"Uncle..." Sun Tianxiu called out, then lowered his head and started to cry.
"What's wrong? Tell me slowly."
"The land was taken away, and my mother jumped to the cow pond and died! Oh..." Sun Tianxiu burst into tears on the street.
Pang Yu said in surprise, "The land was collected in just a few days?
Then who is selling you?"
Sun Tianxiu raised his eyes and looked at the man behind him. He also looked like a rural man, about forty years old.
When he saw the official officer staring at him with unkind eyes, he stammered quickly, "I am his second uncle. I...don't blame me. Who doesn't pity the child? I don't want to do this kind of thing. His father asked me to come."
, there is nothing we can do, we don’t even have money for medicine, and the villain has a whole family to support, so we can’t help his family.”
Sun Tianxiu's dirty face was full of tears, "There is no food at home, and dad still has to buy medicine. I don't blame dad."
Pang Yu patted Sun Tianxiu on the head. Judging from the clothes his second uncle was wearing, it was true that he did not come from a well-to-do family, and he probably did not have the ability to help Sun Tianxiu's family.
“Who will harvest the land?
There is still grain confiscated in that field, why don't you postpone it until the end of the month? It would be cost-effective to harvest the grain and then give it to him."
"Three days ago, the people who came with Bookstore and Pawnshop said they wanted to collect interest on a daily basis and asked them to give the land to them early so that the Sun family would not be unable to pay back in the future.
After forcing his mother for a day, her mother couldn't bear it any longer. She jumped into the pond and died at night. Before she could be buried, the book took people to collect the land..."
"It's so damn dark."
Pang Yu wiped the sweat from his forehead. He had felt that the registration methods there were quite cruel that day, but he didn't expect it to be so stinky and shameless, not even sparing the grain in the fields, and trying to force people to death.
He frowned and looked at his second uncle and asked, "How much money are you going to sell her for?"
"Fifteen...That's not because I want to sell her."
The second uncle looked at Pang Yu carefully and saw that Pang Yu's frown deepened. He quickly changed his words and said, "If the official buys it, it will be thirteen or thirteen taels."
"A daughter only sells for thirteen taels?"
Pang Yu was a little surprised. A child of such a big age was only sold for thirteen taels. The price was really not expensive, but for such an inexpensive price, he couldn't afford it at this time.
Pang Yu's troubles go beyond money. The Pang family's medicine shop is very narrow and Pang Ding doesn't even have a place to live. He sleeps in the store at night, using two benches and a door panel as a bed. The medicine shop doesn't need to increase its manpower now.
Seeing that Pang Yu didn't speak, Sun Tianxiu lowered his head and kept crying.
At this time, a businessman wearing a black satin robe stopped in front of Sun Tianxiu. He was about fifty years old and had a rosy complexion. It could be seen that he had taken good care of himself, but he was just a little bit dusty. He probably just left on his way.
He bent down and pinched Sun Tianxiu's chin, raised her face and turned her around to take a closer look, and pinched Sun Tianxiu's cheeks deeply.
"Why is this girl crying? Don't cry. Let me see.
Her eyebrows are still intact and her eyes are watery.
It's fate. I just went to Anqing to sell goods and came back. I wanted to rest here at the south gate, so I happened to meet you.
Is it possible for me to go to Luzhou with you, master, and work as a maid for my concubine? I can fill a house in two or three years."
The businessman's accent was slightly different from Tongcheng's. He looked at Sun Tianxiu carefully, turned to her second uncle and asked, "How much money does this sell for?"
"If you go back to me, it will be fifteen taels."
The merchant stood straight and waved his hand, "Twelve taels are enough. I tell you, I have bought eight taels in Luzhou Prefecture, which are bigger than this one. I have also met five taels in Fengyang, but at that time I was
I went to Chuzhou and it was inconvenient to take it with me. When I came back, it was bought by someone else. It was a pity that it was also very fresh. Ten taels was a fair price."
The second uncle is a farmer. It is true that he is more afraid of the government, but he is not that afraid of businessmen. He just pays a lot of money. He keeps shaking his head and saying, "It is not easy for her family to raise a daughter. It will cost at least fourteen taels. Uncle, you are from a wealthy family."
, a lot of this scattered money can be enough for poor people to feed themselves for a month."
"The money from wealthy people is not blown by the strong wind. They pay attention to fairness in business transactions. They give them as much as they are worth. In this way, eleven taels."
Pang Yu knelt down and looked at Sun Tianxiu, "If you want to go with someone without worrying about food and clothing, why don't you stay at your home?"
