When the weather cleared up, the ice edges on the eaves turned into water and fell down in drops. Xu Hua and Xu Wei carried out a bag of soybeans from the cellar, put them under the eaves, and gasped softly.

"Today, we went to the village chief's house to exchange tofu. Let's go earlier and exchange some of each kind." Uncle Wang took out three large baskets, intending to share some beans for the two brothers.

Xu Hua poured the soybeans into the two panniers, and took the remaining empty panniers back to the utility room: "Ah, Xu Wei and I have finished carrying them, so you don't need to carry them."

"All right, let's go early." Uncle Wang smiled gratifiedly, greeted Xu Yi and went out.

In less than an hour, the three of them brought back several catties of tender tofu, several catties of dried tofu, and a large bundle of tofu skins. Uncle Wang was still holding a pot of tofu flowers.

"Brother Yi, brother Yi, guess what I heard when I went out."

"Landlord Xu's family has suffered a catastrophe. God really has eyes." Uncle Wang hurriedly dragged Xu Yi into the house, and whispered excitedly in his ear.

"The useless son of the landlord Xu's family lost 2000 taels of silver in gambling. If he doesn't pay back the money, the casino will cut off his hands and feet and take his brother away to pay off the debt." Uncle Wang thought of Ah Tie's father. He was chopped off his hands and feet and thrown into the sea, but his body was never found.

Xu Yi once again heard the mess about Landlord Xu's family, and his heart couldn't feel any ripples anymore. The previous incident seemed like a lifetime ago: "Their family has a lot of money and a lot of fields, can't they even make up 2000 taels?"

"I heard that his crippled son stole the family's silver and lost it long ago. Now he still owes 2000 taels. Landlord Xu's family has spread the word that they want to sell the land. Tsk tsk, a hundred acres, this time it's really bleeding."

"Are we going to sell it? Then Landlord Xu will lose his land in the future." Xu Yi raised his eyebrows in surprise, not expecting the landlord's family to collapse as soon as it said it would.

Uncle Wang chuckled comfortably: "I heard from the village chief, Fu Lang, that it's not fake. Those who celebrate Chinese New Year don't know where to find a buyer, and they want to sell it all at once. It's seven or eight hundred taels of silver. Who can buy it once? Sex took out so much money."

"For retail sales, I still want to buy a few acres. If there is land at home, I will have confidence in my heart." Xu Yi was a little moved, and the money would not be able to give birth to babies at home, so it is better to let some money out.

Uncle has a different idea from him. The fields at home are all taken care of by others. If you buy a few more acres, you have to hire someone: "You should discuss it with Qin Hao and listen to his opinion."

"Well, Landlord Xu's house doesn't have to be a retail store yet. I'm just thinking about it. Let's talk about it later." Xu Yi really wanted to talk to Qin Hao before making a decision, and he simply finished the housework with peace of mind.

Qin Hao was writing and drawing in his room, with a charcoal basin at his feet, and he was quite comfortable. He didn’t dare to go to the conservatory again. His uncle regarded reading and writing as the most important things in the world, so he stayed in the conservatory and wrote. Everyone else will be kicked out.

The plan is finished, and the details have been smoothed out these days. When Ah Jiu comes back, we can discuss and discuss together, and then we can start working. Now is the time to gear up and be full of ambition.

Xu Yi came into the room with a bowl of sweet bean curd, and seeing Qin Hao's fascination, he knocked on the bowl with a spoon: "Brother Hao, what are you thinking? You are so fascinated."

"What else can you think about, earn money." Qin Hao didn't turn his head, and popped out a sentence without thinking.

Xu Yi burst out laughing: "Yo, why are you looking for money, you always laugh at me for being a money fan."

Qin Hao scooped up a few spoonfuls of bean curds and put them in his mouth. He was not satisfied, so he picked up the bowl and drank it. He finished the bowl in one breath, and wiped his mouth with his big hand: "Is there any more? I'm just thirsty. ,one more bowl."

Xu Yi took the empty bowl, turned around and went back to the kitchen to fill another bowl, secretly blaming himself for being careless, for not bringing water to brother Hao all morning, it's only strange if he isn't thirsty.

"Drink slowly, remember to call me next time when you're thirsty, I can hear you if you shout in the room," Xu Yi followed Qin Hao's back, feeling a little distressed.

"It's okay, I was obsessed with thinking about things, and I forgot." Qin Hao put his arms around Xu Yi's waist and pulled him onto his lap.

Xu Yi nestled in Qin Hao's arms, playing with her hair boredly: "Brother Hao, I want to discuss something with you. I want to buy another ten acres of land and share it with others."

"The fields in the village are all owned. Does anyone want to sell the fields? Or did you visit another village?" Qin Hao drank the bean curd slowly and occasionally fed Xu Yi a spoonful.

Xu Yi lazily said: "Xu Yuan was abolished in the county town. He couldn't read books, and his brother couldn't find them. He gambled badly in the gambling shop every day and owed a lot of debts. The owner of the gambling shop asked the landlord Xu to collect the debts. I heard that Xudi mainly sells a hundred acres of land to plug this hole."

Qin Hao thought for a long time before he remembered Xu Yuan, and snorted contemptuously: "Xu Yuan, hasn't he been abolished? He still has the face to gamble in the county."

"A person like him, who can do those disgusting things, has long since lost face." Xu Yi looked disgusted, and his stomach felt nauseous just thinking about it.

"Then you still want to buy their fields, don't you mind?"

Xu Yi rolled his eyes, and choked with his hands on his hips confidently: "It's not the person who bought his house, so why bother, the field is fertile, and it's a good deal to buy now."

"Then let's buy all of the [-] acres, lower the price severely, throw the bank notes in their faces, and piss them off." Qin Hao likes his open-minded and transparent personality, he treats people generously, and doesn't get entangled in matters.

