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Gu Ming also stepped forward to greet him.

Hearing the movement, Nie Xiaoqian, who was working as a female celebrity in the room, also came out.

"Daddy, did you finish your business so early today?"

"I don't have anything important to do today, so I'll come over early to see you, and ask for a drink by the way."

Gu Ming couldn't help laughing and said: "One cup is enough, if you want to drink it, you can drink it to your heart's content. Just in time, my son-in-law has something to discuss with his father-in-law."

"Oh? What's the matter?"

"Father-in-law, sit down first, let's talk slowly"

After the two sat down, Yu'er also made tea.

At this time, Gu Ming just got to the point: "Father-in-law, I have now handed over the business of the study to Mrs. Su and others."

"Well, this move is very good, and I will spend more time reading."

Nie Hongshu nodded in relief.

"That's it." Gu Ming responded, and said again: "I have discussed with Xiaoqian, and I want to buy some fields in the suburbs. Is there any suitable one?"

"Oh? Do you want to buy land?"

"Yes!" Gu Ming nodded: "After all, the land is the foundation of people's livelihood."

"That's right, but at present, there is no suitable fertile land in the suburbs of the county, only"

Speaking of this, Nie Hongshu shook his head with a wry smile again: "Forget it, I'll ask those gentry later to see if anyone is willing to sell some fields."

"Father-in-law, what did you want to say just now?"

Nie Hongshu sighed: "The only suburb near Lanruo Temple has more than [-] mu of mountain land, but it has been left unused for many years, and there are still many unowned graves."

Hearing this, Gu Ming's heart was moved immediately.

"Father-in-law, are the [-] acres of land you mentioned within the range of Montenegro?"

"Well, it's not within the range of Heishan, but it's close to Heishan, northwest of Lanruo Temple."

"What's the approximate price?"

Hearing this, Nie Hongshu couldn't help frowning and asked, "Could it be that you want to buy it?"

Gu Ming laughed and said, "It's okay to buy it if the price is right. Others are afraid of ghosts, but my son-in-law is not afraid."

Chapter 1 My queen is beautiful without makeup...

If these hundreds of acres of land are in Montenegro, Gu Ming will give up. After all, there is a tree demon grandmother in Montenegro, and there is also a Montenegro old demon.

If it's just a dryad, it's okay, but at worst, they will join forces with Yan Chixia to burn it to ashes, so that there will be no future troubles.

But the Black Mountain Old Demon is not so easy to deal with. At least, Gu Ming knows that it is impossible to compete with him with his current strength.

Fortunately, these lands are not within the range of Montenegro, and neither of the two old demons can set foot in them. At worst, some little ghosts and demons will be sent to make trouble.

Gu Ming didn't pay much attention to these little demons and ghosts, and would destroy them one by one if they dared to make trouble.

"The price of this piece of land is not expensive. After all, it has been desolate for so many years, and it has long been classified as wasteland. It is estimated to be about 1000 taels of silver."

Nie Hongshu responded.

1000 two?

In this way, it is less than three taels of silver per mu, so why hesitate?

Gu Ming's expression brightened immediately: "Father-in-law, my son-in-law wants the [-] mu of land!"

Hearing this, Nie Hongshu couldn't help but solemnly said: "You have to think about it. Money is a trivial matter. The key is that you can't let it go unused after you get the land, right? It's even more impossible to transfer it at a high price."

Gu Ming smiled and waved his hands: "Of course not, I will find someone to open up the wasteland slowly. By then, my son-in-law is going to build a big house there, and maybe he can also open a school."

"Academy?"

Nie Xiaoqian couldn't help being stunned, Gu Ming hadn't talked about this before.

"En!" Gu Ming nodded: "Once the academy is completed, we can put some statues of sages in the academy, which is convenient for students to worship, and at the same time can deter evil spirits.

Also, anyway, that field is next to Lanruo Temple, if it doesn't work, I can make a special trip to build a small house for Hero Yan to live in.

With him in charge, there is no need to worry about any evil spirits coming to harass. "

Hearing these words, Nie Hongshu couldn't help but frowned, and praised repeatedly: "Very good, very good, this idea is really quite good.

That being the case, tomorrow I will report it to the government office and set a price for the [-] mu of land."

"Thank you, father-in-law!"

Afterwards, Nie Hongshu sent a special person to deliver a public statement to the government office to explain the situation.

I thought it would take a while, but I didn't expect that this time the government's response was quite fast, and the matter was handled extremely smoothly.

The small matter of a few hundred acres of wasteland alarmed the magistrate, who not only personally approved it, but also gave the biggest discount on the price: 800 taels of silver.

After all, Gu Ming is Xie Yuan appointed by the emperor, who wouldn't do favors that go along with the flow?

In his position, who doesn't want to save some backs and favors?

Gu Ming was naturally very pleased with this, and immediately took Nie Xiaoqian out of the city after getting the land deed, and went to "inspect" his own territory with great interest.

This is a real private domain, and there is no need to pay any taxes to the court.

This is also one of the reasons why many poor students want to win the exam. Once they win the exam, they will enjoy many privileges that ordinary people can't imagine.

Free of sharps, free of food, is the biggest benefit.

This field is only a few miles away from the county seat, next to the north courtyard wall of Lanruo Temple.

