"How many are there?" Qin Yining said in surprise, "I remember that although we used a lot of silver at the beginning, this income was really unexpected. ”

"Yes, when we buy the land, the price is less than 30% of what it would be on weekdays. No one would have imagined that when the Great Zhou Dynasty took over the Great Yan Dynasty, it would be so peaceful, there was no burning, killing and looting, and there was no slaughter of the city that everyone was afraid of before. We met Prince Zhongshun, and we were able to analyze it later, but the people didn't know. ”

Speaking of this, the shopkeeper Zhong couldn't help laughing: "Not only has our land made a fortune, but the shops we mortgaged were sold to the prince, and the prince must have made a fortune now." ”

When Qin Yining heard this, he bowed his head thoughtfully.

She now feels a little guilty, feeling that she has made a fortune and is too unkind to the people.

When the shopkeeper Zhong saw Qin Yining's complexion, he guessed her thoughts a little, and couldn't help but sigh: "Dongjia, you are just too kind. At that time, everyone was hungry, and the tragic situation of the country's ruin was just around the corner. Isn't the original intention of buying land so that the people can have some money to escape? ”

"Having said that, in the end their land is sold cheaply. I always felt like I was taking advantage of them. ”

"No, it wasn't the owner who forced them to sell their houses and land, but they voluntarily sold them at a low price in order to escape. In that case, if the owner does not buy their land, they may not be able to earn a penny, abandon the house and land and flee, and after the Great Zhou takes over, the ownerless land will also be confiscated, so when they return to their hometown, where is there still land to plant? The land is in our hands, and we can still hire them and give them a job. ”

Qin Yining blinked, and had to admit that what the shopkeeper Zhong said was right.

The shopkeeper Zhong said: "Now most of the people who have not starved to death have returned to the capital. Those who have no house or land have no livelihood, and I have hired many people to farm for us, which can be regarded as giving them a way to live. ”

Qin Yining sighed, and then smiled open-mindedly: "Things have passed, it's useless to think about it now, it's better for us to only collect seventy percent of this year's rent, and leave thirty percent for them, so that everyone can recuperate." ”

The shopkeeper Zhong Da said in astonishment: "The owner, each household is thirty percent, which is not a small amount!" ”

"I know." Qin Yining sighed, "The silver in the world can't be earned, no matter how much silver I want, isn't it just a number in my hand?" This 30% rent per household will not shake the foundation for me, but for everyone, it can reduce a lot of burden. After all, I used to be a Dayan person, so I can do my part for the people. ”

The shopkeeper Zhong looked at Qin Yining, and said for a long time: "The owner is noble, and the old man admires it. As he spoke, he got up and gave Qin Yining a salute.

"Where, no matter what I do, you can't help it." Qin Yining got up and saluted back, and said, "Actually, I still have a place in the capital where I want to use silver. ”

"Boss, please." The shopkeeper Zhong was sitting in danger.

Qin Yining smiled and said: "What happened on the road when we came, I think the big shopkeeper also heard something, my old lady and his party lost all the silver they brought, although my third uncle is in business, but the mountain is high and the road is far away, and the income from his business is not too big." ”

"Yes, I want to buy a house in private, and pass it on to a person who seems to have nothing to do with me on the surface, and when my father returns to Beijing, he will go through the process of resale, so that the family will not have no place to live. I have asked the prince to help me find several places in this house, but too many things have happened in recent days, and I haven't had time to choose one yet. ”

"Don't worry, I'll help you with this." The shopkeeper Zhong was silent for a while, and then said: "It is rumored outside that you and the prince are ......."

"Don't worry. I and the prince are still the same as before, some things are also forced to do things, and you can trust the prince in the future. ”

Only then could the hanging heart of the shopkeeper Zhong be put down, and he let out a sigh of relief and said: "That's good, that's good!" ”

He watched Qin Yining and Xiao Xiao gradually come together, this pair of young people is really a loving match, if they can only be separated because of some reasons in reality, it will be too sad.

After they had been talking a little longer, a servant woman came and said that the meal had been prepared.

Qin Yining had a meal with the Zhong family, Lu Dehan and Liu Jiu'er, chatted a few words after the meal, and explained that the shopkeeper Zhong could go to the palace to find Xie Yue or Xu Weizhi by himself, and through them to find Xiao Xiao, he returned to the State Guest House.

The next day, the treasurer went to the palace.

Xiao Xiao introduced Xie Yue and Xu Weizhi to Zhong Da's shopkeeper.

"This Zhong Yucheng is the big shopkeeper, and he is Sister Yi'er's person."

Xie Yue and Xu Weizhi politely saluted with Zhong Da's shopkeeper, and their attitudes were extremely cautious.

Shopkeeper Zhong learned from Qin Yining that these two were the most trusted strategists around Xiao Xiao. Seeing their attitude towards themselves, they knew that Qin Yining's status in the minds of these two people was not low.

The shopkeeper of Zhong Da also politely returned the gift.

A few days later, the shopkeeper Zhong went out with Xie Yue to look at the house, and among the three houses, he chose a second-entry house in the east of the city, and bought the house and landed in Lu Dehan's name.

Qin Yining used the excuse of buying silk thread and went to the house to see it once. I felt that the location of the house was good, and I could move in after a rough repair, so I asked the craftsman to tidy up the interior first, and then tidy up the outside of the house in the spring of the new year.

As time passed, Qin Huaiyuan, Sun and Cao Yuqing still had no news.

Qin Yining also became more and more anxious.

She stirred up the matter of the draft, and I don't know if the person who kidnapped her father will be bad for her father.

And Dayan's five teams of subordinates have now arrived safely in the capital.

The guest house and the surrounding houses were all placed in the Yan Dynasty's subordinates and family members for a while, and it was really overcrowded.

However, Li Qitian only asked the people of the Ministry of Rites to treat these people well, if they want to buy a house, they can buy it, if they don't buy a house, and the land is not too narrow, they can also squeeze in the guest house, of course, if they don't lack money and want to find an inn by themselves, it's okay.

There are more people in the capital, and even the business of the restaurant inn has improved.

But Li Qitian did not immediately reward the official position. Everyone stared and waited.

After the New Year, Qin Yining was so worried about Qin Huaiyuan that the corners of his mouth were blistering, his mouth was full of mouth sores, and it hurt to drink a sip of water.

In the middle of the night, taking advantage of no one, I came to see Qin Yining through the window, and saw her lying on her cheeks in a daze against the silk lamp, and her face and thin chin were so easy to grow a little flesh that she couldn't help but feel distressed: "How did you make it like this?" Haven't you eaten in the past few days? ”

Qin Yining was startled by the sudden voice, raised his eyes and glared at him, took off the lampshade and blew out the lamp, so as not to be seen by the people outside The figure in the room, then he said in a low voice:

"I can't eat these days. Always worried about my father and mother. Yesterday I had a nightmare that they were torn up by their kidnappers. I woke up with a fright, and I couldn't sleep again. ”

Xiao Xiao sighed when he heard this, and said, "Don't worry, my father-in-law must be fine, and I can guess that he is definitely not in the hands of some kidnappers, and the reason why he didn't come back should be that he did it on purpose." ”