There is Room For the Poor Daughter - Chapter 877

[Chapter 877 Chapter 877, buy a sloping pasture]

On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, Daohua left the city in a carriage, and together with Yan Shouhou, went to see the fields and pastures in the picture.

Ganzhou Wei is located in the westernmost part of Xiliang, with a large area under its jurisdiction, and the landforms in this area are diverse.

There are plains suitable for farming, Gobi with sparsely populated people, deserts full of yellow sand, and grasslands with vast green fields, but most of them are barren mountains.

Xiliang generally lacks water, and Ganzhou Wei has the least rain among the nine guards.

Ganzhou City is located on the plain, and almost all the good fields have been designated as military fields, and a few are the property of guard officials.

For people like Daohua who just moved here, it is basically impossible to buy any good fields.

Daohua followed Yan Shouhou to look at the two fields, but felt dissatisfied.

The reason why she likes Zhuangzi is because Zhuangzi generally has a large area, which can be planned and managed in a unified manner. The two fields that Yan Shouhou brought her to see are considered medium-sized fields, but the area is too small, only about a hundred acres.

“Let’s go, let’s look at the pasture again!”

After hearing that there were no lands up to 200 mu, Daohua didn’t want to continue, and went directly to see the pasture.

Renxin Ranch.

When the ranch steward saw Daohua and his party coming, he immediately greeted them enthusiastically.

When Yan Shouhou came to test the ranch before, the master happened to be there, and after learning that Yan Shouhou was a servant of Mr. Xiao who came to Zhenfu, he immediately ordered him to sell the ranch to him.

The steward of the ranch looked at Dao Hua who was wearing a veiled hat and a white fox fur cloak, and guessed in his heart that this person should be the mistress of Xiao’s residence, and the hospitality on his face became more intense.

“Our ranch is the largest ranch around Ganzhou City, covering an area of 50,000 mu. At its peak, we raised tens of thousands of cattle and sheep.”

Daohua didn’t negotiate with the ranch owner. It was Yan Shouhou who was talking to him.

“Since it is the largest ranch around Ganzhou City, why are you still selling it?” The

steward of the ranch sighed: “It’s not that the owner’s family is in urgent need of money, and there is no other way.”

Before coming here, Yan Shouhou had done enough The homeworker immediately said, “Your ranch seems to have been abandoned for a long time.” The

ranch steward’s smile froze, and when he was about to find a way to get back, Daohua suddenly spoke.

“Is there a river flowing through this pasture?” The

pasture manager nodded instinctively: “Yes, the Dan River at the foot of Yunlian Snow Mountain flows through this pasture.” So understand here.

Daohua: “Since there is a river passing by, why is the ranch still so barren?”

“Uh…” The

steward of the ranch didn’t expect that the people in the Xiao Mansion were so well-prepared, they inquired about the situation of the ranch clearly, knowing that they couldn’t hide it, so they could only truthfully say:

“Madam dissatisfied, since the upper reaches of the Dan River were occupied by the Xiliao people ten years ago, the river flowing through Ganzhou Wei has become less and less watery, without water to nourish, and the pasture is getting less and less every year, naturally It will be barren.”

Daohua frowned: “Dan River?”

She remembered that it was mentioned in the Ganzhou Wei topography that the Dan River can be said to be the mother river of Ganzhou Wei, which was cut off by the Xiliao people. No wonder the land is getting more and more dry year after year.

“Yunlian Mountain belongs to the boundary of Xiliang, so why was it taken over by people from Xiliao?” The

ranch manager couldn’t answer this question.

Why else, Xiliang can’t beat Xiliao!

Daohua didn’t expect a ranch steward to answer herself: “I want to see where the Dan River flows.” The

ranch steward was a little unhappy: “Madam, the Dan River is on the west side of the ranch. Let’s go there. The distance is not close.”

Daohua Hua: “Then take the carriage.”

Now, the ranch steward stopped talking.

Yan Shouhou waved towards the gate of the ranch. After Cao Chuan saw it, he immediately drove over with a bald head and a carriage.

Dao Hua and Mei Lan Mei Ju sat on it directly.

Yan Shouhou looked at the steward of the ranch and said, “Please lead the steward. Since we want to buy this ranch, we naturally have to take a look. After all, your asking price is not low.

” took a trip.

The speed of the carriage was not fast, and Daohua sat in the carriage and carefully looked at the pasture. The edge of the pasture was surrounded by wooden stakes and wires, and the houses and barns where the herdsmen lived could be seen from a distance.

Although a bit old, the infrastructure is still good.

Two quarters of an hour later, Dao Hua and his party stood in front of the dried up Dan River.

At this time, the steward of the ranch said a little angrily: “The Xiliao people are too hateful. After occupying the upper reaches of the Dan River, they cut off the water flowing to Ganzhouwei. There may still be some water flowing near Yunlian Mountain. , but Ganzhou City is located in the middle of the Dan River, and the river was gone four or five years ago.”

