Chapter 332 - Chapter 332: Chapter 332: Buying Land (1/2)
Chapter 332: Chapter 332: Buying Land
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“Didn’t you say a while ago that you wanted to ask if the price for the land with farm manor, hot springs, and high-quality farmland could be lowered?”
He quickly grabbed Di Yelei’s hand: “Today, while I had nothing to do, I made a special trip. I met the landlord and got a definite answer; they agreed to lower the price!”
In fact, because Old Man Li had escaped from the Land Officer’s home last time, just before that, he had patted his chest and assured Liu Sisi! Old Man Li’s escape and subsequent death made the Land Officer feel a burning sensation on his face, always feeling that he had let the young couple down.
He turned things over in his mind but found no solution, and it affected his eating and sleeping. In the end, the Land Officer’s wife came up with an idea!
Since the Di Family wanted to buy land, why not help them lower the price? This would at least make up for some of the loss. The Land Officer thought about it and agreed, so as soon as daybreak came, he went to the manor and bargained with the landlord, completely discarding his dignity. Finally, the landlord agreed to lower the price.
On arriving home, without any concern for the darkness, he rushed over to report the good news to the couple.
Di Yelei was delighted and exchanged glances with Liu Sisi: “How much did they agree to lower the price to?”
Land Officer said triumphantly: “I’ve looked around, and the farm has houses, hot springs, and high-quality farmland. They originally wanted 1000 taels of silver, but after a long time talking, they finally agreed to sell it for 680 taels of patterned silver. However, they said the transfer procedure at the government office should be completed as soon as possible, and you will have to pay for it. The most important thing is that they want cash.”
Though the Land Officer wanted to express his hard work, he held back since he knew helping the couple was a way of making amends.
Liu Sisi thought for a moment: “They want us to pay the processing fee? How much is that?”
Land Officer hurriedly said: “They’ve asked around, and to transfer this land property, it would cost around 50 taels of silver. Di Third Son is now working in the government office, so I think you should be able to get a discount. That’s why I agreed with them.”
Di Yelei thought for a moment: “Some of my colleagues are in charge of this kind of thing. If I go, it shouldn’t be that much. After all, I can just invite everyone for a small gathering meal at a wine-house afterward.”
As the couple discussed, Liu Sisi was calculating in her heart.
There were more than 500 taels of silver in cash at home a few days ago, and since they had spent some money on hiring a carriage today, they would probably need to sell some silver ornaments to collect the 680 taels of silver.
Once she made up her mind, she gave a practically imperceptible nod to Di Yelei.
Di Yelei, who was chatting with Mr. Land Officer, saw this and immediately said, “Uncle Land Officer, we can’t give you a definite answer right now! Think about it, this is a large sum of money. Even if we decide to buy, it will probably take some borrowing from one party to repay another.”
The words made the Land Officer’s face darken. That’s right!
He hadn’t thought about whether the couple had enough money.
“How about this? Tomorrow morning, Ye Lei will go out to think of a solution, and we’ll give you an answer by tomorrow evening. What do you think?”
Di Yelei added quickly.