Reborn under the White Mountain

Chapter 138 Done
The next morning, everyone got up and had breakfast, and then Li Futian led the three members of Tong's family to the county government office.This Fulai Inn is not too far from the county government office. After walking for less than two quarters of an hour, they arrived at the gate of the county government office.

Yuxian looked at the county government office, and it was quite dignified.At this time, the county government was not as magnificent as in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the buildings in the north were not as exquisite as those in the south, but they were considered pretty good.There are probably eighty or ninety houses, and the depth of the houses is very large. There are two guards standing at the gate of the county government.

Yun Song and Li Futian stepped forward, Yun Song took out a post and handed it to one of them.Of course, along with the post, there is also an ingot of silver, which will be sent together. "Brother Send, please inform me that he is a descendant of County Bo Zhongyi in Yanjiang Village, and he is here to pay a visit to Mr. Qian."

This servant was the one who followed the county magistrate to Tong's house. When he saw Yun Song, of course he knew him. "Yo, isn't this Uncle Tong? Why are you here? Wait a minute, I'll report to you." After finishing speaking, he hurried inside to report.

After a while, I saw the servant leading a small official to the door, and the small official stepped forward and clasped his fists, "I don't know it's Uncle Tong who came, but I'm not far away to welcome you. My lord is dealing with official business. Please come with me." Wait in the living room."

Yun Song returned the gift, and then the four of them followed the little official into the county government office.Bypassing the main hall, they went to the living room next to them, and the clerk told them to sit down and wait for a while.Someone brought tea, and the four of Yun Song were waiting there.About three quarters of an hour later, I heard footsteps outside.Yun Song and Li Futian stood up quickly, and Yuxian and Da Lang also stood up.

I saw Mr. Qian walking in wearing an official uniform.Yun Song and Li Futian hurried forward to salute, Master Qian took a step forward and supported Yun Song: "You are welcome, Yun Song, Master Cao and I are old acquaintances." Then they sat on the main seat, Yun Song and Li Futian led Seeing Yuxian Dalang also sit down.

"I don't know why Yun Song came to the county government this time. Just tell me if you have something to do, and I will help you." Master Qian looked at Yun Song and the others.

Tong Yunsong talked about buying the mountain forest, and then said: "Originally, we should go directly to the Master Registrar for this matter. But since we came to the county, we have to come to pay a visit to the Lord no matter what, so we came here earlier. I hope the Lord will not agree to it." I think Yunsong is presumptuous."

"How can it be? I really wish I could see Yun Song more often. Come, please come and ask Master Liu to come over." Master Qian ordered someone to call the master.

After a while, I saw a man under 40 years old come in, "I don't know why the lord called me?"

"Master Tong, I want to buy a mountain forest. The village chief has prepared all the materials such as terrain and area. Go and have a look, and then go through the formalities." Master Qian said to the master.

Li Futian took out some materials, which were nothing more than describing the location, terrain, and area of ​​the mountain forest, and handed them over to the chief bookkeeper.The master took a look and took a deep breath. "My lord, the area of ​​this mountain forest is very large. It has 800 mu, plus the adjacent wasteland, it is more than 6000 mu. According to the new decree issued by the imperial court, the total is [-] taels. If you know this Master Tong, do you know the price?"

"My lord, you can just do it. I have brought the money." Yun Song said with a smile.

"Well, I'll go and handle it for you right now, and we'll pay the money later." The imperial court encouraged individuals to buy land, and every time they sold a piece of land, the county government would give them a reward, so the director was of course happy.Hurry back to your office, complete the formal documents, and affix the official seal.Then he went back to the living room and handed the title deed to Yun Song, "Master Tong, look, this is your title deed."

Yun Song picked up the title deed, but he couldn't read, so he gave it to Li Futian to read it.After reading it, Li Futian nodded to him. "Yuxian, take the money we brought to the Master Registrar."

"Yes, Daddy." Yuxian agreed, and took out a few bank notes from her small bag.Da Lang also took out a bundle from behind, put the bundle on the table, and untied it.Inside are twelve ingots of gold, 50 taels each, and forty silver ingots of five taels each. "My lord, I have 1 taels of silver bills in my hand. Here are 600 taels of gold and 200 taels of silver. Please order and accept them. If you need to exchange them for silver, we will go to the bank to exchange them."

"No, that's fine, as long as there are enough numbers." Master Liu went up to count and checked the banknotes. After seeing that the banknotes were issued by a bank in the capital, he looked at Yunsong a few more times. "My lord, after inspection, the number is just right."

"Okay, tell someone to store it in the warehouse. Yun Song, this mountain forest belongs to you. Your family doesn't have to pay taxes, and if you manage it well, you will make great achievements." Master Qian encouraged Yun Song.

Yun Song handed over the title deed to Yu Xian, and then said to Lord Qian: "My lord, it's time for us to leave after you've bothered me for a long time. It's rare to come to the county and want to take a stroll."

"Okay, the autumn harvest is over, and there is nothing to do at home. It's good to go for a stroll, and bring some things back for the family." Master Qian picked up the tea bowl, which meant to see off the guests. "Master Liu, send Yunsong and the others off for me."