Half of them belong to the mountainous area, and the other half belong to the flat land, not far from the official road, only a few hundred meters away.

If it wasn't for special reasons, where would it be Gu Ming's turn to pick up this bargain?

More than 800 mu of land cost only 4000 taels of silver. If it is good land, it will cost at least [-] taels. The key is that someone must sell it to you.

“Really desolate”

As soon as she arrived at the place, Nie Xiaoqian couldn't help frowning.

Indeed, there are many wild trees and tall and short weeds growing here.In the grass, some solitary graves without owners can be seen from time to time.

Some of the tombs have even been washed away by the rain, revealing the skeletons in the tombs faintly.

No wonder others are reluctant to take over the field.

Gu Ming didn't care, he smiled and said, "Xiaoqian, it's just because it's desolate that it's been idle, otherwise it's our turn?"

"Yeah, that's right!" Nie Xiaoqian nodded, then hesitated and said, "It's just that it's not easy to hire someone to clean up like this, right?"

"It's okay, I'll figure it out."

Gu Ming led Nie Xiaoqian to walk along the ground, and then stood on the slope to start planning.

"The flat land below can be used to grow crops, and the mountainous land can be planted with some fruit trees, flowers and plants, and then a multifunctional academy can be built along the slope."

"What multi-function? Isn't an academy just an academy?"

"No, it's not just an academy, it also includes piano, chess, calligraphy and painting rooms, luck venues, dormitories, canteens, bathing pools, and even a horse farm.

It's so wide here, it can raise a few horses

There are also women’s colleges, which can be built together, but in different courtyards.”

Hearing Gu Ming's eloquent talk, Nie Xiaoqian couldn't help being surprised: "How many students do you have to accept on such a large scale? How can there be so many people in Guobei County?"

"You can't just think about Guobei County, once the academy becomes famous, many students from other places will also come here.

Of course, this is just a long-term plan, and now we have to take it step by step

In addition to the academy, I plan to build a courtyard here where I live, with flowers, grass, trees, small bridges, rockeries, flowing water, and lotus ponds, just like a paradise.”

Nie Xiaoqian was fascinated by such a beautiful plan, and her eyes were full of longing.

When the inspection was almost over, Gu Ming took Nie Xiaoqian into Lanruo Temple together.

This is the first time Nie Xiaoqian has stepped into this temple, and she is inevitably a little nervous, holding Ailang's hand tightly, looking at the environment of the temple cautiously and curiously.

"do not be afraid"

Gu Ming tightened her hand and walked slowly towards the south courtyard.

"Master Yan!"

"Huh? Gu Sheng?"

Yan Chixia was reading a book in the room, when she heard Gu Ming's voice, she came out immediately.

Seeing Nie Xiaoqian, her face couldn't help being startled, and she subconsciously raised her hand to make calculations

"Hero Yan"

Gu Ming let go of Nie Xiaoqian's hand, stepped forward and whispered to Yan Chixia for a while.

"Is there such a thing?"

Yan Chixia glanced at Nie Xiaoqian in surprise.

"I've seen Hero Yan!"

Nie Xiaoqian stepped forward to greet her generously.

"Miss Nie, don't be too polite!"

Yan Chixia didn't say anything more, she smiled and waved her hands.

Next, the three of them sat down at the stone table in the courtyard and chatted.

"Hero Yan, I have bought the wasteland in the north of the temple, and I will find someone to clean it up at a suitable time."

Yan Chixia was stunned: "Huh? Did you buy those fields?"

"Yes"

Gu Ming roughly talked about his plan.

Yan Chixia nodded thoughtfully: "It's a good idea, but I'm afraid this matter will alarm the old hag."

"Because of this, Xiaosheng specially came here to discuss countermeasures with Hero Yan."

Yan Chixia thought for a moment, and then said: "How about this, Yan will call the old hag over tonight and have a face-to-face talk."

"Ah?" Upon hearing this, Nie Xiaoqian was shocked.

"Miss Nie, don't panic, with Yan here, forgive that old hag for not daring to do it lightly.

As the saying goes, courtesy first and then soldiers, if it really dares to do something reckless, Yan's sword is not a vegetarian. "

Hearing this, Gu Ming bowed immediately: "Thank you, Lord Yan, for your trouble."

Yan Chixia also stood up and bowed back, cheerfully saying: "Gu Sheng doesn't need to be too polite, it's rare for Yan to admire someone in his life, but he admires Gu Jieyuan from the bottom of his heart.

It's a trivial matter, don't be polite! "

"Haha, since that's the case, Xiaosheng will stay here tonight and have a few drinks with Hero Yan!"

"If you don't get drunk, you won't return! Hahaha!"

Yan Chixia also laughed heartily.

“Great, there is a drink as soon as we come”

Suddenly, there was another laugh in the courtyard.

"Zhiqiu?"

Gu Ming turned his head in surprise, looking at Zhiqiu Yiye who was striding into the courtyard with a long sword on his back.

"Brother Gu haha, no, now I'm going to be called Gu Jieyuan!"

Zhiqiu laughed and walked over.

After walking a few steps, he suddenly stopped, and looked at Nie Xiaoqian suspiciously.

After all, Nie Xiaoqian has now awakened the blood of the fox clan, and she has achieved a small amount of cultivation, so she can't hide it from his perception.

"The little girl has met the hero Zhiqiu!"