Tomb raiding: Intercepting Yin Xinyue and building a family of immortals

"Sir, you want to buy land?"

The manager of the Xie Family Money Shop's eyes lit up, and he immediately smiled and spoke.

"The land transactions outside Changsha are all handled by our Xie Family Brokerage Firm. If you are interested, you can go and have a look at the Xie Family Brokerage Firm."

Jie Family Brokerage...

Su Chen's heart stirred, and he turned his gaze to Manager Wang.

The latter nodded and said with a smile, "Since I have nothing else to do, I'll accompany Mr. Su."

His words were clearly meant to support Su Chen, to prevent him from being scammed by the brokerage firm. Given his status as a member of the Huo family, the Xie family would have to give him face.

Su Chen didn't stand on ceremony and cupped his hands in thanks, saying, "Then thank you very much, shopkeeper."

"Hey, it's nothing, not worth mentioning."

The group left the pawnshop and went to investigate the family's pawnbroking business.

This brokerage firm is located next to the City North Government Office. Once the land title is signed, you can go directly to the government office next door to have the government seal affixed, and the contract will become effective immediately.

Upon entering the brokerage firm, the manager of the Xie family's money exchange found the brokerage firm manager and explained his purpose.

The brokerage manager immediately greeted him with a broad smile and cupped his hands in greeting.

"Sir, you want to buy land?"

Su Chen nodded, his gaze falling on the other person.

The manager of the Xie family brokerage firm dressed similarly to Manager Wang, both wearing long robes and mandarin jackets, but unlike Manager Wang, he also wore glasses.

He looks more like an old scholar than a shopkeeper.

"Please wait a moment, sir, I'll get the map right away..."

After saying this, the broker nodded to Manager Wang and instructed the shop assistants to serve tea.

A short while later, the broker brought over the map.

He spread the map out on the table, pointed to the fields surrounding Changsha City, and said with considerable pride, "To be honest, sir, you've come to the right place. Of the nearly one million mu of land around Changsha City, the Xie family owns one-fifth, and the other fifth is sold on behalf of the landlords through our brokerage. Whether you want top-quality paddy fields or to buy mountains or forests, our Xie family brokerage has it all..."

This is not surprising. Although the Xie family was the most low-key among the Nine Gates in later generations, they were definitely the richest.

Xie Yuchen could lend Wu Tianzhen hundreds of millions of yuan at a time.

This family fortune was accumulated during the Qing Dynasty, or even earlier.

At its peak, the Xie family held the land deeds for half of Changsha.

Although the Nine Gates were later damaged and their power greatly reduced, the Xie family remained wealthy and powerful merchants.

Su Chen's gaze fell on the map. After a moment's hesitation, he pointed to a low hill and several hundred acres of farmland on the outskirts of Su Family Village and asked, "Shopkeeper, is this place for sale?"

The brokerage manager's face lit up with joy when he saw the location Su Chen pointed out.

This is a huge deal; it must cover nearly a thousand acres!

He silently calculated for a moment, then immediately said, "This land happens to belong to the Xie family, so it's naturally for sale. The mountain land is three silver dollars per mu, the best paddy fields are thirty silver dollars per mu, the medium-grade dry fields are ten silver dollars per mu, and the lowest-grade sandy fields are five silver dollars per mu..."

Farmland during the Republic of China era was not as expensive as one might imagine.

In the most expensive areas of Hubei, Hunan, and Zhejiang, even the best paddy fields cost between twenty and forty silver dollars per mu.

In more remote areas, such as Yunnan and Guizhou, an acre of paddy field costs less than eight silver dollars.

As for the mountains and forests, the price is even cheaper; you can lease a whole mountain for just over a hundred dollars.

The area marked out by Su Chen is basically the area around Sujia Village, which can connect all the fields of Sujia Village into one piece.

At that time, not only will the clan's farmland increase several times, but a large area of ​​forest will also be added.

Thinking of this, Su Chen asked again, "What is the total price?"

