Mr. Xiang teases her husband every day

Chapter 16 2 acres of land

Xiang Yuan was really astonished. He always thought that the Xiang family was poor and had nothing. He was still planning to buy some land to tenant and plant in the future if he had enough money in the future, so that he would not have to spend money to buy rice and vegetables.But at this time, Mrs. Li told him that his family has land!

"If my mother remembers correctly, there should be twenty acres of land."

"Twenty acres? I've never heard of it. Where is it now?"

Twenty mu of land is really a lot.

But listening to Li's tone, it is estimated that there are many articles in the twenty acres of land.

"Of course you haven't heard of it. If it wasn't for the money, I really don't want to get it together. I'm afraid my mother wouldn't remember that we still have twenty acres of land." Li got up to find the land deed and handed it to Xiang Yuan. "When your father was there, relatives who had difficulties in life came to the door. Your father was kind, so he gave the land to the relatives to cultivate. He only said that he would give us five hundred catties of grain every year. In the first few years, he was very conscious. I just sent the food over, but when your father passed away, these clan relatives started to play tricks and dragged on, and in recent years, they didn’t even mention it.”

Yuan felt very speechless about what Daddy did.If the Xiang family is still the previous Xiang family, it is understandable for Xiang's father to do so, but according to Xiang Yuan's understanding, Xiang's family has reached the generation of Xiang's father, because Xiang's father can only read books and does not understand general affairs at all, the Xiang family is going from bad to worse, almost reaching the point where they can't make ends meet situation.Otherwise, with the Xiang family's self-proclaimed scholarly background, Xiang Li would never have been admitted to the merchant.

Xiang Yuan carefully asked about the relatives who cultivated his land, and touched his chin.If he remembers correctly, after he and Jinyan got married, and after the family tree was published in the Hui family, both families had come.Look at the posture of Hunu and servants, it doesn't look like life is difficult, but the Xiang family looks a bit worse.

One's own things did not support one's own family, but enriched another's family. This really makes people wonder what to say.

"At the beginning, Dad agreed with them to send five hundred catties of grain every year, did you sign the contract?"

Mrs. Li frowned and thought about it, then shook her head. "No, your father said that they are all from his own family. There is no need to be too serious. He just said it verbally. The past few years were really difficult, and my mother took your elder brother to ask for it, but the other side refused to admit it and insisted on your father. Giving them the land to grow, did not say to give food at all.”

Without a deed, only a verbal agreement, this matter is not easy to handle.

Firstly, Father Xiang ordered others to cultivate the land. Now that Father Xiang is not here, and there is no contract, and no proof of words, no one can deny the account; secondly, it is his identity, the identity of a scholar, to handle this matter , very inappropriate.

Xiang Yuan and Zhao Shen talked about this matter, Zhao Shen thought about it, and said: "Leave this matter to me."

"What can you do? Let's hear it?"

Xiang Yuan leaned over, squeezed to Zhao Shen's side, picked up the account book he had just written, and looked through it.The more he looked at Xiang Yuan, the more surprised he was. Unexpectedly, Zhao Shen's business skills were so clever. In less than a year, his daughter-in-law already had three shops under her name!That's not to mention, the recent expenditures he made showed that his wife had already made up her mind to go to Nanling. Before he had passed the scientific examination, the daughter-in-law already had a shop with a house in Nanling.

The daughter-in-law is too capable! /(ㄒoㄒ)/~~

Thinking of the calligraphy and painting money he had saved during this period of fame, Xiang Yuan felt silent.Damn, you can't even afford a shop!

Zhao Shen felt a little uncomfortable when Xiang Yuan insisted on crowding beside him.The ears felt inexplicably hot, and I couldn't help but think of the absurdity of the past few nights in my mind.This misunderstanding is like making up for what I owed him before. I don’t talk about it every night, but I still want to play tricks. If I keep pestering him so shamelessly next time, see if he doesn’t kick me. He vented his anger!

"It's definitely not going to work if you want to come back directly. You are a scholar, they are rogues, head-to-head, we can only suffer, and you will tarnish your good reputation. I have an idea here. I can get the land back. It can also make their flesh hurt."

Zhao Shen looked sideways at Xiang Yuan, with a sly gleam in his eyes.

Xiang Yuan was very happy to see his lively appearance. The two have been married until now, and the daughter-in-law finally showed a little real face.

"Tell me, let's think about it together."

Unable to hold back, Xiang Yuan picked up Zhao Shen's slender finger, opened his mouth and bit it lightly.Zhao Shen was startled, turned into anger, wanted to throw away Tao Zi, but felt hypocritical, so he just gave him a look, pretending not to care, but the pink ears betrayed his true emotions.

"The people who planted our land are relatives of the Xiang family. If we insist, then we will turn a corner. There is a total of [-] acres of land, and the annual output alone is a lot of money. Let's go tell the patriarch and take out [-] acres of land. Ten acres of the crops will be donated to the clan for the education and literacy of the clan's children, I believe the clan leader will be happy to help us get the land back."

Xiang Yuan listened to Zhao Shen's words and thought about it. When he finished speaking, he couldn't help but praise: "Good idea! Jin Yan is really a good wife!"