If the Dan River hadn’t dried up, the pasture would not need to be sold.

Daohua looked in the direction of Lianyun Mountain, and murmured: “It will be taken back.” The ranch steward couldn’t hear clearly: “What   did

Madam say?”

The barren sloping land with ravines and ravines: “Is there no one planting the land over there?” The

ranch manager couldn’t help laughing in his heart when he heard this. As expected, he came from the capital, and he didn’t even know that the mountainous land was barren and unsuitable for planting.

However, in order to sell the ranch, the ranch steward still smiled and explained: “There are barren hills over there, with steep slopes, dry and dry, and it is not easy to take care of. Even if you plant food, you can’t harvest much. Get up.”

Daohua: “Let’s go, let’s go and have a look.”

Hearing this, the ranch steward was really speechless.

Of course, no one cared what he thought.

The stones at the bottom of the Dan River are all exposed, and you can go to the other side by stepping on the stones.

After Daohua came to the other side of the Dan River, she checked the condition of the sloping land. It was a bit dry, but she didn’t mind it, as it could be used to grow drought-tolerant corn, potatoes and cotton.

After looking around, Daohua and his party returned to the ranch.

The steward of the ranch looked at the expressions of Daohua and the others, but unfortunately he didn’t see anything, so he could only ask with a smile: “Ma’am, this ranch is really nice, and spring will begin soon, it’s time to raise cattle and sheep, now buy , just right.”

“If it wasn’t for the owner’s lack of interest in animal husbandry, they wouldn’t have sold such a good pasture. The pasture is a bit deserted now, but Madam has so many powerful people under her command, so she can definitely manage the pasture well. Yes .”

Daohua didn’t bother to talk to the steward, and handed over the bargaining to Yan Shouhou, and got into the carriage and left the pasture.

Not long after, Yan Shouhou came out.

After years of honing, Yan Shouhou’s eloquence and negotiation skills have long been honed, and it is still very easy to negotiate with the ranch steward who has never been to other places.

“Girl, the final price of the ranch is 25,000 taels of silver.”

Daohua nodded. An acre of low-grade land in Xiliang costs about three taels of silver. cheap.

“Tomorrow when I go to the guard to register for the title deed, I will buy the five desolate mountains on the other side of the ranch together.”

Hearing this, Yan Shouhou was stunned: “Buy five together?”

Daohua: “Yes, according to me Just do what you say.”

Yan Shouhou nodded, suddenly thought of something, and said again: “By the way, girl, the owner of this ranch seems to be Xia Jianren, the commander of the guard.” Daohua was

stunned: “Who? You just said What’s the name of that colleague?”

Yan Shouhou: “Xia Jianren.” Daohua was

speechless: “You bastard, you really know how to choose names!”

After Daohua agreed to buy the ranch, the ranch steward came to Xia Mansion and told Xia Jianren the news.

After hearing this, Xia Jianren was very happy: “Finally the ranch is sold.”

The situation of Renxin Ranch, no, it should be said that the pastures around Ganzhou City, because there is no water source, the pasture growth is not good, and almost all of them are almost barren.

If the pasture can’t graze, what else can it be used for?

Nowadays, few people will raise cattle and sheep on a large scale, for no other reason, they can’t afford it.

Now the herdsmen can only raise dozens or hundreds of them free-range.

People who have lived in Ganzhouwei all year round know the situation of the ranch, so no one will buy it, and only those who come from the capital like Xiao Fu, who don’t know the actual situation of Ganzhouwei, and have a lot of money will buy it.

Xia Jianren shook his head tut-tsk: “Xiao Yeyang’s arrogance is a bit arrogant, but judging from his military training, this man is actually quite capable, but I never thought he would marry such a poor-witted wife.”

” I would like to see what Xiao Yeyang’s wife is going to do with a 50,000-mu ranch.”

“How pitiful Xiao Yeyang is for marrying such a prodigal woman!

” It was already mid-afternoon when Hua and his group returned home.

As soon as he entered the mansion, the people in the mansion came over and told: “Madam, Mr. Dong has arrived, and he is talking with the old man now.” After

hearing this, Dao Hua was overjoyed and walked quickly towards Gu Jian’s yard.

In Gu Jian’s room, Dong Yuanxuan sat below, replying Gu Jian’s words respectfully.

He knew about Sister Yan’s master when he was in Zhongzhou, but he didn’t have much contact with her.

He was still on his way to Ganzhouwei, and when Ting Bu Gandang mentioned it, he realized that sister Yan’s master was the emperor’s own uncle, and he had just been conferred the title of Fuguo Duke by the emperor not long ago.

This news really stunned him for a while.

“Master!”

