Chapter 681 Encounter with Zhao Yalang

Looking at Xiao Wu's already opened facial features, she was not bragging. This baby is really good-looking. He takes advantage of the original owner and his wife's advantages. He has a handsome face and deep brows, showing rigor.

At the age of seventeen, he has a slender figure. He looks like a hundred and seventy-eighth by visual inspection. It is estimated that he can grow a little longer.

Although his skin is not pampered and fair, it is healthy and rosy. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a contemporary young talent.

Although their family background is relatively low, this boy is good at studying and is a good youngster.

If someone takes a fancy to her and abducts her son to be her son-in-law, the next generation will definitely be a good breed. Ahem... there is no place for her to cry.

In this current era, scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, those merchants have endless money to spend and endless wealth, but due to their limited status, it is difficult to integrate into the circles of those nobles.

As the old saying goes, cats have cat paths and dogs have dog paths. In short, all roads lead to Rome. Those merchants who want to consolidate their wealth and make more money often sponsor some poor students who are talented in reading.

Supporting their education and career, and then letting them protect their family is a popular bet in merchant circles.

Those poor students are their first choice.

Businessmen are very profit-oriented. Once they get into the trap, it will be as difficult as climbing out of the trap.

Listening to his mother's reminder and thinking about the episode in the garden just now, Xiao Wu frowned.

"Don't worry, Mom, I will be careful."

Although he didn't think anyone would go out of his way to plot against him, since his mother mentioned it, he would have better pay more attention.

After talking to Xiaowu for a few words, Wenyou had already hitched the ox cart.

Bai Yunxi said goodbye to the Zhang family, entrusted Xiao Wu to Dean Zhang, then got on the bullock cart and leisurely left the county town.

"Aunt Bai, I conveyed your words to Xie Yu, and he asked me to convey his thanks to you."

Wenyou sat cross-legged on the cart and spoke softly. This afternoon, Ma Ruren took her niece away with a worried look on her face. Aunt Bai asked her to go find Xie Yu and tell him Ma Ruren's plan.

"When Xie Yu meets such a stepmother, it is indeed enough to drink a pot. As for whether he can avoid it, it depends on his methods."

Bai Yunxi shook his head. That Ma Ruren had an impure mind and could even take advantage of his own niece. He probably had a lot of dirty tricks.

It's easy to hide from an open gun, but hard to guard against a hidden arrow. Living under the same roof every day, if you are hit by a move, you will inevitably react.

"Aunt Bai, don't worry. Xie Yu is not a freeloader. He is very smart. Besides, the Ma family is not a wealthy family. Ma Ruren's father is a retired county administrator and a ninth-grade official."

In her free time, she went for a walk, and without asking any questions, she almost understood the situation of the Ma family.

"After Mr. Ma retired, his descendants were mediocre people for the next life. They lived on a little land and a few shops, and their family was in a poor situation. In order to maintain the dignity of the official family, he married his daughter to the county magistrate as a sequel. It was considered a high achievement. Now, the whole family depends on this great aunt.

The situation of the Ma family was untouchable in the eyes of the common people, but on the inside it was very difficult and miserable.

Listening to Wenyou's narration, Baiyunxi nodded, one word, poor.

People are poor but have short ambitions, so no wonder Ma Ruren is fixated on Xie Yu's mother's dowry. In addition to maintaining the dignity of her mistress, she also has to take care of her family. No wonder she is so eager for success.

"Where is the Duan family? Is there any news?"

She was very curious about Xie Yu’s maternal grandfather’s house.

"The Duan family has its roots in Fucheng. I heard that he is a powerful businessman and very rich. But what really makes Xie County Magistrate taboo is Xie Yu's aunt. I heard that she is married to Fucheng Tongpan, a sixth-grade An. people."

Listening to the news that Wenyou inquired about, Baiyunxi nodded clearly.

It's no wonder that Xie Yu didn't even leave a message for her stepmother. It turned out that the backstage was really tough.

In addition to assisting the prefect in handling government affairs, the general magistrate's responsibilities include military and civilian matters, money and grain, household registration, taxation, prison litigation and other state affairs that must be co-signed by the general magistrate to be effective.

In addition, Tongpan has the power to supervise officials, and is also called Jianzhou by local officials.

It's also the scariest one.

I heard that county magistrates are evaluated every three years. If you can't even get a good word, tsk tsk, that's miserable enough.

"It turns out that someone pinched me seven inches."

With Aunt Xie Yu's status, Ma Ruren was brave enough to still care about her original wife's property.

At dusk, the bullock cart entered Huici Town.

After walking for a while, someone called me and stopped me.

"Sister-in-law Bai, stay."

Bai Yunxi turned her head and saw Zhao Yalang greeting her with his hand on the roadside, so he asked Wenyou to pull over the oxcart.

"Zhao Yalang is polite."

"Sister-in-law Bai just came back from the county?"

Seeing Bai Yunxi nod, Zhao Yalang smiled and took a step forward.

"Yesterday, Mr. Zhao acquired another hundred acres of Zhuangzi. It is all dry land. I have checked it out. It is quite fertile and belongs to medium-sized farmland. I wonder if Sister-in-law Bai is interested in it?"

When Baiyunxi heard about the farm property, he immediately became energetic.

"Dry land? Where is it located and what is the price?"

She originally wanted to be a landowner, so the more land the better.

"By coincidence, it's one mile east of Xiaofangzhuang. It's the property of the Wang family. Squire Wang is old and has too many properties to take care of, so he wants to sell part of the property."

Zhao Yalang said, looking at Baiyunxi with great interest, and lowered his voice when talking about the price.

"The general market price of medium-sized dry land is about five guan. Wang Xiangshen has been ill recently, so he offered four guan per acre. I asked Zhao to help find a buyer. Unexpectedly, I met you, Sister-in-law Bai, today."

Medium-sized dry land costs four strings of cash per mu, which is a reasonable price, but she needs to see the details first.

Bai Yunxi thought about the deposit in the locker. If she bought 100 mu, she could afford it.

"The price sounds good. How about Zhao Yalang taking us to see it tomorrow morning?"

"That's no problem. Let's talk about it in detail after we see it."

Zhao Yalang agreed to Bai Yunxi's proposal.

Purchasing land is a big deal for the family, so it is natural to think carefully. After being satisfied, the price can be discussed. It is a sincere transaction.

After agreeing on the time, Wen You drove the ox cart and went straight out of the town and went home.

Halfway through the journey, it was completely dark.

Fortunately, her cows often travel between villages and towns, and they have long known the road. They can walk home even with their eyes closed.

She seemed to have heard from the old people that the six domestic animals seemed to know how to go home.

When they appeared at the door of the house, Bai Anyan was shocked.

"Mom, you're finally back?"

"Well, is everything okay at home?" She had been away for four days in total, the longest time she had been away from home in such a long time.

"Don't worry, mom, everything is fine at home."

Bai Anyan said, helping Wen You pull the ox cart into the yard and send it to the next yard to feed the ox fodder.