Buy Agricultural College in 1047

  The next morning, Xie Wenjing got up early, had breakfast, and saw her parents. Her mother was already up, while her father was leaning against the bed, reading a book.

  "Dad, did you come to eat after taking medicine last night?" Xie Wenjing asked this key question as soon as she came in.

  "I've eaten." Xie Chengyu's complexion improved a lot, and his voice was somewhat spirited.

  "How does it feel?" Xie Wenjing continued to ask.

  "Hehe, it's not a magic pill, how can it be cured with just one bite? Let's take it slow!" Xie Chengyu smiled and looked at his daughter.

  "As long as your father gets better, it's worth waiting for a year and a half. Last night, your father slept the best, didn't even wake up at night."

  Du Juan also smiled gently, her face rosy and in good spirits. Apparently, after the doctor's diagnosis, Du Juan had a good night's sleep with peace of mind.

  "Dad, mom, I'll go out for a trip in the morning. I want to take a look around Fahua Temple and see if there's a suitable yard. If there is, I'll buy one, and our whole family will live there in the future."

  Xie Wenjing put forward her own ideas again.

  "Wenjing, isn't it okay living here?" Dujuan asked worriedly.

  "Mother, it's all right for us to live here, but for Third Uncle and his family, they will always feel uneasy."

  And when you come, it's just to pray for blessings, why not just buy a farmhouse over there or build one, as long as it's simple and can be lived in.

  Fajing Temple is located on the side of a mountain, surrounded by farmland, very quiet and secluded from the hustle and bustle. It's suitable for recuperation and reading books. The expenses won't be high, I have silver notes with me.

  I won't tell Grandpa and them until we've bought it, once we've chosen and bought it, then we'll talk about it, at that time, Grandpa and them will understand us.

  Xie Wenjing gently explained to her mother, Xie Wenjing believed that Father's heart was also this meaning.

  Xie Wenjing's mother hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement.

  Actually, from my own perspective, it's indeed more comfortable and suitable for me to stay at home and recover, but since Third Uncle is uncomfortable about it, I couldn't just think of my own comfort.

  "Wenjing, you take it. Can't let your third uncle spend money, understand?" After agreeing with her daughter's idea, Xie Wenjing's mother turned around and took out a 1,000-yuan silver note and 50 yuan of silver ingots. This was the savings of the couple over the years.

  If it weren't for that old woman's frame-up, Duanjuan wouldn't have had so little dowry money. Unfortunately, she sold them to buy poisonous medicine to harm her husband. Now there's only this amount of money left, and I'll hand it over to Wenjing. My daughter is mature and thoughtful, with her by his side, San Shu can face the world with confidence, and I can rest assured.

  "Girl, keep this money for yourselves, have you forgotten? I still have the silver notes from selling those medicines that could kill one's father! Over 10,000 taels! Don't worry, I'm going to find Third Uncle!"

  Xie Wenjing bid farewell to her parents and went to San Shu's place. San Shu and his wife were already waiting for Xie Wenjing.

  As soon as two people saw Xie Wenjing, they let out a sigh of relief. This child is indeed reliable and makes people feel at ease.

  "Third Uncle, Third Aunt, have you had breakfast?" Xie Wenjing asked with a smile.

  "Have you eaten? You've arrived. Did your parents agree?" Third Aunt already knew the secret that Wenjing and her husband had discussed at the dock.

  "Alright, when are we leaving? Is Wenfeng going with Wenting?"

  Xie Wenjing did not see her younger brother and sister.

  "They won't go, let them stay here and read books, when we come back, so they don't talk nonsense." San Shu explained softly.

  Xie Wenjing smiled, it's also true that if her grandparents found out they were in such a hurry to buy a house, they would be heartbroken. They might even try to stop them, so it's better to do it secretly.

  Third Uncle and Third Aunt, along with Xie Wenjing, greeted their early-rising grandfather and said they were going to Hangzhou for a visit. After Grandfather nodded in understanding, the three of them set off towards Fahua Temple with Du Ma and Gao Yaya by Third Aunt's side.

  Fajing Temple is located in the suburbs of Hangzhou City, about a dozen miles from the South Gate of Hangzhou. Beyond the South Gate is Lingshan Mountain.

  Suishan is 500 meters high, with an area of 6,000 mu. There are many flowers, grasses and trees on the mountain, as well as pavilions and winding paths, making it a quiet and secluded place. The Fahua Temple is located on top of Suishan.

  Fajing Temple is the largest temple in Hangzhou, with a great reputation. There are three hundred monks alone. Among them, there are more than ten high-ranking monks, but Suffering Lamp Master is not among them.

  At the foot of Lingshan Mountain, there are tens of thousands of mu of farmland all around, which is almost the assets of Fajing Temple. The farmers who rent and cultivate the land of Fajing Temple include local Hangzhou farmers without land and those from other places who have fallen into difficulties and come to rent and cultivate the land of Fajing Temple.

  However, due to this year's snow disaster, the rented fields are almost completely unharvestable, and the villagers around Fahua Temple are extremely pessimistic.

  A small number of tenant farmers from outside the area have begun to flee in the dead of night, trying to escape their heavy debts.

  Arrived at a place called Li Jia Ci on the south side of Xi Shan, this place is close to Fa Net Temple but it is the only land that does not belong to Fa Net Temple.

  This village looks slightly more affluent than the previous ones, at least this village is not a uniform enclosure of fences. There are five or six brick-walled courtyards in this village. The brick-walled courtyards are quite large, with some having nearly twenty rooms, and smaller courtyards have five or six rooms.

  After inquiring and chatting, Xie Wenjing found that the Li family ancestral hall was not a local family, but a Li surname from the north who escaped to settle down.

  As the northern Li family rose gradually, the clan members of this Li ancestral hall also moved back to the north one after another.

  Nowadays, only a small part of the Li family who are unwilling to leave remain here. The originally bustling Li Family Temple is now quite deserted.

  It so happened that on this day, another family of the Li ancestral hall decided to leave and head north to rely on their relatives there. They also planned to sell their own courtyard at a low price, just like the previous Li family who left, selling their courtyard at a low price to the remaining clansmen.

  However, this family is considered to be the richest in Li's ancestral hall. The courtyard is not only large but also made of brick and tile, which is a symbol of wealth among farmers.

  Generally poor farming households, which household is not using free fences to build their homes?

  Building a brick house costs at least over ten taels of silver, and this household has eighteen rooms in its courtyard, as well as one hundred mu of farmland. Even if the price is lowered, it's still hard for anyone in the village to afford.

  "This old gentleman, since you are sincere about buying a house, I won't randomly quote a price."

  This courtyard of mine has eighteen rooms with tiled roofs and a hundred mu of farmland. I don't make a single cent in profit, just enough to cover my costs.

  Building a brick house costs at least 10 taels of silver, and one mu of paddy field also costs me only 10 taels of silver. The things left in the yard are considered as gifts. In total, it's all worth 1180 taels of silver.

  However, I also know that these houses are old, so I'll let you have 80 taels of silver as maintenance fees, and you just need to pay me 1,100 taels of silver.

  "If it's all right with you, we can go and transfer the deeds of the house and land into your names today. What does Master think?"

  That Li family member who was in a hurry to leave quoted a price that wasn't high, but compared to the previous price left for the Li family members, it's still much higher.