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Their own workshop now needs a lot of sweet potatoes. If there is suitable sandy loam land, they can buy some and grow them at home.

When he heard that Su He wanted to buy sandy land, Old Man Su frowned, thinking that Su He didn't know what sandy land was.

The next second, I heard Su He say that this was suitable for growing sweet potatoes. Thinking about the sweet potatoes their family grew this year according to the method Su He said, it was a bumper harvest.

Since Su He said so, there should be no problem. Sandy loam is cheap, so if there is any, I will buy some.

Old Man Su nodded and said, "Okay, I'll ask the headman about this later."

Old Mrs. Su went back to the house to get some silver, packed some sweet potato flour and cakes, and asked Old Man Su to carry them over.

The head of the village had just finished the autumn harvest. When he saw Old Man Su coming to his door with a lot of things in his hands, he went to greet him with a smile.

"Brother Su, why do you have time to come to my place today?"

The Su family not only lived a good life themselves, but also remembered to ask for help from the people in their village. The village head thought that after all the sweet potatoes were planted in Yunli Village next year, life would be much better than in previous years.

Now he smiles every day, and whenever he sees someone from the Su family, his face is very warm.

Old Man Su exchanged a few pleasantries with the head of the village and then told him the purpose of his visit.

When the village head heard that the Su family was planning to buy land, he was slightly stunned, but he quickly came to his senses.

Given the Su family's current situation, it is normal for them to want to buy land. Farmers deal with land.

There is too much land and it won't be a problem. Of course, I will buy land when I make money, and the more land, the better.

Moreover, the autumn harvest has just ended. After this winter, we can plant in the spring. Now is the perfect time to start.

"What kind of thing are you planning to buy? Let me think about it for you."

As the head of the village spoke, he thought about all the fertile farmland nearby, thinking that the Su family should also want to buy fertile farmland.

The Su family now has a workshop and a stall in the town. It would be great if they could just buy good farmland. Although it is more expensive than other options, at least they don't have to worry about the harvest.

"The best farmland is worth three taels of silver per mu, the middle-quality farmland is worth two taels, and the worst farmland is worth one tael."

The head of the village reported all the prices of the land to Old Man Su, but it was just a formality. If he had money in his hands, he would naturally not consider medium and low-quality land.

"What about the sandy land? How much is one mu of it?"

When Old Man Su said this, the head of the village suddenly froze and frowned slightly. He didn't expect that Old Man Su would actually want to buy sandy loam land.

Old Man Su is a good farmer. He has been farming for his whole life. It is impossible for him not to know that this sandy loam land is worthless and is almost the same price as wasteland.

If you buy this and fail to produce any crops, you will suffer a huge loss.

But since Old Man Su asked, the head of the village naturally quoted him the price first, "It's the same price as the wasteland, five hundred coins will do."

The village head thought about it and couldn't help but persuade:

"Brother Su, I'm telling you, your family is different now. If you have enough money, you'd better buy the best farmland. Sandy land is not easy to cultivate."

Old Man Su nodded to the head of the village and smiled gratefully. He knew that what the head of the village said was indeed for the good of their Su family.

But since Su He said he wanted to buy sandy land to grow sweet potatoes, then we should listen to Su He. The workshop has a lot of sweet potatoes now, so they can use as many as they grow, so there is no need to worry about not being able to sell them.

Old Man Su thought about it secretly in his mind, and responded with a smile:

"I know, but Ah He is planning to buy some sand. I can't convince her, so I'll buy some first and try it out."

The head of the village also knew something about the Su family's situation. He knew that the Su family's workshop and the stall in the town were all the ideas of the little girl from the Su family.

This girl has a lot of clever ideas and is very skilled. Outsiders don’t know the situation of the Su family.

He knew in his heart that the current situation of the Su family was mostly due to the girl Su He. If she had brought up this matter, then he would have nothing to worry about.

"So, I want ten acres of top-quality farmland and fifty acres of sandy loam."

After thinking it over in his mind, Old Man Su reported the number to the official.

How many?

The head of the village widened his eyes and asked how much Old Man Su wanted. He wanted ten acres of top-quality farmland and fifty acres of sandy loam.

Can the Su family, with only a few people, grow so much?

When others buy land, they buy at most one or two acres, and those are not top-quality farmland. But the Su family is different. They asked for dozens of acres right away. It's a big deal.

There was a hint of sigh in the look on the head of the village when he looked at Old Man Su.

Seeing the headman's expression, Old Man Su was slightly startled.

"How...what, no?"

Old Man Su also has some knowledge of the fields around here. Generally, those who want to put the fields up for sale will report it to the village head.

If someone wanted to buy it, they would give the silver to the head of the village, who would then take them to the county government office to get the land deed.

The village head came to his senses and quickly responded, "Yes, yes."

He coughed lightly and continued, "It's not that the autumn harvest has just passed, and there is good farmland that has just been reported, which is exactly enough for ten acres."

Now that the Su family has these ten acres of top-quality farmland, even if they don’t farm it themselves, they can still earn a lot of rent by renting it out.

The head of the village thought for a while and said to Old Man Su:

"You want 30 taels for 10 mu of top-quality farmland, and 50 mu of sandy soil at 500 wen per mu, which is 25 taels, for a total of 55 taels of silver."

The head of the village calculated the amount and price of the land that Old Man Su wanted and reported the price to him.

Fifty-five taels! No family in Yunli Village could afford that. The Su family's move made a big splash and really shocked him.

Old Man Su nodded, took out the silver that Old Lady Su had brought him before he went out, counted it, and handed fifty-five taels to Li Zheng.

The head of the village took the silver, counted it, and put it in his pocket when he saw that the amount was correct.

He turned around and smiled at Old Man Su.

"Then I will write you a certificate first. You can go to the county government with me sometime to get the land deed completed."

The head of the village was very considerate and took the initiative to say that he wanted to go to the town with Old Man Su to handle the deed.

It is not enough to just receive the receipt and write the certificate when buying the land. You have to go to the county government to get the land deed processed before the land truly belongs to the Su family.

"Then let's do it tomorrow. Thank you in advance. I'll be sorry to trouble you tomorrow."

Now that the money has been given, I will naturally get the land deed done as soon as possible so that I can feel at ease. The sooner it is done, the sooner I will feel at ease. Otherwise, I will always be worried about it and I am afraid that I will not be able to sleep well at night.

Old Man Su naturally understood this principle. Whatever you put into your mouth is yours. This is also because he is afraid of more trouble.

"Then tomorrow we will go to town with Amu and his ox cart. Thank you for getting up early tomorrow morning."