That night, Mr. Tian drank two cups of wine because he was happy. It was not until the end of the song that Tian Huairen and the others took him home. Shopkeeper Wu personally had someone drive a carriage to deliver it to his door.
Mr. Tian was drunk on the kang, and Mrs. Jiang couldn't help but curse. Everyone in the second room went to Henghe, and they couldn't find anyone to boil water, which made the resentment even worse. In the end, Luo Shi brought a basin of water with a full belly.
"Eat, why can't two glasses of horse urine kill you? I've never had any wine in my last life." Jiang cursed while twisting his cotton handkerchief and vigorously wiping the old man's face with his rough hands.
Maybe he felt the pain, so Mr. Tian shook off her hand, burped, and said with his mouth shut: "Old lady, I'm so happy. The eldest brother is making a difference, and the third child is also making a career now. I'm so happy in my heart.
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"Old lady, our Tian family used to have 60 acres of land when it was most prosperous. In recent years, only 24 acres have been sold. How many years have we not bought land? The third child has now bought back 20 acres of land.
Mu, our Lao Tian family can buy land again."
"Bah!" Mr. Jiang threw the cotton handkerchief in his hand fiercely into the basin and cursed: "Is it yours to buy? The house has been divided and I don't even have a hair on your head. Are you so happy?"
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Mr. Tian jumped up from the bed, stared at Jiang, and shouted: "Who said that the third child is my son, why is it not mine? Brother Rui and the others are the descendants of my Tian family, so how can they not be mine?
of?"
Jiang was startled when he suddenly sat up. When he reacted, he slapped him and cursed loudly: "You are seeking death, who are you bluffing?"
Mr. Tian lay back again, closed his eyes and kept saying: "It's from my Tian family, it's from my Tian family."
Xiao Wu listened at the door of the main room, rolled his eyes in a circle, pretended to be nonchalant and sent a bowl of goat milk in, and then told Tian Minyan and the others exactly what he just heard.
In the west wing, Tian Huairen also drank too much and was sleeping soundly, but Tian Minyan and the others couldn't sleep for a while because they were so happy. They all frowned when they listened to Xiao Wu's words.
"Mom, our Tian family used to have so many fields?" Tian Minyan asked with a frown.
"I heard from your father that there is, but in recent years, it has become increasingly difficult for the family to support your uncle and eldest brother's education, so they sold a lot of land." Luo Shi nodded.
After hearing this, Tian Minyan frowned even deeper. The old man's idea was not good. Since the families had been separated, the land they bought naturally belonged to their three-bedroom family. They had never thought about merging it into that branch.
But now it seems that the old man doesn't think so.
"Brother, what do you think?"
Tian Minrui pursed his lips habitually and said: "What he thinks is his business. The names of our three brothers and sisters are written on the land deed. Even my father doesn't have a share. It is still a red deed. Who wants to make decisions in the future? But
You have to weigh everything carefully."
Tian Minyan nodded after hearing this, but she thought more. In order to really make the people on the old man's team dare not take their ideas, the most important thing is that she must act as a deterrent.
"That's true, but brother, if you want people to truly feel awe, you can't just do it like this. Since ancient times, people have not fought with officials. Why do people in the world have awe for officials? It's just because of the two words "official". So,
If our third room wants them to be respected and feared by others, we have to stand out." Tian Minyan hugged Xiao Wu to her side, looked at the two brothers and said, "So, brother, Xiao Wu, you have to get the honors.
Even if you are not an official in the future, you will still have a reputation that makes people fear you."
"Sister, don't worry, I will listen to your husband." Xiao Wu raised his head and said seriously.
Tian Minrui's eyes flashed, he avoided it, and nodded: "I will use my heart."
Tian Minyan hummed and kissed Xiaowu's forehead again. In her heart, although Tian Minrui was the eldest brother, he was late in studying after all. Her hopes were actually placed more on Xiaowu.
The next day, Deng Fugui came to Tian Minyan's house with the deed of their newly purchased twenty acres of land, and brought news that the new county magistrate had arrived and advocated new policies and laws to encourage villagers to develop wasteland for farming. When he heard that the Tian family was going to develop wasteland for farming,
, they priced the wasteland in the back mountain at 600 silver per acre, which meant that if Tian Minyan and the others wanted to buy the 100-acre mountain land, they would only need 60 silver.
This news almost made Tian Minyan jump with joy. Sixty taels was a bargain price. It was much cheaper than what Qi had bought in the previous life.
Tian Minyan immediately asked Deng Fugui to go to the county government and send someone to measure the land and erect landmarks.
And with Deng Fugui's visit, the news of Tian Huairen's family's land purchase quickly spread throughout Yangmei Village. Some people were envious and some were jealous. They all said that the Tian family's ancestral graves were covered in smoke. First, the eldest son became an official, and then the third son.
developed.
They were somewhat mentally prepared for the eldest son to become an official. After all, Tian Huairen had been a scholar for many years, and even being an official was not surprising. What puzzled the villagers was Tian Huairen's dull look. You said this man has always been
It's inconspicuous, but suddenly it's as if he's been enlightened. He's making some cakes to make money, and he's suddenly buying land. Why isn't that strange?
