Chapter 9: Counterattack

Jian Ning took Qian's shocked expression in his eyes and sneered in his heart.

It's very comfortable to instigate people to watch and scold in the village these days, right? Now let you be an illiterate person and appreciate the power of "scholars" such as us, so that you can know what it means to kill people with words!

It turned out that Jian's father died at the beginning, and the villagers were afraid of Jian Sanniang, who begged her father to tell her grandmother, but no one was willing to take her family's land. And at this moment, the Qian family jumped out and took the field in the hands of Jian Sanniang at an extremely low price.

At the time of the Ming Dynasty, the law of the dynasty had clearly stipulated that land sales were not allowed, and this policy was effectively implemented for more than 100 years.

By the middle of the Ming Dynasty, that is, about twenty or thirty years ago, policy enforcement declined. A large number of scholars advanced to the upper class, and these people held the right to speak in the whole society, and they ignored the law, and the small people below naturally followed suit, so the trend of buying and selling land arose.

But the law is the law, and since it is still there, it can still be used when needed. Jian Ning can't compete with the scholars, but it should still be feasible to deal with a powerless village woman.

She took out a piece of paper, handed it to the steward sent by the grain chief, and said, "At that time, my father died, and the Wang family's Qian Po kindly borrowed my money and temporarily mortgaged my family's land, so I should not bear the field endowment this season." ”

"You, you fart!"

Before the words fell, Qian pounced, "You little girl, you dare to yin me!" ”

Jian Ning dodged slightly, and then hid behind the steward, "Mrs. Qian, what are you doing?" When you said something good, why did you change your mind? Now that I have money, I want to discuss with you and get the field back! At the beginning, three acres of land were priced at 7 taels, and I brought all the money today, just to get the field back! ”

She said and pretended to be timid, "After all, the laws of the dynasty are there, and you are not allowed to buy and sell fields privately, and it seems a bit of a loophole to pawn you for a long time......"

She deliberately bit the word "pawn" very hard, and the original document was also done like this, in the end, the law has been effectively enforced for a hundred years, and it is a civilian transaction, where can it be as unscrupulous as the powerful? Qian never expected that Jian Sanniang would use this to bite back, its despicability was beyond her imagination!

Li Zheng looked confused, including the manager. They are naturally no strangers to this Jian family Sanniang, especially Li Zheng.

He had thought about it before, if Jian Sanniang really couldn't hand over the field endowment, he would let the public middle school out. After all, Father Jian taught them for free for several years, and this person left, and it was not good to bully other orphans and widows.

It's just that what he didn't expect was that Jian Sanniang not only brought the money, but also took revenge on the Qian family for what he had done recently......

Li Zheng's face darkened, and his qi was too narrow. This matter is obvious, everyone knows that it is greasy inside, and it is unkind for Jian Sanniang to do things like this.

He cleared his throat and said, "Jian Sanniang, when your father died, the Qian family borrowed money from you, are you not kind to do this?" ”

Jian Ning sneered in her heart.

In the land south of the Yangtze River, every inch of land is gold, not to mention the first-class paddy fields, that is, ordinary dry land, and the price of one mu is more than seven taels of silver. But this money is good, seven taels of silver to buy three acres of good paddy fields, and now I have a counterattack, but I still say that I am not kind?

Sure enough, it's all a village, and I can't write two king characters in one stroke, Li Zheng looks at justice on weekdays, but at a critical juncture, this heart is still biased! I can understand, but I don't accept it, this place, I really can't stay longer!

Thinking like this in his heart, his face showed a look of "surprise", "What does Uncle Lizheng mean by this?" Since it is borrowed, it is natural to borrow and repay. I have all the money with me today, and in order to thank Mrs. Qian, I have added an extra penny. ”

Qian's nose was crooked, and he pointed at Jian Ning and scolded: "Add an extra penny?!" Do you know how much a pound of rice costs?! I grow the best japonica rice!! ”

"So I didn't ask for what came out of the field, didn't I give it all to you?"

Jian Ning said coldly: "You have paid it back, you got three acres of grain, plus one penny of interest, is there a more cost-effective deal in this world?" ”

As she spoke, she looked at the chief of the grain, "Lord Steward, did you say that?" ”

After a pause, he said: "Speaking of which, I have to thank the adults for taking care of them, my father often said that you are a good person when he was there, Sanniang has nothing else, he boiled a bowl of white rice porridge by himself, and he will ask the adults to laugh at the meeting." ”

The steward's eyes lit up, and he suddenly smiled like a spring breeze, touched his beard and said, "I think the lady of the Jian family is speaking reasonably." Since they are villagers, they should help each other. Hehe, Mrs. Wang's Qian, you have taken advantage of it, what else should you do? You didn't spend any of this rent, and you still earned it, don't be too much, look up and don't look down, it's not good. ”

"What's the matter! You! ”

Qian was so angry that he was about to vomit blood, why did this steward, who had always been slamming the door, suddenly help this little hoof to speak?

How did she know that the word "white rice" in Jian Ning's sentence was a secret word of officialdom. white rice, silver; Yellow rice, gold.

Where does this countryman understand the Tao? This person is a steward sent by a large family, so he naturally understands the doorway. And he also pointed out that at this time, he swallowed some oil and water privately, and Jian Ning opened his mouth to be a benefit fee of one or two silver, where could he go to find such a generous customer!

