When He Zhiyuan returned home, his grief-stricken mother Chen and Yue Ji were filled with joy and sorrow. Chen held He Zhiyuan and cried loudly, asking how she got away and whether she was hurt.

He Zhiyuan quickly comforted his mother and told how he escaped and was saved.

Mrs. Chen stopped crying and said: "So the boss has a conscience. He is better than that black-hearted Qi Hongfu."

He Zhiyuan thought to himself, hey, in the eyes of the people, the grain chief of the Ming Dynasty was worse than a bandit. Is this what historians call the "Hongzhi ZTE"? From now on, I have to find a way to make money, and I have to be powerful to return the favor.

We need soldiers. I want to change the fate of this family step by step, change the fate of this village, and change the fate of the entire Ming Dynasty!

Thinking of this, He Zhiyuan said to his mother: "Mom, hasn't Qi Hongfu always wanted to buy our land? As long as my father can come back, we will sell it to him. As long as he is here, there is hope."

"Son, have you been beaten stupid? How can our family survive without land?" Mrs. Chen asked in surprise when her son said this.

"If we don't sell the land and my father remains in jail and is disabled, our family will be finished. If we sell the land, we can pay the taxes and grain owed by the whole village, and my father will come back. The remaining money will be

If we make capital and open a workshop, we can make money." He Zhiyuan said confidently.

"But your father has been reluctant to sell it. If we sell it, he will be heartbroken."

"My father is in prison, we must rescue him! I have the final say on this matter, and I have plenty of ways to make money. I guarantee that our family can buy as much land as we want in less than a year."

Mrs. Chen looked at the son in front of her in surprise. She felt that the gentle and gentle son had changed. He had a hint of domineering, and his eyes became confident.

She was originally a woman with no independent opinions. After her son said this, she agreed with her son's idea.

The next day, he invited his neighbors Xu Tangyi and his son to Qi Hongfu's home in Qijiahe Village.

Xu Tangyi's family used to be a military household in the Andong Guard. Ten years ago, because they could no longer live in the guard, they fled to the northwest. When they arrived at Hejiacun, Xu Tangyi was already dying of illness. Fortunately, He Shaoyun took him in and rescued him.

fate, and finally settled in this village.

Xu Tangyi has only one son, who is about the same age as He Zhiyuan. Because he was born with a tall figure, he was more than six feet tall at the age of fourteen, so he was nicknamed Da Xuzi.

Qi Hongfu was even more proud when he saw He Zhiyuan approaching him to sell the land. He said arrogantly: "Hey, boy from the He family, I asked your father to sell the land before and paid the taxes and grains happily. I can still use the remaining money.

Your family's thatched shed was demolished and a decent house built again, but he just wouldn't listen. What's going on now?"

Qi Hongfu relied on his elder brother to be the most blessed person in the whole state, and his eldest nephew was also a clerk in the government office. His nephew made him the grain chief of this area. He used his power to run rampant in the countryside, buying and selling by force.

In five or six years, he occupied more than 2,000 acres of land and became a notorious landowner in this grain area.

He Zhiyuan looked at his smug look and felt angry and resentful in his heart. In his previous life, he was the vice president of a state-owned enterprise who was in charge of the jobs of tens of thousands of people. When he traveled to the Ming Dynasty, he still had to suffer from the idleness of this rich man. He secretly hated him and said, Qi Hongfu, you

Wait and see how I will crush you to death in the future!

He Zhiyuan could only swallow his anger and say: "We have agreed that all these fifty acres of land will be sold. We don't want more. We will stick to what you said last time. The fifty acres of land will only be sold for five hundred taels of silver. I will bring the land deed."

Coming."

"No, it's four hundred taels."

"What, Qi Liangzhang, you can't keep your word, you promised five hundred taels!" He Zhiyuan stood up with eyes wide open.

The two servants standing opposite saw He Zhiyuan stand up, took a step forward, stared at him, and immediately became alert. Seeing the two servants looking like they were about to fight, Xu Tangyi and his son did not show any weakness. They stared at the two servants.

A servant told them with his eyes that if you take action, neither of us will be polite.

He Zhiyuan saw them at war with each other and thought to himself, a little impatience will ruin a big plan. Today we are here to sell land to get money, so we can't delay the business because of a trivial matter.

Now He Zhiyuan is not just a young scholar who can only suffer losses and be slaughtered by others. He is a man of two generations. He is familiar with the "Da Ming Law" and has modern legal knowledge. A plan to trick this local tyrant bastard to death is in his mind.

formed in.

So he sat down again and said angrily: "You're cruel! I accept the four hundred taels. I wonder if Qi Liangchang has the guts to make a bet with me?"

"What bet?" Qi Hongfu asked disdainfully while picking his nose.

"Before the end of the year, I will redeem these fifty acres of land for ten times the amount of money. Do you dare to bet?"

"He! What a big statement! Even if you sell all the land in your village, it won't be worth four thousand taels of silver. Why don't I dare to bet? What if you lose?"

