Chapter 142: Buying Land

Take me to look at these three plots of land. Jiang Yun Chu pointed to the three drawings.

As for location, those three plots have nothing in common.

I'll take this plot of land. Afterwards, Jiang Yun Chu pointed to one of the drawings.

This one? Zhang Zhi exclaimed in surprise.

I just randomly drew this plot of land.

Madam, you may not know this, but every year when there is heavy rain, this plot gets flooded; without exception for many years.

The land is top-quality, but this location……

Jiang Yun Chu admired Zhang Zhi even more; he hadn't lost his conscience for the sake of business—such an honest person really isn't suited for trade.

What's the price for this plot? Jiang Yun Chu asked no other questions; what she had taken a liking to was precisely this flooded field.

Looking at the hand-drawn terrain, later modifications would not be difficult.

This plot has been listed by the owner for two years, and no one has inquired about it; its price is the same as low-grade land—two taels of silver per mu, and this field is a full twenty mu.

Zhang Zhi knew full well about the land he himself had drawn; the owner didn't know what to do with this plot either—this year they didn't plant anything, and even if they did, the water would wash it away, resulting in no harvest; it's worse than sandy land.

Notify the owner to sign the land contract this afternoon. Jiang Yun Chu said directly.

Zhang Zhi gasped, "Miss, you'd better think this through."

This was his second reminder; Jiang Yun Chu nodded, acknowledging his goodwill, but still said, "I have another use for this plot of land."

All right, the owner is just behind; I'll have the little guy outside run a trip later. Zhang Zhi nodded.

He had already given the warning that needed to be given; since they were determined to buy, he still wanted to earn that money.

Now he can barely afford the rent, so maybe he shouldn't keep advising them.

Shall we go look at these three sandy plots now? Jiang Yun Chu wanted to decide in advance.

This afternoon, a few of the little guys should come to ask about prices; then we'll see how much sandy land they actually want to buy and what their plans are.

Sandy land is cheap—one tael of silver per mu. Even if you plant crops, the yield is poor, it's still labor-intensive; leaving it fallow makes people feel sorry. Zhang Zhi led them to the first sandy plot.

This sandy plot is the one by the river.

She bent down, touched the sand, felt its moisture—actually a good sandy plot.

How many mu is this plot in total?

This plot is thirty mu, but the sandy land over there is also for sale—it's just not listed with me; I can ask about it.

Over there it's fifty mu; further up becomes medium-grade field—only this patch is sandy land.

Zhang Zhi gave a brief introduction; their listings are at different brokerages, but everyone knows each other, so it's just a matter of saying hello.

Is the price over there the same as here? Jiang Yun Chu stood up and asked.

Having just looked at the land and its proximity to the river channel, planting some things here would be not bad.

Although it's beside the river channel, the land isn't that damp, so it won't affect crop growth.

It's the same; sandy land prices are actually all about the same.

But……

Zhang Zhi raised his head somewhat embarrassedly and said, "Our brokerage charges a three percent fee; if you spend one hundred taels to buy land, we'll collect three taels as the fee."

Their brokerage makes a living from this.

Some brokerages raise the price on the land and then earn double.

However, our small brokerage simply collects the fee; whatever price the owner sets, we state that—small brokerages struggle to survive.

I know that. She replied directly.

Zhang Zhi finally breathed a sigh of relief, worried he'd encounter someone who didn't understand the trade, shouting they'd bought your land and then giving you extra money?

His explanation just doesn't make sense—that would be a headache.

All right, I'll take this plot; have someone go to the brokerage this afternoon to change the deed.

By the way, if we can get in touch about those fifty mu, let's bring them along too.

Jiang Yun Chu pointed to two plots and then spoke.

Upon hearing that, Zhang Zhi's eyes lit up; "All right, I'll have the little guys go notify them shortly."

The little guys he referred to are actually the street urchins; Jiang Yun Chu hadn't understood before, but later learned that their brokerage roams the streets and is well acquainted with these urchins—give a urchin a copper coin and he'll run to deliver the message.

Moreover, the urchins' information is very reliable; keeping them well fed is also a channel for news.

After several rounds of negotiations, they went to another sandy field; however, this sandy field has a water source problem, and its soil is poor—no crops, not even weeds, will grow a few stalks.

Let's look at the third plot. She also hadn't expected the terrain here to be so bad.

If we were to remodel it, the labor and material costs would be huge—not worth it.

Jingdu might not have many sandy fields, but if you specifically look for manors with a few sandy plots, there are actually quite a few places; she doesn't have to limit herself to Jingdu.

Especially since the crops she later wants to grow must also avoid the people of Jingdu.

This is the third plot; although there's no major water source, there is a well over there—the owner originally hoped to irrigate diligently, maybe the situation would improve a bit, but the final result was still unsatisfactory.

This place is a bit smaller—over ten mu, let's say ten mu. Zhang Zhi held in his hand something like a ledger, which recorded all the information about the land, what the owner had done, whether it was reliable, and even who the previous owner was.

He tries to make this information as complete as possible, which helps him organize the data.

This plot will do too. Jiang Yun Chu took a stick, dug a hole directly, and examined the fine sand quality below and its moisture.

Looking around at the surrounding land, this sandy plot is truly a solitary oddity—no one knows how it formed, while the bordering fields are all top-grade, yet here pops out this bizarre sandy field.

All right, that's also this afternoon? Zhang Zhi's eyes lit up.

If this works out, his rent will be covered, and then he won't have to leave Jingdu to return to his hometown.

Fine, this afternoon.

Does your brokerage only handle land in Jingdu? Jiang Yun Chu wondered, seeing that the hand-drawn book she'd looked at only showed Jingdu land, as if there were none outside.

There is some, but not much.

My tooth shop is too small; normally people go to the big tooth shop. Although the fees there are a bit higher, they act quickly.

My little tooth shop, how many people can come over in a month?

Zhang Zhi spoke very candidly, and then he also laughed helplessly.

Before, he also worked for the big tooth shop, but that place was too dark; to make a deal, he would do anything, to lower the client's price, he would even go at night to splash dung on the client's house; to raise the selling price, he would also say all sorts of nonsense.

He couldn't stand those things, so he came out on his own and opened this little tooth shop; but the money he had earned before has all been spent, and now he can barely afford the rent.