estate.”

Jinhua’s husband, the Young Master Tang, honestly revealed his purpose upon hearing their conversation.

They couldn’t be hired workers all their lives, and since they had money, why keep it with the silver merchant when they could potentially earn more by investing it?

The couple had just gotten married a year ago and wanted land of their own.

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Such a thought had been on their minds for long, but they hadn’t found a better opportunity to buy land.

Investments needed to be implemented cautiously; if the money invested was lost, they would have to carefully reconsider.

It was also during this inspection of Ye’s estate that they heard others mention buying land as well. Since the estate owner was buying land here instead of investing in the county or the Imperial Capital, it was clear that Bushen Village was a place with good feng shui.

A few of them took gifts to the Land Officer’s house, who was at home; he had also joined the tour in the morning.

Having sent off so many guests at the village entrance, the Land Officer returned home to eat. His son, back from the lumber mill, joined the family meal just in time as Madam Land Officer had finished cooking. The family started discussing the events of the day.

“Dad, there were so many people touring the lumber mill today, and later those noble ladies also came.”

“Dad, you know…”

“Our village has become famous…”

“Yes, but we don’t have the money to buy as much land as Hongji,”

“Husband, even if we buy more land, we can’t afford to hire as many workers, nor do we have the skills like Hongji. Other rich people in our village have also established estates and can’t manage well.”

Madam Land Officer worried her husband might rashly borrow money without any to spare, doing something foolish in the heat of the moment.

“Yes, Dad, your son is doing well as an apprentice and can now become a regular worker, even though I’m not as skilled as my master, the salary is still good,”

“Wife, don’t worry, I won’t borrow from loan sharks. Even if I borrow, I’ll borrow from a rich man. I am satisfied being a village officer, content with life getting better here in Bushi Village, waiting for our son to support us in our old age.”

With the Land Officer’s assurance, his wife felt at ease, but his son felt encouraged and went back to work at the lumber mill after a hearty meal.

The Land Officer saw Hongji and the people from the Tang Family approaching. As a smart village officer, he already guessed they had come about purchasing land.

The wife of the Land Officer, seeing the guests arrive, served them tea made from leaves, which, over the past year, both the Ye and Tang families had often brought as gifts when they visited; they no longer needed to pick coarse leaves from the mountains to serve to guests.

The Land Officer had seen and was aware of the identity of the two young men from the Tang family.

“Hongji, what brings you here?” the Land Officer asked directly.

“Land Officer, we came to ask for your help in purchasing land,” Hongji replied.

“Oh, which land are you interested in buying? I hear that the land around your estate has gone up in price,”

“Land Officer, there’s plenty of land in our village, as long as the price is reasonable, we can buy in another location,”

“That’s a good idea, you bought the central village land and developed the estate so well, land at the village entrance and at the end of the village can also be bought; people in the village are still thinking of your estate bringing them profit,”

The Land Officer also had his own hopes, hoping that the crops around Ye’s estate would perform better, and that more crops planted by the Ye and Tang families would necessitate hiring both casual and long-term workers, ensuring there would be no idle people in the village, and even he and his wife could do some casual labor.

“Fine, let’s follow the Land Officer’s advice, but this time, it’s mostly people from the Tang family buying the land, the land I’m buying isn’t much, so let’s not tell others that I’m buying a lot,”

Hongji’s concern was clear to the Land Officer, who understood he feared that villagers would become jealous and intentionally raise land prices.