Carrying the little lucky star, leading the villain on the road to exile

Chapter 270. Planning
Bai Suihe said, "I wonder if we could trouble the village chief to take us to the other side of the mountain valley to take a look. If the place is suitable, we'll buy more."

Zhu Ziqiang had no objection, even though the money wouldn't end up in his pocket, it would still leave a good impression on the county government.

"Of course there is no problem. There are still some wastelands over there, but it will take a lot more time to clear them out."

When they arrived at the location, Bai Suihe finally understood why the village chief had said that. The so-called wasteland was more like a small grove of trees. Clearing this land would be much more difficult than clearing the land in the village.

The location in the mountain valley is quite good. Although it is surrounded by mountains on three sides, the land is large enough to build a two-courtyard house.

Zhuang Datou and his men carefully cleared the way ahead and found that the ground here was also very hard. They all wanted to persuade the young lady to change places.

"The soil here is a bit hard, but it's not bad. If we cut down these trees, we can use them as firewood. If we dig up the roots, we'll definitely have a good harvest in two years."

Zhu Ziqiang received Su Daquan's hint and began to explain, "Don't be fooled by how dry it is here, it's not far from the river. We can dig a small ditch to bring the river water over for irrigation, which is much better than living in the village."

As he spoke, he pointed to the mountain not far away, "That's where the spring water comes down. If it weren't so far from the village, everyone would come here to fetch water to drink."

Bai Suihe has already fallen in love with this place, and it's the most suitable place for her. After discussing it with Gu Kaiyuan in a low voice, the two of them made a decision.

“We don’t need to allocate any more land to build houses. Zhuang Datou and the others will buy this whole piece of land. They can choose to clear the land a little further away, it doesn’t matter.” Gu Kaiyuan took over at this time and began to measure the land with the village chief and Su Daquan.

It encompasses the entire grove of trees in front, a total of 30 acres.

Actually, it's not just 30 mu of land. Su Daquan and the village chief are very good at dealing with people, and they included all the corners on the side, but that doesn't count as part of the area. There are bits and pieces here and there, but they add up to quite a lot.

When it came to the price, Gu Kaiyuan thought it was incredibly cheap; thirty taels of silver couldn't even buy an acre of land in the capital.

"This young man will come with me to the yamen to complete the contract later," Su Daquan said, arranging everything after the two men each received a tael of silver.

The village chief chuckled and said, "If you need labor here, many households in the village can spare some people. I will help you find some hardworking and honest ones."

Gu Kaiyuan thanked them repeatedly before the two left.

“Miss, this place is uninhabitable. Why don’t we go to the county town first?” Dongmei looked at the gloomy grove of trees. It would be several days before they could cut down all the trees.

"No need. Since we're here, we'll naturally settle down here. Let's bring our car over and settle in first."

After riding in the oxcart for so long, Bai Suihe really didn't want to go through any more trouble. She was also very tired from walking around with her pregnant belly.

Dongmei and the others knew they couldn't persuade her otherwise, so they started to get busy, trying to tidy up the place as soon as possible so that the young lady could get a proper rest.

Gu Kaiyuan was also instructing Zhuang Datou that, in addition to getting the land contract finalized in the county town, he should also find a construction worker there. At this point, only by spending money could things be done well.

By the time everyone had settled in, it was already dark.

This time, not everyone is living together; everyone is in their own territory, making this month unusually quiet.

The calls of animals on the mountain sounded so clear.

Adding to the gloom, the sky was exceptionally overcast, and night fell exceptionally dark. Everyone lit their own fires and discussed their plans for the future. Apart from the children who had already fallen into a deep sleep, no adult felt sleepy.

Bai Suihe and the others built a sheltered area against the mountain with tarpaulin, while Gu Kaiyuan and Huang Pingguo had already cleared out a space.

Bai Suihe had been studying the mountain wall behind him. The cliff behind was quite steep, but thankfully, it was relatively flat and had a certain slope...

"What are you looking at?" Gu Kaiyuan stopped to rest and saw Bai Suihe holding a torch, shining it on the mountainside, which made him a little curious.

"With mountains on three sides, I want to see if there will be any falling rocks."

When choosing this location, I felt it was far from the village, but now I have to face reality: "Building a house here is probably not ideal."

Although there are natural shelters here, they are not actually that good. Besides the risk of falling rocks, there are also issues with sunlight. Although it is very cool in the summer, living here for a long time can also cause certain health problems.

“What’s wrong with that?” Gu Kaiyuan smiled and pointed to the grove of trees in front of them. “This whole area belongs to us. We can build the house outside and turn this into a small warehouse.”

Bai Suihe said, "In this village, there's no need for such a large warehouse; it would be too conspicuous."

I think this place could be used to build a greenhouse and grow some vegetables or something.

Gu Kaiyuan: "A greenhouse? What's that?"
Bai Suihe then realized that they didn't seem to have this technology here, but it didn't matter, she knew how. She also grew up in the countryside and had done a lot of work in building new rural areas, and this greenhouse was one of them.

"Let me tell you, this greenhouse..."

Gu Kaiyuan was increasingly excited as he listened, "This way, we won't have to worry about not having vegetables to eat in winter."

Back when we lived in Beijing, the cellars were always full of cabbages and radishes in the winter, and we could eat them for half a year straight. If we could actually grow them, we would be truly blessed.

“It can still be sold at a high price,” Bai Suihe seemed to see a lot of silver flying towards her, “Then this place is settled.”

What was once considered a bit of a pity is now a treasure trove. As long as they guard this entrance, anyone who wants to spy on or sabotage it will have to think twice.

Gu Kaiyuan: "That's feasible..."

Gu Kaiyuan didn't mention that given their current status, they would likely attract attention if they showed it out, so it wasn't appropriate to spoil the mood at this time.

Bai Suihe was happily making plans, and had even chosen where to build the house. It would be built right in front of the mountain valley, perfectly shielding everything behind it.

Gu Baijiang couldn't sleep that night either, and Xu Shuanghong stayed close to him. "Baijiang, now that we're settled, it's time to get things done..."

Only by establishing a formal status can she gain a foothold in the Gu family and control the Gu family's sons. Otherwise, she will be in an awkward position everywhere she goes. The three of them, mother and daughters, are treated like half-servants in the Gu family.

“These things aren’t urgent. We don’t even have a house right now, and this is too unfair to you,” Gu Baijiang said, knowing this day would come, but still continuing to delay.

(End of this chapter)