Chapter 382 The Land Seller
Zhang Juexia had not finished his breakfast yet when the waiter from Yaoji Cloth Shop came to urge him to finish.
She quickly stuffed a few mouthfuls into her mouth. "I thought I got up early enough, but I didn't expect there were people who got up earlier than me. Why is Manager Yao so anxious?"
The clerk explained, "Our boss said that if we want to buy good land, we have to go early."
Well, Zhang Juexia ignored it, quickly got up, washed his hands, tidied his clothes, said a few words to Ye Beixiu, and then went out with the waiter.
As soon as Zhang Juexia left the house, Li Dong came in a carriage to pick up Ye Beixiu. Li Dong and Zhang Juexia exchanged a few words at the door.
Li Dong told Zhang Juexia, "You still have to make the decision on business matters.
As for me, I'm mainly here to treat Brother Bei Xiu to a drink and give me some face, since he's the new Wu Xiucai this year."
Zhang Juexia told Li Dong, "My husband and I have already arranged for this dinner. We will treat you. Brother Li is really thoughtful."
Li Dong waved his hands repeatedly, "Big sister, let me tell you, if you guys buy me this dinner, you'll be slapping me in the face.
I also said yesterday that Brother Beixiu passed the imperial examination and I was so disappointed that I couldn't make it back!"
Zhang Juexia saw Li Dong's face flushed, knowing that he was really anxious, so he smiled and replied, "Okay, I won't compete with you to pay the money this time.
Brother Li, please help me introduce this client to this dinner, and we will treat him later."
"That's more like it."
The shop assistant at Yaoji Cloth Shop couldn't wait any longer. Zhang Juexia said goodbye to Li Dong and rushed to Yaoji Cloth Shop.
"The shopkeeper is impatient, and I didn't expect the clerk to be impatient too."
The young man was unhappy. "Boss Zhang, it's not that I'm impatient, but if I go back late, Sister Suyun will scold me."
"Your sister Suyun said that to you, so tell the shopkeeper."
"I dare not do that. Sister Suyun is our shopkeeper's treasure now."
Hearing this, Zhang Juexia smiled.
Ye Suyun stood at the door and pointed at the waiter, "What bad things are you saying about me in front of my sister-in-law again?"
"How dare I!"
Zhang Juexia gestured for the waiter to leave. She smiled and teased Ye Suyun, "It's only been a few days since we last met, and I didn't expect our Suyun to have become Shopkeeper Yao's treasure."
Ye Suyun stamped her feet anxiously, "Sister-in-law, you believe their nonsense.
I am not my master's treasure, I just help my master with his work."
Shopkeeper Yao walked out of the shop and asked, "What bad things are your sister-in-law whispering about me behind my back?"
"Well, I just left the house early this morning and I've been wrongly accused twice.
You two are truly worthy of being master and disciple. Even your tones of voice are the same now."
"I think I didn't give you enough wine yesterday! It's already late, let's go!
Suyun, do you want to join us?"
Ye Suyun shook her head. "Master, forget it! Today, a few acquaintances came to see the new fabrics, and I have to accompany them."
"Manager Yao, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but my sister is so capable. You'll have to pay her more money when the time comes!"
Ye Suyun pushed the two of them onto the carriage and said, "If you two are arguing, it's best not to take me with you."
Shopkeeper Yao sat in the carriage and looked at Zhang Juexia proudly, "What do you think? My apprentice is not bad, right?"
"No matter how good your disciple is, she is still my sister."
"Well, I can't argue with you."
The carriage stopped soon and Zhou Ji Yaxing arrived.
Manager Yao took Zhang Juexia into the pawnshop with ease, and Manager Zhou personally received them.
"Manager Yao, what brings you here? Are you buying land? Or a house?"
After Shopkeeper Zhou finished speaking, he noticed Zhang Juexia standing behind Shopkeeper Yao and asked, "Who is this?"
Shopkeeper Yao introduced each other. When Shopkeeper Zhou heard that they wanted to buy land, he smiled and said, "What a coincidence! There's a family near our town who wants to sell land. How about we take a look?"
Zhang Juexia asked, "Is this land far from our town? Also, how many acres is it?"
"One hundred acres of land, three or four miles away from our town."
"My goodness, whose family is this? They are selling a hundred acres of land in one go."
"Shopkeeper Yao, you should know this man. He's Liu Da, a relative of Liu Hong, the owner of the Xiucai Embroidery Workshop."
"So it's him! Isn't his son almost dead? Why is he selling the land again?"
Shopkeeper Zhou looked around and said, "Originally, this is the customer's privacy, so I can't reveal more. After all, Shopkeeper Yao and Mr. Zhang are family!
Liu Da must have offended someone and, fearing retaliation, planned to sell his property in the town and take the money to seek refuge with his wife's family.
Having said that, Shopkeeper Zhou didn’t want to say anything more. We are all smart people, so figure it out on your own!
Then, Shopkeeper Zhou said, "Shopkeeper Yao, Liu Da's 100 acres of land is very fertile. After taking it over, you don't even need to apply fertilizer.
Even the tenants are ready.
Besides, Manager Yao should know something about Liu Da's family affairs.
His son has been suffering from a congenital disability for many years.
Shopkeeper Yao shouldn't have any taboos, right?"
"I know that Shopkeeper Zhou is a straightforward person, but I can't buy this hundred acres of land by myself today.
I need to have a good talk with Zhang Dong about this matter. Whether it is taboo or not, Zhang Dong has the final say."
Manager Zhou found an excuse and left the room to the two of them.
Zhang Juexia had long recognized that this Liu Da was the man that the Wang family had mentioned a few days ago, the one who would spend a hundred taels of silver to marry Jin Jie'er.
She told Shopkeeper Yao directly, "As long as the money is paid in full, there's nothing to worry about."
Shopkeeper Yao gave Zhang Juexia a thumbs-up and said, "Gao, you really hit the nail on the head."
After the two of them left, Shopkeeper Yao said directly, "Shopkeeper Zhou, since this place you mentioned is so good, let's go take a look!"
"Come on, you..."
Shopkeeper Zhou smiled from ear to ear and asked Zhang Juexia and Yao to get on the carriage. "I'll lead the way, you two follow closely."
The carriage sped away at a rapid speed. Zhang Juexia complained to Shopkeeper Yao, "Shopkeeper Zhou, how anxious is this!"
"This is a hundred acres of land! There aren't many families in our town who can take over a hundred acres of land in one go. How can he not be anxious?"
“That’s right!”
After hearing what Manager Yao said, Zhang Juexia became more confident. "We'll see what happens when the time comes."
"I understand! You're smart, I'll listen to you. Besides, I have limited money, so you'll take the lion's share."
The carriage was running too fast, and Zhang Juexia felt a tightness in her chest due to the bumpy ride. She lifted the carriage curtain, looked out, and took a breath of fresh air.
A familiar figure came into view, and Zhang Juexia couldn't help but stick his head out.
When I looked again, I saw a familiar figure. How did the two of them get together?
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