It's not scary to travel through a book, you can change your fate as a cannon fodder by yoursel

Pei Jun entered the market like a fish into water. He grew up in a place that he was familiar with, and even though he had been away for so long, he did not feel strange.

Several old acquaintances who were on good terms still lived in the same place, and they soon got in touch. Nowadays, there are people from all walks of life, but most of them are still struggling at the bottom.

"Brother Pei, how long have you been back? What are your plans for the future?" The poor buddies now have families and children, and they don't feel comfortable drinking for free at other people's expense. If they can help in some small way, they will feel at ease drinking.

When I was poor and young, I liked to learn to drink from adults. I bought a cup of wine for two cents and shared it with everyone. I remember the friendship in my heart. But as time passed, some people lived better, some did worse, and slowly we went our separate ways.

Pei Jun understood people's hearts. These people had their own little flaws, but they were generally good people. It was just that he hadn't seen them for many years, so he had to get to know them better and didn't dare to show his true colors easily.

"My leg was injured, and there happened to be a boss who was looking for wounded soldiers, so I went there and became a small steward, running errands for the boss and making a living."

"That's good. Even people with good legs and feet may not be able to find good jobs."

"That's right. We brothers can meet again. It's worth a toast!"

"Done!"

After three rounds of drinking, the atmosphere of reminiscing about the past was created. Everyone talked about their recent situation, especially what they did for a living. Pei Jun listened very carefully. He was now completely in the dark. If he wanted to gain a firm foothold, he had to rely on these old friends. It was better than getting information from chatting with random people outside.

Building a network of relationships was not easy. Pei Jun often came home drunk and had to go out to look for agents during the day. After a month, he lost a lot of weight, but the progress was encouraging.

He was already familiar with the brokerage business in Yangzhou. It was a complicated business, and it was impossible for an outsider to understand it. But he had established friendships with two big brokers with good credit. Apart from anything else, he had helped Weng Xiaoxiao find a suitable manor.

Weng Xiaoxiao has already seen it. It is a hundred miles away from Yangzhou City and is larger than the one she had her eyes on at first. It has hundreds of acres of fertile land, a tea plantation, fish ponds, some wasteland, and convenient transportation.

The farm is big and there are many side businesses that can be developed, but the price is really not cheap.

Yang Shuo had raised 10,000 taels for her. Three thousand taels were spent on the farm in the north, and another four hundred taels were spent on various investments, leaving two hundred taels for turnover. She also spent several hundred taels on the treatment of the wounded.

Of the money Yang Shuo gave, less than six thousand taels was left.

The price of this farm is 7,000 taels, and Weng Xiaoxiao estimates that it can only be reduced by a few hundred at most. With the war in the north, it is estimated that people will gradually migrate to the south, and at that time, the land price will probably rise.

After thinking it over for a while, she made the decision that she wanted to buy the farm.

Having made up her mind, Weng Xiaoxiao asked Pei Jun to negotiate, and the deal was finally concluded at 6,600 taels.

The title deed is in the name of Weng Xiao.

At the beginning, the two had not yet confirmed their relationship, and Weng Xiaoxiao was ready to give Yang Shuo a share, but Yang Shuo did not agree. Before they parted, the two had already decided on their relationship, and Yang Shuo clearly stated that this was a betrothal gift for her and would be her dowry in the future.

Weng Xiaoxiao did not refuse, as the farm might be more stable under her name.

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After visiting all the places to play around Yangzhou, Zheng Rong didn't want to travel far, so he stayed in the yard and lived a simple life with everyone.

Having been the general's wife for so long, Zheng Rong was much better than Feng Gu in handling household affairs. When Weng Xiaoxiao was free, Zheng Rong also told her a lot about the relatives and old friends in the Marquis' Mansion, which would be useful for Weng Xiaoxiao to manage household affairs in the future.

Weng Xiaoxiao understood Zheng Rong's thoughts, but some things were inconvenient to say, and she couldn't use those relationships. Of course, it's good to learn more. The backyard life in the book is all the author's imagination, and it is naturally different from what Zheng Rong said. Of course, it may also be the difference between Dingbei Marquis Mansion and other families.

People's hearts are fighting for fame and fortune, but the woman in the backyard may just have the word "love" in her heart.

After the manor was bought, the wounded soldiers could be transferred there, and Weng Xiaoxiao, the owner, would naturally go with them. Fearing that Zheng Rong would be bored, he invited her to go with him.

Zheng Rong had nothing to do, so he happily went there.

Zhou Zheng had met the general's wife before. When he saw that Master Weng had invited the general's wife, he guessed that Master Weng had a close relationship with the Yang family and he did not dare to neglect her in the slightest.

More than a dozen carriages and horses left Yangzhou City and headed for Xinzhuangzi.

Not only the wounded soldiers were traveling with them, but also Xiaohua's family.

After the festival, the case was sentenced. The county magistrate initially sentenced Xiaotian to fifty strokes of the cane and ordered him to marry Xiaohua. But Xiaohua was determined not to marry. The county magistrate had no choice but to change Xiaotian's sentence to twenty years of exile thousands of miles away.

It is also a very severe punishment.

The family could not stand the strange looks from others, so they accepted Weng Xiaoxiao's advice and support and decided to go to live with their relatives. They set out with the team, but parted ways halfway.

Weng Xiaoxiao is willing to train Xiaohua, but she is not in a good mental state at the moment and is not suitable to go out to work. She can only wait for the future.

Zheng Rong admired Weng Xiaoxiao's attitude towards the Xiaohua matter. There is no need to blame yourself for the mistakes made by others, just do your best.

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The next day, the group arrived at the newly purchased farm in Maoxian (a fictitious place name).

The village head, Han Ping, was a short but vigorous old man in his fifties. When he heard the carriages and horses coming, he knew that the new owner had arrived, so he led two managers and hurried to the entrance of the village to greet him.

Weng Xiaoxiao stepped down from the carriage in a handsome manner, stood beside the carriage, stretched out his arms, and welcomed Mrs. Yang to get off.

Seeing that only the young boss and a woman came, Han Ping breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the management would still have to rely on these old people, and there would not be major changes.

He walked forward with a smile and greeted him.

"Madam, this is Han Ping, the head of Han Village."

After introducing Zheng Rong, Weng Xiaoxiao turned around and said, "Master Han, you are too polite. This is my wife. The one wearing the uniform is her guard. The people behind me were brought to the manor by me to settle down."

Han Ping's eyelids twitched, thinking that the young master liked to show off and brought all his followers with him.

With so many people coming at once, what should we do? How should we accommodate them?

Weng Xiaoxiao was not ready to change the village head for the time being. She planned to observe and see. If it was still useful, she would continue to use it. She also knew that it was normal for Han Ping and others to have some thoughts after changing to a new owner.

"Just let them camp in the open space on the east side first. I will rebuild the house there." Weng Xiaoxiao was already familiar with the terrain of the manor, and she also had a rough idea of ​​the structure and planning of the entire manor.

"Manager Zhou, come here for a moment."

He introduced Zhou Zheng and Han Ping to each other and said, "Manager Zhou, please lead everyone to the east to settle down."

"Yes, boss." The things he brought were all complete. The boss had already told him the plan, which was to build houses on the wasteland, which would be both integrated with the village and independent of it.