Chapter 126 Taking Over the Mess
"That piece of land is such a waste." Lu Qiniang sighed, "It took a lot of effort to get it in the first place. Okay, I'll think about it again; let them discuss it too. Let's eat."
Yun Ting suddenly walked back to his room in silence.
After a moment, he came out and placed the only remaining collar on the table. "Here, pawn it and get some money. We can buy this house. I don't know if it's enough, but if it isn't, there's nothing I can do."
Even his underwear was stripped off, leaving only this thing that looked worth some money.
"No, no," Lu Qiniang said repeatedly, "Put it away quickly. We still have money for buying a house."
"Count me in, I'm living here too. Anyway, I can't wear this thing anymore, it's useless."
Lu Qiniang was about to refuse, but then Xiao Yan said, "Take it."
"How can that be possible?" Lu Qiniang disagreed, "This is not just one or two taels of silver, this is very expensive."
Maybe, I can buy a hundred or eighty Xiao Yans!
"Rose water," Daya suddenly said, "Can rose water be exchanged for silver? If so, let's exchange it all for silver and buy that piece of land."
"That's a tribute and can't be exchanged for silver." Xiao Yan said.
Lu Qiniang said, "We can't take that piece of land either. What would that mean? Taking advantage of someone's misfortune?"
"Dad, will it really be profitable after the warehouse is built?" Daya asked.
Xiao Yan nodded, "It's a good location, but I'm afraid no one is willing to take it over now."
People are reluctant to give things away for free, but no one is willing to let others fill their holes.
"I have an idea—"
Lu Qiniang and Xiao Yan went to Liu Xing's house.
Liu Xing still looked as dejected as before, but he forced himself to greet the two of them.
The table was covered with gold and silver jewelry, mostly Tong's jewelry, and even a pair of longevity locks for her children.
Lu Qiniang sat down on the edge of the kang, and Xiao Yan stood next to her.
"I won't beat around the bush," Lu Qiniang said. "Let's talk about the house first. My family has been looking at houses recently and is planning to buy one. And you guys are selling your house..."
"Abandoned Mother, do you want to buy it? I can give it to you at a lower price." Tong said immediately.
If you want to sell the house in a hurry, you won't be able to sell it unless you offer a discount.
Selling it to Lu Qiniang is better than selling it to someone else.
Lu Qiniang shook her head.
Tong sighed.
Too.
If she were Lu Qin's mother, she would not be willing to buy her own house.
After all, telling it to others would be like taking advantage of someone's misfortune. I'm afraid the other person would still feel resentful about it in the future, so it's not worth it.
"I don't need you to sell it cheaply. It's what it's worth," Lu Qiniang said. "We've inquired about the prices of a lot of houses recently, so we have a rough idea. But let's be frank, this is a deal, the money is done, and it's a done deal. No matter how much the price goes up or down, no one will regret it."
If it were someone else, she wouldn't actually want to do that.
But the other party was Tong, which was just what she wanted, so after some hesitation, Lu Qiniang still came.
"Okay!" Tong agreed readily.
She held Lu Qiniang's hand and said, "Qi Niang, you helped me in my time of need. I will remember this in my heart."
"Not really. I was the one who wanted to buy it, and you wanted to sell it. I just hope that in the future, we won't have any rifts because of this house."
"Don't worry, Qi Niang! I'm the head of the household," Tong said. "Even if this house turns into a gold mine in the future, I'll still be grateful for your timely help today."
"Good sister-in-law, I just like your personality. We don't have to be afraid, things will get better in the future." Lu Qiniang said, "There's one more thing, that's about this warehouse. Do you really not want it anymore?"
"No," Tong said. "I'm not saying this to discourage you. My husband is a good man and a man of integrity, but he doesn't have the ability to run such a large business. People should be able to handle the things they do best. This will be a lesson for you."
A bit pricey though.
But they are still young. If they can work together to live a good life in the future, where can they not make money?
What's more, the canal transportation itself is extremely profitable.
"Give it to me then." Lu Qiniang took out the collar. "This is my payment for buying your warehouse."
The money from buying the house and the necklace should be enough to help fill the hole.
Liu Xing and his wife can still keep this house, and they can start from scratch without any burden in the future, without having to ask others for help or being heavily in debt.
"Abandoned mother, you--" Tong was stunned, not knowing what to say, tears welling up in her eyes.
The warehouse was burned down to the ground.
It would cost more than a hundred taels of silver to buy that piece of land.
What's more, if you are in a hurry to sell it, you have to give a discount.
The necklace in Lu Qiniang's hand is worth several hundred taels of silver.
"My family doesn't have any money," Lu Qiniang smiled bitterly, "We couldn't have afforded such a big business in the first place. Just like you, I had help from a relative who gave me this, so I wanted to take over the land."
"What will you do after you take over the business?" Tong asked. "Will you still have money to build a warehouse? If you have to borrow money, then don't do it. Qi Niang, we were greedy. This lesson is enough."
Lu Qiniang said, "I won't borrow money. I'll just take it one step at a time."
Waves of people came outside asking for money, all afraid that Liu Xing and his wife would run away.
Lu Qiniang said, "You should also think about it. If you are willing, we can find a middleman. Brothers, we will settle the accounts clearly and sign the contract. No one will regret it."
"Okay, okay," Tong said, "Let's go find someone right away. I've made the decision!"
She immediately took the collar out and showed it to the debt collectors.
Everyone agreed to give them a few days' grace period.
Lu Qiniang spent two taels of silver, found a middleman, signed a deed, and bought the house for one hundred and twenty taels of silver, and used the necklace to buy the land that had been burned by the fire.
Tong also did what she said. After selling the necklace, she used it together with the house payment to repay the silver shop and settle the wages and overdue material costs for everyone.
It was enough for them, so they didn't have to sell any other properties.
Liu Xing and his wife both knew what was going on and were very grateful to Lu Qiniang and Xiao Yan.
When Liu Xinglin boarded the ship heading south, he came to his house for a meal and said that if he became successful in the future, he would bring Xiao Yan with him.
This matter has come to an end.
Because the fire caused such a big stir, the transfer of the land also aroused people's curiosity.
Doctor Hu naturally heard about it as well.
He came to find Lu Qiniang.
"Old Hu, what's wrong?" Lu Qiniang was rebuilding the chicken coop. The huge stone weighing dozens of kilograms felt like a nail in her hand.
"There's bad news and good news. Which one do you want to hear first?"
"What a shame," Lu Qiniang scolded with a smile, "Don't tell me you're going to commit suicide after paying two hundred taels of silver. I have good news for you!"
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