Suddenly, Han Du noticed that his tone was a little strange, and he quickly explained to An Qing: "What I said is, as long as you are fine."
An Qing suddenly laughed, glanced at Han Du, walked past Han Du first, and said without looking back: "Let's go back."
"Okay, go back, go back..." Han Du replied to An Qing and glanced inside the room. Seeing that Xiangxue and the other two people were lying on the table in a daze, but fortunately, they were still able to shout "Not drunk, keep drinking..." with their claws and teeth bared, and Han Du felt relieved a little.
Judging from the looks of these people, they would be fine if they just need some sleep. They won't have any problems in this Jiaofang Division.
So, Han Du quickly turned around and took a few steps to catch up with An Qing.
Sitting in the carriage, An Qing held Han Du's arm affectionately, and the two of them were inseparable. Just when Han Du thought the matter was over, An Qing's sudden words made Han Du's heart rise to his throat.
"I heard from Sister Yaoyue that you have saved her before? I can't tell that my husband still has such a good heart."
"What nonsense are Yaoyue and you talking about?" Han Du suddenly came to his senses and asked quickly: "Wait, sister? Didn't you just meet? How come I have become your sister?"
An Qing rolled his eyes at Han Du and said unconvinced: "It is indeed the first time we have met, but who said we can't treat each other as sisters?"
"Yes, yes... we don't have much to say, right?" When An Qing glared at him, Han Du suddenly became short of breath and quickly echoed.
When Anqing saw Han Du begging for mercy, he reluctantly let him go.
Next, Han Du listened absently to the conversation between An Qing and Yao Yue, while thinking about how to deal with it.
However, Han Du did not hesitate for long. The next day, someone came from Yingtian Mansion to inform him that the land given to the Zhenhai Marquis Mansion by the emperor had come down, and asked the manor to send someone to accept it.
Han Du was not interested in this at first. After all, it was only a thousand acres of land. Even if all of it is fertile land, growing food will not yield much money every year. Of course, if they were only grown for eating, it would be enough for the Zhenhai Hou Mansion, and it would not even be possible to finish it all.
Unlike Han Du who didn't care, the Liu family valued these lands very much. Not only did she have to personally supervise the people in Yingtian Mansion to divide the land for her, she even brought her whole family with her. According to Mr. Liu, this is a major event that affects the whole family. Only when the whole family has gone, the people of Yingtian Mansion will not dare to be short of their own land.
The land given to Han Du by Lao Zhu was on the eastern outskirts of the capital, at the foot of Zhongshan Mountain and near Xuanwu Lake to the west.
The Han family took several carriages out of Taipingmen, went north along Jingkou Avenue and arrived at the foot of Zhongshan Mountain.
Han Du jumped off the carriage, turned around, took An Qing's hand, and helped him down. Only then did I realize that people from Yingtian Mansion had been waiting here for a long time.
When the people from Yingtian Mansion saw Han Du and others arriving, they quickly stepped forward to greet them.
"The lower official Ying Tianfu's Prime Minister Hu Dayong pays homage to Princess Anqing, pays homage to the Marquis, pays homage to Mr. Han, and the old lady."
Ying Tianfu Fu Cheng, the fourth rank. There is no problem for Hu Da to meet the Han family and others with such courtesy.
What made Han Du quite strange was the name of this person, "Are you Hu Dayong? Who are you and the Duke of Yue?"
never mind? "
It seemed that this was not the first time that Hu Dayong heard someone ask him this question. The look of helplessness on his face flashed away, and he explained with a smile: "Although the official is fortunate to have the same surname as Hu and the Duke of Yue, and there is only one difference between them. It’s just a word, but it makes the Marquis laugh, Xiaguan really has nothing to do with Duke Yue.”
Han Du couldn't help but nodded secretly. Indeed, the Hu Dayong in front of him was only in his early forties. If Duke Yue had lived to this day, he would have been about the same age as Tang He.
Since it was his fault, Han Du did not continue to ask further. "Where is the land given by the emperor? Take me to see it."
"Yes, Lord Marquis, please come this way." Hu Dayong took the lead and led Han Du and others down a path.
"The road from here is about one mile wide, so the place that is about two miles long is the land given to the Marquis by the emperor." Hu Dayong waved his hand and gestured in front of Han Du. Then he took the Han family and walked along the path again.
To be precise, this land starts from the foot of Zhongshan Mountain and ends by a river.
But after Han Du walked around, he frowned.
"This land... shouldn't be a thousand acres, right?" Apart from anything else, although Han Du's mental arithmetic is not as good as Han Jingyun's, it is still very good.
When walking around just now, Han Du roughly estimated the length of several sides of the land. No matter how Han Du calculated it, the land did not amount to a thousand acres.
Hu Dayong nodded with a smile and said, "I have heard for a long time that Mr. Hou is a master of divination, and he is indeed well-deserved." He gently flattered Han Du.
