peasant young lady

Chapter 120
When Cheng Xia heard that Mrs. Zhang was still going to sell the house and land, she deliberately took a second look, but she still didn't say anything to stop her. She made her own decision and had to bear the consequences.

As soon as Liu Wen heard Zhang's words, he immediately opened his mouth happily, as long as there are conditions, he can say it, if he is afraid of directly vetoing it, then he will lose his last hope.Liu Wenxi said happily, "Mother, just say it, as long as I can buy the house, I promise to be filial to my parents."

"Well," Mrs. Zhang seemed to be satisfied with what Liu Wen said, smiled gratifiedly, and then said, "Well, the land and the house can be sold, since you said that you can buy your second uncle by selling the house and the land. family house, it proves that the money must be enough. Whether it is selling the house and land to earn a lot, or it is not enough but you have part of your savings to make up for it, I will not ask. I will go with you when I buy a house. , Your father’s and I’s names are written on the house deed, and you, Cheng Shang, Jingzhong, and the master can all live in it, after all, it’s a third-tier courtyard, so there’s no way people like this are satisfied.”

Mrs. Zhang seemed unable to see Liu Wen's instantly pale face, and continued to say, "This way, your filial piety can be better reflected, and we can spread your goodness widely in the village; secondly, can you do this like this?" Do it, and when others know about it, they will miss you, and when your reputation improves, others will forget what you did to Xia girl a while ago, which will also be of great benefit to your examination. But don't worry."

Mrs. Zhang changed the subject, and smiled kindly at Cheng Shang's gaze, "After all, this house was bought in the name of your filial piety. Although the name of your father and I are written on the current house deed, it will wait two hundred years for us to buy it." Afterwards, I guarantee that this house will be passed on to Jingzhong, and it has nothing to do with Cheng Zuo and Cheng Zuo's children in the future."

After Mrs. Zhang finished speaking, everyone in the room reacted in various ways, which was wonderful.Cheng Xia suddenly felt relieved, she really didn't expect Mrs. Zhang to say that.Just like modern people buying a house, who lives in it is not the key point, the key point is whose name is on the real estate certificate. As long as the name is you, whether you rent it out or leave it willfully abandoned, it is not up to you.

Cheng Xia raised her eyebrows and looked at Liu Wen, and found that he kept his head down and did not speak, could not see his expression, Cheng Xia didn't know what he was thinking.On the other hand, Cheng Shang seemed to think that there was no difference. Anyway, it was his own mother who only cared about herself since she was a child. Even her two younger brothers were behind her. She felt that what Zhang said was understandable.

Liu Jingzhong didn't understand these twists and turns, but he was very happy when he heard Mrs. Zhang say that the house would be his own in the future, so the smile on his face never disappeared.

On the contrary, it was Master, who frowned mysteriously. After all, he was Master, and he knew some important principles after studying. He naturally knew exactly what the things on the deed meant.

The room suddenly fell into an embarrassing silence, and no one spoke to break the silence. Mrs. Zhang watched calmly, then suddenly reached out and picked up the glass on the table and handed it to Cheng Xia, "Go get me a glass of water."

Cheng Xia was taken aback, nodded slightly, and consciously went to the kitchen next to her to pour a glass of water for Mrs. Zhang. When she came back, she saw Liu Wen standing beside Cheng Shang with a flattering smile on her face. He said kindly, "Mother, you also know that you need to write your name on the deed, and you are illiterate, and neither can you, so I have to write it. To be honest, I have also considered writing it directly on the deed." Write the names of my parents, but my parents can't write, so I can only reluctantly do so."

Mrs. Zhang nodded, and said calmly, "It's okay, I just want to write my name. Since you can write, just hold my hand and let me trace it. Find a reliable witness in the middle. I really can't believe others. After all, selling a house and land is a major event, and it still needs to be approved by Li Zheng. Li Zheng will witness it, and finally sign my name and stamp it. Since you already have such filial piety, I don't need to say more, I can go to Old Li now."

Cheng Xia listened to Mrs. Zhang's words and thought about it carefully, and finally remembered the format of the deeds and title deeds for selling houses and land in ancient times. The formats of house deeds and land deeds are actually similar, roughly as follows:

Lidian deed of house sale xxx (seller's name), the house xxx that will be located at xxx (house address) today (introduce the area, number of rooms, degree of newness and internal conditions of the house, etc.), with xxx (witness), negotiate the price , under the management of xxx (name of the buyer), the current value of xxx (sales price) will be negotiated on three sides, and there will be no shortage on the same day.There is no overlapping transaction of the house, and there is no dispute with others. If there is any difference, it is the theory of the pawnbroker and has nothing to do with the current owner.There is no evidence for empty words, and this document is established as evidence.

Then the following is the signature of the seller, the signature of the buyer, the signature of the witness, and the date of signing.

