Chapter 2: A Little Storm
"Are you serious?"
"There is no evidence, you dare to make a deed certificate!"
Seeing the other party happily agreed, these noisy tenants were surprised, they originally thought that this negotiation, it would inevitably take a few more lips and tongues, you come and I to talk back, but I didn't expect that the other party didn't say a word, and agreed to it, something went wrong, there must be monsters, which made them feel unsteady.
Two big men stood up and questioned on the spot, these two people were both strong and powerful, one was called Wang Tiezhu, and the other was called Zhang Erniu, who was the leader of the group of tenants who made trouble.
"Of course it's true, the gentleman said that the horse is difficult to chase, if you don't believe it, it is not impossible to make a contract certificate on the spot. Jiang Yun said with a look of affirmation.
The tenants looked at each other for a while, and the great change in Jiang Yun's attitude made them feel a little unsteady, and they only felt that the person in front of them was acting strangely, as if they had changed a person, where was the sour scholar who was like a goose before, giving them the feeling that they were like a cunning old fox, was he digging a big hole, waiting for them to jump in.
But they thought about it, and they really couldn't think of what conspiracy the other party would have, and the other party promised to reduce the rent by two percent, which is not a good thing, and it is also the purpose of their visit, and now that the goal has been achieved, what are they still dissatisfied with, if they retreat from it, wouldn't it make people see a joke.
"Okay, it's not that I can't believe you, this matter is still evidenced by words, and it is good to have evidence!" Wang Tiezhu, Zhang Erniu and the others lowered their heads and whispered again, and without thinking about it, they asked for words as evidence.
Jiang Yun didn't say much, turned his head and ordered the old housekeeper Gu Bo on the side to bring a pen and paper, the old housekeeper Gu Bo stood there for a while but did not move, he didn't expect that Jiang Yun would happily agree to the other party's conditions, this may be his master's delaying strategy, as long as it drags on this period of urgent spring ploughing season, and then make a good living when the summer harvest comes.
However, if the contract certificate is set up on the spot, in black and white, and the evidence is ironclad, it is not a simple verbal agreement, if it is repented, then the matter will go to the official yamen, and the family will not be able to stand up, so it can only be done according to the contract.
He was anxious, and hurriedly grabbed the other party and whispered to dissuade him: "Master, we must not leave real evidence for this matter, otherwise we will not be able to stand up, and we will not be able to regret it when the time comes." ”
"Who said that I was going to repent, a gentleman's word, the horse is difficult to chase, I read the book of the sage, how can I not know this truth, the reason why I left the certificate is just to make them feel at ease. Jiang Yun said seriously.
The old housekeeper Gu Bo was stunned when he heard this, it seems that the old man is not trying to make any delaying tactics, but is ready to really agree to the other party's conditions, if this is the case, won't his own rent be reduced to two percent in the future, not to mention the loss of one-third of the income in vain, and it will become a joke in ten miles and eight towns.
He immediately grabbed the other party and tried his best to persuade him, but Jiang Yun couldn't listen to it, waved his hand impatiently, and said, "Uncle Gu doesn't need to say more, this matter is so decided, you go quickly, go get a pen and paper." ”
Seeing that the other party was still standing still for a while, Jiang Yun shouted again: "This family is still my master, could it be that my words will not work now." ”
Seeing that the other party's words were said to this point, the old housekeeper Gu Bo couldn't say anything more, sighed, and had to turn around and go inside unwillingly.
After a while, the old housekeeper Gu Bo walked back from inside, already holding a pair of pen, ink, paper and inkstone in his hand, bringing it to Jiang Yun and asking the other party to pick up the pen.
Jiang Yun took the pen and paper, and was about to write this contract with a wave, when he saw Wang Tiezhu come forward and shouted, "Wait!"
Jiang Yun stopped his pen, looked up and asked, "Is there anything else?" ”
Wang Tiezhu glanced at the pen and paper in his hand, and said in a rough voice: "Who knows what kind of slippery head you will play, this deed, I will come, you will write it." ”
As soon as Jiang Yun heard this, he immediately understood that the other party was still not worried about the content of this contract, and was worried that he would be a ghost, but he didn't want to do anything, so he agreed disapprovingly.
Wang Tiezhu began to say on the side, Jiang Yun wrote on the side, when he said, Wang Tiezhu saved a careful eye, that is, he insisted that this year's rent was set at 20%, as for the question of whether the weather is good this year, and whether the harvest is bad or not, he kept his mouth shut, according to this contract, that is, this year's weather is good, and in the case of a bumper harvest, the rent is still 20%.
Jiang Yun saw through the other party's careful thinking at a glance and knew it, but he didn't care, according to the other party's original words, he wrote this contract word for word, and after writing it, he handed it to everyone to read.
