Quick Wear: Passerby A's Daily Life of Eating Watermelons

"I know. We've bought everything we need, including food and furniture. We just need to talk to the store tomorrow. If we buy a lot, they'll deliver it to our door."

After discussing the move tomorrow, it was getting late so everyone went back to sleep. The next morning after dinner they started packing. After the carriages were harnessed, Chen and Bai went out to buy some kitchen utensils. When everything was ready they set off. There was no toll when leaving the city, and a group of seven or eight carriages went on the way home in a mighty procession.

After walking for two hours to reach the destination, Father Jiang looked at the turbid water in the lake and smiled. The people in the grain store and the carpenter shop nearby looked at him and scratched their heads, not knowing what Father Jiang was grinning about. After checking to make sure there was water, Father Jiang finally felt relieved. After walking for a while, they arrived at their residence.

Father Jiang and Chen looked at the clean house and were a little surprised. This guy has been here for less than two days. After entering the yard, they found that the cleaner was still there. The few fallen leaves left in the yard were also packed up. The puppet saw Father Jiang and Bai Ze, walked over and said, "I'll show you. Are you satisfied with our work?"

After that, he showed everyone around. The room was as clean as a newly built one. When no one was paying attention, Jiang's father kicked the wall tiles and muttered to himself, "Why does it feel a lot stronger?" After saying that, he scratched his head, a little confused. Jiang Yue smiled secretly behind him. Of course, he used a solidity talisman to reinforce it just in case.

After visiting the two courtyards, Jiang's father and Bai Ze each chose one. The room layouts were the same and they were close to each other, so there was no need to worry. After making their choice, the cleaning puppet said goodbye and said before leaving that Jiang's father was lucky because water came just after he bought the courtyard. Finally, he recommended his other businesses, such as cleaning wells and helping to find people. It was almost March now, and they asked Jiang's father if he wanted to find temporary workers or tenants and they could also recommend some.

Actually, this was all Jiang Yue's idea. The world is not peaceful now, and the place they live in is relatively remote. By recruiting tenant farmers and other means, they can arrange some puppets to come over, so that safety can be guaranteed. After all, Jiang Yue can't watch his family 24 hours a day. After discussing with Chen, Jiang's father felt that some people were still needed. There was not much land, only more than acres, and it didn't need to be rented to others. If the two families divided it, there would not be much left. In the end, each of the two families hired five people.

After hiring people, Bai Ze and Jiang's father went to the government office to buy land while others didn't know there was water here. If they didn't buy it now, they wouldn't be able to afford it in a while. There happened to be two barren hills behind the peach forest. Jiang's father and Bai Ze discussed and decided to buy them because the price was the most suitable now. Mainly, Bai Ze had explored it and found that terraces could be built below the halfway point of the mountain, which were suitable for planting fruit trees and medicinal herbs. It would be a good buy.

Chen took Jiang Yue to clean up the house. Because the puppets cleaned it very well, there was no need to clean it again. They just arranged the rooms directly. With the help of the workers, they cleaned up quickly. When Jiang's father and Bai Ze came back, Chen had already prepared the meal. The two families still had dinner together today because they were so busy. During the meal, Jiang's father talked about buying the mountain and the wasteland behind the mountain. Chen asked worriedly, "Can the land we bought be used to grow crops? It's too late to clean it up this year, right?"

It's no wonder Chen was worried. You know, now that you've bought the land, the government doesn't care whether you plant or not, what you plant and how the harvest is. The taxes will still be collected. Father Jiang ate a mouthful of food and told Chen not to worry: "No one is in charge of the two mountains. The wasteland in the back mountain will not be taxed in the first two years, and only 30% of the normal tax will be paid in the next three years. Speaking of this, Brother Bai is really amazing. Originally, the government collected the tax normally, but when we invited the clerk to lunch at noon, we gave him some gifts and they gave us a lot of discounts."

"Ah? No one is taking care of this? Aren't they afraid of being beheaded?"

"Haha, what season is it now? Everyone is busy fighting for power and profit. Besides, our land is originally a wasteland, surrounded by mountains on three sides. In their eyes, it has no value for development. Selling it to us can make a lot of money right away, and maybe even receive some tributes later. Why not do it?"

"Even this price is much cheaper. We can't even afford the hundreds of acres of wasteland in the back mountain at normal prices. Now we spend half the money and get two mountains for free. Besides, there is chaos and war right now. They will probably sell more after something happens to us. The clerk even asked me and Brother Bai if we want to buy an official position today."

"What? You can buy an official position?"

"That's right! It's just as you said. Dachen is really going to be finished. Alas~"

Bai Ze at the side smiled and said, "Who cares? At most, it's just a change of emperor. What does it have to do with us? We just need to live our own lives. Let's find someone to clean up the original land tomorrow. It's almost March now and it's not too late. Then we have to find a way to reclaim these two mountains and the wasteland behind them."

"I think we won't be able to rest this year. Brother Jiang, what do you think of Li Si's gang?"

"I think it's OK. He's very efficient. Brother Bai, if you have any ideas, just tell me."

Li Si is the puppet leader. He was cleaning the place a few days ago. Bai Ze pretended to think for a moment and said to Jiang's father, "There are more than 30 people left in their group besides the ones we hired. We need a lot of people to open up the wasteland. I want to recruit them. It will be a helper in this chaotic situation."

"I have no objection, but are they willing to come? Can they come and farm for us?"

"I asked this a few days ago. Some people want to settle down. Do you think they can easily get a big order like ours? Usually they just do hard labor to earn some hard-earned money. I think those who are willing to come will be given five acres of land for free, and each person can rent up to 15 acres of land. We only need 10% of the rent for the rented land after paying taxes within five years."

Father Jiang and Chen discussed for a while. It was not much money for each person to give away five acres of land. They were all wasteland and the cost of one acre was less than one or two taels of silver. "I have no problem with this. Let's do as Brother Bai said." Father Jiang thought that even if he didn't give away the land, he would have to spend money. Reclaiming wasteland was never an easy task at any time.

"By the way, do we have enough land? Twenty acres per person won't be enough to find many people."

"The wasteland in the back mountain has been registered by the government office for about 600 to 700 mu, and there are about 200 to 300 mu of land opened up on the two mountains. Adding up, there are about 1,000 mu of land. That should be enough, right?"

"Do the people we employ now count? If not, it's a bit unreasonable. If we count, 200 acres of land will be gone, and only 1000 acres of 800 acres will be left. If each person has 20 acres, we can still find 40 people. If we count the elderly and children, there will be few people who can work."