In order to help the villagers of Shangbei Village live a better life, the village chief tried every possible means.
the next day.
Led by the village chief, Lin Jiuyue went to the home of the wealthy Zhang in the next village.
When we arrived at Mr. Zhang's house, he was not at home. Fortunately, his wife was at home.
Lin Jiuyue told the wife of the rich man Zhang the purpose of his visit, and Mrs. Zhang hurriedly welcomed him into the house.
"Girl, you said you wanted to buy my land?"
Mrs. Zhang looked at Lin Jiuyue and asked again uncertainly.
"Yes, ma'am, I want to buy your land. I wonder where Mr. Zhang is? When will he be back?"
Mrs. Zhang smiled awkwardly.
Everyone around knew about what had happened in his family. Those who usually fawned over him were now staying away from him.
In order to rescue his son, the head of the family went out to raise money before dawn.
As for when I can come back, I don’t know.
"I don't know about this, girl. How about you wait a little longer? I guess he'll be back soon."
The Zhang family had servants before, but this time, in order to save Young Master Zhang, the wealthy Zhang even sold all his servants, just to get enough money to bring Young Master Zhang back home.
Young Master Zhang's severed finger had been returned with another one. If he didn't gather enough silver, he would probably receive another severed finger today.
Although Mrs. Zhang stayed at home, she was so anxious that blisters appeared on her lips. Her eyes were red and swollen, and even rouge and powder could not cover them up.
On ordinary days, the land would sell for eight taels of silver per mu, and people were still scrambling to buy it.
Now that those people knew that the Zhang family was in trouble and that they were in urgent need of money, they stopped buying and tried to lower the price.
Mrs. Zhang also knew that there were no real friends in the business world, but when she thought of those who wanted to take advantage of her situation, she became furious.
"Okay, let's wait a little longer."
The Zhang family currently has no servants, and Madam Zhang has no idea where the wealthy Zhang went to collect the money. Even if she knew, she couldn't just leave Lin Jiuyue and her group here and go find someone herself.
Mrs. Zhang smiled at Lin Jiuyue, then went into the house and made a pot of tea for Lin Jiuyue and others.
Lin Jiuyue and the village chief were drinking tea and waiting for people in the Zhang family's yard.
After finishing a pot of tea, Mr. Zhang still hadn't returned. Lin Jiuyue was getting a little impatient waiting. But when she thought about the fact that she was planning to buy land, she sat quietly aside and waited.
After a while, Mr. Zhang came back with a tired look on his face.
"Boss, you're back. How's everything going? Did you raise the money?"
Mr. Zhang waved his hand and then shook his head.
"Alas, before our family was in trouble, those people kept calling me 'Brother Zhang' and 'Brother', and each one said something more flattering than the other. They said we should share the good and the bad. But that was all bullshit."
"Now that our family is in trouble and needs their help, they either say they're not home or that they've taken all the money out to do other things. Or they say they don't have any money. They're afraid I won't be able to pay them back in the future."
"Every one of them is a snob! It makes me so angry!"
Mr. Zhang, the rich man, was so angry that he didn't notice that Lin Jiuyue and his group were sitting in his yard.
When he saw Lin Jiuyue and others, Mr. Zhang finally stopped talking.
"This is……?"
Mrs. Zhang spoke only when she saw Mr. Zhang, the rich man, looking at Lin Jiuyue and the others.
"This is Miss Lin from Shangbei Village, and the village chief. They said they are planning to come here to buy land."
"Oh? Are you here to buy land? Come on, let's sit down and talk."
Mr. Zhang, a wealthy man, went out early in the morning to raise money, but after running for half the morning, he came back without raising a single copper coin.
I was extremely disappointed, but who would have thought that there was someone at home waiting to "give" me money!
Seeing how enthusiastic Mr. Zhang was, Lin Jiuyue knew that he probably wouldn't be able to raise any money on this trip.
"Master Zhang, I heard that your family's land is for sale. How much land do you plan to sell? How much silver is one acre?"
Speaking of this matter, the rich man Zhang sighed.
My land is all good farmland. If it were normal, I wouldn't sell it even if it was only eight taels per mu. But now there is no other way. I have to sell the land to raise so much money.
"Hey, girl, I guess you've come here because you've heard about our family's affairs, right? Let me tell you, although my Zhang family is in urgent need of money, I won't sell it even if the price is too low."
Many people are eyeing the Zhang family's land, but none of them want to buy it at market price, hoping to lower the price even further.
"Haha, Master Zhang, you said it's too cheap. How much silver is it? What's your ideal price?"
Although she sympathized with the wealthy couple Zhang, Lin Jiuyue was not a sucker. The price was too high. Even if she liked it, she would not buy it. Because in her eyes, it was not worth the price.
Mr. Zhang, the rich man, was probably afraid that Lin Jiuyue would dislike the high price, so he didn't ask for too much and just said something tentatively.
"My land is all good farmland. Normally, I sell it for eight taels of silver per acre, but it all depends on whether I'm willing to sell it. If it weren't for the misfortune at home, I wouldn't have sold it."
"Well, young lady, if you really want it, I'll give you a discount. If you want all 20 acres, I'll give you seven taels of silver per acre. If you don't want to buy all of it, then I'll give you seven and a half taels of silver per acre. What do you think of this price?"
Lin Jiuyue frowned.
Seven taels of silver per mu is not expensive in this place.
"Master Zhang, your price is indeed not expensive. But I have a question for you, Master Zhang."
Mr. Zhang, the rich man, looked at Lin Jiuyue in confusion.
Wasn't this person here to buy land? How did he become someone asking for advice?
"What's going on?"
Lin Jiuyue smiled.
"Master Zhang, you just said that the price of your land is quite cheap. Why haven't you sold it after so long?"
Even though Mr. Zhang was in trouble, he was still a well-known figure in this area. The Zhang family was selling land, and those with a little money must have heard about it a long time ago. How come it's been almost two days, and the land hasn't been sold yet?
When talking about this matter, Mr. Zhang, the rich man, was filled with anger.
"Well, I could sell the land, but those people saw that my Zhang family was in trouble and wanted to take advantage of the situation and buy up the land at a low price. I didn't sell it."
Lin Jiuyue nodded.
What Mr. Zhang said was somewhat similar to what the village chief said.
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