Graff was a little embarrassed, the woman looked at him with wariness, the man with a little hope, the problem was that he wasn't the one to call the shots. So he took a step back, highlighting Durin's status, and then said angrily: "This is our boss." ”

The man's face showed obvious surprise, but his eyes became brighter. In this world where capital is king, if a young man says he wants to buy something valuable, there are only two possibilities.

He's a liar.

He is a young master of a rich family.

A young man of Graff's size and menacing appearance would not be a liar, and even if he did, there was nothing here that would interest him. Just like those merchants who have come to inquire about the price before, the high price dissuades them from buying the wasteland instead of buying the wasteland-like pasture at a premium.

Of course, wasteland is cheaper, but there is a small problem here, and that is time.

Buying land is not a simple matter, and since the public outrage caused by a ranch tycoon's crazy enclosure, the empire has become extra cautious in selling land, and there are many formalities. For example, to purchase a piece of wasteland for the development of pasture, or to develop farmland, it must first be approved by the "Land Use Office of the Shining Star Empire", and it will take about twenty days from approval to approval, if there are no problems.

Then, it is necessary to obtain the vote of farmers, herders and a small number of urban residents around the target land, and only after 60% of them can move on to the next step.

No matter what you do to buy a piece of wasteland, it is simply impossible to buy it in two or three months, from initiation to complete purchase. And that's why Du Linming knew that wasteland was cheaper, so he came here.

He couldn't wait that long, otherwise the three suppliers would go crazy, and he might be prosecuted for fraud.

The man's expression calmed a little, and he lowered the lock in the door and opened the door, "Welcome, whether or not we can all be satisfied in the end, I welcome you." ”

He let go of the door, and Graff and two members of the Fellow Townsman stood guard outside the door, and it was useless for them to enter, as it might affect Doolin's subsequent negotiations, so Graff was clever enough to avoid such a situation, and he did not enter.

Durin followed the man into the supplies, and the woman stood aside with a golden-brown haired girl in her arms, looking at Durin with a wistful look in her eyes.

They have been forced into debt and cornered. In the spring of the previous year, they took 800 dollars from a man named Morris in the city and bought 60 calves and some necessities, but they did not expect that 800 dollars had grown to 3,000 yuan in only two years. Some time ago, they took away 60 cows that could be sold for 2,000 yuan, but they only paid the principal of 800 yuan, and the interest of 2,200 yuan.

They couldn't come up with even a penny, they had reached the point of exhaustion, and the other party said that if they couldn't get together the money at the end of the month, they would do it to the women in the family.

After welcoming several waves of merchants and sending them away, the family was already desperate, and the man had already made up his mind to die. If the other party really wants to do it, he will definitely do it. Kill one to earn one, and then hit the road together as a family.

Just when he was desperate, he didn't expect to encounter a new turning point.

"My name is Hunn. Generally speaking, most of the farmers and herdsmen in the countryside will make some inferior wine by themselves, and it doesn't matter whether it tastes good or not, this is one of their few pastimes.

Durin raised his hand and lifted the spout of the flask, and Hunn put the flask down, his hands clasped together restlessly, his fingers swaying back and forth, as if he were restless in his heart, "Actually...... I know that this price is not going to please anyone, but it is something we can sell in the end. The haggard look in his eyes when he looked up did make people feel a little pity and sympathy, but Dulin was a businessman, and when it came to trading, he must not be moved by foreign objects.

He just nodded, indicating that he had understood, and the man showed such an expression, and said with a wry smile, "How much can you pay?"

Instead of naming a price, Durin asked, "Can you tell me about that guy named Morris?"

The man was a little strange, but this might be his family's last chance, whether it was straw or whatever, he had to seize it," Morris is a Xing gentleman who runs a delicatessen on the corner of Seventh Street, and he has some men who specialize in 'helping' people who are in need of money. He is said to be a member of the gang, so ......"

Through Hunn's statement, Durin felt that this guy named Morris was not too dark-hearted, it took two years for 800 yuan to become 3,000 yuan, and such a conscientious lender was really "helping" those who were strapped for money. In Durin's dream, those financial companies are the real black hearts, and it only takes two years for a hundred dollars to turn over millions. To say that he is unlucky, it can only be said that Huen chose the wrong direction of investment.

