Chapter 234 Buying Land
"Why was Cuiqiao taken away by the government? What happened? Mingzhu, what did you ask Cuiqiao to do?"
Even the government was alarmed!
It even got to the point where they went to the person's house to arrest him.
You have to know that the Zeng family is also a wealthy family in the local area. No matter how honest Lord Lu is, the Zeng family cannot be completely unrelated to other government officials. Unless the matter reaches a certain level, the government will not give the Zeng family any face.
Zeng Mingzhu was guilty but stubborn: "I didn't ask Cuiqiao to do anything. I don't know what happened!"
Mrs. Zeng quickly chimed in, "Yes, son-in-law. Mingzhu is such a good lady, how could she know what's going on outside? She just found out about this and is terrified. We're just trying to comfort her. Cuiqiao, that girl, is so sweet-talking and always chattering. She's also frivolous and full of thoughts. If it weren't for the fact that she's served Mingzhu for so many years, I wouldn't have let her marry in. I told her time and again to be loyal to her duties, to serve the young lady well and not do anything else, but she was so careless and ended up causing trouble."
Mrs. Zeng blamed herself, sighed, and felt heartbroken, putting all the blame on Cuiqiao.
Zeng Mingzhu lowered her head and wiped away her tears, showing the deep affection between master and servant.
Mr. Zeng and Young Master Zeng did not refute Mrs. Zeng's words.
The Zeng family's reputation had to be maintained in front of their son-in-law.
There is no doubt about this.
Cuiqiao is just a maid, what is she?
Young Master Zeng sighed and had to tell Young Master Qi the whole story of Cuiqiao taking the blame, always trying to excuse his precious sister.
Even so, Young Master Qi was very dissatisfied.
Young Master Qi glared at Zeng Mingzhu. "Even if Cuiqiao is your maid, she caused such a thing. Who would believe it if you wanted others to believe it had nothing to do with you? Even if they did, like servants have like masters. How can you expect others to view you and our Qi family?"
The Zeng family members all looked visibly ugly and embarrassed.
The Qi family doesn't give the Zeng family any face at all.
What kind of in-laws are these?
But in this matter, I am in the wrong, so even if I am unhappy, I have to hold it in.
The whole family hurriedly explained, said all the nice things they could, and repeatedly stated that Zeng Mingzhu was innocent.
Mrs. Zeng tactfully persuaded Master Qi to keep it a secret, otherwise if the matter were to get to the Qi family, he, as a husband, would be embarrassed, wouldn't he?
Young Master Qi: “.”
It sounds reasonable, but I feel so unhappy.
Young Master Qi accepted this matter with great dissatisfaction.
He said nothing in front of his father-in-law and mother-in-law. He returned to his room and immediately questioned Zeng Mingzhu: "Tell me the truth, was this really Cuiqiao's decision? Was it not your idea? Don't try to fool me. Many families are like this. When something goes wrong, the servant takes the blame. Do you think I don't know?"
Zeng Mingzhu was already annoyed enough, so how could she stand his questioning? The two of them almost got into a quarrel and parted on bad terms.
Young Master Qi walked away in anger, and Zeng Mingzhu threw herself on the bed and burst into tears.
"Zeng Xiaoyan! Xu Zhichun!"
At this time, Xu Zhichun, Chunfen and Qin Guanjia had already arrived at Loujia Village to inspect the land sold to her by Mr. Lou.
Xu Zhichun was very satisfied.
Three hundred acres of fertile farmland, a small courtyard, and more than thirty acres of land surrounding the small courtyard, totaling two thousand five hundred taels of silver, were handed over by Xu Zhichun on the spot.
These three hundred acres of fertile land had originally been cultivated by the servants of the Lou family, and had not been rented out to farmers. Now that Xu Zhichun had taken over, he had to consider this issue.
Xu Zhichun suddenly felt that the matter of hiring people could not be delayed any longer.
She simply couldn't handle it all by herself.
Everyone in Loujia Village had been keeping an eye on this matter for a long time. Just after the handover of the money and the goods, and before Xu Zhichun had time to take a good look at the layout of the courtyard, walk around inside and outside, and think about how to tidy it up, plant flowers and trees, raise chickens, ducks, fish, etc., countless villagers from Loujia Village swarmed over.
"Mrs. Xu's land needs to be rented out, right? Please rent it to me."
"Madam Xu, our family is honest and hardworking, and we will make sure your fields are well cultivated."
"And us, and us! We want to rent the land too!"
"Mrs. Xu, please consider us if you want to rent the land."
The crowd was talking at once and vying for the first word, so Xu Zhichun didn't even have a chance to speak.
This is the reality of a small family with no foundation. If it was the Qin family that bought the land, no one would dare to come up and ask these questions. Because the Qin family has no shortage of people to farm.
It was impossible for Xu Zhichun to agree to the people from Loujia Village so blindly, but he couldn't just refuse directly either.
Because these fields are all in Loujia Village, and the local boss is the one who owns them. If she refuses, there is no guarantee that someone will not hold a grudge and cause trouble for no reason.
She still needs to think carefully about how to deal with this matter.
Unexpectedly, Aunt Lou San, Lou Da, and Jiang suddenly pushed through the crowd and squeezed over.
Aunt Lou waved her arms and yelled, "Get out of the way, everyone! Get out of the way! I'm telling you all to put your thoughts aside. Madam Xu is a friend of ours. If there's anything good going on, she should tell us first. Why are you all making such a fuss?"
Xu Zhichun: “.”
Good job!
When did she become friends with the Lou family? How come she didn't know?
But she said nothing.
The scene was too chaotic at the moment, and the Lou family members took the initiative to jump out to help block the bullets. Why should she refuse?
It is always easier to deal with a family than to deal with countless chattering mouths, even if it is a very good family.
When Aunt Lou San's family saw that Xu Zhichun didn't say anything to object to what they said, they became even more frightened. They shouted loudly, forcing everyone to retreat. Jiang Shi even took action directly, pulling Xu Zhichun away, "Madam Xu, let's go to our house and talk!"
Xu Zhichun gently withdrew his hand, but did not refuse to go with the Lou family.
"well"
Everyone is very sorry.
The Lou family was very proud.
Butler Qin thought about it and hurriedly followed.
The master and his wife had specifically instructed him to help Madam Xu settle the matter today. Judging from his eyes, the Lou family didn't look like good people. They looked calculating, with abacus beads almost jumping out of their faces.
He followed her everywhere, not wanting Madam Xu to suffer any loss.
Arriving at the Lou family, Aunt Lou San smiled and said, "Madam Xu, it's easier to get things done when we're acquainted, right? You can leave the land to us without worry. We'll take good care of it for you. All you have to do is wait for the rent to be collected every year. You won't lose anything."
Jiang also smiled and said, "Yes, you are so far away in Liangjia Village, how can you care about this? You don't know the people in this village. They are very xenophobic and cunning. If you are not careful, you will be cheated. They also stick together very closely. If they cheat you, you will have no place to complain. Leave it to us, these are not a problem, and you can worry less."
Lou Da's eyes were burning: "If Madam Xu doesn't say anything, that means she agrees, right?"
(End of this chapter)
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