I have been farming since I crossed over.

Looking at the Yang family members who were full of fighting spirit, Yang Mingxi really regretted her proposal.

Although land is indeed the foundation of farmers, we cannot just think about buying wasteland without even solving the problem of food.

But looking at Grandpa's excited eyes and trembling body, Yang Mingxi knew it was too late to say anything now. She could only make up for it in other ways.

Yang Mingxi said, "Don't forget to buy the land for the house. My third uncle will pay for the bricks and tiles for the house. I'll owe you the money for now, so you can build the house first."

The Yang family was a little disappointed and came to their senses. Uncle Yang Qi was the first to say, "Yes, that's the logic. Buy the homestead first, then buy the remaining wasteland, and then buy the rest of the land slowly."

Yang Lao Er said, "That's right, brother, it would be a good idea to confirm the location of the wasteland first."

After everyone agreed that they had pulled enough bitter melon seedlings, they all went back to have breakfast and then went to the fields to plant the bitter melon seedlings.

Yang Mingxi roughly calculated that the money of the eldest, second, and fourth uncles should be enough. Each family should have 40 to 50 taels, especially the second uncle, who should have 70 to 80 taels. The third uncle's family's money was not very clear, but the doll should have sold for more than 30 taels, so it should be fine.

Yang Mingxi thought about Uncle Yang Liu and Uncle Yang Qi. Firstly, they did not participate in hunting, and secondly, the population was small, so they got little money when making snacks.

Back at the fifth room, Yang Mingxi told this to Yang Laowu. Yang Laowu was silent for a moment and said, "We can't help with this matter. Unless every family lends money to them, we can't just lend to Laoliu and Laoqi. This will easily lead to conflicts."

Yang Mingxi nodded and sorted out the money in his hand. He had 100 taels left last time. He spent more than 93 taels on building a house and buying things, and more than taels on buying rice. He now had a little more than taels in his hand.

On the eighth day of the third lunar month, the beams were raised. At that time, a feast would be held for the villagers, and some money would be left. I had 90 taels in my hand, which I could borrow to lend to my uncles.

Yang Mingxi said, "Dad, Mom, let's keep some money. We have 90 taels left. Can we lend them 15 taels each?"

Yang Laowu looked at Wu and saw that she was not unhappy. He said happily, "Okay, I'll talk to them later. Each family can lend them 15 taels. It's up to them whether to use it or not. Okay?"

Yang Mingxi had no objection, and the others also said that this was a good idea.

After breakfast, the people from the fifth room went to help the other rooms of the Yang family plant bitter melon seedlings. Taking advantage of this time, Yang Laowu told them about this matter. Old Man Yang looked at Yang Laowu happily with a satisfied smile on his face.

Yang Laodao said, "Fifth Brother, we don't need it for the time being. We don't need to buy a homestead. We mainly buy wasteland. The land next to it is about 40 mu. We will give some to the second brother's family. If there is about 30 mu left, we still have the money and can buy it."

Yang Lao Er also said: "Lao Wu, although our family needs to buy a homestead, the silver money we get from hunting is quite large, which is enough."

Yang Lao San looked at his wife and saw Gao shook her head. He smiled and said, "Lao Wu, we don't need your money anymore. Your third sister-in-law borrowed some from her parents. It's enough."

Yang Lao Si hesitated and said, "We will buy some for now. We have enough money. If your family has any, please lend it to Lao Liu and Lao Qi first. I don't think they have much."

Yang Mingxi felt a little surprised after hearing what Fourth Uncle said. Yesterday, he was the first one to say that money was not easy to handle. Why did he change his mind today?

Yang Mingxi looked around and found that Yang Minghai had been staring at Yang Laosi. Yang Mingxi understood that this fourth uncle and his wife were really the odd ones out in the Yang family. They were easily influenced and always wanted to take advantage of others. Fortunately, the brothers did not grow up astray, but the sisters were a bit more complicated.

Yang Laowu said to Yang Laoliu and Yang Laoqi, "I know the situation of your two families. Please don't hesitate to take it. We don't need the money for the time being. You can return it to us slowly later."

Yang Laoliu blushed and said, "Okay, Fifth Brother, since we need to raise livestock, I thought we could buy the barren hill first. It's cheap, so we won't buy the homestead yet. I discussed it with Liu last night, and she said she would go back to her parents' home to help think of a solution. We need to buy the homestead and the wasteland in front together. Otherwise, if it's bought by someone else, the barren hill behind our house will be useless."

