Dressed as the best old lady in the famine years, I suddenly became rich

Chapter 236 Why not rob?
"Zhuangjun looks really good. I've thought about this issue as well." Yang Lizheng said, "Before you came back, our clan members also had a little discussion. We want to stay in Zhuangjun."

"Mother Jiye, you have also seen that there are still pregnant women in the clan, and it is really not easy for everyone to reach Zhuang County." Yang Lizheng said, "Continue to go south. First, we can't bear it anymore, and second, we don't want to give you anything." I don’t want you to spend too much money if I cause any more trouble to my family.”

Yang Lizheng also felt embarrassed to say that this large group of them lived in the inn, and all the food and clothing they used were money given by Ke Muqing.

There are so many relatives in their clan, and if everyone puts all their money together, they probably won't be able to get fifty taels.

When we set out from Yanjun, everyone spent their money buying things that could be used on the road.

At that time, I was thinking that I would take it one step at a time. At least Yanjun's money could still be spent to buy things, so I could only make sure to take care of the present.

Later, along the way, I discovered that my original decision was indeed the right one.

Ke Muqing nodded.

It's better to stay in Zhuang County.

It’s just that so many people need to make a living.

Seeing that Ke Muqing didn't speak, Yang Lizheng knew what she was thinking.

Yang Lizheng smiled and said, "Stephen, please don't worry too much about us. We are all people with hands and feet. We all have good strength and can do any work. Is it possible that we can still starve to death in the city?" ?”

"We men can work as part-time workers, and women can work as men sewing and cleaning. As long as we are diligent, we should not die of hunger." Yang Lizheng said.

Ke Muqing shook his head.

In a prosperous age, as long as people are diligent, they will never die of hunger.

But these days, manpower has become the cheapest thing, but food has become the most expensive thing. It is difficult to do some strenuous work, let alone support a family, without starving to death.

I'm afraid that even a strong man can't feed himself even if he works for a day.

Coupled with the influx of refugees, manpower may become unimaginably cheap in the future.

Ke Muqing thought for a while and asked, "Then do you plan to stay here or go to Fucheng?"

"It's too late to think about this issue in detail. We haven't been to Fucheng, but Fucheng is probably more expensive." Yang Lizheng said, but he also knew that Fucheng was a big place, so the chance of finding a living would be greater.

"You guys stay peacefully at the inn for the next few days. I'll go to the city tomorrow to inquire about the situation." Ke Muqing said, "We are all fellow villagers. I will definitely help if I can."

The whole village has united and supported him all the way to this point, which shows that everyone is good and there is no one with small thoughts.

Ke Muqing naturally wants to try his best to help everyone.

First, because they have already gotten along with each other and have feelings for each other. For Ke Muqing, these are living people, not lifeless paper people, not NPCs in this mission.

Everyone who interacted with her was a living person with flesh and blood and thoughts.

Secondly, when she returns to the 21st century in the future, there are still relatives in the Yang family, and the descendants of the Yang family, no matter how miserable or miserable they are, will have a place to go in the end.

The villagers were tired after traveling all night. After taking a bath and eating a hot meal, they went to rest early. After cooking the next morning, Ke Muqing led a few followers who couldn't get rid of him and went out in a carriage.

Along the way, a group of children were chattering so loudly that Ke Muqing almost wanted to shut her ears. Finally, when they arrived at the market, Ke Muqing quickly called Feng Ying and several adults to take the children to the streets and give each child ten cents as pocket money. She took the opportunity to go there by herself. Go to Yaxing.

When Ke Muqing came to Yahang, the manager personally came to the door to greet him with a smile on his face.

"The old lady came here really early. Last night I sorted out all the houses in the city that meet the old lady's requirements. They are all here. Old madam, please take a look."

Ke Muqing sat down and said, "Don't worry, I would also like to ask, does anyone here have a village outside the city not far from the city that they want to sell? Is there any family that has land that they want to sell?"

"Yes! Yes!" the steward responded repeatedly, hurriedly went to the cabinet to look through the booklet, and then came over with the booklet in hand and asked, "Does the old lady want to buy a Zhuangzi again? How big a Zhuangzi do you want?"

"The bigger the better." Ke Muqing said.

"That's a coincidence," said the steward, "there is a big village fifteen miles outside the city."

Speaking of which, the manager paused and said with some hesitation, "This village is very big, big enough to house thousands of people, so the price can't be lowered much no matter how hard it is. How much money are you prepared to spend on buying the village?"

"This Zhuangzi originally belonged to the family of Jiao Yuan, a wealthy businessman in our city. This Jiao Yuan was married to the richest man in Fucheng. After the new owner came to Zhuang County, all the families in Fucheng and Prince Zhuang's Palace who worked together to harm the people were taken care of by the new owner. This family became I hurriedly dragged my family away from Zhuang County, and Zhuangzi asked the housekeeper to stay with me. "

The steward stretched out his hand and gestured, "The owner is in a hurry to sell, but because Zhuangzi is big, he still needs one hundred thousand taels of silver."

"What? One hundred thousand taels? You let his village die in his hands!"

Ke Muqing raised his voice, "One hundred thousand taels, why don't you just go and rob? In what age, you can buy his Zhuangzi outside the city for one hundred thousand taels? To be disrespectful, if I add another hundred thousand taels, I might be able to buy the palace." Come down!"

The steward's mouth twitched sharply.

"Don't look at what's going on now? The most worthless things nowadays are houses, shops and land. The prince of Shu has rebelled, and so have Liangwang and Yanwang. Now the most valuable thing everywhere is land. It's about to happen. If there is a war, who will buy this land?”

The steward responded repeatedly, "Old madam, why don't you and I go to the village outside the city to have a look? After seeing it, if old madam is satisfied, we can discuss the price."

Ke Muqing pretended to think about it for a long time before reluctantly agreeing.

Yaxing had a carriage ready, and Ke Muqing was an old lady, so she didn't have much to guard against, so she went with the steward. On the way, the two of them discussed the prices of shops, properties, etc. in the city.

Nowadays, except for food, everything else is really cheap.

In the past, the price of a small shop in a good location in the city was one hundred and fifty taels. Nowadays, no one cares about the one hundred taels. Prices are falling one day at a time, and they are falling again and again.

Zhuangzi's location, Yaxing Guanshi, did not lie. It was only fifteen miles away from the city, which was indeed not far away.

Zhuangzi is indeed very large, with many houses neatly arranged in rows, but there are people living in them.

When Ke Muqing followed the manager of Yahang, the manager of Zhuangzi also came to greet him. There were many people hiding in the house or in the fields, looking at the place with their heads.

"There are a lot of people in Zhuangzi." Ke Muqing said, "Are they day laborers or what?"

"Half of them are day laborers, but most of them are slaves who have been sold out by the master." The steward said truthfully, "The master is in a hurry to escape, and he can't take care of the servants in Zhuangzi for the time being."