Chapter 81 The Sentimental Ye Beixiu
Zhang Wei pointed and said, "How about it, sister, I didn't lie to you, did I?"
Zhang Juexia looked around into the distance, feeling relatively satisfied, but with a hint of disdain on his face, "It's okay. Wasn't it said to be close to town? Why does it feel a bit far to me?"
"Is this still far? Well, well, well, whatever you say is what it is!"
Ye Beixiu walked around with his stick, "Brother Zhang, who is farming this land now?"
"It is definitely the tenants who are farming. Even though the owner of the land has committed a crime, there are still a lot of people farming the land.
I tell you, with this location, there will be no shortage of tenants, so you don’t have to worry about any of this.
My advice is, if you have money, you should buy the land while the price is right."
Zhang Juexia felt that Zhang Wei's words made sense. "Brother Zhang, is there really nothing fishy going on here?"
Zhang Wei's face froze, and his brows furrowed slightly. "Big sister, you don't believe me? Let me tell you, everyone knows what kind of person I am, Zhang Wei.
You treat me as a friend, and I treat you as a friend."
Ye Beixiu nervously pulled Zhang Juexia's clothes, signaling her to be more careful with her words.
Zhang Juexia laughed and said, "Don't worry, I only asked directly because I consider Brother Zhang one of my own.
If I didn't trust Brother Zhang, I might have to ask someone else about this when I got to town."
Zhang Wei dispelled his concerns. "Big sister, you're right. I was overthinking it. Apart from not agreeing on the price, there's really nothing else going on with this place."
A while ago, Mr. Li wanted to sell this piece of land to his eighth concubine, and our boss wanted to make a profit from it, but the negotiations failed, so the matter was shelved."
"Brother Zhang, what's the price of this land now?"
Zhang Wei's eyes lit up, "You want to buy it?"
"If the price is right, I'll take it. As Brother Zhang said, whether you grow it yourself or rent it out, it's always an income for the family."
"At that time, Mr. Li offered eight taels of silver per mu, but we couldn't reach an agreement. Our boss is saying that eight taels of silver is negotiable now. What do you think?"
Ye Beixiu pulled Zhang Juexia aside and whispered, "This price is right. The wasteland we have reclaimed in the mountains is ten taels of silver per mu."
Zhang Juexia gestured to Ye Beixiu, "Don't worry, I'll think about it."
Zhang Juexia gathered his emotions and came to Zhang Wei, "Brother Zhang, you know the situation in our family very well.
We just built a house and bought some mountain land. My husband has a bad leg, and he spent a lot of money on medical treatment.
Look....”
Zhang Wei gritted his teeth and said, "How about this, I'll put my pride aside and help you talk to our boss.
Tomorrow, you should stop driving the carriage and wear more ragged clothes. Then say that this money was collected by the whole family and that we don’t want to stay in the mountains anymore and want to come out and earn a living.”
Zhang Juexia bowed to Zhang Wei and said, "Thank you, Brother Zhang."
On the way back to the town, Zhang Juexia was driving while thinking about how to get the job done with less money.
When Zhang Wei got out of the car, Zhang Juexia stopped him and said, "Brother Zhang, we are friends now, and I have to be honest with you.
I really want to buy that piece of land, but if it costs more than two hundred taels of silver, I can't afford even a penny more, so I won't buy it.
But if it is less than two hundred taels of silver, then I will also pay two hundred taels, and any excess silver, no matter how much, will belong to you, Brother Zhang.
You see, this thing?"
Zhang Wei stumbled and looked back at Zhang Juexia, thinking to himself, how could this young wife be so cunning that she even took me into account.
Then he thought again, if this matter could be settled, he could earn some money.
"I'll try my best!"
"Thank you, Brother Zhang."
On the way home, Zhang Juexia was in a very good mood and whipped his horse whip into pieces.
Ye Beixiu felt a little uneasy, "My wife, can Brother Zhang do this?"
"Don't worry, he will do his best."
"That's good. My family suddenly wants to buy land, thirty acres at that. I feel so empty inside, I don't know how to deal with it."
"Everyone needs to grow up, so just deal with it slowly. In the past while, you've learned a lot of words and read a few books with Doctor Liu.
You should understand some principles of how to behave in society now, right? "
"Well, I'll listen to my wife and learn to deal with it slowly."
"Come on, I'm rooting for you. Think about it, if we buy the land, you'll be the one dealing with the tenants in the future!"
"Well, my lady, I won't let you down."
When he got home, Liu Mingda was very concerned about this matter.
Zhang Juexia repeated the whole story to him from beginning to end. Liu Mingda agreed with Zhang Juexia's approach and said, "I guess Zhang Wei will do his best.
What you did this time is called leaving room for maneuver."
Then he sighed again.
Zhang Juexia asked him why he sighed, but he just shook his head and said nothing.
Zhang Juexia didn't force him to ask, "I'm hungry, I have to go cook."
Liu Mingda watched Zhang Juexia enter the kitchen, then whispered to Ye Beixiu, "If your young wife were reborn as a man, I'm afraid she would accomplish something.
You, while I am staying at your house, please read the books she bought carefully, think about them thoroughly, and ask me if you don't understand anything.
Otherwise, she will leave you behind sooner or later."
Ye Beixiu's palms were sweating with nervousness, "Master, is this matter so serious? I..."
Liu Mingda raised his beard and said, "I've told you so many times, why can't you remember? You can't call me Master, you have to call me Doctor."
"There's not even a patient here, so why call me a doctor? Besides, you answer my questions every day, but I can't call you Master."
"I came to your house to treat your illness, do you understand?"
"But I'm almost well again!"
"Can you leave?"
Ye Beixiu shook his head.
"Then you're still being stubborn. The next time I hear you call me Master, I won't teach you anything. Humph."
"Got it, Doctor Liu. I'll go see if the meal is ready."
"It would have been better if you had been so obedient earlier."
Ye Beixiu came to the kitchen and helped Zhang Juexia with whatever work he could.
"My lady, if one day you meet someone more powerful than you, will you still follow me?"
Zhang Juexia hesitated, "What did Doctor Liu say to you? Don't let your imagination run wild.
Since we two can live under the same roof, it means we are destined to be together.
Besides, you are much better than those idlers in the village."
Ye Beixiu still looked like he was worried about something.
Zhang Juexia shook his head helplessly and smiled, "You've developed a sentimental personality while recuperating at home.
Come back soon, the impetuous, adventurous and hard-working Ye Beixiu from before!"
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