Lin San frowned and said, "It's also my fault for being so talkative. Yesterday, I was feeling quite pleased with myself after receiving the land deed, so I boasted about it a few times at the restaurant, and someone overheard me. As soon as that person heard that it was the Han family's land, he kept pestering me, offering one tael of silver per mu, and bought back the land deed I had just obtained."
"Who bought it?" Sun Er asked through gritted teeth.
Lin San said, "The merchant staying at the Jiancai Inn in the south of the city said he was from Shanxi and his surname was Chang."
Sun Er hurriedly ordered his men to go to the south of the city.
But they specially arranged for a clever one to keep an eye on Lin San.
He was afraid that the man was lying to him and would take the opportunity to slip away.
The group hurriedly headed south of the city to intercept the Shanxi merchant surnamed Chang.
When they arrived at Jiancai Inn, they inquired and found that there was indeed such a person.
Old Chang proudly boasted to them, "Hehe, it's already sold. I bought the land for one tael of silver per mu, and sold it for three taels per mu. I made a net profit of two thousand taels."
Sun Er was furious when he saw the old man's smug expression.
After just a couple of flips, it's already worth three ounces?
Although buying land for three taels of silver was much cheaper than the market price, it still exceeded his expectations by quite a bit.
Now that things have come to this, he's in a bind.
I weighed the matter in my mind for a long time.
Fine, three taels it is.
When he finally found the man surnamed Wang who had bought the land for a few taels of silver, he heard some more bad news.
The three ounces of land were sold again.
This time, each mu (unit of land area) sold for six liang (unit of weight).
Sun Er was dumbfounded.
Five taels is the going price, so what's with the six taels?
Which sucker would be willing to pay six taels?
"Don't try to fool me!" Sun Er shouted. "You just received the land deed, how could you have had time to verify it in such a short time?"
Land deeds transactions not only require the signatures of both parties and witnesses, but also need to be taken to the government for verification and tax payment.
This short period of time is naturally insufficient to complete the entire process.
Sun Er still held a sliver of hope.
Unless the contract is verified by the government, it is invalid.
That would give him the opportunity to interfere.
Unexpectedly, the man surnamed Wang laughed and said, "Indeed, the contract hasn't been verified yet, but it doesn't matter. Even the government has to give us some face as customers."
Sun Er's heart skipped a beat.
Even the government has to give them some face?
"Who exactly did you sell this land deed to?" he asked tentatively.
"Mr. Ma, the great philanthropist."
puff--
Sun Er almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Master Ma?"
In the front hall of the Han family home, He Youyou asked in confusion upon hearing this title, "Who is Master Ma?"
Steward Qian's expression was grave: "A tyrant in Ji Province."
He Youyou seemed to be deep in thought.
To be called a hegemon, one must at least have great power, strong fists, and a powerful voice.
Even He Youyou didn't expect this plot development.
The merchants were all imposters hired by Manager Qian at her behest.
She had originally devised a elaborate scheme to trick Sun Er, but unexpectedly, this Master Ma intercepted it halfway through.
"How did he end up running into you?"
"It was quite a coincidence that Master Ma's men were nearby at the time. When they heard that a field was for sale, they went back to inform Master Ma."
"What does he want to buy these fields for? And why is he offering such a high price of six taels?"
Butler Qian didn't answer, but instead asked, "Does Madam really want to sell this land?"
He Youyou replied without hesitation, "Sell. I know nothing about agriculture; it's not my forte. What I need most right now is money."
It is all the capital that can be utilized.
"I want to meet this Master Ma."
The land deeds are still in He Youyou's hands. If they are to be sold, she must personally handle the transaction.
Furthermore, actively expanding her network is something she must do right now.
Moreover, Master Ma was a local tyrant who dominated the area.
The next day, on a sunny afternoon.
A noisy commotion came from a nearby village.
Someone's house was flooded, and thick black smoke billowed straight into the sky.
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