Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 154: Losing the Bait and Losing the Fish

After entering the kitchen, An Nian went to the stove to pass firewood, Anyue took a wooden basin to pick vegetables, Qin was watching over the pot, and the three of them were chatting and laughing.

Dinner was ready while they were chatting and laughing. After dinner, the four of them had it as usual, and the brother and sister diligently helped to wipe the table and wash the dishes.

After washing the dishes and simply washing their feet, they went back to their rooms and went to bed to rest.

The next day.

In the early morning, the sky gradually began to show a hint of dark light.

An Yue had already packed up and was ready to get up. She looked at the sleeping An Nian and after some thought, she decided to take An Nian to the county town with her.

At this critical juncture of building a house, I really don't feel comfortable leaving An Nian at home, and I dare not let anything go wrong with An Nian again.

Besides, letting An Nian go to the county town can also broaden his horizons.

"Niannian, Niannian..." An Yue called An Nian softly.

An Nian slowly opened his eyes and asked dazedly, "Sister, what happened?"

"Niannian, get up quickly! Sister will take you to the county town to have a look."

When An Nian heard An Yue say that she was going to take him to the county town, he rubbed his hazy eyes and quickly sat up, and asked again to confirm: "Sister, are you really going to take Nian Nian to the county town?"

An Yue saw An Nian's reaction and realized that An Nian really wanted to go to the county town, so An Yue asked, "Do you want to go, Nian Nian?"

An Nian nodded quickly, like a chick eating rice, and said excitedly, "I want to go. I wanted to go yesterday, but Niannian felt that my sister had important things to do in the county town, so I was afraid of causing trouble for my sister, so I didn't tell her."

An Yue found a set of clean clothes for An Nian and said to him, "Hurry up and get dressed. We'll set off right away."

"Yueyue, are you done packing?" Qin asked in the yard.

An Yue responded loudly: "Aunt, we'll be right over."

She hurriedly helped An Nian put on his clothes, took two sorghum cakes and went to the main house.

When the siblings arrived at the main house, Qin said, "You two should drink some corn porridge first. Your uncle has gone to Li Wu's house. After you have breakfast, you can go find him and set off."

The brother and sister picked up the bowl and drank it ravenously, finishing it in just a few sips.

An Yue took An Nian to the kitchen and wiped his face with clean water.

"Aunt, let's go." An Yue held An Nian's hand and ran to Li Wu's house in a hurry.

When I arrived at Li Wu's house, I saw the village chief sitting in the yard while Li Wu was still having breakfast.

After Li Wu finished his breakfast, he quickly set up the ox cart, and then everyone got on it one by one.

At this time, it was already daybreak, and Li Wu drove the ox cart towards the town.

As the morning light gradually appeared, buds were hanging on the branches of peach trees by the roadside, about to bloom. The weeds on the hillside and the branches on the top of the mountain had already shown tender green buds.

The clear and loud singing of sparrows seems to be composing a moving piece of music for this warm spring.

The cold winter has passed and spring is in full swing.

After a while, the ox cart arrived at the town, and they changed to a mule cart to go to the county town just like they did yesterday.

Sitting on the mule cart, An Nian's expression began to become excited, and he kept asking about things in the county town.

It was almost noon when the mule cart finally arrived at the gate of the county government office.

The three of them got off the mule cart in front of the gate of the county government office. A bailiff walked towards them. The bailiff who came over was the one who went with them to the village to measure the area yesterday.

He smiled politely and said to An Yue and the other two, "Village Chief Li, Miss An Yue, please wait here for a moment! I will go and inform them right away."

The village chief smiled and nodded at him. An Yue said sweetly, "Then I'll trouble you, sir!"

After a while, the bailiff came back and took the three of them directly to see the chief clerk.

The village chief walked in front, and the brother and sister walked behind. After a few steps, they arrived at a study room full of literary atmosphere.

The yamen runner bowed to the chief clerk and said, "Master Chief clerk."

An old man slowly turned around, raised his head and said to the yamen runner in a gentle voice: "You go down first!"

The chief clerk looked of medium build, about the same age as the village chief. He wore a dark robe and his hair on both sides of his ears was slightly gray. It seemed that he had been working hard all year round, which made him look a little unhealthy.

"Master Chief Registrar, I am Li Huairen, the village chief of Baili Village. Today I have brought villager An Yue here to handle the land deed procedures." When the village chief saw Master Chief Registrar, he looked a little nervous.

The chief clerk motioned for the three of them to sit down, and said slowly, "Sit down!"

Village chief Li Huairen led the brother and sister to sit down.

The chief clerk was looking through the documents while asking, "Who bought it? Why did they buy it?"

These two short questions only made people feel more nervous in this quiet study room.

An Yue signaled An Nian not to move. She slowly stood up, took two steps forward, saluted sideways and said respectfully: "My Lord, my name is An Yue. I bought the barren hills and wasteland because I want to open up the wasteland and try to grow some crops that can fill my stomach."

When the chief clerk heard what An Yue said, he raised his head suddenly and asked in surprise, "Oh?! What are you going to plant?"

"For the time being, I plan to try growing sweet potatoes."

"Sweet potatoes? Planting sweet potatoes on a barren hill. Haha... what a good idea."

When the chief clerk heard what An Yue said, he smiled and shook his sleeves.

He took the document he had just found, sat down on the reclining chair, squinted his eyes and carefully examined the document in his hand, wondering: "If I remember correctly, every household in the village has a piece of land, right? Why do you want to spend money to buy a barren mountain and wasteland?"

"Your Excellency, my family doesn't have much land, and my parents both passed away last year. Now my brother and I are the only ones left to depend on each other."

"My brother is still young, and I am not able to farm. I am afraid that I will not be able to pay taxes on time, so I want to find a way to grow some other crops and then exchange them with the villagers to pay taxes."

The chief clerk nodded and praised, "She is quite a smart and capable girl."

However, he sighed again and said, "Alas... things are unpredictable. It's really hard for you two little kids."

After reading the document in his hand, the chief clerk suddenly asked, "Hmm? How can you two, at such a young age, have the money to buy wasteland?"

"Since I know a few medicinal herbs, I often go up the mountain to dig them and take them to the town's medicine shop to exchange for money."

An Yue paused, and then continued, "I also know a little bit about cooking. I have worked with restaurants in town before, and after many attempts, I have saved some money."

An Yue secretly said in her heart: [If this chief clerk asks one more question about cooking, then the good days in the future will be one step closer. ]

After hearing what An Yue said, the chief clerk laughed and praised: "Haha... Not bad, not bad. You can think of ways to make money at such a young age. It's amazing, amazing!"

He turned around and smiled at the village chief and said, "This girl is interesting. Young people are really to be feared!"

The village chief cupped his hands and agreed, "Yes, yes, yes."

The chief clerk looked at the document and read: