The conditions proposed by Zhao Qixuan are very attractive to Zhao Yan and Aunt Xiao Qian. Maybe Zhao Qixuan or others didn't know that they had long planned to go back to the south to join the Qian family. They are desperately trying to save money, not only for the cost of travel, but also so that they can have enough money to settle down when they return to their hometown. Even if they have the help of the rich family, they can't go back in poverty, so not only will they be looked down upon by the Qian family, but it will be very inconvenient to do anything in the future and marry their children.

They have saved less than a hundred taels of silver, and they are still far away. At least in terms of the price of Jiangnan in Aunt Xiaoqian's impression, this is not enough for them to buy a better house, let alone buy land. Zhao Yan can't take the imperial examination, what can he do to make a living after he goes back? It's too annoying to run errands for people, and now in order to make money, he can't take care of much, and after settling down in the future, he is not willing to do this kind of work again. It's better to be able to start a small business on your own, but that requires capital, and where does that come from?

If they agreed to Zhao Qixuan's conditions, they would immediately have the opportunity to get one hundred taels of silver and forty acres of paddy fields, and they would not have to worry about food and clothing when they returned to their hometown, it can be said that they had solved a big problem, how could they not be moved?

Aunt Xiao Qian immediately blushed and said, "One hundred taels is not enough, at least ...... Five hundred taels! ”

Zhao Yan's biological mother's lion opened her mouth and was shocked, but immediately looked at Zhao Qixuan with an expectant expression.

The corners of Zhao Qixuan's mouth twitched, and he quickly said, "Don't take an inch." If I can take out so much silver at will, can I still use the idea of hitting a few shops in the Hou Mansion? Add fifty taels at most, and there will be no more. ”

Aunt Xiao Qian was suffocated, and changed her condition: "The forty acres of paddy fields...... We don't want Fengxian, we want Nanjing! "The price of land in Nanjing is much more expensive than that in Fengxian, and it can be said that it is more than double!

Zhao Qixuan sneered: "It's in Fengxian, love or not." This is my own land, and it is like cutting my flesh. ”

Aunt Xiaoqian insisted very much: "Our mother and son have never been in the ground, what is the use of asking for these forty acres of paddy fields?" You have to find another tenant. If the tenant is not honest, it is a muddy account. Even if the tenants are honest and watch the sky to eat, in case there is a disaster in any year and there is no harvest, we will not have time to cry. There were two floods in Fengxian a few years ago, don't think you can hide it from me. She paused, "Or...... We don't want paddy fields, if you have a shop, it is best to be in Jinling, Suzhou and Hangzhou, four is enough, how about it? ”

Zhao Qixuan felt that he had never seen such a cheeky person: "The shops in these three cities, if they are in the downtown area, they will cost a thousand gold, and you still need four?" Aunt Qian, if you are not sincere and only plan to play me, then there is no need for us to talk about it. There will be brave men under the heavy reward, and the people who can convince the Niu clan are not only your son. "Then you have to get up.

"Wait!" Zhao Yan finally spoke, "I don't want the fields and shops, three hundred taels of silver, plus send us back to the south for free, do you agree?" ”

Zhao Qixuan raised his eyebrows.

Aunt Xiaoqian was anxious, and hurriedly grabbed her son: "Play brother......"

"Mother, don't say it, I know it in my heart." Zhao Yan gave his biological mother a look. He knew what she was asking for the land or the shop, and these things could be sold, and they were likely to be worth more than a hundred taels, and if they were in a big city, they could be sold for even more money. If he returns to his hometown in the future to start a small business, he will not have to spend money to rent a shop if he has a shop. But he had a different idea.

If you really go back to your hometown to live, it depends on the attitude of the Qian family. The biological mother was exiled due to an accident, if someone from the Qian family went north to inquire and spend some money to dredge up, even if they could not be exempted, they could save the biological mother from being exiled. A few dozen taels of silver is nothing to the rich Qian family. But no one from the Qian family came. Now he doesn't know why they didn't come. If the attitude of the Qian family is not abnormal after their mother and son return to the south, then they can still rely on the foreign family to live, and they can also take care of them in case of trouble. If the Qian family has a bad attitude and regards them as beasts, then they might as well find another place where no one knows them and change their names. Without the name of the family members of the convicts, they can live a lighter life, and when their brothers and sisters marry, they can also choose a better family, and even he, a boy who has been studying since childhood, has the opportunity to take the imperial examination again. If he can solve the household registration well, he is still sure of taking the test, and he can have more face when he goes out. As long as he doesn't show up in front of people who know him, who knows what his father has done?

With such a calculation, Zhao Yan knew that he only needed money, not a field or a house or a shop that could not be moved, but gold and silver that could be taken with him. In addition, if you can save money on the road, it will also be a lot of money. The Zhao family has a boat in the sixth room, which allows them to comfortably take a boat southward and go wherever they want. In the past, they were afraid to let the Hou Mansion know, so they could only find other ships. But now that Zhao Qixuan, who has six rooms, has come forward, isn't this little thing easy for him?

Zhao Yan stared at Zhao Qixuan like this: "Can you do it, uncle give me a word?" ”

Zhao Qixuan looked at Zhao Yan for a long time, and smiled lightly: "You kid is quite fine, it doesn't seem to be the bloodline of the second room, but it seems to be the seed of our sixth room." ”

Zhao Yan didn't think much about whether his words were praise or disparagement, and only stared at Zhao Qixuan's face.

Zhao Qixuan thought for a while: "Okay! But you have to do it for me as soon as possible. At the end of the year, the property of the Hou Mansion will be inventoried, and who will be in charge of those shops next year will probably be decided before the end of the year. If I miss this opportunity, it will not be so easy for me to take another step next year. ”

He stood up, and Zhao Yan also stood up: "Uncle, don't you put down the deposit first?" Even if you have someone to run errands, you always need some tea money, right? ”

Zhao Qixuan smiled and took out a silver ticket from his arms, on which was written a quota of forty taels of silver. He shook the silver ticket in front of Zhao Yan, and without waiting for the latter to reach out and take it, he took it back: "Want a deposit?" Okay, write me a note, otherwise you swallowed my forty taels of silver, went back to tell the old lady of the Hou Mansion, or conspired with your grandmother to set up a trap for me, wouldn't it be bad for me? ”

Zhao Yan said: "I'm not confused, how could I do such a stupid thing?" It's just to sell Zhao Ze, and it's not to kill him, it's not too difficult for me, three hundred taels of silver can be easily obtained. Can I tell the old lady of the Hou Mansion, how much can she reward me? Is it a few taels of silver? The great is twenty taels of silver. She has always disliked me, and she can't give me three hundred taels. As for my grandmother, it was even less money. It's crazy for me to offend such a rich man as my uncle. ”

Zhao Qixuan just smiled: "No matter how nice you say, I can't believe it, you have to have something to rely on." Otherwise, what should I do if you change your hexagram? ”

Zhao Yan thought about it for a while, and then said to him: "Let my mother take my younger brothers and sisters to live in your house for a few days, how about this?" ”

Aunt Xiao Qian was shocked: "Acting as a brother?!" ”

Zhao Yan persuaded her in a low voice: "It's cold these days, and my mother is a little bad." I had suffered too much on the way to exile, but in the end, I still fell ill. My mother only cared about a few of us, and Brother Yan coughed twice, so my mother grabbed the medicine and boiled the soup, but she refused to spend a little money for herself. On weekdays, we eat as much as we can, and the clothes are also old, I want to make a new padded jacket for my mother, but my mother refuses. Why don't you want to think about it? If you fall ill, what are we going to do? Uncle Qixuan's family is not short of money, you take your younger brothers and sisters over to enjoy a few days of happiness and take care of your body, so that we can take the boat back to our hometown with peace of mind. ”

Aunt Xiao Qian understood, hesitated, and thought that after her youngest son left the Wang family, he had not eaten big fish and meat for a long time, so she no longer objected.

Zhao Qixuan was simply amazed, he thought about it, and reluctantly agreed: "Okay, I will arrange a place for your mother and younger siblings to live, provide three meals a day, light a fire to keep warm, and wait for them." But I said it first, if you ask too much, too much, don't blame me for turning around. As he spoke, he threw the silver ticket to him.

Zhao Yan hurriedly took it and said with a smile: "Uncle, don't worry, when you do business, you pay attention to harmony and wealth." How can we make you angry if we still rely on you? He whispered again: "Please don't tell anyone about returning to Nan for the time being." ”

Zhao Qixuan was too lazy to say: "Don't worry, I have nothing to do to reveal your bottom of the matter?" You guys clean up, and I'll send my men to pick up people tomorrow. After that, he simply left there, returned home and changed his clothes, and then set off to the Zhao family's second-room mansion to report the latest progress to Zhao Wei.

After listening to his report, Zhao Wei smiled with satisfaction: "So, for now, we just need to wait for good news?" Zhao Yan is bent on taking his biological mother and siblings back to Nan, with this money, he will do his best to get things done. ”

Zhao Qixuan couldn't help but sigh: "I don't doubt this, I'm just a little worried about Brother Ze." That kid is bent on being a filial grandson, if the Niu family really sells him, he doesn't know how uncomfortable it will be. ”

Zhao Wei said disapprenousively: "I just need to save people, do you still care what he thinks in his heart?" In order to be a filial grandson, he lost half of his life, he didn't care about himself, but he wanted my grandmother to feel sorry for him. If it weren't for my grandmother, he would have died tomorrow, and I wouldn't have blinked an eyelid. ”

Zhao Qixuan smiled bitterly and asked, "After signing the contract, do you really want to send people away?" He's hurt like that now, and I'm afraid he won't be able to move. ”

Zhao Wei thought for a while: "I bought a new Zhuangzi in Xishan, which was originally to live in preparation for the autumn autumn foliage. Recently, the craftsman reported that the house there had been repaired. When the contract is signed, you will have people send Zhao Ze there first, and when he recovers from his injuries, so that my grandmother can see it and put her mind at ease, it will not be too late to send him back to the south. The ancestors and grandsons of the Niu family are in the capital, he stays in the capital, and sooner or later he will have to go back, and he must send people away. When Niu returns to his hometown one day, I will call him back. From then on, he would be the shopkeeper of our family with peace of mind. My grandmother knew that he would be fed and clothed, that he would be able to marry and have children in a few years, and that his life would be peaceful, so she could rest assured, but she didn't have to see him. ”

Zhao Qixuan agreed, and mentioned one more thing: "I think Zhao Yan really plans to take his biological mother and siblings back to the south, but he doesn't plan to bring Niu and Zhao Xiang." Niu Xing felt that he still had two grandchildren, so it didn't matter if he gave up Zhao Ze. But if she loses the most filial grandson, only to find out that the other two grandsons have never thought about supporting her in old age, I don't know what she will think? ”

Zhao Wei laughed: "I also want to know." ”