Traversing the good life of a peasant woman

Chapter 49

The couple entered the largest dental shop in the town, and they both looked satisfied when they came out. After all, it was a big dental shop, and the stewards did not despise Wen Yue and Fang Dachuan just because of their attire.On the contrary, he answered them patiently and enthusiastically, which made Fang Dachuan a little embarrassed. After going out for a long time, he said that if the Zhuangzi introduced by shopkeeper Mo was not suitable, they must go back to this dental firm to buy land.

The two were talking and laughing when they arrived at the market that sells livestock. Before they got close, they could smell the excrement of livestock. The strong smell made Wen Yue close her mouth and hold her breath hard.Seeing Wen Yue's slightly bulging cheeks, Fang Dachuan laughed and said, "If you can't stand it, just stand by and wait for me. I'll come to you when I've made my choice."

"No, I'll stay with you. This is going to live in our house in the future, and we have to smell it every day." Wen Yue wailed in her heart as she spoke, thinking that Mrs. Zhao said that she would raise two pigs, chickens and ducks. Catch ten of them, maybe the taste in their house will not be good in the future.Well, complaints are complaints, but thinking of the prosperous scene of the family in the future, this small flaw can still be tolerated.

Fang Dachuan and Wen Yue had already discussed that their first choice was cows, and their second choice was donkeys. As for horses... According to the laws of the Yong Dynasty, horses can only be used on the battlefield and to pull carts, and they are absolutely not allowed. Come pull the plow.Therefore, almost no one buys horses in farms. What's the use of buying them if they can't be used for farming?It's not that rich people need to use it to show their status.

After walking behind Fang Dachuan for a while, Wen Yue gradually got used to the smell in the air, and when she looked at the animals around her again, she felt very fresh for a while.Da Chuan, who had been walking in front of her, finally stopped, and stopped in front of a calf seller. Fang Dachuan looked at the body of the cow, and the teeth of the cow. Turn around twice, and even look at the piles of cow dung under the cow's buttocks.

He seemed very satisfied with one of the cows, and talked with the owner of the cow for a while, and then Wen Yue saw a scene that made her feel very novel.The peddler and Fang Dachuan stretched their arms forward almost at the same time, and they held hands together. Just when Wen Yue wanted to know what the two of them were doing, their hands disappeared together. In the sleeve of the cow owner.

After a long time, Wen Yue saw Fang Dachuan shook his head and said something too expensive, the owner of the cow shook his head at last, and Da Chuan took Wen Yue away with some regrets.

Wen Yue felt very strange. She didn't understand what Fang Dachuan was doing, so she hurriedly pulled Fang Dachuan back and asked in a low voice, "What were you doing just now?"

"What?" Fang Dachuan didn't understand what Wen Yue asked, so he asked back.

"That's why you put your hands in your sleeves. I only saw you pulling them around. What are you doing?" Wen Yue was really curious, because she found that many buyers and sellers were Doing the same action as Fang Dachuan just now.What is this for? Why are you holding hands?

"Oh, you said this." Fang Dachuan followed Wen Yue's gaze and looked over, and then he understood what Wen Yue was asking: "Yue Niang, don't stare at people like that, this is talking about the price. This is The merchants came up with a method to prevent others from knowing his reserve price, which has been used for many years as a trading method, you have even forgotten this."

This turned out to be the case, and Wen Yue pretended to look at the people who were doing the transaction inadvertently. Sure enough, they still had serious expressions, but occasionally they could be seen from the ups and downs of the cuffs that they were bargaining and not giving in to each other.This boring trip to cattle selection unexpectedly encountered such an interesting thing. When I go back, I must tell her about it.

In the end, after walking around all the places in the market, Fang Dachuan decided to buy the calf he was looking forward to the first time, and then negotiated mysteriously with the owner of the cow for a long time. They all showed satisfied smiles.How can you not buy a car after buying a cow? After finishing all this set, Fang Dachuan excitedly said to Wen Yue: "Yue Niang, get in the car."

"Hey!" Wen Yue happily agreed, this is their family's own car.From now on, when I want to enter the town, I no longer need to go to the village to squeeze in a car with others. From today on, their family also owns a car.

I don't know if it's because of her own car, but Wen Yue didn't feel any discomfort when sitting on the hard car board, no matter whether the road was bumpy or not, Wen Yue didn't feel any pain at all.The cow is still too young, Fang Dachuan is not willing to let it be too tired, not to mention walking slowly, but also very gentle, at most, he pats it with his hand when it is disobedient, and the whip in his hand has become a decoration.

When the two arrived at Shopkeeper Mo's place, Shopkeeper Mo was comforting an old tearful man. This man should be an old friend of Shopkeeper Mo.According to shopkeeper Mo, his old friend was three years younger than him, but at this moment, he seemed to be more than five or six years older than shopkeeper Mo, with black and white hair full of despondency.

Shopkeeper Mo saw that Wen Yue and Fang Dachuan had returned, so he hurriedly introduced them to each other. When the old man surnamed Zeng heard that they were the buyers who wanted to buy Zhuangzi, his cloudy eyes immediately filled with hope.After exchanging a few pleasantries, shopkeeper Mo led everyone into the carriage under Mr. Zeng's urging.On the way, shopkeeper Mo tried to stir up some topics several times to adjust the atmosphere in the car, but his old friend was really not in the mood. No matter what shopkeeper Mo said, he always seemed preoccupied, so shopkeeper Mo could only sigh silently Tone, also no longer speak out.

Wen Yue and Fang Dachuan looked at the scene in front of them, and couldn't help but sigh for this old man who had gone through such a catastrophe in his twilight years. Educating the next generation is not only important in modern times, but also in ancient times.As a bystander, Wen Yue can only say that the cause of such a tragedy is inseparable from the way he educates his children and grandchildren. It's a pity that the old man spent his whole life verifying all this, but he has no chance to give the younger generation A chance to make amends.

For some reason, Wen Yue suddenly thought of Fang Tongye, and then of Fang Dachuan. If Fang Tongye was the result of Zhao's doting, what about Fang Dachuan?With such an unreliable father, how did he grow into what he is now? This is really a miracle.

Fang Dachuan's mood at this time could not be calm either. In his opinion, the reason why this old man experienced such misfortune was due to his children, but more reasons came from himself.Getting rich overnight lacks the most critical process of accumulating wealth through hard work. If they fail to adjust their mentality in time, they will of course lose their way slowly. People say that the rich cannot last for three generations. Isn’t that the reason? How can you understand if you don’t work hard cherish.Therefore, his father must not let his father know that there is such a large sum of money in the family. Based on Fang Tongye's behavior, if the money really falls into his hands, there will be nothing left.

I have to say that Wen Yue and Fang Dachuan are indeed husband and wife. Although the two have different understandings of old man Zeng's matter, the final conclusions all fall on Fang Tongye. Alright.It can also be seen from this that Fang Tongye should be quite a troublesome existence in the hearts of their husband and wife.

The speed of the carriage was very fast, and it took less than an hour to reach Lijiagou. After entering the village, it took about a stick of incense before the carriage finally stopped.

Under the guidance of the old man, it took Wen Yue and Fang Dachuan more than half an hour to go all over the Zhuangzi that belonged to the old man.This Zhuangzi has more than 300 mu of arable land, but the paddy field only occupies more than 80 mu, and there is about 20 mu of sandy land. Although there is a small river running through it, it is not a first-class land, but because it is connected. Yes, it is rare to arrive.

After reluctantly accompanying Wen Yue and the others to finish the walk, the shopkeeper Mo and the old man Zeng couldn't keep up with the physical strength, and the group went to the old man Zeng's house again.Just as shopkeeper Mo said, the house was indeed built not long ago, and the vermilion lacquer on the gate was still shining brightly.

After knocking on the door, an old man came out. He was hired by the old man Zeng to guard the house. After entering the house, he took a brief tour. According to the old man, the peach tree forest also belongs to him.