"All thirty acres of my land will be given to you."

"You can't go back on your word!"

"I will never regret it! What if I win?"

"In addition to the fifty acres of land you redeemed, I will give you another fifty acres!"

"Okay, it's settled."

"Bring me pen and ink and make a written statement!"

At this time, Xu Tangyi, who was sitting next to him, became very anxious and said quickly: "Chief Qi Liang, don't take it seriously. These are the angry words of a child."

He Zhiyuan thought to himself, Uncle Xu, please don't do anything wrong. Before Qi Hongfu could answer, he said, "Chief Qi Liang, I am serious and I am not angry."

Then he said to Xu Tangyi: "Uncle Xu, you don't have to worry about this. I know what I am doing."

Qi Hongfu looked at Xu Tangyi and said proudly: "Look, I didn't force him to do this, it was his own will."

Xu Tangyi was speechless immediately.

He Zhiyuan thought to himself, you bastard took the bait, let's see how I trick you to death in the future!

After signing the contract, Qi Hongfu handed He Zhiyuan two hundred and fifty taels of silver notes and the documents for the completion of taxation in Hejia Village. Then he said: "Your village currently owes one hundred dan of tax and grain, which is equivalent to one hundred and fifty taels of silver."

Two. Just deduct it from these four hundred taels, I will pay you two hundred and fifty taels of silver, and I will pay the tax and grain for your village, and we will be settled. As for how each of your households calculates it, that is yours.

I don't care about it." In fact, the current market price of the best grain is only one, two, three, or one stone, and Qi Hongfu, who is greedy for profit, exploits every opportunity and does not miss any advantage.

But He Zhiyuan doesn’t know what the current price of food is. Qi Hong

When Fu said this, he accepted it.

Qi Hongfu saw that he was mischievous, so he pushed his nose and said: "There is one more thing I want to make clear first. Since this land has been sold to me, the wheat harvest in this land will naturally belong to me. But the government's

The fish scale book and yellow book have not been changed yet, so this summer’s taxes will naturally have to be paid by your family."

When He Zhiyuan heard this, he was completely angered. There is no such thing as bullying! He stood up suddenly, pointed at Qi Hongfu and shouted: "Qi Hongfu, don't push forward every step of the way. Don't do things too far."

Yes! Otherwise, you will be more beautiful."

The servant opposite was used to running rampant in the countryside, and he bullied He Zhiyuan at a young age. He folded his arms and said contemptuously: "Boy! You don't accept it, do you?"

It's completely like he's about to hit someone.

He Zhiyuan had long disliked him. He had practiced with Xu Tangyi for several years before, and he also practiced Sanda in his previous life. He didn't take this servant who was a fake but a powerful servant at all. He looked at this servant with a more contemptuous look and said: "

Convince you? Go ahead and dream!"

Without saying a word, the servant rushed up and struck He Zhiyuan in the face with his right fist. He Zhiyuan turned his head to avoid it, took advantage of the momentum and moved forward, hugged the servant's right arm with both hands, and threw it over his shoulder.

The servant screamed and fell to the ground.

Qi Hongfu was stunned. He didn't expect that He Zhiyuan would fight back, and so neatly! Seeing that he was suffering a loss, he shouted to his servants: "Why are you still standing there? Come on together!"

After hearing the sound, six or seven servants came up and surrounded the three of them. Xu Tangyi used to be a night warrior in the army. He was very good at martial arts. He was not afraid of these fancy servants. Just these few people were not enough for him.

Fighting alone.

Sure enough, the three people took action together, with a crackle of punches and kicks. After a while, these servants were all knocked to the ground, with their noses and faces swollen, and they were wailing again and again.

When Qi Hongfu saw this scene, he was frightened. He did not expect that these two young and old people were not easy to mess with. Especially He Zhiyuan, I heard that he was still a scholar, how could he be so tough?

At this time, He Zhiyuan's eyes showed a fierce look and he pushed towards Qi Hongfu step by step. He was so frightened that Qi Hongfu backed away repeatedly and said: "I made a mistake just now. I will pay the summer taxes. Don't do anything. We are all scholars. It's easy to talk."

discuss."

Now that I think of myself as a scholar, why did I go there earlier?

"What else?" He Zhiyuan squeezed out three words from between his teeth.

"The wheat harvested in the fields belongs to you, so that's okay." The muscles on Qi Hongfu's plump face were trembling, and his short body had no way to retreat. He huddled in the corner and said pitifully, without the arrogance and domineering look he had just now.

He Zhiyuan grabbed him by the collar and warned: "Qi Hongfu, don't think that you are a scholar because you become a grain chief. I really don't think of you as a scholar, you are just a bully and a scoundrel! Now our village pays the tax and grain

It’s clear, if you dare to go to our village and cause trouble again, don’t blame me for beating your fat face into a pig’s head!”

Before leaving, He Zhiyuan said jokingly to Qi Hongfu who was huddled in the corner: "Don't forget our bet, maybe I will redeem it in advance!"
Chapter completed!