The lady is busy farming

Chapter 143 Visiting Daou Village

Hearing what Li said, Zheng Maocheng laughed, "Let her go, anyway, Wei'er is smart."

"Tch, of course, yes, the head of the house, Dakui sent a message just now, asking you to go to Lizheng's house in your free time, it seems that I have something to see you." Li Shi was complacent for a while, then thought of Dakui's delivery in the afternoon message.

"What? Is there something wrong?" Zheng Maocheng was startled, and Li was looking for him?Suddenly, it occurred to him that he, Tori, was helping to inquire about the field some time ago, and he probably had a letter.

"Damn it, I guess something good is going on, so I'll go right away." Zheng Maocheng was overjoyed, and hurried out.

Seeing that the head of the family was so happy, Mrs. Li suddenly understood.Really, why didn't she think of it?It's really a matter of buying land, and they will also be local gentry in the future?

"Ha ha······"

"Mother, what are you laughing at?" Qiangwei had already stood in front of Mrs. Li at some point, looking at her curiously.

"Hey, you baby, you scared my mother to death, why didn't you make a sound?" Mrs. Li patted her chest with a frightened expression on her face.

Qiangwei twitched the corners of her mouth, "Mother, I have called you several times, but you have been laughing foolishly." It was her fault.

"You baby, why are you talking to your mother? What is silly music? I'm so happy." Li Shi stretched out his hand and touched Qiangwei's forehead. Come here and say that maybe the matter of buying the land has been settled.”

Qiangwei was not surprised. She remembered that her father had said about it, and Qiuli was helping to ask, "This is a good thing, but I don't know how many acres there are. I hope there are more. It will save trouble if you buy it all at once."

"That's right, let's see what your father said when he came back." Li Shi was really happy, no matter how much, as long as her family can increase the fields, they will not be hungry in the future.Thinking of the good days to come, Li Shi couldn't close his mouth.

Besides, Zheng Maocheng came to Li Zheng's house in a hurry, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Li drinking tea in the yard.

"Uncle Lizheng, I'm here. I heard Dakui say you're looking for me?"

What a good tea!Li Zheng pursed his lips, and couldn't help sighing in his heart, "Didn't you ask me to help you inquire about the fields last time? Now there is news, and it's not from our Houshan Village. It's a coincidence that I happened to meet a big man when I went out today. Pan Lizheng from Au Village heard that there is a squire in his village who wants to relocate, and he is eager to sell 120 mu of paddy fields, which are said to be good paddy fields, what do you think?"

When Zheng Maocheng heard it, his eyes lit up immediately, "Really? That's great, uncle knows whether the fields are connected or separated?"

"I'm not too clear about this. If you are interested, go and have a look tomorrow?"

Li Zheng looked at the excitement on Zheng Maocheng's face, and felt a little uncomfortable. In the blink of an eye, Mr. Zheng became rich, and he didn't know what kind of windfall he made, and he didn't hear what they were doing. Why did they suddenly have money?Even such a good tea is willing to give away. He has been here for so many years, and he is only willing to buy some rough tea to drink during the Chinese New Year.

Zheng Maocheng didn't notice Lizheng's strangeness, he was thinking about the field with all his heart.Hearing Li Zheng's proposal, he agreed without even thinking about it.

"Okay, I'll go and have a look tomorrow. When the time comes, I'll go directly to Pan Lizheng in Dawa Village, so I can just report my uncle's name?"

Zheng Maocheng patted Lizheng's flattery in a crooked manner, which made him feel better. Although his family is rich, he is still Lizheng in this village, and it is not so easy to get past him.

Looking at the tea brewed in front of him, Zheng Guangkuan was finally a little satisfied. Boss Zheng is a real person, and he always sends some rare things from time to time, saying that it is for them to try something new, so why not stop him again!
Lizheng's heart turned back and forth in an instant, sitting in Lizheng's position for many years, his mind was also transparent.

"This is successful, if you need me to come forward, just say hello."

After Lizheng figured it out, he didn't feel embarrassed. He only hoped that if he helped them now and made them owe him favors, it would only be beneficial to Dakui in the future.

"Hey, I see. Thank you, Uncle Li. Thanks to your help, I got such good news." Zheng Maocheng said it sincerely, without any affectation.Looking at it, Lizheng felt a lot more comforted, and he became more sure of the idea of ​​building a bridge for his son.

After arriving home, Zheng Maocheng told his wife the news he had received, "How is it? Go and see tomorrow? Da'ao Village is not far away, and it takes half an hour to drive a bullock cart."

"Wow, 120 mu of land? Is it too much?" Li stared in surprise. She looked at the excited expressions of the two men, and asked a little hesitantly. They can't plant so much land. Do they still want to buy it? My servant, in this way, is her family's money enough?

Seeing her mother's question, Qiangwei covered her mouth and laughed, "Mother, how do you say the land of the gentry in our village is planted?"

"Of course it was rented out... Weier, what do you mean we can also rent out Tian Dian?" Li's eyes lit up, yes, why didn't she think of it?

"This is a good way. It's easy for tenants to go out. Those country gentry are doing the same thing. We can do it too? I think so." Zheng Maocheng rubbed his hands, his eyes narrowed with joy, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It can be regarded as something close to me.

