Chapter 1251: Carrying on the Past and Opening up the Future (One Hundred and Forty-One) Bright and Dark Flowers

More than ten days later, Wen Yi wrapped the deer antler in a torn bag, carried a pole on his shoulder, and walked all the way to the town, as if he was going to the town to find a man as before. Naturally, Wen Yi was walking with him. Cheng, Wen Cheng got a deer leg sent by Wen Yi, and the whole family finally had a tooth sacrifice, so they were naturally very grateful to Wen Yi.

After entering the town, Wen Yi found a drug store and walked in. Looking at Wen Yi's outfit, both the clerk at the counter and the shopkeeper who was tapping the abacus just raised their eyes and saw that he was a poor man. Damn, there's nothing to be gained from it.

Wen Yi walked to the counter and put the torn bag on the counter. He hesitated for a moment with a red face: "Shopkeeper, do you want to collect your things?"

Hearing Wen Yi's words, the shopkeeper looked up at Wen Yi in surprise.

"What do you have? If it's good stuff, of course we'll take it."

Wen Yi carefully opened his pocket, took out the intact deer antler, and placed it gently on the counter.

Looking at the pair of intact antlers, the shopkeeper took a deep breath. If it were the normal New Year, this thing would not be particularly rare. Hunters would always get it from Xanthium Mountain, but since last year, there has been a lot of noise on the mountain. After the bandits were arrested and the soldiers sealed off the mountain, the supply of deer antlers was basically out of stock. Purchased from other places, the price was so high that it was really not worth it.

He reached out and picked up the deer antler and looked at it up and down. It was complete and without any damage. Looking at the stubble, it was a deer in its prime. The current market price for such a large pair of antlers is at least five or sixty taels of silver. The shopkeeper rolled his eyes and looked at Wen Yi. Looking at the still new fracture, I suddenly had an idea.

"Ten taels!" he quoted.

Wen Yi quit immediately after hearing this, "Shopkeeper. I've asked about it. The price of this thing is at least thirty taels of silver. Look again, such a big and complete deer antler is rare. There is no such thing." Thirty taels, I will never sell it.”

The shopkeeper heard it. This further confirmed that Wen Yi was completely a novice. The thirty taels Wen Yi mentioned was the price in the previous two years. Now the market price of this thing has already doubled. Then he sneered and said: "Ten taels of silver, you can sell it or not."

"If you don't want to sell it, you're not the only pharmacy in town. I'll take it to another store to sell it." Wen Yi blushed. He wrapped the deer antlers in a torn bag, turned around and walked out.

"Young man, don't blame me for not reminding you. There is indeed a pharmacy in the town, but it is owned by Mr. Lu. Wherever you take this thing, let alone ten taels of silver, I'm afraid one tael of silver will be gone." The shopkeeper's voice came slowly from behind.

"Master Lu is a big shot.

Is it possible to take it by force? "Wen Yi turned around and looked at the shopkeeper angrily.

"It's true that Mr. Lu won't take anything by force. He will only send you to prison. Where did this velvet antler come from? You should go to Xang Er Mountain. It's a world dominated by bandits now, and you can actually take it from there. Are you a spy for the bandits?" The shopkeeper sneered from behind.

Wen Yi's body suddenly froze, and his feet tried to step out, but they felt as if they weighed a thousand pounds. "I didn't enter Xang Er Mountain. I'm not a spy for the bandits."

"Is it up to you to decide whether you are a spy for bandits or not? Officers and soldiers have blocked all roads into the mountain. Ordinary people can't enter Xanthium Mountain at all, but you can actually hunt deer from inside. Does anyone believe this? ? Young man, I gave you the money and concealed it for you, which is enough. Mr. Nalu is not so easy to talk to. I guess you also know his power. If you bring it to his shop, not only will you get the deer antler, You swallowed it, and even your own people swallowed it. You actually think that ten taels of silver are short? Believe it or not, if you show this deer antlers on the street, someone will immediately arrest you and bring you to court."

The threat in these words was already very strong.

Wen Yi was sweating profusely. He turned around and looked at the shopkeeper pleadingly, "Shopkeeper, I'm counting on the money from selling the land he raised. Please add a little more!"

"Buying land?" The shopkeeper glanced at Wen Yi in surprise, "Okay, I'll add another two taels. If there's more, there won't be any left. I still have to make money!"

Wen Yi moved to the counter step by step, put the torn bag and the deer antlers on the counter, and said with some despair: "Okay, twelve taels is twelve taels, I'll sell it to you."

When the shopkeeper heard this, he suddenly turned from anger to joy. He took out a gold ingot from the counter, and then took out some broken silver and weighed it with a small scale. "Look young man, twelve taels, but I don't have any." I'll put your weight on it, I'm doing business with a conscience."

Wen Yi swallowed his anger, what kind of conscientious business? He insisted on only giving twelve taels of thirty taels of goods, and even threatened himself. Do you have such a conscience? Without saying a word, he put the ten taels of silver into his arms, turned around and left.

