Gu Qiang, who was anxious, finally waited for Qing Shu and the others at the entrance of the town, sighed, and followed back to the inn. While Qingshu and Qingyang went back to the room to change clothes, Gu Qiang stopped the others, asked them carefully about the incident, and finally gave an order to everyone, today's incident is in the past, and no one is allowed to mention it again, especially about the two guns of the royal gift.

After tossing all morning, everyone was hungry, and everyone ate the food prepared in the kitchen. After Qingshu finished eating, Gu Qiang came to him.

There were only Qingshu sisters and Gu Qiang in the room. Outside, Su's mother was personally guarded and did not let anyone approach.

Gu Qiang said with a sad face: "Miss, you have caused a big trouble, how can this be good?" ”

Hearing this, Qingyang looked at Qing Shu uneasily.

Qing Shu took a sip of tea unhurriedly before asking, "What kind of disaster did you cause?" ”

Gu Qiang couldn't do it in a hurry, "Miss, it's true that the general's double spear is a gift from the emperor, but it can't represent the saint's order to the saint's courtiers, but you use this to deter Bai Xianfu, this is a monstrous disaster." ”

Qing Shu smiled, "Butler, I know that the Imperial Twin Spears can't represent the Holy One, but it's a gift from the Holy One to my father, right?" ”

"It's true."

"Then this imperial gift of two guns can represent my father, right?"

Gu Qiang was stunned, and finally nodded, "Yes, if the two guns that the Holy Lord rewarded the general can't represent the general, there will be no object in this world that can represent the general." ”

"Then listen to whether what I said makes sense. Qingyang also listened well. Qing Shu said seriously.

"Miss, please speak." Gu Qiang Road.

"Sister, Xiaoyang will definitely listen carefully." Qingyang stared at Qingshu very intently and said.

"Bai Xianfu saw the things given by the emperor, kowtowed to the things given by the emperor, and shouted long live, this is the support and respect of the saints, is this right?"

"That's right." Gu Qiang replied.

"Bai Xianfu saw that it represents my father, which is the thing that represents the loyal general, it is a nine-grade official, and the etiquette that should be there cannot be abolished, right?"

"That's right." Gu Qiang recognized.

"Bai Xianfu, as a local parent official, connived at the village of Dagujia to do whatever he wanted with the village chief, first robbing Gu Yuanhe, and then hurting people with a sharp blade. They can't take our ancient mansion in their eyes, but they can't rebel against my father's heroic soul. Qingyang and I, as children, do we just watch others treat our father like this, and see that my father can't sleep underground? Filial piety is the head, Qingyang and I invited two guns on behalf of my father to deter them, what are our crimes? The words "Qingshu will represent Daddy's double guns" bite very hard.

Gu Qiang was silent for a moment with a complicated expression, and suddenly said, "Young Master, please write two copies of the paper." The first petition complained that Dagujia Village was grabbing land with the village chief and hurting people, which not only despised Da'an Fadu, but also hurt the hearts of countless heroes and martyrs who spilled their blood on the battlefield. The old slave will hand the paper to the yamen early tomorrow morning. The second copy of the paper, complaining that Dagujia Village is working with the village chief to catch and grab fields and hurt people in Kangxi Town, which is extremely bad, please know that the county lord will give my ancient mansion a justice. This one, the old slave will send someone to deliver it to the yamen in the county. ”

Qingyang hurriedly agreed, preparing pen, ink, paper, and inkstone.

Gu Qiang said again: "Again, write two love letters, and write clearly the matter of grabbing land and hurting people." Then write that because the young master was not angry, he invited one of the general's double guns, wanting to deter the villains in the countryside, but those people were not afraid of the young master, and Li Zheng shouted that he would arrest you and take you to the yamen as proof. Therefore, the young lady was furious, so he arrested the four evil people and handed them over to Bai Xianfu for disposal. Later, coupled with what Miss said just now, Bai Xianfu knelt down with the imperial spear, and he saluted the saint. The young lady and the young master were not angry, just because the young lady and the young master couldn't bear to be treated like this by Gu Yuanhe, who was guarding the general's tomb, because this was equivalent to a great insult to the general who was resting underground. ”

Qing Shu was very surprised, and the paper was just that, why was there a love letter, "Who did you hand it to?" ”

"Jinyang City Governor Chen's Mansion will hand over one copy to Beijing." Who Jingzhong handed it to, Gu Qiang did not say clearly. Before the two little masters gain a firm foothold, there are some things that he will continue to hide. If the two little masters do not have enough strength in the future, and have a big secret, he will rot in his stomach and take him to the earth.

