Infinite Immortal Ship

Chapter 4 Disappeared
No wonder the woman was so excited. She had started preparing a dowry for her daughter a few years ago.

Although Lu Wansheng's wages for helping with the business were not much, she still took a cut of the money earned from making dried pork every day. After deducting the withdrawal fees, she had saved more than ten taels of silver so far.

Including the dowry brought by the woman and the private money saved over the years, there are more than 15 taels in total, which will be left to Lu Wansheng in the future.

The total of the two is only 25 taels more than enough, plus the savings at home, it is only 98 taels of silver. This does not include the expense of at least [-] tael and a half of silver for collecting the pigs today...

In the current situation, even if the dowry she had saved for her daughter Lu Wansheng was included, she would still have to borrow money to collect 100 taels...

She was suddenly startled when she thought of this. When the land being traded had a title deed, the buyer had to pay one percent tax, which meant that he had to borrow an extra tael to make up one hundred and one taels of silver.

After hearing Er Niang's accusation, Lu Yuantong felt uncomfortable, and asked quickly: "Second uncle, you can't change the contract even after you signed it. But ten acres of paddy field is indeed a bit too much. Can you give me a few acres to my uncle?"

After his uncle found out that he had been deceived, it took him several years to get well. After returning to his hometown to concentrate on farming, he got married in his 30s and only had a daughter who is just ten years old this year.

For the sake of the whole family, the uncle would definitely be willing to buy a few acres of paddy fields.

"Erlang, after your uncle heard the news, he spent all his money to buy three acres..."

Lu Hongtie said this very calmly, but his eyes were a little sad.

His parents, eldest brother and sister-in-law farm [-] acres of land, eight acres of dry land, and twelve acres of thin fields. They harvest less than [-] kilograms of grain every year. After deducting nearly [-] kilograms of taxes, the total of seeds and food for the five people is nearly [-] kilograms. There are only about [-] jins of grain left.

The price of grain fluctuates slightly depending on the type of grain. One thousand five hundred kilograms of grain is worth about four and a half taels of silver, but clothes will be torn, you need medicine when you are sick, favors need to be exchanged, and sacrifices need to be paid...

If the weather is good for a year, two taels of silver left is considered a lot.

Fortunately, his family owns a pork shop, and with the help from time to time, he saves his parents, brother and sister-in-law money on buying meat, and maybe they can save an extra four to five hundred cash a year.

His eldest brother couldn't come up with 30 taels of silver for three acres of paddy field, so he finally took half of the coffin book from the old couple at home and paid [-] taels of silver.

Lu Yuantong was silent for a moment, and then suddenly there was a heavy feeling in his heart.

He glanced at the crying Er Niang and said seriously: "Second uncle, I will help my brothers and sisters take care of these ten acres of paddy field. I will return it to you at any time when you need it."

As soon as this sentence came out, the woman's cry became weaker, but she still felt a little uncomfortable with Lu Hongtie's unauthorized purchase of land.

"Master, since you can make decisions on such a big matter, you should take care of all the messy things like settling accounts and reconciliations from now on!"

Seeing the woman starting to act up, Lu Hongtie seemed unmoved. Instead, he took a shovel and started digging next to the pig pen in the backyard.

Lu Hongtie was tired, so he gave the shovel to his son Lu Yansheng. Dalang had the power of his blood, and his swollen arms seemed to be extremely powerful, and he dug several feet deep in a short time.

One shovelful of soil fell after another, and a wooden box suddenly appeared under the shovel. Seeing this, the woman looked over with suspicion.

After Dalang cleaned up the soil on the wooden box, he parted the half-rotted wooden board with a spade, and then pushed aside the soaked hay and rags, revealing a dull silver light.

"Before the death of the third child, he once said in a joke that the couple had been doing business for several years and had already saved a fortune for Erlang..."

"When I learned that the official announced that they were killed, I remembered this incident. I looked for it with a sense of luck, and found this box of silver in the secret compartment under the bed, a total of 50 taels!"

"I was relieved at that time. With this box of silver, Erlang will have someone to rely on in the future."

"So I told my parents and brothers about this, and they all agreed to hide the box of silver first and take it out when Erlang grows up."

"Now it's time for Erlang to start a business, and it happened that Wu Haoshen was selling his land in order to buy an official position, so I took it upon myself to buy five acres for Erlang, three acres for Dalang, and two acres for Wan Sheng..." Speaking of this, he probably thought of the third brother and his wife who were killed. Lu Hongtie watched Erlang's eyes gradually become moist, turned his head slightly, and reached out to secretly wipe his tears.

The woman understood her husband's good intentions at this time, and after tidying up her manners, she stopped making trouble and returned to her elders' appearance.

For some reason, Lu Yuantong's eyes were wet. He first glanced at the box of silver, and then said to everyone sincerely:
"In the past three years, thanks to my second uncle and my second mother, my nephew has been able to live and feed well. Thanks to his elder brothers and sisters, his life has been colorful. Erlang has nothing to offer in return, so I would like to offer you three acres of fertile land..."

His second uncle had activated his bloodline for him earlier and prepared 30 taels in advance, and he repaid it with three acres of fertile land.

If it weren't for the suddenness, he would have given away all five acres of fertile land.

The woman suddenly fell silent when she heard this. She, who could easily slaughter and carve up a pig not long ago, now seemed a little at a loss.

The land was bought with the money left by Erlang's parents. The head of the house really didn't need to ask her. She made a fuss for a long time, but it was a joke.

When Da Lang coughed, she came back to her senses. After clearing her throat, she gently declined Lu Yuantong's proposal.

Just when everyone has cleared up their past grievances, loves each other, and is in harmony.

A dark, muscular man suddenly came to the backyard. Not only was this man anxious and panicked, but he also had a sad look on his face.

Everyone was startled when they saw this. This person was none other than Dalu Hongyun, the elder of the Lu family.

Seeing this, Lu Hongtie's face turned pale, and he hurriedly asked: "Brother, didn't you go to Yanghu to look at the fields? Why did you suddenly enter the city?"

Lu Hongyun came to the yard, glanced at everyone, and then suddenly started howling at the top of his lungs.

"Second brother, the thirteen acres of Yanghu paddy fields that Wu Haoshen sold to us... they have disappeared!"

Except for Lu Wansheng who followed behind and looked confused, everyone else in the yard was stunned.

After all, Lu Yuantong also experienced the bizarre event of time travel, and his heart became much stronger. He was the first to recover, and hurriedly asked his uncle:

"Disappeared? What do you mean disappeared!"

Lu Hongyun's eyes were full of confusion and he said: "They just disappeared. The fifty acres of paddy fields by Yanghu Lake sold by Wu Haoshen are now only a long embankment. There is not even three acres of land in total!"

The strong black man had a sad look on his face. They signed a written document in the presence of five elders from the countryside and had no regrets at all.

Fortunately, he lost three acres of fertile land in one fell swoop. The second son bought ten acres, of which five acres of paddy fields were obtained in exchange for the 50 taels of silver inheritance left by his third brother and his wife to Erlang...

Lu Yuantong faced his uncle's worried eyes with pain and unbearability, and suddenly remembered the mystery of his parents' disappearance.

It is said that the tornado at that time not only swept away the ships, but also sucked away countless lake water, causing the water level of Yanghu Lake to drop five feet.

The difference in water level of five feet may not seem like much, but once measured, there are actually tens of thousands of acres of extra beach land on the lakeside, thousands of acres of which can be used as paddy fields.

After Lu Yuantong thought about it, his voice trembled unconsciously: "Could it be that the five-foot-deep lake water that disappeared ten years ago is back again?"

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