Chapter 139: Chapter 139: Xie Yaren
Lin Sanshui just had the idea of buying land, and he wasn’t in a hurry. Seeing how busy the business was, he decided to stay and help out first.
Gu Nian was too young to do anything else, so she simply helped collect money.
Lin Pandi looked at this scene in surprise, thinking, Niannian is still so young, aren’t they afraid she might make a mistake with the money?
Lin Sanshui and Erhu really weren’t afraid. They both knew she was learning to read with Nan Jin Yu and had confidence in her arithmetic skills.
Only Lin Pandi didn’t understand the situation and looked at the scene in astonishment.
By just past noon, the two barrels of cold jelly were completely sold out.
Only then did Lin Sanshui breathe a sigh of relief, took the money pouch from Gu Nian, pulled out a few copper coins, and handed them to Erhu, "Erhu, after you finish tidying up, go to the restaurant and call your big brother. Your dad will take your sister away first, and we’ll meet at the town entrance later."
"Okay." Erhu responded.
After Lin Sanshui walked away with Gu Nian, Gu Nian said, "Dad, aren’t you being too stingy? The money was earned by Second Brother and Pandi working hard for half the afternoon, and you only gave Second Brother a few copper coins and even took the money pouch."
"Little girl, what do you know?" Lin Sanshui said, "I feel sorry for Pandi, but pity aside, she’s not really part of our family, and she still owes us ten taels of silver. As for your Second Brother, I’m working my fingers to the bone for you all to grow up and start families. If I don’t manage the silver, how are we going to find them wives in the future?"
"Yes, yes, yes, what Dad says is absolutely right!" Gu Nian quickly flattered him.
The broker Lin Sanshui chose was the official broker in Qingshan Town, and having government backing was always the most secure.
As soon as he entered, what he saw was a large courtyard with a fair number of people coming and going.
It wasn’t until he reached the inside that someone came up to greet him, "Hello, brother, may I ask your name?"
Being in this kind of place for the first time, Lin Sanshui couldn’t help but feel a bit restrained, "Oh, my surname is Lin, you can just call me Lin San."
"So it’s Brother Lin San. My name is Xie Zhou, and I’m a broker here." Xie Zhou had been working at this brokerage for quite some time, and he spoke very politely, "May I ask what brings Brother Lin San to our brokerage? Do you have any acquaintances here?"
"I really don’t, but since Brother Xie is part of the brokerage, why not trouble Brother Xie a bit, if that’s alright?" Xie Zhou’s politeness made Lin Sanshui much more relaxed. After all, this brokerage was an official one, connected to the authorities, and the people inside were generally quite distinguished.
"Not at all, may I know if Brother Lin San is here to buy or sell? Or is there some uncertainty you’d like help appraising?"
"It’s like this..."
Lin Sanshui expressed his need to buy land, and Xie Zhou took him inside while talking.
As they sat inside, someone served them tea and two plates of snacks.
Xie Zhou took out a booklet and asked, "Is Brother Lin San looking to buy land in a specific area, and are there any requirements? Let me see if I have anything that matches."
Speaking of this, Lin Sanshui had already discussed it with Mrs. Jiang at home, "It’s like this, we’re from Taohua Village, just ordinary farmers, and the land we buy is also for us to farm ourselves, so it’s best if it’s closer to Taohua Village. Also, we’d like to buy some fertile fields that are easy to manage."
After Lin Sanshui finished speaking, Xie Zhou continuously flipped through the booklet in his hand.
In no time, he spoke up, "Close to Taohua Village, there are three pieces of fertile land: one near the Great West River, which has thirty-two acres and costs six taels of silver per acre; another with fifty acres that’s a bit further away, priced at eight taels of silver per acre, and a third with seventy acres right next to Taohua Village, priced at seven taels per acre."