But they forgot that now they are also wealthy people, holding more than 2000 taels of silver in their hands, which is not something everyone can afford.It's just that in Zheng Maocheng's mind, no amount of money is as good as having a land in hand. As long as the land is rented out, the rent will be collected every year.

"Then let's go and have a look tomorrow. If the price is right, we can buy it." Qiangwei knew that her parents liked a lot of fields, and she liked it too. Food has been the basis of common people since ancient times.Besides, she was not the kind of landowner who mistreated his tenants.

After discussing it, Mrs. Li began to prepare a meeting gift for Pan Lizheng. It is always inappropriate to ask someone to do something and go empty-handed.

There was nothing to say all night, and as soon as the morning dawned, Mrs. Li prepared breakfast. Wu Song came to set up the ox cart before dawn. Qiangwei had ordered the three of them to go to Daao Village today.

After getting dressed, Qiangwei was still carrying the small purse embroidered by herself, in which, apart from some girls' belongings, the rest was bank notes.

"Master, girl, sit down, let's go?" Wu Song was the coachman, waving a small whip, yelled, and set off.

Although their ox carts were slow, it took less than an hour to stagger to Da'ao Village. After asking someone to inquire, they went straight to Lizheng's house.

"Master, Miss, Pan Lizheng's home is here." Wu Song stopped, looked at the small courtyard in front of him, and only reported to Qiangwei and the others after confirmation.

"Go knock on the door."

"Okay," Wu Song walked to the door, and just as he raised his hand, the door creaked open from the inside.

"Who are you looking for?" A boy in his [-]th or [-]th grade came out, holding a hoe in his hand, and he seemed to be ready to work in the fields.

"Hello, son. We are from Houshan Village. We came to ask Pan Lizheng about something. May I ask if Lizheng is there?" Wu Song took two steps back, clasped his fists, and asked politely at the young man.

The young man probably didn't expect him to be so polite, he was slightly taken aback, and quickly responded: "Yes, my grandpa is at home, please wait a moment, I'll call back."

After a while, following the sound of footsteps, an old man in his 50s came out, wearing a gray robe, with gray hair and beard, "Who is looking for me?" Qiangwei followed her father two steps forward, saluting respectfully.

"It's really a sin to disturb Li, who is resting. We heard that someone in our village is going to sell their land, so we came to inquire about it." Zheng Maocheng replied respectfully.

"Oh? Come in and talk." It turned out that Pan Li knew what they were coming for, so he let them into the yard.

Qiangwei came in with Zheng Maocheng, carrying fruit, while Wu Song was watching the cart outside the door.

As soon as I entered the small courtyard, there were three main rooms and two side rooms on each side, which were very clean and tidy.

"Ajie, pour water for the guests." After Pan Li ordered the young man who came in, he turned to look at Qiangwei and his son.

"Hey." Hearing Grandpa's order, Ajie turned and went to the kitchen.

"Grandpa Lizheng, this is a little thought from us, please accept it." After putting the fruit on the table, Qiangwei retreated to Zheng Maocheng's side in a polite and docile manner.

Pan Lizheng nodded in satisfaction, "Why are you being so polite? It must be a letter from Zheng Lizheng." Having said that, Pan Lizheng was still very surprised. He understood etiquette and knew how to advance and retreat. He didn't look like an ordinary farmer.

Zheng Maocheng hurriedly replied respectfully: "I am dissatisfied with Pan Lizheng, it is Uncle Zheng who brought back the news."

Pan Lizheng's eyes flickered, "Well, it's really good. Our village has 120 mu of paddy fields to sell. The gentry in the village had to move out, so they had to sell it."

Pan Li was talking while watching Zheng Maocheng's reaction, "It's just that the owner has a request. If you want to buy it, you have to buy it all at once, and you have to pay cash." The meaning is obvious, just asking if you have any money? More than 100 mu is not a small number.

"I heard what Uncle Zheng said roughly, and I wondered if I could go and see the fields?" I don't know if Zheng Maocheng understood?There was no trace of timidity on his face, and he was prepared to fall backwards.Just as Pan Li was thinking about it, he felt a little bit of anticipation in his heart.

It's just that he didn't know that besides having money and confidence, Zheng Maocheng had also inquired about the market of the fields, and he probably knew that an acre of good paddy fields was basically five taels of silver, and even a little less than four taels could be bought.

Pan Lizheng frowned slightly, and the corners of his eyes showed joy, "It's no problem, it's in our Da'ao Village, and it's only a few steps away."

Qiangwei has been observing Pan Lizheng's expression, and understands somewhat in her heart that as a middleman, if he makes this deal, the benefits will certainly not be less.Qiangwei can understand this point, and it's okay to earn a middle fee, as long as the price is reasonable.

Thinking about it in time, Qiangwei pulled Zheng Maocheng's sleeve, "Daddy, let's go and have a look. If the price is reasonable, we can buy it today."

Qiangwei raised her head and looked at Zheng Maocheng innocently.Out of the corner of his eye, he still did not forget to observe that Pan Lizheng's expression.

(End of this chapter)