Just after lunch, people suddenly came to the village.
The spacious and magnificent carriage came all the way from the head of the village. This picture was not in line with Yuqing Village, and immediately attracted many villagers to come out of their homes and look at it from a distance.
I saw the carriage driving for a while, and saw someone passing by and stopped, getting out of the carriage, asking for the way, and then going forward again.
After the carriage passed, a group of villagers gathered around the villager who was being asked for directions and asked, "Hei Laoba, what is this person doing?"
Hei Laoba was still a little stunned, and asked again, only to reply: "I'm looking for Lizheng, it seems that I want to buy something from our village?"
"What the hell is that?"
"How do I know! I heard from the people in the carriage that I should buy a broken mountain and come to a place where birds don't shit."
"Buying a mountain? He, it's incredible, go to Lizheng and take a look."
In an instant, news spread throughout the village, and a nobleman came to the Lizheng family.
How expensive is it
Anyway, in terms of appearance and style, it is not ordinary expensive.
And that noble person seems to have come to buy mountains.
In the main room of Zheng Lizheng's house, there were two people sitting on the main seat where ordinary people could sit.
One is naturally Zheng Lizheng, and the other is a little fat man with a grey background and embroidered gold thread patterns. It doesn't look big, at seventeen or eighteen years old, but the style is not small.
Not only the clothes on his body are dazzling, but he also wears several gemstone rings on his hands. The sun is good today, the sun shines in from the outside along the doorway, and shines on the ring, making Zheng Li's eyes dizzy.
At this time, the little fat man was staring at the tea bowl in front of him with a look of disgust, and it was the servant next to him who gave him a wink, so he didn't say what was in his mouth.
Zheng Lizheng has been watching from the corner of his eye, knowing that these words will definitely not be good words. But whoever told them to drink tea from the backcountry, they only used coarse porcelain tea bowls, but they didn't have the Lao Shizi fine porcelain bowls.
"I don't know why the young master came here?" In order to show that Lizheng is also a decent person, Zheng Lizheng deliberately chewed on words.
Unexpectedly, this little fat boy didn't eat his tricks, and his fat hand waved twice in a row, saying: "Wang, Liu..."
Next to him, his entourage hurriedly made a mouth shape for him, but he still couldn't match it, and finally scolded irritably: "Speak directly, what the hell is he doing, what is his name?" The man wearing a pebble-sized gemstone ring The fat hand pointed directly at Zheng Lizheng's old face.
The entourage was extremely embarrassed, and Zheng Lizheng's old face was also very stiff: "My surname is Zheng, the young master can just call me Zheng Lizheng."
"Oh, it's Zheng Lizheng!" The little fat boy slapped his hand and said to his entourage, "Tell him that my surname is Mao."
If it wasn't for seeing the other party dressed like a man, Zheng Lizheng could not wait to throw this man out. He was sitting opposite him, and he insisted on letting his followers pass the word. Could this be the style of the nobles
The entourage was also obedient, and immediately said to Zheng Lizheng with a smile: "My young master's surname is Mao, and he is the little master of the Mao family's business. The little master is here for the first time as ordered by the master. If there is anything wrong, I hope Zheng Lizheng will bear with you. ."
Look, this is what people say.
Immediately, Zheng Lizheng also smiled and talked to his entourage. After the two of you came to me, Zheng Lizheng also had some understanding of the young master of five people and six people in front of him.
It is said that the Mao family business is one of the largest in Xia County, and it is also well-known in Pingyang Mansion. The Mao family had a rule that when the children of the family became adults, they would go out and travel to show that they had the ability to take over the family business. This is the first time for this young master Mao to come to Huyang Township, and he took a fancy to a hill behind Yuqing Village.
As for why Young Master Mao took a fancy to a small hill in such a place where birds don't shit, this entourage just laughed, but kept it a secret. However, according to Zheng Lizheng's guess, it must be the young master of the rich family who wanted to have fun on a whim.
He doesn't need to know anything else, he just needs to know that the other party wants to buy the mountain, and the bid is not low.
