Starting from a thatched cottage, the farmer embarked on the road to wealth through imperial examina

Li Baolin glanced in the direction of Ye Changyan, then pulled Zhang Fei away a little, then came up to Zhang Fei and whispered.

"Brother, of course I want to sell this piece of land together. If I sell the top-quality land, the middle- and lower-quality land will be hard to sell. Besides, there is only a little land left, and it is not easy for me to manage it!"

Zhang Fei showed an embarrassment and glanced in Ye Changyan's direction.

"Brother, tell me honestly, what price are you going to offer? Once I have a clear idea, I can talk to him."

"Brother, you are a professional in this business, and you know the market. For example, my top-quality farmland near the river with good water and fertile soil is priced at 15 taels per mu, which is not too much. The top-quality farmland near the water source is priced at 12 taels per mu, which is the price in big banks and big markets. As for the low-quality dry land, even if it is half bought and half given away, it is worth at least 4 or 5 taels per mu."

Li Baolin had a clear understanding of the land prices in Wanshou County, and the price he quoted was roughly in line with the market price.

"Brother, the market you mentioned is a normal price, but you are in a hurry to sell and want to sell both the big and the small. I'm afraid this is not easy to do."

Li Baolin also knew that his quotation was indeed a regular quotation. Negotiating a business deal was just a matter of asking for a high price and paying back the money on the spot.

"Brother, I also know this situation. If you are not in a hurry, it is not impossible to sell this piece of land for 400 taels. If Mr. Ye buys all of it, I will give him 380 taels. You go and ask him and see what he thinks."

Zhang Fei looked at Li Baolin with an embarrassed expression. Li Baolin winked at Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei then shook his head and walked towards Ye Changyan with a happy face.

"Sanlang, do you believe in your uncle Zhang?"

Ye Changyan smiled at Zhang Fei, and Zhang Fei understood what he meant.

"Old Li is really in urgent need of money. He wants to sell this piece of land. In fact, these two pieces of land are very good, especially this piece of top-grade paddy field. Among ours, it is the best of the best fields."

As he spoke, Zhang Fei turned towards Li Baolin with an embarrassed look on his face, then turned back and continued speaking seriously.

"Under normal market conditions, the price of his land should be around four hundred taels. Old Li is in urgent need of money, so he offered three hundred and eighty taels."

"Uncle Zhang, you know I have no idea about the market. In order to avoid being fooled, I asked Aunt Zhang to find Uncle Zhang."

When Zhang Fei went out, his eldest sister secretly winked at him, and now after hearing Ye Changyan say this, Zhang Fei decided to tell Ye Changyan the truth.

"I estimate that Old Li is looking for a price of around 350 taels, and his bottom line is roughly 320 to 330 taels. Sanlang, it depends on whether you can accept the package sale. If you can, your Uncle Zhang will help you think of a solution."

Zhang Fei looked at Ye Changyan sincerely and asked him.

"Uncle Zhang, of course I believe you. I like this piece of land. It has good water resources and is close to my farm."

After getting Ye Changyan's reply, Zhang Fei felt relieved and told Ye Changyan in detail about his next plan.

"Sanlang, you look like you're hesitant about whether to buy a package for a while, so leave the rest to me."

Ye Changyan nodded to Zhang Fei, and saw Zhang Fei walking towards Li Baolin.

"Brother, I tried to persuade Sanlang, but he just didn't want to buy it all together. He said the price of the top-quality paddy fields was negotiable, but he was reluctant to buy the top-quality dry fields. As for the bottom-quality fields, you know, the soil is shallow and the fertility is poor. Even if you plant some peanuts, they may not produce many. It's useless to buy them!"

Zhang Fei looked at Li Baolin with embarrassment, and felt that his words were from the bottom of his heart.

"Little brother, I know what you said. I am in trouble now, otherwise I would not sell my ancestral property!"

As Li Baolin was speaking, he saw Ye Changyan looking over here. He nodded at him with a smile on his face, then looked at Zhang Fei and said pitifully.

"How about this, brother? Go and tell Mr. Ye that I don't want 380 taels either. If he gives me 350 taels, all the land will be his."

"Brother, this is indeed a bit difficult. The key is that people are not willing to buy them together. Now it is obvious that we will suffer a loss if we buy them."

Zhang Fei also looked embarrassed. Seeing Li Baolin looking at him pleadingly, he thought for a moment and said again.

"How about you wait a bit, brother? I'll find you a buyer."

"Brother, this is unacceptable. Not to mention that I need the money urgently, now is the autumn farming season. If we delay any longer, once the farming season is over, this season's harvest will be gone, and it will be even harder to sell!"

When Li Baolin heard Zhang Fei say this, he hurriedly stopped Zhang Fei. If he was not in a hurry to sell it, he would not have invited him to drink alone last night.

"Brother, tell me the bottom price in your mind, and I will try to persuade him to see if it can be done."

Li Baolin hesitated and made a three hundred and thirty gesture to Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei nodded at Li Baolin and walked towards Ye Changyan again.

"It's just as I expected. Li Baolin offered another price of 350 taels. I asked him to wait a little longer while I found a buyer for him. Then he gave me his bottom price. Sanlang, just hold on. I think I can get the price down to 300 taels. What do you think?"

Hearing Zhang Fei's excited words, Ye Changyan's intuition told him that he had found the right person this time.

"That's great, but I'm sorry to trouble Uncle Zhang."

Ye Changyan vaguely remembered that when he was very young, his grandfather once bought a piece of medium-to-high-quality land for twelve taels per mu. In this peaceful era, the price of land is relatively stable.

If we take the high and low into consideration, the normal market price of this piece of land should be around three hundred and eighty taels. If we can really get it for three hundred taels, that would be great.

Zhang Fei chatted with Ye Changyan for a while and then walked towards Li Baolin again.

"Brother, you saw it too. I had to talk so hard before Sanlang reluctantly agreed to buy it all."

Hearing this, Li Baolin was delighted, but the second half of Zhang Fei's sentence was like a bucket of cold water poured over his head.

"But Sanlang is only willing to offer two hundred and eighty taels."

"This is too much of a cut, how is this price different from a half-price buy and half-get free deal?"

Li Baolin was really a little desperate, but his son had invested several thousand taels in the early stage. If he couldn't survive this time, all his efforts would be wasted. As a last resort, he begged Zhang Fei to negotiate peace again.

In this way, Zhang Fei shuttled back and forth between Ye Changyan and Li Baolin, and the final price was settled at three hundred taels.

"Mr. Ye, you know I'm in urgent need of money. Can you pay me today?"