Chapter 52 pt 1 (2/2)
This entourage was also obedient, and immediately said to Zheng Lizheng with a smile: “My young master’s surname is Mao, and he is the young master of the Mao family business. The young master came out to do business for the first time by the master’s order. If there is anything wrong, I hope Zheng Lizheng will be forgiving of him.”
Look, this is what people should be like.
Immediately, Zheng Lizheng also smiled and talked to his entourage. After having a back and forth conversation, Zheng Lizheng also learned a little about the pretentious young master in front of him.
It is said that the Mao family’s business is one of the largest businesses in Xia County, and it is also famous in Pingyang Mansion. The Mao family has a rule that children in the family must go out for travel when they are adults to show that they have the ability to take over the family business. This is the first time that Young Master Mao has come to Huyang Township, and he has taken a fancy to a hill behind Yu Qing Village.
As for why Young Master Mao would fancy such a small place where birds do not shit, the entourage just laughed but kept secret. However, according to Zheng Lizheng’s guess, it must be the rich young master who suddenly wanted to have fun.
He doesn’t need to know anything else, just needs to know that the other party wants to buy a mountain, and the price is not low.
Obviously, he is just a big fat sheep who hasn’t seen the world. Yet he still pretends to be a wolf with a big tail here. This grandpa has eaten more salt than you can eat rice!
Zheng Lizheng thought in his heart, and smiled more kindly on his face: “Then I don’t know how much money the young master is going to pay? You know, although the mountain belongs to our village, it is not something only I can decide. The money must be split between the villagers. If there is too little silver, there will be less than a few coins for everyone. I am afraid this—”Zheng Lizheng looks a bit awkward, but unfortunately, the awkwardness is a bit too fake, and it is obviously he was waiting for the price.
Young Master Mao looked so arrogant and defiant and looked down upon Zheng Lizheng’s expression with contempt: “You tell him, I this Young Master, have silver.”
The entourage turned his head and said to Zheng Lizheng: “My young master said that he has silver.”
“Then what price you can give, so to let this old man have a number in his heart. That way I can talk to the villagers below.”
Young Master Mao said to his entourage: “You tell him that this Young Master will give you five hundred taels.”
Five hundred taels?
Zheng Lizheng’s pipe was immediately dropped from his fright. This is really a big fat sheep, willing to take out a lot of money.
The small hill that Young Master Mao liked was more or less fifty acres in size. The most important thing was that the hill was deserted. Because it is close to the village, the villagers used to cut wood there a few years ago. They just cut and did not care to plant. Now, besides the thorns that get in the way, there are some weeds and rotten roots on this mountain.
Zheng Lizheng originally estimated that even if he could make a hundred taels, it would be considered a lot. He didn’t expect the other party to give such a high price.
Five hundred taels!
This land belongs to the village, and the village can make the decision to sell or not. The mountainous land is inferior to wasteland. Just put some money on the county office and get the land deed. While Young Master Mao said the price of five hundred taels, Zheng Lizheng was already calculating in his heart how much it would cost to go to the county government to apply for the deed, and how much would be distributed to the villagers, and how much he could receive.
“Why, don’t you want to sell?”
“Sell, of course I must sell!”
“That’s OK, just a little request. Your village is responsible for dealing with the thorns and rotten tree roots on the hillside.”
Young Master Mao left soon, and Zheng Lizheng was still sitting in the room in a daze.