It is obvious that he is only a big fat sheep who is not deep in the world, and he is still pretending to be a big tail wolf here. Grandpa eats more salt than you eat!
Zheng Lizheng thought in his heart, and smiled even more kindly on his face: "I wonder how much money your young master plans to pay? You know, although that mountain belongs to our village, it is not me who can be the master of the house alone. There are many people, if the money is too small, it will not be divided into a few cents for each person, I am afraid this-" Zheng Lizheng looks a little embarrassed, but unfortunately this embarrassment is a bit too simple, it is obviously up for sale.
Young Master Mao looked down on Zheng Lizheng's poor contempt: "Tell him, Young Master, I have money."
The entourage turned to Zheng Lizheng and said, "My young master said that he has money."
"Then I don't know what price I can come up with. It's better to let the old man know something, or talk to the villagers below."
Young Master Mao said to his entourage, "Tell him that this young master will pay five hundred taels."
Five hundred taels
Zheng Lizheng's dry smoke was immediately frightened away, this is really a big fat sheep, taking advantage of it.
The small hill that Young Master Mao was interested in was only over fifty acres in size. The most important thing was that the hill was already deserted. Because it is close to the village, the villagers used to cut firewood here in the past few years, and they just cut it regardless of the planting. Now, apart from the thorns that get in the way, there are some weeds and rotten roots on this hill.
Zheng Lizheng originally estimated that it would be more than a hundred taels, but he did not expect the other party to charge such a high price.
Five hundred taels!
This land belongs to the village, and the village can decide whether to sell it or not, and the mountains are inferior to the wasteland. If you just put some money in the county government, you can get the title deed. While Young Master Mao said the price of 500 taels, Zheng Lizheng was already quickly calculating in his mind how much it would cost to go to the county government to do the deed, how much he would give to the villagers, and how much he could lose.
"Why don't you want to sell it?"
"Sell, of course!"
"That's fine, just a request. Your village is responsible for dealing with the thorns and rotten roots on the hillside."
Master Mao left soon, and Zheng Lizheng was still sitting in the room in a daze.
It wasn't until villagers came to Zheng's house to inquire one after another that Zheng Lizheng came back to his senses. He ordered his son Zheng Gaofeng to sound the gong and called on the whole village to speak.
Not long after, the big gong under the old locust tree in front of the ancestral hall of the Zheng family was struck, so those who took naps stopped taking naps, and those who worked at home stopped working. In the big yard of Zheng Lizheng's house.
If there is not enough standing in the yard, I just stand outside the yard. People standing on the trees on the wall are all people.
Some people were curious about what was going on, and some people seemed to tell others what they had heard before, so Zheng Lizheng hadn't spoken yet, and what he was about to say was passed around.
In the main room of Zheng Lizheng's house, there was another group of people at this time. Several village elders from Yuqing Village were there, and they were all well-respected in the village.
Zheng Li is in accordance with the rules to tell the village elders about this first, without waiting for them to discuss and make up their minds, he went out to talk about it proudly.
Such a good thing, but he Zheng Li is helping the villagers do it. As for asking why you don't have to wait for the consent of the village elders, you still need consent for such a good thing? A fire stick can be sold for five hundred taels, not to mention that the small hill is not as good as a fire stick in the hearts of the villagers!
Sure enough, Zheng Li was going out to say it, and the villagers didn't object at all except cheering.
There are more than 200 households in Yuqing Village. Those who need to pay for the county government after deduction of their money can also receive 22 taels of silver.
Twenty taels of silver! In a place like the countryside, if you live more frugally, if you eat your own food, you will only spend two taels of silver a year, which is still silver that was picked up in vain! As for cleaning up the thorns on the top of the mountain, there are so many people in the village, and one person will clean up after going up and scooping it up. That's not a problem at all!
So when Zhao'er came back from outside, he heard the Xue family happily talking about going to Qingshan with everyone tomorrow.
Especially the eldest couple were very happy. Xue Juncai had to spend money again in school, but the old couple couldn't get money. The betrothal money given by the Zhao family was ready-made money, but it was a pity that Xue Cui'e, a chicken thief, took her betrothal gift very seriously.
