Wen Jin never dreamed that the cracking method that he didn't come up with when he scratched his scalp would pass the difficulty so smoothly. Thinking that Shen Million heard this, he didn't know how crazy he was, Wen Jin couldn't help laughing.

They naturally went back to the mountain nest first, and told Qian Xiancheng and his wife that everything was fine with Wenhan, and they also recognized relatives in the provincial capital, Qian Xiancheng and Wei Shi were completely relieved, and they were happy, but they also felt that their son was doing something inappropriate: "After all, his wife hasn't passed the door yet, and he has been bothering in the road for too long, and it is not good." ”

"Second uncle, second aunt, don't worry about these things, when I go to the provincial capital with my uncle next time, why don't you bring more gifts? Although our wild things in the countryside are not precious things, who can't eat and drink? They are all affordable and useful, and they must be able to repay the kindness of the Lu family. ”

Qian Xiancheng and his wife were relieved.

In a blink of an eye, it was freezing cold, Wen Jin checked the water of the Jin River, and it was already frozen to half a foot of ice, so he packed up the plow, took the domestic servants, and went to the provincial capital with Wei Chenglan.

This time, she brought her own jam and dried fruits, as well as Wei Chenglan's sauerkraut and fish, and pulled more than 20 climbing plows, which meandered a mile long on the river.

Shen Million heard the report of the people who were watching, and he could only swallow his mouth with anger, the poor do not fight with the rich, the rich do not fight with the officials, Qian Wenjin actually climbed the attached county of the provincial capital, which he did not expect, and now, the news is clear, saying that Lu Zhixian and the Qian family are turning relatives, and the Lu family is very enthusiastic about the people of the Qian family, not casually like a poor relative who sends the autumn wind with a perfunctory attitude, Shen Million is even more suffering.

The things were successfully taken off, and the servants were sent back first, Wen Jin and Wei Chenglan turned around on the street, she wanted to buy a façade in the provincial capital, send a capable person, and get in touch with these big families in the city, in the future, the output of their fields can be sold directly, without the exploitation of middlemen, not only can maximize profits, but will not be taken by these businessmen.

Wei Chenglan naturally agreed.

It is not easy to buy a storefront, and it is indispensable to find Cen Shui, the housekeeper of the Lu family.

Cen Shui has a very good impression of Wei Chenglan and Qian Wenjin, and feels that although they are from the countryside, they are not petty at all, they are generous, treat them kindly, treat him as a housekeeper, respect him, and give gifts to him, and they are all rare things that are rare on the market, so he is very concerned about the things they inquire about.

"If you want to buy a shop, or find a tooth shop with a good reputation, although you have to pay a commission, but it will be a lot less trouble, with the face of the master, they must not dare to do anything, if the shop is tired, I dare not recommend it to you."

"What Steward Cen said is very true, I don't know which dental shop is better?"

"There is a Wantuo tooth shop, the owner's surname is Wan, he has given such a name, he has been in business for two generations, and he is very prestigious in our Huyang County, tomorrow, you two will go there."

Cen Shui also sent a carriage to see him off the next day, with the mark of the road, the agent of Wantuo Tooth Store was very warm and thoughtful, and recommended a total of three shops, one is near the provincial capital, where large families gather, the street is spacious, the store is also very spacious, and the house is carefully built at a glance, tall and sturdy.

Even the price, it is also very handy, three thousand taels of silver, a penny is not a lot, and the other party gives a slight concession, that is, they don't have to pay the commission of the tooth shop.

Wei Chenglan retreated when he saw it, this number was sky-high for him.

The second place given by Yaxing is near the wharf, where people come and go, and it is very lively, but the grade of the guests is naturally more common people, Wen Jin is not very satisfied, and he doesn't care whether the two thousand taels of silver are expensive or cheap.

The third storefront, a little small, but there is a small courtyard in the back, not far from the Huyang County Ya, the security is good, there are also a few rich people, the price of the store, to 1,800 taels of silver, and you have to pay a commission of 30 taels of tooth shop.

Although they knew that every inch of land in a big city was expensive, the two of them didn't expect Guicheng to be like this, Wen Jin sold all the kiwifruit this year, plus the money he had saved before, he could barely get together two thousand taels, which was only enough to buy the last shop, but Wen Jin couldn't look down on it.