Xu Yi's eyes widened in shock. Owning one hundred acres of fertile land was something he never dared to think about. As far back as he could remember, the fertile land and wealth of Xu's landlord's family was like a benchmark in Xu's village. Standing there, he had never People can go beyond.

Even if the family has enough silver taels now, it never occurred to them that one day their family could replace Landlord Xu and become the new benchmark in the village, although in fact Brother Hao earned a lot of silver quietly, far more than Landlord Xu's family.

"Why are you so stupid? The market price of 800 mu of land is 600 taels of silver. If we take it for [-] taels, we still have some money at home." Seeing his bewildered expression, Qin Hao shook Xu Yi's body amusedly.

Yes, in this way, a hundred mu of land is not as good as a box of gold at home. Xu Yi felt that she was in a daze, and had never discovered this simple fact.

Xu Yi's mouth was knotted, and his mouth trembled from nervousness, and he looked at Qin Hao with small eyes asking for help: "Then, then, then we really bought it?"

"At home, you are in charge of the accounts, you are the master, and I will listen to you." Qin Hao squeezed Xu Yi's pouty lips, and couldn't help but want to tease him.

Xu Yi gritted his teeth and made up his mind: "I bought it! I want the hundred acres of fertile land together in my dreams."

"It won't be a loss. Next year, the villa and the academy will need a lot of grain. It's cheaper to produce grain from your own land than to buy it from outside." Qin Hao predicts that the output of a hundred acres of land is not enough. Let's take it easy. There are suitable fertile land that can Buy more.

"Well, you're still thoughtful." Xu Yi made a big decision, a little dazed: "Brother Hao, shall we go to Landlord Xu to buy a field today?"

"Wait, wait until he comes to beg us." Qin Hao smiled slyly, deliberately trying to keep it off.

Sure enough, the next afternoon, the village chief came to look for Qin Hao in a hurry, and was so angry that he forgot to take the cigarette stick. When he saw Qin Hao, he relaxed his brows slightly: "Qin Hao, follow me to Landlord Xu's house , New Year's Eve, don't make a fuss."

Xu Yi quickly handed him a cup of sugar water: "Uncle, what happened, why are you so anxious."

The village chief drank the sugar water in one breath and calmed down his anger a bit: "A group of people came from the gambling house and smashed landlord Xu's house. If you don't pay the money today, they will kidnap his little brother. Landlord Xu's husband is already angry." Passed out, and the two men from the Xu family didn't do anything, so they were beaten up."

"Uncle, don't worry, I'll change into a cotton robe and let you go." Qin Hao winked at Xu Yi, Xu Yi knew it right away, and went back to the room to get the bank note.

Uncle Wang couldn't sit still anymore, put his work away, and whispered to Xu Yi for a while, the two of them joined hands, followed the village chief and Qin Hao, and went to the Landlord Xu's house to watch the fun.

The door of Landlord Xu’s house was crowded with villagers. Apart from watching the excitement, there were also tenant farmers who were worried about whether their own family would be affected if the land of Landlord Xu’s house was taken over by the gambling house. They kept guarding outside the door, waiting for the final result.

"Rang Rang, the village head is here, let him go into the yard." The crowd dispersed a bit, and the village head led Qin Hao into the yard smoothly.

The courtyard was in a mess. Landlord Xu and Yuan Xu were beaten with bruised noses and swollen faces. They sat on the cold floor without saying a word. The husband of the landlord is now awake, hugging his brother tightly, and staring at the people in the gambling house viciously. .

Six men came to the gambling house, all of them were strong and strong, with fierce eyes and a man-eating appearance. The leader was a thick and dark middle-aged man with a machete in his hand, and he was fiercely playing tricks on the village chief.

"Old man Xu, don't meddle in things without you. Either Xu Yuan pays back the money, or you pay it for him. If I offend Lao Tzu, I will burn your house down."

The village head bit the bullet and reconciled: "This strong man, can you give it a few more days? For the Chinese New Year, Fuquan wanted to sell the land but couldn't find a buyer."

"Damn old man, don't care if you don't have any money, get out!" A crooked-mouthed and buck-toothed minion rushed in front of the village chief and pushed him away.

The old body of the village head was really pushed, and his arms were about to be folded. Qin Hao grabbed Minor's wrist with one hand, and folded his backhand. Minor's hand bones split instantly, screaming like a pig being slaughtered.

"Uncle, back off, I'll talk to them." Qin Hao stood up and blocked the village chief behind him.

Qin Hao arched his hands, and said in a clear voice: "You heroes, you only came out to ask for money, there is no need to kill them all and implicate innocent people."

"Your grandma's bear, where did you come from, dare to hurt my brother." The leading man swung a machete and killed him, and the four behind him rushed forward.

The village head became anxious, and shouted at the villagers outside the yard: "Why are you so dazed, they bully people too much, there are people in our village, copy the guy and do it to them."

It was too late to say it, it was so fast, Qin Hao squeezed the lead big man's hand, and slammed it against the wall, the knife left his hand instantly, the back of the man's hand swelled to the size of a steamed bun, Qin Hao raised the machete with his foot, and put his backhand on the man's neck On: "Tell your subordinates to stop, and talk about it if you want money. It's unlucky to see blood when it's Chinese New Year."

Xu Yi and Uncle Wang raised their throats, Xu Er and Xu Hua each grabbed a wooden stick and were about to rush in.

Qin Hao gave them a reassuring look, and exerting force on his hand, the blade scraped through the flesh, leaving behind a stream of blood, the leader immediately gave in, and howled at the other five: "You bastards, are you all dead? Didn't you hear what the hero said? Back off!"

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