After traveling through time, I led the whole village to become rich!

Zhang Hulan went to Xiong Zhubu to explain her purpose. Xiong Zhubu asked, "How many acres of land do you want to buy? Are you buying good farmland or wasteland? Good farmland is two taels of silver per acre, and wasteland is one tael of silver."

Zhang Hulan said, "Buy 50 mu of wasteland."

Zhang Hujun hurriedly asked, "Sister, why are you buying wasteland? It doesn't produce food, so it's not worth it."

Zhang Hulan wanted to buy land, and Zhang Hujun was very supportive. Buying land meant acquiring property, and it looked like Damei wanted to become a landowner in the future.

Zhao Guoliang also advised: "Hulan, don't underestimate the cheapness of wasteland, it's not cost-effective. Reclaiming wasteland is time-consuming and laborious, and it will take at least two or three years to cultivate the land before it can produce crops."

Zhang Hulan said, "Uncle Village Chief, brother, I didn't buy the wasteland to grow crops. I have other uses for it."

"You don't grow food? Then what do you grow?"

"You'll know later."

Zhang Hulan didn't say what she wanted to do. She then said to Xiong Zhubu, "Xiong Zhubu, my private land will not be divided up until the regenerated rice is harvested. I'd like to ask if I can exchange my ten acres of private land for wasteland and divide it with the wasteland I bought."

"You don't want fertile farmland, you want wasteland?" Xiong Zhubu looked at Zhang Hulan in confusion. "Are you sure you want this?"

Zhang Hulan nodded. "Sure. This will make it easier for me to get things done. Otherwise, five acres of wasteland in one place and five acres of fertile farmland in another would be too scattered. I'm wondering if if the five acres of fertile farmland are replaced by wasteland, can you give me some more of the wasteland?"

Xiong Zhubu said, "If you are sure you want the wasteland, we can divide the land into the same area as the wasteland you purchased. However, one acre of good farmland can only be given to you as one acre of wasteland, and you must pay the tax as if you had five acres of good farmland."

"Is that so?" Zhang Hulan hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded in agreement.

Zhang Hujun wanted to persuade Zhang Hulan not to change, but thinking that his elder sister was smarter than him, he finally held back.

Zhang Hulan used all the fifty taels of silver that Ding Mingao paid as compensation to buy wasteland, and added the ten mu that he got, he now owned sixty mu of land.

Chief Secretary Xiong asked Zhao Guoliang to return to the village to measure the land for Zhang Hulan and then report to the county government.

After finishing their work, Zhang Hulan and the others rushed back to the village. It was already past noon, and as soon as they got home, they had to deliver the braised meat to Manfulou.

Wang and the others were anxiously waiting at home. When they saw Zhang Hulan and the others return, Wang hurriedly asked, "What happened? What did the county magistrate say?"

"Mom, don't worry, the problem is solved."

"It's good that the problem is solved, it's good that the problem is solved!" Wang has been very worried these past two days, fearing that she would offend some powerful person, which would cause trouble in the future.

Zhang Hujun carried the goods Zhang Hulan had bought from the Gao family from the donkey cart into the house and casually said to Wang, "Mom, my eldest sister bought fifty acres of land."

Zhao Guoliang also spoke up: "Hulan, which piece of land have you taken a fancy to? When can I go and measure it for you?"

Zhang Hulan said, "Uncle Village Chief, let's do it this afternoon. I'll have my brother help me deliver the goods, and we'll go measure the land."

Zhao Guoliang nodded, "Okay, I'll come over later."

Zhao Guoliang turned around and went home. Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Li were very surprised. "Dani'er, you bought the land? You still don't have 50 acres left?"

"Yes, mother. Today someone compensated me with fifty taels of silver, and I used it all to buy land."

"Someone compensated you with fifty taels of silver?" Wang and Li were surprised again.

Zhang Hubing and Xiang Chunhua's eyes almost popped out of their heads. They had never seen so much silver in their lives.

Zhang Hulan explained, "Mother, the man who stole from my house was a waiter at a restaurant in the city. He wanted to steal my braised pork recipe. I settled the matter with the restaurant owner, and he paid me fifty taels of silver. I won't sue him or his waiter."

Li asked, "Big sister, will the restaurant owner bother you again?"

Zhang Hulan said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, everything will be fine."

Wang was also worried. "He runs a restaurant in the city, so he must be rich and powerful. Dani'er, you should be careful."

"Don't worry, mother. I will be careful. Have you ever seen me suffer any loss in so many times? Don't worry."

Old man Zhang asked again, "Daniel, I'm buying fifty mu of land for fifty taels of silver. Are you buying wasteland?"

"Yes, Dad. I bought all the wasteland. I also exchanged the private land that was allocated to me for wasteland, and put it together with the land I bought."

When Old Man Zhang first heard about Zhang Hulan's land purchase, he was happy. He thought his daughter was building a family business; the land she bought could be passed down through the generations.

But when he heard that all the land Zhang Hulan had bought was wasteland, he said anxiously, "Why did you buy so much wasteland? You can't grow crops on wasteland."

"Dad, I didn't buy these lands to grow crops."

"So what do you grow?"

"I'm planning to dig fish ponds," Zhang Hulan said. "Dad, I'm planning to buy land near the big ditch. There's plenty of water there, so I plan to dig a few more ponds to raise fish, ducks, and geese."

"In the future, I will not only make braised meat, but also braised duck and goose, and make duck eggs into salted duck eggs and preserved duck eggs."

"I'm also going to build a pig farm and raise pigs. I'll also grow crops, and the pig manure can be used to fertilize the crops."

"That area in Dagou is all wasteland. As soon as I have money, I will buy some land. I will buy up the whole area in the future."

"Dad, Mom, I want to be a landlord in the future, a big landlord."

Old man Zhang's eyes were shining, it turned out that his daughter had already had a plan in mind.

The rest of the Zhang family were also surprised. They had never expected that Zhang Hulan would do so many things and so many businesses.

Mrs. Li said, "Sister, pigs are not easy to raise. They eat a lot, so where can we find enough grass to feed them?"

Zhang Hulan said, "Sister-in-law, I've already thought about it. I want to grow lotus roots on a large scale. The stems and leaves can be used to feed pigs, the lotus roots can be used to make vermicelli, and the residue can be used to feed pigs. I also plan to have everyone in the village plant them, and I'll pay for the harvest."

There is also vermicelli here now, but it is made from mung beans and is not cheap.

There are no sweet potatoes or potatoes here, so the ingredients for making vermicelli are few. You can also make vermicelli with kudzu root, but it is a bit wasteful to use kudzu root to make vermicelli.

"That thing can also be used to make vermicelli?" Li admired Zhang Hulan more and more and felt that Zhang Hulan knew a lot.

Wang said, "You have to do this and that, can you handle it?"

"We still have my parents, my eldest brother and his wife, Tiger Soldier and Spring Flower. I can't do it all at once, I have to do it step by step. When the business really gets big, I'll hire someone to help me manage it."

Zhang Hulan is already planning for the future. Her goal is to become a wealthy landowner, ideally with a prestigious status. By the time her three daughters grow up and start their own families, she'll have both wealth and status, which will be their greatest strength.

As for a live-in son-in-law, it is best if you can recruit one, but it is not necessary. The main factor in choosing a son-in-law is the man's character.