I traveled back to ancient times, but I was able to lie down and relax.

The village head was dumbfounded. Buy a mountain to use as his own garden?

Nan Jia really dares to speak her mind!

Liu Yanxi added with a helpless look, "I know she's being a bit unreasonable, but what can we do? She's the one who earns all the money in the house now. Let her have her way. Uncle Village Head, there's nothing on that mountain, so you'll have to give me a discount."

The village head thought about it and couldn't find a reason to refute it. Yes, whoever can make money has the right to speak.

Besides, he thought their buying of the mountain land was a waste of money, but it was a good thing for the village to increase its income, so he had no reason to object.

"Since you want to buy, then buy it. We'll give it to you under the guise of buying a homestead, along with that mountain, for a total of three taels of silver."

Liu Yanxi readily agreed. He had originally prepared five taels of silver. The mountainous area was easy to manage; the area at the foot of the mountain was still within the village's boundaries, right behind the current school, a large flat area.

If used for building a house, it would be enough for a large three-courtyard house. If sold as a standalone residential plot, it could probably fetch two taels of silver.

Uncle Village Chief is really generous this time.

All things considered, that mountain area is worth less than 100 coins per mu.

The village head was also very efficient; he marked out the land and completed the paperwork on the same day.

So many people in the village found out that the children from the second branch of the Liu family had bought land, specifically wasteland and mountain land, each amounting to more than ten mu.

Some mocked them for being foolish: "They're still just kids. So what if they're good at studying? They've probably gone crazy from studying. They actually bought wasteland. Is wasteland so easy to cultivate? With just those two people, it'll take them forever to cultivate it. I think they've really stuck with this land."

"Yeah, at least the wasteland can be cleared out, so why buy that mountain? Do you have too much money to spend?"

"They bought the mountain, where are we going to cut firewood now?"

No one paid any attention to the former's sarcastic remarks.

The village head explained to the latter's question, "They only bought the area near the school, intending to use it as a house site in the future. There are plenty of other places. When you're cutting firewood, just avoid that area; it won't cause any problems."

So everyone felt relieved. It's their business how they spend their money, as long as it doesn't affect them. Why bother?

The eldest branch of the Liu family naturally received the news as well, and everyone's feelings were complicated, especially Fang's. Her son's marriage was canceled because they didn't have enough money, while the second branch spent so much money to buy that useless land.

She was so distressed. If Liu Nanjia were here, he would definitely roll his eyes at her: 'How I spend money is my own business, why are you so upset? It's none of your concern.'

Fang was both envious and covetous, but dared not do anything, fearing that the ghosts of the second wife and her husband would come looking for her again, making her feel extremely frustrated.

When Liu Nanjia returned in the evening, the land had already been marked out and the paperwork had been completed. All that was left was to report it to the county government office in town the next day.

“Great, brother! You and the village head are so efficient! Let’s go together tomorrow, head to town early, go to the county government first, and then go directly to buy cattle.”

The matter of buying cattle has been discussed and agreed upon, and Liu Yanxi has no objections.

"Okay, but, sis, what exactly did you buy that mountain for?" Liu Yanxi still didn't quite understand this point. Liu Nanjia had suddenly told him this today, and he hadn't had a chance to explain it to him yet.

"You don't just not want others to see our yard, do you? What kind of back garden is this?"

"That's the reason, is that not allowed?" Liu Nanjia blinked.

Liu Yanxi was stunned. When his sister said it this morning, he thought she was joking. But it turns out... it really is true?

"Uh, well... it's not that it's not possible," Liu Yanxi stammered in his reply.

Seeing her brother like this, Liu Nanjia laughed: "Alright, I won't tease you anymore. That counts as one of them. Think about it, when our house is built, people can stand on the mountain and see what we're doing in the yard. How awful would that feel?"

She still maintains some modern habits, values ​​privacy, and doesn't like the way village gates are wide open, allowing others to come and go as they please.

But buying the mountain wasn't just for that reason. After all, to solve that problem, you don't need to buy so much; a small piece at the foot of the mountain will suffice.

"Alright, I'm not kidding you anymore. Of course, there's another reason to buy it. Our fried chicken business is making a lot of money right now, but we can't put all our eggs in one basket. The resources in the mountains next to our village are actually quite abundant. With so many people going up there, we can still find wild fruits and herbs, right? Since we can hire people to farm the land, we can also hire people to utilize those resources on the mountain and grow some things on a large scale. It's just that I haven't decided what to grow yet."

"I see. It's good that you have a plan." Liu Yanxi nodded. Even if he could accept the original reason, he had even less objection after hearing his sister say it this way.

So the next day, Liu Nanjia and Song Chen sped up their pace, getting ready earlier than usual, and headed to town.

The village head also came along. Although the matter was simple, it was still a trip to the county government office, and he was a little worried about letting these children go by themselves.