nucmednet Chapter 488 No one wants it, but she wants it!
Chapter 488 No one wants it, but she wants it!
After walking a few steps with the manager, Lin Wanwan was stunned.
All I could see were neatly arranged medicinal fields, with yellow astragalus and green bupleurum standing one row after another.
Some medicinal seedlings are covered with bamboo sheds. The manager explained that this is to prevent them from being damaged by the sun.
Looking up at the distant mountains, you can see terraces densely packed with medicinal herbs. From time to time, you can see a few herbal farmers busy working with bamboo baskets on their backs.
Lin Wanwan squatted down and touched the soil, then leaned in to smell the fragrance of the medicinal herbs. She was so happy. How come no one wants such a good place?
No one wants it, but she wants it!
As soon as you enter Bailuwu, you will see huge trees that two people can hug together.
At first, they only saw ebony. When Lin Wanwan led people to walk around in the forest, they found that there were many treasures hidden there.
The trunks of red sandalwood and huanghuali trees still bear marks carved by previous generations.
Some woods look inconspicuous, but once the bark is peeled off, the fragrance emerges.
The fields at the foot of the mountain are also not idle. The soil is shiny black and you can squeeze out oil from a handful of it.
Although the two farms are next to each other, one is full of medicinal fragrance and the other is full of wood fragrance. Each has its own merits.
Lin Wanwan made a quick decision and said directly, "I want to buy both manors. The one with the hot spring will be named after Lin Wanwan, and this manor will be named after Gu Sinian."
The shopkeeper nodded quickly and said:
“Okay, I’ll do it right away when I get back, but there are several other villages nearby.
It’s a little small, but it’s pretty close to here. Do you want to go take a look?”
Huang Dou asked, "Are the people on this farm indentured to life or death?"
The shopkeeper lowered his voice and said:
"Miss, we are all signing death contracts. Although it sounds inhumane, it is the only way to stabilize the village.
If you buy the farm, all the tenants' deeds will be yours, making it easier to manage them later."
He nodded at the figure busy in the medicinal field in the distance:
"You see, most of the people working in the village are deaf and dumb.
He's usually quiet, but he's incredibly diligent at his work, and there's no need to worry about the news leaking out."
Lin Wanwan glanced at the figures working silently.
Some people were bending over to pick ripe medicinal herbs, while others were pushing wooden carts filled with medicine baskets slowly forward. Just as the shopkeeper said, the deaf-mute people really had less trouble.
The shopkeeper took Lin Wanwan to look at the farms one by one. The farms nearby were not large. The small ones only cost a few thousand taels of silver, and the larger ones only cost tens of thousands of taels.
After signing the contract, Lin Wanwan counted the remaining silver notes in her hand. Wow, there were still more than 100,000 taels!
She followed the shopkeeper to the bustling street market and bought two shops on two streets in one go.
By the time she had signed the title deed, the sun was almost setting, and Lin Wanwan finally returned home with the thick land deed and house deed.
Mrs. Bai waited at the door for a long time. When she saw her, she rushed over and said, "You are so brave, girl. You have been playing outside all day. What have you been doing?"
"Grandma, I went to buy a shop and a farm. What do you think?"
"Ah? Buying a shop and a farm, you little girl really are..."
Madam Bai looked at the deed and said:
"So it's those two farms! Many people think they're out of the way and generally don't buy farms there.
But these two farms are quite quiet, so you won’t lose money.”
Zhao Qiaoniang brought out a cup of goat milk and said:
"Wanwan, you are so brave, what if you get cheated?
Isn’t this nonsense? Next time you encounter something like this, be sure to ask me and your grandma.”
Lin Wanwan stuck out her tongue. Madam Bai hugged Lin Wanwan and said, "This girl is very cunning and can't stand any loss. Don't bully her."
Zhao Qiaoniang sighed helplessly and said, "Mom, you and Dad should just spoil her!"
Then the doorman announced, "Madam, Madam, there are a few people at the door. They say they are the housekeepers of the Huo Mansion. Should we let them in?"
Zhao Qiaoniang frowned and asked, "The Huo Mansion? What are they doing here again?"
Madam Bai sneered, "What are you afraid of? Let them in. I want to see what tricks they have in mind."
The Huo family's housekeeper hurried in, took out an invitation from his sleeve, and said with a smile:
"This is something our old lady Huo specifically instructed you to do. After all, you are Mrs. Huo Jun. The old lady said that this post must be delivered to you.
Tomorrow is the old lady's sixtieth birthday, and she specifically asked you to come and join in the fun! "
Zhao Qiaoniang directly took over the post and said, "Okay, I understand."
The housekeeper looked around the house and said:
"This house is quite nice. I didn't expect you guys to have some money. I'm afraid you borrowed money to buy this house!
But compared to our General's Mansion, it's far behind."
Madam Bai sneered and said, "He's just a housekeeper. Why is he showing off here?"
The housekeeper said with a half-smile, "Old Madam, you can't say that. Our General's Mansion is naturally extremely noble."
Then he saw Baiyin walk in wearing his official uniform and asked, "Whose housekeeper is this? What do you want to do by coming to my house?"
The man in the hall was wearing a scarlet brocade robe. The lifelike peacock embroidery on the chest patch indicated his status as a second-rank official. The jade belt around his waist shone coldly in the candlelight.
With a thud, the butler's knees slammed heavily onto the blue brick floor. Cold sweat trickled down his neck into his collar. "Sir, please forgive me! I was only ordered to deliver a birthday invitation!"
Bai Yin stroked his beard slowly, a cold glint flashing in his eyes: "Those who know that you are the one sending the invitation, those who don't know think that the Huo family is going to take advantage of me, Bai!"
He slammed the table, causing half of the teacup to spill out. "When is it anyone else's turn to interfere in my daughter's affairs?"
The butler felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, with his forehead almost touching the ground.
He could never have imagined that Zhao Qiaoniang had a father who was a second-rank official!
At this moment, cold sweat dripped down the back of his neck, and he felt a chill on his back. He even began to stutter when he spoke: "I, I will die... Please come to the old lady's birthday banquet..."
Bai Yin snorted coldly and said, "Get lost!"
He didn't say he wouldn't go, nor did he say he wanted to go.
The butler got up and ran to the Huo Mansion. When he got back, he told the whole story.
Madam Huo looked at him and said, "A second-rank official? Why haven't I heard of him?"
Then he heard Mrs. Huo next to him say, "Could he have just returned to the court? I heard that Bai Yin, Liu Quanzhou, and Shen Mo have all returned recently."
Madam Huo frowned and said, "These killer gods are back? Why... didn't anyone tell me?"
Mrs. Huo coughed and said, "You've been worshipping Buddha recently, so naturally you don't know."
Madam Huo looked at her and said, "So, you can't afford to offend Zhao Qiaoniang?"
Mrs. Huo sneered and said, "Who is she? Even if she has a second-rank father, so what? She's just a divorced woman..."