Dressed as a little farmer's lucky treasure, God sends blessings and asks for forgiveness

Then he saw a gold ingot, no, two.

It turned out to be two silver ingots worth ten taels of silver each.

It was emitting a cold white light, no wonder it had irritated his eyes just now.

Zhao Guocheng picked it up and put it in his arms immediately, then pretended to be calm and returned to the ox cart.

"What is it?" Wang Ronghua wanted to ask.

"Let's talk about it when we get home." After saying that, Zhao Guocheng drove the ox cart away, going several times faster than before.

Everyone was confused. They only saw Zhao Guocheng squatting down and picking up something, but they didn't see it clearly.

Because Zhao Guocheng deliberately turned sideways to block the view of the surroundings.

After returning home, Zhao Guocheng drove the ox cart into the yard and immediately asked Zhao Shisheng to close the gate.

"Dad, what are you doing?" Zhao Shisheng asked suspiciously.

"Yes, it's very mysterious." Wang Ronghua had been intrigued all the way back and wanted to know what happened.

Everyone looked at Zhao Guocheng.

"Come in, hurry up, I'll tell you right away." Zhao Guocheng grinned and entered the room first.

Wang Ronghua carried Zhao Shiying into the house with a smile, and several children followed her in.

Zhao Guocheng took out the two silver ingots from his arms.

Wang Ronghua and several other children's eyes lit up.

Zhao Shiying also blinked her bright eyes and looked at her father.

I really want to take a bite, I wonder if it tastes good!

"Oh my God! Where... did this money come from?" Wang Ronghua was so shocked that he could hardly close his mouth and could not speak clearly.

Zhao Shimin was also shocked. So much money?

Zhao Shisheng couldn't believe his eyes. He rubbed his eyes with his hands and looked again. The silver was still there. It didn't run away. It was not a dream.

Zhao Shihui was more direct. He grabbed the silver and put it in his mouth and bit it. It was so fast that Zhao Guocheng didn't have time to stop him.

"Oh, it's real silver." Zhao Shihui took it out and saw two small teeth marks.

"Aren't you curious about what I was doing in the corner? I picked up these two things. I was wondering what was so dazzling. It turned out that the light from the silver under the sun just happened to dazzle my eyes. We are destined to get rich." Zhao Guocheng was so happy~

"Did you pick up this silver?" Zhao Shisheng grinned.

"Well, we have to spend this money as soon as possible. It's not safe to keep it in our hands." Zhao Guocheng said.

"Then let's buy the land. It's July anyway, and the rice harvest will be soon. Our family can wait until after the harvest and then take the land back. But we have to get the land deed in advance so that we can feel at ease. We can hand over the contract and the money at the same time. If possible, the rice in the field can also be included. We just need to pay a little more." Wang Ronghua calculated in his mind and said it.

"Yes, buy land. We said we wanted to buy land before, but we haven't done it yet. Let's pool our money together and buy more this time." Zhao Guocheng's heart was burning with excitement. He could really buy land this time. He was finally no longer a landless person.

"It's a good idea to buy some land. Then we'll have more food than we can eat. My little sister loves rice porridge the most." Zhao Shihui also agreed.

"Well, I also agree to buy the land." Zhao Shisheng.

"That's settled then. Let's buy land. I think buying land is a good idea too." Zhao Shimin said with a smile.

The family unanimously decided to buy land.

This is how the matter is settled.

Zhao Guocheng went to see Village Chief Zhao again.

Unexpectedly, there was good news three days later.

"Guocheng, the other party is in a hurry this time. It seems that the grandson of your family is not doing well, he gambled, and owed usury. The people from the casino over there came to ask for the money. They are in a hurry to sell, so the price they offered is a bit lower. Five acres of first-class good land, three acres of second-class good land, and ten acres of dry land. How much do you want to buy?" asked Village Chief Zhao.

"How much do you want to buy?" Zhao Guocheng asked doubtfully. Of course, he would buy all of them.

"Uncle Manfu, can you help me calculate how much it will cost to buy all these lands? I'll see if I can borrow money from my parents' home." When Wang Ronghua said the first sentence, Zhao Manfu was surprised and thought to himself that the two of them must have made a lot of money.

It was only after hearing the following sentence that I realized that the couple was thinking of raising money to buy land.

