Portable Space: Small Peasant Girls Farm to Get Rich

Li Shuanzi believed it in the end, but he didn't say where the place was.

Liu Qingcao didn't care. The Chen family's name was so resounding, it must not be difficult to find out the location of the house.

After finishing the wontons, Liu Qingcao and Li Shuanzi got up and went to the Wuzhou government office. Wuzhou government office was very large, covering an area of ​​[-] acres, which showed the power of the prefect.

At the gate of the Wuzhou government office, Liu Qingcao handed the money bag he had prepared in advance to the government official's hand.

"Brother Yamen, please take me to see the adults. I want to buy a piece of land and plant some fruit trees."

The officer took the money bag, bumped it in his hand recklessly, and said in a cold tone, "Follow."

Liu Qingcao lowered his head and pouted. These servants really followed their masters and were equally unpleasant.

The two of them followed the government official to the lobby. The lobby was very large, about fifty or sixty square meters.

There was an old man with a goatee sitting inside. The old man raised his head and looked at the visitor, his cloudy eyes suddenly brightened.

When Liu Qingcao saw this man dressed up, he thought he must be the master here.

"Master Zhou, I brought the person who bought the land." The Yamen clasped his fists and reported.

"Go down. If it's something else, there's no need to bring him in." Master Zhou waved the person away, then stared at the two people below with an unhappy tone, "Why don't you kneel down when you see me?"

"..." Liu Qingcao gritted her teeth. If she hadn't brought Li Shuanzi with her, she would have thrown a handful of poisonous powder at him.

"Xiaomin has met Master Zhou."

"Xiaomin has met Master Zhou."

The two of them knelt down and worshiped the person on the table.

Master Zhou lowered his eyelids, touched the tea bowl in his hand, and soon tapped the base of the tea bowl with his fingers, making one sound after another, which made the listeners nervous.

Liu Qingcao knelt on the cold and hard ground. The pain in her knees at the beginning turned into numbness. The anger in her heart fell and rose again. Over and over again, she couldn't help but raise her head and look at the leisurely man with his eyes closed in front of the desk. Old man.

This Wuzhou Fucheng is different from Qingzhou Fucheng. To buy or sell land in Qingzhou Fucheng, you only need to sell it to the local Li Zheng or the county government.

The magistrate of Wuzhou Fucheng violated the imperial decree and took the right to buy and sell land into his own hands. This resulted in the people of Wuzhou Fucheng having no choice but to take this trip if they wanted to buy or sell land.

This trip is not so easy. Seeing what the master wants, she doesn't mean it. She won't be able to think of this door today. Whether she can buy it or not is another matter.

Liu Qingcao didn't want to give up, she just wanted to finish shopping and go back as soon as possible. The money would come back after she used it. If this leg hurts, it really hurts.

"Master Zhou, how do you think this land will be sold?" Liu Qingcao thought that he was from Fucheng and had high vision, so he never spent any money. Instead, he took out a banknote from his sleeve, with a face value of two cents. Twelve.

Master Zhou squinted at the banknote in Liu Qingcao's hand and moved the corner of his mouth slightly.

"Get up."

Liu Qingcao bent down and kowtowed, stood up and put the banknote on the table, then walked back with his head lowered.

Li Shuanzi looked at the banknotes on the table with disdain.

"Master Zhou, I heard that no one is selling the mud ditch on the river beach. It is close to the river. I want to buy it and plant some fruit trees. Master Zhou, can you help me get a deed?" Liu Qingcao thought of Master Zhou's virtues. Decisively choose to speak first to explore his tone.

"Growing fruit trees in the mud?" Master Zhou looked at Liu Qingcao like a fool, thinking that this girl was really stupid.

"Yes, Master Zhou, how can I sell this field?" Liu Qingcao met his gaze and knew without thinking how he looked at her. This was her purpose and she did not feel offended by his eyes.

"There are [-] acres of land along the bend of the river bank in the mud ditch. Each acre costs [-] taels of silver. If you want to buy it, just take [-] taels of silver. The extra [-] taels will be the hard-earned money for you to get the deed." Master Zhou's abacus clicked louder and louder than the last.

"..."

This Wuzhou government office is too greedy. The price of wasteland in the Yu Dynasty has been unified. The maximum price is [-] taels per mu. The Wuzhou government office only charges [-] liang per acre. The [-] acres of land will be pocketed by [-] liang. Twenty-four taels, and finally they have to be rounded up, euphemistically called "hard work expenses."

Liu Qingcao's face was a little ugly, but there was a flattering smile on his face.

"Master Zhou, this is too much. Why don't you help me see if there is any other wasteland to buy?"

