Lingzhou is today's Yinchuan area of Ningxia, because it has unique conditions, abundant sunshine and convenient irrigation, making it a high-yield grain area of the Tang Dynasty, and at the same time rich in various fruits, with melons and watermelons being the most famous.

During the Han and Tang dynasties, the central court continued to migrate the people of the Central Plains to Lingzhou to reclaim land and build water conservancy, and at the same time, the emperors of successive dynasties rewarded a large amount of land to dignitaries and nobles, forming thousands of manors on both sides of the Yellow River in Lingzhou.

Li Quan has been coming to Lingzhou for almost half a month, she came to Lingzhou because a businessman from Zhangye introduced her to a manor, covering an area of about 20 hectares.

Li Quan's purpose in buying the manor was to grow grapes and make wine by herself, on the one hand, to reduce costs, and on the other hand, she didn't want to be controlled by others, but she didn't have the confidence to buy the manor in one go, and planned to go only for about ten days, and then return to Luoyang after an inspection.

But the plan often did not change quickly, she did not look at the manor she originally planned to buy, she felt that the light of the manor was still insufficient, there was a big mountain in the south to obstruct it, and there was no sun for at least three or four months of the year, which was extremely unfavorable to the cultivation of grapes, which made Li Quan very dissatisfied.

In a wine shop in Lingwu County, near the window on the second floor, Li Quan was drinking sullenly and unhappily, Wang Qingyu sat opposite her, she accompanied Li Quan all the way from Chang'an, tirelessly working hard, at this time she understood the disappointment in Li Quan's heart.

"Sister Quan, why don't I introduce you to another manor!" Wang chuckled softly.

"You also have a manor?" Li Quan stopped his wine glass and looked at Wang in confusion and whispered.

Wang Qingyu nodded lightly, "The Wang family also has a few manors here, which were purchased many years ago, in fact, they can't take care of it, and only one deacon is arranged to manage it here, if Sister Quan is interested, I can take the eldest sister to take a look, if I am satisfied, I can call the shots." ”

"This—"

Li Quan was a little embarrassed, how could she ask for the Wang family's manor, Wang Qingyu could accompany her to Lingzhou, she was already grateful, how could she still make another request-

"Thank you for your kindness, let's talk about it later!"

Li Quan's face showed a look of frustration that could not be concealed, she was so eager to get her own vineyard, and the trip to Lingzhou was so disappointing to her.

Wang smiled lightly and said: "The Wang family has three manors in Lingzhou, and these three manors are insignificant to the Wang family, my brother has never even set foot in it, in fact, these three manors belong to me, as long as I tell my father when transferring, I am willing to sell one of the manors, why not?"

Wang Qingyu saw that Li Quan was a little tempted, and persuaded her with a smile: "Why don't we go and take a look first!"

"It's-okay!"

Li Quan was finally persuaded by Wang Qingyu's roundabout method, it shouldn't matter if he went to see it first, "Then let's go and see first, where is the manor?"

"On the east bank of the Yellow River, you will arrive after crossing the Yellow River!"

The two hurriedly ate a little something, then got up and went to the manor, the manor introduced to Li Quan by Wang Qingyu was located on the east bank of the Yellow River, very close to the Lingwu ferry of the Yellow River.

They crossed the Yellow River and rode in a carriage through the endless wheat fields, with more than a dozen royal warriors on horseback guarding them.

The dirt road was not very smooth, and the carriage was a little bumpy on it, but Li Quan was still in high spirits, looking out the window at the large wheat fields.

Spring ploughing is approaching, the wheat fields are full of busy farmers, pushing plows and urging oxen, ploughing the fertile land, the water in the irrigation ditches is flowing slowly, the willow branches growing on both sides of the ditches have turned green, and the chirping of flocks of birds in the trees is full of the breath of early spring.

This qiē made Li Quan feel relaxed and happy, and she asked with a smile: "Whispering, do you also grow wheat and millet on the land of your manor?"