This piece of land is quite rare. It is located in Guxian Village and very close to the end of the village. The paddy fields are connected together and the dry land is not far away. It is relatively good.

"Okay, first-class fertile land is six taels of silver per mu, second-class fertile land is four taels of silver per mu, and dry land is one tael and five cents per mu. That makes a total of fifty-seven taels of silver. Do you want it?" Zhao Manfu asked tentatively.

"Yes, but can you come tomorrow? We can go back to my parents' home today to collect money." Wang Ronghua said.

"Okay, sure." Zhao Manfu nodded.

So the two said goodbye and went home.

Take the children to Wangjia Village immediately.

Even though it's just a pretense, you have to pretend to be convincing.

It would definitely be a good idea to take a trip, and I could go back and discuss this matter with my parents.

The next day, Zhao Guocheng and Wang Ronghua got up before dawn to dig for silver.

There was no way because her family’s silver was hidden very securely and had to be dug out from underground, along with a clay jar.

"Hurry, count them quickly." Zhao Guocheng grinned.

This pottery jar contains all the money earned in the past few months, including copper coins and small change.

After counting, he found there were seventy taels of silver.

"Wow, I didn't expect that we have saved so much money from selling bamboo shoots and mountain products during this period of time."

"Wife, we made a total of six taels of silver from selling mountain products yesterday, seven taels from that pile of earth, plus the twenty taels we picked up. With this calculation, we have one hundred and three taels of silver. We can take out fifty-seven taels to buy the land. There will be some handling fees for signing the contract, so we can still have forty taels of silver left." Zhao Guocheng was really shocked after this calculation.

I didn't expect that this period of time was worth it.

"Now that you mention it, it's true. Can our family save money after buying the land?" Wang Ronghua grinned.

Oh, it’s a pity that the land is too little. If there was more, she would buy it all.

"Take out sixty taels, put the rest back, take out the scattered copper coins, and collect the mountain products." Wang Ronghua said.

Zhao Guocheng did as he was told, and Wang Ronghua kept the money for the time being.

After breakfast, the two went to the village chief’s house.

Today they planned to finish this matter first and then go to town to deliver the goods.

The two soon arrived at the village chief's house.

The village chief wrote the contract, took the two men to measure the land, informed them of the scope, and then went to the town.

Of course, when going to town, you can also bring the goods to be delivered.

The goods from Yuelai Restaurant and Chen Mansion will be delivered today.

Zhao Shimin and Zhao Shisheng also went with them.

Wang Ronghua took Zhao Shiying and Zhao Shihui home to wash mushrooms and fungus.

When Zhao Guocheng came back, his face was full of joy.

"Wife, it's done. We will own land in the future." Zhao Guocheng happily took out the land deed,

"Let me see." Wang Ronghua wiped his hands and took the land deed with a smile.

"Hey, how do you write my name?" Wang Ronghua asked in surprise.

She was surprised because she originally thought it was Zhao Guocheng's name.

"Yes, these fields belong to my wife. I am just your farmhand, a loyal farmhand forever." Zhao Guocheng said with a smile.

Wang Ronghua had tears in her eyes and felt that he had become more energetic in speaking since he started doing business.

I didn't expect such a pleasant surprise.

Several children even gave Zhao Guocheng a thumbs up in appreciation.

Zhao Guocheng looked at Wang Ronghua and smiled silently.

The two of them looked at each other with a strained look, the children were now redundant.

Wang Ronghua put away the land deed and made a sumptuous lunch at noon.

The people in the old house were gloomy at this time, because there were no bamboo shoots to dig, which meant they had little money.

Don’t expect Zhao Chenshi, a lazy guy, to pick mushrooms. He can’t even pick up a few pounds in a day.

But they have to pick them up even if they can't. Today, Zhao Chen took a few maids to the mountain to pick mushrooms. However, one of them didn't stand firmly and fell down the mountain. She was seriously injured.

My leg is broken.

This made Zhao Bai very angry. The family was poor to begin with, and it cost more than ten copper coins to treat Zhao Chen's legs. It really hurt like cutting Zhao Bai's flesh.

At this moment, Zhao Bai was cursing.

There is one more troublesome thing happening in the old house.

How could it be possible that Zhao Chen had to recuperate and couldn't do housework? Zhao Bai only worked for one day before letting Zhao Chen go out to work and asked a few maids to go up the mountain to pick mushrooms.