Sun Tianxiu's eyes were red and she choked with sobs, "I want to stay and take care of dad. I can plow fields and chop firewood. I can do anything. Just let me stay and take care of dad and take care of my brother."
The business overhead continues.
"This noble man, please give me thirteen taels or eight dollars."
"It's too expensive. Sir, I'll be more generous. It's eleven taels per cent."
The two were bargaining over Sun Tianxiu's head. Although Sun Tianxiu had not experienced much in the world, he knew that a deal was about to be made. He knelt down and kowtowed to Pang Yu, "Uncle gave us money that day. Mom asked me to remember it and I will repay you."
I can’t thank you enough, so I’ll kowtow to you.”
Pang Yu turned her head away from Sun Tianxiu and stood up in silence for a moment to stare at the merchant.
The merchant kept bargaining with his second uncle, "How can you be so mean as a small farmer? I took my daughter away to enjoy the blessings. If the girl who fills the house has children, it doesn't mean she can't be a concubine. What if she is bought by an unscrupulous family?
Yes, you have gained a lot of money, but you have harmed this girl for the rest of her life. If you treat her like this... who are you to her?
Forget it, eleven taels and nine cents, I’ll just..." "Shut up!"
The merchant was startled and turned to look at the young Zaoli next to him, only to see the young Zaoli staring at him with a stern face.
"Why did you come to Tongcheng?
What kind of goods are being sold, where they are going through Tongcheng, and whether the broker will tell you about the shipment, and whether the Beixia Customs Inspection Department and Ma Tashi Inspection Department will complete the commercial tax?"
Pang Yu asked, and the businessman took a step back. After Pang Yu finished asking, he said in shock, "I am a law-abiding businessman. What do you want to do?"
Pang Yu pulled Sun Tianxiu up from the ground and looked at the merchant coldly, "I'm sorry, I'm going to be a good guy today and get out of here with your dirty money!"
..."Brother, I would like to advise you, if you want to buy Sun Tianxiu, buy it seriously and don't have anything to do with the Sun family.
Sun Tianyu has a root cause of illness. In addition to Sun Tianxiu, he also has two children. Now that the land is gone, the Sun family has become a bottomless pit. Second brother, once you are infected, they will come to you every day for three days in the future. Do you want to help or not?
.”
In the sweltering warehouse, He Xianya was sweating profusely, flipping through the fish scale album and asking Pang Yu.
The work of arresting Mr. Zheng had been carried out with great fanfare for several days, and the peak of public opinion had passed. As soon as Magistrate Yang relented, everyone in the third shift withdrew and resumed normal work.
Only Pang Yu did not seriously prepare to be a cabinet man. Instead, he took He Xianya to do hard work in the cabinet warehouse.
Pang Yu took out a cotton handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said firmly, "I will never help you again, this is the last time.
I don’t plan to buy Sun Tianxiu, as you said, it’s a bottomless pit, so if she wants her family to be able to support themselves this time, they have to find a way to get the land back.”
"If you don't buy her, then why are you keeping her in your store?"
"How can I buy it if I don't have money? It's because I'm afraid that his second uncle will sell her. I first gave him one, two or three coins, and then he agreed to keep this girl for a few days. His father's medicine is also free in my shop.
Take it, what the hell am I doing?"
He Xianya asked carefully, "Second brother, have you fallen in love with that girl?"
"I don't have that kind of quirk for such a young girl."
He Xianya breathed a long sigh of relief, "Let me tell you, how could the second brother like a ten-year-old daughter."
Pang Yu agreed with He Xianya in his heart. In Pang Yu's view in the Ming Dynasty, early marriage was considered an early marriage. After listening to He Xianya's words, Pang Yu felt that He Xianya was a normal person.
Then He Xianya said again, "You have to be thirteen or fourteen years old to be appropriate."
Pang Yu turned around and was about to scold He Xianya when he heard He Xianya suddenly scream.
"I found it. The two capitals and three pictures of the Sun family's branch village are named Yingfengya, Fangniutang and a well.
The total area is seventeen acres. The name has been changed and a little dust has been sprinkled to make it look old.
.”
Pang Yu hurriedly came over, looked at the name of the household, and said with a smile, "It's so timid that Xinhe Dianpu is so timid. Leave this matter to me later.
Don't worry about it. The tickets at the drop-in counter are not ready yet. This matter cannot be delayed. You can go to my seat to write it in the afternoon."
He Xianya licked his lips and said, "I don't know what the second brother is going to do, but it is extremely difficult to help the Sun family get the land back.
