freenovelworld Chapter 962 Staying in the South for the New Year
Chapter 962 Staying in the South for the New Year
Qian Duo said: "I know, it's just a granary. I don't believe there is no cave nearby."
It is better to store food in caves. You don’t need to spend materials to build them. You just need to clean up the cave.
It’s fine to have a manor with a lot of money, but we have to build a few more under the city.
It doesn't have to be big, a farm of a few hundred acres is enough. The land doesn't need to be very fertile, and the location doesn't have to be very good. It just needs to be able to accommodate vehicles and allow for composting.
The key is that you don’t have much money, so you have to spend it frugally.
It is not advisable to spend seven or eight thousand taels in one go like this time.
The old man looked at the farm and couldn't help shaking his head, "If you don't know, you might think it's a wasteland. What do you want to buy it for?"
Zhou Guo said, "It's not a wasteland. We can build a few mud houses here, level the land, and cut a road. It will be a good farm. It doesn't need many people to guard it. A dozen households will be enough. It's not far from the main road. And the most important thing is, Master, it's cheap. It's so big, but only 1,500 taels. The land is more than 400 acres after leveling. It's a good deal."
"It's not that cost-effective. You have to build the house and the granary yourself, and the cost is not that low. I think you are trying to save a little but end up suffering a great loss." The old man thought it was not cost-effective. Building a house by yourself requires a lot of effort. It would be much better to buy something ready-made.
Zhou Guo pointed at the ruins of the manor and said, "Look, this was once a manor. If we repair it, it will be a good manor. The cost will be less than those good manors. It can't cost hundreds of thousands of taels to build a few houses, right? And I don't expect this manor to grow much food, just some fertilizer, that's enough."
The old man waved his hand, "Whatever you say is reasonable."
The next two farms have such land: small, sparse and cheap.
For every person she brought out, she would have to keep one person in the village.
By the time I bought a shop later, fewer and fewer people came.
She had no choice but to let one person manage all the shops in a county, and have one person do the work of several people, and of course the salary was also shared by several people.
So even though it was hard work, everyone was happy.
In fact, even if Zhou Guo didn't pay them so much, they would be happy. After all, they are the only ones in this area, and they can manage it however they want in the future. If they manage it well, they can become the managers of the Zhou family like Hu Zi and Wu Jiang.
That's the scenery.
They were left behind one by one, and although they felt a little sad, they were still secretly excited.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "From now on, this place will be your world. I brought you out from so many people because I saw your abilities. You are steady and cautious, and you are thoughtful and far-sighted. These places will depend on you in the future."
After hearing these words, everyone was excited and expressed that they would definitely live up to her expectations.
The old man twirled his beard and smiled, "You are really good at winning people's hearts."
Zhou Guo disagreed, "How can this be called winning people's hearts? I am encouraging them. From now on, they will have to handle all matters big and small on their own. I will definitely give them some instructions, but I believe in them. Besides, there is still a lot of money here, so nothing serious will happen."
The day before she left, the money from the grouper dish was delivered to her.
Two hundred thousand taels.
She left Qian Duo 60,000 taels, told him to spend frugally, and then she took the rest of the people forward.
Along the way, she bought farms and shops. Later, she became more and more stingy and only bought shops and farms in remote areas.
The old man sighed, "Forget about the farm, but now you are also starting to save money on the shop?"
Zhou Guo touched his nose and said, "In fact, I think that selling food, mountain products, and fruits doesn't have to be on the main street. Food is a necessity for people's livelihood, so there is no need to choose a good location. Mountain products are a unique business, so there is no need to choose a good location. Wherever you open these things, it's a good location. You don't have to worry about people not coming to your store. After all, good wine needs no bush."
The old man was amused, "You are very confident."
Actually, if you think about it carefully, this is the case.
This way, she saves a lot of money along the way.
On the 16th day of the twelfth lunar month of that year, Zhou Guo followed the army's track and came to a county town that the army had just captured.
Erpang was very worried. "Master, this place is only a hundred miles away from the front line. We'd better not go there. We never know when they will come back. If they have hundreds of thousands of troops and rush over, we will probably be crushed into pieces."
Dashu and Xiaoshu nodded repeatedly, "Yes, the front line is very dangerous. We are all fine, but Master, you can't be in trouble. So many people are waiting for you."
The old man also felt that it was not good to be in a dangerous place. "As the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Why don't we go back? This is just a county town. We haven't even taken the provincial capital yet. This place is not worth so much for us to gamble our lives on."
Zhou Guo said, "Master, don't worry. The army has not only taken this county, but also the two neighboring ones. The army has deployed troops in several places. Besides, this is not a border, so it's not that dangerous. Let's go to the front and see if we can meet my uncle. We may even be able to spend the New Year with him."
The old man sighed, "I knew you were planning this, but the army is now on the front line and could start fighting at any time. Does he have the time to come back to this small county town more than a hundred miles behind to celebrate the New Year? It's not like he has nothing to do."
Zhou Guo said while eating melon seeds, "I know, but who knows. You never know. Besides, it's too far to go back now. It's Chinese New Year soon anyway. Let's go to the county town ahead to celebrate the New Year, and then go back after the New Year. There are many things to do in the early spring."
"There are so many places to celebrate the New Year, why go to the front line to celebrate the New Year? Are you crazy?" The old man found it unreasonable. Who would go to the front line to celebrate the New Year?
Zhou Guo didn't say anything, but pointed to the lush bamboo forests on both sides of the road and said, "Look, there are so many bamboo forests here. You can't even see them in the north. This is the season for winter bamboo shoots. When we settle down and have nothing to do, we can come out to dig winter bamboo shoots and make fresh bamboo shoot soup with ham, braised bamboo shoots in oil, and stir-fry them with bacon. That taste is so delicious!"
As I said this, I felt like my saliva was about to come out.
I have been on the road for a long time, and I haven't eaten or slept well. Now I think about delicious food and feel a little greedy.
The old man's eyes widened as he noticed the bamboo forests on both sides of the mountain. "How many winter bamboo shoots do we need to dig?"
Asked the fat man at the edge of the car, "Do you have a hoe? Is there any house nearby?"
Er Pang shook his head, "Grandpa, why should we take that thing with us when we go out? There are no houses for miles around here. But this place is not far from the county town, only 20 or 30 miles away."
The old man couldn't wait any longer. "I'm going out to dig bamboo shoots. You guys go ahead and I'll catch up later."