"Why are you asking if you can't afford it? It's delaying my work." Master Zhou's eyes widened, his beard curled up, and he scolded angrily.

The corner of Liu Qingcao's mouth trembled, and he quickly took out a banknote and handed it over, "I will go back to my father to get some money for the people to buy the mud ditch. I hope Master Zhou will take care of me a little more."

Li Shuanzi looked at another bank note on the table, his chest heaving.

Master Zhou glanced at the banknote, then picked up the map and looked at it.

"This piece of land is eight acres of wasteland. There are ninety acres in total. I'll give you two hundred taels. Oh, by the way, this long piece of wasteland has several hills. The number of acres is quite large, nearly three hundred acres. , there is plenty of land but little money, you can buy it with three hundred and fifty taels." Master Zhou raised his eyelids and glanced at Liu Qingcao.

"Which piece do you want to buy, little girl? I will go out with the prefect in the next few days, so you have to hurry up."

"..." Old fox!

After Liu Qingcao finished cursing in his heart, he pretended to hesitate for a few moments and looked at the map with a confused look on his face.

"Master Zhou, can you give me a quarter of an hour so that I can go to my father and ask for some more money?" Liu Qingcao's voice was a little weak, as if he was frightened by Master Zhou.

Li Shuanzi looked at Liu Qingcao in surprise, opened his mouth, and finally sighed without saying anything.

"As much money as you have, buy one piece first. If someone beats you to it, you won't be able to buy it even if you want to."

When Master Zhou saw Liu Qingcao mentioning his father again, he guessed that she was going out to buy the land behind her family's back. If he was released, he would still be able to come back, so he had to let her buy the land.

"Xiaomin, Xiaomin's money is still a little short." Liu Qingcao twisted the corner of his clothes and said timidly.

Master Zhou was a little impatient when he saw that she didn't answer the question, "Tell me how bad it is."

"The common man wants to buy eight acres of wasteland and long wasteland, but the total money is still one hundred and fifty taels short..."

"Are there still one hundred and fifty taels left?" Master Zhou stroked his goatee thoughtfully, his eyes suddenly sparkling.

Li Shuanzi stood aside, his head filled with what Liu Qingcao had just said. There is still one hundred and fifty taels left.

He was not good at arithmetic, but he also knew that Liu Qingcao had hundreds of taels of money. Such a person must be loved very much by her family.

"Little girl, buy the long wasteland. There is a lot of land and you have enough money. I will keep the eight acres of wasteland for you. You can come back later when you get the money." Master Zhou pushed the long wasteland away without even thinking about it. Got out.

This long wasteland has never been bought by anyone since he arrived at the government office. It has not been sold for decades. There is no other reason. There is no vegetation growing on this land. How can crops be grown on it?

The prefect said that the long wasteland could be sold for half a tael of silver per acre. The long wasteland could be sold for as much as they wanted, and the extra money would go into their pockets.

But even though it was so cheap, the wealthy gentry were unwilling to buy it back. Now a fool came along. If he didn't sell the land quickly, he would be sorry for the court.

Li Shuanzi became anxious when he heard this. Master Zhou was not helping anyone this time. This was simply robbing people of their money. This yamen that eliminates harm for the people is a living bandit's den!

"East"

"Brother Shuanzi, Master Zhou must have a deep knowledge of the fields since he has been in the government office for so many years. You are right to listen to Master Zhou." Liu Qingcao interrupted Li Shuanzi and turned her head to wink at him.

Li Shuanzi thought Liu Qingcao's eyes hurt and wanted to pull Liu Qingcao out the door. While she was looking at her eyes, he told her about the wasteland.

"Stop, what's the decency of a daring and unruly man to tug and pull in front of me!" Mr. Zhou was so angry at Li Shuanzi's sudden move that he slapped his head in anger, and the meat in his mouth wanted to go away, how could it be possible!

"Master Zhou, don't be angry. Brother Xiaomin is just worried that Xiaomin's father will be angry if he makes his own decisions, so he is so anxious that he loses control of himself. This is a small apology gift. I hope Master Zhou will not blame you." Liu Qingcao thought in his heart. I was also angry, and the Tian Deed that I was about to get was almost ruined.

Thinking that he had no ill intentions and didn't know what she was thinking, Liu Qingcao didn't blame him.

Li Shuanzi watched another bank note being taken out by Liu Qingcao, and because of his recklessness, he wanted to slap himself.

"Little girl, you know the etiquette. Okay. Seeing that you like those eight acres of wasteland so much, I will make the decision to sell it to you." Master Zhou didn't want to make any mistakes again. He might not be able to make a penny, so he simply sold the two pieces of wasteland. Sell ​​it to this girl.

