Chapter 853: Each Family Buys Property in the Capital [4]

A scoundrel, making specious arguments, and acting like a dishonest businessman!

"Uncle Qin, our Si family is willing to compensate." Si Feng knew that it is better to resolve a feud than to create one, so in order to protect the family's interests and network of contacts, he answered for Si Pei and used a familiar name.

"Si Feng, you are so outrageous. When will it be your turn to be my master?" Si Pei cursed angrily, but that was all he said.

He was carefully educated by his family and was able to enter Taizhou Academy, so he has some brains.

Including Zhou Rong, he led his fellow disciples to cause trouble today, also for profit purposes...

First, to show off himself so that the Duke of Yan would not forget himself but only remember Ying Zilin.

Second, if the incident succeeds, he will be able to replace Ying Zilin and become the head of the students.

Being the head of students may sound like a child's game, but what happens after the students pass the exam and enter officialdom?

He who was once the chief among students can now become the chief among ministers!

There is a huge issue of factional allegiance involved here.

Therefore, any students who are a little ambitious want to replace Ying Zilin.

Unfortunately, they failed this time and lost.

Since he lost, he had to make amends as soon as possible, so Zhou Rong admitted his mistake: "Second Master Qin, calm down. It was Rong who made the mistake first because of his recklessness. Rong is here to apologize to you. Rong is willing to compensate you."

He took out a fist-sized deerskin bag and handed it to Uncle Qin: "This is Rong's apology. Please accept it, Uncle Qin."

When the children of aristocratic families, officials, and prominent families go out, they will carry a few small purses with them, with some things in them, to make friends.

But this time, Zhou Rong brought it as an apology.

"Boy, you are quite slick, you are a good candidate for being an official." Uncle Qin commented on him and sent the boy who served Master Jing to say, "Bring the apology here for me to see... Zhou Rong, if you are not sincere enough, I will not forgive you."

This Zhou Rong is too slippery, Uncle Qin had to say this.

Zhou Rong: "Second Master Qin, Rong sincerely admits his mistake and apologizes sincerely."

Uncle Qin didn't listen to his boasting. After getting the deerskin purse, he opened it and looked at the actual apology... Wow, the boy is really good. He actually gave it to a small village sixty miles away from the outskirts of the capital.

Thirty acres of land is not big, but the location is good and it is scarce.

It's so scarce that there's no way to buy it.

"Second Master Qin, this is our family's property, which was purchased a hundred years ago. Rong knows that I was reckless today, so I am sending this old farm to apologize." Zhou Rong said with a sincere smile, "Second Master Qin has many relatives. With this farm, the Qin, Jiang, Xu and Qiao families will have a place to stay when they come to the capital to do business in the future."

Uncle Qin said nothing, just stared at him.

Zhou Rong's heart sank when he was stared at... What did Qin Zhuang mean? Was he still not satisfied? Did he have to give him the fifty mu farm thirty miles outside the city, or the houses and shops in the city, to make him feel better?

That’s right, as a family that came from the Northeast Province, the Zhou family has a lot of heritage in the Northeast Province. They have houses, shops and fields in almost every city in the Northeast Province.

"I accept this apology." Master Jing came out and accepted the apology on behalf of Uncle Qin. He then said to the other students, "Your apology can be halved compared to Zhou Rong's. Give it all to me and I will donate it."

Zhou Rong was the first to make the mistake, so his apology was heavier than that of other students.

He came forward to accept the apology in order to protect the reputation of Qinzhuang.

Qin Zhuang could openly scold the students and curse them however he wanted, because it was considered the behavior of a noble man. However, if he openly accepted apologies from the students and enriched himself, he would be a greedy person, which would be detrimental to his future imperial examinations.

"Yes, thank you for your forgiveness, sir." Si Pei, Lu Qian, Xu Ji, Zhao Wuming and dozens of other students who caused trouble offered apologies one after another.

Or jade ornaments, four treasures of the study, two hundred taels of silver notes and the like.