Yang Laowu said: "We are all brothers. It doesn't matter. If you still need any, just give it to us."

Yang Laoliu said, "Let's wait until Mrs. Ding goes back to her parents' home today, and then we can discuss it and ask Fifth Brother for it."

Yang Laowu nodded. To be honest, among his brothers, the wife of the sixth brother is a good person. It’s just that her family is from the mountains and mainly makes a living by hunting. Her conditions are the worst among the brothers. However, she has only one daughter, Ding, and six other sons. They are very united. It is said that the sixth brother’s wife has the most money in her savings.

Yang Laowu thought that he must take better care of Laoliu, so he felt a little insecure when he went to find Laoqi.

Yang Laoqi looked at his fifth brother and said with a smile, "Thank you, fifth brother. Although our family is not well-off, Zhang's family is well-off. After we finish planting the bitter melon seedlings, Zhang can go back and take a trip. It shouldn't be a problem. Besides, there isn't much wasteland where we live, so it should be possible."

Yang Laowu breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Okay, but we still have some at home. If it's not enough, tell me. In any case, it's best to buy all the wasteland next to your house for easier management. Also, you can consider buying some of the gentle slope next to Third Brother's house. In fact, I think it's best for your house to be next to Third Brother's house for easier display."

After hearing this, Yang Laoqi suddenly understood. Yes, his family mainly raises fish, so they need a convenient pond. Although the place below Fifth Brother's house is good, it is a bit small.

Yang Laoqi said, "Fifth brother, your fields are right next to ours. If that doesn't work, your fields will be given to Third brother's family, and Third brother's fields will be given to yours. You can also buy all the wasteland in front of your house. When the time comes, we can build a fence along the road and connect it to the city. Then our three acres of land will be given directly to you. Later, you can use your old cow to help me reclaim the wasteland. How do you think?"

Yang Mingxi was listening nearby and felt pretty good about it too.

Yang Laowu said, "If you want to use the cows, come and take them. As your brother, I'll take advantage of you. Plant bitter melon seedlings on your three mu of land this season and sell it to me later. It will cost 12 taels of silver. I'll give you 10 taels of silver so you can buy more wasteland!"

Yang Laoqi said: "No, give me six taels!"

Yang Laowu did not agree.

Old Man Yang said, "We are all brothers. Six taels will be enough. Just help each other out in the future."

The two brothers smiled and quickly planted the bitter melon seedlings.

Because the other branches of the Yang family had less land, five other branches each sent one person to help, and the transplanting was completed in half a day. Except for those who went to raise money, the others helped the Yang family to transplant, and the transplanting was completed in half an afternoon.

In the afternoon, Old Yang went to see the village chief and said that he wanted to buy some wasteland. He asked the village chief to go with him to the county government office and ask the yamen runners to measure the land tomorrow.

Village Chief Zhang smiled and said, "That's perfect. You don't have to go. Many families in the village want to buy wasteland. I went to see the county magistrate yesterday. Mr. Qin will bring people to measure it tomorrow morning."

Old Man Yang asked, "Ah? Do many people buy it? Where do they buy it from?"

Village Chief Zhang said, "We don't have many fields and farmlands in our village. They're all concentrated together. The land is near our houses, and the fields are a little downstream. This time, we bought a few wastelands around the houses. We wanted to try to turn them into paddy fields like Lao Wu's family did."

Old man Yang breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, his home was at the end of the village, a little distance away from the villagers.

The next morning, when Master Qin arrived, more than ten families wanted to buy wasteland.

Seeing the Yang family members present, Master Qin smiled and said, "Mr. Yang, are you also going to buy some wasteland? Then let's start with yours. We'll have lunch there. The food was delicious last time."

Old man Yang nodded and said, "Just a simple meal, welcome." He took Master Qin and a group of people to the end of the village.

When they arrived at the old Yang residence, the fifth branch of the Yang family had just finished breakfast. Lu Jintang had heard that the land survey was taking place today and had been waiting for Mr. Qin to arrive. After greeting Mr. Qin, he looked at the yamen runners who were conducting the survey. Coincidentally, they were the same two people who had done the survey before. He walked over, stuffed five taels of silver into each of their hands, and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work. I'm very sorry for your hard work."