Of course, all this has nothing to do with him, he took a sip of the fruit wine with a slightly fishy smell and a slightly astringent taste, not very tasty, and then slowly put it down, "Mr. Hunn, I think I have understood, if I decide to buy your farm, are you sure you will give money Morris?", he took out a cigarette from his bosom and lit it, and said slowly, "I don't want to be involved in any trouble. ”

Hunn nodded vigorously, "Of course, sir, I also want to end this sooner rather than later, and then return to my hometown to start a new life." Hunn's eyes lit up, and he realized at this time that Durin was very likely to buy his farm, which was very good news for him. Once he got rid of the heavy debts and had a little money in his hand, he could go to another city to become a carpenter, or cultivate some wasteland by himself to become a farmer or herdsman.

Du Lin pondered for a moment and said, "For the sake of my sympathy for your plight, I will give you a maximum of 1,800 yuan." At this time, Hunn's face suddenly changed, and when he wanted to say something, Durin raised his hand to stop him, "If you buy a piece of wasteland with the same area as your pasture, it will only cost fifteen hundred yuan at most, and you should also understand that because of your neglect of management and repair, pasture is almost no different from wasteland." ”

"I used the extra 300 yuan for two months of approval time, and you have already earned it, after all, there is no job that allows you and your family to earn 300 yuan in two months. ”

Seeing that Durin closed his mouth and did not speak, Hune immediately said: "But I owe Morris two thousand two hundred dollars, and we need to pay for the passage to leave here, and we need some money to start a new life......"

Durin laughed and shook his head, "You got one thing wrong sir, the money you owe Morris is what you owe him, not I owe him." All I need is this farm, not to pay off your bills and give you an extra sum of money so that you have time to start a new life. As he spoke, Durin stood up and patted his trouser leg, "I'm just a businessman, not a philanthropist." If you're willing to sell the ranch for 1,800 dollars, you can come to me at 117 Queen's Road. ”

Seeing that Durin was about to leave, Hunn's hands slowly clenched into fists, and his arms were trembling. Seeing that Durin had one foot out of the door, he stood up sharply and shouted a word of wait. When Durin turned back with doubts, Hunn took a deep breath to make his voice less trembling, "I want to discuss it with my wife. ”

"No problem, then I'll wait outside the door for a while, you have five minutes. ”

The slowly closing door finally closed the gap, and Hunn's wife and daughter walked through the nearby dining room. The woman's face was sad, in fact, the real reason why Hunn opened his mouth to keep Dulin was that Dulin had offered the highest price among the people who came to ask for the price. Before Durin came, the highest price was only one thousand six, and many people bid between one thousand two and one thousand four.

They had calculated that Hunn was in dire need of money to save his family, and they wanted to buy this 480-acre farm at a very low price!

As for what to do with the money left after selling the land, it is not in the consideration of those merchants.

As Dohrin said, they were businessmen, not philanthropists.

"What should I do?", the wife leaned into Hunn's arms, holding her daughter, and the huge interest had put the woman on the verge of collapse. If she doesn't have enough money by the end of the month, she will commit suicide to protect her virginity. Of course, she will leave with her daughter and will not let her continue to suffer in this world. Even Huon had made up his mind before Durin came.

But hope appeared inadvertently, so that the family that had been desperate and ready to fight with their lives suddenly improved again, 1,800 yuan and 2,200 yuan were only 400 yuan, 400 yuan is indeed a lot, but it may not be that there is no way at all.

The daughter looked at her parents with a sad face, and suddenly asked, "Why can't you sell it twice?"

Before Hunn could react, he said something, but his wife reacted quickly, immediately squatted down, grabbed her daughter's shoulders with both hands and asked, "You just said that it was sold twice?"

The daughter nodded and told me what had happened at school in the past few days.

In her country school, there is a classmate who has a good family and likes to read comics. This student often sells the comics he has read to other students at a depreciated price, and he can buy a new comic by adding some of his own. Two days ago, this classmate was called away by the teacher, and later everyone learned that he said that he was going to sell comics to A, and the money from selling comics on the way home was lost.

The classmates who suffered losses were unwilling to lose their money and didn't have comics, so they quietly sold the comics to ...... B.

Hunn and his wife looked at each other and were silent for a long time......