"The manor we are going to see is growing melons and grapes, and the other two estates of the Wang family are growing wheat. ”

"Oh—" Li Quan's heart began to look forward in anticipation, and she kept looking ahead.

The carriage walked through a col less than a hundred feet high, and the gentle slopes were covered with dense pine forests, which could not be seen at a glance, and the strong wind blew through the pine waves like the sea.

Walking through the col, Li Quan's eyes suddenly lit up, and a large area of fertile land appeared in front of him, with gentle hills on both sides, continuing dense pine forests, and an irrigation canal flowed from the northeast direction, converging in the southwest corner, forming a lake of hundreds of acres in the low-lying place, and continuing to flow through a mountain col.

The fertile land is covered with melon vines, and in the distance there are patches of grape trellises, and at the foot of the mountain to the east there is a small mountain village with about a dozen families.

Li Quan immediately took a fancy to this estate, which is convenient for irrigation, abundant in the sun, located in a valley, with a warm climate all year round, and sandy soil, which is simply a treasure land for growing grapes.

"Whispering, is this land all here?"

Wang whispered and pointed to a faint pine forest in the distance and said, "From the pine forest in the distance, there are about fifty hectares of land here, and this place is the most suitable for growing grapes. ”

"I can see it too!"

Li Quan sighed softly, "It's really nice here." ”

"Does Big Sister like it here?"

Li Quan nodded, her eyes were full of yearning, she really liked it, Wang whispered and smiled: "Since you like it, buy it!"

"How much does this cost?" This is the key, 5,000 acres of land, worth at least 40,000 or 50,000 yuan, how can she have so much money?

"If the eldest sister wants to buy it, it can be sold for 8,000 yuan. ”

"Eight thousand kans!"

Li Quan was stunned, not too expensive, but too cheap, Lingzhou's fields cost three yuan per mu, here is more fertile than Shangtian, equivalent to five hundred yuan per mu, even more than half price, how can there be such a cheap thing in the world?

Li Quan immediately reacted, this is Wang Qingyu half-selling and half-giving, she waved her hand again and again, "No! I appreciate Miss Wang's kindness, but I can't ask for it." ”

Although she liked this manor very much, she knew that this manor covering an area of 5,000 acres was worth at least 40,000 guan, and Wang Qingyu actually sold it to her for 8,000 guan, because Wang Qingyu knew that she could only get 10,000 guan, and she couldn't afford this favor.

Wang Qingyu walked back to the carriage, took out a thick stack of deed from the leather bag hanging on the wall of the car, and handed it to Li Quan with a smile, "This is the title deed of the manor, eldest sister, please accept it!"

"I can't ask for this title deed. ”

Li Quan couldn't help but refuse to accept the title deed, she pushed the title deed back to Wang Qingyu, "Whispering, it's not that I'm polite, it's really that I can't find a reason to accept your generosity, even if it is at the lowest market price, I can't afford it, thank you for your kindness!"

"Eldest sister, don't calculate according to the market price, the Wang family took this land for three yuan per acre, and the total price was only 15,000 yuan, I actually sold it to the eldest sister for a little more than half, if the eldest sister must have a reason, the reason is very simple, if there is no help from the prince Zhen in Songshan, the Wang family does not know how much money to be extorted by that demon road, and he also saved my life. ”

Li Quan was confused when she heard it, she didn't know that her brother had saved Wang Qingyu, let alone what the 'demon way' was, she looked at Wang Qingyu with a confused expression.

Wang sighed softly, pointed to a small red building in the distance and said, "That small building is the place where the manor is managed, let's go sit down!"

The two got into the carriage, and soon came to the front of the Little Red Mansion, and the deacon of the manor came to greet him halfway, the deacon surnamed Jiang was about thirty years old, and he looked quite capable, he was just a little deacon of the Wang family, and the arrival of Wang Qingyu made him feel a lot of pressure.

He was sincerely afraid to welcome Wang Qingyu into the guest hall, and ran to find someone to clean the room, so that his wife could make sencha and cook rice, Wang Qingyu looked at the guest hall, although the layout was simple, but it was also clean and tidy.

