Lin Yan left the Xia Mansion quickly, just because he didn't want to think of the disgusting things in the past in this house. There were many people in the Xia Mansion, and he didn't hold any grudges. However, Lin Yan had always harbored feelings for the old accountant who saved him ten years ago.
gratitude.
Unfortunately, in the second year after he entered the Xia Mansion, the old accountant died of illness, and he was not given a chance to fulfill his filial piety.
Now, he suddenly thought of this old man and decided to go to the cemetery to take a look.
The old accountant's surname was Xin, which was the same as Xin Lengran, the old steward who protected him all the way out of Tiandi City. Lin Yan walked towards Mr. Accountant's hometown, thinking of Butler Xin again and how he was buried in the official road.
The grave next to it.
A few years ago, he deliberately went to look near the official road, but probably because his memory when he was seven years old was too vague, and the official road had been renovated, he couldn't find the tomb.
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This also became an eternal regret in his heart.
Because of this, he once gave the money he had accumulated from working as a handyman to the village chief of the village where the old accountant lived, and asked him to help him make the old accountant's grave look more beautiful.
By doing this, he felt better.
Because in his heart, Butler Xin and Mr. Old Accountant are actually good people and elders worthy of his respect. Since he cannot fulfill his filial piety during his lifetime, he can always do more for the two elderly people after his death.
When they arrived at the old accountant's village, it was already around one o'clock in the afternoon. Lin Yan used a piece of broken silver to buy incense candle paper money and a bottle of good wine at the grocery store, and went straight up the mountain.
The old accountant had no children, and his wife died young. Except for Lin Yan who came to visit a few times a year, there was basically no one else there.
Lin Yan lit the incense candle, burned some paper money, poured out the wine, and after worshiping seriously, began to pull out the weeds around the cemetery.
After sweating profusely for nearly half an hour, Lin Yan finally cleared away all the weeds. After bowing to the grave, he began to go down the mountain.
At this time, an old man who was building fruit branches in the orchard down the mountain stopped Lin Yan.
"Young man, are you here to visit your relatives?" The fruit farmer, wearing a yellow straw hat and dark skin, asked suddenly. Although it was a bit abrupt, he seemed to have something to say.
Lin Yan then smiled and said, "Yes, old man."
"There are very few young people with filial piety like you nowadays. However," the fruit farmer glanced at the green hills behind him, with a hint of sadness in his eyes, and said, "If you still want to come to worship in the future, I'm afraid you will have to move to another place for them."
A place."
"Old man, what do you mean by this?"
Lin Yan was a little confused. Is there anyone still thinking about the barren mountain?
"The whole mountain," the fruit farmer gestured with his hands, enclosing a large area including the grave of the old accountant, "has been bought by Cao Sanshui in Xiaoshui City. I heard that it will be completed in half a month.
Build a brick kiln there."
Lin Yan frowned, feeling surprisingly angry.
Some people just want to go to the barren mountains, but they insist on moving these graves in order to build a bullshit brick factory. Could this person's conscience be eaten by dogs?
"What should we do with the cemetery? Can we just move it out of town? Doesn't he understand that the dead should be laid to rest in their graves?"
"Young man, please don't be impulsive," the fruit farmer waved hurriedly, "Cao Sanshui has quite a background. I heard that he had informed the government before buying this land. Don't expect someone like this who only cares about making money to think about the deceased.
If you don't move the graves, I'm sure they will level them. Now almost all the graves on this mountain have been moved. Young man, you should hurry up. Hey, although it is helpless, it is better to move than to let your relatives
Their bones are exposed in the wilderness, right?"
Moving the grave? Lin Yan's eyes flashed with anger.
As long as he is here, no one can touch the old accountant who has been laid to rest!
Butler Xin's grave can no longer be found. If even the old accountant who was very good to him has to be tormented by living people and cannot have peace after his death, how can he explain to the spirit of the old accountant in heaven? How can he repay the old accountant?
Mr. Fang’s life-saving grace ten years ago?
When he thought of this, Lin Yan was so angry that he wanted to burn the man named Cao alive!
After asking the kind-hearted fruit farmer uncle about Cao Sanshui's situation, Lin Yan hurriedly left Liuxi Village and walked towards Xiaoshui City.
This village called Liuxi Village is still located in Qingyang Town. Qingyang Town is not far from the center of Xiaoshui City. Lin Yan usually doesn't go there. After speeding up his pace, Lin Yan finally arrived at the city around four o'clock in the afternoon.
The city is undoubtedly the most prosperous place in the entire Xiaoshui City. The streets are spacious and clean, the houses are tall, and the traffic is busy. It is a prosperous scene, but Lin Yan is not in the mood to appreciate it.
After asking passers-by on the street for the exact address of Cao Sanshui's house, Lin Yan walked straight towards Cao Sanshui's house after finding the direction.
"I want to see you, Mr. Cao."
After being stopped by two servants in front of the grand and luxurious gate of the Cao family, Lin Yan said in a neither humble nor overbearing tone.
The servant saw that although Lin Yan had a handsome appearance, his clothes were not flashy. He was obviously not a high-ranking official or a wealthy businessman, so he had a look of arrogance on his face and asked coldly: "Do you have an invitation?"
