Since such land was of medium or high quality, especially with the sloping groves included, the whole farm was priced at 1,500 silver taels.
The high-quality land was valued at fifty taels per acre, and for fifteen acres, that would be 750 taels, along with the houses under construction, which could amount to 1,000 taels. The remaining thousand taels were for the land on the slopes behind, with the trees. Overall, the price was acceptable, within a range she could agree to.
But she didn’t decide on it immediately. Instead, she walked around the area and looked at several other manors. After comparing the prices and planning of the farms, she still felt that this broker had a good eye. After all, after making comparisons, this manor with the sloped grove ended up being slightly more cost-effective, mainly because the sloped grove behind covered thirty acres. Thirty acres! But it seemed as if the owner didn’t really know how to utilize this piece of land, having planted it entirely with trees. How much could trees possibly sell for? No wonder the owner was driven to the point of selling the manor.
Since the seller quoted the lowest price without haggling, Xiao Yu didn’t fuss over it. She promptly went to the government office to record the transfer of property rights, and within a day, she acquired the ownership of the manor. She was very satisfied with the broker’s work ethic, so she readily paid a broker’s fee of five silver taels, plus the transfer fee of twenty taels at the government office. In total, she spent 1,525 silver taels to secure the farm.
Of course, the original owner had taken all the people from the farm with them, and Xiao Yu didn’t keep a single one. First, she didn’t know these people; secondly, even if she wanted to hire people, long-term workers, she would have to choose them personally.
That evening, the two of them settled in since it was getting late and they didn’t go shopping for daily necessities, making do with what they had in the horse carriage for the night.
The next morning, Xiao Yu drew up a shopping list, preparing to drive the horse carriage to the city to make purchases, while Yaya stayed behind to clean the house.
Speaking of Yaya, Xiao Yu found it funny. The girl had been quite nervous about coming to the city, but when she saw that Xiao Yu had bought a farmstead, she became excited beyond measure. New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on n͟o͟v͟e͟l͟f͟i͟r͟e͟.net
Because she felt it wasn’t much different from the life she used to lead—people accustomed to freedom feared confinement the most. Now, she could continue to let her spirit soar once again!
The area where their farm was located belonged to the dowries and properties of wealthy families. Although not many people resided there, everyone kept to themselves, with a considerable distance between them. After all, a manor covered fifteen acres, so one could imagine how far apart they were. This reduced some hassle, but it also meant that if something happened, no one would bother with you, as the nearest village was seven or eight miles away.
Today was August 10th, with only five days left until the agreed meeting day, so Xiao Yu intended to scout the area near Xinglong Inn.
Five years had passed in the blink of an eye, and she wondered how the two of them were now, whether they would still remember the agreement with her.
She casually took out the jade pendant Yan Qing had left her before he departed. The smooth touch indicated it was not cheap, especially with the unique family totem on it. She wondered about Yan Qing’s true identity. Was it the right or the wrong decision to entrust her brother to him?
Xiao Yu sighed, had Yaya lock the door, and then drove towards Beijing. Likewise, commoners had to pay a toll to enter the city. For someone like her, driving a horse carriage, just the toll cost five copper coins each time.
Xiao Yu first parked the carriage in a secluded spot and then carefully reviewed the list. Today’s main purchases were daily necessities, such as bedding, pots and pans—items she could buy from Space Supermarket. However, some items were usable while others were not. For instance, iron items were usable, plastic ones were not. To clearly identify what she needed to buy, she had to use her space to filter through her supplies, then wrote down the items she lacked on the shopping list...