Wang smiled softly: "Eldest sister, this place is quite clean, let's rest here tonight!"

Li Quan nodded, "I don't care, you can arrange it!"

At this time, Deacon Jiang's wife brought in two cups of hot tea, Wang nodded to her with a smile, took a sip of tea slowly, and a stream of heat warmed their hearts and made them feel a lot more comfortable.

Li Quan put down the teacup and asked again: "Whispering, you just said that Ah Zhen saved you in Songshan, what's going on?"

Li Quan knew that her brother went to Songshan at the end of last year, but she didn't expect her brother's trip to Songshan to be related to the Wang family, which made her heart full of curiosity.

Wang whispered and told Li Quan in detail about Songshan's life, and finally she sighed and said: "We can't repay Li Gongzi's great kindness to the Wang family, and selling this land to the eldest sister is actually my father's intention, which should have been given to the eldest sister for free, as a little heart to Li Gongzi to help the Wang family, and now only half of the money is charged, and the Wang family is already very sorry." ”

Wang whispered and pushed the title deed to Li Quan, "I have already signed and drawn a pledge on it, as long as Sister Quan signs her name again, this manor will be the eldest sister's, please accept it." ”

"This—"

Li Quan pondered for a moment, although she had understood the sincerity of the Wang family, but whether this manor could accept it, she still had to consult her brother's opinion, if her brother refused to accept the favor of the Wang family, then she couldn't accept it either.

Thinking of this, Li Quan smiled and said: "That's it, don't give me the title deed first, but in principle, I accept the kindness of the Wang family, but this matter will be finally decided when I return to Luoyang, is it okay?"

Wang Qingyu knew that she was going back to ask Li Zhen's opinion, so she readily agreed.

Li Quan and Wang whispered out of the Little Red Mansion again, came to the ridge, looking at this endless manor, Li Quan's heart was extremely excited, and she had a vague foresight in her heart that this land was likely to belong to her.

Last year, she was still a housewife in Dunhuang, with only 30 acres of ancestral thin fields, but in just half a year, she became a merchant with a prosperous shop in Luoyang and a large landowner with 5,000 acres of land.

In the final analysis, it is still her brother's light, and he is the source of his wealth.

"Thinking about it, I think the eldest sister should plant the grapes first!" Wang whispered and said with a smile on the side.

Li Quan was full of gratitude to Wang Qingyu, not only out of gratitude, but also because the two of them were very close to each other, and she hoped from the bottom of her heart that Wang Qingyu could become her brother-in-law.

Li Quan thought for a while and smiled: "Today is still the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, there is still time to plant grapes, and the land is still ripe, it is completely possible to sow seeds directly, if this matter is settled, I plan to buy good grape seedlings as much as possible, plant them in early February, and set up a good shelf, then I can have the first harvest this year." ”

"Isn't it easy for my eldest sister to ask for grape branch seedlings? We have the best purple jade grape branch seedlings in Gaochang in the Chang'an Garden, and I can give them to my eldest sister a batch and expand the seedlings after this year's harvest, so that the seedlings can be taken directly from Chang'an, and the time is completely in time." ”

Li Quan was overjoyed in her heart, the Wang family actually had a purple jade grape seedling, which was the best grape in Gaochang, as far as she knew, this kind of purple jade grape seedling was not allowed to be passed on at all, Wang Qingyu actually gave it to himself without reservation.

She was grateful in her heart for Wang Qingyu's carefulness, so she took her hand and said sincerely: "But I still have to go back to Luoyang first, I have to ask Ah Zhen's opinion on this matter, if he doesn't object, I will accept the beauty of Qingyu." ”

Wang Qingyu smiled slightly, "Since this is the case, the eldest sister can rest assured to go back, I will arrange the matter of planting grapes for the eldest sister, the Wang family has the best grape farmer." ”

Li Quan was grateful and sighed in his heart, if such a good girl didn't become his brother-in-law, it would be intolerable

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