eurekapd Chapter 281 Suspecting Xie Xiu is Ill
Chapter 281 Suspecting Xie Xiu is Ill
Xie Ying took a fancy to a piece of forest.
This place originally belonged to the Chen family, and many pine, cypress, willow and elm trees were planted here.
Later, as the timber was continuously cut down, the value of this forest land became lower and lower.
Even if new saplings are planted, it will take at least ten years for them to grow into usable timber.
How can ordinary people afford to wait?
So this piece of forest has become a useless existence.
No matter how you get this forest, there are only two choices.
Or you can just leave it in your hands for now and wait for the saplings to grow into timber and leave it to future generations.
Or you can plant fruit trees instead, so that in two or three years you can harvest a lot of fruit.
But there are many fruit orchards in the capital. Even if fruit trees are planted here, the fruits cannot be sold at a good price when they are harvested.
So no one really cares about this piece of forest.
Except Xie Ying.
After dealing with the Chen family, Emperor Taihe wanted to exchange the confiscated properties for silver, so he specifically asked the Ministry of Revenue to arrange for these properties to be put up for sale.
Commodities like shops, land, and houses in the capital are all in great demand. Before they are even listed, many people are already inquiring about them, fearing that they will not be able to get a bargain.
The only thing that Xie Ying had her eyes on was the forest, but no one had ever shown any interest in it.
Because the Chen family's forest covers an area of 1,000 hectares, or 100,000 mu. Even if the price per mu is low, the entire forest is still worth a lot of money.
If it were somewhere else, the price of such an immature forest would naturally not be that high.
But it is located in the suburbs of Beijing, so the land price is naturally different.
You can't take over such a large forest without 100,000 taels of silver.
If it weren't for the mountains and forests surrounding that place, it wouldn't be suitable for building a house. With such a large area, building a vacation home alone would be a sure win.
Unfortunately, the surrounding environment is too bad and there is no beautiful scenery, so it is always disliked.
Few people are willing to pay 100,000 taels of silver just to buy such a forest.
Except for those wealthy businessmen who are eager to curry favor with others.
Xie Ying heard a lot of news from Xiangxiang and found out that someone was already discussing buying the land. She was so anxious that she scratched her head and wondered how to get her family to pay for the land.
They had previously taken back the Luo family's property from Xie Yun, so they could come up with 100,000 taels of silver.
It’s just the Luo family’s property, so it should belong to Luo Zheng.
If Xie Xiu were to use it to buy land, it would actually be inappropriate.
However, Xie Ying thought that the land would be valuable in the future, and she could give Luo Zheng a share of the profits then, ensuring that he would make a profit.
The question is, how can she get Xie Xiu to buy the land?
Although she can barely speak now, she is only seven months old. Wouldn't it be too shocking for her to directly ask Xie Xiu to buy the forest?
What if you scare your family members?
Xie Xiu found it extremely funny to see her scratching her head and face with a sad face.
He deliberately teased Xie Ying: "What's wrong with Yingying? Are you worried about something?"
Xie Ying pursed her lips in frustration and looked at him unhappily: [I'm so anxious, and you're still laughing! If you don't buy that piece of land, this great bargain will be snatched away by someone else, don't you know?]
Xie Xiu was secretly shocked when he heard this: Which piece of land does Yingying want to buy? Is it the Chen family's piece? Is there some treasure hidden there?
He looked at Xie Ying in puzzlement: "Yingying, what do you want? Tell Daddy. Do you want the stars in the sky? Daddy will pick them for you, okay?"
Xie Ying rolled her eyes at him with disdain: "All you do all day is tease children and bully me because I'm young and ignorant! Can you pick the stars from the sky? I want the Chen family's forest. Why don't you buy it for me?"
She thought about it and decided to give it a try!
Anyway, she is young and can play dumb!
"Mountain... forest... buy..."
[Hehe, never mind, I'll let Daddy buy it first! When I grow up, I'll just say I don't remember it!]
Xie Xiu almost laughed out loud: "..."
This girl is quite scheming.
Unfortunately, he heard it all.
Xie Xiu cooperated and said, "Okay, okay, Daddy will buy a mountain forest for Yingying."
Xie Ying immediately looked at him with stern eyes, as if to say, "Go buy it quickly, or I'll cry in front of you."
So Xie Xiu didn't delay any longer and went straight to find Tu Jiaojiao with Xie Ying in his arms, saying that he was planning to buy the forest from the Chen family and thought that was a good place.
Tu Jiaojiao looked at him in disbelief. "Why do you suddenly want to buy that place? I heard that forest covers a large area and it won't be cheap."
Xie Xiu feigned helplessness. "Yingying just mentioned buying the forest. I think it's a good idea. I heard the pine trees there are very good. Whether it's for making pine soot ink or burning charcoal, the quality is very good."
Tu Jiaojiao looked at Xie Ying in surprise: "Yingying said that?"
She suddenly thought of something, but saw Xie Ying looking at her with her big innocent eyes, with a silly and cute look that said "I don't know anything".
But the little baby voice was extremely proud: "Don't look at me, I'm still a baby, I don't know anything. Let Daddy go buy the land quickly, don't let someone else get there first!"
Tu Jiaojiao: “…”
She was secretly speechless, but couldn't help but wonder what good things were in that forest.
So he decisively agreed and urged Xie Xiu: "Since you think that piece of land is good, go buy it and don't push it onto Yingying.
She is still so young, what can she know? But how are you going to explain it to your uncle? After all, it is his money.
"Just think of it as a loan. My uncle isn't in a rush for money anyway. He has plenty of ways to make money, and he's much richer than us."
Xie Xiuli said this confidently, and then ran out impatiently.
Originally, he didn't care about the Chen family's forest, but after listening to his daughter's voice, he was really worried that the bargain would be snatched away by someone else.
After all, Yingying never does anything without a purpose. Since she wants that piece of land, there must be good things there!
Xie Xiu was also lucky. Those who wanted to buy it were still waiting and watching.
If the imperial court gets anxious, they can still bargain for a lower price.
After all, the forest is not worth much. I spent a large sum of money to buy it purely to please certain adults. Naturally, I can't be too hasty. I have to pay attention to the principle of providing timely assistance.
They will only make a move when the other party is unable to sell the product and is forced to sell it at a low price.
Not only can you save some money, but you can also look good in front of those adults.
Wouldn’t it be the best of both worlds?
Who would have thought that while they were watching secretly, a fool suddenly came out and bought the forest without saying a word!
Who is this person?
You must be sick!
Wait, this idiot turned out to be Xie Xiu, the top scorer in the provincial examination not long ago, the one who dared to go against the will of the world and break off relations with his biological father?
Why did he buy that forest?
Do you have too much money and nowhere to spend it?
Even if we had taken back the Luo family's property from Xie Yun before, we couldn't have been so disastrous, right?
Although the Luo family had some money, all those shops and tea plantations were lost back then. Converted into cash, the amount that ended up in Xie Xiu's hands should be only over 100,000 taels.
He spent 100,000 taels to buy a forest. How much cash does he have left?
Even if it's just to please the adults, isn't it too much?