Chapter 63 The Deed of Sale
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Huguang, Wuchang Mansion.
In the Changjia Zhuangzi outside Wuchang City, the steward Chang Gui is directing the servants to thresh.
When the farm is busy, everyone in the village has to move.
When Chang Gui was sweating profusely and fanning with a fan to go to the summer, Hou Xiucai, who was adjacent to Chang's Zhuangzi, came to visit.
Chang Gui hesitated for a moment, but decided to meet him.
The two came to a room and sat down separately, but it was Na Hou Lai who took the lead and said: "Chang Steward, my family's thirty acres of paddy fields are going to be sold, can you see if you can collect them?" ”
Chang Guizhi was shocked, how could the good Hou family take the initiative to sell the land?
Although the Hou family is dilapidated, it is also a big family, and after so many years of defeat, there are still thirty acres of high-quality paddy fields outside the city.
The paddy fields of the Hou family are adjacent to the Changjia Zhuangzi, and the irrigation canal passes through the Hou family first. The Chang family wanted to buy it several times, but Hou Lai refused. What's going on today, why did Hou Xiucai take the initiative to sell the land.
The land is left by the ancestors, and in the countryside, people regard the land as more important than their lives.
"Xianggong Hou, why are you suddenly going to sell your land? I've asked you a few times before, but you won't buy it. ”
Hou Lai smiled: "This time and that time." I have a relative who made a fortune in Jingzhou Mansion and asked me to go to Jingzhou to help, and gave me a salary of 60 taels a month, do you think I will go? ”
"Ahem...... "Rao is Chang Gui has seen the world, and he was also shocked by Hou Lai's words.
"Sixty-two months, this has to be the treatment of the big treasurer, right? Your relatives are really generous. ”
"Yes, it's the big shopkeeper, and he asked me to be the shopkeeper for him."
Hou Lai rubbed his palms and followed Chang Gui's words.
"I thought that when I went to Jingzhou, I would have to buy a house there. Wuchang's thirty acres of paddy fields can't be taken care of. It's so barren and distressed, so I simply sold it. ”
"Hmm."
Chang Gui responded, and said in his heart that this guy was really lucky to meet such a good relative.
As for what kind of business the relative does, it is inconvenient to ask.
Anyway, Hou Lai took the initiative to sell the land.
"In that case, let's talk about it in the first place. Hou Xianggong's 30 acres of paddy fields are really good, and there are canals through them, which can be regarded as Shangtian. It is better to make a price of 25 taels for an acre, and a total of 750 taels for 30 acres. What do you think? ”
The price given by Chang Gui is still very authentic.
Although the land price in the Longwan period rose a lot compared with the Jiajing period, it still did not return to the level of the Hongzhi period.
Huguang has sufficient land, and the value of one acre of thin land is about ten taels. Even if the Hou family's 30 acres of good paddy fields are dead, the market price is 321 acres.
Of course, Chang Gui couldn't buy at the highest price, but he didn't quote a low price, and the price he gave was still in the middle and upper, and he was very sincere.
Hou Lai nodded again and again: "In the end, it is the steward of the uncle's mansion, and doing things is authentic." I sold this land! ”
Chang Gui was overjoyed.
After buying these 30 acres of paddy fields, he no longer has to endure the Hou family's random interception of irrigation canals.
"Can Prime Minister Hou write the deed of selling the land? I'll order someone to prepare the silver, and we'll pay the money with one hand and the deed with the other. ”
Hou Lai was puzzled: "After all, selling land is a big deal, and seven hundred and fifty taels is not a small amount. I'll have to go back and let the know, but it's out of the way. I said that if you sell this field, you will definitely be able to sell it. It's just a matter of talking to the cheap and writing a deed of sale. ”
Chang Gui nodded, and said in his heart that when this guy came, he was not sure that thirty acres of paddy fields would be able to sell. This is also reasonable, that is, a large family like the Chang family has the ability to take over 30 acres of paddy fields at once.
"Well, I'll have them ready for money. Hou Xianggong counted the silver and went back to write the deed. ”
After speaking, he got up and shouted, "Come on, prepare seven hundred and fifty taels of silver." ”
Seven hundred and fifty taels of silver is not a small amount, but it is nothing for a big family like Wu Changbo.
Soon the servants prepared the silver.
Chang Gui smiled and said: "Xianggong Hou, the silver is here, you can order it." ”
Hou Lai smiled and began to count the silver.
After checking the silver and confirming that it was seven hundred and fifty taels, Hou Lai nodded with satisfaction and said, "Chang Guan is a cheerful person." So I went home and wrote the deed of sale. ”
With that, Hou Lai turned and left.
After about half an hour, Hou Lai went and returned, and there was an additional deed in his hand that had just been written and the ink had not dried.
"Steward Chang, look at this deed, there's no problem, right? By the way, I have set up a white deed, and after a few days, the steward will go to the county government to pay the deed tax and stamp the county seal. Anyway, the farmers have been busy recently, and the old men of the county government have gone to inspect the harvest, and they have no time to stamp us. ”
Chang Gui took the deed and unfolded it.
I saw that the top was the head of the head - "Wuchang Mansion Hou Lai Selling Land Deed".
Below that is the text.
"Hou Lai of Wuchang Mansion, due to lack of use, is willing to sell the ancestral Hou Jiawu 30 acres of paddy field to the same house under the name of Uncle Wuchang Chang Alcohol on the same day. On the same day, the current price of the silver was seven hundred and fifty taels...... Now I am afraid that it is difficult to rely on people's hearts, so I set up this deed of sale to keep a photo. ”
The last row is time.
The book has the words 'the ninth day of the eighth month of the sixth year of Wanli'.
There are the names of the buyer and seller on the white deed of sale, the one who sold was Hou Lai, and the one who bought was Wuchang Bochang alcohol, the price was seven hundred and fifty taels, and the information was complete, no problem!
But......
This is a white deed.
There are two kinds of deeds for selling land, one is called red deed, and the other is called white deed.
The so-called red deed is a deed written by the person who buys the land to report to the county government to pay the deed tax and affix the county seal. The white deed is a deed that has not been paid and has not been stamped with the county seal.
Usually, the three parties go to the county office together and affix the county seal as a witness.
But now that the farm is busy, the officials and masters are inspecting the fields and supervising the collection of grain, and they really have no time to take care of the deeds.
But this is not a big deal, anyway, this deed is Hou Lai's handwriting, and it has his signature to testify, so it cannot be denied.
When he was done, he took the deed to the county office to pay taxes and seal, and the white deed became a red deed.
Chang Gui, as the steward of Zhuangzi, has the right to temporarily buy the 30 acres of paddy fields.
In fact, a large family like the Chang family, many times the transfer of land property is to let the housekeeper run errands on behalf of the housekeeper, if the main family asks one by one, he can't be tired to death?
However, for the sake of insurance, Chang Gui still decided to let the little uncle take a look, after all, the little uncle is now in Zhuangzi.
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PS: Actually, I've always wanted to write more about the side perspectives. Unfortunately, the rules of the online article are too strong, and the probability of not following the rules is too high. Lao Kun is also a mixed bowl of rice, it's not easy to eat, everyone bear with me. After all, as soon as the protagonist does not appear, readers complain. Lao Kun try to adjust it as much as possible, it can't become a one-man show for the protagonist, right? The character of the little uncle doesn't know soy sauce, well, it's very useful.