Travel to ancient times and become rich women with your bestie

Chapter 184 Buying Land

Zheng Yuan, Duan Minmin and Old Lady Chen moved the boxes into the warehouse together. The room was filled with them and the toothbrushes finally had a place to go.

While putting the toothbrush in, the two checked it and found some condensation on it. Fearing that it might get moldy, they told Changan to take the toothbrush out to dry it in the sun when he was free.

As long as it is not too much, sun exposure can actually help prevent corrosion. In this era, there is no high technology, so we can only use the most primitive method. Let the wood of the toothbrush reach a balanced moisture content, so that it can be used longer.

"Mom, what is Dad busy with today?" The two still wanted to ask Grandpa Chen and Chen Jiadong to help organize people to build the mill.

"He's probably in the fields again. Your father is a restless person. Even though there's nothing to do right now, he's still running to the fields all day. What's going on? Do you have something to do with him?"

"Yes, we are going to build the mill in the next two days, so we would like to ask Dad and Big Brother to help us organize some manpower."

"A mill?" The old lady just realized that they were going to build a mill. "Where? In your house?"

"No, it's built down there by the river. It's used for making things, so it's needed urgently."

"Then go find them. They should be in the field. If they're not there, they'll be at home."

Old Mrs. Chen didn't ask any more questions and just told them to go and look for the person quickly.

When the two ran to the field, they saw Old Man Chen pulling weeds in the field.

But it was not in their own fields, but in Zheng Yuan's fields. This old man came to help them weed in the hot weather without taking a break. The two were really touched. If they were not a family, who would come to help you weed?

"father!"

"uncle!"

The two of them shouted loudly, and Mr. Chen looked up.

"Hey, why are you in the fields? Your rice is growing very well this year. I went to yours this morning and it's growing well."

Unexpectedly, the old man also went to visit Duan Minmin's house. The two were so moved that they didn't know what to say.

If this wasn't unpopular in this era, both of them would have wanted to give Mr. Chen a hug, as he looked so much like their grandfather.

"What's wrong? Is there anything?" Seeing that the two were silent, Mr. Chen asked curiously.

The two came to their senses.

"Dad, we are here to ask you to help us build a mill."

"Mill?"

The two of them recounted the whole story from beginning to end.

"It's not difficult. Don't worry. I can still build a mill. But you need it in a hurry, so your elder brother and I are not enough." Old Chen agreed immediately.

"Uncle, don't worry. You and my elder brother Jiadong just need to lead them to do it. Just tell us how many people you need and we will go find them."

"Take me to see the location first. Only after I see it can I know how many people are needed. But your mill is not complicated, so it shouldn't take too many people."

The old man came up from the field, washed his hands and feet, put on his shoes, and asked the two men to lead the way.

The two men took Mr. Chen straight to the place they had taken a fancy to last time, and gestured to show the old man how big the land was.

"Well, it's not that big. If you're in a hurry, just find a dozen men. It should be enough." After looking at the place, Mr. Chen had a rough idea in his mind.

"We can find someone to dig out the foundation today. We can also scrape out the wooden imitations on top. You can ask Carpenter Li and his men to quickly make the waterwheel and grind these."

"The men in the village build their own houses by going to the mountains to cut the beams themselves. Don't worry, there will be absolutely no problem."

That’s great. Carpenter Li can squeeze out some time, so it should be done in three days.

"Dad, please help us find some people. We don't know who in the village has good skills, so we trust you to find them. Just tell them 20 cents a day, with a lunch included. Anyone who is willing can come and help us screen."

Anyway, the two of them didn't know anything about the villagers, and they were also the old man's people, so they simply let the old man decide who to use.

"Okay! I'll go back and look for your brother. By the way, this piece of land seems to belong to the village. Have you talked to the village chief about it?"

"Not yet." The two were shocked to realize that the land use procedures had not yet been processed.

"Then we must go and ask the village chief right away. Otherwise, once it's built and someone comes and gets jealous, it will be hard to say what will happen." Old Master Chen knew the character of some people in the village very well.

"Okay, we'll go in a minute."

"Then go quickly, leave this to me, don't worry."

After the two separated from Mr. Chen, they went straight to the village chief's house.

They had forgotten about it before, but Mr. Chen's words reminded them that they wanted to build a mill on their own without going through any formalities.

When the house is finished and someone wants to cause trouble, they won’t be able to complain even if they tear it down.

When they arrived at the village chief's house, he was dozing off on a recliner in the yard. Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin woke him up by knocking on the door.

Hua Niu followed the village chief and came out to greet the two people. Now they were not afraid of Hua Niu at all. They didn't see the village chief's wife. She said she went to visit other families.

"The children went to the market today, why are you two here?" The village chief asked the two to sit down.

"Uncle, we want to build a water mill on the riverside below Chen Fangping's yard. So, the land has been selected, so I want to ask what procedures we need to build something there?"

"Water mill? Is it related to the business you are going to do?" The village chief guessed its purpose immediately.

"Exactly."

"This place by the river is neither a residential plot nor a farmland, so no one wants it. I guess that piece of land belongs to the village just like this section of the Niulan River."

"If you want to use it, just sign a deed here. I'll go to town someday to help you prepare the case and transfer it to you directly."

It didn't sound like a big deal, and the two were very happy.

"Uncle, how do you sell this land?"

"That place is not worth much. If you only want a small piece of the mill, it can be bought for a few hundred coins. But I think for future convenience, you'd better take the whole piece." The village chief gave advice.

"We thought so too. If the area develops well in the future, we can also use that area." This idea coincided with theirs.

The village chief nodded and said, "How about this, you just give two taels of silver for that piece of land, and I'll go and pull it up later and give it all to you directly."

"That's great. Uncle, could you please help us write a deed?" The village chief really considered everything he could for them.

"By the way, uncle, is this contract going to take effect now? Will anyone complain about not having it registered with the government?"

"No, this originally belongs to the village, and I still have the right to deal with it. If anyone has any objections, just come to me. But in order to avoid trouble, I'd better register it as soon as possible at the next county market."

"Okay then. I'm really sorry to bother you, uncle."

The village chief's family helped them a lot, and the two of them sincerely thanked them.

The village chief waved his hand, stood up, went to the classroom, took out paper and pen, wrote the deed, and handed it to the two men.

"This deed only describes the approximate area. You should keep it for now, just in case. I will measure the dimensions later, write two formal copies, and then give them to you."

"Okay, uncle. I'm afraid it will cost some money to file the application. Do you think one or two taels of silver will be enough?"

Recalling what happened next door to Chen Houjin's family, the two knew that they would need to pay a tribute of silver in order to register the land deed.

"Yes, we need some, but the place you are going to is not a good place, and people may not accept it even if you give it to them. I think it will be enough to give them some money for tea. One tael of silver should not be enough."

"It's okay. It's always a good idea to prepare more. Uncle, please help us. We will ask the children to bring it over tomorrow." It's really a waste of money to come out today.

After the deal was settled, the two men said goodbye to the village chief and ran to Carpenter Li's house to tell him that Mr. Chen and his men would be responsible for the beams and rafters.