Qing Shu realized that she was happy in front of her, but next, Gu Qiang had to be busy. So she touched her nose, "You guys wrote, I'm going to practice female red." After that, he left, went back to the room and held the agricultural book and gnawed it, without touching the needle and thread at all.

On the second day, Wu Langtou was sent to Jinyang City, and Gu Qiang went to the Yamen of Kangxi Town to hand over the paper, and then transferred to other places to buy the things needed to worship the general. And Qingshu took Qingyang and followed the people of the tooth shop to see the house.

One of the houses is a three-entry courtyard, built four years ago, covering an area of about three acres. In the area, it is the most beautiful house and the best view in the courtyard. There used to be a wealthy merchant living here, and two months ago the rich merchant moved his family to the south, and the yard was handed over to the tooth man for sale. The price was seven hundred and fifty taels of silver.

The other house is also the courtyard of Sanjin, which was built three and a half years ago and covers an area of about three and a half acres. Feng Yaren said that although the appearance of the houses in this courtyard is not as exquisite as the one seen before, and although the scenery in the courtyard is not as beautiful as it was seen before, whether it is the courtyard wall or the house, the top of the green bricks is used, and the wood used to build the house is also the best in the local area.

Here, the old man who used to live was a businessman, and later the youngest son of the family was admitted to the lifting of people, and the old man was appreciated by the nobles, and found an errand in Hu County, and the family moved to Hu County, and this yard was handed over to them to be sold by the tooth people, and the price was six hundred and fifty taels of silver.

Qing Shu looked at it back and forth, and he didn't even fall into the room. Then he asked, "Is there anything else?" ”

Feng Yaren thought for a while, and looked embarrassed, "Don't hide it from Miss Gu, there is still a house in the town, two entrances, not to mention the place is not as big as these two places, it has been idle for many years, it is a little dilapidated, and no one dares to buy it." ”

Qing Shu couldn't help but ask curiously: "Why doesn't anyone dare to buy it?" ”

Feng Yaren smiled bitterly, "Don't hide it, Miss, that yard was originally lived by Luo Di Xiucai seven or eight years ago, and one night Xiucai's whole family of more than ten people was poisoned at home by the adopted Yizi. Although the government cracked the case, no one dared to live in that courtyard, not even the brother of Master Xiucai, saying that it was haunted. This house has not been bought for many years, and it has been rented out twice, but the tenants have moved out in only a month, and they will never rent it again. No, it's just idle, the house is getting more and more dilapidated, and no matter how cheap the price is, no one wants it. If the young lady is not afraid, you can lead the young lady over to take a look. ”

Whether it was a real haunted house or not, I heard that someone had died, so Qing Shu dispelled the idea of taking a look. No matter how cheap it is, she doesn't do this kind of thing if everyone doesn't feel at ease. So she said, "These two houses are more expensive." That's it for today, if you hear that there is a suitable house for sale, even if it is in the hands of other people, even if it is in the hands of other people, even if you go to the inn and let me know, it will be indispensable for your benefits. ”

Feng Yaren agreed, locked the courtyard door, and sent the Qingshu sisters and brothers away in the carriage, but thought in his heart: It seems that although this young lady is young, she is not easy to fool. He originally thought that it was a young lady from the capital, and when he heard about the seven hundred and fifty taels of silver, he must have thought it was cheap and bought it immediately.

Everything is expensive in the capital, and the same mansion sells for five hundred taels of silver here, and it will definitely sell for one thousand taels of silver or more when it comes to the capital. He has heard people say that the price of a house in the capital depends not only on the size and delicacy of the house, but also on which area it is located in. Fugui District is the most, followed by Jixian Lane, Jicai Lane, etc.

However, he is not worried, looking at the entire Kangxi Town, among the houses being sold, only these two are the best in his hands. Those who come from Beijing must be picky, and they are very particular about the delicacy of the house, and they must choose from these two houses, and they can't run. It's just that Feng Yaren was relieved too early, and he also estimated one thing wrong.

Qingshu buys a house, not necessarily in the town, if there is a suitable grange or something, the land is available, and the house to live in is also available, it is both. It's just that it's not easy to sell the grange, and besides, it's not the same thing that they always live in an inn, so Qing Shu plans to buy a house to live in first, and take your time with things like fields. She believes that by the beginning of spring next year, she will be able to buy some fields in the surrounding area.

