pastoral beggar woman

Chapter 182 A Trip to the County (7)
The middle-aged uncle immediately answered, "Isn't the owner of the passenger transported here the owner of the big manor on the outskirts of the city, Mr. Wang Qianwang?"

"That's right, that's him." The young man nodded and said, "I heard that Mrs. Wang is the distant cousin of our county magistrate, and she is related to the county magistrate's family. Make trouble."

The middle-aged uncle said: "This is an open door to do business. You have to have some connections to get twice the result with half the effort, like Man Yuanchun. I heard that people know people in Shengcheng. There is also the welcoming guest mentioned earlier, which is on the same road as Passenger Lai. There are restaurants on the street, and the two restaurants have always been rivals, so it’s okay to welcome people who are related to the county magistrate, and there must be something to rely on.”

There was no need for Qin Shuang to deliberately induce them, these people had already told the news Qin Shuang wanted to hear on their own.

Wang Qian said before that the county magistrate was his brother-in-law, which is true. However, he did not expect that the one who married him was not the county magistrate’s real sister, but a distant cousin. Generally speaking, Wang Qian dared to bring the county magistrate out to bluff people because he was sure that the county magistrate would help him. From this point of view, it seems that the two are not so much bound by their in-law relationship, but more by their interests.

For example, in the county town, seeing that the people live well, the county magistrate doesn’t seem to be exploiting much, but in fact, they may have gotten a lot of benefits from Wang Qian, and the price is only to help Wang Qian solve some small troubles. Category.In this way, both sides can benefit, and it will not cause complaints from the people in the city and affect their official career.

These are just Qin Shuang's guesses for the time being, and it's hard to say whether the guess is right or not until definite evidence is obtained.

Qin Shuang thought for a moment and asked, "When I came from Rongzhen in a carriage, I passed a Zhuangzi. The gate looked very big and magnificent. Is that where the Zhuangzi of the Lord Wang you just mentioned is there?"

"That's right there!" said the middle-aged uncle, "That's one of the best Zhuangzi among the several Zhuangzi near our county town! There are several large courtyards inside, and there are hundreds of acres of fertile land behind the Zhuangzi! There is also a corner of Fengtai Mountain on the side. , I heard people say that Mr. Wang bought all the hills next to Zhuangzi! Don't mention how rich he is!"

The young man said: "Business in the county town is so good. Mr. Wang is the owner of the passenger transport. Of course, he is not short of money. Most of the famous restaurants in the city have their own farms on the outskirts of the city. The ingredients in the restaurants are all from their own farms. If you save costs, you will earn more. People who do business have more brains.”

"Of course there are many, otherwise how can I make money! If it were me, I would also buy a Zhuangzi! It's a pity that I don't have so much money."

Qin Shuang was thoughtful: "Does it cost a lot to buy a Zhuangzi?"

The middle-aged uncle laughed and said: "That's not a house with one or two acres of land. The smallest one that can be called Zhuangzi has at least three courtyards, thirty or forty acres of land, and the big one is like the one we said of the old man. Zhuangzi, I heard that there are seven or eight courtyards, a hundred acres of fertile land, and a mountain top. Don’t think about how much these fields alone cost, and it will cost even more to form a Zhuangzi.”

The young man said: "A small village can only be bought for three or four hundred taels. This is the cheapest. If someone has fertile land and a good location, the price will be high. 400 taels is very common."

Although Qin Shuang was mentally prepared, she couldn't help but secretly startled, it's really expensive!This is still Xiaozhuangzi, what about Wang Qian's scale?

The middle-aged uncle seemed to see her thoughts, and said with a smile: "If Mr. Wang's family is as big as Zhuangzi, you can't buy it for three or four thousand taels."

(End of this chapter)