Qujia in the western suburbs, lit up late at night.
Huang boiled water and quickly made Bai Song a bowl of wild tea from the mountains.
When Bai Song came to the Qu family, he left in no hurry.
I thanked Mrs. Huang and warmed my hands with the tea bowl in my hands, but I was still thinking about the fairy water.
"Hey, it's a pity. I thought I could make a lot of money this time, but someone named Xue came out halfway and ruined our good deeds."
Bai Song was murmuring, and Uncle Qu felt his back shiver as he listened.
Three boxes of money, not enough?
"My dear nephew, that money will be enough for you to spend a lifetime. People must know how to be content, do you understand?"
Bai Song waved his hand: "Not to mention this, now that the prescription has been announced, it is no longer possible to make money by buying medicine. But we can't sit back and rest in vain. Although the money is less, as long as we make good use of it, it will be enough for us to make money. ”
"My dear nephew, do you have new plans?"
Bai Song nodded and said seriously: "Uncle Qu, I have already thought about it. Tomorrow Uncle Qu will pay back the money he owes and then buy a small courtyard in the county. The western suburbs are crowded and not suitable for long-term living."
Uncle Qu waved his hands repeatedly: "No way! The money belongs to you, Nephew Bai, so why use your money to buy a house for our family? As long as Nephew Bai can help pay off the old man's gambling debt, our family will be grateful." .”
"Uncle Qu, except for my sister, I have no relatives and no one I can trust. We still have a lot of big things to do in the future, and this little money is nothing. I have married into the Lin family and have no one to rely on outside. I will always Treat Uncle Qu’s house as our own, so that Uncle Qu’s family can live better, and it will be more convenient for me to come here in the future.”
Uncle Qu's lifelong wish is to have his own house in the county. How could he not be moved by Bai Song's proposal? It's just that this gift is too heavy and I can't accept it happily.
Uncle Qu's expression changed continuously, he didn't know what to say.
Bai Song naturally interrupted: "How much does a house in the county cost?"
During the conversation between the two, the aunt was making the bed, but her ears were on Bai Song's side.
I was surprised and happy when I heard Bai Song's proposal earlier.
Seeing that the man hesitated to nod because of his face, he felt anxious again.
At this moment, Bai Song changed the subject, and Uncle Qu acquiesced.
The aunt was afraid that the man would talk nonsense again, so she joined in enthusiastically: "Houses in Mang County are not expensive. I heard people say that at the entrance of Xicheng, which is close to our western suburbs, there are two brick houses, a shed, and a large house with a well. The courtyard is only thirty taels of silver."
"So cheap?" Bai Song responded.
"No!" The aunt smiled brightly, "Nephew Bai, even if our family doesn't buy a house, you still have to buy one."
Seeing how philistine his wife was, Qu Heng's old face turned red. He lowered his head and pulled his wife: "Oh, shut up! No one will think you are dumb!"
The aunt glared at her husband fiercely, smiled at Bai Song, and finally said nothing more.
"It doesn't matter, my aunt is right. It's a helpless move to marry into the Lin family. As a grown man, I can't always depend on others. Besides, I'm often not welcomed in the Lin family. I don't know how long the Lin family can tolerate me... I have a house outside. , I feel more at ease. Besides, I have a younger sister who will get married sooner or later. If I keep living in a forest house, I'm afraid I'll be looked down upon by others. Let's go to the county and buy two houses. We'll live there for the rest of our lives. Neighbor."
"Hey, good nephew... you have really changed since you came to the Lin family, and you have become more capable. Old man, I know that you are trying to do something good for my Qu family. If you refuse, old man, you are disrespectful."
"Half of that money belongs to you, Uncle Qu. This is just the beginning. We will still have endless money to make in the future. If we push it back and forth now, how can we cooperate in the future?"
"Okay...Old man, just be shameless for once and stop arguing with your nephew."
"How much money did we make in total?"
"Three hundred strings, no more, no less."
"We just spent twelve guan on official errands, which means we still have 288 guan. I plan to use 100 guan to buy a new house in the county."
"One hundred strings?!" Qu Heng was startled.
"Since you want to buy it, naturally you have to buy something better to avoid the trouble of exchanging it in the future. Just buy it in Uncle Qu's name, and I will talk about it later."
"This is not okay, this is not okay!" The aunt who had just been scolded came over and shook her head repeatedly, "We can't put our family's name on a house with a hundred yuan, it must be the Bai family's house! Just treat our family as helping our nephew to look after the house. Let’s stay here for a while, and when my nephew makes a lot of money, we can buy it again.”
Bai Song wanted to explain, but then he thought it was unnecessary. Anyway, it was just a place to settle the Qu family. He kept insisting, but it put pressure on the Qu family, so he nodded along with his aunt's wishes.
"The remaining one hundred and eighty-eight strings... need to be dealt with properly..." Bai Song pondered for a moment, "How much does the field outside Mang County cost per acre?"
The aunt frowned: "Huh? Nephew Bai wants to buy some land?"
"I think so too."
"This is impossible!" Auntie was rarely excited and objected with all her strength.
Bai Song was confused: "Why?"
"Mang County is no different from other places. It is the border between the two countries. There are swarms of Turkic bandits in the north, and they will rob wherever there is land. Don't you know that Mang County has been barren for generations? Almost no one is cultivating it, and no one wants the land."
