Chapter 296 - Chapter 296: Preparing to Buy Land

Chapter 296: Preparing to Buy Land

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Chu Qingzhi nodded and agreed with Wu Yaqing. “Other than silver, it’s impossible for everyone to like something unanimously. It’s already not bad for it to be accepted by most people.”

Wu Yaqing sat beside Chu Qingzhi and glanced at Bao Linjiang’s paper. “Qingzhi, did you let the villagers try it to know everyone’s opinion?”

“That’s right,” Chu Qingzhi said. “Beer is something new after all. If it’s brewed in large quantities and isn’t accepted by everyone, it will definitely be a huge loss.”

Wu Yaqing praised, “Qingzhi, you’re so smart.”

Chu Qingzhi accepted the praise calmly. Then, she turned to her two disciples and said, “Go to the village and recruit ten people. Let’s brew 3,000 catties and try it out.”

Wu Yaqing said worriedly, “Qingzhi, if you let others brew it, what if they learn it and brew it themselves?”

No one could take advantage of her. Chu Qingzhi said, “There’s no need to worry at all. Firstly, we will sign a contract. Secondly, without hops, they won’t be able to make beer no matter how much wheat we give them.”

Wu Yaqing nodded. “That’s true.”

Yuan Hongjun said, “Master, do we all recruit men?”

Chu Qingzhi said, “Recruit two women between the ages of 20 and 30. If you don’t know who to choose, look for the village chief. Do you understand what I mean?”

Women were suitable for delicate work, such as weighing wheat, washing, and germinating malt…

Yuan Hongjun nodded. “Master, 1 understand.”

The two disciples went to work actively.

Chu Qingzhi sat back down to design the beer workshop. The first step was to find land.

Wu Yaqing asked, “Qingzhi, where do you plan to build the workshop?”

Chu Qingzhi stopped writing and pondered. Their old residence was at the edge of the village, but there were neighbors on both sides. On the left was Zhou Qingzhong’s family, and on the right was Chu Qi’s family.

Chu Qi’s family was closest to the edge, next to the fields. If they built a beer workshop next to the rice dumpling workshop, they would have to build it in Chu Qi’s backyard garden.

There was a problem here… There was no place to build a beer workshop. Also, the rice dumpling workshop needed to be expanded. There was no space.

If they wanted to build it next to the previous workshop, they would have to buy Chu Qi’s garden.

Will he sell it to them?

In addition, in the future, they would definitely have to build other workshops. This would require them to buy the fields in the village. It was very likely that the villagers would be unwilling to sell their fields.

No, the beer workshop can not be built in the village.

Chu Qingzhi put down her pen, stood up, and left the house. She went to see if there was a suitable place to build a workshop.

Wu Yaqing followed behind her. “Qingzhi, where are you going?”

Chu Qingzhi said, “Just looking around.”

Wu Yaqing had yet to walk around the village. “Qingzhi, I’ll go with you.”

After walking around, Chu Qingzhi came to the place where she brought the villagers to find the water vein a long time ago. This was the foot of the mountain, and the terrain was flat. There were no tall trees, only some bushes and grass.

Chu Qingzhi stood by the well and looked around. This place was not bad. It was flat and spacious. It could accommodate dozens of workshops, and it was ownerless. If she bought this mountain to build workshops… it would be excellent.

“Yaqing, what do you think about building workshops here?”

Wu Yaqing looked at it for a while before saying, “This place is good. It won’t affect anyone. It’s also spacious. You can build it however you want. It’s not far from the village either.”

Chu Qingzhi made the decision. “I’ll go to the county immediately and buy this piece of land.”

Wu Yaqing said, “Qingzhi, I’ll go with you and book a restaurant for our meal.”

Chu Qingzhi nodded. “Let’s go.”

Chu Qingzhi went home and told Li Qingyu before going to the county with Wu Yaqing.

The two of them went straight to the county office…

Coincidentally, the secretary walked out of the county office.

The secretary liked to carry a white fan around to portray himself as a refined person. When he saw Chu Qingzhi, he cupped his hands. “Miss Chu, why are you here at the county office?”

Chu Qingzhi said, “I’m here to buy land.”

The secretary was not too surprised. After the villagers had money, they liked to buy lands the most. “Do you want to buy fields?”

In ancient times, fields were better real estate than houses.

Chu Qingzhi said, “No, I’m here to buy mountains. Secretary, can you take me to see the person in charge?”

The person in charge was an official who specialized in managing land sales in the county.

The secretary smiled and said, “Of course. Miss Chu, please follow me. I’ll bring you to see him.”

“Will 1 be troubling you too much?” Chu Qingzhi glanced at the secretary. He seemed to be going out just now.

The secretary said politely, “It’s no trouble.”

The office of the person in charge of land affairs was far down the left corridor.

The secretary brought the two of them into the house and said, “Land manager, Miss Chu wants to buy a piece of land. She’s in a hurry.”

The land manager stood up and cupped his hands at the secretary. “I’ll pack up my tools immediately and go measure the land.”

Chu Qingzhi thought to herself that having connections was really useful. “Thank you, Land Manager.”

The manager had a goatee and was tall and thin. He looked to be in his thirties and looked very capable. The table was filled with documents. It was obvious that he was very busy.

“You’re welcome, Miss.”

The land manager packed up the tools and followed Chu Qingzhi to the Chu Village like a doctor carrying a first aid kit.

When they passed by Hongyan Restaurant, Wu Yaqing booked the largest private room the day after tomorrow.

The secretary stood at the entrance of the county office and looked at their backs. He could not figure out why Miss Chu wanted to buy mountains.

Chu Qingzhi brought the manager straight to the foot of the mountain. “Sir, what I want is this large mountain.”

The land manager had been dealing with land all year round and knew a little about terrains.

This mountain looked ordinary. It could not be used for farming, nor was it suitable for planting fruit trees. The terrain could be said to be very bad. Why would they buy this land?

“Miss Chu, are you sure you want this land?”

Chu Qingzhi nodded and said affirmatively, “Land Manager, 1 want this entire area.”

The land manager did not ask any more questions and began to measure the land…

At the same time, Tang Jinghong and the others stopped in front of a small tea stall beside the road. They dismounted and prepared to eat some food and rest before continuing.

Tang Jinghong carried the bag Chu Qingzhi had prepared for him and sat on the stool. He opened it expectantly…

Fang Zerong walked over and sat at the side. He smiled and said, “General, what treasure is this?”

Tang Jinghong glanced at Fang Zerong. “Qingzhi prepared food for me.”

“Miss Chu prepared it for you?” Fang Zerong immediately revealed a drooling gaze. “General, can you give me some?”

Tang Jinghong didn’t want to give it to him. It wasn’t that he was stingy, but he wanted to enjoy everything Qingzhi gave him alone. “Didn’t you bring food?”

Fang Zerong swallowed his saliva. He could already smell the fragrance. “Yes, but it’s definitely not as delicious as Miss Chu’s..”