Chapter 232 Buying Land for Six Hundred Taels
Grandma Zhao finally understood what Du Wanchun meant, and she cooperated fully, saying, "That's enough. It's not just our two plots of land; you can buy our house directly."
Aunt Lu was stunned this time. Even ordinary farmers and merchants rarely had the ability to take out five hundred taels of silver directly.
If she hadn't just received payment for the goods, she wouldn't even have been able to come up with these three hundred taels of silver.
Seeing that she was silent, Du Wanchun deliberately raised her voice and said, "Aunt Lu, does your family not even have five hundred taels of silver?"
Aunt Lu gritted her teeth and remained silent. The land was clearly worth thirty taels of silver, but now it was going to cost five hundred taels. She really needed to think about it again.
If her husband found out she had taken five hundred taels of silver to buy land, he would probably beat her to death.
Du Wanchun stood up, picked up the five hundred taels of silver note, walked to Old Madam Zhao's side, and said, "Grandma, then you can sell this land to me."
As she said this, she deliberately raised her voice and laughed, "Aunt Lu, don't blame me for this. It's just that you can't come up with the money."
Granny Lu was furious at her words and quickly retorted, "I'll offer six hundred taels! It's just five hundred taels, isn't it? Your Zhou family has probably brought out all their savings!"
Grandma Zhao was startled and looked at Du Wanchun, somewhat at a loss.
Du Wanchun nodded to her.
Grandma Zhao immediately understood and agreed, saying, "Alright, I'll sell these two plots of land to you for six hundred taels."
Aunt Lu's face was full of joy. She glanced at Du Wanchun and said, "Don't you know what kind of person you are? You actually dare to compete with me."
Du Wanchun laughed and said, "Aunt Lu, since it's six hundred taels of silver, then just take out six hundred taels of silver. Don't tell me you don't have it right now, okay?"
Aunt Lu raised an eyebrow and said, "I don't have any here, but I have some at home. I'll go home and get the money later."
“Words are no proof.” Du Wanchun took out paper and pen and handed them to her. “We need to draw up a written agreement first, otherwise I’ll have Grandma sell the land to me later.”
Upon hearing this, Aunt Lu wrote down the agreement without hesitation.
Afterwards, Aunt Lu happily went home.
Watching her retreating figure, Old Mrs. Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Wanchun, is this much silver enough? If not, I won't sell it."
Du Wanchun reassured her with a gentle smile, "Don't worry, in a few days, that Aunt Lu will definitely not come to cause you any more trouble."
Grandma Zhao was skeptical.
At night, in order to prevent her husband from knowing that she had taken six hundred taels of silver to buy land, Aunt Lu secretly stole the family's silver.
Unfortunately, Mr. Lu, who was fast asleep, suddenly woke up.
"What are you doing sneaking around like that?!" Master Lu said sternly to her.
Aunt Lu quickly hid the silver behind her back, saying, "I just woke up and went out for a drink of water."
Master Lu, with his sharp eyes, happened to spot the bundle behind her and quickly snatched it away. "What is this heavy thing?"
He opened it and was stunned. He took out the silver inside and examined it closely. He then yelled at Aunt Lu, "What are you doing taking my silver out?!"
Aunt Lu panicked immediately and quickly explained, "I just took it out to take a look."
Master Lu stroked his beard, snorted coldly, and cursed sharply, "Nonsense! I bet you're just trying to use my money to support your gigolos outside!"
When Aunt Lu heard this, she was furious. She sat down on the ground, slapped her thigh, and cried, "My life is so miserable! I've given birth to your children and helped you with your business, and you actually suspect me of having a gigolo!"
To avoid arguing with her, Master Lu usually turned a blind eye to what she did.
Now that it involved money, he couldn't let her get away with it any longer. He raised his hand and slapped her across the face. "Don't argue with me! Tell me now, what do you want to do with all this money?!"
After a moment of silence, Aunt Lu said, "Didn't I tell you a few days ago that the Zhao family has a piece of land to sell?"
Master Lu's eyes widened as he listened. "You mean, you're going to use so much silver to buy those two dilapidated plots of land?"
Aunt Lu lowered her head and said, "Well, today Zhou's wife and I were competing for this land, so I raised the price to six hundred taels of silver."
Master Lu was trembling with rage and kicked her, yelling, "You idiot!"
Aunt Lu quickly replied, "Don't we still have some money? After we buy this land, we can plant some trees and raise some silkworms, then we'll have money again!"
Master Lu pointed at her and scolded, "You think making money is so easy?! I told you to raise the price, and you raised it! That piece of land is only worth a few dozen taels of silver, but you actually spent six hundred taels of silver for nothing. That amount of silver could buy several more pieces of land!"
Aunt Lu was momentarily stunned. After a long while, she took Master Lu's hand and said, "What should we do, sir?"
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