"You must have collected money privately before selling the land in advance! In the past, one tael of silver per acre of wasteland was bought, and one was given free. Now it is 2 taels of silver per acre. This piece of wasteland is thousands of acres, and a few thousand taels are enough. It’s firmly in the bag!”
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The more the people guessed, the more outrageous they became.
When the brothers from the weak family came to the Yamen, they heard the dissatisfaction of these people.
They knew that the land could not be bought, and after listening for a while they hurried home.
Wu Shui talked about this matter home.
Mrs. Lei frowned: "Will this implicate County Magistrate Zhang? After all, we know County Magistrate Zhang. When we bought Huangshan, County Magistrate Zhang also got a cheaper price. If this matter is known by someone who is interested, I am afraid it will be revealed, and then Make use of the topic."
Ruoshui: "Isn't it possible? Xuanbao bought the land on the spur of the moment. When we went to buy the land, the government official asked us to find the county magistrate to see if we could get the last price. We were all worried at the time Rejected. Magistrate Zhang probably still doesn’t know that the wasteland outside the East City Gate was bought by our family."
Ruo Jiang was also a little worried: "Everyone talks about money, and some people can turn white things into black things for the sake of profit. Besides, not long after County Magistrate Zhang took office, there are countless people behind the scenes who want to take advantage of his lack of a firm foothold to pull him down." "
What Ruojiang has yet to say is that the officialdom is dark. For newly appointed county magistrates, some superior officials will deliberately do something to tease the newly appointed magistrate, and then make him take orders from him.
Otherwise, why would officials defend each other and officials and businessmen collude?
The officialdom is dark! When many scholars are studying, they always want to be an honest and upright official, with a heart that has the world in mind and does something for the people.
But it slowly changed. How much of this is involuntary, and how much is due to being blinded by wealth, is unknown.
These weaklings understand.
Ruohai: "Now it's just some common people talking, and there is no riot. The county magistrate didn't know about it when we bought the land, and the land was bought a month ago. Building a moat is such a big thing, and it is definitely not the county magistrate's fault. Your Majesty's idea, who proposed this matter, and when the final decision was made, are all traceable. We are not afraid of slanting shadows. We did not bribe the County Magistrate, and we will not be afraid when the time comes. Under investigation.”
That's what he said, but the word "official" means that Magistrate Zhang has just taken office. He has not yet established a firm foothold in Shaxi County. The people below him have not yet convinced him. There are no one knows how many people above him are waiting to give him a blow. , the whole family was worried about getting him into trouble.
During these days, people from weak families had more contact with Magistrate Zhang, and often heard from Zhang Jie and Zhang Lian's children which village Magistrate Zhang went to every day and what he did. They all felt that Magistrate Zhang was a good official. Naturally, I don't want anything to happen to him.
Ruoxuan didn't know that buying a piece of land would cause trouble for Magistrate Zhang, but she didn't have much to worry about. After all, Magistrate Zhang had auspicious stars, so she comforted her with a sweet voice: "Don't worry. The county magistrate's auspicious stars are shining brightly, everything will be fine, and the soldiers will come to cover up the water and earth."
The family was amused by Xuan Bao's words.
Mrs. Lei smiled and said, "Xuan Bao understands more and more after studying!"
The whole family is no longer entangled. After all, nothing has happened yet, and the county magistrate should have coping skills. Therefore, Ruoshui mentioned that the study will no longer collect books, and also told the city that he wanted to write couplets and draw some New Year pictures. He talked about his plan to buy some money and make some money for the New Year.
It's a pity for the family to hear that the study room will no longer accept books. They can make a lot of money every month!
But there is no time to worry, after all, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and couplets and New Year paintings can only be sold for a few days.
Ruo Jiang immediately said: "Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and write couplets and draw New Year pictures!"
Liu and Jiang also said, "We also cut window grilles."
So the family took action quickly.
