Jiang Yuwei saw that Grandma Sun's face had lost its previous kindness, so she smiled and said:

"Grandma Sun, we have separated from the Ning family and live at the foot of the back mountain. I have seen your land and it has indeed been abandoned for a long time. That is why I thought of asking the head of the village to ask you if you want to sell the land today. It is just because the land is close to my home. If Grandma Sun does not want to sell the land, we will naturally not force you."

Seeing that Jiang Yuwei was very sincere, Grandma Sun softened her expression and nodded.

"But my land has been left uncultivated for many years. I'm afraid I can't grow anything there."

Jiang Yuwei waved her hand and said:

"Don't worry about this, Grandma Sun. I came here today just to get your definite answer and see if you want to sell this land."

Grandma Sun was just frowning and hesitating when she heard Sun's daughter-in-law Liu come out from the inner room. She was young but hunched over. She took Grandma Sun's hand and said with tears in her eyes:

"Mom, we can't cultivate that land anyway, and it will just go to waste if we leave it there. Today, the eldest son's wife is willing to spend money to buy that land, which can be regarded as a fate between us. You should not hesitate any longer."

Grandma Sun felt very distressed when she saw her daughter-in-law like this, and murmured:

"But if Jiawang comes back, we can't be without land to farm. Jiawang will come back..."

After hearing what Grandma Sun said, Mrs. Liu burst into tears:

"Mom, please stop talking, please stop talking, you... don't worry about whether Jiawang can come back or not. Look at the present, look at me, look at your dear grandson. Our family is almost unable to make ends meet and cannot survive. How can we wait for Jiawang to come back!"

When Grandma Sun heard what Liu said, she burst into tears. She patted Liu's hand a few times with trembling hands and said through gritted teeth:

"Okay, okay, I won't wait for Jiawang to come back. The person in front of me is more important. I will listen to you!"

After hearing this, Liu smiled a little, wiped the tears from Grandma Sun's face with her sleeve, wiped her own face a few times, and said to Jiang Yuwei:

"I wonder how much you want to pay for my land?"

Jiang Yuwei looked at the head of the village, then at Grandma Sun, and said:

"You know this land has been barren for many years, so it's definitely not as valuable as good farmland. Just like Grandma Sun said, it's not certain whether this land can grow crops anymore. I won't tell you anything else. Today, we are here and we will definitely not let our buyers and sellers suffer a loss. I want to offer one tael of silver per mu of land. Are you willing to pay that price?"

Grandma Sun and Mrs. Liu looked at each other, and Mrs. Liu nodded and said:

"Okay, we're willing to pay the price you mentioned, but as you know, my family is in urgent need of money..."

Jiang Yuwei interrupted Liu with a smile and said:

"I know. I have to bring money with me when I come to buy the land. I can pay you the money today and I will never owe you money. But the land purchase documents and the title deed are indispensable. I don't want any more trouble in the future."

When Liu heard Jiang Yuwei say this, she nodded and smiled:

"That's natural. Don't worry about it."

After that, she went back to the house to get the land deed. The village head also prepared the document, and after both parties signed and sealed it, Jiang Yuwei handed the prepared silver to Grandma Sun.

Grandma Sun looked at the heavy silver in her hand and her eyes became red again. Her family had not seen so much silver for a long time. Ever since all the laborers in the family left, life at home had become more and more difficult. Now it was a good thing that someone was willing to buy her wasteland. At least the orphans and widows left at home could survive.

Seeing that the matter had been settled, Jiang Yuwei felt that it was not convenient for her to stay any longer, so she followed the head of the village and said goodbye to the Sun family. After leaving the Sun family yard, Jiang Yuwei took out thirty copper coins from her pocket and handed them to the head of the village:

"Village head, today's matter is all thanks to you for coming to help introduce me, otherwise I would not be able to do it alone, please don't think this hard-earned money is too little."

The village head laughed and said:

"Yuwei, our two families have such a good relationship. If I do you a small favor and ask for money, it's not polite. If I really accept the money, not only will Ning Qiu blame me, but even your Aunt Ning will scold me!"

After saying this, he stuffed the money into Jiang Yuwei's pocket and turned away.

Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei had no choice but to keep the money first. Since the head of the village was unwilling to accept it, she could only wait until later to send something else.

Jiang Yuwei was feeling very happy holding the land deed at this time. The family had three more acres of land. As expected, buying land would make people happy. If she found a suitable place in the future, she would definitely save some money for her two children.

Jiang Yuwei thought that now that the land had been acquired, the mulberry trees in the land should be put to good use. As she walked back, she recalled the process of making paper from mulberry trees.

When passing by Aunt Zhou's house, Jiang Yuwei thought that if she wanted to use the bark of all the mulberry trees on the three acres of land to make paper, she definitely couldn't do it alone, and she would have to hire a few people who knew her well. So she knocked on the door and entered Aunt Zhou's yard.

Aunt Zhou, who was washing vegetables and preparing to cook, saw that it was Jiang Yuwei who came, and hurriedly put down the vegetables in her hands, shook off the water droplets on her hands a few times and smiled:

"Yuwei, how come you have time to come visit me today?"

Jiang Yuwei smiled and sat on a small stool in the yard:

"Aunt Zhou, I came here today because I want to ask you for a favor."

Aunt Zhou waved her hand and said:

"We live next door to each other, there's no need to help or not, just tell me if you have any problem."

Jiang Yuwei looked at Aunt Zhou and smiled:

"I want to find a few helpers to do the work for me, but I want them to know their background well. They don't have to come to work every day. They can come when I need them, and go home to do their own things when I don't need them. The wages are 40 cents a day, and two meals are provided. But I can't tell others about this job, I can only do it quietly."

Aunt Zhou thought for a moment and then smiled:

"That's easy. I have two strong laborers, Tiezhu and Xiaowu, who can work for you. Your uncle Ning can handle the land at home by himself anyway. What do you think?"

Jiang Yuwei originally wanted Ning Tiezhu and Ning Wu to come to the farm to help. After spending so many days together, Jiang Yuwei felt that these two people were honest and willing to work hard. In addition, they had both saved her, so she wanted to repay them. Unexpectedly, Aunt Zhou agreed so readily. She nodded and said:

"That would be great. Let Ning Tiezhu and Ning Wu come to my house early tomorrow morning. I will take them up the mountain together."

Aunt Zhou nodded quickly and said:

"Okay, okay, when they come back from the fields, I'll tell them that you can just let them do their work. If they don't do a good job, just tell me, and I'll be the first one to not let them off!"

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