Flowers in full bloom

Hua Lei listened to Uncle Zhao's words, looked around and nodded slightly. It can be seen that the previous owner of this manor really put a lot of thought into this manor.

After spending more than an hour on the hill, Hualei was already a little out of breath and had sore feet. Going around from the southeast of the hill, Hualei looked at another hill in the northwest of Baihua Village, not far from her own hill. This hill was not very big, about 30 acres, probably unowned, with some miscellaneous trees growing on it.

I don't know what kind of flowers there are, so I don't know what varieties there are. There are quite a lot of them, but no one takes care of them. The branches are tangled in chaos, stretching towards the sky, as if expecting something. There are also many low shrubs under the tree, in clusters, occasionally dotted in the gaps left by the big tree.

Hualei actually saw a bamboo forest on one side of the hill. The bamboo forest was not very green, and there were a few withered bamboos in the middle. The leaves of the whole bamboo forest were a little yellow, and it seemed that they had not been trimmed for a long time. The thin branches were hanging as they pleased, looking unscrupulous.

When everyone returned to the farm, the sun had already set. Hua Lei estimated the time and it should be a quarter past three, which is probably two o'clock in the afternoon now.

Everyone sat down again and served tea. Manager Chen smiled and asked, "Miss Hua, we took a general look at the manor and this is the situation. What do you think?"

Hua Lei put down the teacup in her hand: "Uncle Chen, thank you for your hard work. You have accompanied me for the whole afternoon. I have decided to buy the farm. I will buy it for the price you said." "Then these farmers..." Manager Chen was hesitant to speak.

Hua Lei looked at the families below, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Uncle Zheng, Uncle Zhao, Brother Kong, you all want to stay, right?" Uncle Zheng and the others nodded.

Xiao Kong also nodded, his back a little tense. Hua Lei looked at the family behind Xiao Kong again, hesitated for a moment and said, "Then let's all stay." As soon as the voice fell, Xiao Kong's tense back relaxed a little and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, Miss Hua is straightforward, so how about that? How about we sign the contract now, you pay a deposit of 200 taels, and tomorrow morning we'll go to the county government office to handle the transfer formalities and pay the balance. Then we'll get the land deed and house deed together?"

"Okay." Manager Chen took out the contract, added a few items, and after he and Hua Lei signed their names, he wrote a deposit receipt and gave it to Hua Lei. Hua Lei took the contract and receipt, checked them and took out a silver note of two hundred taels from her sleeve and handed it to Manager Chen.

"Uncle Chen, check it." Steward Chen took the banknote, held it up to the light, touched a corner of the banknote, and said with a smile, "That's right, Miss Hua, I'll take my leave today. I'll wait for Miss Hua at the gate of the county government office at the beginning of the afternoon tomorrow." Steward Chen now knew that Hua Lei was staying at Dingbei Marquis's Mansion. She had to go to the girls' school in the morning, so it would be more convenient for her to do things in the afternoon. "Okay, Steward Chen, thank you for your hard work today. See you tomorrow." Steward Chen got on the mule cart and left.

Hua Lei looked at the people behind her and said, "Everyone please find a stool and sit down. I will talk to you for a few words." Everyone responded and followed Hua Lei back to the main hall to sit down. Hua Lei cleared her throat and said slowly, "My last name is Hua, and my given name is Lei. I have a younger brother named Hua Moyuan. This is Uncle Fu, who has been working in our family. The twenty acres of land sold in front of the farm were bought by me. The reason I was able to buy this farm today is because of my previous dealings with Manager Chen.

Uncle Zheng, Uncle Zhao, and Brother Kong, since you are the elders of this farm, you should continue to do things as before and be responsible for your own part. As for the original manager of the farm, he has left, so Uncle Fu will be in charge for the time being. Uncle Fu has also been farming for decades and is familiar with the farm. You can look for Uncle Fu if there is anything in the farm in the future. "Everyone responded.

Hua Lei paused for a moment, then turned to Kong Peida who was sitting at the bottom, "Little Brother Kong, please take a count of the items on the farm, as well as the rice, grains, and flour. Please give me a list of the things that are in short supply. We all work on the farm, and having enough food is the most basic thing. As long as it's not wasted, I'll eat as much rice as I want.

I don't know how your previous employer arranged it, but now we have to follow the new regulations. Everyone should have three meals a day and eat their fill. Don't withhold food rations, but don't waste them either.

If there are any shortages of farm tools, please report them to me, and I will buy them when I return to the city. Uncle Fu will go back with me tonight, and he will go to buy the things that are missing in the farm tomorrow and then come back.

Then I will also invite Doctor Lin and Uncle Fu from Xinglin Hall in Dongcheng District to come over tomorrow to take the pulse of everyone in the manor and check their health. Those who need to take medicine should take medicine and those who need to recuperate should recuperate. Don’t delay and wear your body down. Medical expenses and other things will be paid from the manor account. Brother Kong, you keep good records." Kong Peida hurriedly replied, "Yes, boss, thank you very much." Everyone looked grateful.

"I have to go to the government office tomorrow to handle the transfer of the farm, so I won't be here tomorrow. The day after tomorrow I will bring the medicine prescribed by Doctor Lin for you." Hua Lei picked up the teacup, took a sip, put it down, turned to Aunt Lei who had her head down and continued, "Aunt Lei, tomorrow while the weather is fine, you and Sister Xiao Ya should tidy up a few rooms, wash and dry the sheets and quilts. The quilts haven't been used for a long time, so take advantage of the strong sun to dry them. If there is anything missing, please report it as soon as possible. Also, open the windows in the rooms to ventilate and clean them.

The whole manor will be cleaned and tidied tomorrow, what should be thrown away will be thrown away, what should be bought will be bought. I will live in the manor for a while, and prepare a room for my younger brother. Uncle Fu and Aunt Fu may also come to live here, so prepare three or five rooms. "After a pause, he said, "Mrs. Kong is pregnant, please pay more attention to yourself and don't be too tired. Aunt Lei, please take care of her." Aunt Lei nodded in agreement.

Hua Lei turned to Uncle Zheng and said, "Uncle Zheng, you are still in charge of the affairs of the farm. Please sort out the matters that the manager who left earlier was in charge of, and talk to Uncle Fu about it tomorrow. Please help Uncle Fu with anything he doesn't understand," Uncle Zheng nodded in agreement.

Hualei turned to Zhao Tiesheng who was sitting on the left and said, "Uncle Zhao, I want to ask about your orchard. When the orchard bore fruit last year, what did your boss do?" "To your boss, it's like this. Last year, the peach and pear trees in the orchard didn't produce many fruits because the year was not good enough. The boss took some for himself and gave some away, and the rest was left on the farm. Villagers nearby would occasionally come and weigh a few pounds to take back, but there was nothing else."