Poisonous Peasant 'Concubine'

"Yes, I have seen Lord Xuan!"

After finally regaining his senses, Song Gengniu led his family in cold sweat and bowed to them. Compared with the ridiculous master and young master, Master Xuan was obviously much better. Ling Jingxuan nodded symbolically, turned around and threw Yan Shengrui a shallow Laughing, he said to Liu Baoren, "Let's take a look at the carriage and the cow."

This delay, one after another, more than half an hour has passed, Jing Peng is almost coming back soon, right?I don't know how the land measurement is. "Huh? Hey, Brother Ling, please."

Liu Baoren, who was clearly out of state, made a gesture of invitation in a daze, and glanced at Yan Shengrui as if nothing. After he said that at first, he thought that he was at most Ling Jingxuan's friend or brother. Listen to Ling Jingxuan again. Saying that he is just a farmer, he also took him for granted as a farmer, right? ?How can there be a farmer who is full of murderous aura and domineering sideways?Intuition told him that his identity was not simple.

Thinking of this, Liu Baoren became even more determined to make friends with Ling Jingxuan. A farmer with outstanding medical skills who did not look like a farmer at all, a domineering and powerful man who seemed ordinary but could never be ordinary. They are completely different, but in fact, they are all the same kind of person, a master who combines the contradictions of ordinary and extraordinary.

"Brother Ling, what do you think of this horse? This is the offspring of the crossbreeding of the famous sweat horse of the Western Kingdom and our excellent horse of the Qing Dynasty. Look at how thick the rump and buttocks are, how neat the shape is, and the whole body line is beautiful , the muscles are tight, not only can you travel thousands of miles a day, but you can also gallop under heavy loads as if you are walking on flat ground.”

Directly leading them to the tallest and most beautiful black horse in the stable, Liu Baoren said enthusiastically without losing his true nature as a businessman. Ling Jingxuan's eyes lit up, and he stroked back and forth to check the condition of the black horse. The limbs are strong and powerful, and most importantly, the temper is still mild, which is suitable for use as a carriage.

"What do you think?" In terms of horses, who could have more say than Yan Shengrui?Although he lost his memory, Ling Jingxuan subconsciously turned his head to ask for his opinion.

"Well, yes, if it is used in the army, this horse is too docile and not suitable, but we bought it for children, and it is just right."

Yan Shengrui also circled around the black horse, nodded in approval, and blurted out the words completely reflexively, without even realizing it, the army said it so naturally in his mouth, as if it was him For this reason, Ling Jingxuan's eyes flickered, and he sighed deeply in his heart. It seems that his guess was right. He must be the current Prince Cheng. If possible, he really didn't want to get involved with the royal family. Relationship, but it seems that it is impossible now.

"What are you thinking about?" Seeing that he didn't respond for a long time, Yan Shengrui walked over without feeling suspicious, ignoring the presence of many outsiders, and kissed his face with his right hand, with naked concern in his eyes.

"No, I suddenly remembered something."

After regaining his senses, Ling Jingxuan pushed his hand away, turned to Liu Baoren and asked, "How do you sell this horse?"

"Brother bought it for 20 taels, and sold it to you for 20 taels, as if it was brought for you. In addition, the carriage has to be calculated separately. It depends on what specification you need. I have ordinary wooden carts and boxes here. Cars, and luxury carriages with upholstered mattresses, wooden carts cost two taels of silver, box cars cost five taels, and luxury carriages cost ten taels, Brother Ling, if you decide, I’ll get someone to match it for you right away.”

Now that he has decided to make friends with him, Liu Baoren can no longer call him any false prices, and all the prices he gives are real prices that preserve capital.

"Let's just go for the luxury car." Ling Jingxuan chose the best car without even thinking about it. The price is not an issue, what he wants is comfort. From now on, the child will have to ride it to and from town and village every day. Why is it uncomfortable?For his little bun, no amount of money is worth it.

Seeing this, Liu Baoren raised his hand to beckon a fellow, and after he pulled the black horse out of the stable, he led them to the cowshed next to him. There were only a row of farming cattle, except for a big black and white cow tied in the corner. It seems to be a cow that has just given birth, and the tits are plump and full.

"To be honest, brother Ling, I only have one cow, and I don't have any more. If you want it, I can sell it to you for eight taels of silver.

Cattle were very valuable in the Qing Dynasty, especially farming cattle. The court even issued a special law to protect them. Ordinary people would be beheaded if they slaughtered for no reason. Official documents, killing cattle will not be held accountable. Of course, these laws are aimed at ordinary people. No matter what dynasty or generation, any law is as empty as the royal family. There is an old saying that a prince who breaks the law is the same as the common people. , but how many princes in history were beheaded for breaking the law? "Brother Zhao, please excuse me."

Even though he had no choice, Ling Jingxuan was not sloppy, if he bought a sick cow back, it would be bad if the whole family got sick.

Zhao Dalong remained silent as usual, walked over and checked the condition of the cow repeatedly before nodding to Ling Jingxuan: "Very good."

"Well, that's it, Liu Baoren. If there are still good cows in the future, please go to Xinyuan Restaurant to find shopkeeper Zhang and tell him that Ling Jingxuan has made an appointment. Ask him to bring a message, and I will also ask for it."

There are five more people in the family suddenly, and the milk from one cow may not be enough. Since Song Gengniu and the others have sold themselves to him, he will not treat them badly, at least let them take care of themselves. Thinking about sending Zhao Han and his wife away, it was all thanks to their help.

"Hey, no problem, Brother Ling, please!"