The two of them greeted the people in the tooth shop, decided to give up, and strolled down the street in a gloomy manner, until they reached the dock, and watched the people come and go blankly. Wen Jin is not the first to use a climbing plow, other businesses also have similar means of transportation, although the structure is different, but the effect is similar.

"Whew, it's cold, hurry up and put things in place, let's find a place to eat, freeze to death." A man with a big fur hat directs several guy-looking people to carry their luggage.

Wen Jin remembered that the situation of her group at that time was similar to this, and couldn't help but smile, thinking of the two thousand taels of silver shop nearby, it was most suitable to open a restaurant, but the price was so expensive, not a big store, she was a little unwilling.

Wei Chenglan seemed to know Wen Jin's thoughts at the moment, and pulled her forward.

A handful of hay sticks in front of a dilapidated gate.

Grass planting is a sign of sale, Wen Jin couldn't help but stand and take a second look, this house's house is very dilapidated, that is, the geographical location is not bad, if the house is rebuilt, wouldn't it ......

Wei Chenglan also thought of this stubble, and stepped forward to knock on the door.

What came out was a half-old child, with thin clothes and a vegetable face: "Who?" What for? ”

"There's a straw sign on the side of this door, but it's for sale?"

The boy looked at Wei Chenglan suspiciously, saw that he was wearing a cloth robe, and said a little impatiently: "Yes, 1,300 taels of silver, not a penny." ”

Seeing that Wei Chenglan didn't speak, he closed the door coldly and left.

Wen Jin and Wei Chenglan glanced at each other, took advantage of the cold weather now, transported wooden rafters, bricks and tiles, and started the house again, as long as it is strong enough and not exquisite, in Shanyang, a few dozen taels is enough, even if the things in Minghu City are expensive, two or three hundred taels, it will be fine, right?

"Go in and have a look."

Wei Chenglan knocked on the door again, and the boy came again.

"Let's take a look, buy it or not, you can't stop letting people see it, right?"

The boy took a step back, his face still bad.

This is the bottom of a courtyard, the east and west wings have been demolished, and the upper room can be better, unlike the inverted seat at the door, which is dilapidated. Such a yard, if it is not for the good geographical location, let alone 1,300 taels, even 300 taels is not worth it.

Seeing Wen Jin and Wei Chenglan's disappointed looks, the boy's face became even more ugly, and he looked like he was going to send off a guest.

"Little brother, can you have less?"

"Nope." The boy gritted his teeth, "Although my house looks dilapidated, the walls are all bricks, and it hasn't been weathered much, as long as the roof is repaired, it is a good house, if it weren't for the difficulties in my family, I wouldn't have sold it." ”

Wen Jin and Wei Chenglan looked carefully, and the boy was not wrong at all.

The old brick walls are still in good condition, most of the roof tiles are usable, and the beams in the house are also very thick, so they only need to replace them with good wooden rafters, and then lay a curtain made of reeds on them, re-plaster the mud, and cover them with tiles, which is indeed a good house.

Wei Chenglan and Wen Jin glanced at each other again, he was surprised that Wen Jin could even figure this out, but Qian Wenjin had a lot of things against the sky, and Wei Chenglan was not surprised.

Wen Jin's eyes were firm, she couldn't help but start, this courtyard is more than the 2,000 yuan shop, at least the area is large enough, just this inverted room, it is twice as much as that, when the time comes, it will be repaired, the front will be a restaurant, and when there is money, a building will be built in the back, and it can also be used as an inn, which is very promising.

Seeing that Wei Chenglan still wanted to bargain, the little boy said impatiently: "If I was willing to reduce the price, I would have sold it a long time ago." "Choked Wei Chenglan to lose his temper.

"Little brother, I don't have that much money for the time being, I'll give you a deposit first, and we'll go back to get the money, it's only half a month before and after, okay?"

"How much can you give?"

"One hundred taels."

"No, at least five hundred taels." The boy's tone was particularly resolute.

"Won't you discuss with your lords?" Wei Chenglan asked in surprise.

"Daddy is sick in bed, and he needs money urgently, and when you pay enough for the house, we will move immediately."

Wen Jin didn't expect that this boy as tall as himself, who looked no more than fourteen or fifteen, was also a good person, he used the silver he had prepaid to buy a yard in a remote part of the city, and then moved, and then used the surplus money he paid to support the family's life, and after three or five years, he would be old enough to support the family.

