Wealth and glory seek stability

"This is the fish-scale book of farmland, the same as the one in the government office. You can look through it yourself. These are the families who want to sell their farms recently. Most of them are in the capital. Those from other places have all been copied in red pen." The shopkeeper took out a booklet and dozens of pieces of letter paper.

Lei Zi opened it and flipped through it roughly. "These words make me dizzy. Can you help me take a look?" He found an excuse and asked Jian Xi to choose.

"Yes, master." This was what the few of them had discussed before they set out.

Jian Xi looked around and found farms of all sizes, ranging from a few hundred acres to several thousand acres, and they were distributed differently in the capital and the provinces.

She took a fancy to a farm of moderate size, covering an area of ​​more than 2,000 acres, located in the suburbs of Beijing, neither too close nor too far from the capital. There were hundreds of tenant farmers on the farm.

Jian Xi picked out a few Zhuangzi that looked okay and placed them in front of Lei Zi.

"I think these are pretty good, what do you think?"

Lei Zi's family had farmed before, and he was a native of Beijing, so he immediately chose the farm that Jian Xi had originally liked. "This one is OK." When their eyes met, Lei Zi knew that Jian Xi was also satisfied with it.

"Boss, how much is this?" Lei Zi asked.

The shopkeeper remained calm and replied with a formal smile, "This farm is in a hurry to be sold by the customer. The price is 35,000 taels."

Lei Zi wanted to bargain, but was interrupted by the shopkeeper, "We are a honest shop. The farms we sell are at least 800, if not 1,000. The price cannot be reduced by a cent. If you think it is not good enough, please look at some other ones. There are also some smaller ones with fair prices. If the customer is not in a hurry to buy this one, it will usually cost around 40,000 taels of silver."

Jian Xi recalled a scene from a TV series in her previous life and asked, "Does this farm owe any taxes to the government? Will we be involved in lawsuits after we buy it?" This was what she was most worried about. She was most afraid that she would invest all her money and end up with nothing.

Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper burst into laughter. "This young friend is very knowledgeable about the inside grievances. Don't worry, our shop has connections. All the procedures for the farms that can be traded on the table are complete. If you pay the money today, you can immediately go to the officials to handle the transfer. When the transfer is completed, the officials will naturally check the fish scale book, and they will tell you the annual tax amount of all the fields and whether there is a harvest deficit."

Jian Xi turned around and Lei Zi nodded to show that he agreed with the shopkeeper's words.

"Then this is it. But we only have some silver on us, which may only be enough to pay a deposit. Can you be flexible and keep the farm for us first, and then we can come back to trade after we get the silver?" Just in case, Jian Xi brought one thousand two silver notes with her. If she wanted to buy this, she would have to go back to the palace and take out all the savings in the mansion.

She even suspected that the shopkeeper could read her mind and calculate her entire net worth.

After buying the farm, he had just a few thousand taels of silver left to buy a shop.

.......

The shopkeeper had met a lot of people and had long since figured out that Jian Xi was the leader among them. Although it was a bit strange, he did not question it. As long as he could make money, the rest was not his concern.

"Okay, but I can only keep you for one day at most. If you can't come up with the money within one day, we'll still have to do business with customers." The farm covers a large area, and no one can come up with so much cash at once. I didn't expect these people, although they are young, to have quite a fortune.

Jian Xi brought Shen Nanxing back to the palace and took out most of her savings to make up the total of 35,000 taels.

Sitting on the bed, I counted them over and over again.

Hey!

Once we return to the time before liberation, we have to spend the money before we even have time to warm it up.

Fortunately, buying a farm can be guaranteed, otherwise she would be worried if she kept the money.

Lei Zi stayed alone in the black market and wandered around.

The shopkeeper did just as he said, the payment was made and the formalities were completed immediately.

You can just take the official certificate to hand over the land.

Jian Xi and his companions were very careful and did not leave any clues. The black market protected the privacy of its guests very well. When guests left the black market, they could change out of their black cloaks and masks and leave through different exits. No one knew their identities.

"Huh! I'm almost suffocating. I can't say a word in there." Jian Xi let out a long sigh.

Leizi led the two to a busy downtown area and turned to ask Shen Nanxing, "Brother Shen, you are very skilled in martial arts. May I ask if anyone is following us?"

Shen Nanxing replied: "I noticed two people when I first came out, but they left after a while, and I don't know why."

"Don't be careless, let's go to the restaurant first." Lei Zi walked towards a relatively lively restaurant.

In the private room.

Lei Zi unfolded the land deed with official certificate in his arms and placed it on the table.

"Sister Xier, keep it."

Jian Xi didn't understand, but she still wrapped it up with a handkerchief and put it in her arms. "What's wrong? Why have you been talking nonsense all the way?"

Lei Zi explained: "Didn't you see that everyone in the black market was wearing a mask, but the shopkeeper didn't, what does that mean?"

Jian Xi and Shen Nanxing both had question marks on their faces.

"What does it mean?"

"It shows that he is not afraid of anyone at all. Moreover, a small shop can actually produce a fish scale book. I heard from a storyteller that the fish scale book that records the acreage of land is extremely important and is stored in government offices in various places. Apart from the left and right prime ministers of the Secretariat and the Minister of Revenue, only the current emperor is qualified to read it. The official seal on it is also real."

Lei Zi had a serious look on his face. He used to work in a trading shop in Chengde and knew some procedures for land transactions.

The owner of this store is extraordinary. It is no exaggeration to say that he has connections everywhere.

There is only one thing that Jian Xi cares about the most, "As long as the title deed is real, nothing else has anything to do with us." What she cares about most is that the money is not wasted.

Leizi nodded and said, "It's true. That farm is close to my home. It was originally owned by an adult. I also know a family there. They say that the farm is good, the land is fertile, and the headman is kind. We are not at a disadvantage. It is five thousand taels cheaper than the market price. It should be said that we are getting a good deal. After we take over the farm, we can also start our rice shop business."

Jian Xi sighed more than once that she had really found a treasure. Lei Zi was really a very talented person in business. "Brother Lei Zi, of course I believe what you say."

Shen Nanxing didn't care about the business. He never asked about these matters when Jian Xi was in charge. "Then can we have dinner?"

Jian Xi:......

What a foodie!

I called the waiter and ordered a table of signature dishes and a pot of tea.

Jian Xi raised her glass, "Come on, we have just completed a big thing. Today I'm treating you. To celebrate our greater success in the future, let's drink tea instead of wine. Cheers!" She couldn't think of a toast, so she just said something random.

"cheers!"

"cheers!"