Chapter 231 Setting a Trap for Granny Wu
Du Wanchun took a sip of tea and slowly smiled, "Grandma, don't worry, even if that Aunt Lu comes today, we don't need to be afraid."
Grandma Zhao lowered her head and said in a low voice, "Wanchun, my husband and I just want to live a peaceful life. We really can't afford to offend that woman from the Lu family."
No sooner had she finished speaking than a shout came from outside the courtyard gate, "You know you can't afford to offend me, so kick this girl out."
Du Wanchun looked up and saw a middle-aged woman wearing a green coat.
I thought to myself, "This must be Aunt Lu."
Aunt Lu was slightly plump with short legs and arms, but when she walked, her flesh swayed and thudded, making her look like someone you wouldn't want to mess with.
"Aunt Zhao, you have to sell us this land." She strode in and slammed her hand heavily on the table.
Grandma Zhao was startled and quickly poured her a cup of tea. "Old Lu's family, don't be anxious, we can talk slowly."
Aunt Lu knocked the tea out of her hand. "What else is there to say? You have to sell this land to us."
Old Mrs. Zhao didn't like this Aunt Lu and had a dark face, but she had to endure it because Aunt Lu was too shrewish. "I've discussed it with my husband, and we're not sure if we can sell this land."
Aunt Lu was displeased. "What do you mean you won't sell? Didn't you say you were going to sell? Are you not selling now because you see I want to buy?"
As she spoke, she suddenly stood up and said fiercely, "Fine, I see that your Zhao family looks down on me and doesn't want to sell the land to me."
Startled, Old Mrs. Zhao took several steps back and came behind Du Wanchun.
Du Wanchun smiled at Aunt Lu and said, "Aunt Lu, there's a proper order to buying land."
Aunt Lu wouldn't listen to reason with her. "What do you mean by first come, first served? What right do you, a mere young woman, have to speak here!"
Du Wanchun took out a silver note from her bosom, placed it on the table, and said to Old Madam Zhao, "Grandma, since we're buying land, why don't we have a highest bidder win?"
Grandma Zhao looked at the silver note on the table and exclaimed, "Wanchun, this is fifty taels of silver!"
Du Wanchun replied, "That's right, this is fifty taels of silver."
As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Aunt Lu, "Aunt Lu, I'll give you fifty taels of silver, how much will you give me?"
Aunt Lu frowned, her small eyes bulging, and said angrily, "You want me to pay? I heard that this old woman was planning to sell those two plots of land to you for thirty taels of silver!"
As she spoke, she put her hands on her hips, ready to start cursing at Du Wanchun.
Du Wanchun wasn't afraid of her and slowly smiled, "What? Aunt Lu, does your Lu family not have that much money? If you want to buy land but can't even come up with the money, then don't buy it."
Aunt Lu is very concerned about her image and dislikes it most when people say that her Lu family is poor.
Upon hearing Du Wanchun's words, she quickly pulled out a silver note from her bosom and slammed it heavily on the table. "Who said that when we take out silver, it's only fifty taels? I have one hundred taels of silver here!"
This silver is the payment that Aunt Lu just received today, a total of three hundred taels of silver, which she hasn't had time to take home yet.
Du Wanchun smiled slowly and took out another silver note from her bosom. "If you give me one hundred taels of silver, then I will give you one hundred and fifty taels."
"One hundred and fifty taels?!"
Grandma Zhao and Aunt Lu were both stunned.
Old Mrs. Zhao whispered to Du Wanchun, "Wanchun, our land isn't even worth 150 taels. Don't get angry with the Lu family. At worst, I won't sell it."
Aunt Lu also put her hands on her hips and said fiercely, "I think you're just trying to pick a fight with me!"
As she spoke, she prepared to pick up the cup on the table and smash it at Du Wanchun.
"Aunt Lu!" Du Wanchun shouted at her sharply, "You're hitting someone in broad daylight! I didn't expect your Lu family to not only be unable to come up with money, but also be so stingy."
“Who says I can’t afford it? No matter what, the Lu family is still better than your Zhou family!” Aunt Lu said, raising her chin.
Seeing this, Du Wanchun added fuel to the fire, saying, "Aunt Lu, if you can't offer a higher price than us, then we'll buy this land!"
Aunt Lu's face turned red, and then she took out all three hundred taels of silver notes she had on her. "I have three hundred taels of silver here. You little hussy, let's see if your family can offer more than me!"
As she spoke, her face was full of smugness, "Your Zhou family is nothing more than a spice seller, and your mother used to be a widow. I don't believe your family has more money than ours."
Taking advantage of her smugness, Du Wanchun took out a few more silver notes from her bosom, casually spread them on the table, and slowly said, "Here is five hundred taels of silver, Grandma. That should be enough to buy your land!"
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