After all, he is not a native of the country, and Xiang Yuan still has no clear concept of the great power possessed by the patriarchs and Li Zheng in this era.At this time, after hearing what Zhao Jinyan said, I vaguely remembered that the words and decisions made by the patriarch and Li Zheng at that time were often more effective than the county magistrate for the people of the clan and village. .

Taking the situation of Xiang Yuan's family as an example, without proof, Xiang Yuan can't sue the officials, and with his identity as a scholar, it is even more impossible for him to lower his status and personally participate in these degrading things.In this case, the role of the patriarch is very obvious.If the patriarch can be won to stand on their side, even if Xiang Yuan can't produce evidence, as long as the patriarch says something, the two relatives will have to return the land no matter how reluctant they are, unless they want to leave the clan.And in this era, no one is willing to leave the clan and leave the protection of the clan unless it is absolutely necessary.

Xiang Yuan touched Zhao Shen's hand unconsciously, and rubbed it back and forth.Seeing that Zhao Shen looked at him with an unkind look, he recovered from his contemplation, withdrew his hand naturally, with a bit of cunning on his face, and said, "Let's just make it bigger, we didn't have that twenty acres of land before." Our family did not starve to death. Now we simply donate ten acres of land generously, and the remaining ten acres, needless to say, the old patriarch has to rush to get us back. Moreover, the ten acres of land , let’s make a deal, it’s not for helping the poor, we’re just using it to support ethnology for children’s literacy.”

The husband and wife had a discussion, talked with Li Shi, and broke down the pros and cons of the matter to her. Li Shi was not willing to give away ten acres of land for nothing before. After listening to Xiang Yuan's analysis, he knew that this matter should Fortunately, it would be of great benefit to the younger son's career, so he quickly agreed.

After that, Xiang Yuan took Zhao Shen back to the clan in person and visited the old head of the Xiang clan.As they expected, the old patriarch was extremely pleased with Xiang Yuan's donation of ten acres of land, and repeatedly promised that the remaining ten acres of land would be returned by his clan relatives after the autumn harvest this year, and that the harvest this autumn would be done according to Father Xiang made a verbal agreement with them before, to hand over [-] catties of grain.

Xiang Yuan was noncommittal about this.

The old patriarch still defended his shortcomings, only talking about this year's harvest, but never mentioned how to calculate the harvest that was not handed in in previous years.Xiang Yuan also understands that it is good to be able to get the land back now, and the previous harvest has been fed to the white-eyed wolf.

After he and Zhao Shen bid farewell, the old patriarch sighed in front of his eldest son: "It seems that Weeping Willow Lane is about to rise."

The eldest son of the old patriarch was also somewhat disdainful: "It's hard to say, Second Uncle Xiang was kind-hearted before, but in the end he took advantage of the rascals of the two families. When he goes, his family's life will not be able to survive. This son is now Look, I'm also a soft-hearted person who doesn't dare to mention the harvest that should be handed over in previous years, so I shrank my head and pretended not to see it!"

The old patriarch shook his head. He wanted to train the eldest son to inherit the position of patriarch in the future, so his vision should not be so narrow.

"You are wrong! Think about it, what is Xiang Congzi's identity? He is a scholar! He is a serious scholar, and he will take the provincial examination this year. If you are lucky, one of the candidates will come back. Scholars, the Xiang family in Chuiliu Lane is not ordinary! What is the most important thing for a scholar? Fame! If those two scoundrels can put up with it, can he Xiang Congzi? It’s not that he doesn’t want to care about it, but he can’t care about it. As a result, it is better to take the opportunity to do something that is beneficial to yourself. Therefore, the clan has an extra ten acres of fertile land. Think about it, the literate boys in the clan know that Xiang Congzi has given them ten acres of harvest to supply them Who wouldn't be grateful for reading? In the future, if the ancestral graves are full of smoke, and there are a few masters who raise people to be Jinshi, who can not make friends with Xiang Congzi? They are all from the same clan, and they are twisted together, which should not be underestimated strength."

The eldest son of the old patriarch was obediently educated, he didn't expect there to be so many famous names here.

"Besides, you only saw Xiang Congzi, but you didn't pay attention to his newly married husband. That's the little brother from the Zhao family! I heard that he made his name in Lizhong in less than a year. Come on, the 'Jinji' he opened is well-known among the county magistrates. How can such a person be easily provoked?"

"Father, are you still paying attention to this?" The eldest son laughed.

"Hmph! Do you think I should live in a muddle when I'm old? The ancestors of our Xiang family are a big family, which is not bad compared to aristocratic families. As the patriarch, I must pay more attention to the promising children in the clan, otherwise how can a clan Can it prosper? You have to remember that the clan thrives on everyone, and the most important thing is not to fight with each other and work together, so that a clan can prosper better."

The old patriarch's son nodded again and again. His father is old and sophisticated, so what he said is absolutely correct.Compared with my father, I am not only young, but also have a narrower vision. It seems that I have to learn more from my father, and I can't be urged by my mother-in-law to rush to seize power.