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Zhao Hu couldn't help but sit up when he saw Zhao Hanzhang, "Isn't Xiping County busy? Why are you back?"

Zhao Hanzhang asked Zhao Erlang to kneel down and "bring Erlang back to pay homage to his seventh uncle."

Zhao Erlang had knelt down several people before and was very skilled at it. After kneeling down, he kowtowed.

Zhao Hu accepted it silently. He touched his body and took out a jade pendant and handed it to Zhao Erlang, "Let's go play."

He looked at Zhao Hanzhang and said with interest: "I still have a jade pendant here, and my grandniece can also wear one?"

Zhao Hanzhang, who was about to sit down, immediately stopped when she heard this. She thought about it seriously, then simply lifted up her robe and knelt down.

Zhao Hu didn't expect her to be so straightforward. He was so frightened that he got up from the mat and took two steps back, "You, you, you..."

Zhao Hanzhang raised his head to look at him and said with a gentle smile: "Seventh Uncle, I am not a gentleman. It is useless to ask for jade. Please give me something else."

Zhao Hu regretted her momentary excitement and hid aside and asked, "You, what do you want?"

"I'm a layman, I just like fields, land and the like."

Zhao Hu didn't expect that she was so ambitious and wanted to take away his property just by kneeling down. He was very angry, so he timidly stepped forward, pointed at her and said: "You, don't even think about it, I won't give it to you!"

"Seventh Uncle hasn't heard where I want it from, so why don't you give it to me?" Zhao Hanzhang said, "It's not a good place, and its value is far worse than a good piece of jade."

Zhao Hu then asked, "Which piece of land do you want?"

Zhao Hanzhang knelt on the ground and said: "As for the area on the west outskirts of the city that is backed by the mountains, you see, our Wubao is in the south outskirts of the city. Most of the land is in this area and the east outskirts of the city. You haven't planted much in the west outskirts of the city. Keep it. It’s also a loss, so why not give it to Sanniang?”

Zhao Hu thought hard and couldn't remember it after thinking for a long time. He turned to the housekeeper and asked, "Does our family still have land in the western suburbs of the city?"

The housekeeper thought for a while and then said: "Yes, there was a disaster in Runan a few years ago, and many people ran away. The county government could not collect taxes, and life was difficult to survive. So County Magistrate Fan called everyone to buy land. Sir, you are so generous." , I fell in love with the area where a small river passed by, so I bought about a hundred acres of land there, but..."

The housekeeper said with a flattering smile: "It's just that we are short of manpower at home, and it's far away, so we can't plant there. We can only hire a few tenants at a cheaper price. If we can't finish planting, we keep throwing it away."

It didn't sound like a good land. Zhao Hu breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that Zhao Hanzhang was still kneeling, he sat down reservedly, straightened his robe and said, "It's just a hundred acres of land. I'll give it to you. But Tell me, what are you doing with that land?"

Zhao Hu said: "Don't fool me. I don't believe it when it comes to farming. You have so much land in your hands, how can you still have no land to farm?"

Zhao Hanzhang said: "I will use it for grazing."

She said: "You also know that I raise so many animals now, such as horses, cattle, and sheep. They consume a lot of money. It is cheaper to raise them myself."

Zhao Hu consciously thought that she was grazing for meat. He curled his lips in disgust and said, "You are too stingy. You knelt down just for the few pieces of meat on the dinner table."

Zhao Hanzhang smiled at him, then kowtowed, "Thank you, seventh uncle, for the reward."

Zhao Hu shrank back in fright, then stood up again, waved his hand and said, "Get up, get up."

Then ask the housekeeper to find out the title deed of the land. Isn't it just over a hundred acres of land that is not cultivated very much?

He has plenty!

Zhao Hu told herself that she didn't feel bad, but when she turned her back, the expression on her face was a bit bitter.

Zhao Hanzhang took the land deed into his arms and said to Zhao Hu with a smile: "Seventh Uncle, I will treat you to mutton when my ranch is ready next year."

When the housekeeper saw Zhao Hanzhang leaving, he couldn't help but said: "Master, if you are afraid of her, why do you insult her again?"

Zhao Hu frowned and said, "Who said I'm afraid of her? I'm her elder. What's wrong with her kowtowing to me? Can't I bear it?"

The housekeeper murmured in a low voice, "You shouldn't have said that. It would be bad for Sanniang's reputation if word spread..."

Tinghe was also a little angry and trotted to keep up with Zhao Hanzhang, "Girl, the seventh master is too bullying."

Zhao Hanzhang glanced at her, "Where are you bullying?"

"He told you to get on your knees."

Zhao Hanzhang waved his hand nonchalantly and said: "He is the elder and I am the junior. What does it matter if you kneel down? Don't we have to kneel down when we want to reward money during festivals?"

"How about that? What he said just now was clearly to humiliate the girl," Tinghe said, "The girl is now the lord of Xiping County. If word of this spreads out, what should others do if they misunderstand that the girl is begging for mercy and is weak and can be bullied?"

Zhao Hanzhang stopped, tapped her nose and said with a smile: "There are people who think so, I'm a little happy. Let's go, today's goal has been achieved, let's go see the newly acquired land."

It's not that she has no money to buy it, it's just that land from a small family is easier to buy. Land from a large family, especially land that is connected to each other, as long as they are not short of money, who will sell the land?

"Let Erlang play in the Wubao and tell him to return to the city before dark. Let's leave first."

By the time Zhao Ming knew that Zhao Hanzhang had come to Wubao, she had already disappeared.

Zhao Le, the young man who came to report, said: "Uncle Ming, the seventh uncle made Sanniang kneel down and kowtow in front of the servants. Do you think she will hold a grudge in her heart?"

Zhao Ming flipped through the book in his hand without raising his head, "What's there to hold a grudge against? You guys don't kowtow less often?"

Young man: "But at that time, my seventh uncle also said that Sanniang knelt down and kowtowed for a few pieces of meat. It was so humiliating..."

Zhao Ming raised his eyelids to look at him, and said calmly: "The elders have given you some gifts, and the younger ones will receive them no matter how high or low they are. Why, when I give you a few pieces of meat, do you think it's cheap and refuse to accept it?"

Young man: "...I dare not."

Zhao Ming snorted coldly and scolded: "It's okay if you don't dare. Let alone a few pieces of meat, even if I give you a glass of cold water, as long as it is given by an elder, you have to hold it with both hands. You have read so many sage books in vain. Even worse than your third sister, why don’t you retreat quickly.”

The young man bowed and retreated.

Zhao Song had a different understanding from his son. After knowing this, he scolded Zhao Hu angrily, "Isn't it just a hundred acres of land? What are you crazy about? If you don't want to give it away, I will take money from her and toss a small child." My child, are you embarrassed?"

Zhao Hu sat aside and said nothing.

Zhao Song: "Aren't you just angry about Liuli? Zi Nian is also involved in this matter. Why don't you humiliate him? Eat soft things and be afraid of hard things."

Zhao Hu: "...Fifth brother, that is your son."

Zhao Song waved his hand, "I don't mind, you can go ahead."

Zhao Hu was speechless.

After Zhao Song finished cursing, he asked, "What does Sanniang want with that piece of land? She is short of land?"

Zhao Hu curled her lips and said, "Eldest brother left so much land for her, how could she be short of it? Moreover, Lao Ba also exchanged so much for her, saying it was for grazing, so he was probably reluctant to use his good land."

Zhao Song frowned, "How can we use the good land for grazing? We are not barbarians. It is enough for the tenants to raise some for their families. Why can't we build a pasture?"

Zhao Hanzhang: Seventh Uncle, do you think I kneel well?