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Third Grandpa nodded, "It's exactly about clearing the land. We've just arrived and have no land of our own, so we're hoping to clear a few acres to plant crops. We'd like to ask the village chief to do us a favor."
Village Chief He asked them which wasteland they were interested in? Learning that it was the overgrown reed-filled wasteland behind the village, he quickly agreed.
"No one is cultivating that land, you can start clearing anytime you want." He then explained the rules for clearing the land: "In Great Chu, for the first two years after clearing, there's no need to pay taxes, but starting the third year, taxes must be paid, the same as other farmlands, which is a two-tenths levy. If you want the land deed for the cleared land, you have to spend silver at the government office to buy it, one tael per acre of wasteland."
Village Chief He took a sip of hot water, thought for a while, then said, "That's all there is to it, no more. Just see to it yourself."