Full of joy, he agreed, and Liu Baoren made a gesture of invitation, and when they came to the shop outside again, Ling Jingpeng, who had brought people back to measure the land, had just returned.

"Brother, according to your instructions, the east reaches Yuehuagou, the west reaches the foot of Xiaogong Mountain, and the front is pushed directly to about 230 meters away from Brother Zhao's house. The entire land is bought, with a total of [-] mu."

Attached to his side, Ling Jingpeng said in a low voice, this number far exceeded their expectations, Ling Jingxuan couldn't help raising his eyebrows, he thought it would be about a hundred acres at most, but it was more than doubled, but the east side can It is also a good thing to extend to Yuehuagou. Later, he dug a fish pond, which happened to be able to divert water from Yuehuagou. There is also a small stream at the foot of Xiaogong Mountain in the west, and the terrain in the west is low, so it will be convenient to release water to catch fish in the future. , the most important thing is that the creek is still connected to the semi-salt land, so you don’t have to worry about irrigation in the future. It’s more than 200 mu. It’s convenient, isn’t it?

"Brother Ling, the homestead is 230 mu. Because you need to apply for a government lease, you get one tael of silver per mu. Do you think so?"

At the same time, Liu Baoren on the other side has also listened to the report from the buddy. The homestead is considered cheap. The official lease is only one tael and a half an acre. The ordinary dry land costs five taels of silver an acre. The slightly better sandy slopes cost seven to eight taels Well, fertile land is the most expensive, at least ten taels, and you may not be able to buy it. There are not so many lands waiting for people to buy in Datong Town.

"Success, let's count as one or two halves, and see how much it is in total."

Ling Jingxuan didn't hesitate, nodded and agreed. Liu Baoren asked someone to take the pen, ink, paper and inkstone and the abacus, and said after banging: "Brother Ling, the total cost of the carriage is 30 taels, cows are 30 taels, people are 230 taels, 340 taels." A mu of land is 410 five taels, so the total is 410 three taels, let’s count the odds, let’s round up the whole number, [-] taels, do you think this number is right?”

"Well, no problem. This is a silver note of 500 taels. Liu Baoren will inspect it."

As he said that, Ling Jingxuan took out the bank note and handed it over. Because he had a lot of things to buy today, he brought out 500 taels. He will never take out the 1000 taels of silver.

"Brother Ling, wait a moment."

After receiving the bank note, Liu Baoren got up and went to the counter. Ling Jingxuan waited calmly with a smile on his lips, but what he didn't know was that, except for Yan Shengrui, everyone standing behind him was dumbfounded, more than 400 taels, He actually spent it without blinking an eye, and they couldn't help feeling sorry for him.

"Sorry for the long wait. This is the 90 taels of silver I gave you, as well as their deed of sale and the contract for you to buy livestock land with me. Brother Ling, take a look. If there is no problem, please sign below and press your fingerprint."

Not long after, Liu Baoren came back with a stack of contracts, and the clerk following him took advantage of the opportunity to put nine ten taels of silver ingots on the table. Ling Jingxuan took the contract and looked at it carefully, and put it away after confirming that there was nothing wrong with it. Selling the deed, he took out a stick of charcoal wrapped in soft bamboo skin from his arms. This is a charcoal pen he made himself. Although it can't compare with modern ball pens, at least he can get started. He really can't control the brush .

They quickly signed and stamped their handprints, and their contract was considered complete. Liu Baoren confirmed that it was correct before he said: "In three days, I will personally send the land deed to your house, Brother Ling, if you have any orders in the future, just say it, brother. Will do my best."

A businessman is a businessman, and he did not forget to flatter him at the end. Ling Jingxuan smiled slightly: "Then I will trouble Liu Baoren. By the way, if I want to hire a large number of people to open up wasteland, can you also undertake it here?"

"Of course, no matter how many people you want, as long as you tell me the number, I promise to send it to you the next day, but Brother Ling, hiring people is different from buying people, and the wages must be settled every day, because it is the busy season of farming. , Generally strong labor is [-] Wen a day, regardless of food, if the farming is slack, the price is relatively cheaper."

As if he didn't know, Liu Baoren said straightaway, thinking that he was going to hire someone to reclaim the 200 mu of land he just bought.

"Hehe...Then please Liu Baoren help me hire thirty people to Lingjia Village tomorrow and ask them to bring their hoes. The ten taels of silver will be regarded as a deposit."

Taking out an ingot of silver and throwing it to him, Ling Jingxuan said as he walked, since he bought the land, it was time to start work.

"Thirty people? Is it too many?"

Liu Baoren really had good intentions this time. With only 200 mu of land, [-] strong laborers can finish the work in one day. Wouldn't the rest be wasted?

"Many people are easy to handle, you just need to find me."

With a serious look on his face, Ling Jingxuan obviously didn't want to say more, and Liu Baoren was also a human being, so he hurriedly said: "Success, they will definitely arrive before tomorrow's hour."

When they went out, their newly purchased carriage had already parked by the side of the road, and the cow was also pulled out. Song Gengniu quickly climbed into the carriage, and took the initiative to take the whip from the waiter. It seemed that he was ready to drive them. Ling Jingxuan nodded in satisfaction. He turned around and said to Mrs. Zhao Han: "Brother Zhao, Brother Han, Sheng Rui Jingpeng and I are going to buy some daily necessities. Could you please help me send the cow and the four of them back first?"

"No, no problem."

Zhao Han and his wife were dumbfounded when they saw him spending money lavishly. Until now, they were still confused. For them, more than 400 taels of silver was a sky-high price, enough for them to eat for a lifetime. Can't finish it.