After entering Mr. Ding's house, Qin Yao realized that Mr. Ding was not at home at all.
He was in the provincial capital and had never come back. His wife asked the clansmen to help with the sale of the land.
As soon as the land is sold and the money is in hand, I will take my mother and two sons to the provincial capital to meet him.
Even when such a serious incident as a murder happened, he did not show up.
Because he was a scholar and enjoyed certain privileges, the government collected the body, sent someone to come and say hello, asked a few questions and then left.
Of course, the murderer could not be the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Ding family. There is no point in tracking them down.
However, the land sale has been delayed until now.
The land, which should have been easy to sell, is now sitting there and no one dares to buy it.
Only a small number of people think it is unlucky, but the bigger reason is that some people refuse to buy it and do not allow others to buy it.
Ding Xiucai's mother said that whenever someone came to ask about their whereabouts, they would be blocked at the door, and they were so scared that all the deals they had agreed to fall through.
"Didn't you go to the elders of the Ding family to make the decision?" Qin Yao asked tentatively.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other, with only bitter smiles and suppressed anger.
Even brothers have conflicts sometimes, let alone relatives who are separated by several generations?
Mr. Ding was not a very popular person. There were always a few villains in the village who were secretly making trouble. In addition, those people promised benefits, and the elders accepted his requests on the surface, but in the end, they just accepted them on the surface and did not care at all in private.
The clan members who had been entrusted by them before no longer dare to show up. Only the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law are still holding on. At worst, they can just not sell it!
However, Mr. Ding’s future cannot be ignored, and not selling it is the worst option.
In fact, now they can sell at a lower price as long as someone dares to buy.
Qin Yao became interested and asked what the reserve price was.
Mrs. Ding Xiucai sighed and said, "Six hundred taels."
After saying this, he fixed his eyes on Qin Yao, afraid that she would bargain again. He twisted his handkerchief with both hands and his cheeks were tense.
Qin Yao: "Deal!"
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other excitedly, and Mrs. Ding Xiucai asked anxiously: "Sister Qin, when will you bring the money?"
"No need to get it." Qin Yao shouted outside the courtyard: "Awang!"
The wooden box containing the money was soon delivered to her.
The Ding family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were overjoyed. They didn't expect Qin Yao to be so well prepared, and they felt relieved.
"Wait a minute, I'll go get the land deed." Mr. Ding's wife hurriedly stood up and asked the maid who was cleaning the yard to bring paper and pen.
Any delay would lead to unexpected events, so the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law just wanted to get the six hundred taels of silver as soon as possible.
Qin Yao looked at the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who were in a hurry, afraid that something unexpected would happen, and she cursed Wang Mawu and others in her heart.
She now has some doubts about the so-called murder case. It was either done by Wang Mawu or those other bullies from Kaiyang County.
Mrs. Ding Xiucai took out the box containing the land deeds, and the maid spread out the papers on the eight-immortals table. Mrs. Ding Xiucai ground the papers and was about to write the sales contract.
Suddenly, there were several roars coming from outside the door.
"What are you doing sneaking around in front of an orphan's and a widow's house?"
"Where did you come from, you tactless person? Get out of here now!"
Hearing this, the faces of the Ding family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the hall changed instantly. The pen that Ding Xiucai's wife picked up shook violently, and a large ball of black ink spread on the yellow paper, as if there was a shadow covering it, and the light in the room suddenly dimmed.
"Bang, bang!" There were two dull thuds of heavy objects falling to the ground, and two strangers fell under the eight-immortals table with screams.
The maid of the Ding family screamed "Ah!" and the face of the mother-in-law of the Ding family turned pale for a moment.
However, Mrs. Ding Xiucai was relatively calm. She immediately put the wooden box containing the land deed in front of her and pulled her mother-in-law aside.
Qin Yao coughed twice uncomfortably, looked at Awang who walked in expressionlessly, raised her head and said to the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in a soothing tone:
"It's okay. See if these two know each other. If not, I'll have my driver throw them out."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law then realized that the person lying on the ground was the one who had just yelled at the door.
