Lin Xiaoman said that he would make some large open baskets and put them on the uninhabitable kang. Fill the baskets with soil and plant some small green leafy vegetables. No matter how big or small they grow, there is always a place to eat them in winter, so Lin Erhu went to the mountain.

I cut a lot of apricot strips and brought them back.

As soon as he arrived at the door of his house, he saw Lu Jin and others coming this way. Lin Erhu exclaimed, "Ah," and ran into the yard while shouting: "Sister, sister, the county magistrate is here!"

This shout was so loud and urgent that if you couldn't hear clearly what he was shouting, you would have thought that he had been chased by a wolf. Even Lu Jin, who was about to walk to the door, stopped in his tracks and his head was covered with black lines.

Lin Xiaoman had just put the fried pickles into a big bowl. After hearing Lin Erhu's words, his hands shook and the pickle bowl almost fell to the ground.

He casually put the pickle bowl on the stove, wiped the handle on his apron and hurried out. Lin Daqiang had already led Lu Jin and others into the hospital.

I looked up and saw that the sun was in the sky. When I came home at this time, I had to ask for something to eat.

I looked back at the pickle bowl next to the stove. I can't entertain the magistrate with this, right?

Lin Xiaoman never thought about whether the county magistrate would decline her request to leave food.

It is said that young people are poor. Lin Xiaoman has learned a lot about Magistrate Lu’s appetite. This time, in addition to Qingshu, there are two other people who appear to be from the Yamen. He needs to do something to avoid being too big.

Discourteous?

Lin Daqiang walked in and said: "Xiao Man, I have invited the county magistrate and the land surveyor. Let me know which piece of wasteland you like. Your Excellency and the officer are busy with business, so you can lead the way."

Lin Xiaoman saw that as soon as Lin Daqiang finished speaking, Lu Jin's slightly thin lips pursed, and his eyes looked at Lin Daqiang full of resentment.

Obviously, the county magistrate is not very busy.

Lin Xiaoman smiled and said, "Uncle Daqiang, you see it's already noon. I think both the master and the master haven't had lunch. They will be hungry for a long time after returning to the city. Why don't you let Erhu take the master to measure the land? I'll do it."

A few side dishes can be eaten once the portion is finished."

Lin Daqiang slapped his forehead, "Look, I just want to finish measuring the land as soon as possible, and Xiaoman must be thoughtful. It's already dinner time, sir, why don't you stay and have some simple meals."

Lu Jin slightly nodded his head reservedly, "Yes!"

Lin Daqiang grinned from ear to ear, "Okay, Xiaoman, you do it first, Erhu and I will accompany the officer to measure the land first. Erhu, let's go."

"Hey, here it comes!"

Lin Erhu had already put the apricot sticks in a large vat and soaked them. Originally, the apricot sticks were wet. After the beginning of autumn, the apricot sticks have grown. They can be used to make baskets while they are wet. Soak them in water.

, I am also afraid that the climate will be too dry and the apricot strips will become brittle when ready to be prepared.

In the past few days, Lin Xiaoman and Lin Erhu have discussed which piece of wasteland to open up. Now all the good land in the village close to the river has been opened up. The remaining land is either too far away from the river for irrigation, or is far away from the river.

If it is too close, it will be easily flooded once the water rises.

In addition to growing some staple foods such as corn and potatoes, which are not available here, Lin Xiaoman also wants to grow vegetables such as peppers and tomatoes. In the spring, he can also grow some leafy vegetables suitable for shabu-shabu.

Food can be eaten depending on the weather. As long as there is no drought like this year, the harvest will not be too bad. However, if vegetables are in the dry season, they must be watered frequently. In this way, wasteland that is too far away from the river is not an option.

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Lin Xiaoman wanted to open two pieces of wasteland, one far away from the river, where he could plant some corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes, and the other right by the river. If the water flooded, it would be bad luck.

