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After hearing this, Li Qingqing's heart moved, and she stepped forward, saluted the village chief, and said:

"Village Chief, may I ask if the land behind the Zhou family mountain and near the river belongs to our village?"

After hearing this, the village chief nodded and replied affirmatively: "Yes, this land belongs to our Lihua Village."

After hearing this, Li Qingqing smiled and said, "In that case, we want to buy it. Do you think this is okay?"

Zhou Yimo: ...

When did he say he wanted to buy mountain land?

No, where does he get the money?

"You want to buy mountain land?" The village chief was a little confused. He looked at Li Qingqing and then turned to look at Zhou Yimo.

Zhou Yimo silently turned his gaze to Li Qingqing, wondering what her intention was in saying that.

But Li Qingqing winked at him, suggesting that he agree.

Zhou Yimo had no choice but to nod and say, "Yes, I do plan to buy that piece of mountain land."

The village chief said with some regret:

"My nephew, I advised you not to sell your Zhou family's land, but you insisted on selling it. Now, when you want to farm, there's nothing to farm, and you can only buy these unwanted mountain lands!

"You know how no one has ever been willing to cultivate this flat land behind the mountain? The soil is barren, mostly clay, and nothing can grow there. And it's right next to the mountains. What if a wild animal escapes from the mountains? What will we do?"

Zhou Yimo remained silent, looking somewhat guilty.

Zhou's mother insisted on selling the family's land so that he could study in the academy with peace of mind.

Li Qingqing was a little surprised. She had always thought that the Zhou family had no land, so that was why they wanted to buy some mountain land.

She smiled and said to the village chief:

"Look, village chief, we want to buy some of the nearby mountain land and start some farming or grow some easy-to-grow crops. We'll build a large, solid enclosure so we don't have to worry about wild animals.

Moreover, as long as we work hard and cultivate the land, no matter what crops we grow, it should be enough to feed our family."

The village chief pondered for a moment and said:

"Your idea is quite creative, but this mountain area is definitely not a good place. You have to think it through. This is not a joke.

Moreover, buying this piece of mountain land would probably cost at least several dozen taels of silver."

The village chief thought this method of farming was unheard of. But the Zhou family was determined to do it, and after trying to persuade them, he could only let them go.

I just hope they won’t regret it later.

"We've thought it through. There's no problem with the money. Village Chief, if possible, we hope this matter can be resolved as soon as possible!"

When Li Qingqing heard this, she felt delighted.

Whether it was animal husbandry or crop cultivation, none of that mattered. What mattered was that there was at least one visible way to make money.

As long as these places are bought, the water surface near the riverbed will truly become the Zhou family's private fish pond.

Moreover, there will be space to rebuild the house in the future.

Living in the village, as long as you have land, you can do whatever you want.

The village chief had no choice but to say, "Okay! Then I'll go back and check how many acres there are and then calculate the price."

"Thank you very much, Village Chief!" Li Qingqing thanked him.

The village chief waved his hand, indicating that everything was fine. He looked at Zhou Yimo and Li Qingqing and said:

"Let's put the matter of buying the mountain land aside for now. I'll give you an answer tomorrow. But there are two things I need to clarify for you."

Zhou Yimo and Li Qingqing looked at each other, then looked at the village chief and listened to him continue.

"The first one is about the Zhou family's daughter-in-law. You could have used that bamboo stick to scare the old woman Zhang, but you must not actually beat her to death.

I heard that the new county magistrate is ruthless and impartial. If someone dies, you will be in trouble! It will also implicate Zhou's nephew, and he will not be able to take the imperial examinations in the future."

The village chief glanced at Li Qingqing.

Li Qingqing nodded to indicate that she understood.

Anyway, no one should have discovered that she had taught Zhang a lesson.

As long as Zhang stops hanging around in her Zhou family, everything will be fine.

Zhou Yimo also nodded. He had been studying in the academy before and had heard about what was happening in the government office.

A total of three county magistrates died within a year. The authorities sent people to investigate, but they could not find the cause of death.

The new county magistrate is the fourth one. I heard that he was sent directly by the highest-ranking person in Kyoto.

The village chief continued:

"The second thing is about your cousin. I went to a meeting in town yesterday, and they said that the higher-ups might send troops to garrison Qiushui Town for a while. I don't know why. Therefore, your cousin's ivory cards must be replaced as soon as possible in the next two days to avoid inconvenience when he goes to town."

Zhou Yimo nodded and said, "I understand, Village Chief."

After the village chief finished his instructions, he prepared to leave. Zhou Yimo and Li Qingqing escorted the village chief out of the courtyard together.

After the village chief left, Zhou Yimo took Li Qingqing to the study and asked anxiously, "Madam, where can we get the money?"

As soon as Zhou Yimo opened his mouth, he suddenly realized something and couldn't help wondering: Could it be that my wife really killed a big black bear that day?

Sure enough, Li Qingqing admitted it.

"That time... I did kill a big black bear and sold it to the Zuiyuexuan Restaurant. Now we have money. If we can buy this land, we can build a better house in the future."

Zhou Yimo: ...

Well, my lady is awesome!

After lunch, Zhou Yimo found a thick piece of wood in the woodshed and carefully chopped it into a relatively smooth and thick piece of wood with an axe.

Then he began to carve words on the wood.

In the afternoon, Zhou Yimo finally finished it. It was a simple plaque engraved with the words "Zhou's House".

Amid the cheers of Dashuang, Xiaoshuang and Xier, Zhou Yimo hung the plaque right above the gate of the bamboo-fenced courtyard.

In the evening, to celebrate the successful construction of the yard, Li Qingqing came back from the back mountain carrying a wild goat, saying that she wanted to roast the whole goat to eat, but in fact she also wanted to change her taste.

Da Shuang and Xiao Shuang cheered, saying that the barbecue made by the eldest sister was so delicious, grilled to a golden and juicy color. They had not tasted such a flavor for a long time.

I miss you so much!

Li Qingqing cleaned the wild goat by the river, brought it back to the kitchen, smeared it with salt, and strung the whole goat together with flat bamboo strips, setting it aside for later use.

She came to the yard, picked up the remaining unused thick bamboo pieces on the ground, and began to build a rack for roasting lamb.

Use a hatchet to cut the thick bamboo pillar into two thick pillars of the same height, one on the left and one on the right, and hammer them firmly into the soil. Two grooves are also dug on the top of the pillars.

Then place the processed wild goats on two pillars, fitting them into the grooves.

Li Qingqing instructed Zhou Yimo to move a large pile of firewood from the woodshed and put it aside.

She took some firewood and placed it under the sheep rack and started to light the fire.

Everyone gathered around, watching Li Qingqing busying around as if she were watching something strange, but they didn't know how to help.

Seeing Li Qingqing busying around, Zhou Yimo thought to himself that he had really misunderstood before. Even if his wife was really a spirit, she was a good spirit!

Everyone was very satisfied with the meal of roasted whole lamb.

In the middle of the night, Li Qingqing suddenly heard some noise outside the yard.