CHAPTER 205: CHAPTER 204 WANT TO BUY LAND

Late in the evening, they invited Uncle Fu over. Uncle Fu didn’t feel bothered at all; instead, he readily acted as a witness, allowing Mr. Mu to press his handprint on the land contract, while he took the contract away as a notary.

Basically, once things reached this stage, it was settled. All Mu Shuangshuang needed to do was find Xiao Mizi.

As soon as Uncle Fu stepped out of the Old Mu Family’s gate, Mu Shuangshuang followed right behind him.

This Uncle Fu is the person in this generation who specializes in handling land transaction procedures, known in modern terms as an economic agent.

He earns his commission from land transfers. Since there was no monetary exchange between Mu Shuangshuang and the old man, Uncle Fu didn’t charge the Old Mu Family this time, only having a cup of coarse tea.

"Uncle Fu, please wait a moment, Shuangshuang has something to ask you!" Mu Shuangshuang rushed up from behind Uncle Fu and stopped beside him.

"What’s up, Shuang girl?"

"It’s nothing, just wanted to ask Uncle Fu, if we’re buying land, we should look for you, right?"

"Of course!" Uncle Fu nodded slightly, suddenly looking at Mu Shuangshuang with curiosity.

Generally, those who ask him about land have intentions to buy land. This girl is from the third branch of the Old Mu Family, could she really be planning to buy land?

"Shuang girl, are you thinking of buying land?"

"Yes, now that the third branch has split off, more than an acre of land isn’t enough for us to survive, so I want to buy some dry land, but I don’t have enough money yet, and wanted to learn more."

Sole reliance on land reclamation is not a solution. Mu Shuangshuang knows well that reclaiming wasteland is easy, but transforming it into fertile land requires time and effort.

If it’s sandy land, growing peanuts or sweet potatoes might yield a harvest, but if it’s yellow clay land, it can only be covered with fertile soil.

Just like their vegetable garden, it took so much manure to cover the soil properly.

In short, there are certain risks in land reclamation.

"Got it, I’ll remember this. Next time, if there’s good land available, I’ll have someone check with you. If you’ve saved enough money, then you can buy the land, how about that?"

Uncle Fu smiled kindly, not finding the idea of the little girl in front of him buying land strange at all.

Since he entered this business, becoming a land broker, he had seen all sorts of people. Some were dressed in rags, yet when it came to buying land, they could produce enough money to frighten people.

"Thank you, Uncle Fu. Next time you visit Shuangshuang’s house, I’ll definitely prepare a great meal for you!"

"Alright, you should hurry back now. A little girl shouldn’t be out after dark!"

After seeing Uncle Fu off, Mu Shuangshuang took a side path back to her home, not caring how the rest of the Old Mu Family, still waiting to hear her rescue plan, would think.

In the main hall, Mr. Mu waited and waited, not seeing Mu Shuangshuang. He sent someone to the third branch, only to learn Mu Shuangshuang had already gone to bed.

The cheeky girl even tricked her own family, rascal!

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The next morning, after having breakfast, Mu Shuangshuang leisurely carried the dried palm leaves to her pigsty, using sulfur to smoke the fan blades. Since it needed to be smoked all day, she didn’t need to pay much attention, just checking in at noon.

Several people from the Old Mu Family sharpened their heads, observing what method she would use to find people.

After all, it cost them an acre of fertile land to have Mu Shuangshuang’s help. If they didn’t pay attention, that’d truly be foolish.

But as soon as they paid attention, Mu Shuangshuang worried that no one would work the fields. She relied on completing the work to receive her share of the third branch’s land.

So Mu Shuangshuang found Mr. Mu, gently suggesting he take the family out to work. She didn’t need any help over there. Mr. Mu thusly led the whole family out to work.

Unhurried, Mu Shuangshuang took some flour from her room, planning to make some dry provisions to take on the road. Finding people takes time and effort, and if she doesn’t find anyone in one day, she can’t exactly starve all day.

Although her kitchen was usable, it lacked firewood. Mu Shuangshuang decided to take the flour to the Old Mu Family’s kitchen to prepare it.

Very simple pancakes, made in a straightforward and rough manner.

Mu Shuangshuang added water to the flour, mixed in some dry chili, and after kneading the dough, fashioned it into round pancakes. In a large iron pot, she added some rapeseed oil, and once the oil was hot, she tossed the pancake in.

A "sizzling" sound immediately came from the pot. Mu Shuangshuang waited until the pancake was almost cooked, then flipped it to cook through.

Two pancakes would be enough for her for the day.

Old Mrs. Mu discovered her kitchen had been used only after Mu Shuangshuang had left. The stove was still warm, and she cursed loudly with her legs apart for an entire morning before calming down.

Of course, Mu Shuangshuang had long left home, with two pancakes on her back and a jug of water. In just a moment, she reached the village entrance.

At this point, Mu Shuangshuang felt somewhat sentimental. Although finding people and solving cases were her areas of expertise...

But in vast Dahuo Village, where she knew neither the land nor the people and had no instruments, she really wasn’t sure if what she knew could be applied.

But since she had boasted, if for nothing else, just for that acre of fertile land, she had to give it a try.

"Facing it or not, thinking about it is just wasting time, better to head to Dahuo Village first."

Just as she prepared to head to Dahuo Village, a figure suddenly appeared on the country path—a tall frame, upright posture, with a long bow on the back. Next to the bow was a quiver, arrows of the same length scattered within.

He was heading straight towards Mu Shuangshuang.

When he got closer, the sweat-drenched face of Lu Yuanfeng became clear in front of Mu Shuangshuang.

Before Mu Shuangshuang could speak, he started talking. "I heard you were going to Dahuo Village, I’ll go with you. I brought a bow, I can protect you. I left Yuanbao with my grandma."

Afraid that Mu Shuangshuang might refuse, Lu Yuanfeng had already taken care of Yuanbao.

In the morning, Lu Yuanfeng went to fetch water by the northern creek and happened to overhear a few young wives chatting about Shuangshuang going to Dahuo Village to help find the missing child from Mu Zhenzhen’s husband’s family.

Lu Yuanfeng feared she’d encounter danger alone and without a second thought, left Yuanbao with his grandma and quickly headed out. Luckily, he caught up.

Mu Shuangshuang was still processing her surprise when Lu Yuanfeng had already stepped ahead of her. His ears were red; whether from the heat or from the embarrassment of what he just said, it wasn’t clear!

What a silly lad!

Mu Shuangshuang helplessly chuckled to herself, but despite her words, she was pleased that Lu Yuanfeng came.

With Lu Yuanfeng accompanying her, Mu Shuangshuang quickened her pace, finally reaching Dahuo Village before noon.

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