The news that Duke Jing and Princess Consort Jing wanted to buy the entire Blossom Town for their daughter, including the mountains near Blossom Town, spread throughout Blossom Town the next day.
"Village Chief, is what you just said true?"
The dozen or so villagers who had angrily come to find the village chief to reason with were all dumbstruck after hearing the village chief's words.
Those who came back to their senses early couldn't help but ask for confirmation.
They were afraid that they had misheard.
"Of course it's true.
He's a duke of the Dahui Kingdom, how could he deceive us with this kind of thing. "Wang Gengfa shook the smoking pipe that never left his side and said seriously.
Actually, he was also stunned for a long time after hearing the duke and princess's proposal at the Lin Family yesterday.
It wasn't until he got home that his wife fiercely pinched his thigh that he came back to his senses.
This should be Blossom Town's good fortune, right?
He tossed and turned all night without sleeping well. When the sun rose, his wife said, "Since it's a good thing, what's there to be conflicted about.
Go ask around, with such good conditions, which family wouldn't be willing? "
That's right!
He slapped his thigh and casually swallowed a few mouthfuls of breakfast before going to the ancestral hall and spreading the news that the duke from the capital wanted to buy the entire Blossom Town. If anyone had any objections, they could come find him.
Wasn't that right, which family didn't have any objections?
Of course, they all sent the head of the household to reason with him.
"How could there be such a good thing?
Not taking back each family's land and houses, but subsidizing each family with twenty taels of silver?
That's called buying the entire Blossom Town? "
"That's right, could it be that he's willing to spend five hundred taels of silver just to buy those barren hills?"
"That's right, village chief, would you be deceived?
He said it so nicely, but be careful of being blamed when signing the contract. "
"That's right, that's right, otherwise, which idiot would be willing to spend so much money to buy these barren hills?
He even said that he wanted to expand the village road, build a school, and create a garden. Tsk tsk, it sounds nice, but I'm afraid of being deceived. "
"I think so too, village chief. Our Blossom Town doesn't have thousands of mu of fertile land like Qingtian Town, nor does it have abundant river production like Luoshui Town. We have more barren land than fertile land, and there's only such a narrow river. Who would be willing to spend so much money?
Buying it to just build a house? "
"That's right."
Eh?
Since when did the village chief's voice become so imposing?
"My daughter doesn't want to leave Blossom Town, so she wants to buy the surrounding wastelands and mountains to build a Palace.
Does anyone have any questions?
If you have any requests, you may as well state them all at once. This King will definitely satisfy all of you. "
It turned out that Prince Jing, Liang Xuanjing, and his wife, Feng Caiyun, had arrived at the entrance of the ancestral hall in Flowering Flower Town. They must have heard the doubts of the villagers just now.
Wang Gengfa stood up to welcome them into the house and pulled out two long benches for them to sit.
The ancestral hall was originally used for official business, so there were no furnishings in the room. Other than an old square table, there were only four matching benches.
"Then, His Highness and Her Highness have personally come to answer everyone's questions. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
If you don't mention such a good opportunity today, then from tomorrow onwards, the owner of Blossom Town will be the Prince Jing Palace. "
When Wang Gengfa saw that the two people who proposed the idea had arrived, his mind was set. He turned around and gave the two a silly smile, then turned to remind the stunned villagers.
"You can rest assured. This King bought Blossom Town only because he wants to make it better and more convenient.
As for your lives, since This King has agreed, he will not interfere.
If you want to continue living here, then the land and properties will be yours. Other than a one-time subsidy of twenty taels, the Prince Jing Palace will pay the taxes every year.
If you want to move out of Blossom Town, then according to the price of twenty taels per mu, your land and properties will be transferred to the Prince Jing Palace. Of course, you can only transfer it to the Prince Jing Palace. If you privately transfer it to other people, hmph … … "Liang Xuanjing raised his voice to express his intentions, then turned around to glare at Feng Caiyun. Was this enough?
To think that he, the dignified Prince Jing, would be so polite to these people. Just thinking about it made him sullen.
Feng Caiyun smiled and reached out to hold his large hand. She gently squeezed his palm to calm his impatient temper.
"Is what His Highness said true?
If we continue to live here for generations, not only will we not have to pay the taxes every year, we will also receive twenty taels of silver as a subsidy? "Fang Dasheng, who was a little braver, asked loudly to confirm the doubts in his heart.
"That's right." Liang Xuanjing snorted without even raising his head.
"His Highness, our family has two mu of land and four mu of land. If we want to move out of Blossom Town, will we have to pay our family one hundred and twenty taels of silver?
And all the furniture in the house can also be moved away? "Hua Family's wife happily interrupted and asked.
Their family had long wanted to move to the city to enjoy the convenience of living in the city.
Now that there was such a good opportunity, they naturally wanted to grab hold of it.
"That's right." Liang Xuanjing impatiently lifted his eyelids. If he had known earlier, he would have brought Old An along.
This kind of situation was most suitable for the extremely patient Chief An to handle.
"Is there such a good thing?"
"That's right. So are we moving or not?"
"I think it's better not to move.
Twenty taels is not a small amount.
I have never received so much money in my entire life, not to mention being exempted from taxes every year … … "
"I think so too.
Under the protection of the Prince Jing Palace, we won't have to be afraid of bandits attacking us in the future. "
"But the Hua Family will have more than a hundred taels of income … …"
"You're jealous?
