Chapter 524: Apricot Blossom Event
After a night of joy, Tong'er woke up early. Jiang Anyi mentioned to her that she borrowed Jing to build a house and used Jing to make money, which made Tong'er excitedly sleep uneasy. She urged Jiang Anyi to get up early, and the two rushed to the government office together. Jiang Anyi walked to the front door to do the work. Tong'er entered the house from the back door to find her elder sister Xinfei. This was Tong'er's cleverness. She regarded herself as a member of the Jiang family, rather than managing the business for the Li family. She had a thousand people in the family and was in charge of one person. She had to discuss everything with Xinfei.
After hearing Tong'er's statement, Xinfei immediately took out 100,000 taels of silver and handed it to her, saying, "You can take this 100,000 taels of silver first, it's not enough before you speak." After taking the money, Tong'er was secretly shocked. It seemed that Jiang Lang's family was really rich, and the 100,000 taels of silver in Xinfei's hands was like ten taels of silver from ordinary families.
"Sister, Jiang Lang told me that this business must be done with the Guo family and the Yu family." Tong'er explained. The three families of Jiang Yu and Guo have never been separated since Xinqi County started doing business together. People cannot forget their roots. Although Jiang Anyi is now at the governor, the Yu and Guo families have helped him a lot. It is difficult to separate the interests of the three families.
Xinfei nodded and said, "This is what it should be. I know what Jiang Lang thinks. Come and invite Boss Guo and Yu Qingshan Yushi Cheng to talk to him."
Guo Huaili and Yu Qingshan arrived soon. When they heard Tong'er recounting what Jiang Anyi said about the business, the two cheered loudly, representing the family's agreement.
Next, discussing how many shares each company owns, Xin Fei glanced at the excited people and said, "This business can be passed on to her descendants, so I will take Da and make the decision for An Yi. Three of us sisters, one of them will take one, An Yong will give him one, and our family will need four. The remaining six are divided into three parts, two in Guo's family and two in Yu's family. Tong'er, since you are hosting the business for your mother's family, you can't let you gossip about your mother's family, so you will give two to the Li family, and the required silver is paid according to the share."
"Thank you sister." Tong'er said gratefully. Xinfei was able to think about her, showing that she truly accepted her and regarded her as her family.
The Jiang family and the Guo family took the money first, and each family sent a clever family member to buy land in Huazhou according to the standards mentioned by Jiang Anyi. In more than ten days, 130,000 taels of silver became more than 3,000 hectares of wasteland, which surprised many county magistrates. Someone actually took a fancy to those useless barren mountains and wastelands, and some fools came from some unknown places. As for the Li family, Tong'er took charge of it. As long as he wrote a letter to tell Li Mingde that Li Mingde was a smart person, he naturally knew the benefits.
Dabei Tiangou is the first place Jiang Anyi mentioned, so Tong'er naturally attached great importance to it. He bought more than 200 hectares of land in a radius of 400 cigarettes per mu. The clerk who handled the documents looked at Wang Huaide who came to the contract with strange eyes. Wang Huaide was the old Wang who was driving the car in the Guo family. He followed the third young master to Huazhou and is now the housekeeper of Guo's house.
The clerk stamped the deed and said, "This is the land deed of 213 hectares in Dabeitiangou, Dongshi... (omit the description of the boundary). Look carefully. Four hundred civilians per acre, a total of 8,520 taels of silver. Prince, give it money. Also, Lord Jiang confessed that this land will be given to you after the flower appreciation meeting of the governor of Jiang, so you can hear it clearly." More than 8,000 taels of silver are almost over the taxes of Wufeng County in one year. With this money, you can imagine a good day this year.
Old Wang carefully looked at the land deed, took out the silver notes and paid, turned around and left, Tingye
At the door of the house, the clerk heard the sarcastic voice from the clerk, "I don't know who is rich and stupid. I probably heard that the governor was going to hold a flower viewing event in Dabeitiangou, and I was rushing to buy that piece of land. Eighty-most because I wanted to get close to the governor. Hey, there are thousands of people going to appreciate the flowers by then. I guess Mr. Jiang can't say a few words. How could the governor see this country bumpkin?"
Carefully put the land deed in his arms, Wang Huaide left the county government office and boarded the carriage that was parked in front of the door to wait for him. The curtain was lowered, and the carriage was moving forward steadily. Wang Huaide smiled, silly, I don’t know who was stupid. When the governor was a child, I knew him, and when he went to the scholarship exam, he was still the carriage that I drove. Lord Jiang went from scholar to top scholar, and the Guo family also rose due to the close relationship between Guo Sanshao and Jiang as the water rose. Now, not to mention the county magistrate welcomed him in and out, Mr. Guo even went to Wenping Prefecture to ask for a seat to the governor.
Guo Sanshao decided to come to Huazhou to develop. As the opera said, birds follow the phoenix, and I, Lao Wang, decided to follow the third young master to make a breakthrough. Those who stayed at home were gloating and said that Huazhou was a dangerous place and was extremely miserable. Don’t pay your life for some money. The third young master respects me and gives me 480 taels of salary every year. Who would have thought that Lao Wang, who went from driving a car to taking a car? This year I want the second boy to come, and follow Lord Jiang and Guo Sanshao to enjoy the happiness.
