Chapter 78: Someone Bought It in the Back Mountain
I don’t know if it was because Wen Yan’s offer was too generous, the compensation was too generous, or if she was too gentle when she distributed the pork to everyone that day.
It gives people the illusion that she is easy to talk to, or easy to bully.
The other lion opened his mouth loudly, raised two fingers and shook them in front of Chief Ying.
Is he asking for double the compensation?
One acre of medium-quality land is exchanged for two acres of high-quality land, and the compensation is two taels of silver.
Patriarch Ying was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.
He silently thought about the locations of his family's several plots of land.
It's actually in the middle of these pieces of land.
If they did not agree to his conditions, even if the other families agreed to exchange land, the land would not be completed and they would not be able to build houses.
Patriarch Ying had no choice but to patiently advise him: "We all live in the same village, there is no need to offend a scholar."
The man didn't take it seriously: "Why? Just because he's a scholar, he can force me to buy or sell? Anyway, I won't trade the land without two acres of fertile land. Instead of wasting your time here arguing with me, why don't you go back and have a good discussion with Scholar Ying?"
Seeing that he was unmoved, Patriarch Ying gave up the idea of persuading him: "You will regret it one day."
Patriarch Ying turned away.
A woman came out of the house and looked at her man nervously: "What if Ying Xiucai doesn't agree with what you said? Wouldn't we be at a big loss?"
The man picked his teeth, rolled his eyes, and said, "Just put your mind at ease. Ying Zhilin will agree, and Clan Leader Ying will come back to beg me."
He saw it when Patriarch Ying went to discuss something with the first family.
Quietly sneaked to the back of that family's house and eavesdropped.
I learned that the scholar’s family was going to build a new house.
Thinking of the large cartloads of gifts delivered to the scholar's house a few days ago, he became extremely envious.
At that time, I thought that if Ying Xiucai's skin was as small as a fingernail, he would be able to eat and drink delicious food.
I didn't expect the opportunity to come so quickly.
Our land is right in the center.
As long as Ying Xiucai wants to build the house there, he must compromise with himself.
The woman was unsure: "But..."
"But that's the end. Why don't you go and cook? Do you want to starve me to death?" He kicked the woman on the butt and spat.
Patriarch Ying walked out of the yard with a sullen face and reunited with Wen Yan, who was being chatted with by her aunt.
He told Wen Yan about the situation.
Wen Yan wasn't angry. After thinking it over, she quickly adjusted her plan: "Then let's take the land on both sides of the old house and build two east and west courtyards. It will be enough for living. As for the workshop, let's just build it on the mountain."
"Then I'll go and negotiate for the two acres of land on the left. I'll also notify the two families that can't be exchanged." Patriarch Ying's shrewd eyes turned.
The two families who were waiting to exchange their land for money decided not to exchange it when they heard that the land would not be exchanged.
They were a little angry at the time, and complained to Wen Yan that he was playing tricks on them.
Patriarch Ying gave an explanation.
That afternoon.
The two families ran to the person who was "raising the price" and spoke in a sarcastic and indirect way.
The person who was "raising the price" only then realized that Ying Xiucai's family had moved to a new place to build their house.
Thinking of the prime land and one tael of silver that was about to be in his hands, he beat his chest and stamped his feet in regret.
He immediately found Wen Yan and loudly asked her why she didn't change the place.
He even directly escalated the issue to the point that Wen Yan looked down on the poor.
Wen Yanli ignored him.
It was Pei'er who pointed out every detail of his exorbitant price.
He kept talking until his face turned blue and red, and he ran away in shame.
The house construction has been finalized, and we will go to the county government office together tomorrow to handle the transfer procedures.
On the way home, Wen Yan and Pei'er were on their way home. Wen Yan suddenly seemed to remember something and smiled while looking in the direction of the capital.
The Wen couple should be home by now!
At this moment, Wen's father and Jiang Xinkui also returned home.
After sending the servants away.
Wen's father's face, which had been tense all the way, finally relaxed at this moment.
He turned around and looked at Jiang Xinkui: "Why? Such important information, why did you hide it from me!"
Jiang Xinkui quickly explained: "I didn't mean to hide it from you, but I was too angry at the time and didn't hear what he said clearly."
Wen's father sneered: "Did you not hear clearly? Or do you want me to make room for someone else?"
"Husband, what are you saying? Do you know that these words are very hurtful?"
"Jiang Xinkui, stop playing dumb with me. Don't tell me you don't know, he took my place."
Jiang Xinkui was startled: "You...what did you say?"
"What? Do you want me to remind you again? My place now belongs to your good cousin. Are you happy now?"
There was a crisp sound of "Snap".
Before Wen's father could finish his words, Jiang Xinkui slapped him in the face.
Wen's father instantly tasted blood in his mouth.
He looked at Jiang Xinkui in disbelief.
Jiang Xinkui didn't even give him a chance to speak, and asked first: "Am I so unbearable in your heart?"
Wen's father had never been slapped in his life, and it was a woman who slapped him.
This is a huge shame for him.
At this moment, he couldn't listen to Jiang Xinkui's questioning at all, nor could he calm down and think.
He just wanted to retaliate fiercely now. He wanted to make Jiang Xinkui suffer unbearably: "Why, you dare to do it, and don't let anyone know? If it wasn't to help him, how could you hide such important information from me..."
"I've already said it, I was so angry that I lost my mind..."
The couple, who had been in love for nearly twenty years, had a fierce quarrel that afternoon.
Not only the courtyard where Jiang Xinkui lived, but even the servants in the outer courtyard heard it.
In the next few days, the entire Wen family was immersed in a solemn atmosphere.
evening.
Ying Zhilin returned home after school.
He brought back a bunch of blooming wild flowers, put them in a coarse porcelain vase, and placed it in front of Wen Yan's dressing table.
Smelling the refreshing fragrance of flowers, Wen Yan smiled at Ying Zhilin.
The next morning.
Wen Yan put the silver in his pocket and followed Chief Ying to the county town to buy mountain land.
Ying Zhilin took a day off and went with them.
Wen Yan didn't want to delay his studies.
Ying Zhilin said, "I have the status of a scholar, so it will be easier for me to handle things."
"Okay then." Wen Yan agreed.
After entering the county town.
Ying Zhilin bought a string of candied haws for Wen Yan.
Wen Yan took a bite, and after the real sweetness, the sourness made her face wrinkle.
Seeing the affection between the young couple, Patriarch Ying covered his mouth and smiled secretly.
They walked all the way to the yamen.
As soon as I arrived at the room where the land deed documents were being processed, I heard an impatient voice coming from inside: "I said, the five-day deadline is almost up. They haven't come yet, so they must not be able to afford it.
Here, you can transfer the pine forest in Songshan Village to my name."
When Chief Ying heard this, his heart skipped a beat.
He threw his cane away, leaving an afterimage, and rushed into the room, shouting, "No! We've bought that back hill."
Wen Yan and Ying Zhilin were afraid that he would fall, so they hurried after him and supported him.
Afterwards, they also saw what the people who were fighting with them for the back mountain looked like.
He was a middle-aged man dressed as a butler.
He was wearing a silk robe, which showed that his master was either rich or noble.
Wen Yan's brows suddenly twisted into a knot.
It turned out to be him.
Huo Yaoxing's servant.
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