"Are you Liu Feng? You're the one who got rich hunting in the village?"
The old man continued to ask questions.
Liu Feng nodded.
"I got up early this morning, and the widow of the Wang family came to deliver food, and she mentioned you at that time."
"I was bored so I did a fortune telling and I knew you would come today."
"Since you're here, I won't say anything more. Just take the things."
Liu Feng was shocked. Could this old man really be a god?
"But I can't give it to you for free. When I die, you bury me on the slope behind the house. Remember, northwest."
The old man pointed to the small box at the door and said that the box was very exquisite and looked very valuable.
After Liu Feng opened it, he surprisingly found the house deed and the land deed.
There is also a strange treasure bag with something inside.
Liu Feng didn't know what it was and was about to open it when the old man stopped him.
"I got this by chance when I was young, and I don't know what it is exactly."
"But I know that this sachet contains something that can save your life. Unless it's a life-or-death situation, it should never be opened."
Liu Feng had heard of quite a few Feng Shui masters in history, such as Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng, each of whom had extraordinary skills.
"Since the master has entrusted me with such a great task, I shall obey his orders."
"Excuse me, sir, can I leave my name on the tombstone?"
"It's just a piece of stone, why would you leave a name for it? No need."
Liu Feng carefully put away the brocade bag. If it was useful, that would be great. But if it was useless, he would not let the old man down by giving him the land deed for free.
"Sir, I am grateful for your kindness today. I will bring you food every day to support you in your later years."
"There's nothing I can do to help you. Go back. I need some sleep."
The old man waved his hand, finished the tea in his cup, and walked towards the bedroom.
Liu Feng felt that this was a strange old man who was hard to understand.
Not only did they give these things away for free for no apparent reason, but they also kept it a secret.
Liu Feng bowed deeply to the old man's back, then slowly walked out of the courtyard.
At this time, he didn't think much about it, he just thought that as long as he got the thing, it would be fine.
If the old man passed away, he would make proper arrangements to ensure that the old man was buried in peace.
After packing up the land deeds, Liu Feng continued to wander around the village, collecting the land deeds, and then drove the ox cart to the county town in the afternoon.
The originally skinny cow has grown much stronger during this period of time, so it can reach the county town much faster.
Now, even if you leave at noon, you can still come back before dark.
On the way, Liu Feng counted the pawn tickets in his hand, a total of more than 40, the best of which was the more than ten acres of land owned by the old man.
The total area is about one hundred acres, and Liu Feng’s goal is to get all of this land back from the pawnshop.
Then he could be called a landlord.
In fact, many years ago, Siwa Village was one of the best places in the area. It was very wealthy, and every family had more than ten acres of land. Generation after generation, these lands were merged by large households, and with the owners' own squandering, there was not much left.
The pawnshop was the one that got the most land in Siwa Village. He looked at the pawn tickets in his hand and thought of a solution. It was easy to deal with these pawn tickets, as they could be redeemed according to the rules.
At the same time, he also understood that it would take a lot of effort to get back those old pawn tickets that had been lost.
Liu Feng drove the ox cart very fast and soon arrived at the pawnshop.
This pawnshop located in the center of the county town is extremely prosperous and antique, and it is obvious that it is a century-old store.
As the only pawnshop in the entire county, it does this kind of monopoly business. He used to come here often and kept all the valuable things in his home here.
The shop assistant was familiar with Liu Feng, and when he saw that it was the former poor boy Liu Feng, he looked at him with disdain.
But still greeted with a smile.
This is the rule of the pawnshop. Whoever comes in is their breadwinner and the boss.
"Oh, isn't this Master Liu? What brings you here today?"
"What do you want to be?"
The counter of the pawn shop was very high, and Liu Feng had to look up to see the clerk when he stood in front of the counter.
Pawnshops in ancient times were arranged like this. On the one hand, it was for safety, and on the other hand, it was a symbol of status. The pawnshop had a high status, which was a reminder to customers.
Liu Feng didn't waste any time and directly took out a pawn ticket.
"Are these the pawn tickets you issued?"
Liu Feng was not stupid either. What he handed over was just a receipt for half an acre of land.
Hearing this, the guy's face instantly fell.
"Liu Feng, are you rich now?"
"Want to redeem the pawn?"
"The pawn ticket is correct, but it looks quite old. You can redeem it, but the price is not what's written on the ticket."
Liu Feng is clear about this.
Pawn tickets have corresponding time limits, and it is fine to redeem them within this time. However, when pawning something like land, the time limit will generally be extended indefinitely, except for dead pawns.
It will also reduce costs appropriately, simply to attract more people to pawn their land so that the pawnshop can make more money.
However, the pawnshop also knows that land is the lifeblood of farmers. Once the land is pawned, who can redeem it with money?
That’s why there are all kinds of rules.
"It's okay, I know the rules, please calculate it carefully."
"At that time, it was seven mu of land, and it was pawned for seven hundred strings of cash. How much would it cost to redeem it now?"
The guy didn't waste any time, and the abacus in his hand was making a deafening noise.
After a while, he smiled and said, "It's not much. A total of one tael and eight qian of silver. Rounding off the decimal, it's one tael and eight qian of silver."
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