Chapter 116 Buying Mountain
After practicing sword, Qianhuan took Wenjie home.
Liang Laoer and Liu were very happy when they learned that their crystal tofu was sold for 210 taels of silver. Liu was so excited that she shed tears.
She looked at all the silver and said excitedly, "I didn't expect this crystal tofu could make so much money. Our family now has more than 200 taels of silver. I've never touched so much silver in my life."
Liang Lao Er was also excited, "Yes, Chunxiang, our daughter is really capable."
No wonder his daughter said that she could afford to support Wenjie's studies. Judging from the speed at which she makes money, his daughter was indeed not bragging.
Qianhuan was very calm. She had already stored 260 taels of silver in her wooden box. Compared with her lofty goal of becoming a rich woman, this amount of silver was nothing in her eyes.
Qianhuan took out ten taels of silver and handed them to Liu, "Mother, these ten taels of silver are for you to use as household expenses. You can buy whatever you want to eat. Don't be reluctant to spend. Just make our family's meals better, and buy more bones from Dad's legs to make soup for him."
Liu happily took the silver and said, "Okay, I'll go to the town tomorrow to buy some meat and bones, and also a fish."
Liu's face was full of smiles. She felt that her family's life was getting better and better. She never thought that she would be able to enjoy the blessing of a daughter and live such a good life in her lifetime.
In the past, in the Liang family's old house, except for the fact that the second brother would secretly give her a few dozen coins from the silver he earned from hunting, she had never received so much silver in her hands.
"Dad and Mom, I plan to use part of this 200 taels of silver to buy the mountain behind our backyard from the village head, and use the rest to build a large courtyard with blue bricks and tiles for our family, and also build a large workshop. What do you think?"
"Qianhuan, I understand building a house and a workshop, but isn't it necessary to buy a mountain?"
"Mom, in the whole Yunfeng Village, only the mountain in our backyard has bitter chestnut trees. Only if we buy this mountain can I feel at ease. This way, even if others know that our family uses bitter chestnuts to make tofu, we don't have to worry about others stealing our knowledge. In the future, we can make a lot of money every winter by making crystal tofu with bitter chestnuts. Moreover, if we buy the whole mountain, we can also open up wasteland on the mountain and plant fruit trees, tea and so on."
"Okay, Qianhuan, whatever you say, we'll do it. Your father and I will listen to you."
Liu no longer questioned Qianhuan's decision. Qianhuan earned so much money, and she admired her daughter very much. The second brother was right, and they just had to support their daughter in whatever she said or did in the future.
"Mom, I'll go to the village head's house and talk to him about buying the mountain. You hurry to the back mountain and pick up more bitter chestnuts. Although we sold more than 400 kilograms of crystal tofu to Zuixianju today, they have more than 40 branches, and each store can only get about 10 kilograms. For a big restaurant, it will probably be sold out in two or three days. We have to hurry and make another batch of crystal tofu."
"Okay, Mom will get the bamboo basket and go to the back mountain to pick bitter chestnuts."
When Qianhuan arrived at the village head's house and explained her purpose, the village head was surprised and said, "Qianhuan, are you kidding me? Your family is actually going to buy the mountain in the backyard?
"Well, Grandpa Lizheng, I'm not kidding."
"Buying a mountain is not a small amount of money. Where can your family get so much money?"
"Grandpa Village Head, I have earned some money recently, but I don't know if I have enough money to buy the mountain. That's why I came to your house to ask. If it's not enough, we won't buy it." Qianhuan said this deliberately.
"It would probably cost at least several hundred taels of silver to buy other mountains, but the mountain in your backyard is not valuable, and it can probably be bought for less than 100 taels. The mountains here all belong to the government, and the silver from selling the mountains also goes to the government. I have to go and ask to find out the specific price."
"Then I'll trouble you, Grandpa Hu, to help us make the trip. I'll cover your fare to the city. Here's 10 cents. Take it and take the oxcart to the village."
"Okay, I'll go into the city and ask for the price for you guys later."
"But Qianhuan, Grandpa Hu has to remind you that the mountain in your backyard is full of worthless bitter chestnut trees. There are only a few bamboo forests where you can dig bamboo shoots to eat, but there is nothing valuable. Grandpa Hu advises you that even if you want to buy a mountain, you have to buy a different mountain."
The head of the village had received many benefits from Qianhuan's family, so he said these words out of kindness and consideration for them.
"Grandpa Hu, thank you for your kindness. Other mountains are too expensive and we can't afford them. Although there is nothing valuable on the mountain in our backyard, it is much cheaper and is closest to our home. We can grow some tea leaves on the mountain in the future, and it will be convenient for us to work."
"Okay, since you insist on buying that mountain, I won't say anything more. I'll go into the city and ask for you."
"Okay, thank you, Grandpa Lizheng."
At nightfall, the head of the village came over and said, "Qianhuan girl, I went to the government to ask. Originally, they wanted 120 taels of silver. I told the government that there are no valuable crops on the mountain you want. Even if you want to grow fruit trees and tea, you have to spend a lot of effort to open up the wasteland. The government also sent people to conduct an on-site inspection. After some consideration, the government gave a new price of taels of silver, plus taels of tax. If you really want it, just give a total of taels of silver."
Qianhuan didn't expect that it could be done with just 90 taels. She originally estimated that it would take at least 120 or 130 taels. This was all thanks to Li Zheng who helped them negotiate a low price in front of the government.
She said gratefully, "Grandpa Lizheng, thank you for speaking well for us in front of the government. We'll have to trouble you to make another trip to help us with the official deed. The ninety taels are for the government, and the extra two hundred taels are for your errand fee."
Qianhuan handed over the silver. Old Man Hu didn't expect that their family could actually come up with so much silver. It seemed that Liang Laoer's family had made a fortune.
"Okay, then I will go and help you with this matter tomorrow." Old man Hu took the silver and agreed. He could earn two hundred coins for one trip, so of course he was happy.
The next day, when Qianhuan returned home after practicing swordplay, Old Man Hu delivered the official deed to their home. Liang Laoer and Liu were very excited, "That's great, our family now has a mountain that belongs to us alone."
When the people in the village learned about this, they all talked about it.
"I never thought that Liang Laoer's family would make a fortune quietly and actually bought a mountain without making any noise. I heard that all the money was earned by his daughter."
"Yes, yes, I'm afraid that Old Man Liang and Old Lady Liang must be regretting it so much that they have such a promising granddaughter in the family, but she broke off the relationship with the whole family just for a prescription."
"Not only did he buy a mountain, I heard that his daughter also went to the city to find a teacher to study with, and even took Wenjie from the third brother's family to study with her."
"Is this true? Why would a girl like her study?"
"Really? Recently I often see her taking Wenjie to study in the city early in the morning. I heard that Jiang Tongsheng broke off the engagement because he disliked her because she was a country girl and had no knowledge. I guess she wants to win back Jiang Tongsheng's heart, so she goes to study."
"Alas, no matter how much money Liang Laoer's family makes, it's useless because they don't have a son to inherit. Their only daughter was even broken off by someone else. Now, in order to win back her ex-fiancé's heart, she's even going to school. It's really pitiful."
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People in the village are like this, when they get together they like to gossip and talk about other people's faults. Especially women, three women together can make a big show.
Today someone's chicken was stolen, tomorrow a widow was flirting with a man from another family, they can make anything that is false sound like the truth.
Look, Qianhuan just went to read a book, but she came up with a version of "unforgettable old love".