She Became A Downfall Noble Lady

Ye Xinyan had already started walking back, and Jiang Yifan had no choice but to follow. He was still trying to grasp and digest that ethereal, miraculous world Ye Xinyan had mentioned, pondering whether it was the Immortal Realm of legends, when Ye Xinyan threw him back into reality with her very substantial question.

Jiang Yifan was genuinely stunned for a moment, listened to Ye Xinyan repeat the question, then gathered his thoughts before shaking his head and answering, "This place falls under the jurisdiction of Pingshui County, essentially bordering Qingyuan County. Why do you ask about this? As for this area of wild peach trees, they don’t bear peaches. The mature wild peaches are only the size of a thumb, consisting of a shriveled, furry peach skin wrapped around a pit and are inedible."

Ye Xinyan looked around—this place was indeed quite large and would be a good buy. "Such a vast forest, thriving in this manner, is rare around here. I’m thinking of purchasing this area of wild peach trees and the surrounding land with better soil. The Yamen should be willing to sell, but I wonder how much silver it will cost?"

"This is barren land, and quite far from any inhabited areas, so it shouldn’t cost too much silver," Jiang Yifan said. "But what do you need such land for? The surrounding soil is very poor and doesn’t hold much agricultural value."

Pointing at a wild peach tree with a patchy trunk, Ye Xinyan explained, "Not for planting, but for these peach trees. This peach grove formed naturally in the wilderness and may have taken decades or even a century to reach its current size. This saves the effort and time of cultivation. It’s worth it to spend the silver for wasteland on a landscape."

Jiang Yifan also looked around, then laughed incredulously, "Given your experience, you shouldn’t be so taken with this peach grove. Ever since you got out of the carriage, this peach grove hasn’t managed to impress you at all. Why suddenly decide to buy it? Are you doing this just for a few days in spring, to provide a view for the wife of the heir apparent and for Wong Qiao and the others?" The problem was, according to Jinrong’s plan and Ah Yan’s future development, Madam Princely Heir and Wong Qiao wouldn’t be staying here forever.

Ye Xinyan also smiled. The reason this peach forest was so lush was not only because of its age, but also likely because it wasn’t lacking water—there must be an abundance of groundwater.

Buying this land and drilling a few wells to grass-feeding cattle around here should be good. The future mechanical workshops could also be set up here.