Chapter 56 Buying Land

melled a warm fragrance of wine coming from the tavern. The smell was sweet and sour, with a hint of fermented grain sweetness, and there was also a faint scent of plum blossoms mixed in. An Xuetang t...An Xuetang narrowed her eyes, "No matter what his identity was before, now he only has one identity, and that is my husband."

Lady Qin was taken aback for a moment, then smiled. "I understand."

An Xuetang instinctively wanted to ask about Qin's identity, but she thought better of it. After all, in this world, the more you know, the faster you die.

"However, I suggest Madam Yun refrain from mentioning the surname 'Yun' casually to avoid unnecessary trouble."

Mrs. Qin's words were well-intentioned, An Xue Tang just nodded, "Thank you, Mrs. Qin, for your advice. In the future, you can just call me A Tang."

"Okay, from now on, call me A Tang. It sounds more intimate."

An Xuetang thought silently in her heart, who wants to be kind to you, they even dare to hire someone to track me, how can they still say they are being kind.

"If Lady Qin has nothing else, I shall take my leave."

"Ah Tang, why not stay at the manor and have a meal with me"

"No, I have something to do today." An Xue Tang didn't have a good impression of this Qin Mrs. now. She neither had time to have dinner with her nor the mind to get along with her.

After leaving Qin's residence, An Xuetang went straight to the tooth market and hired a local expert to tell her about the land conditions within ten miles of eight villages nearby.

Today An Xuetang's attire was quite splendid. While her clothes weren't the finest, they were clearly made from high-quality materials. So when the servant saw her, he eagerly approached.

"Is this young lady here to buy a maidservant" the matchmaker smiled and sauntered over.

"I don't want to buy a maidservant, I want to buy land."

The tooth lady raised her eyebrows in some surprise, “Buy land Buy land is good! Where does the young miss want to buy land”

"Where are there large tracts of good farmland, preferably contiguous"

The old woman's eyes lit up immediately when she heard this, "Miss, you've come to the right place! I just happen to have such a place, a vast estate of thousands of acres. Are you interested, Miss"

Thousands of acres!

She actually liked the size. An Xuetang narrowed her eyes, "Who is selling it"

"This is the Jia family's house in Xizhen up for sale. Their son passed the imperial examinations, and they plan to sell all their belongings to move to Beijing and never return."

An Xuetang thought for a moment, "Then how does Master Jia's estate want to be sold"

The old woman suddenly lowered her voice and said, "Here's the thing, Master Jia's estate is all prime farmland, and prime farmland costs three taels per mu. There's also a four-courtyard mansion in the estate. If Miss you buy the estate, Master Jia's courtyard will be a gift."

One thousand mu of farmland, at three taels per mu, would be three thousand taels.

In addition, a courtyard is also given. If you were to buy a three-in-one courtyard normally, it would cost at least two hundred taels.

An Xuetang calculated for a moment and immediately nodded, "Can you take me to have a look If I'm satisfied, we can complete the transaction today."

"!!!"

The old woman was stunned by her words. To be honest, she hadn't expected An Xuetang to buy this manor. After all, she didn't seem like someone who could afford it.

But Master Jia was pressing her, so she just mentioned it tentatively.

I didn't expect this young lady to actually want to buy it

An Xuetang saw her stunned, narrowed her eyes, "What Can't you watch"

"Yes, yes, yes!" The old woman snapped back to reality and hurriedly beckoned the equally dumbfounded young man, "Quickly, go prepare the carriage. We'll take this young lady to Master Jia's manor right away."

Thirty minutes later, An Xuetang finally saw the manor that the tooth woman had spoken of.

An Xue Tang didn't even get out of the carriage. The tooth-puller had a young attendant drive the carriage, taking An Xue Tang for a circle around these thousand mu of fertile land.

Inside, all kinds of rice are planted. The Jia family is a grain merchant, and he not only buys grains from farmers but also bought this estate specifically to plant rice.

Farmers still plant less rice because they can't afford it and are afraid to take risks. What if something goes wrong, the seeds will be wasted.

This Jia family master still has a head for business, but in this era, the status of merchants is the lowest. Unless they are royal merchants, they will be looked down upon.

Now, Master Jia feels he has made enough money. His son has also passed the provincial examination and become a juren. From now on, their family wants to get rid of the label of "merchants".

So it makes sense that he'd want to sell this obviously profitable estate.

After more than an hour, An Xue Tang finally understood what was going on in the manor.

She had to admit, she was very satisfied with this estate.

"Old woman, is this mountain behind us owned by someone"

The old woman followed An Xue Tang's finger. Those were several uncultivated hills, "These mountains don't produce anything, they should still be in the hands of the government."

"If I wanted to buy this mountaintop along with the rest of it, could you figure something out"

“!!”

The old tooth woman was utterly shocked. She stared blankly at An Xue Tang, wanting to know who she really was

Could there be some hidden rich people in this city that she doesn't know about!

"Well You've got nothing to say"

"Yes, yes, yes. This hilltop is deserted and no one wants it. As long as you, Miss, are willing to give some silver to a few soldiers for some wine and food, we can get it done quickly."

"Very well then, I'll give you fifty taels. You take care of transferring ownership of this estate and this hilltop to me, how about that"

"No problem, no problem!" The old woman was overjoyed, feeling like she'd hit the jackpot.

As for the price of the good farmland, An Xue Tang didn't haggle. Mainly, she felt it was very worthwhile.

Even just the unharvested rice in the fields now could bring her several hundred ounces of profit, so she didn't think it was expensive at all.

That afternoon, the tooth lady finally finished everything. The one thousand mu farm, the four courtyards and the three mountains behind the manor all became An Xue Tang's property.

The old woman, having received a bribe, handed the deed to An Xue Tang while thinking of probing into who she really was.

After all, in this city, she didn't know there was a wealthy family surnamed An.

But An Xuetang, after taking the deed, let her leave and didn't want to say much more to her.

The tooth dealer and the pawnshop clerk left with such regret.

Master Jia's family doesn't live here permanently. This estate is used for their occasional vacations and leisure.

Everything in this estate is managed by a butler named Ding Hua.

Now the estate belonged to An Xuetang, Ding Hua knew that. After the tooth-woman and others left, he came over to greet his new mistress, “Miss An.”

An Xuetang nodded to him, "Butler Ding, you don't need to worry about him anymore. Now tell me about the situation in the manor."

Ding, the head butler, immediately beckoned over several managers.

“The estate's fields are currently divided into four sections. This is Ding Yi, responsible for the eastern fields. This is Ding Er, responsible for the northern fields. This is Ding San, responsible for the southern fields. This is Ding Si, responsible for the western fields.” was indignant as she explained the situation to Qing Ya. She thought that after her explanation, Qing Ya would finally believe her nowShe and Ye Er fell at the same time, it was completely an acciden...