Zhao Dagen is also often in the mountains, either picking mushrooms and fungus or firewood, or working in the fields. He has no spare time all day.

Wang Ronghua found out about this on the third day.

Although he knew it, Wang Ronghua did not go to the old house.

We still receive, sell and deliver goods without any delay.

The yellow-haired sheep at home were well fed and produced milk continuously. The two lambs could not finish the milk, so the remaining milk would be squeezed out by Wang Ronghua for the children to eat. Of course, Zhao Shiying ate the most.

This goat milk, almonds and sugar cooked together is really delicious.

One of Zhao Shiying's favorite foods.

The brothers Zhao Shisheng and Zhao Shihui love cutting grass. Every time they cut it, they bring back a basket full of it and feed their three sheep with it.

The lamb is also a size bigger than before.

However, just when everyone thinks that an ordinary life is a blessing, there is always someone who wants to break this happiness.

Zhao Guochang sent someone to take a message to the old house to raise thirty taels of silver to send to the county. Zhao Dagen did not dare to tell Zhao Guocheng and others about this at first until the truth could no longer be hidden.

"What did you say? My third brother offended someone in the county and is going to go to jail?" Zhao Guocheng found it unbelievable.

How can it be?

He had clearly found a job and was even planning to buy a house in the county, so how long had it taken for him to get into trouble?

Everyone was blind and had no idea what happened to Zhao Guochang's family in the county.

Zhao Dagen shamelessly went to the end of the village to talk to Zhao Guocheng and Wang Ronghua about this matter, hoping that they could help.

"Dad, what do you mean? Are you asking us to take out thirty taels of silver to help the third brother get through the difficult times?" Wang Ronghua frowned and looked at Zhao Dagen.

"Yes, lend it. If you have it, lend it to the third brother first. The third brother will definitely return it to you." Zhao Dagen blushed after saying this.

I have never lost such a big person before, so I asked my son to borrow money.

"Dad, I'm not saying that you think too highly of us. We are still in debt, so how can we have money to lend to the third brother? Besides, what crime did the third brother commit in the county? Are you sure he is guilty?" Wang Ronghua asked.

This question confused Zhao Dagen.

This is how the visitor reported the news, but he didn't explain clearly what crime he had committed. He just said that he would collect thirty taels of silver and send it to the county.

[Mother, don't be fooled. Don't give money carelessly. You need to understand clearly that even if my uncle really committed a crime, it is not something we can solve.] Zhao Shiying's inner voice rang out.

Wang Ronghua glared at Zhao Guocheng. She had known for a long time that this man was tempted to help, but it was impossible.

Now that I have heard Nannan's voice, I know there must be something wrong.

How can the third brother be a good person? He has many evil ways.

Wang Ronghua frowned and looked at Zhao Dagen: "Dad, let's find someone to go to the county to inquire, or we can go there in person. I feel like something is wrong."

"Yes, Dad, this matter is very strange. My third brother may be in trouble, but he is definitely framed. You know, he passed the imperial examination with great difficulty, and it has only been a short time since he got into trouble. My third brother is so smart that he would definitely not do such a thing." Zhao Guocheng consoled.

Zhao Dagen also knew that the third brother had a hard time, and that he was mostly selfish, but it was all for the third brother's future. Zhao Dagen didn't dare to think about anything else for the time being, and he believed what the second brother said.

"Dad, let's do this. Let's go to the county tomorrow to find out what's going on. Don't be in a hurry. Go back and have a good rest at night. You still need to be alert tomorrow." Zhao Guocheng said.

"Okay." Zhao Dagen had no reason to disagree, after all, only the second brother could help him now.

***

The next day, Zhao Guocheng harnessed the ox cart, took a few cakes posted by Wang Ronghua, took Zhao Dagen with him, and drove the ox cart to the county.

On the way, Zhao Guocheng gave two pieces of cake to his father to eat. It was obvious that Wang Ronghua prepared the portion for his father.

Zhao Guocheng was very pleased that his wife was still the best.

When they arrived at the county, they first inquired about where Zhao Guochang worked, and then went to the prison to meet Zhao Guochang.

"Dad, second brother, you must save me. I was wronged. I did not embezzle public funds. I did not take the three thousand taels of silver at all." Zhao Guochang told the story before waiting for the questions.