Farm Girl's Manor-Chapter 266 Buying Land to Reclaim and Deceiving Little Flower (3)_1

"Since the military camps on the border have also been mixed with tainted grain, why not start there? It is likely to quickly catch The Emperor’s attention. However, The Prince’s Mansion had better not intervene in this affair; rather, those princes who have disputes with King Heng would be the most suitable."

King Heng was the third son of the current Emperor, born of a noble consort with a high status, and deeply favored by the Emperor. His coveting for the position of the Crown Prince was no less than that of the fallen King Jing. Due to his various advantages, among the other princes eyeing the position of the Crown Prince, his threat was even greater than that of the actual Crown Prince Chu Heng.

If they could take advantage of the tainted grain issue to collectively bring down King Heng, it would save the Crown Prince a lot of trouble.

Xiao Ruiyuan and Chu Heng exchanged glances, seeing the agreement in each other’s eyes.

When Xiao Ruiyuan returned to his own home, he immediately took up his pen and detailed the situation with the tainted grain on paper. At the end of the letter, he added a short sentence to not worry Mo Yan. After finishing, he sent someone to deliver it to her.

Mo Yan had always been preoccupied with the matter of the tainted grain and was very happy to receive the letter from Xiao Ruiyuan.

After reading the letter and knowing that the situation was more complex than she had imagined, Mo Yan felt helpless. Fortunately, despite some slow progress, it was still better than doing nothing at all. Moreover, if Xiao Ruiyuan could not solve it, she was even less likely to, and she silently prayed that the problem could be resolved soon and not let more innocent people die tragically.

Since she no longer had nightmares, Mo Yan’s mental state had returned to its best. Recently, she had been wandering around the outskirts of the village every day, looking for a suitable place to clear for rice planting.

Whether in her past life or this one, she was a person from the South, used to eating rice. However, Liu Yang Village mostly had high terrain with poor water retention, only suitable for dry land farming of crops like corn and wheat. There were indeed some good fields for planting paddy rice, but very few and most of them had already been divided among the original residents of Liu Yang Village.

If her family lands were only suitable for dry crops like corn and wheat, she would have no justification for bringing out the rice from Space; leaving it unused there would be wasteful.

After several days of searching, she did indeed find a good spot. The land lay in a lower position, surrounded by slopes and also a depression with year-round standing water, thus it had a strong water retention capacity. Provided they managed the drainage during the rainy season and with access to Spirit Spring Water, that wasteland could eventually be turned into prime farmland. freeweɓnovel.cøm

Having made up her mind, Mo Yan informed Lizhong about buying the land and explained her plans.

Lizhong personally inspected the low-lying land and after analyzing the pros and cons, he said, "That piece of land retains water well and the soil is good, so naturally it can grow rice. The only issue is that it’s too far, which makes it inconvenient to tend to, and there’s also no road. How we’ll transport the harvested rice back is also a problem."

To say buying some wasteland to reclaim for dry season crops is one thing; rice is actually more troublesome to care for, not only because of the water supply but also due to pest problems.

"No problem, we’ll just hire someone to build a small road when the time comes. Besides, our family has two oxen, so we won’t be bothered by the inconvenience," Mo Yan said.

Mo Yan felt these issues were not a problem at all, finding such a piece of land in Liu Yang Village wasn’t easy.

"Then... then I’ll go and ask the village chief. If the price is right, we’ll get the Land Deed processed first."

Seeing that Mo Yan had made up her mind, Lizhong didn’t try to persuade her otherwise. The land would certainly grow rice, and even though it might be a bit arduous, that wasn’t a major concern.

Lizhong approached Yang Bao, who was also unsure about the pricing of that piece of land. So, when they had a chance, they both went to the Government Office to inquire. Only then did they learn that it was half a Tael of Silver more expensive per mu compared to wasteland, meaning one and a half Taels of Silver per mu.