Taking a deep breath, Mrs. Ding Xiucai suppressed her shock and glanced at the two people who were curled up and rolling on the ground with a serious expression. "They are the guys from the pawnshop in the city."
"These days, they are the ones who drive away people who want to buy my land."
Mrs. Ding looked at Qin Yao with admiration, but still had to remind her, or just forget it.
"Madam Qin, it's not easy for you as a woman. This is bad luck for my family. Please leave. I won't sign the contract."
"If you don't know it, then throw it away." Qin Yao talked to herself and gave Awang a wink.
Awang understood what he meant, grabbed the two guys who couldn't get up, dragged them out of the door, cut off their jaws so that they wouldn't have to cry out, and threw them under the ridge of the field!
He clapped his hands, sat back on the shaft of the ox cart, and stared at the white clouds in a daze, as if nothing had happened.
"It's okay, let's continue signing."
Qin Yao picked up the brush on the paper with a smile, set aside the blurred yellow paper, laid out new paper, and ground it for Mr. Ding's wife.
I won't show you her sloppy calligraphy.
Mrs. Ding was about to speak, but stopped herself. Qin Yao said gently, "Don't be afraid. My driver will be on guard. No strangers will interrupt us."
Seeing that Qin Yao was calm and composed, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other. The mother-in-law nodded, and then Mrs. Ding Xiucai sat down and picked up the pen to write the sales contract again.
Her handwriting was beautiful, elegant and graceful, yet revealing a sense of tenacity. Qin Yao was very envious.
But if she really wants to practice calligraphy, she should just continue to envy others.
The contract was quickly written, and the maid who had recovered handed over the ink. Qin Yao glanced at the content, saw no problem, and signed without hesitation.
Qin Yao took out the money, a silver note for five hundred taels, plus one hundred taels of loose silver, a total of six hundred taels, not a penny less.
Mr. Ding's wife handed over the land deed box, which contained the deeds for thirty acres of land and seventy acres of land.
Qin Yao carefully checked and confirmed that everything was correct. She closed the lid and suggested:
"It's too late to plan ahead. I think it's still early. Why don't we go to the county government office and complete the resale procedures?"
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were more than happy to do so. Mrs. Ding went to get the document requesting the transfer of land sale that her husband had sent her in advance, and immediately took a car to the county town with Qin Yao.
There are many inconveniences for a woman to handle things alone. Without the documents sent by Mr. Ding, she would not be qualified to handle the family's land and houses, and she would have to find the clan leader or relatives to act as a guarantor.
Qin Yao's situation was much more convenient. She had acquaintances in the county government office and could pass through by facial recognition.
At this point, Mrs. Ding Xiucai finally felt relieved, knowing that Qin Yao had a way to deal with the pawnshop, and she was relieved for her.
However, although Mr. Ding has completed the formalities, Qin Yao still needs to call Liu Ji, the head of the household, over tomorrow to make a new household registration information and leave it in the county government for record in order to verify taxes next year.
This step can only be handled by Qin Yao herself unless she becomes a widow and an independent female householder becomes the head of the household.
But likewise, they had to find the village chief or a relative to act as a guarantor. A woman alone could not even enter the government office.
After finally completing the formalities and leaving the yamen, the two still needed to buy some gifts and go to Jinshi Town to inform the head of the village to ensure that the information was consistent.
If the normal process is followed, the village head should be informed first, and then the village head should take the documents, sales contracts and other evidence to report to the county government. It will take at least two or three months before there is a result.
Qin Yao was afraid that things would get more complicated if the night went on, so she went directly to the county government office to handle it herself. It was faster, but it was also easy to offend the head of the village.
Fortunately, the village head did not make things difficult for the sake of Liujia Village Chief and Mr. Ding.
After finally settling all the details, Qin Yao held the title deed box and breathed a sigh of relief.
From now on, she will also be a small landlord. (End of this chapter)
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