Pastoral little master

Chapter 157 Two birds with one stone

Tang Hu's answer surprised Qiduo's family.

Everyone stopped their chopsticks to look at Tang Hu.

"Uncle Tang, the marriage of the Lin family has been retired, so the dowry has not been taken back?" Qi Duo asked everyone's doubts.

"The silver and those little things were taken back, only the fifty mu land deed was not taken back." Tang Hu replied.

"Why? Fifty acres of fertile land is worth a lot of money. How can Master Lin be so generous? Is there something tricky about it?" Qi Duo asked.

She didn't forget what Tang Hu said on the day of the divorce, "Those dowry gifts are just on the surface, but in fact... Hehe, it's not the same thing at all. '

At that time, I asked Tang Hu what he meant by this, but he was unwilling to say it clearly, so she became suspicious.

But at the time, he thought that regardless of whether the dowry gift was bright or not, he had already returned to the Lin family and had nothing to do with the Tan family, so he didn't think about it.

But it never occurred to him that the fifty-acre land deed was still in the hands of Mr. Tan and the others.

Tan Dejin thought that when he met Mr. Tan and the others earlier, everyone's emotions were not too high, and it seemed that something was wrong.

He was also anxious, and hurriedly asked, "brother, what is going on, can you tell me?"

"Actually, there is nothing you can't say. Just take the land deed and go to Hulin Town to ask. Everyone knows that the fifty acres are not fertile land at all, but puddles of water. Neither rice nor rice can be grown. Cotton and wheat." Tang Hu said.

After Tang Hu's explanation, Qiduo's family learned that the Lin family's [-] mu of so-called fertile land was actually a deserted field on the outskirts of Hulin Town.

I don't know how many years it has been abandoned, and I can't see the original appearance, weeds, bushes, stones, all kinds of messy things.

There are many puddles between the overgrown weeds, where most of the garbage in Hulin Town is dumped. Flies and mosquitoes are everywhere all year round, and the smell is unspeakable.

This piece of land was originally a barren land and belonged to the government.

Lin Fugui married his second wife at that time, and his spirit became a little more normal. The Lizheng in Hulin Town dragged him to drink and tricked him into buying the land.

After Lin Laosi found out, he went to Lizheng and asked for the money back.

It happened that Lin Fugui fell ill again and beat his second wife to death. Lizheng threatened him with this matter, forcing Lin Laosi to accept the deal.

This piece of land did not cost much money, but here not only can’t grow things to create benefits, but also pay taxes every year, one bucket of rice per mu per season, and two crops of rice per year, that is two buckets of rice per mu. Fifty mu a year is ten Shimi.

Ten stones of rice is not too much to Lin Laosi, but it is an extra expense after all, and it is useless.

To turn this piece of wasteland into good farmland, it would take a lot of money to reclaim it. Lin's family has no shortage of good farmland and fertile land, so they don't want to spend money on rectifying the land.

According to the old man in the town, the field was abandoned because there were no crops.

He was very worried about what to do if there was nothing to be found after the adjustment. Wouldn't the money be in vain.

Had to continue to let it go.

Later, he had an idea and used them as betrothal gifts to fool people. They were seduced and tempted to marry their daughters willingly.

In this way, not only did he marry a daughter-in-law for his son, but he also threw out this hot potato, killing two birds with one stone, what a wonderful thing.

It's just that Lin Fugui's third daughter-in-law's family is not far from Hulin Town, so she knew about it and wasn't fooled.

Only Tan Deyin and Zhao Shi believed in Liu Matchmaker and took the grass as a treasure, but lost 300 taels of silver in vain.

For Lin Laosi, whether it is getting married or losing money, it is a business that is sure to make money!
As for the two shops mentioned, they are just two dilapidated houses in the suburbs, which cannot be used as shops at all.

After hearing what Tang Hu said, Qiduo nodded in a dazed way. Now she finally knew that when she was in Hulin Town last time, everyone said Lin Lao Si was mean and treacherous, and she finally gained insight today.

Taking advantage of people's greed, he not only threw away the useless land, but also earned three hundred silver without spending any money. This business is really wonderful.

As for Mr. Tan and the others being cheated, Qiduo thinks that Mr. Lin cannot be blamed for being treacherous, but Mr. Tan and the others should be blamed for being greedy.

If he hadn't taken advantage of this when he divorced Tang Hu back then, wouldn't it be enough to return the land deed to him, so there is no such thing as today.

When the Lin family came to hire, they had replaced all the land deeds with the names of Mr. Tan and Tan Deyin. Since then, the land has been assigned to them.

When retiring, it's time to change the name on the land deed to Lin Laosi's.

Ten stone rice is a drop in the bucket to Lin Laosi, but to the Tan family, it is not a small amount. The market price of one stone rice is about two or three taels, and it will be even higher if there is a shortage of years. Silver.

It's really stealing the chicken and eating the rice, knocking out the front teeth and swallowing it in the stomach!

Qiduo sighed in her heart.

Seeing the astonishment on Qiduo's family, Tang Hu said to Tan Dejin apologetically, "Brother, I'm sorry, I was a little angry when I heard Brother Baozi say that it was the old lady who plotted against Miss Erxia. I didn't tell you.

And at the beginning, this was also Lin Laosi's order, and this matter must not be spoken out. It is entrusted by others, and it is a matter of loyalty. Things, please forgive me. "

Qiduo doesn't blame Tang Hu.

When I met Tang Hu for the first time at that time, he could see that he helped his family in Tan Debao's face, which was already enough face.

