Everyone came to comfort Dafang's family. The dead cannot be brought back to life, but life must go on, so let's look forward.
Three days later, Jiang Li and Jiang An were going to take the exam, and Erlaizi also closed the meat stall at home.
But after the meat stall was closed, life at home became difficult, because Zhang Dahu's family had always relied on selling meat to make a living, and the family had only two acres of land. Although Erlaizi had twenty acres of land, he was the only male in the family, so it was not enough, not to mention that he had to raise chickens in the back mountain.
Raising chickens cannot be stopped because it earns much more money than farming.
The child had just been born, and a lot of money would have to be spent afterwards. Erlaizi realized for the first time how difficult it was to be a parent. In the past, Zhang Dahu had always been there to help with all the big and small issues, but now he had to rely on himself for everything.
That day, Erlaizi and Ertou pushed a cart with chickens and eggs on it and came to the outside of the city. Ever since Jiang Tuantuan went to the capital, all the money from selling eggs was given to Mai Wu.
Mai Wu: "Don't be too sad. Just live your life well from now on. Brother Dahu will be at peace in the afterlife."
Er Laizi nodded sadly, "Now that the butcher's stall is closed, life is getting even harder. I'm the only male in the family. Sigh!"
Mai Wu didn't know how to comfort him, so he just patted his shoulder and sat with him in the field for a while.
In the evening, Mai Wu wrote a letter, wrote down the matter, and sent it to the capital at full speed.
Jiang An and Jiang Li's exams are also proceeding normally. Looking around the exam room, they are the oldest two. If you don't know them, you might think that their grades are too poor and they keep failing the exams!
When they saw the questions, they were very happy. These questions were very simple and were all copied from the contents of the books. Jiang Li, in particular, knew them all by heart. After all, he didn't copy so many books in vain.
On the day the letter arrived in the capital, Jiang Tuantuan was not at home and did not go to the store. Instead, she went out of the city with Li Jingchen, who was on leave.
Before the New Year, Jiang Tuantuan told Li Jingchen that food is the most important thing for the people and grain is the foundation of everything. Although we are not poor now, we cannot do without land. If there is land for sale outside the city, we should buy it quickly to ensure our future.
Li Jingchen listened carefully, took note of the matter, and sent people to investigate the surrounding situation.
A few days ago, I finally heard that someone was selling land, so I rushed out to buy it today. These days, there are very few people selling land unless there is a big sale.
The two hurried to the outskirts of the city, where they were met by the old farmer who was selling the land. He introduced the land to them, saying, "This piece of land is very flat and fertile, and it's a full forty acres. The most important thing is that it's a complete piece, not scattered. There are many people who want to buy my land."
The situation was exactly as the old farmer said. This piece of land was really good. The key was that there was a stream not far away, and irrigation was very convenient. There was also a wooden house next to it, which was also sold along with the land.
Jiang Tuantuan was very satisfied, so he asked, "Old man, how much do you want for this piece of land?"
The old farmer held up four fingers.
Forty taels?
No, how could it be forty taels? It’s at least forty taels in Fujiang County, and it must be more expensive in the capital.
Jiang Tuantuan was surprised and said, "Old man, you don't want four hundred taels, do you?"
The old farmer smiled and said, "Yes, it's four hundred taels. If you want it, we can make the deal now. If not, I'll sell it to the next buyer."
Jiang Tuantuan began to ponder in his mind. This old man started selling land four days ago, and land outside the capital was so popular that someone must have bought it soon. The fact that it had been sold until today proved that he sold it too expensively.
Everyone was waiting for the old man to lower the price if he couldn't sell the land, but it looked like he wouldn't be able to do so. However, Jiang Tuantuan was reluctant to give up the land.
So I walked around the fields, looked around, and the whole morning passed. I even stayed at the old man's place for lunch.
In the afternoon I went to the canal to take a look.
The old farmer was a little impatient. "Madam, are you going to buy it or not? I even killed a chicken I raised to entertain you two. If you don't want to buy it, give me the money for the chicken."
Jiang Tuantuan looked embarrassed, "I really want it."
After saying that, he ran to the chicken coop to look at the chickens, mainly at the chicken coop.
This chicken coop is not big and can only hold 20 to 30 chickens, but it is in good repair.
Li Jingchen didn't understand what his wife wanted to do. If he asked her, wouldn't it be better to just give her four hundred taels?
But he knew that Tuantuan must have an idea in his mind, so he just had to wait quietly by the side.
In the afternoon, another family came to buy land. The person who came looked like the manager of a wealthy family.
The steward said arrogantly: "If our master wants to buy your land, he will give you a maximum of 200 taels."
The old farmer got anxious when he heard this and wanted to beat the man away with a broom. "Two hundred taels is impossible. That piece of scattered land next door is two hundred and fifty taels. If you don't want four hundred taels, forget it."
The butler raised one corner of his mouth and chuckled, "Beat him to death and see if he will sell it."
"You stinky farmer, I'm telling you, you have to sell it today, whether you want to or not."
The man behind the housekeeper came up straight away and was about to punch the old farmer.
Jiang Tuantuan gave Li Jingchen a look, and Li Jingchen understood it immediately. He took a step forward and blocked the man's fist.
They knocked those people down in a few moves. The housekeeper saw that the situation was not right and realized that if he continued to fight, he would definitely suffer losses. So he took his people away and said, "Just wait for me!"
The old man was so scared that he sat down on the ground, and Jiang Tuantuan helped him up.
The old man took a sip of water to calm himself down. "Thank you both for saving my life, but I really can't pay a penny less."
Jiang Tuantuan said calmly, "I know. It's okay. Four hundred taels is four hundred taels."
The old man was so excited that he finally sold it.
"Although I am willing to buy it for four hundred taels, I have a condition."
The old man's eyelids twitched.
"Except for the thatched hut, the chicken coop next to it and the chickens inside were all given to me."
There were only eight chickens in it.
The old man became embarrassed.
Jiang Tuantuan fanned the flames, saying, "Old man, if it weren't for us, you wouldn't be alive this afternoon. And those people might come again tomorrow. If you don't want to get beaten, you really have to sell it for 200 taels. You're out of luck."
"I'm doing this all for your own good. If I buy this land today and someone comes tomorrow, it'll be trouble for me. I don't even know how much it'll cost to deal with this trouble."
"Well, actually, my family is quite wealthy. We have a big house in the inner city and a shop. My husband is an official and his monthly salary is quite high. Buying the land was a spur-of-the-moment decision. Maybe tomorrow I won't want to buy it anymore."
The old man was really afraid that Jiang Tuantuan would not buy it, so he had no choice but to agree.
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