So the shopkeeper continued, "I've asked someone to inquire about it, and the land over there is in short supply recently.
Ever since Xie Xiu bought the Chen family's land, the surrounding land was soon bought by others. The eldest princess and the second young master Jiang both bought land there.
I heard that Xie Xiu and Mr. Jiang wanted to buy some to grow medicinal herbs, but I don’t know what the princess is going to do with them.
Unfortunately, the Zhu family doesn't have deep roots in the capital, so they can't afford to buy land. All the wasteland over there has been bought up, and no one is willing to sell the remaining farmland."
After saying this, he shook his head with regret.
The steward was surprised when he heard this: "How could such a thing happen?"
Why does he always feel that something is wrong?
After much deliberation, the steward decided to stay in Beijing for a few days to see what was going on with Xie Xiu.
Unexpectedly, in the evening, he heard an incredible rumor that the reason why Xie Xiu spent a lot of money to buy the Chen family's land was because the Chen family buried treasure in it!
Because of this sudden rumor, someone sneaked in to dig for treasure that night!
Jiang Er and Xie Xiu only found out after dawn that someone had gone into the woods to dig for treasure at night.
After hearing the news, Jiang Er immediately ran to find Xie Xiu and said indignantly, "Those people are such bastards! They heard a ridiculous rumor and actually believed it, and even went out to dig for treasure!
I don't know which idiot started this rumor, saying the Chen family buried something there! It's ridiculous, that place is just a broken forest, and the road is not easy to walk on.
How desperate must the Chen family be to bury treasure there? Only ignorant fools would believe such nonsense! "
After saying that, he looked at Xie Xiu and said very loyally, "Don't worry, I will definitely help you this time! Let's just call a group of people and chase those bastards away!
That's the land you bought for a hundred thousand taels of silver. How could you let those bastards dig it up?"
As he spoke, he pulled Xie Xiu up and was about to leave, looking as if he was in a hurry to chase someone away.
Xie Xiu, however, held him back, shook his head, and said, "It's better to let them go than to block them. Since the rumors have already spread, why not let them dig? Otherwise, the more we drive them away, the more they'll suspect there's a treasure hidden inside."
At this point, he smiled sarcastically, "Anyway, I don't believe that the Chen family really buried the treasure there. If that's the case, why should you and I worry?
If they want to dig for treasure, then let them do it. Once they have dug enough and are sure there is no treasure there, the plot will collapse on its own, and no one will come digging again in the future.
Otherwise, if we drive them away now, they won't give up and will sneak back to dig it up later. We want to grow medicinal herbs there, how can we let these people dig it up at will?
Rather than letting them sneak in later with their unrepentant intentions, it’s better to let them dig to their heart’s content now.”
It just happened to save him the money of hiring someone to dig the ground.
He originally thought that now that it was almost time, he could hire someone to clear the weeds and plow the soil, using the excuse of growing medicinal herbs.
However, the Chen family hadn't been able to discover the coal mine there for many years, so they thought it wasn't buried too shallow. Simply turning the soil wouldn't necessarily reveal the coal underneath.
So he had already planned that if no coal could be found after turning over the soil, he would have people dig out the tree roots.
Who would have thought that a sudden rumor would help him solve this problem.
He hired people to dig up the tree roots himself, which was really deliberate.
It’s just right that a group of people are going treasure hunting now.
Not only did it save him the money of hiring people, but it also prevented people from suspecting him.
No matter who spread the rumor this time, Xie Xiu wanted to thank the other party's ancestors for eight generations.
Fortunately, he had learned to disguise himself since he was a child, so he was able to suppress his joy and not laugh in front of Jiang Er.
He also comforted Jiang Er: "You don't have to worry about this matter. I think after they dig for a few days, the rumors will soon die down. Let's continue to study the medicinal herb planting. We can't let these ridiculous people delay our work."
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