"Young man, I see you are a real person, let me give you a heads up!" Looking at Wen Yi's back, the shopkeeper suddenly called out to Wen Yi.

Wen Yi turned around and looked at the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper seemed to hesitate again, then lowered his voice and said, "I advise you, don't buy that land."

Wen Yi glanced at the shopkeeper with some annoyance. As a farmer, it is a lifelong dream to own a piece of land. I finally looked forward to such an opportunity. How could I not buy it? Although I only have twelve taels, I can still pay for it. The first installment, doesn’t it mean it will be paid off within three years? I'll pay ten taels first, and I'll have some extra to buy some groceries to get me through the next few months.

With more than a dozen taels of silver in his pocket, Wen Yi didn't dare to stay in the town anymore. There was a mix of dragons and snakes here. If anyone saw it, he would probably get slapped, so he went to buy hundreds of kilograms of grains. , said hello to Wen Cheng, and went home early.

In the following days, Wen Yi's family waited in eager anticipation. In fact, like him, other people in the village were also looking forward to this day.

Seeing the officials sending people to measure the land outside the village, Wen Yi became even more anxious. At least he had ten taels of silver as a starting point. Wen Cheng said that the family was still raising money everywhere. Originally, Wen Yi was He planned to sell the deer antlers for thirty taels of silver and lend some to Wen Cheng, but now he could only take care of himself, and there was nothing he could do to help Wen Cheng raise money.

About half a month later, someone from the government finally arrived. A table was set up at the entrance of the village. A gentleman sat behind the table with a thick booklet in front of him. A man dressed as a government servant filled the village. Beating the gong, he called everyone to gather outside the village.

The whole village was looking forward to this day. Naturally, it was coming as soon as the call came. In an instant, everyone came out in full force. Everyone's eyes were full of expectations. They would finally have their own land. For them, Say, who is not extremely excited?

The old man behind the table coughed a few times, and the whole village fell silent. Everyone's eyes followed the old man's movements.

"Your Majesty, Shengming, we are going to allocate the land to you. Mr. Guo from the county has been having trouble eating and sleeping this month, just to do this thing well. Now we finally have an idea, the land has been measured, and It has been divided into blocks. If you come here today, you will register and collect money. Those who have paid can get the land. Those who have not paid, hahaha, then we can only wait for the time being. When will the money be raised? When can I get the land?" The master finally spoke after clearing his throat.

"Master, didn't you say that you can pay it off within three years without having to pay any money?" an old man said tremblingly. It seems that this is another family that has not been able to raise the money.

"This is what the imperial court's proclamation says, but the reality of each place is different. We in Ziyang need to pay the money in one go. Especially here, you are not allowed to miss a penny. In your village, there was a riot last year. Even though a group of people were killed in the gangster's den last year, who knows if there are still spies of the gangsters in it?" The master's tone immediately turned cold. "If you need it, come and register right away. I've always said that it's first come, first served. The land in Ziyang County is also limited, and there are a lot of people in each town. After passing this village, there is no such thing. When the time comes, you will be late and will lose the land. Don’t say that the king is unkind. You don’t want it.”

Amidst the noise, many people once again had a look of despair on their faces. They originally expected to pay off their debt within three years, but now it seems that there is no way.

Wen Yi gritted his teeth and stepped forward, "Master, I want the land."

"Okay!" Seeing the beginning, the master was overjoyed and picked up his pen, "How many people are in the family?"

"Three people, me, my wife, and a baby."

"Three acres equals thirty acres of land, and a total of sixty taels of silver is needed!" The master smiled and put down his pen.

Wen Yi was immediately startled, "Sixty taels, isn't it thirty taels? Didn't the court notice say ten taels of silver per mu of land?"

"It seems that you are also a person who has listened to the imperial court's announcement. The imperial court did say that ten taels of silver are worth a certain amount, but you didn't listen carefully to the following sentences, right? Each locality can make adjustments based on actual circumstances. These twenty taels of silver are Two, this is our reality in Ziyang County.”

Wen Yi suddenly felt weak. Sixty taels of silver needed to be paid in full at once, but he only had 10 taels.

"I don't have that much money?" Wen Yi said dejectedly.

"If you don't have money, you can go get a loan!" The master said with a smile: "I'll show you a way. In the town, Yuan Lu's wife is lending money. If you borrow a few dozen taels of silver, you can buy thirty acres of land. As long as you work hard, A little, you can make it back in a year or two, and then the thirty acres of land will be yours."

"Loan?" Wen Yi naturally knew that this loan was of course usury, but he was unwilling to accept the land he had been looking forward to for a long time and couldn't get it. The master was right. He borrowed money and bought the land. If you work hard for several years, you can always pay it off, and then the land will be yours. The most important thing is that when your son grows up, he will have dozens of acres of land around him, so that he will not be like himself now. Terrified.

Looking back at the son in the woman's arms, Wen Yi made up his mind in an instant. (To be continued)