"Madam, you're being too ruthless. You've taken half of it all at once. Since you're so straightforward, I won't be coy either. Let's compromise. 4000 taels, not a penny less, otherwise I won't sell it."

You know how difficult it is to raise a girl; everything costs money.

Madam Chang was adamant, and Madam Wu didn't want to get entangled in the matter. She wanted to settle things as soon as possible to avoid any unforeseen complications.

"Alright, as you wish. After all, the guest likes it. Wait here, I'll go get the silver notes."

A short while later, Madam Wu came in with a stack of silver notes. "Here are the silver notes. When will you give me the indenture?"

"The indenture isn't on me, and who's going to carry that thing around? Why don't we have the steward come with me again, and we can exchange the indenture for the silver notes? That would save us a lot of trouble."

"good.

"Steward, you'll go with me. Take the silver notes and retrieve the indenture."

"Yes, madam."

When Madam Chang saw the stack of silver notes, her eyes lit up. How long would it take to earn that much in a small county town?

Madam Wu breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the person leave. The matter was finally resolved. She didn't want to make a big fuss and decided to spend money to avoid further trouble. Master Wu was heartbroken to see so many banknotes disappear so easily.

"Madam, stop now. Don't be so persistent. The authorities can't catch that murderer, and the people we found were silenced before we even got a chance to do anything. If we keep pressing the issue, we might be the ones who die next."

I know you can't swallow this, but there's nothing we can do but bear it for now.

Master Wu harbored resentment in his heart. If it weren't for his sister-in-law's influence, he would have killed this woman long ago. What did it matter if one son died? He was useless anyway. It wasn't like he only had one son.

Alas, his son outside is intelligent and sensible, but he dares not bring him back. He originally planned to bring him back under the guise of a relative, but the father and son look too alike, and he is afraid of arousing suspicion and bringing disaster upon his son.

Just wait it out, wait it out. I'll kill her when I get the chance. Do you think his sister-in-law can stop him from remarrying?

"Master, I understand."

The butler returned with the indentures. "Madam, these are the indentures of three women."

Madam Wu took the indenture, glanced at it, and said, "Put them in sacks too, and bury them all together when we leave the city. Let's keep things clean."

"Understood, Madam."

When Liu Siyue returned to the village, she found that her family hadn't eaten breakfast yet. "Mom, Second Uncle, we're back."

"It's good to be back. It's early here. You haven't had breakfast yet, have you? Come and eat, it's just been served."

"Hmm, I haven't eaten yet."

"Second Uncle, I brought back rice seeds and chili seeds, along with a few other things, to start seedlings together."

"Okay, let's start planting the seedlings now, the weather is perfect."

"In April, I'll bring your cousin Hongmei and her child back to stay for a while, so she can relax."

"Cousin, just stay here and keep Mom company. I'll be quite busy for a while, so Mom and you will be taking care of things at home."

"Thank you, cousin April."

"Cousin, don't be so polite. I'll have a proper talk with you after I'm less busy these days."

"Yes, if you have anything to do, just tell me, and I'll do my best to help."

"Okay, I'll definitely contact you if I need anything, but don't bother me then." Liu Siyue said this on purpose to put her mind at ease.

"In April, during the few days you were gone, your eldest sister came several times, saying she wanted to help plow the fields at the old house. We didn't agree. Then she asked to borrow an ox, but we still didn't lend it to her. She left in a huff."

I heard from the villagers that these past few days, your eldest sister went to August and Qiming to ask them to help plow the land near the old house. The two families even got into an argument.

"That family, they're dreaming. They're all lazy. The eldest sister can do whatever she wants, I can't control her. Her mother-in-law will be there in August, so nothing will happen."

After breakfast, Liu Siyue asked Qingye to take Jinzhi back to the county town, while she went to the estate with her second uncle and the others to begin preparing for seedling cultivation.

The plot of land for seedling cultivation has been prepared in the village. According to Liu Siyue's requirements, the plot of land for seedling cultivation is flat, with deep and fertile soil, and is convenient for watering and drainage.

We'll start by cultivating rice seedlings, proceeding step by step from soaking the seeds...

Next, she cultivated chili seedlings and some sweet potato seedlings. Liu Siyue went out early and returned late every day, teaching them step by step so that everyone in the farm could learn the seedling cultivation method and master the seedling cultivation steps. She also taught them how to compost. These are the talents she cultivated.

The people on the estate studied very diligently. This was the first time they had seen such a novel planting method, and they were eagerly anticipating the miracle that would follow. If what the young lady said was true, the rice harvest on the estate this year would surely be bountiful.

During Liu Siyue's busy days, Liu Yiyue came several times, but each time she came up empty-handed.

The villagers, seeing Liu Dawang going in and out of the village every day, were curious about what he did there. "Dawang, what are you doing all day long?"

Liu Dawang scratched his head sheepishly, "Uncle, I work as a farmer outside."

"Farming? You want to be someone's farmhand? With your family's circumstances, you don't need to work that hard!"

"I'm not working as a farmhand for someone else; I'm farming my own land. My niece bought me a farm."

"What? You mean you bought a estate for me in April?"

"Yes, it's not far from the village; it used to be Master Lin's estate."

"You mean you bought Master Lin's estate in April and gave it to you? My goodness! I know that estate. I even did business there. It has 80 acres of excellent paddy fields."

Da Wang, you are so lucky!

I was wondering why we hadn't seen Master Lin's family come to the village to hire farmhands this year; it turns out they sold the estate to you.

"Wow! This is incredible! Our Liu Family Village has a landlord now! Congratulations!"

"Uncle, please don't say that!"

The news that Liu Dawang had bought the estate quickly spread throughout the village, infuriating the people in the old Liu family mansion. They cursed Liu Siyue, then Liu Dawang, then Liu Yiyue, and finally Liu Bayue.

"My dear girl, I'm not trying to be mean, but look at you! You're home but can't help at all. I asked you to borrow an ox but you couldn't. Look, everyone else in the village has finished cultivating their land, but our land hasn't even been touched yet."

"I'm telling you, go to the end of the village now and ask April to lend you an ox and some men. If that doesn't work, at least borrow the ox back. Also, you need to finalize the matter of planting chili peppers."

"Grandpa isn't home during the day in April, so there's no point in going."

"You're not home during the day, and you're not coming back at night? Can't you even think about that? Let me tell you, from now on, the land is yours and August's. I don't care what methods you come up with!"

The villagers were even more envious of Liu Dawang when they saw him. He was the first landlord in their Liu Family Village. "Master Liu, are you going to the estate? It's such a big estate. If you need any help with anything, just say the word. We'll take care of it without hesitation."

The address of "Master Liu" made Liu Dawang blush. "Please don't call me that, everyone. What kind of master am I? I'm just benefiting from my niece's fame."

"No matter whose favor you get, now that you have a house and land, you're a landlord."

"I'm busy right now, so I won't talk to you anymore." Liu Dawang drove the oxcart away as if he were fleeing.

Liu Siyue and Qingwu sat in the carriage, secretly amused. After leaving the village, Liu Siyue lifted the carriage curtain, called out "Master Liu," and then giggled.

"You silly girl, you're just like everyone else in the village, making fun of your second uncle."

"Second Uncle, I told you before that once the villagers knew you owned a farm, they would change how they addressed you. I was right."

"You're amazing, but I won't agree. It's too embarrassing. Calling me Da Wang is much more pleasant to hear."

"If you don't agree, people will think you're acting like a landlord. Now that things have come to this, just agree to whatever they ask. You'll get used to it eventually."

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