Yu Wen came back very late, drunk.

Yu Tang, who had been keeping an eye on his father's whereabouts, heard the noise and came out. While helping Ah Tiao to support Yu Wen, who was unable to stand steadily, he said, "Dad, did you go to buy the Li family's land?"

She was reluctant to let her father buy the Li family's land because she felt that the water supply to the land could not bypass the canals of the Li family and the Li family's ancestral house. If the Li family cut off the water supply, the land would be useless. It would be too troublesome to be involved with the Li family in the future.

Yu Wen laughed proudly, holding up three fingers towards Yu Tang, and said incoherently, "It's thirty acres. I bought thirty acres." Then he rubbed Yu Tang's head vigorously, "It's all yours. It's all for you."

A warm feeling flowed through Yu Tang's heart, but this warmth was soon replaced by confusion.

She supported her father with difficulty and went to the yard, saying, "Father, didn't you say that Master Wu bought the big ones and you bought the small ones? Why did you suddenly buy thirty acres? And what about the irrigation of the fifty acres? Did you agree on this before signing the contract with the Li family?"

"Don't worry!" Yu Wen pushed Ah Tiao and Yu Tang away, and staggered back to the house. "The Third Elder has arranged everything for me, and the Li family has also agreed. Elder Wu only wants 20 mu of land..."

How come this matter is related to Pei Yan?

Yu Tang was stunned, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. He wanted to ask his father what was going on. Yu Wen had already entered the inner room, calling out Chen's name, and yelling "I'm drunk, why don't you help me in", which made Chen blush and hide in the inner room, unwilling to come out.

She had no choice but to withdraw her money and return to her room, planning to block Yu Wen at the main door early the next morning.

I never thought that Yu Wen had already left early.

Yu Tang looked at the sky that had just turned pale and said in surprise, "So early?!"

Chen's face was full of fatigue, and she smiled helplessly, "She said she had an appointment with Master Wu to go and see the Li family's land."

This means that my mother already knew that my father had bought thirty acres of paddy fields from Li Duan's family.

Yu Tang asked, "Did Dad say anything else?"

"No." Chen said, "He went crazy last night after drinking. What could he say?" After saying this, her ears turned red.

Yu Tang didn't notice and was having breakfast with his mother.

Yu Wen came back with an excited face.

As soon as he entered the house, he said to Yu Tang and Chen: "That's good! The thirty mu of paddy field that can be used to grow green-stemmed rice is ours. Mr. Pei San did not show up, so he asked the chief steward Pei to help. The water was brought in from the canal over the Pei family's side, and the Pei family can help take care of it on weekdays. I saw that the steward of Li Duan's family didn't look very good." After saying that, he deliberately rubbed his daughter's head and said, "I didn't expect that I would be able to enjoy the blessing of our Atang so early!"

What the hell is going on!

Yu Tang glared at his father.

Yu Wen didn't take it seriously. He sat down next to Chen with a smile. While Mrs. Chen was serving him porridge, he explained, "I didn't know that the paddy field next to the Li family actually belonged to the Pei family. I even went to ask Mr. Pei San to help mediate. Mr. Pei San just told me to buy the land with confidence and to find him if I had any problems. I thought he was going to advise the people of the Li family's main branch not to embarrass us in the future. Who knew that Mr. Pei San would... Of course, I just need to dig a hole at the head of Peijia Canal. This is much better than signing a contract with the Li family. If the Li family regrets it in the future, do I have to go to the Li family with the contract every time? However, I also have some regrets. The best 200 mu of paddy fields in Lin'an are in the hands of the Li family. The Pei family has fields next to the Li family. If the Li family wants to sell the land, maybe the Pei family will also want to buy it. But now that things have come to this, it's not good to say anything more. "

After saying this, Yu Wen sighed and said with emotion: "The Pei family is really kind and generous."

Yu Tang said, "Is that why Mr. Wu only bought 20 acres of land? And that 20 acres of land is between our family and the Pei family."

"How do you know?" Yu Wenqi asked.

The mean man in Yu Tang rolled his eyes at Yu Wen. But as his father said, it was useless to say more now that things had come to this.

Yu Wen also brought a piece of news that was very different from his previous life: "I heard from Master Wu that the Li family might move to Hangzhou after October."

Yu Tang and Chen were both shocked.

People leave their hometown and become destitute.

A man of leisure will not easily leave his home.

Chen asked anxiously, "Who said that? Why did the Li family move to Hangzhou?"

Yu Wen said, "Master Wu heard from the steward of the Li family. The steward also said that the Li family had already bought a house in Hangzhou City and quietly transported some household items to Hangzhou City. They will move in after the ancestral worship on October 1st. Li Duan will also go to the capital to study with Master Li. Isn't he a judge? The big exam will be held next year, so it makes sense for him to go to the capital in advance. It shouldn't be false."

The Jinshi examination is held every three years. Counting the days, it is now the year for the big examination.

Chen nodded and talked to Yu Wen about how to farm the newly purchased 30 acres of land.

Yu Tang's thoughts drifted to who knows where.

In his previous life, Li Duan failed twice in a row, but he passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi as soon as he passed the imperial examination. Pei Tong, the eldest son of the Pei family, and a member of the side branch named Pei Chan passed the imperial examination together with Li Duan.

Three Jinshi candidates emerged from Lin'an in the same session, which caused a sensation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Now the situation has changed. If Li Duan leaves early, I wonder if he can pass the imperial examination in one try? If he goes to the capital to study, it will be difficult for her to meet him again in the future, let alone to fight back and retaliate. Is she just going to let Li Duan leave Lin'an like this?