From this ancient form of contract, it can be seen that once the house is bought, whose name is written on it, it belongs to whom. From this point of view, let alone what Mrs. Zhang said just now, let Liu Wen hold his hand and sign the house. , that is, there is no Zhang's autograph, only let Liu Wen or witnesses write Zhang's name on the house deed and land deed during the transaction, and Zhang will keep the house deed and land deed by herself, then she will have absolute security. control.No matter what happens in the future, she can control the house, and Liu Wen cannot have the right to drive Zhang out.

No matter what Liu Wen had in mind for Liu Yuanwai's house, Zhang's move could almost be said to be a drastic move, eliminating all dangers.

No kind of sweet talk can guarantee the future, and sometimes such dead things can give people the most sense of security.

Liu Wen's complexion suddenly darkened, and he carefully looked back at his wife who was sitting on another chair. The teacher understood, so he smiled and said, "My in-laws, after all, this house is Liu Wen's filial piety to you. Such a request can be said to be reasonable, and even Liu Wen should have raised it long ago. But, "the master paused cautiously, "Liu Wen will be a high-ranking official after all, and there must be a discussion between him and his classmates. For those who come and go, if you let your friends know that he lives in the house of his mother-in-law, I'm afraid he will be teased by his classmates and eat soft food."

"Yes, yes," Liu Wen couldn't wait to answer when he heard it, "Mother, it's not that I don't want to, it's because my son-in-law will have to walk in the officialdom in the future, and I have to consider the issue of face. In our Ming Dynasty , Everything should be filial piety first, if others say that I am not filial, then my future will be blocked, mother has high hopes for me, how can I let mother down because of such a thing. "

shameless!Cheng Xia lowered her eyes and sneered, she said it sounding high-sounding, the two of them sang together, it was really cheeky, and it was shameless to think about the future before they won the exam.Cheng Xia glanced sideways at the teacher with white beard and hair, seeing that there are five people and six people, but they are not really good birds, otherwise it would be impossible to teach a 'good student' like Liu Wen.

Cheng Xia lowered her head and looked at Zhang Shi calmly, only to see that there was still an impeccable smile on Zhang Shi's face, and slowly expressed her thoughts, "Liu Wen, mother has always hoped that you can If you are promising, how could it become a stumbling block on your way to becoming an official?"

When Liu Wen heard it, his face was filled with joy, and he nodded impatiently, "Yes, I knew that my mother treated me the best."

"However," Mrs. Zhang smiled, "The question you just mentioned is not a big deal. Mother doesn't care about those false names. Since you want to maintain face, mother will naturally cooperate with you vigorously. No matter who asks you in the future, you just need to say this The house is yours, and for your filial piety, I invited our family to live in the county seat, so that your filial piety will be preserved. You also know," Zhang said with a little embarrassment, "Mother has always hoped that the villagers Envy me, you don’t need to worry about it, when your second uncle’s house is really bought, mother doesn’t need you to explain, I will go to the village and say that you bought a big house for us to live in, as for selling the house and land, no When a person knows that I bought a house for you, they will only know that I am not living in the village, so they sold the house and land. Others will only say that you are filial, so don't worry.

Cheng Xia couldn't help but look at Zhang with admiration. Did she actually have such a brain after letting her know Liu Wen's true face?You have been deceived before, can't you see it?

Hearing Zhang's interrupting his original thoughts again and again, Liu Wen couldn't help but suddenly looked up at Cheng Xia, the resentment flashed in his eyes, "Mother, didn't you listen to what someone said, so you changed your original mind Well, when I talked about it yesterday, there were obviously no such things. Mother, you must not be deceived, people with ulterior motives are probably thinking about this house."

"Hey," Mrs. Zhang said in time, and directly planned what Cheng Xia wanted to say to Liu Wen, "Son-in-law, mother, let me put it this way, Shanger is my first child. When mother married her father, she didn't have children for several years. Her grandma thought I didn't like it a long time ago and wanted to send me back to her mother's house, but fortunately Shang'er was born, so her grandma shut up, but. "

Mrs. Zhang seemed to be recalling the past, "Eight years after Shang'er was born, I didn't have a second child, and because Shang'er was a daughter, her grandma treated Shang'er harshly everywhere, without giving him food or drink, and even wanted to give her away. Choked to death, I found out later that she hadn’t given up her milk yet, and made a deal with people from other villages to sell Shang’er to her family for two bags of grain.”

Mrs. Zhang choked up as she said, "Shang'er has been through hardships since she was a child, and I have always protected her. She spent the most difficult years with me. This child is caring and knows how to comfort me since she was a child. We No one can destroy the relationship between the two mothers. Even if the two sons Cheng Zuo and Cheng You are born later, they are not as important as Shanger. Mother can abandon everyone, but she cannot abandon Shanger. From Shanger to marry you Up to now, I think that I will never treat Shanger wrongly if I ask for it, and it will be the same for you."

Mrs. Zhang made a long list, and finally shed light on the key point, "So, Liu Wen, don't worry, this house will be given to my son in the future, let alone Cheng Xia, even Cheng Zuo and Cheng You can't take it. A little cheaper than a house."

(End of this chapter)