In recent decades, the water in Hedong Village has rarely flooded the wasteland. Even if it floods once every ten years, there is still profit.

There was another reason for choosing this land. She and Lin Erhu had measured it a few days ago. The location of the wasteland by the river corresponded to a warehouse area there. If she wanted to keep running back and forth, she would always have to run back and forth.

Try to find a safe exit over there. Although you don’t have an ID right now, what if you can rent a warehouse without an ID?

Lin Xiaoman planned well and was sure to win that piece of wasteland.

Lin Erhu was going to take people to measure the land. Lin Xiaoman was the only one left at home. Lu Jin and Qing Shu couldn't stay either. He smelled the aroma of fried meat with pickles coming from the kitchen and took a deep breath. He thought that Lin Xiaoman was about to leave.

Lu Jin swallowed the delicious food and walked out the door.

When Lin Xiaoman saw that everyone had left, he opened the door from the inside and went back to the house.

I quickly ran to the vegetable market and bought some ingredients that wouldn’t make anyone suspicious. When I came back, I started frying, frying, frying, stewing, and stewing. They were all new dishes I learned from the video. After I finished them, I saw that they still looked the same.<

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But Lu Jin, who followed Lin Erhu to measure the land, left his heart in the small courtyard.

First, I watched the two clerks slowly measuring the land. I felt a little irritated while measuring and recording the land. When can I go back to eat after measuring?

So, pointing to a large area of ​​tunnel by the river in front of him: "Estimate how many acres that land is."

One of the clerks took a look at it, and after measuring it a few times with his hands, he said, "Sir, that piece of land is almost fifty acres."

Thinking of the fact that the county magistrate came to measure the land in person today, he naturally did not dare to go into detail. Even this number was still too small. Otherwise, if the people bought the land and they measured it, the land would not be able to produce more than seven

Ten acres.

But obviously, Lu Jin also knew some of the routine operations of government land measurement. Hearing this, he sneered, "Fifty acres? Do you really think that I don't know how you usually measure land? In my opinion, that piece of land is at most thirty acres!"<

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The clerk smiled bitterly in his heart. Normally they would measure the land and hide it, but how dare they do it in front of the county magistrate?

But the county magistrate's heart is in a hurry. If this land is not more than 30 acres, then it is at most 30 acres. Anyway, it is wasteland and it is close to the river. If no one buys it this time, what will happen in the future?

It’s also hard to sell.

"Your Majesty, it is clear to me that this little man is blind. This land is indeed only thirty acres."

Lu Jin was not satisfied yet, "There is a large area of ​​this land near the water. You can remove a few more acres that are not suitable for farming."

The clerk nodded helplessly, "Yes, remove another five acres..." Seeing that Lu Jin's eyes were still sharp, he quickly changed his words, "Remove ten acres of land near the water that is not suitable for farming."

This time Lu Jin was reluctantly satisfied and said to Lin Daqiang: "Clan Chief Lin, don't forget to take the young shopkeeper to the county government office tomorrow to sign a deed."

Lin Daqiang has been cultivating land for decades. He can tell exactly how big a piece of land is at a glance. The county magistrate has underestimated it by more than half in one go. He is really a good man.

He wanted to have a good talk with Xiao Man when he got back. The county magistrate had helped so much, but he had to give it to others.

Afterwards, Lu Jin and others followed Lin Erhu to the wasteland a little further away from the village. Since it was far away from the village, no one in the village would be willing to walk too far to cultivate the land when the villagers had enough land.

Far away.

With the experience of fields by the waterside, this time without Lu Jin's advice, the two clerks themselves allocated a piece of land chosen by Lin Erhu. From thirty acres of land, twenty acres were calculated directly.
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Because this piece of land will be good fertile land when it is opened, Lu Jin saw that Lin Daqiang and Lin Erhu were very satisfied, so he didn't care about the number of acres.

You can’t charge too much tax.”
Chapter completed!