He was right, he couldn't be a seller. If he had sold Lin Laosi back then, he might still look down on him and dare not reuse him.

Thinking that if he was entrusted with some important matters in the future, and the other party happened to be an acquaintance of his, wouldn't he also sell himself, how terrible.

Tan Dejin and Xu Shi are both sensible people, and their ideas are similar to Qiduo's.

"Brother, you are serious. How can I blame you? This matter has nothing to do with you. You have to do things well for Mr. Lin. This is your original duty. How can you violate it?" his will.

When my parents encountered this kind of thing, they actually blamed themselves for being too... Hey, no one can blame them. "Tan Dejin sternly told Tang nonsense.

"That's right, Uncle Tang, we are very grateful that you have told us the truth now. After this incident, we understand the truth that people should not be greedy. At any time, we cannot believe that pies will fall from the sky. We will do everything in the future. Be more careful.

Uncle Tang, eat quickly, the food is getting cold. "Qiduo also said sincerely.

Mrs. Xu also nodded, "Yes, Uncle Tang, we can still tell who is right and who is wrong. The matter of the Lin family, if it hadn't been for your great help, how could it have been resolved so smoothly? Always in my heart.

As for other things, it has nothing to do with you, you can't take it on yourself. "

Seeing that Qiduo and the others spoke sincerely and very well, Tang Hu felt relieved that they didn't seem to blame him.

But he still said, "Brother, the old man and the old lady should already know about the field, and I don't know how they will deal with it. It is almost impossible to sell that field."

Qiduo narrowed her eyes and smiled, "Uncle Tang, don't worry, there must be a way for the car to reach the mountain, maybe my grandma will come up with a good way, hehe."

In fact, she knew that Mr. Tan and Mrs. Zhao must have nothing good to think about.

No matter, this is called self-indulgence. You know how to take advantage of it all day long. Now you have fallen into a pit. It can be regarded as a big lesson, and you should not act so rashly in the future.

Tang Hu nodded, this matter was indeed beyond his control, he lowered his head and continued to eat.

After dinner and a short rest, Tang Hu took Tang Yuan'er to Luhuapo.

Tan Decai and Saburo also had dinner and were ready to go out.

"Third brother, Saburo, you have to keep your spirits up at night, and take care of the old man's lotus pond, and don't make any mistakes, do you understand?" Mr. Tan De instructed carefully.

"Understood, Grandpa." Saburo responded.

Tan Decai also nodded, "Father, don't worry, if it's not for the boss, even for Shiro, I can't let those lotus root have trouble."

"Okay, let's go then, bring two more quilts, it will be cold at night." Mr. Tan said with concern.

When Yang heard this, she curled her lips and said, "Father, you are really kind to the uncle's family. You let Sanlang pull lotus root for their family for free during the day, and let Sanlang rest for a while at night, and let Sanlang guard their family." Tang, I don't know if uncle will accept this favor."

His tone was sour.

Mr. Tan immediately gave her a hard look, "Second daughter-in-law, how can you talk like this? Although the family is separated, the boss is also our Tan family. If he is in trouble right now, we have to help him. Otherwise, wouldn't it be If Master Zhuang makes a joke, the boss knows what he knows, and he won't lose everyone."

There is no mention of wages for vigil.

Yang quietly rolled her eyes, and then went back to her room a little bored.

Grandpa Tan waved his hand, and Tan Decai and Sanlang agreed and then left the yard.

As soon as they arrived at the door, the fathers of Wang Xiaodao and Tan Sen rushed over.

"Third, where are you going?" Tan Sen's father asked.

"Show me the lotus pond." Tan Decai responded with his head bowed.

"It's just right, we are going to go there too, and we were thinking of calling you, let's go together." Tan Sen's father said immediately.

Wang Xiaodao and Tan Sen were hit by a board yesterday, and they were cleaned up by the family after returning home. They are currently recuperating at home.

Their family members all remembered the agreement in the contract. They were afraid that something would happen to Qiduo's lotus root, so they made an appointment to help look after the lotus pond.

There were so many people that everyone was more courageous, so Tan Decai immediately nodded in agreement.

Sanlang drove the bullock cart, carrying Tan Decai, Tang Hu's father and son, Wang Xiaodao and Tan Sen's father to Luhuapo.

When he arrived at Luhuapo, Tan Debao looked at the extra Wang Xiaodao and Tan Sen's father, and after being surprised, he was secretly happy, Qiyatou's method is really useful, they really came to help look at the lotus pond.

It's going to be a lively night now.

Tang Hu handed the food box to Tan Debao, which contained hot meals.

In addition to the dishes on the dinner table at night, Qiduo specially made delicious lotus root cakes for Tan Debao in consideration of Tan Debao's hard work, with some chopped diced bacon inside.

Both delicious and anti-hunger.

There is also a small jug of wine, about two taels in size, which will not make him drunk, but also satisfy his hunger.

"This wine must have been packed by Girl Qi, hehe." Tan Debao lifted the jug and smiled.

He seldom drinks alcohol on weekdays, but as soon as he does, he will drink foolishly and get drunk several times.

For this reason, Qiduo persuaded him many times, telling him to drink less each time, saying that drunkenness hurts the body.

Now there is only two taels in the jug, so I won't get drunk no matter what.

Tan Dejin looked at the food and wine, pursed his lips happily, lifted the lid, and started to eat.

As for Qiduo's family, the whole family stayed awake, sitting around the table and discussing important matters.

(End of this chapter)