Chapter 305: Can't Let Her Be Bullied for No Reason
Seeing Jiang following behind him and giving instructions, Song Yuntang turned around and took her hand.
"Mom, it's really nothing serious. I've been running a shop in Cile Town for a long time, so I'm not without any foundation. I'll come back as soon as I've dealt with things over there."
Jiang was still worried, but she didn't say anything else.
It was not until Song Yuntang and Mu Dong drove away in the mule cart that Xu Yongwang was seen running towards the house with his back hunched like a thief.
Jiang hurriedly pulled him into the courtyard, and after closing the gate, she asked, "What did Mr. Lin say to Tang'er? She didn't look well."
"We were standing far away and could only see people. We didn't hear what they said clearly. I thought that Mr. Lin said something to make the maid angry, and he has asked Wencheng to arrest Qingye outside the Tang Mansion." He then pointed in the direction of the courtyard gate and said, "Why are they in such a hurry? What are they going to do?"
Jiang looked worried.
"It is said that there is an emergency in Cile Town and we need to go and deal with it."
"Is it serious?" Xu Yongwang asked.
"She said it was a small matter." Jiang frowned and said, "But I'm still a little worried. When Qingye comes back, I have to ask him to ask Mr. Tang for leave to go back."
Xu Yongwang nodded.
"We have to go. We are in such a hurry. Maybe the situation is more serious than we think."
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The mule cart arrived at the county government office first.
As soon as Song Yuntang got off the mule cart, a yamen runner greeted her.
"Brother Luo, is Lord Zhu here?"
"Master Zhu is discussing the case with Master Qin in the backyard. Miss Song wants to see Master about something?"
"Yes, there is something."
"Then wait for me, girl. I will report to the master and then take you in." Seeing that she looked a little hurried, Luo Gang did not delay and trotted into the backyard.
Mu Dong was a little surprised when he saw this.
Are the county yamen runners so enthusiastic nowadays?
The attitude of these yamen runners towards Miss Song was a little too nice.
In a short while, Luo Gang ran out of the yamen.
"Miss Song, the master said please come in."
Song Yuntang thanked Luo Gang, then ran into the yamen, lifting her skirt. When she arrived at the backyard of the yamen, Master Qin was waiting at the door of Lord Zhu's study.
He made a gesture of invitation towards the study.
"Miss Song, please come in."
Behind the desk, Zhu Deming, who was standing with his back to the desk, seemed to have calculated the time precisely and turned around as soon as Song Yuntang entered the door.
"Miss Song, are you here today for the Huang family's land?"
Song Yuntang bowed to him.
“That’s indeed the reason.”
Zhu Deming pushed a large wooden box on the table towards her.
"The Huang family's land is all here. There are 2,243 acres of paddy fields, 300 acres of dry land, 600 acres of forests, and 12 fish ponds, which add up to 29 acres. According to the current market conditions, it can be sold for about 18,000 taels of silver. However, considering that Miss Song has done a great service in reporting the Huang family, if you want all of it, I will give you a discount, 16,000 taels of silver. What do you think?"
These words were spoken very fluently and without any hesitation, as if they had been waiting for her here.
Fake businessman!
This was the first thought that popped into Song Yuntang's mind after hearing Zhu Deming's words, and she pretended to be embarrassed.
"To be honest with you, Master Zhu, I can only take out 10,000 taels of silver right now."
Zhu Deming looked at her.
"Then why don't you leave some for Miss Song?"
Nowadays, there are not many people who can take out ten thousand taels of silver at a time, especially to buy land.
But now the war has broken out again on the border and the treasury is short of silver. The prefect has ordered him to collect 20,000 taels of silver as soon as possible and send it to the provincial capital.
The economic situation this year is not good, and people are starving everywhere. If taxes are increased again, and it gets even colder, people will not be able to find food in the mountains and fields, and I'm afraid there will be corpses everywhere.
Fortunately, at this time, Song Yuntang pushed the Huang family to the forefront.
The Huang family is also a loser.
Even with so many pieces of land, they only found nearly four thousand taels of silver during the house search.
But it’s no wonder.
This year, the people cannot get food from the fields, so naturally they cannot pay the rent to them in time.
Now he only needs these 16,000 taels to complete the task.
Song Yuntang looked at him.
"Master Zhu, I am a businessman and I come from a farming family, so I naturally know what the current market price of land is. The price you quoted is indeed a bit too high. Even if you gather all the merchants in the county together for an open auction, the highest price would be only 1,800 taels of silver. If it is higher, people will think it is not worth it. It is better to do something else to make a living."
“What’s more, those merchants who won the bid may not necessarily treat the villagers in those villages well.”
Zhu Deming laughed and looked at her.
"The little girl is quite courageous. She has learned to threaten others, right?"
Song Yuntang pursed his lips.
"How dare I threaten you, sir? I am just telling you the truth."
"Then how much do you think these fields should be sold for?" Zhu Deming asked tentatively.
"Twelve thousand taels." Song Yuntang quoted a price.
Zhu Deming shook his head and said, "No, at least 15,500 taels."
"Thirteen thousand."
"Fifteen thousand!" Zhu Deming followed.
"Thirteen thousand and five, I still have to find a way to get the remaining three thousand five hundred taels. If Lord Zhu offers any higher, it will be beyond my ability to bear, and I'm afraid I can't take this land."
Song Yuntang retreated to advance.
Hearing her say this, Zhu Deming thought for a moment and then agreed.
"Okay, thirteen thousand and five is thirteen thousand and five."
Song Yuntang smiled and took out a handful of silver bills.
"This is 10,000 taels. The remaining 3,500 taels must be brought to Lord Zhu within five days."
Zhu Deming nodded and signed a contract with her in the name of the government, agreeing that after all the Huang family's land deeds were changed to new names, he would pay the remaining 3,500 taels of silver in exchange for the goods.
After signing the contract, Song Yuntang bowed to Zhu Deming.
"There is something I would like to ask you to do for me right now."
"What's the matter?" Zhu Deming raised his eyebrows. "Could it be possible that someone could bully you?"
Song Yuntang looked aggrieved. "The shop I worked so hard to open in Cile Town was smashed. I hope you can do me justice."
Zhu Deming's expression became serious.
"Who is so bold as to smash your shop?"
"It was Lin Zhaozhao who was just released from prison." Song Yuntang said truthfully.
The last time Lin Zhaozhao was thrown into jail, Zhu Deming had a thorough understanding of the grievances between her and Song Yuntang.
I didn't expect that girl to be so courageous.
Just after getting out of prison, he dared to do evil again.
Now that Song Yuntang has stepped forward to rid the people of harm, with so many people in Cile Town signing the joint petition, her fame must have spread throughout the entire Cile Town.
He certainly couldn't let anyone bully such a good girl for no reason.
"Luo Gang, take a few brothers with Miss Song to Cile Town. Miss Lin must make her pay compensation for the damage she caused to Miss Song's belongings. Otherwise, the county jail will be opened to her again."
"yes."
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