Chapter 48 Jujube Garden
Chen Qiaoqiao smiled and said: "Tea is just to be bitter, it has a different taste!" As he spoke, he took a sip, and Xu Huifang also took a sip. Chen Qiaoqiao looked around, "Isn't this Yangzi's father here?" ”
"Dad, go to work in the jujube garden! We have a date orchard here, and the men in this area all make money by working there, but these days are over! Yoko's mother sighed, "What do you mean?" ”
"The owner of the jujube orchard heard that he was going to Jiangnan, and the jujube orchard was going to be sold, and some people came to ask the price these days, but they all said that they were going to cut down the jujube tree and plant medicinal herbs, alas! It's a pity for this piece of jujube orchard! Yoko's mother was quite sorry.
Chen Qiaoqiao's heart moved, jujube garden? This Henan jujube is very famous, with thin skin and thick meat, small kernel and sweet meat, and nutritious, delicious and delicious, can also be used to cook porridge, soup, stew, tea, pastry, pastry. If the orchard is well run, it is a profitable business!
"Is the jujube in this jujube orchard selling well?" Chen Qiaoqiao asked seemingly casually, "Okay!" The jujube garden is a famous golden silk jujube, which is booked in advance every year, but the owner of this garden is an official man, surnamed Ye, and he was released from the official position, otherwise, he is reluctant to agree to sell it! It's just that these buyers have to cut down trees, and the owner has not agreed for a long time, but it is only a matter of the past two days. No one will buy it anymore, it must be sold to the pharmacist! ”
"How much silver does this yard cost?" Chen Qiaoqiao couldn't help but think about it, if she bought it and handed it over to the Yangzi family to take care of, she would rest assured, besides, Xu Huifang's home was also here, she could also come to see it from time to time, which was a good choice.
Although it makes money in business, it is not stable enough, but if it has its own land, it will be much more reassuring, and if something happens in the future, she will have a garden by her side, right?
Even Hu Feng has several estates, how can she not have them?
Yangzi's mother saw that Chen Qiaoqiao was interested, "As long as five hundred taels of silver, this is a good thing that can't be met with a lantern, there are a hundred acres!" "One hundred acres!?" Chen Qiaoqiao couldn't help but be stunned, although she didn't understand this ancient land sale, she also knew that this price was very cheap, if it wasn't for the owner being in a hurry to leave, it wouldn't be such a price at all.
Chen Qiaoqiao's heart was completely moved, she happened to go out with a silver ticket, why don't you just go and take a look? "Is this jujube orchard far away?" Yoko's mother was about to answer, when she saw Yoko coming back with a bag of noodles, "Mother! This is the face that Madame gave us! Yangzi's mother was so excited, as a housewife, this food is their favorite, and she feels more and more that Chen Qiaoqiao is the master she can rely on, "Embarrassed about this?" Madam! ”
Chen Qiaoqiao waved her hand and said with a smile: "I won't tell you, I am very interested in this jujube garden, if I can buy it, this garden will have to bother you to take care of it, I don't know if it will work?" The wages will naturally be calculated! ”
Yoko's mother was overjoyed, "Of course! Madame is so gracious, I'm worried about it! Madam, I'll take Madame to see it! ”
Xu Huifang looked at her mother-in-law in surprise, didn't her mother-in-law's silver be divided, how could there be so much silver, Chen Qiaoqiao couldn't help but have black lines on her head, it seemed that she was going to explain, and she couldn't lose Xu Huifang's trust. So he said in a low voice: "This silver was earned back by my mother-in-law, as for how I earned it, I will explain it to you when I go back!" ”
Xu Huifang nodded, she couldn't help but be a little moved, in fact, her mother-in-law didn't have to explain to her at all, so it also made Xu Huifang feel that her mother-in-law really regarded her as her own.
After only walking a few steps, I saw a large jujube orchard, it is winter, and there is nothing to see in the bare, Yangzi's father and a few helpers are just brushing some lime on the roots of the jujube tree to keep the jujube tree warm, so that the jujube tree can survive the winter safely and not freeze to death.
As soon as Chen Qiaoqiao and the others approached, they heard a shouting voice, "Master! You bought this jujube orchard, what can we do to make a living, we have been living on this jujube orchard for decades! Master, don't sell it, just find someone to take care of it! ”
"Talk, old man, what are you arguing about! In the future, our master will take over this place and plant medicinal herbs, and he will still find your help! A lewd man cried, and next to him was an upstart man, dressed in satin.
"Nope! We just need the jujube garden! "Master" The large group of people are still begging, and a man with a lot of grace at the head seems to be the owner of this jujube orchard.
Chen Qiaoqiao was a little strange, and asked in a low voice: "Yangzi damn, since the person who took over said that the future helpers will still look for you, why are you still unwilling?" "Mrs. Chen, I don't know, there is not much money for doing miscellaneous work in this jujube orchard, and it is only two taels of silver a year, we just fell in love with the land of the jujube orchard!" Under this jujube tree, wheat, cotton, and vegetables can be planted, and the official of the Ye family is a kind-hearted person, who does not charge us land rent, and everything we collect belongs to us, which is a lot of money! ”
Chen Qiaoqiao suddenly realized, it turned out to be like this, and after a closer look, she did see a lot of cotton that had not been picked. The picking of this cotton is not a one-time thing, it will be picked when it is opened, and the cycle can be long!
