Xiao Hanzheng held Shi Qingluo's hand and walked from home to the clan leader's house.
Whenever I met someone from the village along the way, I would greet them politely.
It was precisely because he did not change his attitude towards everyone and become arrogant after he passed the examination to become a scholar, so he had a good reputation in the village.
No one felt that Xiao Hanzheng was distant and they were all happy to talk to him.
After the two men walked away, the villagers gathered together to talk.
"Don't mention it, Mr. Xiao and his wife have a really good relationship."
"His wife is obviously a capable person. She woke him up right after arriving at their house and brought the family members to make tofu for a living. If such a lucky girl were to come to my house, I would like her too."
"The key is to be able to stand up and not be afraid of being bullied by the Xiao family. For example, the Kong family would make Xiao Xiucai worry about going to school and taking exams."
"After all, he is the disciple of the old immortal. How could he be controlled by the people in the Xiao family's old house?"
"Xiao Xiucai is also very lucky to have found such a wife. They look like a perfect match."
The villagers also have a good impression of Shi Qingluo.
Especially those who made money by selling tofu in the past few days, all they said were good things about her.
On the other side, Xiao Hanzheng pulled Shi Qingluo into the clan leader's house.
The clan leader smiled and asked his wife to serve tea to the two of them.
I was particularly happy to see Xiao Hanzheng's recovered body.
He asked with concern: "What are you going to do next?"
Xiao Hanzheng smiled and replied, "I want to go to the county school to continue my studies, and then give it a try in a year."
The clan leader was very optimistic about Xiao Hanzheng, "I support this."
"You go to the county school, and I and other elders will take care of your family."
Their Xiao family had produced Jinshi and officials in the previous dynasty, but unfortunately after the establishment of the new dynasty, there were only two students and Xiao Hanzheng, a scholar.
Those two students seemed to have no hope, but Xiao Hanzheng had unlimited potential.
Xiao Hanzheng smiled and thanked him, "Thank you for your care, clan leader. If Hanzheng can reach a high position in the future, he will definitely remember your help and give back to the Xiao family."
Compared to many villages, the Xiao family in Xiaxi Village is really good.
If it was the clan leader or the head of the next door village, due to his scumbag father's status, they would have been lucky not to take the lead in ostracizing their family, let alone taking care of them.
The clan leader smiled broadly, "As long as you have the heart."
He would not hypocritically say that when Xiao Hanzheng reached a high position in the future, there would be no need to support the Xiao family.
The reason why he took such good care of Xiao Hanzheng's family was not only because he liked this young man very much and they were from the same clan, but also because of the other party's potential.
It is very likely that he will lead the Xiao family out in the future.
After sitting and chatting for a while, Xiao Hanzheng said, "Patriarch, we are here today to buy land."
The clan leader was stunned. "Buy land? Do you want to buy the land of the old Xiao family? I suggest you don't buy it."
He did not agree with this.
The Xiao family is very difficult to deal with. After buying the land, if the other party returns to the village in the future, who knows what kind of trouble they will cause.
Xiao Hanzheng felt warm in his heart. The clan leader had been very good to him in the past two lifetimes. No one else would give such straightforward advice.
He smiled and replied, "We are not buying the land of Lao Xiao's family. We want to buy the bamboo forest near the river and the barren mountain behind it."
The tribe leader was puzzled. "Why did you buy that piece of mountain land? It's only suitable for growing bamboo. It's not suitable for cultivating land."
Xiao Hanzheng said truthfully: "We bought it to build a new house."
The clan leader thought for a moment and said, "Although that piece of mountain is not very useful, if you want to buy it, the cheapest price should be thirty or forty taels of silver."
That is an ownerless mountain. If you want to buy it and get a mountain deed, you have to go to the county government.
He didn't think that Xiao Hanzheng's family could earn so much money to buy a mountain and build a house just by selling tofu for such a short period of time.
Xiao Hanzheng said truthfully: "The Wu family took a fancy to the things left by my wife's master and spent six hundred taels of silver to buy them, so we have enough money now."
When the fourth brother took the small black ball and completed the transaction, there was a high probability that the Wu family would take the initiative to spread the news that they had given them six hundred taels, in order to make them a target of others.
It would be better for them to tell others themselves and spend the money openly.
The clan leader was extremely surprised. He never expected that Dalang's wife had such valuable things in her hands.
"That's fine. I'll ask for you tomorrow and let you know when I get the answer."
That old house is really too shabby. The new house is nice.
Xiao Hanzheng smiled and thanked him, "Thank you for your help, old man!"
After sitting for a while, the two left.
On the other side, the Wu family got six small black balls from Shi Lao Si.
On the surface, he was very polite to Shi Lao Si and even packed up some unused cloth for him to take away.
After everyone left, the head of the Wu family and the eldest young master of the Wu family called the nanny over.
"Look, isn't this the little black ball that Shi Qingluo used to threaten you?"
The old lady walked forward and took a closer look. "Yes, this is it."
Young Master Wu suggested, "Dad, let's try out the power first."
Patriarch Wu nodded, "Okay, let's try it now."
After all, they haven't seen it with their own eyes, so they have to confirm it first before deciding whether to hire someone to tinker with it.
The three of them went to a remote garden in the backyard.
The old lady pointed to the fuse on the small black ball and said, "I saw that damn girl light it with a fire stick, and then threw it out immediately and it exploded."
The head of the Wu family and the young master Wu both valued their lives, so they asked a servant to try.
The boy lit the fuse with a tinder and immediately threw it towards an open space in the distance.
"Boom!" A loud bang exploded.
Some of the dirt on the ground was splashed up.
The head of the Wu family was also startled by the explosion.
He turned to the old lady and asked, "Is it really that powerful? It sounds scary."
The old lady nodded: "That's it, it's scary."
The sound was similar to what she had heard before.
As for the power, it should be the same, right? She was frightened at the time and didn't pay much attention.
It was the first time that the head of the Wu family saw something with such power and noise. It felt quite shocking. No wonder the Shi family and the old nanny were so scared.
He waved his hand, "Okay, you can go down."
The old lady immediately retreated.
Only the head of the Wu family and the eldest son of the Wu family were left in the backyard.
Patriarch Wu said: "It would be better if this thing was more powerful."
Young Master Wu smiled and said, "Let's ask someone to mention it when they come to study it, and see if it can increase its power."
He added: "If this thing can be manufactured in large quantities and sent up, our Wu family will definitely be able to make a contribution."
Patriarch Wu nodded, "That's right. Let's find a craftsman to tinker with it starting tomorrow."
"Yes." Young Master Wu nodded, thought for a moment and asked, "Dad, we can't just let the matter of six hundred taels go."
That woman not only caused his younger brother to fail in getting married and being buried with him, but also ended up being buried alone.
He also extorted six hundred taels from them. Is it so easy to take the money from the Wu family?
(End of this chapter)
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