novelhk Chapter 146 Super Hedgehog
Chapter 146 Super Hedgehog
The itinerary for the rest of the trip was similar. Qian Da took Yuxiu and her daughter to visit seven or eight farms. All of them were excellent farmland with close proximity to water sources and good terrain. This made Yuxiu, who had no shortage of money, very excited.
"Money is in charge. We decided to buy the previous one and the four in the south."
After some discussion, Yuxiu and Xu Qinghe finally decided to buy the five places they liked.
The main thing was that the four places were adjacent to each other. Yuxiu had already seen them in books before. Now that she had gone to check them out in person, she was dazzled by the vast tracts of fertile land.
The most important thing is that there is an ownerless barren mountain not far away. The mountain is not very high, and there are only some shrubs growing sparsely on it. This makes Yuxiu very satisfied.
When the time comes, she will find someone to fence off this area, and then all the small animals in her space can be raised outside.
"Mr. Xu and Miss Xu really have good taste. I am also very satisfied with these places. If I didn't have so much money, I would have wanted to buy them myself..."
Qian Da was not surprised to hear that they wanted to buy several places. In fact, he liked these places very much.
The businessman's words were always pleasant to the ears, so Yuxiu and the other girl didn't take it to heart and asked him if they could buy the barren mountain.
"Since we are doing this business in the capital, we are very familiar with the nearby farmlands. As for this barren mountain, if you two like it, you can just go to the government office and buy it."
Qian Da also looked at the mountain. It was not very big, but it was far away from a water source. If he really bought it, it might not be very convenient to irrigate the land.
"Of course, you don't have to go to the government office. Old Qian and I have acquaintances there, so I can help you get it done directly."
He mentioned the matter of the water source, and Yuxiu and Xu Qinghe both said it would not be a problem, so Qian Da stopped trying to persuade them.
So they walked around the barren mountain again, got a rough idea of the area here, and decided to go home.
There are quite a few farms nearby, and many people are busy in the fields at this time.
However, winter is just around the corner and wheat seeds have already been planted. Most of the other crops are radishes and cabbages that are hardy and frost-resistant.
Several people went back to the pawnshop where Qian Da worked and calculated the money needed for these farms. Yuxiu did not bargain and directly took out the silver notes and gave them to Xu Qinghe. It happened that there were still some house deeds that had not been processed, so Xu Qinghe took Zhang Dazhui with him and went to the yamen with Qian Da to get everything processed.
Yuxiu did not go with them. When she returned home with Qingdai, she saw Wen Wanwan and her servant had already arrived. Wen Wanwan was still lying on the couch, having been stabbed like a giant hedgehog, with silver needles all over her head.
"My daughter is back..."
When Cui saw Yuxiu come in, she smiled and said something, then continued to give acupuncture to Wen Wanwan.
"How long will this take?"
Wen Wanwan couldn't speak. She just looked at Yuxiu with a face full of grievance, which made Yuxiu feel a little funny.
She remembered very clearly that this man was not afraid of death, but at this moment he was defeated by a few silver needles as thin as cow hairs.
"Two or three times will be enough. Combined with the decoction, the effect will be seen soon."
Cui was very calm. She wiped her hands, sat down, and asked Yuxiu about her outing today.
Although she did not go out with them, she was not idle at home. She hadn't even had a drink of water for half a day.
"Everything is ready. My father has gone to the government office with Manager Qian to get the deed. From now on, we can finally settle down in the capital."
Yuxiu knew that in ancient times when productivity was very backward, no matter how rich one was, one still had to buy fields and preserve the harvested grain for one's own consumption, otherwise, if a famine occurred again, one would have to starve and freeze.
Seeing her mother's eyes sparkling, Yuxiu told her mother in detail what happened today. When she heard that her family had bought so much land, Cui was delighted at first, but then she thought of something and frowned and asked:
"It's good to buy land, but isn't it too late to plant wheat now? Besides, where can we find so many people at this time?"
There are several hundred acres of land in total, which is more than ten or eight people can handle.
"These are not problems. There are still a few families living on the farm. Although they have not dared to plant seeds before, they have been busy fattening and weeding. Manager Qian also said that as long as the news is spread, tenants will come to us soon. If we buy some people from the brokerage, we will be almost there."
Yuxiu and Xu Qinghe had discussed it on the spot today, and asked Qian Da to help select them carefully when he returns, and buy more and send them over quickly.
Because of the previous drought in the south, all the major brokerage firms took in many people who sold themselves as slaves, and a large number of them were genuine farmers who could not survive any longer and therefore sought this way of making a living for their families.
As for the grain seeds, Yuxiu decided to buy some from outside first, and then she would quietly exchange them with the grain seeds in the space. When watering, she would dilute the spiritual spring water several times, so that she would not be late than others.
Cui knew that her daughter was very capable and she didn't need to worry about these things, so she didn't ask any more questions. Seeing that the time was almost up, she went up to help remove all the silver needles from Wen Wanwan's body.
"Sister Yuxiu, you are finally back."
Wen Wanwan had a lot to say to Yuxiu, and now that she had the chance, she took Yuxiu's hand and told her about all the exciting things that happened in their Wen family.
When she heard that the second branch of the Wen family had sent someone to Jingzhao Yin to report the case early this morning, a smile appeared on Yuxiu's face.
It's ill-gotten gains, so it doesn't matter who takes it.
Besides, the Xu family saved Wen Wanwan's life and they just got some compensation. It's much better than letting those cruel and ruthless people get away with it, right?
"How did those people do yesterday?"
The people that Wen Wanwan brought back yesterday were all bought on short notice. We still need to observe how they are.
"Those people may look big and strong, but they are very careful in doing things, especially Mother Yao, who is always decisive in what she says and does..."
When Wen Wanwan talked about the new people she bought, she couldn't help but smile.
The Mother Yao she mentioned was the manager chosen from among those people. She had only been there for one night, but she had already arranged the affairs in Wen Wanwan's yard in order.
As for those people before, after being severely beaten up by Mother Yao and her men, and then forced to drink a bowl of mute medicine, they could no longer make any trouble.
Originally, Wen Wanwan meant to sell the people out early this morning. However, when Mother Yao learned that the second house had inexplicably lost a lot of valuables, she suggested locking these people in the room first and waiting until the matter was resolved before doing anything else, so as to avoid unnecessary trouble for herself.
With such a reliable person around to take care of things, Wen Wanwan seemed to feel a lot more relaxed.