Lian Fangzhou and Lian Ze brought the big bag of potatoes home, and the third aunt and grandma gathered together to look at them.
The third aunt said: "I have planted it all my life, but I have never heard of beans growing in the soil! I have to take a good look at how this thing looks like!"
"I haven't seen it before! I want to see it too!" Lian Fangqing and Lian Che also stared with wide eyes.
Opening the mouth of the sack, Lian Fangqing and Lian Che competed to take out one, which was bigger than an egg. Both of them said "ah" in surprise, and said strange words while smiling.
The third aunt was also taken aback, and shouted: "This is the potato, it's really big! Oh, it still has mud!"
Lian Fangzhou smiled, thinking that this is still considered small, presumably due to the limitations of the seeds themselves and planting techniques, in modern times, it is not uncommon for adults to have big fists.
"I don't think it looks like a bean at all!" Lian Che looked at it carefully.
"I just don't know if it's delicious or not!" Lian Fang said crisply.
The third aunt looked at her with a smile and said, "I'm thinking the same thing too!"
Lian Fangzhou laughed and said, "It will be there next year, so I'll keep you guys fed! These are for seeds, so don't eat them! If people find out, they will be punished!"
Even Fangqing understood the importance of seeds and nodded.
"I just don't know which ones are good and which are bad, alas!" Grandma Sangu sighed.
Lian Fangzhou laughed and said, "What's the good thing about it? Well, let's plant it like soybeans!"
The government is too unreliable in this matter. It just sends out the seeds and it’s over. There is not even a superficial guidance, such as when to plant, what kind of land is suitable, how to water it, and when to harvest.
"That's true! No matter how the name contains the word bean, it must be planted like soybeans!" Grandma Sangu smiled and said, "Fangzhou is still smart!"
Everyone was joking and discussing, usually on such occasions, A-Jian would always sit quietly by the side without saying much. Lian Ze mostly smiled and watched silently.
After talking for a while, Lian Fangzhou tied the sack carefully, clapped his hands and smiled and said, "Okay, I've seen this too, let's go to bed! These seeds have to be put in the attic tomorrow! Grandma Sangu, I'll see you tomorrow morning." I'm going to the city with A Jian and A Ze, and I'll probably be very busy these days, so I'm going to take care of everything at home!"
The third aunt agreed with a smile, and everyone packed up and fell asleep.
After breakfast the next day, Lian Fangzhou, Lian Ze, and A Jianjian went out to the county seat.
Ah Jian said: "If money is not tight, buy a donkey and a donkey cart. I'm afraid there will be more time to use it in the future. Walking alone will not only make you more tired, but also delay your work!"
Lian Fangzhou thought about it for this reason, not only to buy donkeys, but also to buy cattle, and many farm tools also had to be updated, and a plan had to be made for these later!
But right now the most important thing is to buy the land first! The land is bought first, and the rest will be purchased according to the number of fields.
"I think so too! When we are optimistic about the land, let's visit the livestock market and ask the price these few days! Buy it if the price is right. Buying livestock in winter is cheaper than in spring! Let's work hard on our own Take care of the winter!" Lian Fangzhou laughed.
Lian Ze was very happy when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Sister, our family is going to buy a donkey and a donkey cart too? I really dare not even think about it! Don't worry, sister, Che'er and I will take good care of the donkey!"
"Oh, don't delay your practice?" Lian Fangzhou jokingly raised his eyebrows, and all three of them laughed.
Lian Ze got up to practice martial arts before dawn today, and said that he would do this in the future. As expected, he is working harder to learn martial arts, and will protect her and this family in the future.
"Sister!" Lian Ze scratched his head, feeling very embarrassed, and said solemnly: "No! I have to help the family with the work. They are still young, so they can't tire my sister alone!"
"He's really my sister's good brother!" Lian Fangzhou laughed.
When the three of them entered the city, they first went to the bank to exchange a one thousand tael bank note, which was exchanged for seven one hundred tael bills, and the other three hundred tael bills were exchanged for fifty tael, ten tael, etc. I carry ten taels of silver on my body for pocket use.
Because Dafang Village is not too far from the county seat, they went directly to the city to find land security. If the place was too far away from the county seat, they would go to the nearest town to do such things.
The three of them inquired where the house of Liu Jia, the land protector in charge of land sales in the surrounding areas of the county, was, and bought two boxes of pastries at the pastry shop.
Liu Jia happened to be at home, and when three strangers came to the door, he knew it must be business, so he greeted politely with a smile: "What are your surnames? Are you here to buy land? Hehe, come in and sit down!"
Liu Jia spoke to Ah Jian, and among the three, only Ah Jian was an adult man, so he took it for granted that Ah Jian was the one who made the decision.
Ah Jian nodded and gave her name, then said: "We want to see the mountains, do you know if there is anything suitable for you?"
Lian Fangzhou added: "We are from Dafang Village, please see if there are any for sale in Dafang Village or nearby villages!"
Liu Jia had several paddy fields in his hand to sell, and when he heard them ask about the worthless dry land, the enthusiasm in his heart suddenly went down a lot. However, mosquito legs are also meat, let alone this is his job, with a smile still on his face, he asked, "I'll take a look at the brochure, how much do you want to buy?"
While talking, he went to the inner room to get the booklet specially recorded.
Lian Fangzhou smiled and said, "About two thousand acres!"
"How much?" Liu Jia was coming out of the back room, when he heard this, he opened his eyes and stared at Lian Fangzhou in return.
"Two thousand acres, do you have any ready-made ones on hand? If not, can you help find a way?" Lian Fangzhou smiled, and every word fell into Liu Jia's ears clearly.
Liu Jia froze for a moment, then looked over at A Jian inquiringly.
"For details, you can tell Miss Lian!" Ah Jian said with a smile. He doesn't know much about farming and farming.
"This..." Liu Jia moved his lips, slapped his head and sat down, and said with a smile, "I've been a land guarantor for less than half my life, but I'm really wrong! You want so many lands, I'm afraid I really don't know if there are any! "
Liu Jia looked carefully at the booklet, his eyes lit up after a while, and he said with a smile: "There is a more suitable place here!"
As he spoke, he beckoned Lian Fangzhou and the others to come forward and take a closer look, pointing and saying, "Here, the rich man Wang of Dafang Village thinks that the dry land is not productive and troublesome, so he is about to sell it. It is more than 160 mu in total. Not far away, it belongs to Yang Yuanwai in Yangjia Village, with an area of about 380 mu. His son urgently needs a large sum of money to start a business, and the family has sold a lot of land. This is one of them! There is a large area in the middle, about More than two hundred and eighty acres belong to four families. If you want to connect them together, you can talk to them or buy or exchange them. Of course, you may suffer a little loss in terms of price. Mu is unowned wasteland. If you want to buy it, you have to pay the village reclamation fee first, and then pay a land transaction fee to the government at the official price. There is no need to pay taxes for a year. The total amount is more than 1,500 mu!"