Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 239 What's the plan

Let's say that Lu Xiaobei went to the field early in the morning, walked around the upper reaches, and when Du Jinning finished school at noon, he went directly to the gate of the academy and asked someone to call her out.

"How?" Du Jinning asked.

"Young Master, you guessed it right. There are two villages in the upper reaches. Every spring, there will be a fight for water. The upper village also seals off water, and the lower village also seals water. There was no water at all. In previous years, it was fine, and some water flowed down, at least enough to satisfy the water used in the field; but in the past two years, the ditch has dried up. It is probably for this reason that the owner of the field will sell it. "

Du Jinning nodded: "Okay, I got it. Don't think about that field. If people from Wuzhong contact you, just say that I think it's too expensive, and don't say anything else. You should contact Pangzhong people as soon as possible."

"Yes, I'll go find Pang Zhongren in a while." Seeing that Du Jinning had no other orders, Lu Xiaobei said goodbye and left.

When it was time to finish school, he waited at the gate of the academy again, and when he saw Du Jinning coming out, he said, "Master, the fifteen mu of land has been negotiated, and Pang Zhongren asked when you will sign the contract. The mountain land over there Pang Zhongren specially went to the yamen to ask, and found that it was an unowned mountain, and the county yamen was willing to sell it, but you need to buy the whole mountain, the price is 250 taels. You see..."

Du Jinning nodded: "Okay, let's buy it together. You tell Pang Zhongren that I have to take a rest day to be free, and ask him to make an agreement with the seller. If you want to pay some deposit, you can do it. Don't let the seller give up the land again. Two."

To buy and sell hills and fields, a red deed must be signed.Usually he dismissed school and the yamen was closed.You have to wait for the holiday to sign the contract.

Lu Xiaobei agreed and planned to leave.

But Du Jinning said again: "Ask Pang Zhongren if there are any acquaintances in the yamen, and if he can do something with one or two."

Lu Xiaobei didn't know what Du Jinning meant by asking this question, but he agreed directly.

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Zhang Hongwen was very concerned about Du Jinning's affairs, and when he returned home from school at night, he told Zhang Guangyi what Du Jinning had said.

Zhang Hongwen would give all the dividends from the teahouse to his father every month, so Zhang Guangyi knew how much money Du Jinning could get every month, and was not surprised that he could buy [-] acres of land.What surprised him was that these fields were bought for Du Fangfei, which made him look at it with admiration.

You know, there is still no tile on the top of the Du family's third bedroom, and there is no place to stand on the bottom.The houses and fields they live in all belong to Zhuangzi, and they have no private property.Du Jinning didn't buy land and property for himself after earning money, but gave his sister a dowry instead. Zhang Guangyi didn't know whether he was stupid or praised him for his righteousness.

He said with emotion: "Brother Wen, it is your blessing that you can make friends with him. No matter what happens in the future, you must protect him well. You treat him well. He can treat his elder sister like this today. In the future, I can treat you brother in the same way."

Zhang Hongwen nodded, feeling very complicated.

He is the youngest child in the family, and there are older brothers and second brothers above him.When the two elder brothers got married, they had many little calculations of their own, and they were always dissatisfied with him taking the family money to go to school. They often talked bitterly with their sisters-in-law.Compared with Du Jinning, such relatives are really different.

"Father, why do you think Du Jinning didn't buy a house and land for himself, and had to spend all the money on his elder sister's dowry?"

He couldn't help asking his father this question again.Compared with his older brothers and sisters, he couldn't think of anyone who would value their relatives more than himself.

Zhang Guangyi can understand Du Jinning quite well: "At the beginning, his elder sister promised herself to Meng Qiang in order to ask for medicine for him, and she completely ignored her for the rest of her life. Without his elder sister, he would have been gone long ago. He is grateful." Tubao is a conscientious person."

Seeing the gloomy eyes of his youngest son, Zhang Guangyi thought of his two sons, and sighed: "These siblings have gone through hardships together, and naturally they have a deeper relationship than other brothers and sisters. But they can be like There are not many people like Du Jinning who have no selfishness and know how to repay their kindness."

He patted his youngest son on the shoulder: "Your elder brother and second elder brother complained, so you have to bear with it. When you are admitted as a scholar and a scholar tomorrow, and you repay them, they will know about you."

The corner of Zhang Hongwen's mouth twitched.

Apart from their father and son, no one in the family knew about the investment in the teahouse.Because of this, the two elder brothers criticized him for spending money on studying.If it wasn't for the fact that his father was Li Zheng, who was quite dignified in this family, I don't know what trouble would have happened to them.

In fact, the monthly dividends from the teahouse are not only enough for Zhang Hongwen to study, but also quite a surplus.If the family is separated, it may be better than now.

But with what his father said just now, Zhang Hongwen couldn't say anything about the separation.

Thinking of this, he envied Du Jinning even more.What a wise choice Du Jinning was able to separate from the family and move out of the village.

However, Du Yunnian found out about his purchase of the field, so there might be another disturbance.

Zhang Guangyi didn't bother to eat dinner, so he went around the village and told Zhang Hongwen about the Du family's situation when he came back.

On the second day, Zhang Hongwen came to the academy, dragged Du Jinning outside the dormitory, and said, "Your uncle said that friends from other villages invited him to do business together, and asked your grandparents to borrow 15 taels of silver. Your grandparents said they had no money. He made a big fuss at home, and your grandmother yelled that she was angry and her chest hurt. He probably said that your grandmother was sick, that’s why. He went there today, presumably to find his friend who was in business together .”

Du Jinning was speechless.

With Du Yunnian's stupid appearance, what kind of business is he doing?It is estimated that it was sold and paid for.It would be fine if Du Chensheng and Niu didn't lend him the money, but if they did, it would be a meat bun beating a dog - never to return.

Zhang Hongwen said again: "Since he can't borrow money at home, your uncle is under the control of your aunt, so he will never lend him money. He sees that you have money to buy a field, so he might go to you to borrow money."

"He has a good idea." Du Jinning sneered, thinking about how to teach him a lesson if Du Yunnian really came to the door.

He hasn't settled the debt with Du Yunnian yet.

If she is admitted to be a scholar next year, maybe she will go to Fuzhou to study for the business in Fucheng.If Du Yunnian, a scoundrel, is not dealt with, she won't feel at ease leaving home.

I don't know whether Zhang Hongwen is a crow's mouth or he is good at predicting things. When Du Jinning came home at night, he saw people surrounded by his yard from a distance, and there was a faint sound of shouting and cursing in the yard.

(End of this chapter)