Lay to win!Cannon fodder, he has become the chief assistant

Chapter 136 Grange
The village head and patriarch came over cheerfully and asked about holding a wedding banquet.

"Our clan pays out money and holds a banquet for one day, and the whole village can come to drink and eat meat!"

Grandpa Xie was very happy, because of his son's future, he is now considered the most honorable old man in this branch.

"Thank you, Patriarch, but what I mean is that Xiuwen hasn't come back yet. Let's discuss it after he comes back. What does Uncle think?"

Several people nodded, but they didn't have any comments.

One of the tribe didn't understand, and asked, "When will the cousin come back? Will he go to the capital directly?"

"No, after the Guibang is announced, there will be a Luming Banquet in Fucheng. He is Xie Yuan, so he must attend. After that, he will go back to the academy to thank his teacher, and he will be back in two or three days."

"Since Zhong Xieyuan, why did the news arrive so late?"

"I heard what Nephew Liu Xian meant. It seems that because there is still an unresolved case in Fucheng. After the Guibang was announced, it seemed that someone was involved. The county magistrate was also afraid that there would be mistakes in the middle, so he deliberately sent someone to report the good news two days later."

The implication is that I am afraid that I will be happy for nothing.

Fortunately, Xie Xiuwen's top name did not escape.

When Xie Rongzhao and his group arrived at the county seat, Cheng Juren specially sent someone over to invite him to visit the mansion, Xie Xiuwen also declined, and happened to want to thank the Cheng family again.

Cheng Jingzhou took out the bank note and handed it to Xie Rongzhao. After she counted it, she confirmed that it was 900 taels, and then carefully put it into her purse.

"Baby, do you want to keep this banknote for yourself?"

"Uh, I'm still young, so I'll leave it to Dad for safekeeping when I get home."

Xie Xiuwen didn't stay at Cheng's house for too long, and after about half an hour, he set off again to go home.

In Xiejiazhuang, everyone who has no work is waiting at the entrance of the village. When Xie Xiuwen came back, he received a warm welcome.

Xie Xiuwen naturally cheered up and greeted his relatives one by one.

Grandma Xie and Gao Shi sat in the back hall, both of them looked unhappy.

Originally thought that Xie Xiuwen would definitely fail this time, but he didn't expect that he would come back with a first name.

Now that it's all over, how do they explain to that one?
"Aniang, should we send a letter to the capital?"

"Well, I've already delivered the letter. Don't worry, even if you're going to Beijing for the exam, you have to wait."

"Aniang, no matter what, the second brother won the exam. Even if we don't go to Beijing to catch the exam, our family has the confidence. Who would dare to disrespect us in Gaoyang County in the future? You see, there are not a few people who come to give gifts these days. Shall we take this opportunity to buy a house in the county?"

Mrs. Gao knew that the old lady had a lot of money in her hands, so she must be able to afford even two houses.

But the problem is, the Xie family has come down to this point, and there are still a few scholars to support. The old woman has never dared to reveal her family background, just because she is afraid that the old man will be suspicious.

Now, taking this opportunity to buy a house is perfect.

"It's not urgent. I have to discuss it with your father first."

In fact, Grandma Xie was also moved.

If they can buy a house in the county, their family will become a rich family living in the county in the future, and if they live in the county, they can find a better family for their grandchildren's marriage.

At least, no one will say that they are mud legs.

Xie Xiuwen mentioned that there are more lands that can be exempted from taxes under his name, and besides himself, there are a few more quotas that are exempt from Yaoyao labor. Even those who have property can also reduce part of the tax amount.

In the final analysis, the various taxes waived add up to less than 100 taels of silver.

This is equivalent to Xie Xiuwen earning money for the family!

But it cannot be underestimated.

Xie Xiuwen was selected, so he naturally thought of his own little family first.

In the past, when his wife and daughter were treated harshly at home, it was fine if he didn't know about it, but now that he knows everything, he must make more preparations.

When he stayed at Cheng's house before, it was Cheng Juren who gave him the land deed.

When he came back last time, Xie Xiuwen asked Cheng Juren to help him keep an eye on some good fields. He didn't dare to buy more, but [-] or [-] acres is still possible.

Gaoyang County has a lot of fertile land, and one mu of fertile land costs seven or eight taels of silver, while Susukida costs four or five taels.

Cheng Juren helped him find good farmland, which happened to be a Zhuangzi with [-] mu of fertile farmland. Besides the farmland, there was also a small house with a secondary entrance. The Zhuangtou lived there now, but the main courtyard was empty.

Because there is a house and a dozen or so servants, among which there are live deeds and dead deeds, all of which are resold, so the other party only needs 500 taels of silver to complete the transaction.

To be honest, the price is really cheap.

Xie Xiuwen's heart was moved, and he responded immediately, taking out all the remaining silver notes on his body, there was still a difference of 300 taels, and finally moved the 500 taels of silver notes that Xie Rongzhao gave him.

He knew the origin of the 500 taels, and he knew that it was won by his sweetheart, so he didn't have any burden to spend it.

Only in this way, he only has 200 taels of silver left in his hand.

The 200 taels of silver were thrown away for their family's travel expenses to the capital, food, etc., and there might be about 170 taels left.

After that, I have to rent a house in the capital, and there are still some occasions that require entertainment, so I can't go there empty-handed. If I calculate it this way, if I leave next month, I'm afraid I won't be able to last until next year's spring.

Even if he passed the imperial examination, his salary after being a Jinshi just now is pitifully small. How can he support his family in the capital?

Therefore, Xie Xiuwen started to have a headache for money again.

Fortunately, Xie Laosan brought him good news at night, and there was an extra 150 taels of silver notes in his hand.

After the husband and wife sorted out the bank notes, silver ingots and some broken silver one by one, they found that there were more than six hundred taels of silver in their hands.

This number still made Xie Xiuwen very gratified.

Knowing that 200 taels of them were rewarded by the county government, he thought that he would have to pay a visit to the county government tomorrow.

Xie Xiuwen discussed with Grandpa Xie about the water banquet early the next morning.

"Father, regarding the banquet, everything is up to you and the head of the village. There is only one thing, if the congratulatory ceremony sent by the local gentry is less than ten taels of silver, you and A Niang can accept it. If it is more, it may be inappropriate."

Grandpa Xie was stunned for a moment: "Why do you say that?"

"Father, I still have to continue the scientific research. It is not appropriate to have too much contact with the squires now, and there are not many tax-free lands under my name now, so it is not appropriate to promise others."

Grandpa Xie and Xie Xiuran were both stunned, what is this called?

Xie Xiuran was the first to question: "Second brother, don't you have [-] acres of tax-free land under Juren's name? Our family only has [-] acres of land, and we have [-] acres left?"

Grandpa Xie looked worried, and obviously felt that the eldest son was right.

"Father, the Liu family married Ruolan with a small farm. It was only because my uncle was working in the yamen that they kept hanging with him. Now that I have won the Juren, my uncle has made the decision to transfer the farm to my name."

(End of this chapter)