A strong farm girl is busy getting rich

Yingzi and Wang Ke'er both knew that Shen Qingqian always had his own ideas when doing things.

Since she asked them not to follow her, they just had to obey.

Yingzi brought the two of them to the county government office, where there was a clothing store diagonally opposite that was open for business.

Shen Qingqian gave each of them five taels of silver and asked them to wait for her there. She also told them to buy a few more clothes and a few pairs of shoes to be prepared when they went out.

After watching Yingzi and Ke'er enter the clothing shop, Shen Qingqian turned around and walked to the gate of Tai'an County Government.

From the outside, the county government here is no different from the county government in Ping'an Town, both are majestic. Two gatekeepers stand on the left and right of the door.

She walked forward, bowed to the two officers and said, "Sir, is the county magistrate here? I have something to ask you."

The officer looked at her and said, "Miss, our master has been very busy these days and I'm afraid he doesn't have time to see you.

If you have any problems, please go to the head of the pavilion that governs you to solve them. If it is a problem in the village, please go to the village head to solve it. If they cannot solve it, they will report it to us adults."

Shen Qingqian understood that the officials must have been busy dealing with the aftermath of the heavy snow in recent days.

When she came here, the two officers thought that she was also here to seek help because of the snow disaster.

It seems that this disaster is really serious!

However, seeing that the attitude of the two officers was quite good, Shen Qingqian felt that the officials of Tai'an Town should not be bad.

Shen Qingqian explained, "My lords, I have nothing to trouble you with. I am here to buy land. To be more precise, I want to buy a mountain."

The two officers were a little surprised when they heard Shen Qingqian's words. A sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl wanted to buy a mountain? And in this special period!

You know, many people who didn’t freeze to death in the heavy snow were almost starved to death!

The county magistrate and the chief clerk were busy with disaster relief every day, delivering rice and noodles to the disaster-stricken villages so that they could have some porridge to drink and barely get by.

However, among the sixteen villages under the jurisdiction of Tai'an Town, twelve were affected by the disaster, and each village could only get a little rice and flour, which was just a drop in the bucket!

If what this little girl said was true, and she could buy a mountain, wouldn’t that solve the big problem?

I just don’t know if this little girl is telling the truth or lying to them in order to see the adults!

Although the two officers were skeptical about Shen Qingqian's words, one of them still went in to report!

Shen Qingqian didn't have to wait long before the official came out and said that the master wanted her to come in and talk.

Shen Qingqian followed the officer in, bypassed the court where the case was being tried, and came to a room.

"Miss, please wait here for a moment. Our county magistrate will be here soon."

The officer gave some instructions and left.

There was no charcoal basin in the room, so it was a bit cold. Shen Qingqian rubbed his hands together and blew a breath on his lips.

Fortunately, we didn't have to wait long before the county magistrate came in with an official.

The county magistrate of Tai'an Town looked quite young, probably in his early thirties.

"I, Shen Qingqian, greet the county magistrate!"

Shen Qingqian just took a quick look and then quickly bowed to greet him.

The county magistrate saw Shen Qingqian without any extra expression. He sat down at the head of the table and said seriously, "I heard you want to buy a mountain? You'd better tell the truth. I have a lot of things to do and don't have any extra time to waste on unimportant things!"

Shen Qingqian thought to himself, he is a young official after all, so he does things very decisively!

However, she likes dealing with people like this, it’s fun!

So, she also said directly: "My Lord, I want to buy Black Stone Mountain.

"Black Rock Mountain?"

The county magistrate thought for a moment and said, "As far as I know, the land of Black Stone Mountain is not fertile, and even the trees are not as lush as those on other mountains. Not long ago, a group of bandits were entrenched there, and I just wiped them out some time ago. I wonder what the purpose of the girl buying Black Stone Mountain is?"

Shen Qingqian was naturally prepared, and said: "Your Excellency, I like Black Stone Mountain because it is an independent mountain, and I want to build a villa there."

The county magistrate nodded and said, "Well, Black Stone Mountain is located at the junction of Tai'an Town and Ping'an Town, and it is also on the only way to the capital. It is indeed a good place to build a villa there."

"Sir, I just don't know the price...?"

This is what Shen Qingqian is most concerned about.

The county magistrate said, "The price of land has a unified standard. The good farmland cultivated by the people is eight taels of silver per mu, and wasteland is three taels of silver per mu. As for the hilltops, one mu is two taels of silver."

He then instructed the official, "Go find the chief clerk and check how many acres of Black Rock Mountain there are."

The officer took the order and went out to do his job.

Shen Qingqian said, "Sir, whether you are buying paddy fields or wasteland, as long as you buy more, the price can be reduced. I bought a whole mountain, I wonder if you can give me a lower price?"

The county magistrate said, "To be honest, this county does need silver to help with the disaster. Since you bought the mountain in this critical period, it can be regarded as solving the urgent need of this county. How about this, I will give you one tael of silver per mu, eight thousand silver?"

Shen Qingqian could see that this county magistrate was a straightforward person who said whatever he wanted to say. If it was County Magistrate Yao who was cunning and treacherous, he would not tell her the truth! He would definitely bargain with her.

"Okay! Just do as you said, 18,000 silver per mu!"

Shen Qingqian agreed readily.

If it were any other time, she would definitely try to bargain hard for such an expensive item!

But now, the county magistrate is using the money to help the victims, and if she continues to lower the price, her conscience will hurt.

The official who had just gone out came back soon with a booklet in his hand.

"Sir, Black Rock Mountain is a total of 890 acres."

The officer said as he handed the booklet to the county magistrate.

Shen Qingqian calculated in his mind. Eight hundred and fifty acres would be more than one thousand five hundred taels of silver.

Shen Qingqian sighed. She hadn't even earned much money yet, but she had already spent a large sum.

However, on second thought, this time, she would become a coal boss and make a lot of money!

"Miss, Black Rock Mountain covers a total area of ​​850 acres, which adds up to 1,530 taels of silver. When does Miss Shen plan to complete the formalities?"

The county magistrate's words interrupted Shen Qingqian's thoughts. She quickly came back to her senses and said, "Let's do it today. The sooner the better!"

The county magistrate said, "Then let's go over there now. It happens that the chief clerk is here too."

Shen Qingqian said again: "Sir, I have something else that I would like to ask for your help."

The county magistrate stood up, then sat down again and asked, "Miss Shen, what else do you want to say? Tell me."