Coincidentally, a tooth man surnamed Cheng came the next day. It turned out that Bai Qingfeng, the master of the Bai family in Kangxi Town, had an unsuccessful only son, Bai Da. This Bai Da is twenty-one years old this year, and he already has a wife and two concubines, but none of them have come out. Now, this Bai Da is clamoring to donate officials and become officials. Bai Qingfeng is such a son, he has been pampered since he was a child, and he basically wants to give something. Donating officials is not something that can be done by spending a few hundred taels of silver, and if you don't have tens of thousands of taels of silver, how can it be done!

Bai Qingfeng thought, it is good to donate an official to his son who has nothing to do, so he will come to Fengzhou to have a clan brother to be an official, and when the time comes, with this clan brother from the side, his son will no longer have the ability, but with this clan brother who is an official to take care of him, he will not be able to go on a business trip. After making up his mind, he first appeased his son, and then began to collect money.

The input in several shops, plus the entry on the grange after the autumn harvest, the money he has saved over the years, he crackled in the middle of the night, shook his head, not enough. He thought about where he could get a large sum of money, so he thought about it for a few days, but he didn't expect his son to make a big fuss again, and Mrs. Bai chased him again to make up the money quickly.

Bai Qingfeng considered that it was not cost-effective to sell the shop, so he decided to sell an eighty-three acres of grange. This grange has 40 acres of high-grade fields, 30 acres of medium fields, 10 acres of low-class fields, and the remaining 3 acres, with 2 acres for small houses and 1 acre for livestock sheds, chicken coops, and pig houses.

The market of the fields in Kangxi Town is that the high-grade fields are about 20 taels of silver per acre, the medium fields are 18 to 15 taels of silver per acre, and the low-grade fields are between 11 taels of silver and 10 taels of silver per acre. Master Bai asked for a fixed price, two thousand five hundred taels, and the entire grange was sold. Seven days after the news was released, no one inquired, and no interested person came to the door.

There are no more than ten wealthy households in Kangxi Town, and two more have moved away this year, and the rest are either unable to buy them, or they are too expensive, and the government does not have to buy a grange. Even the tooth man who took over this business in Dexian County didn't believe it.

Bai Qingfeng was worried, Cheng Yaren came to tell him, a family surnamed Gu who moved from the capital in the town was inquiring about buying a house, perhaps, he was also interested in the grange. Bai Qingfeng's heart moved when he heard this, so he asked Cheng Yaren to go on a trip, and said peace in the middle. He was anxious to use the money.

When Gu Mansion first arrived, he didn't know the news, but now that Cheng Yaren came to the door and said it, Gu Qiang was very moved, so he told Sù Qingshu about it as soon as possible.

Qing Shu said without thinking: "Go and see." ”

Gu Qiang arranged a carriage, leaving half of the men to guard the inn, and took the other half of the men, surrounded the carriage where Qing Shu was sitting, and followed Cheng Yaren out of the town. The grange that Bai Qingfeng wants to sell is located between Xiaogujia Village and Fengjia Village, probably in the northeast of the town.

After leaving the town and walking for more than an hour, Cheng Yaren, who was in his thirties on the board car with Gu Qiang, pointed to the crops in front of him, "This is a medium-sized field of thirty acres, half of which is planted with buds and half with sorghum, and it can be harvested after waiting for ten days and half a month." It's not that I want to say good things for Master Bai, within a radius of 100 miles, the bud valley on the Zhuangzi of Master Bai is the highest yield in the entire Kangxi Town, with a height of one stone and four buckets per mu. (One stone = 300 catties, one bucket = 30 catties)

The carriage that Qing Shu was riding in followed behind the cart. Qing Shu lifted the curtain and looked at the green bud grain straw standing upright on the side of the road, and the bud grain stick wrapped in the skin, which could only be regarded as medium to low, thoughtfully. The highest yield per mu is only about 400 catties, and there is a lot of room for increasing yield. Her eyes flashed, and it seemed that she hadn't gone to the seedlings, it was too dense. The plants are too dense and the cob knots are not large. Wait for her to get out of the car and walk in to make sure.

The carriage walked slowly, and soon crossed the bud valley to the head of the sorghum field. The sorghum ears have basically matured, and the red ones are like the sun, which is very gratifying.