"No, these apologies should be given to me!" Uncle Qin jumped up and shouted, but unfortunately no one paid any attention to him.

He wanted to rush forward to grab the things, but was held back by the soldiers who were protecting Lao Jing.

Well, he was held down until the students apologized and left, and then he was let go.

"Old Xun, control your apprentice and make him return the apology to me!" Uncle Qin was furious. Such a large amount of apology was enough for him to live a life of luxury, but it was snatched away: "You are a famous scholar, not a robber. You can't ruin your reputation for a lifetime for money!"

Old man Xun said, "Second Master, stop shouting. You can't get these properties. If the poor kid doesn't take them, the Duke of Yan will send someone to take them away."

"What do you mean?" Uncle Qin was angry, staring at the box of apology gifts in Old Jing's hand, his eyes turning green.

"Second Master, you really don't know?" Old Xun asked back, and stopped trying to persuade him. He called Qin Xiaogu and the others, "Come in for dinner. They are all fine and expensive food. It would be a waste if you don't eat them."

Because Mr. Jing and Mr. Xun are old, Wuyuan prepares fine and expensive meals for them and Duke Yan alone. They cannot be eaten in Weilou, Shenlou, or Xuezilou.

Qin Xiaogu, Xiao Jiang Erlang, Qin Sheng, Qin Mao and others looked at Uncle Qin.

"What are you looking at? Come in and eat. Eat to your heart's content. No one is allowed to leave until we have eaten back the compensation gift that was confiscated today!" Uncle Qin turned his grief and anger into appetite, and ordered the waiter: "Go and ask the kitchen to prepare a few more tables of exquisite and expensive food. Hurry!"

“……” The steward went to do it, but unfortunately the food served was not as fine and expensive as what the two elders ate.

It's so funny. Do you think the precious and healthy food ingredients are the common radishes on the street?

These ingredients are rationed every day, and if you exceed the ration, they will be gone.

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"I've lost money, a lot of money!" Uncle Qin was extremely sad. He would suddenly shout this sentence on the way back to Weilou, when he was taking a shower, when he was half asleep in bed, and when Qin Xiaogu pulled him up in the morning to comb his hair.

Qin Xiaogu was helpless. She tied up Uncle Qin's hair and comforted him, "Uncle, don't be sad. We are going to buy a house and some land today. This is a happy event. You should be happy."

Uncle Qin got even angrier when he heard this, and yelled, "If the apology hadn't been taken away, would we have needed to go buy it today?!"

"Why is my life so miserable? Your grandparents withheld my dividends, and your sister Xiaomi fined me every month. Now I finally earned some money as compensation, but it was taken away."

"God can't stand my goodness, right? Then I'll jump into the moat!"

"This is my dividend from my second uncle. I will give half of it to you and my second aunt every month until you two are a hundred years old." Qin Xiaogu stuffed a small leather bag into Uncle Qin's hand and gave him a sweet and warm smile.

No kidding, Uncle Qin was devastated.

What Xiao Gu said was actually telling him that he would provide for the second couple in their old age.

Well, God treated him pretty well. He gave him a group of relatives who indulged his madness and a good wife.

"Tsk, our second house has dividends, do we need you to give them? Take this money back. You have to keep it safe, don't let thieves steal it." Uncle Qin returned the small bag of banknotes to Qin Xiaogu and gave him some more instructions.

"Yeah, okay." Qin Xiaogu responded, being very well behaved and obedient.

Uncle Qin was unhappy again: "You can't agree to everything others say. You have to have a temper. If you don't have a temper, you will be bullied. Do you want to be bullied and lose face for my Qin family?"

"As expected of your father's child, you are just as naive as your father."

Uncle Qin thought of his third brother who had passed away... Well, I haven't seen him for so long that I forgot what he looked like.

He lowered his head to look at Qin Xiaogu.

Well, it seems that he looks like Xiaogu.

But Xiaogu's eyes are sharper than his third brother's. I think he will be smarter than his third brother when he grows up.