Li Zheng's face is very dark, he is coarse and ink, and he can be regarded as a little knowledgeable. The black language of this yellow rice and white rice is naturally clear. This Jian Sanniang openly bribed in front of him, but you can't take her, this is the unspoken rule of the game, if you break it, you will have to hemorrhage next season!

Although the Qian family is the daughter-in-law of their Wang family, they are not descendants in the end, and thinking about Jian Sanniang's words makes sense, why should they offend the steward of the grain chief's family for an ignorant woman?

Thinking of this, he said, "Well, that's true." Okay, Qian, don't shout, the old man is thinking like this, and it makes sense to take care of things. You have to rent the land, but now you only need to pay the government land tax, and you get a penny of silver for nothing, saying that you will not lose anywhere. ”

"Lizheng!"

Qian was shocked, she really didn't understand how this good situation was completely collapsed by Jian Sanniang in a few words?

When I thought that the three acres of land were going to be handed over again, I felt that the nest fire in my heart was so angry that I didn't dare to get angry at Lizheng, so I had to point at Jian Ning, and "you" in my mouth for a long time, and finally sat directly on the ground, kicking my legs and crying, "Oh my God, is there any reason for this?!" This is blatant bullying! Jian Sanniang, you cheap hoof, your conscience was eaten by a dog......"

"Wang Fugui!"

He Guan was impatient, "This woman is so ignorant of the rules, is this the family style of your Wang family?!" Jian Sanniang, why don't you give her the money soon? Send someone to get the title deed! ”

Li Zheng only promised, where did he dare to say no in front of the manager? immediately sent the children of the clan to drag the Qian family out, and by the way, escorted people to get the title deed and IOU back.

Jian Ning put the silver on the table, looked at the IOU in his hand, smiled coldly, tore the IOU in front of Wang Fugui, and then gave it up, "Thank you for being in charge." ”

He Guan smiled, "Hehe, where is it, maintaining harmony in the township is also the responsibility of the next one." Besides, I'm not busy in vain, don't I have to eat the little lady's white porridge? ”

The two laughed for a while, and the corners of Wang Fugui's eyes twitched. This Jian Sanniang usually looks silent, but she didn't expect to be so ruthless in doing things. And with characters such as the chief of the grain chief's housekeeper, he can also talk and laugh, he is really the daughter of the grandfather, and he can't be underestimated at all!

Coming out of Lizheng, Jian Ning stuffed a tael of silver into the butler's hand, and saluted, "Thank you for your fairness and outspokenness today, if it weren't for the adult, the little girl would be ...... today."

"Then the Qian family is also greedy, seven taels of silver to buy three acres of paddy fields, heh, she can figure it out......"

He Guan quietly put the money into his sleeve, touched his beard and said, "If you have any difficulties in the future, just come to my He house to find me." ”

"Thank you, sir."

Jian Ning saluted, watched the steward leave, and when he turned around and went back to the village and passed by the Qian family, he listened to the scolding and crying inside, and couldn't help but shrug his shoulders: Harm others and yourself, don't give you a little bit to look at it, is it true that everyone in the world is a sheep for you to slaughter?

Smiled silently and walked home in a happy mood. From now on, we are also a family of Arita family. Rent out the field later and collect a 20% rent, she still doesn't believe that no one will come to plant!

I went home and made dinner, and after eating, I went to bed early. She hadn't written anything for a few days, and since she was reborn, a great predicament had oppressed her, and now that she had enough money, it was time for her to rest.

On the second day, the news of the Qian family's eating melons spread all over the village, and for a while, smoke rose everywhere, and Jian Ning simply became a feared existence.

Who would have thought? A down-and-out household who saw that he couldn't eat, in the blink of an eye, not only got back the sold fields, but also made the first battle chicken Qian clan in the village suffer a dumb loss, and even Li Zheng couldn't take her.

Such combat effectiveness is simply heavenly!

is worthy of a person who has read a book, he can kill someone by opening his mouth, and he doesn't see that Qian's family? I'm sick with gas, and I heard that I howled all night last night, and I can't get out of bed today.

Jian Sanniang is a plague god! Where would such a person dare to provoke?

When Jian Ning took Second Brother Jian out again, the villagers' eyes were obviously more afraid. Jian Ning took their eyes in her eyes, knowing in her heart that she had to move out as soon as possible. Fear can teach a group of people to respect, but over time, it can also cause people to lose control.

In this village, there is no place for her and Second Brother Jane. She didn't want to challenge a bunch of ignorant people, so moving away was the best option.

Jian Ning walked with Second Brother Jian without squinting, and the villagers avoided one after another, when Wang Biantou suddenly stepped forward and stammered a little: "Three, Sanniang......"

"Brother Wang."

Jian Ning stopped, "What's the matter?" ”

"You, you, you got the field back...... You, can anyone in your family plant it? ”

Jian Ning's eyes lit up and said, "Is Brother Wang going to rent my farm?" ”

She pursed her lips and smiled, "I also want to rent out, as long as I rent 20%." ”

As soon as these words came out, the villagers were in a commotion. The fear disappeared suddenly, and they all gathered around, and said in a gossiping voice: "Sanniang, is this true?!" Wang Biantou, where can you grow three acres of land for two people?! Sanniang, we have a lot of labor at home, rent it to us to plant! ”