So, some people speculated that Tian Huairen had received a revelation somewhere and his mind became so bright. But this speculation did not last long, why? Just because Tian Huairen went to buy the wasteland in the back mountain that had never been reclaimed by anyone.
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It's not enough to buy fertile land, but also to buy barren wasteland. This is something you only do after your brain is kicked by a donkey. If you have two dollars, you might as well buy two more fertile fields.
Also shocked was Mr. Tian. He had no prior knowledge. When he heard the news, he was completely stunned and quickly called Tian Huairen.
"Lao San, how did I hear that you want to buy the wasteland in the back mountain?"
"Dad, yes, Brother Deng will bring people from the government to measure the land this afternoon." Tian Huairen nodded.
"Are you crazy?" Mr. Tian was still convinced when he heard this. He wanted to wake up this stupid son with the pipe in his hand. The land was so barren that even soybeans could not be planted. There were overgrown weeds that could not be removed, and the grass roots were all there.
It's several feet thick. Isn't this just throwing money away?
"You can't grow food on that piece of land, so why did you buy it? Are you throwing away your money in vain?" He said anxiously: "Go and tell Deng Zi that we won't buy this land. The same goes for Deng Zi, that's right.
You don’t know, he has been doing this business all year round, how can he know whether this land can be bought? I thought he was honest, but I didn’t expect him to be cunning. This is to deceive you who don’t know what is going on!”
"What else? When you see someone dressed smartly, you think they are good. This is a shameless way to take advantage of you!" Jiang glared at Tian Huairen with a sullen face and said coldly: "I tell you, you have that kind of money.
, why not lend it to your little sister as a capital and use it to open a shop in Henghe."
"Father, mother, if you don't do Brother Deng's business, we have already thought about buying it. Brother Deng has also advised us. We insist and don't do other things." Tian Huairen quickly excused Deng Fugui.
"What?" Mr. Tian stopped putting on his shoes and said in surprise: "You have already thought about it?"
"Yes!" Tian Huairen nodded and said: "Dad, I have been separated. The children are getting older. Sanniang still has one in her belly, and she has to support Brother Rui and the others to go to school. There is money everywhere.
I've also looked at the land. Although there are a lot of grass roots, if you take care of it slowly, it will be fine in the future."
"What do you know?" Mr. Tian glared at him and said, "That mountainous land has been deserted for I don't know how many years. If it could be reclaimed, someone would have reclaimed it. Is it your turn? Even if it's free, no one will go.
You are the one who opened up wasteland. You...hey, you are so mad at me."
"Dad, it's okay. The newly appointed magistrate of that piece of land said that it only costs sixty taels of silver. If it is planted well, there will be prizes in the future." Tian Huairen was not angry, and just smiled and handed over what Deng Fugui had brought.
After hearing the news, he scratched his head and said: "We weighed it up and started cultivating the land after buying it. We planted a crop of crops and raised them first."
"Nonsense." Mr. Tian almost fainted. The third child seemed to be possessed and couldn't listen. He rubbed his temples with a headache and said: "Third brother, although we have separated, you three
I have no control over how much money the house earns, but I won’t let you burn it like this. The twenty acres owned by Xie Laoer’s family is a good piece of farmland, and it was worth buying it for a hundred taels. But these sixty taels bought wasteland.
, if you ask me, it’s totally worthless. Third child, dad eats more salt than you eat rice. But when buying land, it also depends on what kind of land it is. Just the number of acres is not enough. Listen to dad,
Don’t buy this wasteland, go and tell Deng Zi that we won’t buy it. Ah!”
"Dad, we have already agreed, and we have been angry with the county magistrate, that we want to buy this land." Tian Huairen lowered his head and insisted.
"you..."
"What do you care about what he does? If he wants to be taken advantage of, let him be. He has a lot of money and is willing to use his money to play with it. What can you do?" Jiang snorted coldly.
Mr. Tian looked at Tian Huairen intently. The third son seemed to have changed. In the past, he did not dare not listen to his own words. Why did he insist on buying the land now? Was it his idea? Or was it Tian Minyan and the others?
Lao San's children all had big ideas, which made him feel more and more out of control, so he asked: "Lao San, you insist on buying this land, is it your idea or Yan Yatou's idea?
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Tian Huairen was stunned, raised his head and asked, "Dad, why do you ask that?"
"When Qian'er bought the land, I wanted to say that this girl Yan has too many ideas and is too angry. She is just a girl and will get married in the future. You should not let her do whatever she wants.
If this reputation spreads, how will you talk about your husband's family in the future?" Mr. Tian said with a stern face: "I heard that Yan Yatou is in charge of your family now, third child, how can you do this?"
What Tian Huairen disliked the most was when Mr. Tian said how bad his children were. As soon as he heard this, he stood up immediately and said, "Why not? Dad, our family can buy land now only because of their appearance."
Girl, if it weren't for her, Sanniang's children would be gone, Brother Rui and the others wouldn't be able to go to school in the town, and our third bedroom wouldn't be able to buy land. Dad, tell me, why can't we let the girl be the head of the house?"
Mr. Tian was startled, wow, this third child can still argue!