Xinhe Dian Shop belongs to the Wu family, and I heard that Fang Xiangqian also has a share in it. This is something we cannot afford to offend.
And the person who changed the picture album must be someone from the household. If you are not careful, don’t provoke any of the officials or officials in the household..." Pang Yu looked at the fish scale picture carefully, "Why should I provoke the Wu family and the Fang family? I won’t offend anyone in the household, and I will carefully analyze what I found and think about how to use it.”
"Either the second brother borrowed the house or the county magistrate's order under the guise, then Xinhedianpu has been very careful with the yamen recently because of Mr. Zheng's involvement in Yue Ji's matter, and he should be unwilling to come to the county yamen for verification."
Pang Yu shook his head and said, "In order to use the name of the government office for more than ten acres of land, if it is exposed, the gain will outweigh the loss, and the risk will not match the benefit.
There are only two parties to this transaction, namely myself and Shopkeeper Liu."
...On Qian Street in Tongcheng County, the door of Xinhe Dianpu is quite empty. Pedestrians passing by all around have to go around because they stopped at the door of Xinhe Dianpu during Yue Ji’s funeral a few days ago. There are still paper money scattered on the street.
Pang Yu took a long breath, walked into the door alone, came to the high counter and said to the people inside: "Speak to your shopkeeper!"
The man inside looked up, but it was not the shopkeeper Liu Ruogu.
This person has a long and narrow face, some pockmarks, and a slutty look.
He became a little more respectful when he saw Pang Yu's slaves subdued. After careful identification, he called out, "It turns out to be Master Pang Cha. If you have anything to do, I've agreed with my brothers. Brothers are all in control. Please come in quickly."
Pang Yu also recalled that the man who went to Nantang with shopkeeper Liu that day seemed to be named Yin Deng. He was also a slave of the Wu family, nicknamed Yin Qiansui, and had some reputation in Tongcheng.
Yin Deng let Pang Yu into the inner room, made Pang Yu a bowl of tea, and then sat down separately.
Pang Yu took a look at the layout of the room. There was a screen on the right, and there seemed to be a suite behind it. Pang Yu pulled his hands on his waist, doing the same habitual action as before when he started negotiations, and was about to touch the hem of the suit, but missed a chance.
The movements suddenly seemed a bit stiff, and Yin Deng looked at Pang Yu in surprise.
Pang Yu coughed dryly and patted his green shirt, "Brother Yin, is your business still booming today?"
"Brother Topang's fortune is better than it was a few days ago."
"Then I'll add another guest to Brother Yin."
Yin Deng laughed, "That's really a distinguished guest. I paid homage to the God of Wealth this morning. I don't know whether Brother Pang wants to redeem it or redeem it." "Redemption!"
"Oh, Brother Pang already has something he likes?"
"It's the Nantangli field newly acquired by Guipu."
Yin Deng suddenly said, "Did Brother Pang bring enough silver? The new arrival is the seventeen acres, including eleven acres of paddy field, one mu of fish farming field, and five acres of dry land.
When the total price is calculated, it's a lot of money. The paddy field is worth seven taels of silver per mu..." Pang Yu didn't blush, "I don't even have one tael of silver in cash."
Yin Deng didn't mind at all, "If Brother Pang doesn't take the ride today, you can still wait for a few days. As long as you pay a deposit, I'll keep it for you."
It’s also because Pang Ge’er is one of our own, and there’s another benefit to this land…” “It’s that we don’t receive land tax.”
Pang Yu answered, "Because it was sent to someone else's house."
Yin Deng was not embarrassed at all, he chuckled and said: "It turns out that Brother Pang has already inquired about it, and Yin didn't say that superficially. The seventeen acres are actually nine and a half acres, including six acres of paddy field, one acre of fish farming field, and earth mound field."
Two and a half acres.
Speaking of which, this year's harvest is indeed still in the fields, but it has been recorded there and is not priced.
The land price alone is seventy-five taels. If Brother Pang wants it himself, it will be seventy-five taels. What does Brother Pang want?"
Pang Yu smiled slightly, took out an envelope from his arms and gently threw it on the coffee table in the middle, "Brother Yin, let's see if there is enough in it."
"Did Brother Pang prepare some banknotes?"
Yin Deng smiled and opened the envelope, but inside was a piece of submission paper filled with words.
Yin Deng opened it in surprise, and his face became darker the more he looked at it. He rubbed it before he finished reading it, raised his head and stared at Pang Yu fiercely, and spoke word by word.