"Brother Cheng, little brother is here to visit!"

The distinguished guests came to the door, opened the middle door, Han San led Yang Nan all the way to the middle hall, Cheng Ming came out to meet, the two exchanged pleasantries slightly, and sat down as the host.

The big and small shuang'er served the tea, peeked at Yang Nan curiously, and ran away with a smoke.

Cheng Ming looked at it and saw that he was dressed in the Seven-Rank General Banner Mansion, with a waist knife on his waist, with confidence on his face, and a little fluttering between his eyebrows.

Knowing that he was doing well recently, he smiled and said, "What? Got it all sorted? How do you have time to come to me? ”

Yang Nan waved his hand and said with a little annoyance: "Don't mention it, every day we are sent to it, either to worship this mountain, or to burn incense for that." I thought it would be easier to do my senses, but I knew that it would be more tiring. ”

"You are now a celebrity in the court, you cut hundreds of Tartar heads in a war, and jumped directly from the sergeant to the general flag, naturally there are a lot of red-eyed, of course, at this time, you must be respectful and respectful, and the rules and regulations will be distancing, otherwise it will make people find fault!" Cheng Ming said with a smile.

Yang Nan scratched his head and said helplessly: "It's all because of those ignorant and stupid women, and the more strange things are spread, the more evil they become." I don't even know what to say. ”

"Huh." Cheng Ming knocked on the table and said, "It's okay to be annoyed, I still expect you to grow into a towering tree." Think about it, when the official ordered to come down, what was your mother's expression and what did she do? ”

Yang Nan muttered: "My mother, she...... I cried with joy. He has been stubborn all his life, and in order to raise me, he is the master who dares to fight with a kitchen knife and hooligans, but on that day he held my father's tablet and cried like a child. ”

Cheng Ming nodded, "What about your daughter-in-law?" ”

She ...... He was even more overjoyed, and he was so excited that he couldn't speak. ”

"So think about their expressions that day, do you dare to betray their expectations?" Cheng Ming asked lightly.

Yang Nan was stunned for a long time, then suddenly let out a sigh of relief, stood up and bowed to the ground, and said sincerely: "Thank you big brother for solving my doubts, I will know what to do in the future!" ”

Cheng Ming laughed and said, "That's good!" Tell me, what's the matter with me? ”

"Oh, I'm here to send business to my eldest brother! Unexpectedly, the eldest brother untied the knot for me first. ”

Yang Nan said a little embarrassed: "What, I'm the chief flag now." These days, I asked someone to count the supplies in the pier, and there was not much food left, only a few bags of noodles left. Firewood, grass, smoke and soap are complete, and there are some bows, arrows, knives and guns. After counting the treasury silver, there was still some leftover, so I thought of my eldest brother to buy some food. ”

Cheng Ming said: "This is easy to do, how much is on the market, I will calculate eighty percent for you, and you can take as much as you can buy!" ”

Yang Nan was overjoyed, hugged his fists and said, "Thank you, big brother, you have helped me a lot!" ”

Cheng Ming looked at him with a smile, and Yang Nan scratched his head embarrassedly: "Look at me, I asked you to help again!" ”

"These are small things, and there is something I really want to discuss with you here."

Cheng Ming thought for a while and said, "I remember that the wasteland outside the mound can be reclaimed by itself, right?" ”

"yes!" Yang Nan nodded and said: "The tidal flats on both sides of the Dongjia River are all reclaimed wasteland. Our border army also pointed to this and ate it. Now it's almost September, the wheat in the field is sprouting, it is the time of draft, and the weather is very dry, and it does not rain for most of the year.

A little further away from the riverbank, the ground is dry and cracked, and it is no longer possible to grow crops.

It is also because of this situation that the imperial court has exempted this year's tax on our side, and if you calculate it inside and out, the area of your wheat field now, the border army is not starving, and it is absolutely impossible to eat enough.

It would be great if the eldest brother also wanted to ask someone to reclaim the wasteland! ”

"It's a bit of an idea!"

Cheng Ming nodded and said: "I remember that behind Dongjiazhuang, near Zhouzhuang, there is just a barren mountain, I want this mountain, preferably with more than 1,000 acres of wasteland around it." You go find someone and help me get this done, you don't have to worry about the money, you also know that the eldest brother has just made a windfall. A little bit of land is not in sight! ”

"That's it!"

Yang Nan thought for a while and said, "This should be under the control of the government, but our side is remote, it seems that what Wei said is also counted." I'll help you ask, and I'll give you an answer in three days at most, and there should be no problem. ”

Cheng Ming smiled: "Then thank you, brother!" ”

"I don't dare to thank you, if it weren't for you, my one hundred and eighty pounds, I wouldn't know how long I would have been dead. I was young and frivolous, and I didn't know that the Tartars were vicious, and my mind was full of reckless thoughts. It took me a few days after I came back this time to react. I'm a little scared! Yang Nan was a little apprehensive.

"What? Don't dare to go to the battlefield in the future? ”

"How is that possible! Tartars should be killed or killed! Yang Nan glared and said, "If you are not afraid, you will talk about it when you come back from the battlefield!" ”

Cheng Ming smiled and nodded.

It can be seen that this kid is pure-hearted, grateful, and a good seedling worth cultivating. has force and courage, but the reflex arc is quite long, and it is estimated that Cheng Ming's fairy-like gorgeous performance this time shocked him.

That's why I've always been respectful in front of Cheng Ming.

This is exactly what Cheng Ming wants, to cultivate a tiger, he naturally has to be tied up since he was a child, so that when he is old enough to eat people, he will continue to be obedient and obedient, and he will not know how to resist.

Of course, Cheng Ming will not be so ruthless, if he is really worth investing, Cheng Ming will not be stingy.

Friends are friends, the most important thing is to know the heart, and the more contacts you have come and go, the concept will naturally change slowly.

The two chatted a few more words, and Yang Nan got up to say goodbye, saying that he was going to the management officer to ask some people to cultivate cattle and prepare for the next ditch digging ditch.

……

Just three days later, Yang Nan personally took a small official to send a title deed stamped with a red seal to the door and took away 500 taels of silver.

From now on, the barren mountains and the surrounding more than 1,000 acres of wasteland are Cheng Ming's private property.

The little official couldn't figure out the details of Cheng Ming, and saw that Yang Nan had a respectful attitude, and he was polite when he spoke.

When leaving, he also reminded that if the land is cleared, he may have to pay taxes next year.

There is a mess in this, Cheng Ming doesn't understand, and he doesn't want to pay attention to it, so when the time comes, recruit an old trick, and then get an account room, and let them deal with it.

However, people were polite, and Cheng Ming naturally had to carry the sedan chair and give two taels of silver, which made the little official smile.

Yang Nan didn't stay long, saying that he had recruited a group of military households from elsewhere, with twenty or thirty people, ready to use it to open up the wasteland, and he would pick it up in a while.

The two people who followed him, one of them carried a big cauldron, saying that he was going to go back to make porridge to satisfy the hunger of the new military households.

People have something to do, so naturally they can't stay longer, so the two of them will say goodbye.

Standing at the door for a while, he took care of Old Man Xing and asked the coachman to prepare the carriage, called the big and small Shuang'er, and prepared to go to the barren mountain.

Now that we are also landlords, let's go and see what the territory looks like.