At this age, it is not easy to have such calculations.

"I paid you money in advance, which is also a large amount, and I have to call someone to come."

The boy lowered his head and quickly raised his head: "I can invite Uncle Su from the dock, he is our lieutenant here, and he is full of promises, you can rest assured." ”

"Then I'll have a Chinese guy too, right?"

"Hmm!"

"That's it, within three days, you are not allowed to promise others."

"No problem." A smile appeared on the boy's face, Wen Jin always felt that he was hiding something, but what else could be wrong with letting the elder prove that he had the ownership of the house? Wen Jin couldn't think of it, she was determined to buy a house, and she didn't think much about it.

Wen Jin and Wei Chenglan went back and told Cen Shui about it: "Steward Cen, we think this is more cost-effective than buying the shop introduced by Wantuo, although it takes some effort, but the area is large enough, and there is a future for development in the future." ”

Cen Shuicai didn't care where Wen Jin and them bought, he just helped, and when he heard this, he nodded and said: "You two can get a good idea, anyway, the dock is also under the jurisdiction of adults, and I am not afraid that someone will make waves." ”

Cen Shui asked people to say hello to Wang Dabeard, the street patrol officer in charge of the wharf, and asked him to come forward to Wen Jin.

Wang Dabeard doesn't look rough, his beard is cleanly shaved, making his white skin appear blue, he is in his forties, he should have practiced boxing and feet, and he looks very energetic. Wen Jin and Wei Chenglan came to the door with snacks and wine, he was full of smiles, and even said that it was no problem, but turned his back on his face, but he had an expression of wanting to say something.

"Uncle Wang, is there anything hidden in this courtyard?" Wen Jin felt that something was wrong.

The bearded king wanted to speak and stopped.

Wei Chenglan had a straightforward temperament, couldn't hold back, and said: "My lord, just say, if there is something wrong, we just don't buy it." ”

"Just buy it, there's nothing wrong with it. There is a gangster Sun Liang on this part of the wharf, who fell in love with someone's yard, and was only willing to pay 800 taels of silver, but he didn't expect Huang Laofu to be a nest all his life, but he had a hard-hearted son, who sold the wing house to feed the family, and refused to bow his head and obey, otherwise the yard would be worth 1,500 taels.

Alas, fortunately, I waited for you, and none of our local people dared to mess with Sun Liang. ”

"Uncle Wang, you shouldn't be afraid of that Sun Liang, but you don't disdain to compete with gangsters like him, right?"

Wen Jin put on a high hat and held Wang's beard to the ground and laughed: "I'm not afraid of him, but I have official business, I don't have time to do business, and it's useless to buy that yard." ”

In fact, he can't get more than 1,000 taels of silver, he only has 2 taels of silver a year, and he usually eats and takes cards, and at most he has an income of 30 or 40 taels, and he can't earn 1,000 taels of silver in his life.

"We all know that the yard can be used for business, why is this Huang family only used as housing?"

"There's no way, Huang Lao can't stand up, his son is young, he is sick again, it's really hard for the Huang family to be the eldest son, only fourteen years old, the Huang family is fortunate to have a relationship with Su Qun, otherwise, this family may all ......"

Figuring out the cause of the matter, Wen Jin and Wei Chenglan didn't care, although Sun Liang was not easy to mess with, but looking at Wang Dabeard's appearance, this gangster still didn't dare to go against the official family, with Lu Can's tiger skin, they had nothing to worry about.

Wen Jin thought about it, naturally she didn't want to fall out with Sun Liang, she gave Wang Dabeard and said: "When we buy a yard, you give Sun Liang a breath, just say that we outsiders, we don't know the depth, accidentally blocked his financial way, and are willing to invite a table of wine to make amends, see how he reacts, if this Sun Liang is willing to raise his hand and let us go, we are not without conscience, and we will help his business within the scope of law." ”

"Hehe, okay, okay." Wang Dabeard saw that Wen Jin was very knowledgeable, and he was very happy, although he belonged to the official government, but he was secretly colluded with those gangsters, and he naturally didn't want to force Sun Liang too hard.

The next day, Wen Jin and Wei Chenglan followed Wang Dabeard to Huang's house, and Huang Ligong, the eldest son of the Huang family, invited them to sit down in the dilapidated upside-down room, poured tea, and invited them later.

