Chapter 380: Swindling the Manor
Jiang Fengnian frowned and stepped back, "Why are you here? Aren't you an adopted son in the Xu Mansion? What are you doing on my manor!"
Xu Zan raised his thin face with sunken cheeks and stretched out his hands, which were covered with frostbite and cracks.
"Cousin, you are a forgetful person." Xu Zan was wearing a single layer of clothes and shivering with cold. "That day, after I was pushed out by the Xu family and punished, I was taken to the manor and became a domestic slave."
"This manor is yours now. So, I am your domestic slave. Please have mercy on me. Just return my indenture and give me freedom."
After saying that, Xu Zan knocked his forehead to the ground, tears and snot fell all at once, almost freezing into icicles.
He cried again, saying that he was beaten in every way after arriving at the manor.
Even in the middle of winter, he could only live in a stable and fight with wild dogs in the village for leftovers.
Jiang Fengnian looked at him with his eyes down.
The boy was covered with scars, so what he said must be true.
"It seems that the Xu family is really ruthless. Not to mention an adopted son, even if it was a family dog, they wouldn't torture him like this." Jiang Fenghu snorted in a rough voice.
Fengnian lowered his eyes to ponder.
This can only mean that Xu Xinglai is cruel and ruthless.
It seems that they still have to be more cautious. If they are hated by such a vicious villain, they may get into trouble.
At this time, Jiang Fenghu was also worried and whispered, "Brother, why don't you let him go? Otherwise, if this kid is resentful and does harm to our manor, it will be a loss."
Jiang Fengnian nodded slowly, "Well, our family doesn't need a servant, so it's okay to let him go, as long as he doesn't cause trouble."
After all, Xu Zan had bad intentions, and he was still worried about keeping such a person on the manor.
When Xu Zan heard that he agreed, his eyes lit up immediately.
"Thank you, my two cousins, you are my great benefactors who save me from suffering. If there is a future, I will work like a cow and a horse for you!" Xu Zan kept kowtowed, and his forehead was almost oozing blood.
Jiang Fengnian said in a neutral tone, "Alright, stop now. Letting you go is no big deal, but my family doesn't have the indenture for your servants. When we bought this place, we only had a contract for the manor, but no indenture for your servants."
"Maybe your indenture is still in the Xu family? Why don't you go back and ask them for it. Just say that my family is willing to give you freedom." Jiang Fengnian wanted to get the matter over with as soon as possible.
When Xu Zan heard this, he shook his head quickly, "No, no, cousin, this is the first time your family has bought a farm, you don't know. If the domestic slaves and the farm are sold together, there will be no separate indentures. If you want to release the domestic slaves, you have to take the farm's deed to the government and rewrite the deed and stamp it."
Jiang Fengnian was a little hesitant, "Really? Why is it so troublesome?"
Xu Zan sniffed, "It's not a trouble. You just need to take the farm's deed to the west room of the government office and find the clerk who specializes in this matter. It will only take half a minute to change the deed."
Jiang Fengnian thought about it, his eyes turned, and he agreed.
"Okay, then wait for three or five days. When I have time, I will take the farm deed and go to the government office with you." Jiang Fengnian's tone was quite easygoing.
Soon, the New Year's goods were distributed. After the tenants were grateful, Jiang Fengnian drove the carriage and took Fenghu back home.
Watching the Jiang family's carriage running farther and farther away until it disappeared in the cold winter scenery, Xu Zan got up from the ground, and a gloomy look gradually appeared on his pitiful thin face.
"Fool, you agreed so quickly. Even if you get the farm, you can't keep it." Xu Zan gritted his teeth and sneered.
He dragged his crippled leg back to the stable and woke up the old servant who had been following him.
"Hurry back home and tell father that I have done what he asked. In three or five days, the Jiang family will take the deed of the manor to the government. The clerk in the government will obey our orders. As long as he makes a move, the manor will change hands. By then, it will belong to our Xu family again." Xu Zan said in a deep voice.
Originally, he thought he was destined to rot and stink in this manor.
Unexpectedly, Xu Xinglai gave him another chance to get the manor back.
Xu Zan was overjoyed. If this succeeded, he could return to the Xu family as the young master and take revenge on the Jiang family. It was really God's will to give him a chance to turn over!
On the other hand, Jiang Fengnian left Liujiagou in a carriage, but did not go home immediately, but went to Weirui Lane.
He first went to check on the bookstore business and gave a few instructions to his employees.
Then he went to Qincaiju and asked Qin Bu Tong about the matter of human traffickers.
"Boss Qin has a wide network of contacts in the city. Does he know a reliable matchmaker who is strict with her words and can sell people to other places?" Jiang Fengnian asked while turning his teacup after sitting down.
Jiang Fenghu on the side was stunned.
"Brother, why do you want to find a human trafficker? We don't have anyone to sell..."
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