After listening to their descriptions, Wen Jin slowly poured tea for them.
"The dewy stubble of tongue on Qingming Festival must be picked before dawn before the dew dries. It costs several thousand taels per catty and is very fragrant. Sit down and try it quickly."
Yingxiang and Xiaokui are like ants on a hot pot.
Everything has gone wrong, how can I have the nerve to drink such good tea?
I’m not in the mood for tea either!
"Is the landlord very knowledgeable? Is he a scholar?"
"There is no knowledge, he is just a rough man. It is a wasteland and there is no harvest. Although his family is not poor, it cannot afford to support scholars.
"We just rely on the ancestral craftsmanship to make a living!"
If nothing else, Yingxiang has a very accurate eye for people.
Hearing what she said, Wen Jin became more confident, "So, why is it that he refuses to sell the land to us because we want to open a girls' school?"
Yingxiang was stunned when she heard this, "Then...what does the princess mean?"
"He is not a scholar, nor is he a wealthy businessman. Why does he care whether girls can study or not?
"It is the most practical thing for him to have enough food and drink for his family and not have to work hard to make a living!"
Listen to Wen Jin finish.
Yingxiang suddenly realized, she slapped her forehead and said, "I'm so confused! I've gotten into trouble!"
Wen Jin smiled and said, "It's just a misunderstanding. Do you have any idea now?"
"Thank you, Princess, for the tip. I understand! Someone must be sabotaging it behind the scenes! Either giving him a favor or scaring him.
"Think of it, it will be easy to handle. This kind of person loves small profits. The slave family has a way to make him tell the truth!"
Yingxiang came in dejectedly, but left with high morale.
Before Xiaokui could figure out what was going on, she was dragged away by Yingxiang and went to find the landlord of the wasteland.
It's dusk this day.
Wen Jin got the latest news brought back by Yingxiang.
"It was King Hailing who was behind this! The landowner said that King Hailing wanted to buy the land and build a racecourse! He paid 40,000 taels of silver!
"For that piece of land, thirty thousand taels is already very high! Forty thousand taels... was King Hailing kicked in the head by a donkey?"
After Yingxiang finished speaking, she knew she had made a mistake and smacked her mouth twice symbolically.
Wen Jin held the freshly roasted sweet potato in deep thought.
"Princess, isn't King Hailing deliberately going against us? Will he really buy that land?" Yingxiang asked.
Wen Jin blew the sweet potato and said, "Hasn't King Hailing signed the deed yet?"
"No, I gave a deposit of five thousand taels. Does the princess want to raise the price and buy the land back?" Yingxiang frowned, "It's higher than forty thousand taels... Just buying the land, the money put in is too much, and what's the price?" We need to build a school and build a new building!"
When Yingxiang was an oiran, she spent money like water and never even asked the price of anything she liked.
Now that I have become a "management", I know that money must be used wisely.
Thirty thousand taels of land price was quite a lot, and if it was increased more, her heart would bleed.
Wen Jin thought for a moment and said, "That man said that King Hailing will sign a contract with him tomorrow? Just in time, I will go with you to see it tomorrow."
The next day, Yingxiang and Xiaokui arrived at Prince Huai's Mansion early in the morning.
Wen Jin went with them to the land on the outskirts of the city.
Yingxiang asked about the good time, and they came earlier than King Hailing.
Wen Jin walked back and forth looking at the piece of land she had chosen.
When the landowner heard that Princess Huai had come in person, he didn't dare to hide and came to greet Wen Jin.
"I'm really sorry. Although I have gone back on my word, the male should lead the outside and the female should lead the household. This is a rule left by our ancestors for thousands of years..."
Wen Jin looked at him lightly and said, "I'm not here to talk about rules with you. The bustling and bustling are all for profit. I can understand that you are unwilling to sell the land to me because of profit..."
The landowner was slightly startled and looked at Princess Huai in astonishment... Princess Huai seemed to be different from the rumors?
"I came here to discuss something else with you..."
After a while, King Hailing's carriage also arrived.
