Delicate Flower Chapter 135: Selling land
Yu Tang stroked his forehead, and when his father came back, he pulled him to share the mooncakes sent by Yu Yuan.
The people here in Lin'an eat puff pastry mooncakes, but the mooncakes in Guangzhou are relatively rare and can be considered a novelty. People like them usually don't eat it themselves, but give it as gifts. But Yu Wen dotes on his children and feels that since it is a rare and rare thing, if the child wants to try it, he must try it first.
Hearing this, he immediately ordered A Tiao to get the knife, and said: "Call Mrs. Chen and a few others. Let's all try it and see if it's different from the moon cakes we usually eat."
They actually have a share!
A Tiao was overjoyed and immediately called Mrs. Chen and others.
When Mrs. Chen found out, she was so happy that her eyes narrowed and she took the knife herself. The four-month cake was cut into sixteen parts and everyone tasted it.
“It’s delicious!” Mrs. Chen was the first to express her admiration. She is old and likes to eat soft and glutinous things. “How do they make these mooncakes? They are sweet and soft. Today, it’s up to the lady and Thanks to my wife, I also have the opportunity to eat such delicious mooncakes."
Shuang Tao and A Tiao nodded repeatedly.
Ms. Chen also thinks it’s delicious, but she thinks the meringue mooncakes filled with sesame seeds and rock sugar are more delicious when you bite them. But she is also a doting child. Since Yu Tang thinks the mooncakes in Guangzhou are delicious, She also tried to make mooncakes like this.
"So this year's mooncakes will be filled with lotus paste and egg yolk specially for you?" she asked Yu Tang.
Hey!
Mother's words reminded Yu Tang.
Pei Yan also grew up in Lin'an. Maybe like his mother, he was attracted to puff pastry mooncakes. Instead of making different dough mooncakes, it is better to make puff pastry mooncakes with different fillings.
Yu Tang smiled and nodded, and said to her mother: "Okay! We can also make nut mooncakes, date paste mooncakes, red bean rock sugar mooncakes..."
Ms. Chen touched her daughter's head and said with a smile: "I'll do it for you. As long as you can think of it, my mother will do it for you."
Yutang’s big almond eyes smiled like crescent moons.
Ms. Chen and Mrs. Chen got busy. Boiling red beans, buying salted eggs, steaming dates...the sweet smell wafts through the house every day.
But before they started sending moon cakes to the Pei family, the Pei family's Mid-Autumn Festival gifts arrived first.
Yu Tang has a piece of verdant green material covered with gold, Chen has a string of eighteen purple-leaf sandalwood Buddhist beads, Yu Wen has a knife to clear the heart of paper, and a box of lake pens.
It was delivered personally by Hu Xing, the third manager.
My aunt and cousin are just such gifts.
Yu Wen felt more face-saving when he took the gift slip.
Ms. Chen was under great pressure and felt that Pei Yan had to take a look at the mooncakes sent to Pei's house. It would be better if he could eat two pieces.
She discussed with Yu Wen: "How about you go out and buy some mooncakes from Beijing and Guangzhou? Although I don't know how to make the dough, we can try to use puff pastry to wrap it. Maybe it will satisfy Mr. Pei San's appetite. ."
Yu Wen also felt sorry for his wife and felt that this was too troublesome, so he hurriedly said: "It took a lot of effort to heal your body, so you better not bother with it. I think it would be better to give her some antiques or something."
Ms. Chen disagreed and said: "I gave away antiques during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Should I give away antiques during the Spring Festival? Our family is not from a wealthy family, so we don't have to do this to save face. Giving away some small things made by ourselves can express our feelings better. Our thoughts."
Yu Wen scratched his head.
I don’t know how many people have been favored by the Pei family. During every year and festival, they will try their best to send home-made things to the Pei family to show their appreciation. No matter how good the things their family sends, it is not uncommon for the Pei family. But this was his wife's wish, and he couldn't throw cold water on her. He had to say: "Okay, I'll ask someone to go out and buy some mooncakes."
Mrs. Chen nodded with satisfaction, and she and Mrs. Chen were studying how to make the mooncake filling made from red beans taste sweet but not greasy. She also said: "The third master eats a lot of meat and fish every day. He definitely doesn't like heavy oil and sugar. We make it lightly. Click."
Yu Tang curled his lips when he heard this and said, "Mom, Mr. Pei San is still in his filial piety period. The last time I saw him, he was still wearing fine cloth."
Ms. Chen was stunned when he heard this, and sighed: "There are too few people who observe etiquette like him nowadays."
Although it is only 27 months after taking the medicine, there are very few people who can truly stay vegetarian and eat light food during the filial piety period. After the anniversary, everyone will be more or less relaxed in private.
Yu Tang was a little distracted when he heard it, and he didn't know how Pei Banquet looked like after taking the clothes.
Ms. Chen and Mrs. Chen tried several methods, and the meals for the Yu family were very simple for several days.
While eating, Yu Wen felt a little aggrieved and gently reminded Chen: "Crabs will be on the market soon. How about ordering some early crabs to eat?"
In the past, Mrs. Chen’s health was not good, and her family rarely ate crabs.
Ms. Chen felt guilty after hearing this, and smiled apologetically at Yu Wen: "I want to order some crabs in advance. I remember that A Tang loved crabs when she was little, and I haven't bought much in the past few years."
Yu Wen smacked his lips.
It was hard for him to endure it, but his wife was more concerned about Yu Tang. This time, he had to have a crab feast to satisfy his craving for the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner at home.
While the two were chatting and laughing, Mr. Wu came over to visit Yu Wen with a basket of crabs.