Ruo Hai and Ruo Zhou are responsible for writing couplets. Both of them have good handwriting. Although they are not as good as Ruo Jiang and Ruo Shui, they can write couplets and sell them on the street, which is enough.
Ruo Jiang and Ruo Shui are both good at calligraphy and painting. They are responsible for painting New Year pictures, and New Year pictures are much more expensive than couplets.
Ruoxuan did not forget that she promised to draw a picture of Guanyin for her aunt, "Dad, you first draw a picture of Guanyin for her, and I will help you adjust the colors."
As for my dear daughter, there is nothing wrong with weak water, so I will naturally accept it.
So Ruoxuan secretly added a little "material" to the paint, mixed a few colors, and then left it alone, just waiting for the painting to be completed.
Ruoxuan thought that since she was the cause of the county magistrate's trouble, she would naturally be the one to solve it.
So Xiuxuan ran up to the villa with her short legs "thumping thumping" before the sun went down.
Villa
Mrs. Xuanyuan has just received a letter from the capital, urging her grandparents and grandson to return to the capital as soon as possible to celebrate the New Year.
She came to Xuanyuan Que's room and asked: "Xiaojiu, shall we go back to Beijing to celebrate the New Year? If we go back to Beijing to celebrate the New Year, we will leave tomorrow and we should be able to arrive in Beijing in time for New Year's Eve."
Xuanyuan Que turned over a page of the book and said calmly: "I won't go back, grandma should."
The Chinese New Year was no different to him than the usual days, and he was too lazy to move.
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Xuanyuan said: "If you don't come back, grandma won't come back either, and I just happen to be too lazy to move. Then we, the grandparents, will spend the New Year here."
There is no point in going back. My son is surrounded by wives and concubines and I don’t worry about him being lonely.
If it hadn't been for the reminder letters from the capital every day, she wouldn't have come to ask her grandson today.
She was also afraid that her grandson would suddenly change his mind and want to return to Beijing. If he returned tomorrow, he would still be able to catch up in time, but after tomorrow it would be too late.
"Um."
At this time shopkeeper Gu walked in: "Old madam, young master, we have sorted out the shops that were raided in General Zhongyong's mansion."
Mrs. Xuanyuan said hurriedly: "Everything has been sorted out? Didn't Xuan Bao say he wanted to buy a shop? You can show it to her and see what she wants to buy. Keep it for her first, and let the others go out later!"
"Yes, I will go down the mountain and inform Miss Xuan Bao."
Xuanyuan Que glanced in the direction of the garden and said calmly: "No need."
Seeing this, shopkeeper Gu also turned his head to look in the direction of the garden. Sure enough, a light orange figure soon appeared.
"Grandma Xuanyuan, brother Xuanyuan, shopkeeper Gu, here I come!" Ruoxuan ran in like a gust of wind.
Mrs. Xuanyuan smiled: "Xuanbao came just in time. Shopkeeper Gu has already found the shop. You can see what you want to buy."
Xiuxuan's eyes lit up. Now that she has a shop, she can open a study after the Chinese New Year!
"Okay, thank you Grandma Xuanyuan, thank you Shopkeeper Gu."
Mr. Xuanyuan didn't want to disturb the two children's conversation, so she left with a smile and let the two children play by themselves.
Shopkeeper Gu also kept the information about those shops and left.
Ruoxuan didn't care about those shops for the time being. She immediately told her about the fact that she bought a piece of blessed land and unintentionally implicated Magistrate Zhang.
After finishing speaking, Ruoxuan said again: "Anyway, brother Xuanyuan, you already know why I bought that piece of wasteland. It has absolutely nothing to do with County Magistrate Zhang. I can't tell you the reason for buying it, and you don't allow me to use magic." , you take care of the matter regarding the county magistrate!"
Xuanyuan Que: "."
Is it becoming more and more natural for him to use this flower?
Why should he help her solve the trouble she caused?