The house is very satisfactory, and the rest is to negotiate the price. The old man asked for 700 taels, which made Fang Dachuan and Wen Yue shake their heads again and again.Although they are very satisfied with this place, according to the information they inquired from the dental shop, a Zhuangzi of this size is at most 500 taels, which can be negotiated again. The old man wants 700 taels, which is obviously asking for a lot.

"Old man, your land is not very big, and the number of acres of paddy fields is not large. We have seen other places when we came here. We can buy a better farm at the price you want. Old man, you are sincere Want to sell? We followed you all the way because of your relationship with shopkeeper Mo, so we don't talk about those polite things, what do you say?" Although Fang Dachuan sympathized with his experience, he still didn't care about matters involving his own interests. Willing to give in easily.

The old man blushed. When he was listening to shopkeeper Mo's introduction, he said that the couple had never been to a dental clinic, so he thought about it.They thought it would be nice to earn more when they didn't understand the market very well. After all, the old couple wanted to sell the land to join their daughter, and if they had more pennies with them, they would be more guaranteed.

Who would have thought that this couple, who are quite thoughtful in doing things at a young age, actually knew the market in advance.Alas, someone saw through such a small trick of his own. Looking at Shopkeeper Mo, who had a stern face, he felt that his old face was too hot.

With a wry smile, he said, "Brother Fang, I did this wrong. Alas, as long as I think about the boundless road ahead, I always want more money and wealth, so that I can feel more at ease. So just now I'm also confused, so don't take it too seriously, so I won't ask for more, just 500 taels."

Wen Yue smiled lightly, and said in front of Fang Dachuan: "Dachuan, I don't think that old man Zeng really wants to sell, why don't we go first, there is still the dental shop there."

"Don't, don't!" Seeing that Fang Dachuan was about to stand up, the old man hurriedly got up to stop him: "Brother Fang, don't worry, we can discuss it." He said, and looked at the shopkeeper Mo for help. .

Shopkeeper Mo was not very happy at first. He obviously said at the beginning that the deal could be done at a price of about 500 taels, but when he helped find the person, he even said 700 taels.It's fine if you don't know someone, but knowing that he introduced you and still asking for such a high price, where does this kind of behavior leave him?If it weren't for the years of friendship, he would have flung his sleeves and left.

Seeing his old friend's pitiful look now, he couldn't bear it anymore, and put aside the dissatisfaction in his heart, he also stepped forward to persuade him: "That's right, Brother Fang, talk about business, talk about business, isn't this business just to be negotiated?" Is it? In this way, I will sell my old face, and ask again, how much do you plan to pay, Brother Fang?"

With shopkeeper Mo's dealings, the transaction between the old man and Fang Dachuan seemed much smoother. Maybe the old man knew that Fang Dachuan didn't understand everything, so Fang Dachuan returned 500 taels to the asking price of 400 taels. At that time, he smiled wryly again and again but couldn't agree with anything.But Fang Dachuan didn't want to spend more than 400 taels to death. His reason was that the location of this Zhuangzi was not good, and there were few arable land and paddy fields. This kind of Zhuangzi.

That is to say, they don't have much money left in their hands, and they are optimistic about this place only if they can save a penny.If the old man's asking price is too high, at worst, they will go to the dental shop and spend more money to buy the 600 taels of good land, which is comfortable to plant.

The old man Zeng saw that Fang Dachuan refused to pay any more money, and he couldn't help being a little anxious. His Zhuangzi had secretly entrusted someone to help sell it as early as a month ago. Shopkeeper Mo alone attracted three or four buyers, but All of them were rejected for various reasons without even discussing the price.It's rare that a buyer who really wants to buy came today. He really wants to sell quickly. The children in the family are getting more and more troublesome now. If he doesn't leave sooner, I'm afraid they will leave in the end no.

Gritting his teeth, he said to Fang Dachuan: "Brother Fang, I am really in a hurry to sell this place and need money urgently, so let's make a concession each, 480 taels, do you think it will work?"