"No, please inform me that I am from Liuxi Village and I want to talk to your master about something."
Lin Yan was still neither humble nor arrogant.
"It's okay to report, but," one of the servants laughed dryly, stretched out a hand towards Lin Yan, crossed his thumb and index finger, and made a gesture of asking for money.
"It's easy to talk," Lin Yan suppressed his anger and calmly took out the last two ingots of broken silver, "I'll help you, big brother."
Money is easy to do. After a while, the servant who went to the inner courtyard to report came back. Naturally, his face turned into a smile and he made a "please" gesture towards Lin Yan.
Lin Yan entered the inner courtyard and met Cao Sanshui in the hall. After a few polite greetings to each other, the two parties sat down respectively.
Cao Sanshui is short in stature, about forty years old, with a mustache and bright and lively eyes. From his appearance, it is easy to tell that he is a businessman.
While Lin Yan was quietly observing Cao Sanshui, Cao Sanshui, who looked puzzled, also took the opportunity to look at this uninvited guest. If he hadn't seen this young man's majestic appearance and majestic appearance, and if the servant had just said a few good words about this person when he informed him, he would have been alone.
Based on what he was wearing, he really suspected that this person was here to cheat him out of food and drinks.
"I heard that the young master is from Liuxi Village?" Cao Sanshui asked with a smile after looking away from Lin Yan.
"I am from Liuxi Village, my surname is Lin, but I left many years ago and only came back recently."
Lin Yan had a calm face, spoke clearly, and his voice sounded very comfortable to Cao Sanshui. But in fact, Lin Yan was very angry in his heart. If he didn't want to find out this person's background first, he would have rolled up his sleeves and started taking action.
For his own benefit, he forced others to move the tomb. If he didn't move, he would destroy the tomb and not even leave a resting place for the deceased. For such a bad person, even if he was beaten to death, Lin Yan wouldn't think it would be possible.
Have any guilt.
At this time, the maid just served the fragrant tea. Cao Sanshui picked up the white porcelain tea cup, opened the lid and blew on it, pretending to ask casually: "Then why did Mr. Lin come to Humble House this time?"
"I want to discuss a business deal with Boss Cao."
Lin Yan changed his mind and continued to deal with Cao Sanshui. He held the tea cup in both hands but did not pick it up. His face was very sincere, as if he was harmless to humans and animals.
Cao Sanshui's mind started to work quickly. Although the origin of the young man in front of him was unknown and he didn't know what he did specifically, there was no harm in talking to him. He was just a fool who cheated on food and drink and was kicked out. If he really did it with him
For business, maybe a deal can be concluded over a cup of tea, so why not?
So Cao Sanshui is still smiling.
"Young master Lin is young and promising. He just returned to his hometown recently. Could it be that he wants to do something practical for Liuxi Village?"
"In business, as long as you can make money, it's fine. I came back just to do business with Boss Cao."
Knowing that Cao Sanshui was obsessed with money, he would definitely get excited when talking about money and would definitely show off his strength in front of his "partner", thus giving him the opportunity to find out his background, so Lin Yan said directly
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There was no extra expression on Cao Sanshui's face. He just took a sip of the tea and said in his heart, "It's fun."
"Master Lin wants to cooperate with me on the brick kiln factory in Liuxi Village? To be honest with you, although I still have some friendship with the government, it was the government who came forward to build the brick kiln, which prevented a lot of trouble. However,
People in Liuxi Village have hunted for generations, and the folk customs are strong, so it is inevitable that nothing will go wrong in the future. Since Mr. Lin is from this village, if I can become a business partner with Mr. Lin, it will be very beneficial for me to open up the situation in Liuxi Village."
Cao Sanshui said some polite words, but he conveyed a key message to Lin Yan: I have a government background.
Lin Yan listened quietly and waited until Cao Sanshui finished speaking before he picked up the tea cup for the first time. After opening the tea lid, the water vapor immediately blurred his handsome and determined face.
"We'll talk about the brick kiln later. I want to do another business with Boss Cao first."
Cao Sanshui's eyes were dazed for a moment, as if he felt that the blurry face hidden behind the water vapor had a special strangeness, but with the word "profit" in mind, he quickly smiled and said: "Oh, we are going to discuss business so soon, Mr. Lin
You are really fast and resolute in doing things, I am very curious, what is this business?"
"I want to sell you a few cemeteries, what do you think, Boss Cao?" Lin Yan continued to let the moisture cover his face and spoke in a leisurely manner, not like he was joking at all.
The temptation was over, and he had confidence in his heart. He decided not to go around in circles with Cao Sanshui and started doing business directly!
"Bang!"
Cao Sanshui slammed the tea cup on the table, stood up with a bang, and was so angry that his mustache almost flew out.
"Lin, you are deliberately playing tricks on me, right?"
"You are the one who is making fun of us. If you want us people in Liuxi Village to move the graves, fine, then we can all move the graves to your house. I think it is good to move the graves to this hall."
Lin Yan was still sitting, as calm as a rock. Through observation and conversation, he had judged that Cao Sanshui was not powerful, so he decided to seek justice face to face.
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