In ancient times, this land was the foundation of farming, and they could have the right to use this land without paying rent, no wonder they were reluctant! There are often opportunities to help, and it is a big deal to go to the city, but such a good place is gone!
The pharmacists bought it for the purpose of growing medicinal herbs, so they couldn't grow what they wanted to grow.
"This jujube orchard is my family's ancestral business, if I can keep it, I am reluctant to sell it!" Master Ye also seemed to be quite sorry, he had feelings for the jujube orchard, and of course he didn't want the jujube trees to be cut down.
"Master Ye! This jujube garden might as well be handed over to the concubine! Chen Qiao said in a loud voice, "In the past ten years, the trees have been cultivated in a hundred years, this jujube tree is also alive, it is not easy to grow until now, it is a pity to be ruined like this!" If Master Ye changes hands to the concubine, the concubine will only remain the same, and if Master Ye returns to Beijing one day, he can also revisit the old place, isn't it great? ”
Master Ye raised his head and saw Chen Qiaoqiao in the distance, very surprised, "This is ......" Yangzi's mother hurriedly said: "This is Mrs. Chen, our Yangzi's employer, I heard that this jujube orchard is going to be bought, so come and take a look!" The head of the house, don't talk about it! As he spoke, he pushed out the leader of the group of helpers, and said softly secretly, "Master, this lady can say, this yard will be taken care of by us in the future!" ”
Although it happened suddenly, Yangzi's father was a visionary, and he was the mother of his son, so he knelt down: "Master Ye! Since Mrs. Chen is willing to take over this jujube garden, she won't destroy this jujube tree, Master Ye! Just sell it to Mrs. Chen, and give us all a way to live, master, we have been in love for so many years, you can't really ignore it! ”
In fact, Master Ye has already agreed in his heart, it is best not to cut down this jujube tree, but he has just verbally promised the medicine merchant, what can I do? "Cheap thing! What to say! Master Ye has already promised to sell this jujube orchard to me, what are you messing with! And what kind of lady or something, what does a woman's family look like! I'm afraid it's not a good person, Master Ye, you have to think clearly! ”
The medicine merchant watched coldly, and saw that Master Ye's mind was a little active, and he was a little anxious in his heart.
These words angered Chen Qiaoqiao, "Presumptuous! I am the wife of a loyal and brave general, and you little profiteer dare to judge your head, and you don't know whether you live or die! Although the late husband died, this loyal and brave general was personally sealed by the emperor, and the late husband's best friend, Lord Yin, and Lord Wang Duo are still in a high position, you dare to talk nonsense, don't think you can get out of this garden today! ”
Hum! She kind of understood, such wicked people are afraid of the people of the government, and the businessmen are the most inferior, they are untouchables, and no matter how rich they are, they don't dare to fight with the government, so they will borrow the name of Lord Yin!
Sure enough, the pharmacist's face turned pale and pale, and in the end, he didn't say a word and walked away. Lord Ye was pleasantly surprised, "It turned out to be Mrs. Chen!" I'm clumsy! "In the past few days, the matter of being investigated and dealt with by the emperor because of the deduction of the pension money of the loyal and brave general's family has been in an uproar, and the matter of personally working and commanding the envoy is also well known.
Master Ye walked into Chen Qiaoqiao and said modestly: "Since it is Mrs. Chen, this garden will be transferred to you!" Chen Qiaoqiao smiled slightly, "Lord Ye is really polite, I don't know how many taels of silver you want?" ”
"Mrs. Chen said that it is a blessing for the lower officials that the small garden can enter the eyes of Mrs. Chen! How dare you talk about silver? Xia Guan admires Lord Yin very much, if Mrs. can introduce it, it will naturally be great! Master Ye's attitude at this time has completely changed, and he is quite flattering.
It was only a few days after this Lord Yin returned to Beijing, and he received the emperor's great importance, and for a time, this power was so powerful that no one could reach it. Although it is a little mysterious, it is vigorous and resolute, very powerful, and it is deeply loved by the emperor, I heard that you can serve the emperor with a blade, what kind of feelings is this? Even the emperor's own brother, King Wu Rong, would not dare to be so presumptuous?
Although he is about to be released, if he befriends Gin-sama, it will be beneficial and harmless! Chen Qiaoqiao was a little surprised, this official position has such a big influence? Then why did the Chen family still fall into such a shabby state? There is only one answer, that is, Chen Wei must be an old-fashioned person who does not know how to be flexible!
But Chen Qiaoqiao doesn't have that kind of discipline, in her opinion, it should be the same as Wei Xiaobao in Lu Ding Ji, you have everything you want, anyway, if you don't want it, others will go, and it won't fall into the hands of the people!