Xiao Jinglou was not surprised when he saw Wen Jin.
He was playing with two Wenwan walnuts in his hand and walked forward with a smile.
"The eighth younger brother and sister are here too? Why, you also like this piece of land?" Xiao Jinglou asked knowingly, looking at her and smiling.
Wen Jin's face was pale and he said, "Yes, and I was the one who fell in love with her first. We had already reached an agreement, but unexpectedly, King Hailing snatched her love with a sword."
"Hey, you can't say that, brother and sister!" King Hailing turned the walnuts in his hand, his peach blossom eyes full of pride, "You neither gave me any money nor signed a contract. This land belongs to the seller, and he wants to sell it. Anyone can do it!”
"Why don't you just call me 'good brother'? If my brother is happy, he might give it to you."
King Hailing looked at her with frivolous eyes and a malicious smile that was annoying.
Wen Jin was not irritated, but instead sneered, "In that case, it seems that King Hailing didn't give any money, right? The one with the highest price will get it, I'll pay 42,000 taels. Anyone who sells this land will sell it, and he will make an extra two thousand taels." …”
"Forty-five thousand taels!" King Hailing sneered, "I will ask you to earn another five thousand taels.
"Brothers and sisters, this is not how you talk about business! Isn't it more cost-effective to say 'good brother' than throwing money at me like this?"
"Forty-eight thousand taels!" Wen Jin said.
"Oh... tsk tsk," King Hailing shook his head, "Does King Huai know you are such a prodigal?"
Wen Jin didn't even look at him, "I've brought the contract, forty-eight thousand taels, if you agree, we can sign it now..."
"Fifty thousand taels!" King Hailing suddenly became angry when he saw that he was being ignored.
Wen Jin frowned and stared at him with disgust.
Prince Hailing saw that she seemed angry and was quite happy, "What? Isn't Prince Huai's Mansion rich?
"Oh, I got it! Could it be that my eighth brother doesn't agree with this? So, all my brothers and sisters take is their own private money?
"Hahahaha, I don't want to bully you, a prostitute..."
"Fifty-five thousand taels!" Wen Jin interrupted him, his slightly raised tone filled with anger, "Xiao Kui, bring me the deed and the banknote!
"Sign the deed today and I'll pay half of the money. On the 16th day of the first lunar month, go to the government and get the official seal stamped and I'll pay the other half."
Prince Hailing looked at Wen Jin and raised his eyebrows, "Are you angry? Hey, girls shouldn't be so headstrong. Women are like water. They must learn to be gentle. Gentle women have a good life!"
Xiaokui actually brought the deed that had been drawn up and a stack of banknotes.
King Hailing frowned, "Why are you so stubborn? Don't look back until you hit the south wall! Sixty thousand taels!"
"You..." Wen Jin's beautiful eyes stared at him angrily. In her beautiful eyes, there was grievance and anger, and a deep sense of unwillingness.
When King Hailing saw the beauty angry, he immediately became... happy!
"Hahaha, come on, let's sign the deed now! Today, I will tell my brothers and sisters to show you what it means to be generous and what it means to be cheerful!
"If you ask me, a woman should live peacefully, stay in the backyard of her house, take care of her husband and raise her children.
"A housewife comes out to discuss business? What kind of words are you talking about? She looks like a petty person with long hair and short knowledge!"
King Hailing was so contemptuous that he drew up a contract with the landlord in front of Wen Jin.
"I would like to advise you, you have to be careful of King Hailing. He only wrote the deed, but did not pay any money. He only talked in vain.
"He won't admit it later. Can you, a commoner, fight against him, a prince?"
Wen Jin sneered from the side.
Xiao Jinglou's face stiffened and he sneered, "My brothers and sisters really look down on me! For sixty thousand taels, will I still deny it?"
"Yes." Wen Jin nodded, "The bet you made with me was only 10,000 taels, and King Hailing wanted to deny it. If I hadn't held a palace banquet in the palace in front of everyone, you would have given me the 10,000 taels. ?"
When the landowner heard this, he immediately quit.
