Chapter 208

Anyways, those lands have been lying idle, so it's better to sell them at a low price.

When the Zhao Clan Chief saw this, he said, "The Zhao family also has twenty-six mu of barren land over there. Like the Zhou Family, we'll sell it for one or two taels of silver per mu."

Mo Jiuye first looked at Xie Tianhai and Fang Chuanzhou.

After all, they had all come to Xi Ling Village for their own families, so naturally they couldn't fall behind others when there was land being sold.

When Xie Tianhai and Fang Chuanzhou heard that it was land that had been barren for many years with low yields, neither of them were very interested.

They weren't very knowledgeable about farming to begin with. If they went to cultivate land like that, it might end up a fruitless endeavor.

Therefore, the two of them shook their heads at Mo Jiuye at the same time, indicating that they did not want to buy such land.

If possible, they wanted to buy some of the Cui Family's good farmland.

It was just what Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran wanted to hear that the two men did not want to buy the land that had been barren for many years.

They had planned that if possible, they would buy all of the land at the foot of the mountain and build their future house there too.

That way, their family property could be managed together.

Mo Jiuye immediately decided, "Clan chiefs, I've decided to buy all of that land from you."

As soon as his words fell, He Zhiran brought over a large silver ingot, worth a full ten taels.

"Clan chiefs, this is the down payment for the land. After our family settles down in the next few days, let's go to the yamen to process the land transfer formalities."

Such a large ingot of silver yuanbao placed on the table suddenly gave a sense of great wealth.

When the Zhou Clan Chief saw this, he smiled and said, "Young Lady Mo is really too kind. Just give a little symbolic down payment to show your intentions. After all, we’ll be fellow villagers in the future. How could I not trust you?"

By now, the two clan chiefs had determined that the Mo family were foolishly wealthy.

Not only did they want all of that land, but they were also so refreshingly willing to take out silver...

He Zhiran would not try to guess their thoughts at this time. She smiled and replied, "The silver will be given sooner or later. This deposit also shows our sincerity in buying the land."

"Very good, very good. Since this is the case, we will gladly accept it." The Zhou Clan Chief was quite modest and pushed the silver to the Zhao Clan Chief. "Zhao Clan Chief, you can hold onto the silver first. We’ll divide it after we finish the formalities at the county yamen."

The Zhao Clan Chief smiled and responded, "Okay, I'll arrange it as Elder Zhou says."

It could be seen from this that the characters of both clan chiefs were quite good - they were modest and not greedy for money.

Having settled the matter of purchasing the land in their hands, Mo Jiuye then asked, "Also, I heard that many of the houses we were assigned here originally belonged to your clan members?"

The Zhao Clan Chief explained about the ownership of those houses.

Mo Jiuye asked again, "I wonder if those compounds are for sale?"

Hearing Mo Jiuye's intention that he seemed to want to buy those dilapidated compounds, the two clan chiefs were completely stunned.

"Young Mo, you want to buy those compounds too?" Clan Chief Zhou said somewhat incredulously.

You have to know that those compounds were very much an eyesore where they sat. Not to mention they couldn't afford to repair them, the government kept using them to provide rent-free housing for those exiled people.

Although no one could live there long-term, having that kind of thing still felt a little irritating.

Mo Jiuye laughed and said, "My family likes quiet. I feel it’s more suitable to build houses there.

Also, it's close to the land we bought which makes it convenient to take care."

The two clan chiefs both felt that his words made sense.

"Mm, that idea is not bad. It's just that with so many compounds at the foot of the mountain, have you decided which ones you want to buy?"

"If possible, I plan to buy all of them." Mo Jiuye's words were completely unambiguous.

"Buy all of them?"

The two clan chiefs were shocked by his words again.

If it was one or two compounds, it would have been fine for him to buy them. After all, the Mo family didn't seem to lack people either.

But to buy all of them, what on earth did they need so much space for?

"Y-Young Mo... You have to know, although those compounds are a little shabby, they’re still much more expensive than buying land. Are you sure you want to buy them all?

Also, the reason we moved away is because it’s hard to avoid harassment by the barbarians there.

Take a look at the houses in our village. No matter how dilapidated, the courtyard walls are all built over ten feet high.

Being far away from the foot of the mountain, there’s a chance to detect barbarians coming and make preparations.

If you build houses at the foot of the mountain, even if the courtyard walls are repaired to be high again, once the barbarians come, you won’t even have time to make defensive preparations."

Although the Zhou Clan Chief was extremely eager to turn his family's dilapidated houses into silver, he still felt it necessary to remind them. Making money was secondary. If the Mo family lived there unsafely, they would feel uneasy even if they took the money.

Mo Jiuye knew that both clan chiefs were kind-hearted people and was very grateful that they could sincerely remind him.

However, he didn’t care about harassment by a few barbarians at all.

As long as there was one man at home, the barbarians would retreat fruitlessly.

He smiled and said, "I have my own plans for this. If possible, I would like to buy all of the compounds at the foot of the mountain."

Not only were the two clan chiefs stunned now, even Mo Chuhan was a little anxious.

Before going up the mountain today, he had specially checked the foot of the mountain.

The dilapidated compounds of various sizes added up to at least twenty.

Had Ninth Brother gone crazy? Was he planning to let each family member live in a separate compound?

"Ninth Brother?"

Mo Jiuye knew that Eighth Brother had doubts, but with so many outsiders around at the moment, it wasn’t good to explain too much.

"Eighth Brother, I'll tell you about it later."

Even if Mo Chuhan still had endless doubts, since Ninth Brother had spoken like this, he could only repress them for now.

When Madam Mo saw that her eighth son had objections, she quickly helped Mo Jiuye speak.

"Chuhan, listen to your Ninth Brother. Our Mo family is currently headed by the He family."

Mo Chuhan knew that his Ninth Brother's wife was the head of house.

Ninth Brother was also acting on his sister-in-law's intentions in doing this.

But he just couldn't figure out that with less than twenty people in the whole family, including Liang Hao and the others, what exactly did they want to do with buying so many compounds?

Since the old mother had spoken up for Ninth Brother, it meant that she also supported Ninth Brother and his wife.

Therefore, Mo Chuhan decided to keep silent and watch.

Knowing that he had lost his memory, Fifth Brother decided not to participate in major family decisions until he remembered.

The two clan chiefs had thoroughly discovered that the decision makers in the Mo Family, apart from Young Master Mo Jiuye and his wife, were also that old lady.

Since the heads of the household had this intention, it would seem pretentious if they tried to advise otherwise.

"Young Mo, the Zhao family has seven compounds at the foot of the mountain, big and small. Let’s look them over first and discuss the price afterward, alright?"

The Zhou Clan Chief also said, "Our Zhou family has nine compounds. We’ll do the same and talk again after checking them out.

As for the remaining five, they belong to the Cui family. If you want to buy them, you’ll have to talk it over with the Cui family."