Su Qun took a figure-of-eight step, and muttered all the way: "I'll see who is so bold and dares to pull teeth out of the tiger's mouth." “

When I entered the house and saw Wang's beard, my face immediately changed: "Lord Wang, what wind blew you here?" ”

"Beifeng, hehe, come, let me introduce you, these two are the cousins of Lord Lu and want to buy the Huang family's yard."

"Lord Lu's cousin-" Su Qun's voice became smaller and smaller, he just saw the two of them dressed ordinary, and his attitude was disapproving, but now that he looked back, his attitude immediately changed, he didn't even dare to sit down, he bowed his waist and saluted with a flattering face: "The little one is called Su Qun, and he has seen the two masters." ”

"You may be seated! I invited you two here today to ask you to be a witness, we want to buy this Huang family's courtyard. ”

"No problem, no problem!" Wang Dabeard and Su Qun both nodded their heads again and again.

Huang Ligong actually sympathized with these two outsiders in his heart, thinking that the people who bought his yard in the future would inevitably be calculated by Sun Liang, and he felt a little guilty.

The two families wrote a note, and Wen Jin gave Huang Ligong the five hundred taels of silver he had just received.

Those fruit merchants promised to pay her six hundred taels after half a month, and at the beginning of the month, they would pay off all the arrears.

Wei Chenglan didn't have such a big deal as Wen Jin, he only helped her run around, but he didn't plan to buy shares, Wen Jin didn't persuade him, he came out of the Huang family, and the two went to the Lu family to resign and hurriedly returned to Shanyang.

Wen Jin let out the sound of the wind, and someone sent the wooden rafters that had been removed from the bark and dried, one was only fifty yuan, Wen Jin bought a large material that could be used to make tables and chairs, while asking someone to use a saw to pull it apart, ready to make a dining table, and on the other hand, he bought reeds, and asked the subordinates to tie a curtain with fine hemp rope to form an inch-thick curtain.

After seven days of preparation, Wei Chenglan came over, commanded Wen Jin's subordinates, loaded the climbing plow, and helped Wen Jin send him to the provincial capital.

This time, Wen Jin not only brought the silver to be paid to the Huang family, but also the excess, she had to clean up the house and let the restaurant open as soon as possible.

Huang Ligong collected the money, and Wen Jin went to the county government to transfer the house, and then moved, Wen Jin asked for two houses in a nearby inn, and his subordinates lived in the upper room of the courtyard.

The roof of the inverted seat room was quickly pulled off. Wen Jin was worried at first, how to move down the roof tiles, but she didn't expect to start demolishing the house, she smiled at a glance, and secretly praised "the working people have wisdom", they put the two wooden rafters together, leaning on the eaves, the people on the top, the tiles slipped down along the grooves of the rafters, and a person below caught them with his hands and stacked them, and the whole process, not even a tile was broken, and the speed was very fast.

When Sun Liang heard that the Huang family had moved, he couldn't sit still, and when he ran over and saw that the house was full of people, his face immediately darkened: "Where did you come from, the savage, bring me the deed." ”

He had already bought off the clerkship of the deed in charge of the county government, and seeing that the other party did not send him a letter, he thought that Wen Jin had not gone through the formalities. Wen Jin's house deed was personally handled by Liang Hong, the chief bookkeeper, and of course Sun Liang would not get the news.

Wen Jin walked in front, followed by Shi Qiwang and Shi Lan. Wen Jin was afraid that something would happen, so he paid a tael of silver a month, and invited two martial artists from Shiwei Village to give him bodyguards, although he was an old man in his fifties, but he had kung fu in his body, and he waited for ten or eight young men, so don't think about getting close.

Wen Jin shook the house deed in front of Sun Liang: "Look clearly, Master Liang personally did it." She is reminding Sun Liang that she also has a background.

Sun Liang really looked at Wen Jin suspiciously, didn't say much, turned around and left, followed by four big men, but glared at this side fiercely.

Wei Chenglan brought a few fish and two ducks to see Wang Dabeard, Wang Dabeard pretended to shirk it, accepted it with a smile, and sent Wei Chenglan away, so he went to Sun Liang's house to visit and told Wen Jin that Wen Jin was a cousin of the Lu family.

"Lord Lu's relatives, are you sure?"

"Sure, it's true!" "How is that possible!" Sun Liang was so angry that he couldn't help but raise his voice and shout.

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