Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 889 - 887_1

Chapter 889: Chapter 887_1

"No, I can’t wait, I’m going to talk to the village chief about this now." Wei Zhuang couldn’t sit still once he guessed the identities of Xiao’er and the others.

If they weren’t locals, he was initially worried about what to do when the fruit was planted and no one came to harvest it.

Now those worries have completely vanished.

All over the country, there are a few places getting richer every year, thanks to the Imperial Court’s policies.

Many of these policies, rumor has it, were proposed by Prince Jingrui and his wife.

Now that Prince Jingrui and his wife have personally come to their village, asking people to plant the Qilin fruit, it’s clear they want to lead their village to prosperity.

Such a golden opportunity, how could he wait until tomorrow to act?

Over the years, with the silver he earned, he bought land for his family. They now own 35 acres, including 20 acres of paddy field and 15 acres of dry land. He has decided to plant Qilin fruit on all 15 acres of dry land.

Besides, he plans to buy some wastelands, clear the hillsides, and plant Qilin fruit there.

Here in the mountainous area, there is quite a lot of hilly land and it’s also quite cheap.

"Hold on, don’t let anyone know the identity of Young Master Shangguan and the others!" Huzi’s father quickly reminded.

"Don’t worry, I won’t speak of it."

Since others didn’t clarify their identities, and he was merely guessing theirs, he definitely shouldn’t spill it. If he offended them, and they chose others to plant Qilin fruit, he’d only have himself to blame.

"Enough said, I’ve got to go see the village chief." Wei Zhuang spun around halfway through leaving, "By the way, if you have some extra silver, buy more wasteland tomorrow, clear it out little by little, and dedicate it solely to Qilin fruit planting. If you don’t have any spare silver, I can lend you some."

Huzi’s dad was touched by his words. He waved his hand in refusal, "I still have a hillside that I haven’t started working on. It’s enough to clear that out and plant. Don’t worry about me. If you have some spare silver, buy more land for yourself. You know it’s an opportunity."

His good friend reminded him to buy more wasteland and was even willing to lend him silver for fertile land. He naturally knew his friend wanted to help.

However, this is an opportunity to make money, and the price of the Qilin fruit won’t always be 100 coins per kilo. When people see how valuable this fruit is, more will plant it. The more people plant it, the less valuable it becomes.

To make more money, it’s better to plant more in the first two or three years.

If Wei Zhuang lent the silver to him, then it means Wei Zhuang would buy less land. Naturally, Huzi’s dad couldn’t be so selfish.

Weizhuang understood that his family had limited labor, and the hill alone was enough for them to handle, so he didn’t say much more.

He needed to speak to the village chief about this before it got dark.

After Wei Zhuang left, Huzi’s mother finally said, "Honey, I think we should have Meizi go home tomorrow, borrow some silver, and also suggest to them to buy more land to plant Qilin fruit."

Fishing at sea every day made a good income, but every time her father and big brother went to sea, her mother and sister-in-law were always worried sick. If there was a storm, they couldn’t eat or sleep.

Who wouldn’t want to lead a stable life with their feet on solid ground? Huzi’s mom felt that her family could take advantage of this opportunity to buy more land for planting Qilin fruit, earn some extra silver, and it would be okay even if they didn’t go out to sea in the future.

"We don’t need to borrow money, but indeed, it’s such a good opportunity we should inform dad and elder brother. They can’t keep going to sea all year round, it’s too risky. Besides, dad is getting old." Huzi’s dad had the same thoughts after listening to his wife.

"Absolutely, that’s the truth."

"Let’s do it this way. Now it gets dark late, you go borrow a carriage from Wei Zhuang, and we rush over to tell dad and big brother about it overnight, and then rush back early tomorrow morning!"

They don’t know when Young Master Shangguan will arrive tomorrow, and since they agreed to meet tomorrow, it wouldn’t be good to be out.

But such a big matter, he couldn’t rest assured if only Meizi went to talk about it alone.

"Alright. I’ll go pack."

There isn’t actually too much to pack. After all, the round trip will take four hours, and they won’t be able to stay long at her parents’ house.

Huzi’s mom took along the box of pastries and a pack of candy given by Xiao’er, a basket of fruit, and of course, the Qilin fruit, and the family rushed out the door.

Huzi’s mom’s parental home was a little far away. Even by carriage round trip, it would take four hours. By the time they arrived, it was already night, and all the houses had turned off their lights and gone to sleep.

When Huzi’s grandma saw them coming so late, with Huzi’s dad using crutches and hopping on one foot, she was very scared. She nearly thought that something had happened to them.

It wasn’t until they explained their purpose that she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Child, this matter could be dealt with a day later. There’s no need to rush all the way here, travelling during the night, knocking on the door in the middle of the night, you’re trying to scare me to death?" After Huzi’s grandma breathed a sigh of relief, she couldn’t help but scold them.

The two of them are parents themselves and still act so impulsively when they face problems. This recklessness couldn’t continue.

"The villagers will know about this tomorrow. I was worried about the good wasteland and hillsides being bought by others, so I hurried over here? It definitely won’t happen again." Huzi’s mom knew her mom scolded her because she was worried about her family’s safety.

Huzi’s granny didn’t say anything after hearing this. "I have some savings here. You take them and buy more wasteland."

After Huzi’s grandmother said this, she turned to Huzi’s grandfather, "What do you think of this? Are we buying the land for our family?"

Huzi’s grandfather lit a cigarette, took a puff, blew out a smoke ring, and then said, "We should also buy some land."

He’s old and doesn’t want to go to sea anymore.

Moreover, a few days ago during the storm, they almost capsized. Fortunately, it was a false alarm.

Because of this, he was more eager to live a solid and stable life.

"Buy it. We’ll buy as much as we can with the spare silver we have."

Huzi’s mother was delighted to hear this. Finally, there was a chance to get away from a life of constant fear.

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Meanwhile, when Xiao’er and her group arrived at their family hotel, the shopkeeper recognized them immediately and personally welcomed them.

Once they knew that Xiao’er and her group wanted to stay, they immediately led them to their exclusive room.

At dinner, Xiao’er and Jingrui naturally had a lot to talk about after not seeing each other for a few months.

"When did you get here, big brother?"

"I’ve been here for a few days now, but it’s been stormy for several consecutive days." He originally wanted to look around, but he’s been staying in the hotel room these days due to the weather.

"Big Brother, what are your plans?"

"For now, I’ll just look around, familiarise myself with the surroundings, and then make further plans."

"What’s your preliminary plan?" Shangguan Xuanyi asked after hearing this.

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