The literary style of the dynasty was at its peak, every household had the voice of recitation, and there were few illiterate people, that is, among the tenants, there were many people who read and wrote, but limited to natural qualifications, as well as family circumstances, and did not stick to it, most of them knew some words, and the words of the early Ming sage dropped out of school to farm.
After the tenants passed it on, they determined that the contract was word-for-word, and they were all happy.
As the leaders of everyone, Wang Tiezhu and Zhang Erniu were more cautious, and carefully read this contract three times from beginning to end, but they didn't find anything strange, the text on the contract was written according to Wang Tiezhu's dictation, word for word.
But the two always felt that this good thing would come too quickly, and what was particularly strange was that the Jiang family kid in front of him was acting very strangely, and his attitude was very different from that of a few days ago, when he was angry and looking for death and life.
I heard that after the Jiang family kid was stunned on the spot last time, he went back to get seriously ill, and now he is acting weird and weird, is it just a manifestation of being angry and confused, or is it that he finally has self-knowledge, knowing that the dispute is not enough, he is already timid in his heart, so he simply gave up?
The two thought about it and felt that this was the only way to explain each other's abnormal behavior now.
"Well, if you have read it correctly, we can sign it. Jiang Yun waited a little impatiently and spoke.
Looking at his posture of being in a hurry to finish things, it doesn't look like signing a humiliating alliance under the city, but as if he has taken advantage of something, although Wang Tiezhu and Zhang Erniu are still a little guilty in their hearts, but now they have to send the arrow, everything is ready, they can't retreat on the spot.
The two looked at each other, and without saying anything more, they stepped forward, signed the contract, and when they were finished, they greeted the others, and the other tenants could not wait, so they all came forward with a hula and signed the contract one by one, as evidence.
In the end, Jiang Yun also signed his name on this contract, and took out the seal and stamped it, and this contract took effect on the spot. The contract was in duplicate, one was kept by Jiang Yun, and the other was kept by Wang Tiezhu on behalf of everyone.
The matter was over, and everyone didn't have much to say, and they dispersed happily.
"Ha, I didn't expect the Jiang family kid to be so easy to talk about this time, and it was done so quickly!"
"yes, I can't believe it now, could it be that there is a fraud?"
"What kind of deception, in black and white, written clearly, clearly, ironclad evidence, can he still quibble and cheat at that time?"
"That is, the contract in black and white, the evidence is ironclad, if he wants to regret it, he can't do it, then he will talk to the sky, and he will ignore it!"
On the way back, a group of tenants were beaming, as if they had won a big battle, and they were talking about each other.
The two of them, Wang Tiezhu and Zhang Erniu, always felt a little unsteady in their hearts, thinking about it, they still felt that the attitude of the Jiang family kid today was really a bit weird and not normal.
It's just that they think about it, and they really can't think of any means for the other party to turn the tables, and in the end they can only think that after the last quarrel and suffered a loss, the other party ate a trench, grew a wisdom, and did not dare to argue with everyone anymore.
Thinking of this, they were at ease and stopped thinking about it.
"Master, you shouldn't have agreed to them so easily!" After everyone left, the old butler Gu Bo couldn't help but sigh again and complained.
Jiang Yun didn't answer for a while, and then he saw several figures coming towards this side from a distance, until he came to a stop in front of the Jiang family's house.
The number of people in this group is not large, and the most eye-catching of them is a young village girl who is about eighteen or nineteen years old, with a melon seed face, willow eyebrows, big eyes, although it is a jinghai cloth skirt, there is no lack of good looks, and beside her, she is also supporting an old man with a white beard.
"You're here to make a fuss, too? "When I saw someone coming, I thought that the other party was here to make trouble again, and the old housekeeper Gu Bo was angry and didn't come to one place, so he didn't have a good face.
"Uncle Gu, you misunderstood, we didn't come here to rent a child. The young village girl stepped forward, saluted the angry old housekeeper, glanced at Jiang Yun on the side, and said with a smile, "Wang Tiezhu, Zhang Erniu and they came to make trouble, everyone has also heard about it, they are all vexatious, the owner is not worth being angry about this, the owner does not have to pay attention to their unreasonable demands, I don't believe it, the owner does not agree, they can really strike, otherwise they will miss the spring farming time, and they will suffer a big loss." ”
Hearing what the other party said, the old housekeeper Gu Bo's face softened, glanced at Jiang Yun next to him, and said with a sigh: "It's still Miss Wang who is reasonable, but, just now, the master has promised Wang Tiezhu and Zhang Erniu them." ”
"Ah, the proprietor actually agreed?" After listening to the words of the old housekeeper Gu Bo, the village queen girl and her party were very surprised.