County Magistrate Gu is truly a good official who is dedicated to serving the people and only does practical things.
After discussing everything with Tian An, he said goodbye to Grandma Qin and Mr. Han, and then hurriedly took his people and food back to the county town.
Perhaps the refugees' issue was really urgent, and the county government sent someone to inform Tian An the next day.
The deal for her farm and shop was settled, and she was asked to go to the county government office to pay money to get the land deed, house deed, and the green card for selling grain.
After sending the messenger away, Tian An happily returned to her room and closed the door to count the silver. But the more she counted, the less happy she became.
She had recently built greenhouses and helped villagers build houses, which had cost her a lot of money. Fortunately, Liu Hui had already sent her the September profits a few days ago.
At this time, she had just nine hundred and twenty taels of silver left. The farm and two shops would cost a total of seven hundred and fifty taels, and after buying the shops, she would only have one hundred and seventy taels left.
At that time, we also need to prepare winter clothes and quilts for the farmhands. Although we have bought a lot of quilts before, they are still not enough, and new people will be joining us soon.
Oh! Money is tight again! She feels like she hasn’t even gotten enough money yet! How come she’s already spent it all?
The next morning, Tian An and Zhao Yiming prepared to set off for the county government office.
Thinking that since he was going to the county government office, he must visit Mrs. Gu, Tian An asked someone to prepare gifts.
After everything was ready, the two of them took Deng Xue out. When the three of them arrived at the county government office, it was already half an hour later.
But Tian An didn't expect that Zhang Wenhao would come in person.
Zhang Wenhao sat quietly on a chair beside them while the housekeeper handled the contract. However, he hadn't stopped observing them since they entered.
When Zhao Yiming first entered the room, he glanced at him, frowned, and pulled Tian An behind him. With her sight blocked, Tian An didn't take a closer look at the man who had been causing trouble for her time and time again.
I thought he would not speak anymore, but when the housekeeper handed him the contract and asked him to sign it, he couldn't help himself.
He looked at Zhao Yiming and said, "You are quite resourceful. Not only did you buy my farm and two shops for 750 taels of silver, but you also snatched away a prosperous shop on the street with nothing."
Zhao Yiming glanced at him and said, "Others only offered 200 taels, but I gave an extra 50 taels. If you don't appreciate it, then forget it. Why bother to criticize Lu Dongbin?
As for the word "false," Master Zhang, you'd better be careful with your words. That's your compensation, and it was personally awarded by the county magistrate. If you're dissatisfied, you can go to the county magistrate instead of arguing with us."
Zhao Yiming's words almost made Zhang Wenhao vomit blood in anger.
Tian An, however, gave him a thumbs-up behind his back. He suddenly felt that Qian's insults were weak, repeating the same few words over and over again.
Zhang Wenhao took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and said slowly: "A servant is worth ten taels of silver at most, but yours is really precious."
Tian An wanted to say that Chen Feng gave it to her as a gift and she didn't spend any money on it, but she was afraid of angering Zhang Wenhao to death, so she held back and didn't say anything.
Zhao Yiming didn't even look at him. "If you feel you've lost out, then we don't have to keep the shop. Just return the wound as usual, no matter where it happened or how it happened. Don't worry, I have good skills. I promise I won't hurt you any more, not even a drop of blood will be shed."
Zhao Yiming was calm and composed, while Zhang Wenhao's face turned pale with fear, but he was still wearing his dress properly.
After a while, he reacted, slammed the table, and stood up, angrily saying, "How dare you compare me with a servant?"
Zhao Yiming slowly raised his hand, stretched out a finger, and shook it left and right, saying, "No, you can't compare to him."
The expression was as contemptuous as it could be, and the action was as disdainful as it could be.
Seeing Zhang Wenhao was about to explode with anger, Tian An felt that she needed to remind Zhao Yiming. If Zhang Wenhao was so angry that he died and no one signed, they would suffer a great loss.
She tugged at Zhao Yiming's sleeve and said, "Brother Yiming, please be quiet for now. What if he pretends to be pissed off and refuses to sign?"
Zhao Yiming looked at Zhang Wenhao across from him, genuinely considering the possibility that he was feigning unconsciousness. After a long pause, he nodded and said, "You're right." Then he fell silent.
Just now, Zhang Wenhao's face turned pale with anger, but now he was embarrassed, angry and annoyed, and his face turned rosy instead. Tian An felt that he could even perform Sichuan Opera face-changing.
Zhang Wenhao thought for a long time but couldn't figure out how to refute them. After a while, he said indifferently: "It's just that little thing. I wouldn't be so bad as that."
Tian An pointed at the contract in the butler's hand and said, "Why don't you just sign it quickly? Why are you talking so much?"
"You..." Zhang Wenhao pointed at the two of them, but couldn't say anything to refute. He just didn't want to sign, especially to these two people.
Seeing that he didn't move, Tian An pulled Zhao Yiming and pointed at Zhang Wenhao and said, "Brother Yiming, why don't we go get a doctor? Look at his eyes rolling around. He must be trying to pretend to faint!"
Zhang Wenhao was so angry that he snatched the pen from the butler's hand, but stopped just as the pen was about to fall on the contract.
Tian An saw this and said, "If you can't bear to part with it, then so be it! And you insist on pretending that you don't want it."
Zhang Wenhao was furious and just about to sign when County Magistrate Gu walked in. Seeing Zhang Wenhao still signing, he frowned and said impatiently, "It took so long to sign a signature. Have you not eaten or can't read?"
What County Magistrate Gu hated most in his life was this kind of second-generation rich kid who didn't do any serious work and just kept teasing people and looking for trouble.
Seeing that the county magistrate was angry, Zhang Wenhao nodded and apologized, then quickly put his name and fingerprints on the document.
After finishing the job, he didn't dare to stay any longer and left with his new housekeeper, but he glared at the two of them before leaving.
Tian An is not one to suffer a loss: "Mr. Zhang, you really don't remember the old relationship. The previous housekeeper is still in jail! And you found a new one right away."
After saying this, the two people who had just reached the door paused. Zhang Wenhao turned around and glanced at the new butler beside him, who was so scared that he quickly bent down.
When County Magistrate Gu heard Tian An talking, he turned around and saw that the two men had not left yet. He asked rudely, "Why haven't you left yet? Do you need me to keep you for dinner?"
Zhang Wenhao turned around and apologized a few words before quickly leaving.
Tian An ultimately failed to visit Mrs. Gu. There was no other way; County Magistrate Gu pressed him too hard.
As soon as the contract was signed, he personally took them to the farm.
"We have to hurry up, the refugees should be halfway there."
"So fast? I haven't even pulled the food over yet!" Tian An was shocked. He was afraid that the refugees would be allowed to pass before dawn!
Magistrate Gu patted his chest and said, "Don't worry! I've already sent five carts of food to you. You can just go to your village and get more later."
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