"Old sir." Fang Dachuan clasped his fists. Although there was no unnecessary expression on his face, his mood suddenly improved a lot because of his loosening of the price: "450 taels, this price is the real refund for everyone." One step, what do you think? Shopkeeper Mo knows that our husband and wife actually only have this money, and we really can't get it out any more. If you feel that you are losing money, you can choose another house. We won't delay you. "

"Alas!" The old man shook his head helplessly, and said rather desolately: "The children and grandchildren are not filial, that's enough, Brother Fang, that's it, four hundred and five is four hundred and five."

Seeing that the old man agreed, Fang Dachuan wanted to laugh a few times, but he held back because he saw his complexion.Although he sympathized with the old man in his heart, he couldn't spend more money just because of his sympathy, after all, their family hadn't met the conditions to do charity out of sympathy.

"Mr." Wen Yue, who had been sitting on the side without making a sound, suddenly said, "Mr., can you guarantee that your children will not behave aggressively after we buy it?"

Wen Yue really likes this place very much. The large peach grove in the back alone is enough to make her look forward to the arrival of autumn from now on.It's just that the only thing she is worried about is the old man's son. Since it is said that the land was sold because the children and grandchildren were unfilial and in order to escape, then after they sold the land, his children and grandchildren would come to make trouble because of their dissatisfaction, saying that they have Ignore it if you buy it locally?At that time, it will be all troublesome things to be involved, so it will be called spending money to find crimes.

"No, you can rest assured, my little lady. I don't even know about my old lady, let alone them. Since I bought this place, it has almost never appeared here. Everything is entrusted to me. The concierge is helping me deal with it, and even this house was originally intended to be used for the elderly in the future, but now, alas!"

As the old man spoke, he shed another line of dirty tears. Faced with this situation, Fang Dachuan and Wen Yue really couldn't show any joy on their faces.The room fell into silence for a while, and the old man stopped his tears after a while, and Fang Dachuan said: "Brother Fang, I still have one thing to ask, that is my janitor and the tenant who has been cultivating my land. After you bought this piece of land, you can continue to employ them, and they are all people who are soaking in bitter water!"

Fang Dachuan nodded and said: "Don't worry about this. We bought your place. Except for the land deed and house deed to change the name, we will not change other rules at will. Moreover, we live not close to here, and everything is in order. Don’t worry if you need the help of the old man you left behind.”

"That's good, that's good." He breathed a sigh of relief, and continued: "My janitor's name is Shi Quanfu, and he has a wife. We call her Quanfu's family. They have no children and no worries. The key is that people are very honest, you can rest assured about this. I give them a tael of silver every month, and they help me take care of all the big and small things in the village. I let them live in the wing at the gate. If you have other ideas, you can change it yourself. As for the tenants on the farm, there are six in total, and they pay four or six cents after tax for grain every year. That’s about it. If you still don’t understand anything, you can Shi Quanfu came to ask."

Just as he was talking, Shi Quanfu came over with his wife, and the old man waved to them for them to come in, pointed at Fang Dachuan and said, "Quanfu, from now on, he is the new owner of this place. Don't look at him as young, but he is righteous, he can say, he will continue to use you in the future, no change from before, so I will transfer your body contract to Brother Fang."

After hearing this, Shi Quanfu and his wife hurriedly turned to Fang Dachuan's side and were about to kneel down. How could Fang Dachuan bear this, he almost jumped to the side as if fleeing and waved his hands repeatedly, saying: "No, no, you just need to stand, you don't need to kneel. "

Seeing Fang Dachuan's nervous and flushed face, Wen Yue finally couldn't help laughing.

After making an appointment for the transaction, and briefly speaking to the old man, they went back to the town together in shopkeeper Mo's carriage.After bidding farewell to shopkeeper Mo, Wen Yue saw that the weather was fine, and took the time to buy some things in the town, and then went home satisfied.

Not long after entering the village, the sky gradually darkened. Wen Yue vaguely saw three familiar figures at the fork in front of her. When she took a closer look, it turned out to be Guo Liniang, Guo Lixue and Zhao Tugen.That road was in the direction of Guo Li's mother's house. Zhao Tugen probably sent Guo Li and the others home because it was dark, but how did they get together?

(End of this chapter)