After a while, they left behind the sorghum fields, and in front of them were a large green vegetable field, and the courtyard walls and houses of the house came into view. Cheng Yaren introduced to Gu Qiang: "This is forty acres of high-quality field, the wheat planted in the previous crop, after harvesting, other crops cannot be connected, and all vegetables are planted." These dishes were sold, and they were sold for a lot of money. ”

Qingshu muttered in his heart: Why don't you say that you can't sell it, so many vegetables can only rot to the ground, but you will lose a lot of money.

The house is close in front of him, Cheng Yaren boasted about how well the houses inside were built, and from time to time said that the chickens on the Zhuangzi could lay eggs, how fat the pigs were, and how strong the cattle were, and finally got out of the car and led them into the gate of the Zhuangzi, and pointed to the north, "The north side of the house is ten acres of inferior fields, and the beans planted in it." Now only six acres of soybeans have not been harvested, and the red beans and flower kidney beans have been harvested and placed in the warehouse of Zhuangzi. ”

When you walk into the house, you can quickly see that the whole yard has been divided into two. On the right, that is, the western half of the courtyard, it is divided into four small courtyards, and the houses inside are all blue brick houses, which are obviously where the masters lived when they came.

The eastern half of the courtyard, the front half of which is flat and compacted, is hard ground, and a neat row of houses that do not look like people live in them. Cheng Yaren said that the flat land is used to dry grain, and that row of houses is a warehouse. Next, there is a small courtyard with five rooms, which is said to be a kitchen and a warehouse for storing rice, grain, vegetables and vegetables needed on weekdays. Behind this, there is another courtyard, with two rows of low adobe houses, where the subordinates and long-term workers live.

After looking around, they quickly came out of the house and wanted to return the way they came. Qing Shu asked Xiao Juan to give Gu Qiang a message.

Gu Qiang said that when they went back, they would take a detour and look at these places again. Cheng Yaren agreed, and took them around the distance, from the other end of the crops, to the town.

Walking between the sorghum field and the bud valley field, Gu Qiang said that he wanted to get out of the car to take a look, so he and Cheng Yaren walked into the field while pulling the bud grain straw.

At this time, Qingshu opened the way in front of Zhang Da and Wu Xiaoshan, and took Xiaojuan into the bud valley first, looked at the plant spacing, and tried to grasp the bud valley stick, and finally in Xiaojuan's puzzled sight, he actually squatted down, grabbed a handful of soil and looked at it, and finally let Xiaojuan wrap a handful of soil. She turned around and pointed to the sorghum field next to her.

Zhang Da and Wu Xiaoshan opened the way for her again, pulled away the straw, and escorted Qingshu into the sorghum field. Because they were afraid of falling off the rice of the sorghum ears, they tried to be as careful as possible.

Qing Shu raised his head and stared at the sorghum ears above his head for a moment, "Is there a knife?" Peel an ear down. ”

Zhang Da glanced at Wu Xiaoshan, who was stunned, turned his face, unscrewed a sorghum ear with his bare hands, and handed it to Xiaojuan.

Qing Shu glanced at the juice still oozing from the part of the sorghum ear that was twisted off on Xiaojuan's hand, and shook his head, "It's okay, let's go out!" ”

Qing Shu returned to the car and after a while, Gu Qiangcai and Cheng Yaren came out of the bud valley.

Back at the Shiji Inn in the town, Qing Shu greeted Gu Qiang, and asked a few men who went to see the Grange today and originally farmed on the Grange in the capital, "What do you think of Zhuangzi?" ”

Gu Qiang said, "Miss, I have asked someone to inquire, this Baijia Grange, the annual grain output is in the forefront of the surroundings. ”

A few others also nodded, saying that the crops on this farm were indeed well served, and that they were not worse than what they had grown before.

Seeing that they all said this, Qing Shu felt that he could buy it. Besides, the opportunity is rare, and where to sell the grange is so easy to touch. If they miss this time, if they want to buy it in the future, it must be a small piece of land in the east and a small piece in the west, how can it be connected into a piece. If it is not connected, it is not easy to manage at all. "Discuss the price again, drop it by two or three hundred taels of silver, and buy it. What do you think? ”

Gu Qiang said, "The old slave thinks it's okay." First, we are new to the city and need to build some connections; Second, Master Bai has a good reputation in the town, since we know that he is in a hurry to use silver, it is too bad. Two thousand three hundred taels, we won't suffer too much, and it is very likely that we will be able to make a friend of Master Bai. ”

Qing Shu finally made a decision, "It's so decided, you talk to Cheng Yaren, ask Master Bai's opinion, two thousand three hundred taels disagree." If we agree, we will buy it, and if we don't agree, we will leave. "Of course not, because the price they give is not low