Mrs. Zhou Wang clapped her hands, "Look at my memory. I forgot when I was interrupted just now. It's not that the weather has been good in the past few years. The harvest is good in a good year. Every family has made some money in the past two years. Your uncle asked several villages, and there are not many people selling. They are all selling a few acres of land. There are no big families selling large plots."
Zhu Lan frowned, "It's hard to serve them if they are not in groups."
Zhou Wang sighed, "That's right. If you want to buy a whole piece, you have to buy it from the gentry, but the hope is not great."
These are rare good years, and everyone wants to earn more money by farming.
Zheng pinched her handkerchief, because the clan leader's wife didn't say anything, and lowered her head to drink the honey water.
After a while, the patriarch was about to go back, and Zhou Wang also said goodbye. The patriarch still had corn kernels that had not been shelled at home, so he had to go back to work.
Zhulan sent Zhou Wang back and saw that Zheng had no intention of leaving. "Sister-in-law, do you have something to say to me?"
Zheng likes smart people, and it's not tiring to talk to smart people. "Well, I heard that your family wants to buy land. It just so happens that my mother's family wants to sell land. It's just that there are ten acres of land, a total of 60 acres, 30 acres of paddy fields, and 30 acres of dry fields. The paddy fields are medium-quality, and the dry fields are top-quality."
Zhulan calculated that the silver was nearly four hundred taels, "Sister-in-law's family has nothing to say about buying land!"
Otherwise, the patriarch would not be unaware of it.
Zheng nodded. "What a coincidence! My sister-in-law came to me yesterday and asked me to find out who can take over all the 60 acres of land."
Zhulan thought that maybe Zhou Shuren had inquired about the Zheng family, and the Zheng family noticed and wanted to leave, but seeing that Zheng didn't look like that, she asked casually, "Sister-in-law's family sold the land, so they won't farm anymore?"
Zheng was delighted and nodded with a smile, "We won't be farming anymore. We were separated by the snowstorm a few years ago. My uncle found us a few days ago and we are living well in the northwest now. Now I am taking my father and my second uncle's family to the northwest for a family reunion."
Here, they are just farmers and dare not use their real names. Only by going to the Northwest can they live with dignity. It's a pity that her body cannot withstand the long journey to the Northwest.
Zhulan saw that Zheng didn't say anything specific, but she could guess something. Zheng's uncle should be doing well in the northwest, and might even be a military general. The new dynasty has only been established for twelve years, and the border has always been in chaos. If he dares to take people over now, his status must be quite high.
Zhulan smiled and said, "I'll ask the head of the family and write back to my sister-in-law this afternoon."
Zheng thought for a moment and said, "We have to sell the house too. It's right next to the land. The whole land and the house can be considered a small farm."
Ever since she knew that Zhou Shuren's family was moving to Pingzhou, she knew that Zhou Shuren was a carefree person and was very confident of passing the imperial examination!
Zhulan's eyes lit up. Although she couldn't buy a small farm in Pingzhou, it would be the same if she bought one in her hometown. However, she didn't show it on her face. She smiled and said, "I'll tell the head of the family."
Zheng had been here for a while and stood up. "Then I'll go back first."
"I'm sending my sister-in-law off."
"No, I come here so often, so why would I need to give you anything? Please stay!"
Zhou Shuren waited until Zheng left before returning to the house. "What did Zheng say?"
Zhulan said that Zheng's family was for sale, "Do you think you should buy it?"
"Don't you have a clear idea of what's going on?"
Zhu Lan smiled and said, "It would be a pity to miss such a rare opportunity. I didn't expect that the Zheng family would leave just after we found out the truth."
Zhou Shuren became more interested in Zheng's. "You went back to Zheng's this afternoon. Our family bought land. It's a good opportunity for me to go meet the Zheng family."
"Well, it seems that the gold jewelry given by the male protagonist has to be sold, otherwise it will not be enough money to buy the land."
Zhou Shuren, "Yes."
He has been spending a lot recently, especially during his trip to Pingzhou, which cost him eighty taels of silver, including the jade bracelet he bought. There is not much cash left at home.
In the afternoon, Zhulan went back to Zheng's house, and Zhou Shuren took Zhou Laoer to sell gold jewelry. This time, they not only sold the gold jewelry given by Yao Zheyu, but also sold the old-style gold jewelry that they had saved before.
After receiving Zhulan's reply, Zheng asked her second son to go to Li's Village to reply. Zhulan stayed there for a while before returning home. Not long after, Zheng's second son replied, saying that he could go to see the land the next day.
After Zhou Shuren came back, Zhulan said, "We can see the land tomorrow. It looks like the Zheng family is in a hurry to leave."
Zhou Shuren motioned to the second brother to put down the box, "Well, then I will go to Zheng's house tomorrow."
Zhulan looked at the box and asked, "What silver did you get in exchange? How much silver did you sell it for?"
It costs a lot of money to buy the land and the house together. The Zheng family’s house is very big and newly built, so the house is worth a lot of money!