Can we just let Liu Xiaoshan’s death go like this?

Yu Tang was unwilling to accept this.

She felt that people like Li Duan were not worthy of being an official, nor of making any achievements in their careers.

She thought she still had time before, but now she thinks that everything should be arranged as early as possible.

Yu Tang frowned.

In terms of business, let alone her, even if her father stepped in, it would be impossible for him to do anything to Li Duan.

In life, the marriage between the Li family and the Gu family is over. Although the Li family is selling land now, it has nothing to do with her, and the Li family is just short of money temporarily. As long as Li Yi is still an official, the Li family will soon be able to get through the difficulties.

Unless the Li family no longer holds official positions.

The thought flashed through Yu Tang's mind, and he remembered something.

In his previous life, something happened to Li Yi five years later, which was the second year after Li Duan passed the imperial examination and was selected as a Shujishi.

When he was the prefect of Rizhao, he handled a case of adultery between a widowed sister-in-law and her brother-in-law. Li Yi sentenced the widowed sister-in-law to death and her brother-in-law to exile 3,000 miles. The brother-in-law was weak and died on the way. Five years later, the widowed sister-in-law's son grew up and beat the drum at the gate of the Dali Temple to protest his injustice. He would rather be beaten with 50 sticks than sue Li Yi. He said that the widowed sister-in-law had never committed adultery with her brother-in-law, but that the old man of a wealthy family surnamed Li in Rizhao tried to rape the widowed sister-in-law and was beaten by her brother-in-law. He was resentful and falsely accused the widowed sister-in-law of adultery with her brother-in-law. It was an unjust case.

When the news came out, Li Yi's reputation was damaged.

The Gu family stepped in and tried to save the situation, and in the end Li Yi was simply fined three months' salary.

People outside said that the wealthy family surnamed Li had evil intentions and that those who cursed Mr. Li would not have a good death.

The Li family, however, refused to discuss the matter.

Yu Tang inadvertently heard Gu Xi's dowry maid and wet nurse complain privately about Lin's harsh treatment of Gu Xi, and imitated Gu Xi's tone to ridicule Li Yi, saying that "he is short-sighted. He thinks he is really the elder of others just because he hears a few words of flattery from others, and he doesn't know the importance of money when he sees it."

At that time, she thought that the old woman was just speaking up for Gu Xi, but now that she thinks about it carefully, there is a reason for her words.

Mrs. Tang was a scholar's wife, and in order to curry favor with the governor, she was eager to become his relative. Mr. Li from Rizhao had the same surname as Li Yi, and maybe he was a relative of Li Yi like Mrs. Tang. Mr. Li wanted to frame his widow and brother-in-law, and he couldn't do it without Li Yi's help. "When you see the silver, you don't know the severity of it", maybe it refers to the fact that Li Yi accepted the silver from Mr. Li's family.

Unfortunately, she cared too much about Lin's likes and dislikes at that time. Lin did not allow others to discuss this matter, so she really did not ask anything.

Calculating the time, the case of the widowed sister-in-law and the brother-in-law should have been judged when Li Yi was about to leave Rizhao.

People in Lin'an City are saying that the wheel that Li Yi asked Li Jun to bring back was three-quarters buried in the ground... Maybe it really is related to this incident?

Thinking of this, Yu Tang patted his head.

This is just wishful thinking.

If Li Yi had such a large sum of money, why would he sell the 50 mu of permanent farmland that could produce green rice?

No!

Yu Tang's heart skipped a beat.

If the Li family wanted to launder the money, they could also do so by selling the 50 acres of perpetual farmland.

Her heart was pounding.

In the previous life, the Li family did not sell these fifty acres of permanent land.

However, when Gu Xi married into the family, Lin told everyone how generous Gu Xi's dowry was and how many benefits the Li family had gained.

Did Gu Xi really bring in so much dowry?

Yu Tang tried hard to recall the details of Gu Xi's life.

Gu Xi has high standards, and she dresses in a simple, elegant, dignified, and appropriate manner. Although she buys more clothes and jewelry every year, she only wears them when she is required to attend social events. She usually wears half-new clothes and a few pieces of jewelry that she says she likes very much at home. To outsiders, her clothes are never the same, and she looks bright and beautiful every time she appears. Not only does she get compliments, but many people also follow her example. To the servants of the Li family, Gu Xi is simple and generous, frugal, and never stingy with the money she should spend, but she is unwilling to spend a penny more than she should spend. In Gu Xi's words, this is a principle, a bottom line.

Yu Tang sneered.

She didn't know this before and thought that this was how rich people lived.

Now let’s look at Mr. Pei.

Since she herself cannot wear brightly colored clothes during the mourning period, she spends money to dress up the younger generation in her family, and even people like her who are just there to make fun of her also benefit from it... How can Gu Xi be considered a wealthy family! She obviously has limited money, but she wants to act like she is wealthy. She is just trying to make herself look good.

Thinking about this, Yu Tang made a new discovery.

In the previous life, Lin had no good words for Gu Xi, but was very generous with money. Especially after the Li and Lin families made money in the maritime business, and after knowing that Gu Xi had discovered Li Duan's dirty thoughts about her, she often called the masters of the Jinlou to come to her house to make jewelry for Gu Xi, and also bought several shops in Hangzhou and Beijing and registered them under Gu Xi's name.

She thought Lin was compensating Gu Xi for her son's sake, but now she thought that might not be the case.