Chapter 61: Buying the Land

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

In a certain house in the county city.

Nie Huiyang pushed the door open and walked into the courtyard. He said with a serious expression, “Boss, if we don’t get a job soon, our Chaoyang Building will be disbanded.”

An Shanwu’s face was filled with worry. “Every time we get a job, another building team will snatch it away at a lower price. There’s nothing I can do now.”

Nie Huiyang patted the back of his hand. “Boss, we can’t just sit around and wait for death.”

An Shanwu looked at Nie Huiyang. “Then do you have any ideas?”

Nie Huiyang avoided his gaze and said without much confidence, “If only I had.”

The two of them sighed in unison and fell into sorrow.

Suddenly, a beautiful woman’s voice came from outside the door. “Brother

Shanwu, Brother Huiyang, are you there?”

The two of them looked up at the door. Then, An Shanwu stood up and walked towards the door happily.

When he saw who it was, he couldn’t help but shout in surprise, “Sister Ruyue?” Shen Ruyue smiled. “Brother Shanwu, I was afraid that you wouldn’t be home.” An Shanwu glanced at Chu Qingzhi and her siblings behind Shen Ruyue and said enthusiastically, “Come in, come in.”

The four of them entered the courtyard.

When Nie Huiyang saw Shen Ruyue, he quickly fetched some tea.

There was a set of tables and chairs made of wood in the courtyard. There were unique carvings on them. An Shanwu asked the four of them to sit down.

Chu Qingzhi and Shen Ruyue sat down. The two little ones stood behind Chu Qingzhi.

Nie Huiyang brought the tea to the table and said enthusiastically, “Sister

Ruyue, Miss, please have some tea.”

An Shanwu asked with concern, “Sister Ruyue, you…”

Shen Ruyue knew what An Shanwu wanted to ask. She smiled and said, “This girl beside me is called Chu Qingzhi. She saved me from prison. The two children arc Qingzhi’s younger brothers.”

When Nie Huiyang heard this, he quickly went into the house to get two apples for Chu Xuyuan and Chu Xuyao. “Little Brothers, cat.”

With Chu Qingzhi’s permission, the two young boys took the apples. “Thank you, Uncle.”

Nie Huiyang smiled, revealing his white teeth. “What a polite child.”

An Shanwu, Nie Huiyang, and Shen Ruyue were orphans who grew up together.

An Shanwu learned how to build a house from others when he was 12 years old. He was quick on the uptaking. When he was 20 years old, he established the building team called the Chaoyang Building.

When Nie Huiyang found out that An Shanwu needed a helper, he came over to join him.

Shen Ruyue was sweet-looking. She went to a rich family to be a servant girl and relied on her smart brain to secretly learn to read and write. She was promoted and became Madam’s personal servant girl. It was just that the madam she followed wasn’t a good one.

The three of them caught up with each other for a while before getting down to business.

Shen Ruyue unfolded the blueprint of the bungalow and handed it to An Shanwu. “Brother Shanwu, Qingzhi wants to build such a house. Take a look.” An Shanwu took the blueprint and looked at it carefully.

A few minutes later, he said, “No problem, but it will take a longer time. Moreover, it will cost at least 200 taels to build this house.”

Chu Qingzhi secretly observed An Shanwu. This person didn’t look cunning. He had a calm temperament, which meant that he was not someone who liked to boast. “My budget is 1,000 taels of silver.”

An Shanwu could not help but look sideways at Chu Qingzhi. The girl was dressed like a peasant girl. Was she joking when she said that she would spend 1,000 taels to build a house?

An Shanwu asked in a friendly tone, “Miss, did you say 1,000 taels just now, not 100 taels.”

Even if it was 100 taels, ordinary farmers would not be able to fork it out in their entire lives.

Shen Ruyue laughed and reminded him, “Brother Shanwu, don’t judge a book by its cover.”

An Shanwu quickly explained, “I don’t mean anything bad. I just feel that 1,000 taels is too much…”

Shen Ruyue thought to herself. Chu Qingzhi was now earning more than a hundred taels of silver a day. A thousand taels of silver was only a matter of a few days. Moreover, Qingzhi was about to start another business. She would definitely make a fortune.

Chu Qingzhi smiled and said, “It’s fine. I can afford it but I don’t have the building materials.”

An Shanwu understood what Chu Qingzhi meant. “Don’t worry, Miss. Leave the materials to us. We will help you purchase them. With your budget, we will definitely use the best materials.”

Chu Qingzhi nodded. “In that case, come and take a look at the building side tomorrow and prepare for construction.”

An Shanwu was overjoyed. “Okay.”

After discussing some details and finalizing some things, Chu Qingzhi bade farewell to them and left.

At the county office.

Recently, the county city had been very peaceful. There were only some small fights, so the county magistrate was very free.

The secretary was also very free. He walked into the inner hall. “My lord, Chu Qingzhi is here to buy land.”

The county magistrate’s hand that was holding the teacup paused. “That smart girl who solved a case for us?”

The secretary nodded. “Yes.”

The county magistrate looked up and thought for a moment. “Which land is she going to buy?”

The secretary said, “It’s that piece of wasteland in their village. The Chu Village is a big village, but many people have become rich and moved to the county city, so that piece of land has been unoccupied.”

The county magistrate pondered for a moment. “How big is the wasteland?”

The secretary replied, “It’s about the size of two acres. Behind that piece of wasteland is a small mountain.”

The county magistrate waved his hand. “Sell it to her. Remember to be nice to her. If we need this girl’s help one day, she won’t refuse us.”

The county magistrate had always been good at judging people.

The secretary replied, “I’ll do it immediately.”

Chu Qingzhi came out of the county office with two title deeds in her hand. One was for the wasteland, and the other was for the small mountain behind it.

After settling the matter, Chu Qingzhi said, “Let’s go to the market.”

Today, Chu Qingzhi wanted to treat Tang Jinghong to a meal. She planned to personally cook something to thank Tang Jinghong for his help.

At the military camp.

In the tent, Tang Jinghong had been dealing with work for the entire morning.

At the door, the soldier said, “General, it’s noon.”

Tang Jinghong had been very busy these past two days. He asked the soldier to remind him to go to Chu Qingzhi’s house for lunch.

He was especially curious about what Chu Qingzhi would cook for him.

After hearing the soldier’s voice, he put down his pen and stretched his body. He stood up and walked out of the tent.

He placed one hand behind his back and walked lightly with a happy expression.

The passing soldiers could not help but look at their general. What good things happened? The general, who always pulled a long face, was actually smiling.

They were all very curious..