Ding Tian's Ancient Life

When Ding Tian returned to his "apartment", he opened the black cloth bag. Inside was a pamphlet, which described the various expenses that should be allocated to the prison since the county government moved back to work.

There is the cook's salary in it, but it is obvious that it is not in it, and the food, fruits, vegetables, meat, etc. that should be allocated to the prison are all blank.

Only record, no appropriation.

Ding Tian also understood that this part was probably withheld by the county magistrate and master.

The county seat has just been established, and there is a lot of waste waiting to be built. There are no prisoners in the prison, let alone jailers.

As for the cook's money, it was obviously distributed by the accountant. It is already very good for him to have the jailer's wages here.

The total salary is 26 taels of silver.

The ancestral house of their family in the village, the green brick and tile house, cost about 50 taels of silver when it was built, plus the yard and so on, the ancestral house is worth a hundred taels.

26 Taels of silver seem to be a lot, but if it is to repair the house, it may not be enough.

Even if there is an "empty salary" of 20 taels of silver a month, it is not enough to subsidize it?

And this is the north, so firewood is needed in winter, otherwise, what if the prisoner is frozen to death?He has not contemptuous of human life.

Ding Tian spent the whole morning thinking in the room, and when he was hungry at noon, he ate some shortbread. There was still a lot of roast chicken left, and the rice porridge in the morning was just a fool.

In the afternoon he started to write and draw, and in the evening he also had a supper before going to bed.

After waking up the next day, he tidied up a bit. One night was enough for him to figure it out, and the plan in his heart had some clues.

After breakfast, he ate the last bit of roast chicken and cleaned up, then went to Xu's accountant again.

"Is there something wrong?" Seeing Ding Tian coming, Accountant Xu's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that this kid wants to turn back? "I want to buy a piece of land in the county town and build a small house." Ding Tian didn't quite understand the procedure of buying land and building a house in ancient times, so he had to go to Xu's accountant.

Hearing that he didn't regret returning the water, Accountant Xu heaved a sigh of relief secretly, and his tone became much more friendly: "The land in the county is cheap now, and you are your own person. How big a place do you want to buy?"

"It's closer to the yamen. There is an ancestral house in my village, and it's just a place to stay. It doesn't need to be too big." Ding Tian meant that it would be nice to have a courtyard house.

"This is easy to handle. I still have a few good places here, and I'll give you one." Xu's accountant immediately pulled out a title deed: "Ten taels of silver."

Ding Tian heard ten taels of silver, not expensive!

That is only the purchasing power of 10 yuan. At the level of the county town, it is already a price only for a very good land^

The main thing is that it is next to the Yamen, so it feels more secure.

He was frightened by the brutal war in the memory of the original owner. Now that the county town is so well built, if there is another war... at least it will be safer here.

"Okay!" Ding Tian immediately took out the money to pay the bill, and watched Xu accountant register him in the register. His place was next to the east wall of the yamen, and he could save a wall of money.

Ding Tian had the title deed in his pocket, and when he finished building the house, he would apply for a deed and that would be the end of the job.

Walking out of the counting room, he went to find Ren Qing again. Today's yamen servants all regard him as his leader, and he is going to ask who to find to build a house.

"We are looking for people who specialize in building houses. The price is high. You are a local. Are there no masons who build houses in your village? You can go to the village and look for them. At this time, they have not started working and farming. There is time to build a house for you, but it’s not thawed now, so you’ll have to wait until you build a house.” Ren Qing’s advice to him was very practical: “It’s better to go to the village and make an appointment with them. You must come to the city to find a job, earn some cash to supplement your family, and then you can ask them to repair the house, won’t it be enough?”

"This is a good way!" Ding Tian bared his teeth: "Thank you, Big Brother Ren!"