Daohua walked into the room with a smile, and after meeting with Gu Jian, she looked at Dong Yuanxuan with a smile: “Brother Dong, I haven’t seen you for a long time, you still look good!”

Seeing the same bright smile as in memory, Dong Yuanxuan also showed Daohua smiled and   said

, “I haven’t seen the vicissitudes of life, but it’s a lot darker, but it’s okay for a man to be a little bit darker.”

Sitting next to Gu Jian.

“Brother Dong, are the old lady and uncle and aunt all right?”

Dong Yuanxuan nodded with a smile: “All good, I’ll take care of you. I’ll come first, and they shouldn’t arrive until a few days later. The old lady and Uncle Yan Auntie, are they all okay?”

Daohua: “Hello everyone. By the way, I received a letter from Yuan Yao before I came here, she said she was pregnant, let me figure it out, you will be an uncle in May next year.

Hearing this, Dong Yuanxuan’s eyes lit up: “Really, that’s really great. ”

Daohua: “Sun Changze also said that he will be in charge of the business in Xiliang in the future, and I think we can meet in Xiliang soon After exchanging pleasantries with Dong Yuanxuan for a while, Daohua said: ”

Xiao Yeyang won’t be back until evening, Brother Dong must be tired after coming from Jinweiwei, so let’s go to the guest house to freshen up and rest for a while.”

Dong Yuanxuan nodded: ” Good.”

After he left, Daohua and Gu Jian talked about buying the ranch and the barren slope mountain.

Gu Jian: “I don’t know much about these things, you can do what you want.”

Daohua smiled and nodded.

Xiao Yeyang heard that Dong Yuanxuan had arrived, so he returned to the mansion early in the evening.

The two gathered in the study and talked a lot, until the dinner was ready, Daohua came to call them, and they left the room.

“Starting tomorrow, Yuan Xuan will handle refugee resettlement. Now I can’t arrange a position for him. His external identity is my teacher.”

In the evening, after washing, Xiao Yeyang helped Daohua dry her hair while talking to her about refugee resettlement.

“I discussed it with Yuan Xuan. The refugees who are willing to stay will have their household registration directly in Ganzhou Wei. Those who open up wasteland will be given free grain seeds.

” It’s very cumbersome. Fortunately, Yuan Xuan learned a lot about dealing with political affairs from Dong Buzheng, so I should be able to relax a bit.”

Daohua asked, “How do you arrange the officials in the guard?”

Xiao Ye Yang: “I’m short of available people around me, and I don’t have the time to talk to the officials of the guard. What they did before and are still doing now, as long as they don’t interfere with my affairs, I don’t bother to argue with them.”

Daohua: “Qin Xiaoliu It should be here soon, he has shipped all the grain produced in Four Seasons Villa, and you can use it all to make grain seeds.”

Xiao Yeyang nodded.

Daohua suddenly thought of the Dan River, and mentioned it to Xiao Yeyang: “The source of the Dan River has been taken over by the Xiliao people, so that the Dan River that crosses Ganzhouwei has now dried up.”

Xiao Yeyang said in a deep voice: ” I also know about Danhe, it is because Xiliang has taken away Danhe, and there is no big reaction from Xiliang, which makes the people of Xiliao more and more aggressive.” He said, snorting.

“Since Danhe is under the jurisdiction of Ganzhou Wei, I will take it back sooner or later. ” Daohua

smiled and said, “I believe in you.”

Xiao Yeyang trained soldiers, Dong Yuanxuan resettled refugees, and Daohua was not idle.

“Girl, what is this?”

Yan Shouhou took the blueprint that Daohua handed over, looked at it carefully for a while, and then looked at Daohua in a daze.

Daohua explained: “According to the transformation in my picture, the five barren slopes I purchased were transformed into terraced fields. It is not yet the time for spring plowing, and many people are idle at home. You can hire more part-time workers. Before spring plowing , at least complete the transformation of one hillside.”

Yan Shouhou knew that his daughter was good at farming, so he nodded in agreement without asking any further questions.

After he left, Daohua called Cao Chuan, and also handed him a blueprint.

“This is the reconstruction plan of the ranch. The ranch will be called Qingyang Ranch in the future.”

“I collected a batch of pasture seeds before, and when you get them later, you can plant them in the ranch.”

After she came to Xiliang, she She planted a lot of pasture seeds bought on the way in the space. The pasture growth period is short, and the pasture seeds that are taken out today are all produced in the space.

“The ranch is too big. It would be too manpower-intensive to guard it by people alone. I heard that the herdsmen here like to use sheepdogs. Ask around. If someone sells them, buy a dozen or twenty to see the ranch. ”

After the pasture seeds are planted, I will go to the herdsmen’s houses around Ganzhou City to buy a batch of lambs and calves. The number is tentatively set at one hundred.”

(End of this chapter)