"Master Zhou, I don't have enough money, so I can only buy one piece..." Liu Qingcao was secretly happy in her heart, but she looked like she didn't understand.

Master Zhou looked at Liu Qingcao's silly look and felt that his decision just now was very wise.

"Okay, bring over the five hundred taels of silver and sign the deed. These two pieces of land are yours." Master Zhou didn't waste any time and asked Liu Qingcao to come over and hand over the money and have his fingerprints printed.

Liu Qingcao hurriedly took out a handful of banknotes, a crumpled pile, totaling less than five hundred taels.

"Master Zhou, all the money is here. I'm afraid, I'm afraid I don't have five hundred taels..."

"..." Master Zhou looked at the few banknotes on his desk, and the speed of his hands did not stop at all.

"That's it, come and lay your fingerprints." There is always a profit of several hundred taels.

"Thank you Master Zhou." Liu Qingcao pressed his fingerprints, took the two deeds in his hand, and kept thanking him happily.

Master Zhou couldn't see her acting stupidly, so he hurriedly waved his hand to let the two of them go out.

Liu Qingcao and Li Shuanzi walked out of the government office with their respective moods in mind. After watching the two people leave, the government official turned back to the lobby.

"Master Zhou, how are you, how are you, have you made any progress?" The Yamen official rubbed his hands and looked at the banknotes on the table with a heavy weight on them with a smile.

"That little girl probably came out behind her family's back. She was not very smart and emptied her money bag without much effort.

When the adults come back in a while, I will give you a few nice words in front of the adults. If your sister is not sure, you will be sent to the room by the adults. "Master Zhou was stroking his beard, leaning on the Grand Master's chair with squinted eyes.

"Then thank you Master Zhou. This is a small thought. Don't dislike it." The Yamen pinched the money bag, gritted his teeth and put the money bag on the table before retreating.

At the gate of Fucheng, Liu Qingcao got the carriage and followed Li Shuanzi to drive the carriage to the Changhuang Land.

On the way, Li Shuanzi endured it again and again, but finally couldn't hold it in any longer.

"My boss, Master Zhou is actually very cunning. No one was willing to sell the Chang Huang Land in those decades. He just saw that you didn't understand and tricked you into buying it. Moreover, I heard Uncle Li say about this Chang Huang Land. , no one wants half a tael of silver or an acre..."

Li Shuanzi secretly looked at Liu Qingcao's expression, fearing that what he said would offend his employer.

Half an acre?

"..."

"It's okay. I've always bought the land. Let's go back. Let's talk about it first."

Needless to say, she didn't know the price, so she thought she had made a profit. When Li Shuanzi said this, the joy of getting the deed faded a lot.

Alas, she is still a common person after all!

"By the way, Brother Shuanzi, how much food do you have left?" Liu Qingcao suddenly remembered that she seemed to have forgotten something.

"Master, there are less than two hundred kilograms of food left..." Li Shuanzi paused and decided that it would be better to tell the truth.

"It's less than two hundred pounds, so how many of you are there now?" Liu Qingcao nodded and asked again.

"There are exactly two hundred people, old and young, no more, no less."

"Two hundred?" Liu Qingcao suspected that Li Shuanzi didn't know how to count. How could there be two hundred people in the shack in the wasteland.

"The boss has a total of two hundred people, but eighty of them have gone to work part-time elsewhere. Now there are still one hundred and twenty people left in the wasteland. Our remaining dozens of strong laborers have to stay and take care of the elders in the village. I'm young and can't go too far to earn wages." Li Shuanzi didn't hide it.

After listening to this, Liu Qingcao suddenly realized. She said why the shacks were mostly filled with young, old, women and children, and why there were so few laborers like Li Feng.

She had to go back to Li Feng to discuss these people and get them all back.

"I understand, let's go. We'll go to the nearest market later and buy some food to take back." After Liu Qingcao finished speaking, he opened the curtain and entered the carriage.

At the market, Li Shuanzi took Liu Qingcao to the grain store with ease.

At the grain store, Liu Qingcao bought two hundred catties of medium rice and one hundred catties of medium white flour in one go.

After buying rice and noodles at the grain store, Liu Qingcao went to the grocery store, cloth shop, meat stall, and vegetable market.

During this trip to the market, Liu Qingcao filled the carriage both inside and outside, so she had no choice but to sit on Junfeng's horse.

Li Shuanzi was still in a daze. For the second time, he saw Liu Qingcao's ability to spend money and pretend to be stupid.