I heard from Master San that buying land was Lord Jiang’s idea. I, Lao Wang, have not seen many smart people in my life. I used to think that Master Guo was the smartest. Now I think no one in the world is smarter than Lord Jiang. Otherwise, how could Master Jiang be the top scorer of Sanyuan or something? Why did he become a high-ranking official at a young age? The second smartest one is Master San. He earns more money in a year than Master in ten years. That dog joked about me, Lao Wang, and the real stupid person is you, but Lao Wang is not your father, so why should I teach you how to learn your lessons?
If the second boy dares not come, I will marry a new wife in Huazhou and give me a baby. I am still strong. When the baby grows up, I will follow the third master. In the future, I may be able to stick to Lord Jiang's study and improve, and our Wang family can also have a scholar. Lord Jiang is a good person and nostalgic. When I see me, Old Wang, he is polite and "Uncle Wang" at once. He is not like the boys from the Yu family. He has no ability and looks at people slantedly. Bah.
Dabeitiangou is thirty miles away from Huiye Mansion and belongs to the Wufeng County area. The apricot flowers in Dabeitiangou are blooming, and the new green grassland is lined with beautiful flowers, pink, pure white, and bright red. It is shining on the branches, as brilliant as clouds, making people feel like they are in a fairyland. Every year, many people come to watch the apricot flowers.
This year, the governor will hold a flower viewing event here. The magistrate of Jiang from Wufeng County came to Dabeitiangou three days in advance to arrange the arrangements and sent yamen runners to build tents, clear roads, maintain order, etc. He wanted the governor Jiang to enjoy the flowers well and leave a good impression on the governor.
The poems of the governor are unique. County Magistrate Jiang planned to leave behind poems when Lord Jiang was happy. He even prepared the stele of the engraved characters. Lord Jiang's poems are enough to be passed down to future generations. He set up a poem pavilion in this beautiful scenery for people to pay tribute, and he could also write a note in the history books.
On March 15, Jiang Anyi brought his wife and his son to Dabei Tiangou. Fang Biejia and some officials from the government office were accompanied by him. He came with him after hearing the news.
The gentry and people who watched the fun squeezed the roads in Dabeitiangou tightly, and the yamen runners in Wufeng County were sweating profusely and maintained traffic.
Standing on the top of the slope, looking at the blooming apricot flowers spreading among the valleys on the hillside, charming and magnificent, making people feel refreshed. Jiang Anyi subconsciously opened his hands and wanted to embrace the beautiful scenery in front of him. How could the beautiful scenery in front of him not make people feel pity?
Xinfei held Jiang Chenyi and leaned against Jiang Anyi. She remembered the situation when she met Jiang Anyi at Xinghua Temple in Linyang County, Renzhou. The signature was still clearly remembered, "I prayed diligently in the Earth Mother Hall, asking for a lucky sign; I have a fate for thousands of miles, and I come to meet in a foreign land." I don't know when Jiang Lang would go home to visit relatives, but he wanted him to take him and Yier to burn incense and fulfill his wishes.
Tong'er stood on the other side of Jiang Anyi and was deeply intoxicated by the beautiful scenery in front of her. A gust of wind came, and countless petals were dancing in the wind, like heavy snow. Tong'er said in a sweet voice: "I heard Sister Xinfei often talk about the 'Apricot Flower Fragrance Rain' in Linyang County, Renzhou. These flowers fell like a fragrant rain. If you could build a house here, you would come to live for a few days every year when the flowers bloomed, it would be a fairy-like day."
Jiang Anyi blinked at Tong'er and said softly: "Have you bought this piece of land?"
Tong'er smiled proudly, her delicate face was like blooming apricot blossoms, which was so beautiful. Xinfei snorted and said, "Being more reserved in public."
Fang Shishu stood beside Tong'er. When he heard Jiang Anyi's words, he sighed: "Anyi really has a unique vision. If such a beautiful scenery can be built and lived in a small house, it will be worth his life."
Jiang Anyi smiled and said, "If Mr. Fang likes the scenery here, I will build a house on the hillside for Mr. Fang. I know Mr. Fang is honest and straightforward, so this courtyard will not be given to Mr. Fang, but only for Mr. Fang to live temporarily. In return, Mr. Fang might as well leave some poems and essays that have passed down from generation to generation. Later generations come here to see things and think of others, and they will inevitably think of Mr. Fang and everything that Mr. Fang did for Huazhou."
Because Fang Shishu was so honest, he couldn't help but be moved after hearing Jiang Anyi's words and sighed: "I will not dare to agree to others' words, but Anyi, I will agree to this. After I retire, I will be in my old age with my wife."
County Magistrate Jiang stood behind the two of them and secretly stamped his foot. When he sold it, he felt that he had made a profit. Now it seems that he was selling too cheaply. If he had known that he would have to leave a piece of land. Not to mention that the scenery here is excellent, even if he could live alongside people like Fang Gong and Jiang governor, it would be worth boasting about his descendants. After returning, the barren mountains and wastelands in Wufeng County are not allowed to be sold at a low price. They have to wait until they check it out before setting the price.
There is no medicine for regret in the world, so County Magistrate Jiang can take it and put it down. He stepped forward and smiled: "The beautiful scenery in front of him can make the adults excited. I also ask the adults to leave behind their treasures to pass on to future generations."
When Jiang Anyi saw Fang Shishu's face was melancholy and thoughtful, he smiled and said, "Why do you need to be a child like a child? Let's write it."
Chapter completed!