Wang embarrasses Chen Ahfu and says, "Silly boy, how can you pick up food for your mother like this? You should pick up food for your uncle and aunt."
After hearing this, Chen Ahfu smiled and put some food into Chen Shi and Zhang's bowls. He said with a smile, "We have troubled Uncle and Auntie these days."
Chen Shi smiled and said, "Uncle San wishes you would bother us at home every day. Alas, I am just worried about my second brother being alone in the countryside, otherwise I would have kept you for a few more days."
After the meal, Manager Luo actually came. He said that he had been busy these days and only sent most of the customers away yesterday afternoon. Today, he had some time and wanted to accompany Chen Afu to the dental clinic to look at the land.
Dabao wanted to chase after them, but Chen Afu refused, saying that they were going to a human trafficking shop where there were many human traffickers. Chen Dabao was most afraid of being sold by human traffickers since she was a child, so she didn't dare to chase after them.
She also said, "Mom is so pretty, you should be careful not to get abducted by human traffickers." She also told Wang, "Grandma, you must always hold my mom's hand."
Wang pinched his little face and smiled, "Yes, grandma knows." After leaving, she said to Chen Afu, "Dabao is a good child. You love him well."
Chen Afu smiled and nodded.
Several people left Chen San's grocery store, Chen Afu and his mother got into the carriage, and Manager Luo sat next to Qingbo.
Chen Shi and Chen Ayu, who had escorted them out, were still telling Steward Luo and Qingbo that they must come to his house for a drink in the evening. Chen Afu was also inviting them in the car, and Steward Luo and Qingbo agreed with a smile.
On the way, Manager Luo said that five days later, which was September 25th, he would take Chu Hanyan back to Tangyuan. He asked Chen Afu if he wanted to go back with them, and said that it would only take two hours to get there by carriage.
After hearing this, Chen Ahfu was also willing to go back with them. Not only was riding in a carriage faster, but the journey was also safe. However, they would have to go back four days later than agreed, and they were afraid that Chen Ming would worry.
Manager Luo said that his eldest son Luo Yuan happened to be in the mansion today to do some work and would be back tomorrow. If Chen Afu and the others decided to go back on the 25th, he would let his son go back and tell Chen Ming.
Chen Afu and Wang agreed.
The carriage drove for three quarters of an hour and arrived at a brokerage shop. Li, the broker, was indeed very familiar with Manager Luo. When he saw Manager Luo coming, he invited him to sit down and served him tea.
He listened to Chen Afu's conditions for buying land. He wanted top-quality farmland in Zhongning County and Sanqing County, preferably in a continuous plot of more than 100 acres.
Li Yaren smiled and said, there is indeed a suitable piece of land in Guanghe Town, Zhongning County. It is a paddy field and the price is also suitable, six taels of silver per mu. It's just that the land is a bit large, about 200 mu. However, if you buy it all at once, you don't have to pay for the rapeseed seeds that have been planted in the field.
Chen Afu calculated in his mind that two hundred acres would cost one thousand two hundred and sixty taels of silver.
The ten-color sparrows cost 600 taels, the gems cost 400 taels, the red envelopes cost 100 taels, the buckle designs cost 140 taels, and the dolls cost 10 taels. All these add up to 1,250 taels. If I add another 10 taels, I can buy it.
Moreover, Guanghe Town is adjacent to Sanqing County and is only a dozen miles away from Xiangluo Village.
If these lands are indeed good fields, Chen Afu would really be willing to do it.
When Wang heard about the huge amount of money, she pulled Chen Ah-fu aside and said, "Ah-fu, it's too much. We can't afford it."
Chen Ahfu quietly calculated the bill with her and said, "The money is enough."
Then he came to Li Ya and said, “If those fields are good, we will buy them.
Li Yaren smiled and said, "Brother Luo and I have known each other for more than ten years. I won't lie to you. The paddy field is really good. However, for such a big deal, we still need to review it. It's late today. It will take more than an hour to go to Guanghe Town even by carriage. It will take most of the day to go there and back. We also need to go to Zhongning County to sign the contract, which will take another half day. So, we have to wait until tomorrow."
Chen Afu thought so too, so he nodded in agreement.
Manager Luo thought about it and said, "That's the only way. However, I have something else to do tomorrow and can't accompany you. Let my second son and Qing Bo accompany you."
He was worried about letting Chen Afu and her daughter go, so he had to let his second son Luo Fang, who was a steward in the Chu Mansion, and Qingbo go.
Now, Manager Luo is very grateful to Chen Afu, and he really wants to help her.
After hearing what Manager Luo said, Chen Afu hurriedly expressed his gratitude.
His appearance was too outstanding, Wang was too gentle and not very worldly-wise, and Li Ya was unfamiliar with him. It would be much better if he had the son of Manager Luo and Qingbo to accompany him.
After finishing the discussion, they said goodbye.
This time they drove through the backyard of the Chen family. There was a door next to the main house, and the carriage was driven into the yard through the door. The Chen family had already put wine and food on the table. In addition to their own braised food, they also went to the restaurant to buy roast goose and squid beef soup, and bought a few pounds of Xiao Yuanchun wine.
Manager Luo and Qing Bo were invited to the main hall to sit down and drink and eat with the company of Chen Shi and Chen A Yu.
Wang and Chen Afu went to the kitchen to help.
After seeing off the guests, Chen Shi heard that the mother and daughter were going to such a far place and was worried about it, so he insisted on going with them. He also said that if they bought the land, he would accompany the broker to Zhongning County to get the deed done on the same day, so that everything could be done in one day.
This is even better. Chen Ahfu and Wang Shi hurriedly expressed their gratitude.
Chen Shi waved his hands and smiled, "What are you thanking me for? Third uncle got Ah Fu's prescription and made money, but he hasn't thanked me yet. When Ah Fu gets married in the future, Third uncle will definitely give him a big gift."
Chen Ahfu was not as shy as little girl Ah Man, so she smiled and said, "Okay, my niece will wait."
This made everyone laugh.
Wang pretended to be angry and hit Chen Ahfu twice, saying angrily, "How can this girl be so shameless."
The next morning, Wang and Chen Afu dressed up early. They both wore half-old cloth clothes and wooden hairpins, and sat in the shop with Chen Shi waiting. At about the beginning of the morning hour, Qingbo arrived in a carriage.
A young man in his early twenties got off the car. He was Manager Luo's second son, Luo Fang.
He smiled and said that except for the old marquis, all other guests had left the mansion. The master said that he would ask Dabao to bring Qiqi and Huihui to the mansion to play today, because Jieer missed him.
There was another reason that Luo Fang didn't mention. Old Marquis Chu particularly liked birds. He heard that Yan Jie'er's good friend had two extremely smart parrots, so he wanted to see them. However, because there were many people and things to do in the mansion, the old man waited patiently until today and couldn't wait to see them early in the morning.
He also said that after 9:00 pm, a carriage would come from the mansion to pick up Dabao.
Dabao hasn't gotten up yet. Zhang quickly agreed and said she would tell him when Dabao wakes up.
After a few pleasantries, they got on the car. Chen Shi and Wang's mother and daughter got into the car, while Luo Fang and Qing Bo sat outside the car together.
The carriage went straight to the west gate, where Li Ya's people were waiting for them. After the reunion, they continued to head west. This section of the road was also the road that Chen Afu and his group had taken when they came here.
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