flstandardbreds Chapter 146: Land is more secure
Chapter 146: Land is more secure
Zhang Cheng: "Brother, brother, please keep an eye on father-in-law. He must have drunk a lot of wine just now. Although he is not drunk, he is old after all. You still have to be careful."
Zhu Hui nodded: "Yes, we know. We will leave first and come back to deliver peppers in a few days."
After saying goodbye, the Zhu and Qiao families drove their own ox carts back through the path in front of their doors.
Great-grandfather and the others also left Old Zhang’s yard.
"Old Three, then we will all go back."
"Okay, big brother, second brother, go back and rest for a while, and come back and sit and chat if you have nothing else to do."
"Oh, I see."
Great grandfather and second grandfather also followed them home.
For a moment, the Zhang family suddenly became quiet.
Zhang's father and Zhang Cheng took Zhang Xingyun and Zhang Xinghao to return the borrowed tables, chairs and benches to the owner.
Grandpa Zhang had been drinking, and now that everyone had left, he tidied up and went to the inner room to sleep.
After a busy morning, everyone packed up and went to rest.
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In the yard of Old Zhang’s house.
Grandpa Zhang: "Second brother, now that our family has saved a lot of money, I was thinking we should buy some land and grow corn or peppers, or rent the land out to others and collect rent.
Although my family now has a workshop and stores in the town and the county, we are still farmers, and farmers feel more secure if they have land.”
Zhang Cheng agreed without hesitation: "Father, it's OK. There is no other place in the family that needs money now, and the family has income every day. It is indeed possible to buy land, and it can be passed on to the children in the future."
Zhang Yunyue was listening to Grandpa Zhang and Second Uncle's words and also spoke:
"Grandpa, Second Uncle, if you guys are buying land, I'd like to buy some too. I have quite a bit of money right now, and I don't have anything else to do with it. When I buy the land, I'll just rent it out and collect rent."
"By the way, Grandpa, Uncle, what is the price of land now?"
Grandpa Zhang thought for a while and said, "It should be 10 taels for low-quality land, 13 taels for medium-quality land, and 16 taels for high-quality land. That's about it. After all, land is the foundation of farmers, and people generally don't buy or sell land, so I can only remember the prices in the past two years."
"In this case, with the money I have now, I want to buy more land, even a few hundred acres. Grandpa, how much land are you planning to buy?"
"I looked at the money my family has now, and I think buying 50 acres of land will be enough. I can save some money next year and buy more land."
Zhang Cheng: "Father, Yueyue, if that's the case, there won't be hundreds of acres of land for sale in the village. I guess we have to go to the town's landowners to ask. If the town's landowners don't have any, we'll have to go to the county's landowners to have a look. Hundreds of acres of land are usually sold by landowners, and they're hard to come by."
"Grandpa, why don't we buy our land together? It will be convenient to collect rent later. According to what my second uncle said, even if my family buys 50 acres of land, there won't be any in the village."
Grandpa Zhang nodded and said, "Well, most people in the village should have saved a lot of money this year. After all, the workshops and the town need a lot of onions, ginger, garlic and other things every day, so there should be no land to buy in the village.
We can go to the town's dental office first and see if there is land for sale nearby, which will make it easier for us to look after it."
Because her grandfather was talking about buying land, Zhang Yunyue suddenly remembered that she was still living in a mud house, so she looked at the house.
"Grandpa, grandma, second uncle, since we are going to buy land, why don't we rebuild our house? We might as well build a blue brick and tile house, so that we don't have to worry about wind and rain in the future."
Grandpa Zhang thought for a moment, then looked at Zhang Cheng and asked, "Second Brother, what do you think?"
Zhang Cheng: "Father, Yueyue is right. Xiaoyun is fifteen years old now. In two or three years, he will have to get married. Xiaofeng is also studying now. It is best for a scholar to have his own room so that he can rest and study well.
Now the three brothers still live in one room, which is not convenient. Now they are older, if they rebuild the house, each of them will have a room, which will be more convenient for them. "
Grandma Zhang nodded: "Old Second is right. And, just like Yueyue said, building a house with blue bricks and tiles will not be afraid of wind and rain, and you can live in it for decades. With adobe houses, you always worry that one day you can't bear the weight and it will collapse."
Zhang Yunyue: "Grandpa, why don't we build a three-courtyard house like the ones in town, and I also want to build a two-story building."
Grandpa Zhang thought for a moment, then clapped his hands on his knees and said, "Okay, if we want to build it, we'll build it." He then looked at Zhang Yunyue and said, "Yueyue, you can draw, so you can draw a blueprint first and we'll see what it will look like when it's built.
Moreover, to build a so-called two-story brick and tile house, you should go to the town to find a professional builder. The people in the village have no experience in this area. "
Zhang Cheng interrupted Grandpa Zhang and said, "Father, there is one more thing. According to what Yueyue said, if we want to build a three-courtyard house, I'm afraid our land is not big enough."
Grandpa Zhang: "Well, I know this. I thought about it. There is no one next to our house. I can buy it and use it as a foundation. Then I can just rebuild the house next to it. The foundation is not expensive.
This old house should not be demolished. Otherwise, now that the weather is getting cooler, if it is demolished, we will have no place to live in the short term."
Zhang Cheng: "That's fine. The land next to our house happens to be quite large. It would be perfect if we could buy it and build a house.
I can still grow vegetables in the old house, and I can still keep chickens and horses in the backyard. I can just come here every day to feed them. It’s not far away, and most importantly, it’s close to the workshop, so I can kill two birds with one stone.”
"Okay, tomorrow I'll go find the village chief and buy the land next door so we can start construction as soon as possible. It's early September now, so we should be able to move in before winter comes. After we start construction, we'll go to the town's real estate agency to see if there's any large tracts of land for sale."
"Then Grandpa, you go to the village chief to buy the foundation tomorrow, and I will draw the blueprint first. Then we can all look at the blueprint to see if there is anything that needs to be modified. Once the blueprint is finished, we will go directly to the town to find a craftsman to build the house.
The crops in the fields have been harvested a long time ago, and there is a lot of labor in the village. We can find some to help build the house, and more people means faster construction."
"Ah."
"Then Grandpa, Uncle, you guys continue chatting. I'll go draw the blueprints of the house first."
"Go ahead. If you can't finish the painting today, just continue tomorrow. Don't stay up late."
"I know, grandma."
After saying that, Zhang Yunyue walked towards her room.
Back in the room, Zhang Yunyue lit the oil lamp in the room and placed it in front of the desk.
Lay out the paper and find some burnt firewood sticks from the kitchen.
Zhang Yunyue recalled that in modern times, because of studying Chinese painting, she went to various ancient towns to sketch and painted pictures of old houses.