Chapter 337 - Chapter 337: Chapter 330: Buying a Mountain_1 (1/2)

Chapter 337: Chapter 330: Buying a Mountain_1

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This was to feel out Qin Niu’s intentions.

“I prefer the pastoral life of being a landlord while cultivating.”

Hearing Qin Niu’s response, Yan Ruohai’s eyes became slightly focused, “Since Master Qin yearns for farming, my Yan Family is willing to gift all of our fields in Shuangfeng Village to Master Qin. It’s close to your home, and it would be convenient for you to farm.”

This was an initiative to show goodwill.

It was also a concession.

Yan Ruohai possessed profound wisdom, aware that two tigers cannot share one mountain. The best course of action was to relinquish the fields in Shuangfeng Village, thereby currying favor and avoiding any conflicts of interest with Qin Niu.

When everyone farms together, the competition for water during the peak summer irrigation season can easily lead to conflicts.

At that time, everyone’s fields need water.

Qin Niu’s future father-in-law already had more than ten acres of land in the village, and Qin Niu would undoubtedly purchase more land in the future. It would be quite easy for conflicts over water sources to arise.

Furthermore, there are field ridges dividing the lands.

Farmers could easily encroach upon each other’s side during cultivation, which could also lead to conflicts.

The best solution was to avoid contact.

Proactively offering the fields of Shuangfeng Village to Qin Niu was a very substantial gift. In the future, if Qin Niu wished to expand, he would remember this generous gift and avoid the Yan Family’s territory.

Moreover, with the He Family now destroyed, the vacant fields will eventually be slowly encroached upon and taken by others.

Blatant robbery is generally unlikely.

But purchasing at a low price is very possible.

“Thank you for the kind offer, Elder Yan, but I dare not accept this gift. Being a landlord, the land is one’s lifeblood and foundation. The Yan Family’s fields in Shuangfeng Village amount to at least a hundred acres, nearly ten percent of the total Yan Family land. These assets have been accumulated little by little by generations of your family.

When this household of mine was established, I had already received a generous gift from the Yan Family.

Moreover, when I was still weak, the Yan Family did not oppress me but instead helped me a great deal. That is a bond of gratitude.

Shuangfeng Village can fully accommodate both me and the Yan Family.

If Elder Yan is willing, I would like to buy the back mountain of Shuangfeng Village at the market price,” Qin Niu sincerely said.

“Some hills are not worth much. If Master Qin needs them, I can simply give them to you. We can go to the city today to transfer the title deeds.”

Yan Ruohai, hearing that Qin Niu did not intend to dominate Jade Stream Town and remembered the old kindness of the Yan Family, felt somewhat relieved in his heart.

“I can’t accept a reward without merit. If it is a gift, I will not take it. If the Yan Family is willing to part with it and sell it to me at market price, that in itself is a tremendous act of kindness.”

“Well, all right! As you wish!”

Yan Ruohai did not argue with him any further.

Those hills weren’t worth much, the Yan Family usually just kept them as a place to gather wood, and to plant trees like fir, pine, and camellia.

In the end, both parties reached a deal for 637 Two Silver Money.

The price of mountain land was originally low, and the total area was only three to four hundred acres.

The Yan Family perhaps considered it more of a part sale, part donation.

Qin Niu was now rich to the point of overflowing, paying in cash silver.

The six chests of gold, silver, and jewels looted from the He Family alone were worth a lot of money.

Certainly more than ten thousand Two Silver Money.

After all, it was a traditional family’s accumulation over many years. Even though this old family had declined, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse.

Having bought all of the back mountains of Shuangfeng Village, Qin Niu’s plan to build a stronghold could officially commence.

That very day, he went with Yan Ruohai to the city to complete the transfer procedures.