Then you should also move out. "
"I'm just saying … …"
"I think it's not worth it to move out.
Didn't you hear what the Prince said? He still wants to renovate.
By then, the entire Floral Town might be like a big garden. "
"That's right, that's right. There's also the Floral School. Our two naughty children might even have the chance to study there for two years … …"
"Oh, I think it's worth it to stay … …"
… …
In the main hall of the ancestral hall, the whole house was filled with people chattering and exchanging their own thoughts and plans.
In the end, the village chief looked at Prince Jing whose expression was getting heavier and heavier, and knew that he was getting impatient.
Speaking of which, the Prince's personality was actually quite easy to figure out.
Just by looking at his expression, one would know.
On the contrary, it was his son-in-law, Lin Siyao, that made Wang Gengfa unable to see through his thoughts.
That was a truly frightening character.
"Alright, alright. Everyone should go home and discuss.
Come to my place to register in the afternoon.
If you're late and don't come by the afternoon, you'll be considered to have stayed. "Wang Gengfa knocked on the square table with his smoking pipe and said to the crowd.
The villagers instantly dispersed in an uproar.
They all went home to look for their wives, men and elders to discuss.
"Haha … … Why did Prince and Princess Consort come over too? This weather changes so quickly. It looks like it's going to snow soon." Wang Gengfa smiled foolishly as he poured two cups of freshly stewed tea for Liang Xuanjing and Feng Caiyun.
"This ancestral hall should be demolished and rebuilt." It was too dilapidated.
Liang Xuanjing came to this conclusion after looking around the room.
The public square outside looked very big and clean, but unexpectedly, the inside was so dilapidated.
"There was a fire here before, and it wasn't cleaned up after that.
Firstly, it used up a lot of money. Secondly, there weren't many opportunities to gather for discussions. "Wang Gengfa nodded and explained to Liang Xuanjing.
There weren't many residents in Floral Town.
And most of them were living their own lives peacefully, and wouldn't cause any trouble.
At most, it was just a few neighbors. When the conflict was serious, it was basically him, the village chief, who would come to mediate.
There hadn't been many occasions in the past few decades when they were formally called to the ancestral hall to resolve matters.
"If Prince wants to renovate the ancestral hall, we are naturally happy to do so.
Haha … … "Since he was still the village chief, Wang Gengfa was naturally happy to sit in the bright and new ancestral hall to mediate family matters.
… …
Early in the morning, Village Chief Wang Gengfa reported to Liang Xuanjing the details of the registered properties and fields that he and Sun Youmao had verified yesterday.
Floral Town currently had a total of twenty-nine households, and only three had decided to move.
Needless to say, one of them was the Hua Family, who had always wanted to live in the city. The other two families were exiled residents who had moved here because of the flood in their hometown eight or nine years ago. Now that they saw that the properties and fields could be exchanged for nearly a hundred taels of silver, they decided to return to their hometown and live there. After all, the graves of their ancestors were there, and it was convenient to mourn during the Qingming Festival.
"Then let's do it this way.
When Enzai arrives, we will sign the contract and issue all the money. When spring comes next year, we will start construction. "Liang Xuanjing took a sip of tea and nodded as he spoke.
The reason why he had to wait until Enzai arrived was because the Prince Jing Palace's seal was currently in the hands of his eldest son, Liang Enzai.
Using the Prince Jing Palace's name to build a villa was much safer and simpler than buying it privately.
The Dahui Kingdom's laws stipulated that a prince had the privilege of choosing one or two places to build a villa. Of course, the taxes for the villa had to be paid together with the Palace, and the size of the villa could not exceed the size of the Palace.
Once the villa was built, it would be considered a part of the Palace. Violating the villa was equivalent to violating the Palace, and the crime was very serious.
Liang Xuanjing had never built a villa before. Firstly, he didn't have the time to worry about it. Secondly, he didn't have the leisure to go to a villa for a vacation.
Now, things were good. He had found his daughter, who he thought had died, won back the heart of his first wife, who had been estranged from him for more than ten years, and was no longer a prince.
In the future, he would have plenty of opportunities to accompany his first wife to stay with his daughter and son-in-law.
Moreover, if Liang Xuanjing bought Blossom Town privately, his awkward son-in-law would definitely have objections and think that he was bullying the weak.
Although he didn't see how weak his son-in-law was, his martial arts were enough to show disdain for the entire Dahui Kingdom. This made Liang Xuanjing believe that Lin Siyao was not a weak person.
It was nothing more than a dragon trapped in a shoal.
Therefore, he bought Blossom Town in the name of the Prince Jing Palace to protect his daughter. Only then did his son-in-law happily agree.
Sigh. Liang Xuanjing helplessly shook his head. For the sake of his daughter, who he had wronged for sixteen years, his violent temper was about to be worn away.
Fortunately, the Emperor was far away here, and his vicious old friends didn't know about his current situation.
When he returned to the Imperial Capital, he swore that he would definitely restore the demeanor of a prince.
He definitely wouldn't let them find any reason to laugh at him.
Especially his princess consort, who was even more difficult to deal with than when she had just married into the family. Here, he gave in to her in every way and let her do whatever she wanted. When they returned to the Imperial Palace, he would definitely make her lower her head and admit her mistakes.
Otherwise, he, Liang Xuanjing, would lose all of his face.
(To be continued.
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