Han Du raised his eyes to look at Hu Dayong and frowned slightly. He didn't believe that Hu Dayong would have such courage to defy old Zhu Yang and deprive him of the land of a marquis.
Hu Dayong continued: "Let the Marquis know that this is the case. This land is only 800 acres, but it is connected to a barren mountain and river beach. If the Marquis does not mind, I am willing to use it. Barren hills and river beaches were used to offset the remaining 200 acres of land, totaling 1,000 acres.
Of course, if the Marquis is not willing, then the official will allocate another 200 acres of land to the Marquis from the side, but the barren hills and river beaches will be gone.
I wonder what Mr. Hou wants? "
"Oh? What kind of barren mountains and river beaches?" Han Du asked curiously.
When he heard Hu Dayong's explanation just now, Han Du felt that his approach was a bit strange. Since he could directly allocate 200 acres of land to join the current 800 acres, why would he bother to go to the barren mountains and riverbanks?
Unless there is something weird about these barren mountains and river beaches!
"Your Majesty, please come this way." Hu Dayong smiled and bowed slightly, leading Han Du and his family towards Zhongshan.
When he came to a place, he stopped, raised his hand and said, "Master Hou, this is the barren mountain that Xianguan mentioned."
It is said to be a barren mountain, but it is actually a hill covered with grass, not even a mountain. But don't underestimate hills like this. The land on these hills is as fertile as the fertile fields at your feet. It is considered a good place. More importantly, this barren mountain was given to Han Du by Hu Day, so the barren mountain alone was much larger than 200 acres. How big was it specifically?
Han Du made a visual inspection and found that the barren hills alone were more than a thousand acres.
Seeing that Han Du was a little stunned, Hu Dayong
He said with a smile: "This barren mountain looks big, but there is almost no place for farming, and there is no produce in the land, which makes the Marquis suffer a loss."
What does it mean to tell lies with your eyes open?
The Yingtian Mansion Prime Minister Hu Dayong in front of him is telling lies right now.
If this is considered a loss, then Han Du said that such a loss should be directed at me. I firmly believe that suffering a loss is a blessing. No matter how many such losses I have, I can bear it.
"Ahem, just take some losses if you want. Anyway, I don't expect to live on the income from the fields. However, the scenery on this mountain is nice, and it's good to come and take a look when you have time." Han Du pretended not to know. He said, looking at Hu Dayong with obvious closeness and kindness.
When Hu Dayong saw it, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he nodded frequently and said flatteringly: "Yes, yes, that means that the Marquis doesn't care, otherwise the official in the barren mountain really doesn't know how to take action, so the Marquis will save the official." I've caused a problem. I would like to thank you, Lord Marquis, for your integrity."
Although Han Du is experienced in doing things, he is not so thick-skinned as to be invincible. When Hu Dayong said this, Han Du's face turned red involuntarily.
He waved his hand quickly and said: "Where is the river beach? Take me there to have a look too."
Taking the opportunity to change the topic made Han Du feel better.
Hu Dayong took Han Du and his family to the river beach. Sure enough, the river beach did not disappoint Han Du.
Although this river beach is not as big as the barren mountain, this river beach may be due to land demarcation. The river beach only has a few feet of wasteland close to the water. The remaining area of more than a hundred feet wide is fertile farmland, and it is all close to the river. Wait for the good farmland.
Others may not be able to buy such fertile land even if they want to buy it, but Hu Dayong regarded it as river beach land and gave it a discount? Han Du has a clear understanding of the dirty tricks of the lower class society. Even though the lower class of society is not as glamorous as the upper class, the ghosts and ghosts in people's hearts are no worse than the overt and covert fights in the court.
Liu originally lived at the bottom of society, but after marrying Han De, she crossed over to the upper class. She was very aware of the turbulence of the lower class society, so she asked the whole family to come together to demarcate the land. She wanted to rely on the strength of Han Du, the marquis, to prevent people from committing fraud.
But Mrs. Liu also forgot that Han Du was now the Marquis of Zhenhai and the consort of Princess Anqing. No one dared to take the land of the Marquis of Zhenhai. On the contrary, even before the Han family could speak, someone was trying every means to increase land for the Han family in disguise.
"If the Marquis is willing, then the official will give these lands to the Marquis. Of course, in this case, the Marquis will suffer some losses." Hu Dayong's face was full of apology, as if he really wanted Han Du to do so. As if he had suffered a loss, he said, "Of course, if the Marquis doesn't want to, then I can just make up the two hundred acres for the Marquis again."
Han Du was still a little hesitant at first. After all, this disguised embezzlement of Lao Zhu's land seemed to be a bit unethical. But when he thought that he had recovered all the jade seals passed down from the country, and Lao Zhu only gave him a thousand acres of land, he suddenly felt confident again.
"Suffer a little loss, just suffer a little loss. Who makes me a kind-hearted and considerate person? Bring me the land deed."
Hu Dayong smiled and handed over the land deed, "The land deed has been prepared a long time ago. Please take a look at it."
