I’m The King Chapter 1251: : Carry on the past and open up the future (141) The flowers are bright and the willows are dark

Ten days later, Wen Yi wrapped the deer antler in a ragged bag, carried a pole on his shoulder, and walked all the way to the town, just like before, he went to the town to find a buddy to go with him, Naturally, it was Wen Cheng, Wen Cheng got a deer leg sent by Wen Yi, and the whole family finally had a tooth sacrifice, so they were naturally very grateful to Wen Yi.

After entering the town, Wen Yi found a medicine shop and walked in. Seeing Wen Yi's attire, whether it was the clerk at the counter or the shopkeeper who was knocking on the abacus, they all just raised their eyes and looked at it. It's just a poor ghost, the kind who has nothing to fish for.

Wen Yi walked to the counter, put the torn bag on the counter, blushed and hesitated for a moment: "Shopkeeper, do you want to collect things?"

Hearing Wen Yi's words, the shopkeeper looked up at Wen Yi in surprise.

"What do you have? If it is a good thing, we will take it."

Wen Yi carefully opened his pocket, took out the whole velvet antler, and gently placed it on the counter.

Looking at the pair of intact antlers, the shopkeeper took a deep breath. If it was the usual New Year's day, this thing is not particularly rare. There are always hunters who hunt it from the Cang'er Mountain, but since last year Well, there was banditry on the mountain, and the officers and soldiers sealed off the mountain, so the antler was basically out of stock. The price of the antler purchased from other places was frighteningly high, and it was really not worth it.

reached out to pick up the velvet antler, and looked it up and down. It was complete without any damage. It was a deer in its prime. A pair of velvet antlers of this size would cost at least fifty or sixty taels of silver. The shopkeeper rolled his eyelids and looked at Wen Yi. Looking at the still new fracture, I suddenly had an idea in my heart.

"Ten taels!" He opened his mouth to quote.

When Wen Yi heard this, he stopped immediately, "The shopkeeper. I have inquired about it. The price of this thing is at least thirty taels of silver. Look again, such a large and complete deer antler is rare. Yes, without thirty taels, I would never sell it."

Listen to the shopkeeper. It is even more certain that Wen Yi is a complete novice. The thirty taels that Wen Yi said was the price of the previous two years. Now the market price of this thing has already doubled. At the moment he sneered and said: "Ten taels of silver, whether you like it or not."

"No, your pharmacy is not the only one in the town, I'll sell it at another one." Wen Yi blushed. Wrapped the deer antler in a torn bag, turned around and walked out.

"Young man, don't blame me for not reminding you. There is indeed a drug store in the town, but it is opened by Mr. Lu. Where do you get this thing? Let alone ten taels of silver, I'm afraid there is not even one tael of silver." It's gone." The shopkeeper's voice came from behind.

"Master Lu is a big shot, so it's hard to force him!" Wen Yi turned his head. He looked at the shopkeeper angrily.

"Master Lu will not rob you, he will only send you to the prison, where did the velvet antler come from? You should enter the Cang'er Mountain. It is now a bandit's world, you can actually get it from The velvet antlers there, are they spies from the bandits?" The shopkeeper sneered behind him.

Wen Yi's body froze all of a sudden, his feet wanted to step out, but it seemed like they weighed a thousand catties, "I didn't go into Cang'er Mountain. I'm not a spy for bandits."

"Is it up to you to decide whether you are a spy of the bandits? Officers and soldiers have blocked the roads into the mountain. Ordinary people can't enter Cang'er Mountain at all. You can actually hunt deer from it. Say it out Does anyone believe it? Young man, I'll give you back the money and hide it from the officials. That's enough kindness. Mr. Lu is not so easy-going. If you think about it, you know his power. Take it to his shop. Not only did the velvet antlers be swallowed by you, but your own people were also swallowed by you. You still think that ten taels of silver are too short? Believe it or not, if you show this velvet antlers on the street, someone will immediately arrest you and go to the court.”

The threat in this sentence is already very strong.

Cold sweat dripped down Wen Yi's body, he turned around, and looked at the shopkeeper beggingly, "Shopkeeper, I'm counting on selling him to raise money to buy the land, let's add some more!"

"Buying land?" The shopkeeper glanced at Wen Yi in surprise, "Okay, I'll add another two taels, no matter how much, I won't have any more, and I still want to make money!"

Wen Yi moved to the counter step by step, put the torn bag together with the velvet antler on the counter, and said in despair, "Okay, twelve taels is twelve taels, and I'll sell it to you."

When the shopkeeper heard this, he immediately turned his anger into joy, took out an ingot from the counter, and some broken silver, and weighed it with a small scale, "Look at the young man, twelve taels, I am I didn't deduct your scale at all, I'm a conscience business."

