Wen Siqing's decisive departure disrupted the four's rhythm, leaving them somewhat at a loss. Yun Sanzhuang grabbed Yun Erzhuang and whispered:
"Second brother, what should we do?"
Yun Erzhuang had no idea what to do. If he didn't find Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu, firstly his wife wouldn't agree, and secondly, if Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu really became successful, wouldn't they have missed out on the chance to enjoy a good life?
But he really couldn't sell those two guan and one mu of land. Wasn't this like cutting flesh off his own body? All they had in total were these four mu of land that were valuable.
Therefore, Yun Erzhuang was unwilling to move forward or retreat, like a mouse being targeted by a cat. Although he gained temporary freedom, he would soon have his fate choked. This feeling was simply too maddening.
The third sister's legs went numb from standing, so she took a step back. However, she missed a step and almost fell backward. Fortunately, she managed to grab onto a tree branch and escaped a fall.
She was still flustered, but this fluster gave her a good idea.
"Hey, what do you think? If they won't help us write letters, why don't we just ask people in the city to write them and send them to Jiangnan?"
"Yes, yes, yes, we can have someone else write it for us so we don't have to put up with this."
Yun Sanzhuang quickly echoed.
But the second daughter's family had a question. She asked:
"But do we know the He family's address? Jiangnan is not a small place. Finding someone isn't that easy."
"But isn't the He family a large and powerful family? They've managed to expand their business all the way to Qingcheng, so they must be quite famous in Jiangnan. Why would they have trouble finding someone?"
Yun Erzhuang thought the third brother's words made sense. In this way, they could take their own destiny into their own hands and not have others holding them by the neck.
"Then let's do as the second brother's family says."
"Master, let's wait a bit longer. Think about it, even if we were capable of sending the letter to the He family, would they even listen to us?"
The three were taken aback by these words, and the third son's family member quickly said:
"Let's send it in Qing-ge's name. Why worry that the He family won't pay attention?"
"Yes, yes, yes, let's send it in that guy's name. He's heartless, so don't blame us for being ruthless too."
Yun Sanzhuang echoed again.
"But do you know Qing-ge'er's reputation?"
"Alright, Second Sister-in-law, what are you up to by going to such lengths to prevent us from writing letters to find people ourselves? Do you want us to sell an acre of land for just two strings of copper coins?"
The third son's family was really annoyed by the second son's family's repeated obstruction, so they didn't care about anything else and just said what they wanted to say.
"I am not."
“That’s not what your second sister-in-law meant. Let’s just leave it at that. We’ll go to the city tomorrow and get things done.”
Yun Erzhuang immediately finalized the matter. He knew that the third son's family had always been very opinionated, while the third son was someone who had no opinions of his own, only a stubborn streak, but who listened to his wife very much.
If we anger these two, they might act independently, and the four acres of land they rely on for negotiations will become two acres, greatly reducing the possibility of negotiations. This is unacceptable.
Seeing that the second son's wife had slammed the board down, she naturally couldn't say anything more. Although she felt strange and thought that this wouldn't work, she couldn't say anything more for the sake of the relationship between the two families.
Furthermore, what if, what if this actually works?
The next day, before dawn, the four walked to the next village, found the youngest son of the Mei family, and paid fifteen coins to take a donkey cart to the county town.
After arriving in the county town, the four of them did not dare to linger. They inquired about the merchants who could write and send letters, and then headed to the Meng Family Merchants in one go.
What are you doing here?
"Young master, we want to write a letter to Jiangnan. I wonder if you can help us? We can pay you some copper coins."
Where in Jiangnan should I send it?
The third family responded first:
"The He family, the one that has built a very large business, even extending to Qingcheng."
"address."
"Ah? It's the He family."
"I asked for the address."
Seeing that this guy's eyes were practically rolling to the sky, Yun Erzhuang quickly added:
"That Mr. He didn't tell us our address. He just said that if we needed anything, we could send a letter to the He family in Jiangnan. He didn't say anything else."
"So what he means is that you shouldn't look for him."
The man turned around and went inside. He had thought he could make a deal today, but it turned out to be a complete disaster. It was all for nothing.
The second son's wife hurriedly pulled two copper coins from her pocket, ran a few steps, stuffed them into the man's hand, and asked with a smile:
"What do you mean by that, young master? We are all uneducated and ignorant people from the lower classes. We hope you can enlighten us."
The fellow accepted the two copper coins, his expression softening somewhat, but he remained gruff and said:
“You all say the He family has a huge business, a large family and many people. Which family do you want us to send the money to?”
“Furthermore, you don’t even know the exact address, so the letter you send probably won’t reach the hands of the Mr. He you mentioned. Besides, I don’t know if he wants to see you. If he doesn’t, why would I send the letter? Wouldn’t that just be asking for trouble?”
Please!!!
The four were naturally kicked out, and Yun Erzhuang's temper flared up at this point.
"What kind of bullshit method is this? I knew that if this worked, Qing-ge wouldn't have made such an exorbitant demand. Isn't that exactly what he's got in mind? We're just overestimating ourselves by thinking we could fight him."
"Look, it cost fifteen coins to get here, and two more just went away. We'll have to spend another fifteen coins to get back. We're still hungry, and we've already lost thirty-two coins. If we had agreed to Qing-ge'er's deal earlier, we wouldn't have wasted this money."
The third son's wife knew that Yun Erzhuang was referring to her, and she was quite dissatisfied, so she said directly:
"I was doing this for everyone's good, but you all didn't dare to come up with any ideas. Now that I've made a decision and it's not working, you're all blaming me. Fine, fine, I won't say anything or offer any more ideas from now on."
"What nonsense are you spouting?"
Yun Sanzhuang quickly pulled the third brother's arm, then looked at Yun Erzhuang and asked:
"Second brother, what should we do now? Are we really going to sell those four acres of land cheaply?"
"What else can we do but sell? Do you have any ideas?"
Yun Sanzhuang dared not utter a sound, and the four fell silent again. After a while, the second son's wife broke the silence, saying:
“Let’s sell these four acres of land without hesitation.”
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