Chapter 289 Two New Mountains
Liu Ge'er's tense back also relaxed.
He looked at Xingxing, whose smile was so charming that it didn't look forced at all.
Liu Ge'er also breathed a sigh of relief.
He didn't want Xingxing to suffer any injustice.
Xing Xing smiled at the captain of the guards and took the initiative to say, "Uncle, do you have the title deed to the other mountain? If so, we can exchange it now."
The implication is also very direct - if not, let's not change it for now.
Since Xing Xing had responded generously before, the captain of the guards had no objection to this.
He said, "Although I don't have any at the moment, I can go to the county government office tomorrow to buy a few seats, and then I can exchange them with you."
The captain of the guards was more talkative than usual to this little girl, without even realizing it.
Xing Xing nodded and smiled, "Okay, Uncle. But I've already bought the deeds to the nearby mountains, so I'm afraid you'll have to go buy them somewhere else."
Xing Xing said this with a hint of shyness, which surprised the captain of the guards.
The girl in front of me is just a little girl from a farmer's farm. When she talked about buying a mountain, she spoke so casually, as if she had bought a piece of candy today!
Whose family is this?
He subconsciously looked at the person behind Xingxing.
An elderly couple, who seemed to be the little girl's grandmother, and a handsome boy, who seemed to be the little girl's brother...
There was no surprise on their faces; they looked very much used to it.
It seems that in their eyes, this little girl buying a few mountains is just like playing house?
The captain of the guards was a little confused.
Is this a farmer's home?
There are probably not many noble ladies in the capital who can be so bold as to take care of their children!
The captain of the guards calmed down and said, "I'll just run a little further."
This seemingly dangerous situation was resolved with Xingxing's sweet words.
Zhou Wu's mother hid among the crowd watching the excitement, her expression somewhat complicated.
She used to get along well with Mrs. Wei, but later she wanted Mrs. Wei to introduce her son Wang Qian'an to Mr. Liu. Mrs. Wei refused, and their relationship became strained and they gradually stopped communicating.
In recent years, the Yu family has helped the people of Nantuo Village to get rich, and Zhou Wu's mother couldn't bring herself to do so, so her family has lost a lot of income compared to other families.
The Zhou family, who originally had a good financial situation in Nantuo Village, could only watch helplessly as others, with the support of the Yu family, slowly surpassed them.
Zhou Wu's mother was already feeling upset, and on top of that, Yu Yongliu had previously won first place in both the county and prefectural examinations, while her son Wang Qianan had only barely passed the county examination and failed the prefectural examination. She felt even more upset.
Seeing this team of ferocious guards riding tall horses blocking the Yu family today, she secretly hoped that the Yu family would also be defeated. But she never thought that Yu Xingxing would come out and eliminate the matter in a few words.
Zhou Wu's mother must be feeling very upset!
Why can't the Yu family turn badly?
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The captain of the guards at the Linyang Marquis's Mansion still spent two thousand taels of silver to buy two mountains from the neighboring county in exchange for the two mountains in Xingxing's hands.
Xingxing wanted to buy the two mountains in the captain's hands, but the neighboring county seemed to be unwilling to sell the two mountains because of some issues, so Xingxing did not force it.
Now it was a coincidence that the captain of the guards revealed his identity as the Marquis of Linyang, and the two mountains fell into Xingxing's hands.
Xingxing was very satisfied. More importantly, Daxi Sipo had moved in the past two years and her house was not among the two mountains that Linyang Marquis' Mansion wanted to buy, which saved Xingxing the trouble of arguing with the captain of the guards.
She went to the yamen with the captain of the guards to complete the land deed procedures.
Bo Ge'er had just returned from a busy business trip in the state capital, and he took time out of his busy schedule to accompany Xing Xing to the yamen. Perhaps fearing that Xing Xing would be cheated, Bo Ge'er read the land transfer terms word by word several times, making sure that there were no loopholes in them, and that after the exchange, the rights to the two mountains would belong entirely to Xing Xing. Only then did he let Xing Xing sign and seal the land.
In recent years, Xingxing has been practicing calligraphy by imitating the calligraphy of Yu Yongliu and Wei Shiyan. She combines the strengths of both, and her small regular script is beautiful and has a sense of unrestrained style. Whenever Old Lady Liu sees her calligraphy, she would stroke her beard and praise it.
Xingxing signed and sealed the document very neatly.
When the captain of the guards saw Xing Xing's handwriting, he couldn't help but praise it: "Not bad, good handwriting."
He became more and more curious. What kind of family is this Yu family? How did they raise a little girl who is no less beautiful than any other noble lady in Beijing?
After the transfer procedures for the deeds of the two mountains were completed, Bo Ge'er ignored the captain of the guards and asked Xing Xing with a smile if she wanted to eat the fish soup from Linjianglou.
Xing Xing smiled with her eyebrows curved and nodded: "Yes!"
Brother Bo smiled and took Xingxing out of the yamen, and the brother and sister went to Linjiang Tower.
"Second brother, third brother will go to the state capital to take the provincial examination in a few days. Do you want to go with him?" Xingxing asked curiously.
"Of course." Bo Ge'er said with a smile, "Third brother's provincial examination is the top priority for our family right now. My business in the state capital has been doing well in the past few years. It will be convenient for third brother to settle down there."
The young man, dressed in brocade clothes and wearing only a sachet made by Xing Xing herself on his waist, had no other decorations on his body. He spoke so nonchalantly.
But if those old foxes in the business world heard what Bo Ge'er said, they would definitely vomit three liters of blood!
What does "doing okay" mean?
How can you say something that makes people angry?
Xing Xing suddenly remembered something, and quietly approached Bo Ge'er, covering her mouth and letting a faint voice come out from between her fingers: "Second brother, my aunt said that you will be 20 years old soon, and you are not young anymore! She has seen many beautiful girls in the past few days. I guess when you go home soon, she will urge you to marry me a second sister-in-law! You must be mentally prepared."
Boger looked like he had a headache and pressed his hand between his eyebrows.
He was obsessed with business and expanding the Yu family's business, so he had no mood for romance.
When he got home, he told his mother that his elder brother had not yet married, so how could he, as the younger brother, get married first?
Otherwise, when the eldest brother comes back from defending the country, he will find that his younger brothers have not waited for him and have all married, while he is still alone. How embarrassing that would be!
Well, let’s do it this way, just let big brother take all the blame!
Bo Geer has no psychological burden at all.
The brother and sister had a full meal at Linjianglou and then returned to Yu's house.
Sure enough, as soon as Bo Ge'er stepped into Yu's house and hadn't even had time to take a bath, Li Chunhua came over with a number of portraits of girls.
After being reminded by Xingxing, Bo Ge'er was mentally prepared. As soon as he opened his mouth, he said that how could he get married when his elder brother hasn't got married yet. Li Chunhua was so angry that her eyes widened, but she could do nothing.
After all, thinking of her eldest son who joined the army, Li Chunhua felt that he must have suffered a lot out there, so how could she bear to do that?
The matter of the reburial came to an end for the time being, but as Liu Ge'er's county examination date drew closer, the atmosphere in the Yu family became a little tense.