The three brothers finally followed Butler Fang to Chunfeng Restaurant. After three rounds of drinks, Qiao Yunqing said that his family wanted to buy some land in Beishan to plant some fruit trees for the old lady. Butler Fang frowned and said, "It's not that no one has bought that land before. The Fu family in Weizhou Prefecture bought the entire mountain, but unfortunately they lost money no matter what they did and now they can't sell it. Because of this, Mr. Fu lost the qualification to run for the heir of the Fu family."
Qiao Yunqing thought about it and said quickly, "Can you trouble Butler Fang to help us get in touch with him and see if he will sell the mountain land?"
"Your family wants to buy it?"
"It's just to make it easier to chop wood, so as to avoid unnecessary trouble in the future."
Butler Fang did not ask any more questions and immediately sent someone to invite Master Fu. Ever since Master Fu had failed several tasks assigned by the family, the entire family had basically tacitly accepted that he had no talent for business and no longer paid attention to him. Master Fu became the abandoned son of the Fu family and was separated from him. He now lives not far from Qingfeng Tower.
He was having dinner with his wife when he heard the housekeeper Fang from the Fan Mansion invite him over. He originally wanted to make trouble and ask the people to wait for a while, but his wife persuaded him to stop.
"Second Master, the Fan family is a government, and we are businessmen. Although they seem to be declining, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, so we can't neglect them. I heard that the eldest and second masters of the Fan family went to Shangjun overnight, and they may make a comeback. Butler Fang is an old man who follows the old master of the Fan family."
Upon hearing this, Fu Maochang put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and then said, "Thank you, Madam, for reminding me. I'll go take a look first!"
Following the servants all the way to Chunfeng Restaurant, I saw Butler Fang chatting and laughing with three young men of extraordinary bearing. It was so lively! "Hey, Mr. Fu, you are finally here. Come, come, let me introduce you to the three brothers of the Qiao family, our distinguished guests of the Fan Mansion..."
After a while of exchanging pleasantries, Fu Maochang's impression of the three Qiao brothers rose sharply, especially Qiao Yunqing, whose words and deeds were more to his liking.
Although his family has been engaged in business for generations, Fu Maochang seems to have been born in the wrong family. He has never been interested in making money since he was a child. He has only two hobbies in his life. One is to live a leisurely life like a scholar, reciting poems and writing couplets, playing the piano under the moon, and having a beautiful woman to accompany him. The other is to eat!
When he bought Beishan, he didn't consider whether it would make money from a businessman's perspective. He just wanted to fulfill his dream of being a student and transform Qingyang Academy into a villa in his mind, so that he could have three or five close friends and writers to play there in the future. However, the government issued a clear order to prohibit any major changes.
This idea was shelved. The capital invested did not bring any returns, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the people in the clan. In addition, after several failures, his father completely gave up on training him, and he took the opportunity to relax and be at ease!
After three rounds of wine and five minutes of dishes, Qiao Yunqing finally talked about his purpose. On the way here, Fu Maochang heard from the butler of the Fan Mansion about the purpose of inviting him here.
This time he was calm and said calmly, "Since it is for a living, I can consider selling you to other places except Qingyang Academy! Just think of it as a good relationship with Brother Qiao."
Qiao Yunxin and others quickly stood up and saluted!
Out of shame for the Fan family, Mr. Fu treated the three brothers of the Qiao family half-selling and half-giving away, and finally sold the entire Beishan at the reserve price of 1,500 taels.
The three brothers of the Qiao family looked at each other with the completed land deeds and breathed a sigh of relief! Their mother would be very happy to see this!
Qiao Xin rubbed her hands happily after hearing this, praising them for their good work. "This Fu Maochang is really generous. One tael of silver for one mu of forest land, this price is almost the same as giving it away for free. We must remember this friendship. Now there are only 500 taels of silver left in the family, which is enough for everyone to support for a while.
Qiao Yunxin said, "Mom, isn't this stall too big?"
Qiao Xin curled her lips and said, "What's so great about it? This is just a small fortune, not even a hair of theirs. We must take advantage of the fact that Weizhou Prefecture is in ruins and the court has not paid full attention to it, and acquire more land. This is the southwest gate that protects the capital. I guess the court must be delayed by something now, otherwise it would be impossible to relax the control of this place!
Besides, there will be more and more places to spend money in the future, not to mention the children's food, clothing, and education expenses. There are also several children and grandchildren's family and career expenses, and the daughter's dowry, which one does not require a lot of money?
The little money we have may seem like a lot, but if we just keep cutting costs and don't increase income, we'll soon run out of money. We must find more money to make a living."
At this point, Qiao Xin took out three folded slips of paper and placed them on the table. She said to the three brothers, "Last time I went to the city, I also bought a few yards next door. There are three in total. You can divide them among yourselves. The prices are almost the same. I rarely bother to help you decide. You can come and draw lots. Whichever you draw is yours! If you are not satisfied, you can discuss it privately."
Qiao Yunting was the first one who couldn't sit still. He stood up all of a sudden and said, "You are going to divide the family property, but my son won't do it. I don't have a wife to take care of the housework!"
Qiao Xin grabbed the broom next to her and threw it at him: "Is it my fault that you don't have a wife? You can't find one yourself!"
Qiao Yunting jumped away with a playful smile: "How can it be your fault? It's your son's own fault. So I'd better be filial to you!"
This serious look is simply unbearable to watch! Qiao Xin turned her mother aside and ignored him!
Qiao Xin patiently persuaded Qiao Yunxin and Qiao Yunqing, "It's not a separation, I just prepared a yard for you in advance. Laohu Town is not safe now, it's okay for us to live together, but when life gets better in the future and the children grow up, if the brothers still live together, there will inevitably be more conflicts. It's not good to always be crowded together. It's not bad to separate but not to separate the family. When spring comes, we can ask someone to repair these yards, connect them together, and open an inner gate for each of us. What's the difference between here in Tongxiang and mine?"
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