Yu Wen was surprised and happy. He personally welcomed Mr. Wu in for tea, and asked Chen and Yu Tang to say hello to Mr. Wu.
This is what it means to be the best person in the family.
Both Yu Tang and Mrs. Chen went to change their clothes and accompanied Master Wu to talk in the hall.
The topic somehow turned from Osmanthus fragrans to the family farm.
Master Wu lowered his voice and said to Yu Wen: "Have you heard that the Li family, Li Duan's family, wants to sell fifty acres of land."
Yu Tang immediately pricked up his ears.
Land is a family property passed down from generation to generation, and other people will not sell it easily unless absolutely necessary. If anyone sells land, it means they will lose.
In the previous life, when the Li family could only buy land, there was no such thing as selling land!
Ms. Chen was also startled when she heard this and pinched the handkerchief nervously.
Yu Wen did not hide his surprise and said: "Brother Wu, who did you listen to? Didn't Mr. Li just retain the capital official? Why do you want to sell the land?"
Master Wu said sternly: "As you know, our family has some spare money. A few days ago, someone quietly came to my place, asked me if I would buy it, and told me not to tell anyone. You also know, The Li family has been in a lot of trouble in the past few years. Even if the Li Duan family and the Li family's ancestral house are divided into clans, they still can't write the word "Li" in one sentence. If their family wants to sell land, the Li family's ancestral house will definitely be the last choice. I want to buy the land back, so why should I bother to go through this muddy water. But their land is really good, it is the land that produces green rice. I thought about it at home for a few days, but I still can't let it go. Thinking that I am not someone else, you will think of me when you have good things, and I will never forget you when I have good things. So I came here to ask you. If you are also interested, our two families will divide this land. What do you think? How?"
Yu Tang understood after hearing this.
Because they jointly invested in Jiang Chao's ship, Mr. Wu and her father got closer and closer. The two people who had a good relationship before were now like close friends. The Li family has two hundred acres of high-quality fertile land, and all of it is green stem rice. The green stem rice is a rice that tastes better than the tribute rice sold in June. With these two hundred acres of land, the Li family can live like a middle-class family. days. It's just that these two hundred acres of land were in the hands of the Li family a hundred years ago, and were later divided and distributed to the Li Duan family. With the life of the Li Duan family, it is impossible to sell these two hundred acres of land, that is, No coveting.
Now the Li family actually wants to sell land!
And it is still the best farmland that can grow blue stem rice!
If others knew about it, they would definitely raise the land price like crazy and find a way to get the fifty acres of land.
Compared with selling the land, Yu Tang wants to know why the Li family wants to sell these fifty acres of land?
Yu Wen was immediately moved and asked, "How much is the price?"
Mr. Wu held out four fingers sadly.
Yu Wen was stunned and asked tentatively: "Forty-two acres?"
Master Wu nodded and sighed: "The price is sky-high."
Yu Wen frowned.
The land price in Lin'an City is at most eight taels for the best quality farmland. Sometimes in special circumstances, it will be sold for ten taels or twelve taels per acre. There are almost no land prices of 15 taels per mu.
Forty-two acres, it can only be bought by the nouveau riche.
No wonder we are looking for Mr. Wu.
Ordinary people really can't afford it.
Of course, he can do it now. But spending so much money to buy fifty acres of land, the most important thing is that the Li family's two hundred acres of land are connected together. The fifty acres of land sold are next to the Li family's land. There is some water source or Disputes involving pests are easy to make unclear and unclear, and difficult to manage.
Yu Wen asked Mr. Wu: "What do you mean?"
Master Wu said: "I think forty taels is too expensive. Let's see if we can talk about thirty taels per mu. I will get forty mu, and you will get ten mu. Neither you nor I will be stretched, and we will be able to support each other when the time comes. There is also a care."
The main thing is to take care of each other, right?
Yu Tang thought, eager to try.
I kind of want to get the land as a revenge, but I also feel that if I get the land, it will be involved again, which is a bit troublesome.
The most important thing is that she thinks that the main reason why her father and Mr. Wu dare to buy this land is that they think they can make a lot of money by investing in Jiang Chao's shares. When the time comes, the Wu family has a brother-in-law who is an official, and Yu Wen himself is a scholar. Even if the Li family clan wants to cause trouble for them, and the Li Duan family regrets it later, they will still have the financial resources to deal with the Li family.
Yu Wen and Mr. Wu really think so. But Yu Wen was timid, so he hesitated and said: "At such a land price, ordinary people will definitely not be able to afford it. Should we wait a little longer? Let's first find out why the Li family wants to sell the land?"
He was sure that the Li family wanted face and would not ask the Pei family.
Mr. Wu said helplessly: "I don't know this truth. But I asked everyone I could, but I couldn't find out why the Li family wanted to sell the fifty acres of land."
After all, Yu Wen has a great reputation. If you want to know some news, especially the news among scholars, it is easier to find out than Mr. Wu.
This may be another reason why Mr. Wu encouraged Yu Wen to buy land. ~IndoMTL.com~ Yu Wen nodded.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
There is a sense of like-mindedness in the smiles.
But in Yu Tang's eyes, this is a conspiracy.
But she liked it very much.
Yu Tang even stood up and told Shuangtao: "The weather is so hot, hurry up and bring in a bowl of iced mung bean soup."
The two peaches responded and left.
Master Wu smiled and said to Yu Wen: "Your girl is getting better and better, but it's a pity that our boy is not the same age as your girl."
Yu Wen smiled and waved his hands, and was about to say a few words of humility when he saw the manager of Mr. Wu’s family burst in with a white face, shouting: "Master, Mr. Yu, it’s not good, something happened to Mr. Jiang! ”