There is a village called Shilipu more than 20 miles south of Jordan Town. Most of the people in the village are surnamed Xu, and almost all of them are tenant farmers of Mr. Xu's family, the largest family in the village.
The Xu family also had the largest share among the original small shareholders of Cao's Mining, with 3.5% of the shares.
When the small shareholders started making trouble, it was also the Xu family who took the lead. Xu Dazhong, the eldest son of the Xu family, came forward. Most of the men who made trouble were farmers from Shilipu, and they chose young and strong men to bring them.
Now, Lu Ming is sitting in the flower hall of the Xu family mansion.
The person who came out to receive him was Xu Dazhong, who was in his early forties, with triangular eyes and an unfriendly face.
Lu Ming also didn't talk much. The person arguing with Xu Dazhong was Cao Jiaxing, Cao Jiashun's compatriot third brother.
The truth is that the share transaction has been completed, and the current market price is already considered a high price. Regardless of law or reason, your Xu family has no reason to regret it.
Xu Dazhong just sneered and said suddenly: "Well, if you give me another five hundred thousand, I won't get involved in these things!" Looking at Lu Ming, he said with a smile: "Boss Lu, five hundred thousand is right for you. As far as the owner is concerned, it’s a drop in the bucket, right?!”
Cao Jiaxing's face darkened slightly, "Dazhong, you don't want to open your mouth like this. You want to say, five hundred thousand, you can share a share. If we don't make trouble in the future, maybe we can still talk about it! You want five hundred thousand yourself? It's not fair." What happened? You went too far!"
Xu Dazhong spread his hands: "It seems we have nothing to talk about."
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Since there is no need to talk about this matter, let's talk about business." He made a gesture.
Huang Guirong, who was standing behind him, took two steps forward and said, "Mr. Xu Dazhong, on behalf of our client Xu Niuzi, I now request that you can serve as a witness and testify for Mr. Xu Niuzi in court."
Xu Dazhong was puzzled, "Xu Niuzi? You're not talking about the fool from our village, are you? He wants to file a lawsuit? Why don't I know about the affairs of my village? What kind of evidence do you want me to give?"
Huang Guirong smiled: "That's right. The more than 50,000 acres of land in Shilipu belonged to Xu Niuzi's ancestors before 869. But in 869, the then Longgang County Office issued a special decree to use the land of Xu Niuzi's family. It was expropriated at a very low price and sold to your great-grandfather at the same price three years later. We reviewed the relevant information and believed that this was a planned plunder. Therefore, our law firm has represented my client, Mr. Xu Niuzi. , filed a lawsuit with Longgang Court, requesting the county office to return the land to my client, Xu Niuzi."
"Nonsense!" Xu Dazhong sneered, "It's almost a hundred years ago. It seems that there is a statute of limitations for lawsuits, right?"
Huang Guirong smiled slightly: "We are asking the county office to correct the mistakes in the administrative order 80 years ago and provide corresponding compensation. As for whether the judge will accept it, it depends on what the judge thinks. Now, the judge has agreed to hold a hearing to hear all parties. The county office also has a special board of supervisors to handle this kind of incident, so as a member of the family that currently owns this land, your testimony is also very important."
"Let's go!" Xu Dazhong didn't understand what the woman was talking about. He just wanted to drive them away. He was even more inexplicably upset and had a vague feeling that this matter might really be a bit troublesome.
Cao Jiaxing was a little confused over there, and he didn't know anything about it.
Seeing Lu Ming get up and walk out, he smiled at Xu Dazhong: "Dazhong, you think about it yourself." He turned around and chased after him.
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Returning to Jordan Town from Shilipu, unexpectedly, two uninvited guests came to visit the Lotus Villa.
A Western couple who looked like a golden child were waiting in the flower hall. When they saw Lu Ming, they all stood up and respectfully addressed him as "uncle."
He introduced himself as Governor Chuckson's grandson Wells and his granddaughter-in-law Susan.
"Uncle, Great Aunt Windsor mentioned you and said you could help Wells." Susan looked a little cautious and said, "My family and Great Aunt Windsor's family are distant relatives. It is also a holy holiday, so my family is qualified to visit. A few days ago, I went to meet my aunt in Windsor specifically for Wells, but I didn’t expect my aunt to meet me. Now that I think about it, maybe my aunt heard that I came back from Jiangning. "
In the past two days, Lu Ming was focusing on investigating Wells, but he found out that his wife was from a baron family in the imperial capital.
It's strange that it doesn't seem to match Wells's character. After all, he is the grandson of an earl. If there are not many surprises, he will also be an earl in the future and marry the lowest noble family. It is not like his character. From various indications, this powerful person Erles, very ambitious.
But it turns out that the Susan family and the Windsor family are distantly related, so it's no wonder.
But Susan spoke very honestly, which was considered a skill, which made people like her.
She bluntly said that she and Aunt Windsor couldn't talk at all originally, but it was because she heard about Jiang Ning that Aunt Windsor met her.
Lu Ming picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and said with a smile: "What can I do to help you? I'm in a mess right now!"
Wells remained silent, and it was obvious that he was still very proud. He had reached the limit of his ability to endure humiliation by calling himself "uncle". After all, he was obviously a few years younger than him.
If he begs Ken for anything, he won't be able to say anything.
Therefore, Mrs. Susan did the work for her, and Susan said warmly: "Uncle, my aunt and grandniece have told me that you can definitely help grandniece. Wells's grandfather must ask him to return to the imperial capital, but he doesn't want to go back. Uncle, you There must be a way, right?" Blue eyes full of hope stared at Lu Ming.
Lu Ming smiled: "This is not difficult. I have heard a little about you. The main thing is Mrs. Hu. Wells, you just need to bow to Mrs. Hu and beg her. Mrs. Hu will understand when she sees that you are obedient. I help you speak in front of grandpa to show that she actually wants to become a family with you, the descendants of the original wife."
Wells's eyes lit up when he heard Lu Ming mention "Mrs. Hu". The lawyer Lu in front of him actually knew something about his family's affairs, which made him suddenly feel that this trip might not be in vain.
But after hearing that, he couldn't help but shake his head and said dullly: "I just scolded that woman in front of her face...how could she speak for me?"
Lu Ming smiled: "That's easy to handle. You take the opportunity when the Governor and Mrs. Hu are together, and sincerely apologize to Mrs. Hu in person, then apologize to the Governor, and then tell the Governor the reason why you don't want to leave. .”
"Of course, your attitude must be sincere, and you must think carefully about the reasons why you don't want to leave."
"If you can't do this, then go back to the imperial capital. If you stay, you won't be able to fight against the Hu family."
After listening to Lu Ming's words, Wells's expression became uncertain. At the last sentence, his expression changed even more and he looked at Lu Ming.
Lu Ming smiled and said: "The Hu family is also trying to drive me away, so I hope you can stay, but it still depends on your ability." He added: "The reason for thinking is that it is best to have the Governor in charge. Montenegro has sent you an errand.”
To be honest, this world is very boring when it comes to historical allusions.
Unlike his previous life, there were all kinds of palace battles, and there were even more battles between royal families and relatives.
How to control the mentality of the Queen of Xuxian, you can learn a few tricks from reading history books in her previous life.
Seeing the increasingly surprised expression on Wells's face, it was obvious that he gradually figured out why he had to sincerely apologize to the woman in front of his grandfather.
Lu Ming smiled inwardly. With the help of "clan descendants" and fighting with his relatives, he could save himself a lot of trouble.
(End of chapter)
