After rebirth, I went from a peasant girl to the richest man

Chapter 288: Land Buying Boom

"Bai girl, are we going to plant potatoes next?"

The onlookers all looked at Bai Qingyun expectantly.

Every household had a good harvest this year, all because of the potatoes they planted with the Bai family.

They had no other skills, so they couldn't follow the Bai family and open a shop in the capital city.

Their current income is enough for them to build a bigger house in the village, and the remaining money can be used to marry their son to a good family or to prepare a good dowry for their daughter.

Some families who are bolder will try to rent a small shop in the city, sell some noodles and make some money.

But these are insignificant in front of the Bai family.

The gears of fate had already been turning unknowingly, changing the fate of the Bai family.

But such a fate seems to be inextricably linked to Dayang Village.

No matter what happens to the Bai family, the hundred acres of fertile land are still there, and as long as they are there, they must be cultivated.

What to plant naturally becomes the weather vane for the villagers of Dayang Village.

Bai Qingyun naturally heard everyone's expectations, but potato planting will be promoted in the second half of the year under the promotion of Lord Wen.

After weighing the pros and cons, she spoke carefully: "Potatoes, like rice, will become food for everyone and can naturally be sold."

“But it may not be as expensive as it is today.”

Then he pointed to the fields not far away, where he could still see Father Bai and his men: "As you can see, we have a lot of fields. We will plant another crop of potatoes in the fall. No matter what the price is, we will be able to sell them."

Bai Qingyun chose to express himself in an obscure way. Most of the villagers were rough people, and many of them found it difficult to understand the implied meaning.

Fortunately, everyone is here now. The advantage of having more people is that there will always be one or two smart people, and their words can be inspiring to the villagers.

"I say, you are also worried about the potatoes this time. They are all food. Is it possible that you can't sell them?"

"We can sell it at such a high price because the grain we found has a high yield."

"Yes, Lord Wen is a good official. If we promote this high-yield grain as soon as possible, we can all have enough to eat!"

"After selling the potatoes this time, we all have some extra money. I think we should go buy some land from the village chief."

These words made the villagers, who were originally a little lost, suddenly enlightened.

"Yes, my family was reluctant to buy a few more acres of land at the beginning, otherwise we could have earned more this time!"

"Who said it wasn't! I had just come here at the time and I had to build a house with the money I had, so I didn't dare spend it easily."

"Now that I have some money, I can buy a few more acres of land to plant."

"Yes, this land in my hands gives me more peace of mind than money in my hands!"

"Oh, my house hasn't been built yet, I don't even know where to hide in that shabby hut!"

The villagers of Dayang Village all wanted to let their children go to school as soon as possible, so the construction team went to the ancestral hall together after building the Bai family’s house.

The work on the ancestral hall and the private school was now finished, and the construction of the villagers' houses began.

Laying the foundation, building the walls, decorating...

The entire construction team was divided into several small teams, which were busy in the homes of various villagers to maximize the use of time.

However, most villagers still live in the dilapidated houses of the past.

Although I knew that there were no thieves in the village, I was still worried because there was no safe place for the silver.

In the end, no one knew who it was, but someone said that they should go find the village chief to measure the land while it was still day.

The crowd that had originally gathered dispersed and ran towards the village chief's house.

Village Chief Yang, who had just returned from the Bai family and was drinking a little wine, was carried to the fields by everyone...

The team that collected money saw this scene and immediately picked up their own money and ran back to catch up with this wave of land buying.

Until the sun sets, the most gentle strokes are revealed on the distant hillside, which is a splendid farewell at sunset.

The last person in the team in front of Bai's mother took the silver and went home, and finally it was the Bai family's turn.

"Hiss~" The man looked at the list in front of him, glanced at the data, and inhaled, attracting everyone's attention.

Bai Qingyun looked at him guiltily and glanced at the box containing silver in front of him.

The box was originally full of silver, but now there is very little left.

"Madam, the amount is too large. Can you wait for a moment?"

Bai's mother nodded to show her understanding.

Then the adult stood up and whispered something into the steward's ear.

The steward hurried over and said to Bai's mother, "Excuse me, is this Mrs. Bai from the Bai family?"

Bai's mother nodded in agreement.

The man looked at Bai Qingyun again: "So this is Miss Bai?"

Different from the respect he showed to Bai's mother, the look that man showed towards Bai Qingyun was somewhat...admiration.

Bai Qingyun looked at the people around him. As the last person ran away with the silver, only the government officials were left in the team.

I saw the adult who had just looked at Bai Mu's list was directing the rest of the team to gather the remaining silver together and check the number.

The man realized that his behavior was a little abrupt, so he said in a voice that the three people could hear: "I am abrupt."

"I am Zhou Jing, the deputy commissioner of Jiangzhou City Household Department, in charge of this potato collection."

Bai's mother and Bai Qingyun hurriedly saluted: "Greetings, Master Zhou!"

Zhou Jing stopped him halfway through the ceremony: "You are not worthy of this."

Zhou Jing was very strong and lifted the two of them up, then explained.

"To be honest, I heard from Lord Wen in the government office that the idea of ​​'work-for-relief' was proposed by a young lady named 'Bai Qingyun'."

"Oh! Don't worry, Miss Bai. Only a few of us senior executives know about this."

"The strategies he came up with to turn around Jiangzhou's finances during this period are comparable to those of Zhou Yu!"

Bai Qingyun replied somewhat embarrassedly: "Mr. Zhou, you are too kind. This method was not thought up by me. I saw it in an ancient book."

She felt extremely guilty inside. How could she be worthy of being compared with Zhou Yu?

Zhou Jing's praise was like a torrent of water, and it did not slow down even though Bai Qingyun blushed.

It was not until Bai Qingyun saw all the silver and money put together and the amount was almost checked that Bai Qingyun found an opportunity to interrupt: "Master Zhou, my potato account has not been checked yet."

Bai Qingyun pointed at a pile of silver in the distance and glanced at the sky vaguely.

The hint couldn't be more obvious: if you delay any further, it will be dark by the time you return to the city!

No matter how enthusiastic Zhou Jing was, she didn't dare to delay things.

Only after Bai Qingyun's reminder did he realize why he had come up to him.

He immediately slapped his forehead in regret: "It's my fault. I was too busy talking."

He guided Bai's mother and Bai Qingyun to the table where the silver was piled.