The broker took out an abacus from his sleeve and started tapping it away.

After a moment, he replied, "This place has a total of 100 mu of paddy fields, 150 mu of dry land, 200 mu of sandy fields, and 500 mu of mountain land, totaling 7,000 silver dollars."

Seven thousand...

Su Chen touched the eight thousand silver dollars in his pocket, feeling somewhat speechless.

The voucher hasn't even been properly redeemed yet, and it's already being given away.

However, buying land is imperative.

The clan's fields grow three times faster than ordinary fields, and occasionally rare and precious herbs will grow there.

If the forces within Changsha City were to find out about this, they would surely go crazy.

With its current strength, Sujia Village cannot withstand the crushing power of Changsha City's top forces!

"Can you make it cheaper?"

"Sir, you are joking. The Xie family's land brokerage business has always been honest and fair in its dealings with both young and old."

Before he could finish speaking, Manager Wang of the pawnshop interjected, "Manager Chen, Mr. Su is a distinguished guest of my young lady's third daughter..."

Manager Chen of the brokerage firm was taken aback upon hearing the voice, and then glanced at Su Chen with a hint of surprise.

After a long pause, he hesitated before speaking, "Since you are a friend of the Huo family, I'll make the decision and give you a discount of two hundred silver dollars, making it six thousand eight hundred silver dollars. How about that?"

The mere two hundred silver dollars discount displeased Manager Wang, who immediately said, "How can it only be two hundred silver dollars cheaper? Let's not even talk about paddy fields and dry land. Just take those five hundred acres of mountain land for example. In the past, it could have been bought for two silver dollars."

The broker, surnamed Chen, explained helplessly, "Two silver dollars was the market price last month. Now that the disaster is over, land prices are going to rise further, so three silver dollars is really not expensive."

Seeing that Manager Wang was still arguing, Su Chen waved his hand and readily took out the bank draft, saying, "Six thousand eight is six thousand eight. Let's sign the land deed contract."

The most important thing right now is to get the land deeds and double the value of the clan's land; he doesn't want any unnecessary complications.

Upon hearing this, Manager Chen smiled and immediately cupped his hands, saying, "Mr. Su, please wait a moment. I will go and fetch my master right away."

In the past, when brokerage firms bought and sold land, it was usually only a few acres or a dozen acres. There was no need to disturb the owner; the brokerage firm manager could make the decision.

However, since Su Chen was buying thousands of acres of land, and it was all land under the Xie family's name, the Xie family had to step in.

Before long, the broker invited Master Xie, Xie Jiu's father.

However, two people accompanied Master Xie. One was younger, about the same age as Old Dog Wu. He wore a sharp suit and had a refined, scholarly air, befitting a wealthy young master.

Su Chen's heart stirred, guessing that this young man must be the future head of the Xie family, Master Xie Jiu.

Jie Jiu had studied in Japan and was one of the few intellectuals of that era who was well-versed in Western learning.

He himself loved playing chess, which perfectly illustrates the saying that "a beautiful woman can calculate the outcome of a game of chess."

The "beautiful fortune teller" refers to Huo Sanniang and Qi Tiezui, while "chess master" refers to Xie Jiu, the young master of the Xie family.

In addition, among the Nine Gates led by Zhang Qishan, Half-Cut Li and Black-Backed Sixth Brother are relatively old, in their late thirties or early forties.

Zhang Qishan, Qi Tiezui, Er Yuehong, and Huo Sanniang were of the same generation... all in their mid-twenties.

The remaining Chen Pi Asi, Wu Laogou, and Jie Jiu in front of them were actually a generation younger than Er Yuehong and Huo Sanniang.

It wasn't until several years later that Chen Pi Asi, Wu Laogou, and the current Jie Jiu became the clan leaders and took charge of their respective areas.

really!

Just after Jie Jiu appeared, Su Chen heard a system notification suddenly ring in his mind!

[Congratulations to the host...]