Chapter 263 Deal Done

Aunt Qin Qing went out in high spirits. Zeng Xiaoyan praised her endlessly: "Sister Zhichun has good taste. Aunt Qin Qing is really capable."

Liang Mingxuan also agreed and nodded repeatedly: "Sister-in-law has always had good taste!"

Xu Zhichun laughed heartily: "Yeah, I'm quite satisfied too."

Nanny Qin Qing came back soon, and the farm had indeed not been sold yet. Nanny Qin Qing suggested that Xu Zhichun and Liang Mingxuan go and send a visiting card today and visit tomorrow morning.

While it's still early, go buy some gifts for visiting and meeting people.

"This is my first visit, so I shouldn't be too formal. Madam, please bring a basket of sweet potatoes from home, and two boxes of good snacks. That will be enough."

A basket of sweet potatoes and potatoes weighed about 7 or 8 pounds, packed in a covered basket. Two boxes of snacks tied together with a ribbon counted as one portion. It was considered two gifts, a suitable amount.

Xu Zhichun also thought this was a good idea, so everyone decided to go to the old brand to buy some snacks and take a stroll around their county town.

Qingyang County is a little more prosperous than Qingshan County, perhaps because they are closer to the provincial capital and their docks have deeper draft and are more spacious.

The food sold on the streets of the two places is generally similar, but there is a kind of rice cake steamed with rice milk, peanuts, sesame seeds and sugar that is very sweet and delicious. Several people tried it.

As evening approached, we simply found a restaurant for dinner and tried the local steamed pork with rice flour and crispy duck. The dishes were very delicious and we all loved them.

Liang Mingliang and Liang Mingxuan found it particularly novel to dine at a restaurant in a different city. Even Xu Zhichun felt a bit dazed as she stared at the bright candlelight. It had been a long time since she had dined with friends outside like this.

When everyone came out of the restaurant and returned to the inn, the waiter greeted them attentively, brought hot tea into the room, and asked if they could just ask for hot water if they needed it.

The guys are attentive because they spent money and it's not a bad thing for them to enjoy the service they deserve.

They had never stayed in an inn before and were all a little restrained, so Xu Zhichun was the one who dealt with everything.

For a moment, everyone showed admiration in their eyes and admired her in their hearts: She is worthy of being Sister Zhichun!

Xu Zhichun didn't notice anything at all - after all, he often lived in hotels in his previous life.

"My sister-in-law and Nanny Qin Qing live next door to you. If you need anything, just knock on the door. Don't go out alone at night. Even if the innkeepers call you, don't go. Ask my sister-in-law first."

Before returning to the room, Xu Zhichun kept chattering, and Liang Mingxuan stood in front of her and listened attentively, nodding and saying "hmm" from time to time. He looked so well-behaved, sensible and serious that even Nanny Qin Qing's heart melted.

Back in the room, Nanny Qin Qing smiled and said, "Madam is so lucky. Second Master respects you very much and is so smart and good at studying. In the future, he will definitely be able to earn you an imperial decree. That would be so glorious!"

Xu Zhichun loved hearing this, and a smile broke out on his face. "I don't really care whether he has an imperial decree or not. It's true that the child is doing well in his studies now, but his future depends entirely on luck. I support him in his studies, and I would also support him if he wanted to do something else. Anyway, with our family business now, my uncle and I don't have to worry about anything. But what Nanny said is absolutely right. He respects me very much as his sister-in-law."

Who doesn't want an imperial edict? Xu Zhichun wanted it too.

Anyone who says they don't want that is just being pretentious.

But the longer she came to this world, the more she understood how difficult it was to achieve class crossing in this world. Although it was also the case in modern times, it was obviously even more difficult in this era.

Throughout history, there are countless examples of poor scholars who studied hard to become the top scholar, marry the daughter of a prime minister, and enjoy wealth and status. Can the resources and connections of a poor family compare to those of a wealthy and prestigious family?

She wanted an imperial decree, but she didn't want to put too much pressure on her child.

The child has tried very hard, and she knows it.

But there are always people better than you, and how big is Qingshan County?

She needs to know how to feel sorry for him.

Nanny Qin Qing couldn't help but stand in awe after hearing Xu Zhichun's words. "Madam is truly a virtuous sister-in-law. It's truly a blessing for Second Master to have a sister-in-law like you!"

Xu Zhichun is a bit shocking, virtuous and kind.

She felt that this evaluation was more fatal than "You are a good person."

Not really.

Nanny Qin Qing laughed and sighed again, "I used to say that Madam was very lucky, but now I think the one who is truly lucky is Second Master."

This is the correct way to compliment someone. Xu Zhichun covered his mouth and chuckled, "Mammy really knows how to talk, haha!"

Nanny Qin Qing also smiled, her smile and expression were very sincere: "Every word this old slave said is from the heart."

The next morning, Liang Mingliang, Zeng Xiaoyan, and Nanny Qin Qing escorted the uncle and sister-in-law to the Zhen residence. They knocked on the door and were politely invited in.

Xu Zhichun was not modest. She was the owner of sweet potatoes and potatoes, and her brother-in-law was a student in the county school. Even if this combination was not a king bomb, it was rare.

Besides, they are here to buy the manor and are customers. Unless Mr. Zhen is out of his mind, he will not offend them for no reason.

After they met and exchanged pleasantries, both sides had a good first impression of each other.

With this premise laid, the subsequent conversation went smoothly.

Mr. Zhen gave a detailed introduction to his own farm and calculated the amount item by item for Xu Zhichun and Liang Mingxuan. After removing the decimals, the total amount came to 7,100 taels of silver.

No credit, cash.

The thirty tenant households could be transferred to Xu Zhichun and his men, but the farm had been emptied, all the good furniture had been moved away, there were no servants left, and the door was now locked.

In other words, if Xu Zhichun wanted to revitalize the farm, he had to have his own servants.

This was an easy task for other wealthy families, as they could just fill the house with people. But for Xu Zhichun, it was a bit difficult.

How could she possibly have any servants? She had to buy them ready-made.

It’s hard to say, but for a long time recently, she has been coming here every few days.

Luckily, it was close, so even though it took a bit of effort, it wasn't too much.

If you think it's suitable, you need to buy a mule and a mule cart.

Fortunately, there is enough silver, so we are not afraid of making it.

Xu Zhichun, having listened to Master Zhen's description, was already very satisfied with the farm. He asked if the Zhen family could send someone to take them there this afternoon to take a look around for themselves. If all went well, they could exchange the money for the property tomorrow.

Master Zhen was overjoyed and immediately said that it was absolutely no problem! If the deal could be concluded tomorrow, he would only take 7,000 taels of silver, even the 100 taels would be removed.

Xu Zhichun was also very happy. This way, he had picked up the mule and mule cart for free, and he had more than enough.

Both parties were very satisfied and the process went very quickly. The next day, Xu Zhichun got the house deeds and land deeds, and the seven thousand taels of silver were readily handed over to Master Zhen.

Master Zhen felt relieved and thanked Xu Zhichun instead, praising him with a string of compliments that made Xu Zhichun feel guilty.

She felt that Master Zhen had other purposes.

As expected, Master Zhen wanted some more sweet potatoes and potatoes.