Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 533 Affiliation

At the end of the story, Mrs. Shen couldn't help but sigh: "Ah, such a good candidate for daughter-in-law, but you are not motivated and no one likes you."

Shen Jing couldn't believe what he heard. He didn't expect that his parents not only didn't despise Song Ying's background, but also admired her very much.

But, are you sure you are here to comfort him?

Then he thought of Yuan Qing's solemn oath that they were not a good match and his parents would not agree.

If he hadn't said that at the beginning, I might have expressed my feelings to Song Ying at that time, and Song Ying might have agreed. How could this situation happen now?

And he said he didn't do anything bad!

He gnashed his teeth in anger again, "Yuan Qing, you treacherous villain! I will never let you go!"

Mrs. Shen raised her eyebrows and thought to herself that it was reassuring to have such a lively son. Once he vented his emotions, he would be almost fine.

Last time Song Ying said that holding back bad emotions is bad for your health.

Yuan Qing, who was being thought of by Shen Jing, returned home before it got completely dark.

Just as he was telling his family in detail about the ceremony for entering the Imperial Academy, his graduation from school, etc., there was a knock on the courtyard door.

Yuan Shan trotted over to open the door. Using the lantern in the other person's hand, she could see his face clearly and asked in surprise, "Master He?"

Mr. He smiled at her and said, "I heard your brother is back."

Yuan Shan nodded, then turned around and shouted, "Brother, Master He is here."

The Yuan family quickly invited Mr. He in. Mr. He, out of respect or thoughtfulness, brought two lanterns, so the Yuan family didn't have to light candles.

After a few drinks and a few simple greetings, Mr. He spoke about his intentions. "Mr. Yuan passed the imperial examination and was granted 80 acres of land. What are your plans? Do you want to buy some land?"

Yuan Chuanfang was fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan, which made a loud whirring sound. He felt so embarrassed.

The grandson secured exemptions from military service and grain taxes for his family, but unfortunately their family did not have that much money, and the benefits given by the court were wasted in vain.

Mrs. Tao gave him a push, motioning him to move aside. She sighed and continued, "What land are you talking about? We can't afford it in our current situation. We need to use our money to support Qingwa's education first."

Although he had already guessed it, Mr. He was delighted to hear this and hurriedly said, "You know my family has a lot of land. Can you register some of my land under Mr. Yuan's name?"

Worried that Yuan Qing was pedantic and outspoken, he added before Yuan Qing could speak: "It's not that I don't want to pay taxes, it's really that those officials are greedy. They won't stop even when the taxes are piled up to the brim. It's really heartbreaking to see."

The Yuan family felt this deeply. In the past, when they paid summer taxes and autumn grain, they were also worried, for fear of making the officials unhappy, so they had no idea how much to pay.

"Of course, we can't let your Mr. Yuan bear this title for nothing. I remember your family has 6 mu of land, 3 mu of land, so there are still 71 mu to be registered. How about this? I will give you 10 mu, and the remaining 61 mu will be registered to my family."

The eyes of the Yuan family members all lit up. This way, their family’s land would be doubled.

Moreover, the grain produced from these fields does not have to pay summer taxes and autumn taxes, so their family will have more than twice as much grain in the future!

They can have their fill!

Although the farmland in Jinchuan is not as prosperous as that in the south of the Yangtze River, it is not much different. One mu of land costs 10 taels of silver, and 10 mu of land costs 100 taels of silver!

The whole family, including the Tao family, looked at Yuan Qing. He knew a lot, always considered things carefully, and would not be easily fooled.

In Daqian, it was very common to register land. Although the imperial court often cleaned it up, since most people with official titles did so, there was actually not much risk.

Besides, their family really needs land now. If they wait for a few years and then buy the land, the crime of falsely occupying the land will no longer exist.

Yuan Qing roughly calculated and said with a smile: "Mr. He is too polite. If you hadn't invited Mr. Wang to the village to be my tutor, I would have to go to other towns to study.

We are all from the same village. Forget about those who gave us land. I will give you the 71 mu as a license. You only need to collect 1% of the grain."

Fang was a little anxious. That was 10 acres of land, which was given to their family, not just for the annual harvest!

But it was no use for her to be anxious, because she had no say at home.

Mr. He blushed a little, "Other students are getting 2% of their food allowance, how can I accept this?"

Yuan Qing waved his hand and said, "As I said before, we are all from the same village."

Mr. He declined several times, but seeing Yuan Qing's insistence, he happily agreed.

If he is only given 1% of the food, it would be more cost-effective for him to give him the food directly.

The Tao family has been buying and selling things for many years and is very shrewd at accounting. With a quick calculation, they can tell which option is more beneficial to their family. As soon as Mr. He left, they hurriedly asked the reason.

Yuan Qing said: "I have to study and can't take care of the farm work at home. If I add another 10 mu of land, I don't know how much more work you will have to endure.

It is already unfilial of me to let you work hard for me at your age, so how can I let you work even harder?"

Although she felt bad about the lack of grain, Tao was still happy, comforting herself that it was okay not to work. They carefully cultivated the land at home, and every grain of grain would belong to them in the future and would not have to be handed over.

Besides, Mr. He said he would give away 10 acres of land. Who knows whether the land is good or bad? They are not buying the land, and they know that the land is poor, so it is not easy to be picky.

Before the family could say a few words, there was another knock on the gate. This time it was Yuan Chuansheng, Yuan Chuanfang's younger brother and Yuan Qing and Yuan Shan's second grandfather.

The two families lived next to each other. When Mr. He came to visit just now, Yuan Chuanshi's family saw him. As soon as the man left, they immediately rushed to the house in a hurry.

"Qingwa, what is Mr. He doing here?"

Yuan Chuanfang has always been dissatisfied with his younger brother who is more popular than him in the village. This younger brother has been mature since he was a child and has a more brotherly demeanor than his older brother.

Finally feeling proud, he fanned himself with a palm-leaf fan and boasted, "What else can I do? His family has a lot of land, and Qingwa is a scholar, so he can get 80 mu of land for free. We don't have that much..."

Before he could finish his words, Tao pushed him. Although he was puzzled, he didn't dare to speak again.

Seeing his brother being so henpecked, Yuan Chuanshi grew even angrier. "Big brother and his wife have absolutely no regard for me, their younger brother. Now that their own family has been exempted from grain rations, they've completely forgotten about us, the second branch. Why didn't they forget about us when they asked me to borrow money?"

It would have been fine if he hadn't mentioned borrowing money, but he got angry the moment he mentioned Yuan Chuanfang, "How dare you mention borrowing money? What did you say when we wanted Qingwa to study at Qingshui Academy and asked you to borrow money?

The size of the pot should match the size of the lid. Let Qingwa learn it himself. Now that our Qingwa has learned it, you are taking the credit. You have no credit at all!

"Brother, you're being unscrupulous when you say that. We didn't lend Qingwa the money that time. But when you and Chengwa were in school, didn't our family lend you any money?"