Chapter 265 Too Unlucky
"I'm not hiding from him. There's no need."
Gu Xixi said, turning her head to complain, "I told you not to follow me. I could go there and come back quickly by myself, but you insisted on following me."
He Jinglan smiled and said, "I have to come. If there is any danger, I can accompany you to live and die together."
"Pah, pah, pah!" Gu Xixi spat, "Can't you say something auspicious?"
He Jinglan laughed a few times, looked up at the sky and said, "I heard him tell Aunt Zhang that he would leave in the afternoon. I wonder if we will have time to say goodbye to him?"
Gu Xixi was silent for a moment, "I'll try my best."
Outside Qingtian County, Shopkeeper Liao led the way and visited the eight acres of fertile fields and the fifteen acres of farmland.
The conditions are indeed as mentioned before, with large fields, fertile soil, flat terrain, irrigation water, and adequate sunlight.
Gu Xixi looked at the two connected small houses in the farm and said, "It does look good, but my budget is limited, and the previous offer was too high."
Shopkeeper Liao smiled confidently and took out a pocket abacus from his bosom.
"Boss Gu, please take a look."
He held the abacus in one hand and moved the beads quickly while letting Gu Xixi watch, "This is the original price."
“This is the current price.”
When Gu Xixi and He Jinglan saw the number on the abacus, they couldn't help but look at each other in surprise.
He Jinglan said, "I remember the price I saw last time. Now this number has dropped by 30%?"
Shopkeeper Liao said with a smile, "Now, not only in Qingtian County, but also in the northwest, real estate is priced but not sold, so I dared to make this guarantee last time."
He said with some emotion, "I didn't expect that the other party would agree to this price after bargaining to this extent."
"I have checked the deed. It has the middleman's signature and the seal of the Qingtian County Government. It is complete and valid."
Gu Xixi nodded and said, "Manager Liao is very careful in his work. Thanks to you for your mediation."
The current price is slightly lower than Gu Xixi's budget, so why not buy it?
Gu Xixi immediately asked Manager Liao to lead the way to find the seller.
The mule cart entered Qingtian County, and the seller was indeed a wealthy family.
Only the butler and a few servants were left guarding the Gaomen compound.
The butler was eager to complete the task assigned to him by his master as soon as possible, and didn't say much when he met Gu Xixi.
One hand hands over the money, the other hand hands over the land deed.
The land deed of the Daye Dynasty only needed to be signed by the seller, the middleman, and finally stamped by the government office at the time of the initial transaction to form a complete land deed.
There is neither the buyer's name on the deed nor any registration with the government.
After completing this process, the title deed will become a circulated silver note that does not require special exchange.
This means that whoever holds the title deed owns the land. Even if an ordinary person's title deed is stolen, it is difficult for him to prove that he is the owner of the land.
Gu Xixi understood that this matter must be handled with extreme caution.
She didn't quite understand it, so she gave the deed to He Jinglan.
The farm was sold as a whole, with only one title deed, while the other eight acres of land were divided into three titles.
He Jinglan carefully read the contents and seal on the deed, and then checked the government office's seal against the sky.
After a long time, he nodded to Gu Xixi and Manager Liao.
The transaction was completed successfully.
Before leaving the house, Gu Xixi put the four land deeds into the bottom layer of her cross-body bag.
It was covered with all kinds of medicinal powders.
If anyone dares to steal or rob, she will poison him into a pig's head!
It was almost noon, and Gu Xixi gave Manager Liao the commission as agreed according to the commission rate of the Qingtian County land sales.
Shopkeeper Liao accepted it generously, cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Then I will look forward to the autumn harvest of corn."
Gu Xixi said, "The newly purchased land still needs to be adjusted, and it's not that fast to hire suitable workers. So I plan to plant some things to test the water first, and plant grain at the end of the year."
"But don't worry, I'll keep 40% of the corn I'm growing and give you 60%."
Shopkeeper Liao was very happy, "That's great."
"I also hope that next year's harvest will be good, so that Boss Gu and I can make a lot of money."
He thought for a moment and then said, "Besides grain, if Boss Gu grows other things and finds other ways to make money, don't forget me, Liao."
Gu Xixi smiled, "Of course, of course."
We left the county town and returned the same way. The sun was shining brightly in the sky and even the cicadas in the trees had stopped chirping.
Gu Xixi was wearing a bamboo hat and saw that there was no one around. She felt that it was too quiet and made her feel uneasy.
In summer, in order to avoid the hot journey, she would go out in the morning and return in the afternoon when the sun was about to set. From time to time, she would meet trucks and people transporting goods along the way.
I just didn't expect that when I was rushing on the road at noon today, there were really not many people walking on the road.
Gu Xixi thought of the previous killer and wanted to drive faster, but she was worried that Lai Fu would get heatstroke.
He Jinglan noticed that something was wrong with Gu Xixi and asked from behind, "Xixi?"
"Xixi, what's wrong with you?"
"Nothing." Gu Xixi agreed reluctantly, "Hold on tight, I'll ask Lai Fu to run faster."
It is still two miles away from Huachidu Village. We will be safe if we just make a little more effort.
Just as Gu Xixi was pulling the reins, there was a sudden bang.
Before she could identify the source of the sound, she felt the car body tilt suddenly.
Lai Fu was frightened and screamed. He struggled forward but couldn't run away.
He Jinglan looked sideways under the car and said, "Oh no, the wheel is stuck by a rock."
Gu Xixi couldn't say a word. She was trying hard to control the reins and calm the restless Lai Fu.
When I looked up inadvertently, I saw an even worse scene.
The familiar knife-wielding thug in black in broad daylight.
In an instant, Gu Xixi no longer cared about anything else. She jumped out of the car while shouting "Jinglan, run!"
He Jinglan reacted quickly. She jumped out of the car. When Gu Xixi ran over, the two of them held hands and ran towards the village entrance.
The cart and the purchased things are all external possessions.
The black-clad killer's goal was to kidnap two living people, so he would not target Lai Fu.
Gu Xixi's ears were filled with the sound of wind. She regretted that she should have insisted on not bringing He Jinglan with her this morning.
Even if he was arrested for buying land, it was his own fault.
But He Jinglan is innocent. If He Jinglan is implicated...
A road that usually doesn't feel far now seems extremely long.
Gu Xixi held He Jinglan's hand tightly, her clothes were soaked with sweat.
They didn't have time to look back, but they could already hear the killer running closer and closer.
What should I do? What should I do?
Why can’t I see the village entrance yet!
Aren't Mr. Liu's men also guarding the official road? Where are they? !
Gu Xixi was running so hard that her lungs were about to explode. She felt her vision begin to blur.
She reached into her bag and grabbed the powder.
"Jinglan, I'll count to three. I'll spray the pesticide to hold them back. You run quickly."
"There is a man named Liu at the entrance of the village."
"No!" He Jinglan refused. "If there were only three or five people, your method would work. But now, these people are like a hornet's nest."
She ran and panted, saying, "They are so rampant in broad daylight, are they crazy?"
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