For this matter, there has been a lot of friction between the big room and the main room these days.
There was still a fight, and Xue Cui'e also said that if the old couple dared to put her dowry in the big room, she would go outside and tell everyone that when her brother and sister-in-law were greedy for the dowry money, the matter would be stopped.
When thinking about money, it's no wonder the couple in the big room are happy.
The third room Zhou's face was cloudy again, but the fourth room was fine, and there was no mixing at all. But this time, without waiting for Mr. Xue to speak, Mr. Zhou expressed his attitude very neatly. His own man was too tired to farm the land every day, and the work of Qingshan would not be mixed.
The third room is not mixed, the fourth room is not mixed, and the second room is needless to say, then there is only the big room left!
Mr. Xue was very relieved, and the couple in the big room were also happy. When he was happy, he turned his head and thought, the three-bedroom, four-caravan car and horse Fangming would not be in harmony, who would he find to work then? There is a rule in the village that at least two people must be sent out of a family.
Mr. Xue was also a little worried, but the general direction was correct. He said that whoever gets the money will do it. The big couple got the promise, but they went back and complained to each other, saying that the other party revealed too early, so they should be vague and do it first, and then talk about it when the money is divided.
Not to mention this, Yuqing Village entered a rare lively scene the next day.
Every household, men, women, old and young, went into battle, carrying agricultural implements such as shovels and shovels up the mountain. Even those seven or eight-year-old little hairy dicks, each with a small hoe for digging wild vegetables, followed behind their own adults to help.
The first day of Qingshan was the most tiring. I had to cut down the thorns that were growing in a mess. After cutting down, I would share some of them and take them back for firewood.
The next day, after a long while, this hill was considered bald.
This is not the end, you have to dig out the roots in the soil. This is the hardest part. You have to dig it out carefully, otherwise, if you leave a little bit, the wild thorns can grow all over the mountain again. .
Generally speaking, although the country people are a little cautious, they are sincere when it comes to their work, and there are very few people who steal and play tricks.
During the period, Zhao'er went up the mountain for a visit, and was a little silent.
After going down the mountain, she brought Xue Qinghuai, Jiang Wu, and Gao Sheng over, and they discussed for a while before dispersing.
The hillside was finally cleaned up, and it was fortunate that it was in time for the slack, otherwise the designation would not have been so fast.
After the front is cleaned up, there are villagers in the back who are urging Li Zheng to send money. Zheng Lizheng said that if the noble person came to visit the top of the mountain in two days, he would pay the money, so that the villagers should not worry.
But after waiting for two days, and waiting for another two days, Zheng Lizheng was a little panicked.
It was also on that day that he was so shocked that he was full of promises, but he forgot to ask the other party for a deposit or something, and he didn't even know where to find the other party.
But Zheng Lizheng definitely couldn't say that on the face. When a villager asked, he could only say that the nobles were busy and panicked.
In this way, one day, two days, three or four days have passed, and the noble person still hasn't seen a shadow, and the village is completely fried.
To say that you are not tired is definitely a lie. Even if the sweat of the peasants is worthless, it is not for nothing.
Just as there was a lot of discussion in the village, there were more and more rumors in the village. Some people say that Zheng Li deliberately ordered everyone to clear the barren hills. Zheng Lizheng mentioned this before, saying that the land is too unsightly to look at, and it needs to be used. Even if some trees are cleared, it can also benefit the younger generation. . But no villagers listened to it at that time, and they were too busy with their own work. With so many people in the village, it was a matter of who went and who did not go, so they kept leaving it there.
There are also rumors that the noble man has already given the money to Zheng Lizheng.
One after another, villagers personally approached the Zheng family to ask about this. This situation has never happened before, which means that Zheng Li's majesty in the village has begun to shake.
Just when Zheng Lizheng was so anxious that several large artillery pieces were strung on the corners of his mouth, and he was so anxious that he was lying on the kang every day, and when his mother-in-law soaked a handkerchief in cold water and put a handkerchief on his forehead, Xue Tingxiang came back.
He first went to Patriarch Xue's house, and then spent the morning with Patriarch Xue to Zheng Lizheng's house.