Bai Song had heard about this for a long time, but precisely because of this, Bai Song had to prepare even more.
"It doesn't matter. Just because no one wants it, the land is cheaper. We can buy more land with less money. Why not?"
"Nephew Bai Xian, you have to think clearly about this..."
"Auntie, please tell me how much it will cost."
"I heard from people in Yaxing that good land costs three hundred cents per acre, second-grade land costs one hundred cents per acre, and barren, dry, and abandoned land costs thirty cents per acre."
"What?! So cheap!"
Bai Song was so shocked that he stood up.
If I remember correctly, ancient fields were valuable no matter what era they were in. An acre of fertile land started at at least five taels of silver. This Mang County field was actually more than ten times lower than the market price.
This time I'm going to make a fortune.
"Uncle Qu, go to Yahang early tomorrow morning and buy all the fields listed for sale. Take out 150 guan and buy as much as you can!"
When the aunt heard this, she exclaimed: "My dear nephew, are you crazy! Why do you need so many fields? We can't even take care of it."
“You don’t have to farm it, you just buy it, put it there, and one day it will serve its purpose.”
Bai Song was confident that if he invested this amount of money, he would be able to make a hundred times a thousand times more money within a year.
First, the Bai Song Dynasty had space. As long as it accumulated energy, it could exchange for various high-yielding food seeds.
Second, according to the course of history, news will come out in the spring of next year that the Tang Army defeated the Eastern Turks. From then on, the Turks and the Tang Dynasty would have a stable period on the northeastern border for decades. The Turkic banditry that Huang is worried about will naturally be eliminated.
Third, Mang County is geographically close to Beiping, which was the capital of later generations. The location is excellent and conducive to agricultural development.
Fourth, once the Eastern Turks are pacified, a large number of Turks will move south and settle in the Tang Dynasty. Mang County was one of the throats of the Turks entering the Tang Dynasty. When the time came, the flow of people in Mang County increased dramatically, and with land, money could be made from just pooping.
Bai Song couldn't explain this to others, and he didn't have to explain it to others.
"Uncle Qu, just do as I say. You will never go wrong. The remaining dozens of dollars will be reserved for emergencies."
Uncle Qu nodded and glared at his wife: "You are just a woman, what do you know? You still don't know how capable your nephew is and how much he has experienced?"
After explaining these things, Bai Song was ready to leave.
At this moment, Sangsang, who had been missing all this time, came into the house with a basin of hot water and whispered: "Brother Bai, I have to go back and forth for a day. Your feet must be tired, right? Sangsang boiled the water and washed your feet before leaving. .”
At this moment, Sangsang was calm and courteous, holding the water basin in front of Bai Song, half squatting, looking up at Brother Bai with admiration, blinking, full of expectation.
Bai Song's feet really hurt. The soles of ancient shoes were not good and the road was difficult to walk on.
Looking at the steaming water, it should be very comfortable to take a dip, right?
"All right……"
Bai Song sat down again, took off his shoes and socks, and was about to put his feet in, but a pair of small hands grabbed it first.
"Sangsang, you..."
"It's okay, Sangsang helps Brother Bai wash up."
Sangsang's voice was very low, her head lowered, and she showed no expression. All she could see was her loose hair covering her face like a waterfall, revealing two small red earlobes, which were so cute.
"this……"
A modern person has no experience of asking others to help wash their feet.
Sangsang is a younger sister, not a technician!
Besides, uncle and aunt are still watching!
Bai Song felt uncomfortable all over, but he couldn't show too much excitement. His face turned red with embarrassment.
Uncle Qu and Auntie had a tacit understanding, pretending not to notice, chatting quietly and went to the back room.
Xiao Nizi moved very gently, pressing her little hands on her legs, thinking of so many ants crawling on her legs, feeling numb, numb, and itchy...
"Brother Bai, is the water hot?"
"Well, it's a good fit."
"Sang Sang, I'll give you another squeeze."
The little girl is very serious and cautious, which makes people feel a little distressed.
Bai Song looked outside the house, not daring to look at this girl.
I'm afraid that if I look at it more, I'll fall in love uncontrollably, with a different kind of love that's different from brother-sister love.
This cute and heart-warming Nizi can only be encountered in ancient times.
A beautiful and reserved girl who worships a person from the bottom of her heart and sacrifices for a person regardless of the reason should be the little angel guarding every man's heart, right?
Bai Song sighed in his heart and heard slight crying in a daze.
Bai Song was startled and looked at Sangsang: "What's wrong?"
Sang Sang raised her head, looked at Bai Song with a pair of bright tearful eyes, and said with a flat mouth: "Brother Bai's feet are worn out... wu wu..."
Seeing the little girl's pear blossoms with rain, Bai Song felt a needle in his heart.
This girl is really stupid!
But she cried so sadly...
Bai Song couldn't hold himself any longer, so he pulled Sang Sang into his arms, trying to treat himself as a big brother, and said softly: "Okay, okay, Brother Bai is a man, what does it matter if his feet are worn out?"
There was no word of farewell, only the cry of the little girl for company.
Bai Song held Sang Sang in his arms for a long time, until the water turned cold, and then reluctantly separated.
With this brief intimacy, when they left, there was no nostalgia in the hearts of the men and women, and they only recalled the tenderness at that time.