Wen Yi swallowed his anger, what kind of conscience business, thirty taels of goods, insisting on only giving twelve taels, and even threatening himself, do you have such a conscience? Without saying a word, he put the ten taels of silver into his arms, turned around and left.

"Young man, you are a real person, let me remind you!" Looking at Wen Yi's back, the shopkeeper suddenly called out to Wen Yi.

Wen Yi turned around and looked at the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper seemed to hesitate for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "Let me advise you, you don't need to buy that land."

Wen Yi glanced at the shopkeeper with some annoyance. I am a farmer, and it is a lifetime dream to own a piece of land. I am finally looking forward to such an opportunity. How can I not buy it? Can you pay the first installment? Doesn't it mean that it will be paid off within three years? I pay ten taels first, and I can buy some miscellaneous grains to get through these few months.

With more than a dozen taels of silver in his waist, Wen Yi didn't dare to stay in the town anymore. There are mixed dragons and snakes here. Lai Jin miscellaneous grains, said hello to Wen Cheng, and went home early.

In the next few days, Wen Yi's family waited with eager anticipation. In fact, just like him, other people in the village were also looking forward to this day.

Seeing that the government sent people to measure the land outside the village, Wen Yi became even more anxious. At least the family had ten taels of silver as a foundation. Wen Cheng said that the family was still raising funds everywhere. Wen Yi planned to sell the velvet antler for thirty taels of silver and lend it to Wen Cheng, but now he could only take care of himself, and there was nothing he could do to help Wen Cheng raise money everywhere.

About half a month later, finally when someone from the government came, at the entrance of the village, a table was set up, and an old man sat behind the table, with a thick booklet in front of him, a man dressed as a yamen servant Zeman beat the gong in the village, calling everyone to gather outside the village.

The whole village is looking forward to this day. Naturally, it will arrive at the first call. In an instant, everyone has come out. Everyone's eyes are full of expectations, and finally they will have their own land. For them, which one is not extremely excited.

The old man behind the table coughed a few times, and the whole village fell silent, and everyone's eyes followed the old man's movements.

"My lord, Shengming, I'm going to share the land with you. Mr. Guo in the county has been unable to eat and sleep for a month, just to be able to do this well. Now we finally have a plan, and the land has been measured. Yes, it’s also divided into blocks. When you come today, you will register, collect money, and those who pay the money can get the land. When you get the money, when will you get the land." After clearing his throat, the master finally opened his mouth.

"Master, didn't you say that you can pay it off within three years without paying any money?" An old man said tremblingly, it seems that the family has not raised any money.

"That's what the imperial court's proclamation said, but each region has its own reality. In Ziyang, we need to pay the money in one go. Especially here, you are not allowed to miss a penny. Your village, But last year's gangster's den, even though they killed a bunch of people last year, who knows if there are any spies for the gangsters in there!" The master's tone turned cold immediately. "If you need it, come and register right away. I'm telling you, first come, first served. The land in Ziyang County is also limited. There are quite a few people in each town. After passing this village, there is no such thing." shop, you will be late by then, and you will have no land, don't say that the king is not kind, you don't want it yourself."

Among the noise, many people once again showed despair on their faces. They originally expected to pay off within three years, but now it seems that there is no way.

Gritting his teeth, Wen Yi stepped forward, "Master, I want the land."

"Okay!" Seeing the beginning, the master was overjoyed and raised his pen, "How many people are there in the family?"

"Three, me, my woman, and a doll."

"Three lands are thirty mu of land, and a total of sixty taels of silver is needed!" The master smiled and put down his pen.

Wen Yi was taken aback immediately, "Sixty taels, isn't it thirty taels? Didn't the court notice say ten taels of silver per mu?"

"It seems that you are also a person who has listened to the court's proclamation~IndoMTL.com~ The court did say that ten taels of silver is one certain, but you didn't listen carefully to the following few words? The department adjusts itself, and the twenty taels is the reality of our Ziyang County.”

Wen Yi froze immediately, sixty taels of silver needed to be paid in one lump sum, but he only had ten taels.

"I don't have that much money?" Wen Yi said dejectedly.

"If you don't have any money, you can borrow money!" The master said with a smile, "Let me show you a way. The family of Lu Yuan in the town is releasing money. You can buy thirty acres of land by borrowing a few dozen taels of silver." , as long as you work hard, you can earn it back in a year or two, and then the thirty acres of land will be yours."

"Borrowing?" Wen Yi naturally knew that this loan was naturally a usury, but after looking forward to the land for a long time, he couldn't get it, but he was not reconciled. After a few years of hard work, I can always pay off the land, and the land will be my own at that time. The most important thing is that when my son grows up, he will have these dozens of acres of land by his side, so he won't be as good as he is now. I am so miserable.

Looking back at the son in the woman's arms, Wen Yi made up his mind in an instant. (to be continued)