manynovel Chapter 91 Zhuangzi
Chapter 91 Zhuangzi
The next morning, before dawn, Jiang Youzhen was awakened by Jiang Fugui and prepared to go to town.
"Dad! Why are we here so early?" Jiang Youzhen sat on the ox cart, looking at the sparse starry sky, speechless.
She wrapped herself tightly in the fine cotton cloak that Erya had just made for her, which was stuffed with a lot of cotton, and her body immediately felt a lot warmer.
"Your mother wants to buy some things today, so of course we have to go early." Jiang Fugui wrapped his wife's hand around his and passed the warmth to her.
"Didn't you always say that you wanted to buy a dowry for your sister? Since the engagement is going to happen at the beginning of the new year, you should start preparing it slowly now."
Shen was delighted when she talked about this. Erya's marriage was basically settled, and Sanya's marriage was also in sight.
The matchmaker knew that her family was better off now and the families she was introduced to were not bad either, so she offered her several to choose from, leaving her overwhelmed.
In fact, this time when we go to the town, we not only have to buy something for Erya, but also for Sanya.
Ignoring the couple's behavior of showing off their love, Jiang Youzhen suddenly became interested.
"Mom, I heard that Third Sister's marriage has been arranged?"
Jiang Youzhen said this and glanced at Uncle Jiang who was driving the carriage. He found that he was concentrating on driving the carriage, so he moved closer to Shen, wanting to hear the first-hand information.
"What do you know so much, little kid? It hasn't been decided yet!" Shen thought Jiang Youzhen was still young, what could she understand? She didn't even want to talk to her little brat.
"I'm looking at it now. I just have some intention at the moment."
Jiang Fugui replied with a smile that he was happy to chat with his daughter and would not hide anything about the family from her.
Jiang Youzhen heard this and thought that it meant that they had not made up their minds. Forget it! I will go back and ask Fourth Sister, she will definitely know.
When the ox cart arrived at the town, Jiang Youzhen and his men planned to split into two groups.
Shen was going to buy some daily necessities for the wedding, and also to ask a carpenter to make some furniture and boxes.
Life was originally hard for farmers, so my wife’s family didn’t prepare anything and kept everything simple, and the same was true for my husband’s family.
Only those with a wealthy family would prepare these things. The Jiang family is certainly a wealthy family now, so the Shen family will naturally have to take care of it as well.
After agreeing on a time to meet at the livestock market, Jiang Youzhen and Jiang Fugui went straight to a teahouse.
They didn't come here to drink tea, but to find a broker.
Many brokers would set up a small table in the teahouse to wait for customers. When Jiang Youzhen and his friends arrived, a man in a dark blue short brown shirt with a right lapel had already come to greet them.
"Master Jiang, you are finally here!" The yamen worker heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Jiang Fugui.
He bought twenty acres of land at once! He thought Jiang Fugui would regret it and not come.
Then he looked at Jiang Youzhen, who was wearing a bean green fine cotton jacket beside Jiang Fugui, and praised him immediately: "Is this your son? He is really handsome and looks like a scholar."
He really wasn't complimenting him. It was just that Jiang Youzhen was handsome, dressed decently, and had a different temperament from the average farm boy.
Besides, can a person who can acquire 20 acres of land in one go be an ordinary farmer?
"Where? Where? I'm just a farm boy." Jiang Fugui spoke modestly, but he couldn't suppress the upturned corners of his mouth.
The two exchanged a few more pleasantries before getting down to business.
"Last time you told me that you wanted to buy some more land, preferably near Qinghe Village. I've specially noticed for you that there are only three acres of land for sale in Qinghe Village now, and they are not contiguous, but fortunately they are all top-quality land."
"How much silver per acre?" Jiang Fugui asked hurriedly.
"Seven taels of silver, the owner doesn't want much. Because the owner is from another village, it's inconvenient for him to manage the fields in Qinghe Village, so he wants to sell it."
"Okay! Let's go over and take a look later." Jiang Fugui was a little impatient.
"In addition, I do have a small farm not far from the town. It has a total of 80 acres, 65 of which are top-quality land. The remaining 20 acres are close to the mountain and the soil is not that good, so I planted fruit trees and built a house."
Jiang Youzhen's eyes lit up when he heard this. A farm of eighty acres was not big, so it was just right to buy it.
"Eighty acres?" However, Jiang Fugui shook his head when he heard this. He was planning to buy about fifty acres, and he really couldn't afford eighty acres.
"It's too much. What's more, there are 15 acres that are not top-quality land. Forget it!" Jiang Fugui shook his head.
Chen Yazi was a little disappointed, but he quickly put on a smile and prepared to take Jiang Fugui to get the red deed, and then go to Qinghe Village to see the three acres of land.
"How much silver?" Jiang Youzhen suddenly asked.
"Ah?" Chen Yazi was stunned.
"How much does the farm cost? If the price is right, I would like to buy it." Jiang Youzhen felt that the farm was made up of connected plots of land, which made it easier to manage.
Chen Yazi's face lit up with joy, but he quickly glanced at Jiang Fugui and became a little hesitant.
Jiang Fugui immediately pulled Jiang Youzhen aside and said, "The farm is very expensive. Eighty acres of land would cost at least five or six hundred taels, and fifteen acres of it are not top-quality land. It's not worth it."
"It's okay, Dad. I have money, don't panic." Jiang Youzhen didn't explain much and asked about the price again.
"You know that this is a piece of land, and the house has two entrances, which is very impressive. The owner said that the total price is 700 taels of silver."
As Chen Yazi spoke, he looked at Jiang Fugui's expression. Seeing that Jiang Fugui's face had changed drastically, he felt that this deal was hopeless.
"Isn't this owner asking for too much? Fifteen acres of land are of poor quality, but they are sold at a higher price than the top-quality land?"
Jiang Youzhen felt that the price was unreasonable, but he also knew that it was reasonable to ask for a high price and pay it back on the spot.
"Young Master, you also know that the house costs money. The owner spent 180 taels of silver to repair the two-story courtyard.
Now that I’ve calculated it, the house is only a hundred taels. In addition, they also gave me so many fruit trees, not counting the silver, this price is really fair.”
Although Chen Yazi felt that there was no hope, he still patiently explained a few words.
"Fruit trees are not what we must have. Besides, no matter how luxurious the house is, we only stay there occasionally. It's not necessary. If he insists on seven hundred taels, then we won't go to see it." Jiang Youzhen shook his head.
Chen Yazi's heart moved. What? Make it cheaper. Do you really want to buy it?
"Then why don't you go and take a look first? If you are satisfied, we can talk about the price?" Chen Yazi asked tentatively.
Jiang Youzhen nodded, "Let's go get the red deed first, and then go see the manor."
Jiang Fugui on the side wanted to stop him, but Jiang Youzhen gave him a look.
Jiang Fugui thought about it and decided that buying the farm would not be a loss. If his daughter spent the money elsewhere, it might be wasted. But since she had bought the land, she could rely on it.
The three of them hurried to the place where the government handled the red deeds, and the owner of the land sold in Wangjia Village was already waiting there.
The red deed was processed quickly. For the twenty acres of land, the price was agreed upon with the prodigal son of the Wang family, who paid one hundred and sixty-five taels of silver.
"A total of five taels of silver." The clerk who was recording and stamping the money looked at the two of them and motioned them to pay.
Five taels? Jiang Youzhen calculated that the deed tax was quite high, probably around 3%.