"Yes, my lord. A few, please." Master Liu sent Yun Song and the others out.Before going out of the gate, Yun Song turned his head and stuffed two small bags into Mr. Liu's hands. "I'm sorry to bother my lord today. It's a trivial matter, not a respect. I hope Lord Liu will accept it with a smile. Please pass the other copy to the county magistrate."

Mr. Liu weighed the small bags in his hand. Each bag was about 100 taels of silver. He was happy and said, "Master Tong is so polite. If you have anything to do in the future, just come to the county government office to find Liu. As long as it is Liu If someone can do it, he will definitely do it with all his strength.”

At this time, it happened to be at the gate, Master Liu stopped there, and cupped his hands, "I'll see you off soon, Master Tong can go."

"Thank you, Lord Master. When I come to the county again in the future, I will definitely come to pay a visit." Yun Song also returned the gift, and then led the children away with Li Futian.

Master Liu naturally went back to share the money with Mr. Qian, he didn't dare to be greedy for this money.

Yun Song and the others walked back all the way, watching as they walked.Now that the major events have been completed, everyone is very relaxed, so they are in the mood to go shopping.It's Yuxian's first visit to the county seat, and she feels better than those in the town.A few people visited the bookstore and bought a few books that they didn't have at home, as well as a large stack of paper, pens and ink, etc.The little guy was happy, and he followed him to introduce him. After paying the money, the guy asked: "Guest officer, where do you want to send these things? It seems that you have to go shopping for other things, and it is inconvenient to carry them. You said Where to send it, there are people in our shop who specialize in delivery." Li Futian told the address of Fulai Inn, after the guy wrapped the things, he wrote the address on it, and then asked another guy to deliver it.

After leaving the bookstore, Yuxian went to a few more fabric stores. The fabrics here are not as good as Xue Jinyu's, but better than those in the town.Yuxian reluctantly picked out a few bolts of red fabric, which were used to make Chuntao's wedding dress.Then I picked a few horses of other colors, and I can’t always wear red, can I?There are also some pillowcases, curtains, quilt linings, mattress linings, etc., which cost nearly ten taels of silver.Although Chuntao said that she came to Tong's house for a short time, she made a lot of effort. Yuxian discussed with her mother and must support her.The guy in the cloth shop also left his address and sent the goods to the inn.

In the end, they went to look at snacks and so on. Yuxian bought a lot of them and prepared to give them to her friends when she went back.Shopping is a woman's nature. Even though Yuxian is still younger, she is not bad at all when shopping.

I was almost done shopping, so I went back to the Fulai Inn.It was only noon at this time, Yuxian ordered the waiter to bring some food, and several people still ate in the room.After lunch, Yun Song and Li Futian went out again, leaving Yuxian and Dalang in the inn.Nothing happened, the brother and sister took a nap.In the afternoon, the guys from the bookstore and the cloth shop all delivered their things.Yuxian gave each of them ten cents for running errands, and the two guys were so happy that they saluted straight away.

Evening meals are also eaten in the inn. In this county town, Yun Song won't let anyone who is unfamiliar with their place of life go out at night.Calling the buddy, Yuxian counted the food expenses for the past two days, and spent a little over one or two dollars in total. "Second brother, prepare some pancakes for us tomorrow morning, as well as meat and pickles, enough for the four of us. We will leave early tomorrow."

"Okay, don't worry, girl, I'll prepare the things for you early tomorrow morning." The guy agreed.

At dawn the next day, all the people got up, and the man knocked on the door outside, "Guest officer, everything you want is ready, and I will leave it at your door."

"Okay, let's put it there." Dalang went out and brought the things in.A few people packed up and put their things on the carriage, and then Yun Song drove the carriage, and the few people went home.It was almost late autumn at this time, there was already frost on the ground, and there was also a white layer of frost on the grass beside the road.The temperature was a bit low, Yuxian was wearing a cloud pine dress and sitting on a piece of leather, so she didn't feel cold.The sun slowly rose, and at the end of the hour, the sky became much warmer, and then a few people took out big pancakes and meat, and ate some.After eating, he continued on his way and did not arrive home until Wei Shizhong.

Fang is also very busy at home.This morning, Tong Junxiang's grandmother and mother came, and there was a matchmaker, that grandma.The two sides talked all morning, and decided that the wedding date would be on the 26th of the winter month, and the day of the dowry would be on the [-]th of this month.Junxiang's family gave the dowry gift on Wuliang, and the rest of the dowry was calculated separately, and the dowry was given on the sixth day of the winter month.The day is certain, so Fang is relieved.Just wait for Yuxian to buy something and make a dowry for Chuntao.

After lunch, Tong Junxiang's family was sent away. Just as Fang was about to turn around and go back to the courtyard, she saw Yun Song coming back with a car.Fang was standing outside the door, waiting for their men.

When they arrived at the door of the house, they saw Mrs. Fang waiting there.Yuxian asked, "Mother, how do you know we're back at this time? We're still waiting outside."

"I don't know when you will come back. I just sent you Junxiang and his family, and I just saw you come back. Chuntao's wedding date is set in Dongyue, have you bought everything I asked you to buy? It's waiting to be used. Fang looked at her daughter and asked, "Is it fun to go out?"

"It's not interesting, it's not as comfortable as at home." Yuxian pouted and said. "Mom, I've bought everything you want, and I'm just waiting to make a dowry for Sister Chuntao."

(End of this chapter)