Chapter 840: Not Greedy
Gu Erlang was not greedy. Even if he could legitimately get one-sixth of the purchase quota that belonged to his family, he would still act according to the plan.
Not to mention how shocking it was to have gathered together one-sixth of the assets confiscated from the Huang family, the Qian family and other families. He had discovered it when he was making the second circle around the Eight Immortals Table.
——Compared to the list of shops, farms and villas of the Huang family that were confiscated that his silly brother showed him in private before, there were more shops of other families here, but!
However, the few farms and shops he had circled out before, like the Huang family's houses, shops, farms and villas in the provincial capital and Zhending Prefecture, were not on these lists.
There is no doubt that the confiscated assets, including the several farms and shops that he had previously circled out, are no longer within the scope of drawing lots to divide equally.
Therefore, when drawing lots, he still followed the principle of "elders first" and waited until the five of them had taken five pieces of paper before he picked up the last piece of paper.
When he got the last piece of paper and looked at the corresponding list, he showed a look of shock without any hesitation, and immediately pulled his uncle Zhao Er in an unsteady manner.
Zhao Dalang was very happy.
"What are you afraid of? Liu Lang and his wife have plenty of money."
I'll really beat you up!
Gu Erlang glanced at Zhao Dalang, who was telling the truth, and muttered to him, "My brother and his wife have a little money, but their expenses are huge."
"Don't be afraid, your third uncle will be back soon." Zhao Laoer said as he glanced around. He saw that although the men and women were busy with their own things, they all pricked up their ears.
Another thing, depending on the situation, they would have to discuss how to exchange them, so he winked at Gu Erlang and said, "Your brother Yue's family is the biggest one, and your uncle Yun and Mr. Bai will be yours."
What this means is that apart from the Zhou family, among the several families that "divided the soup", the Yun family and the Bai family belonged to his Gu family, which meant that the Yun family and the Bai family fell into the hands of his Gu family.
To be honest, Gu Erlang really didn't want this favor. If he accepted it, it would mean that his Gu family, the Yun family, and the Bai family were in the same group. The Yun family was okay, but the Bai family?
The Bai family is not just the branch of Mr. Bai. Not to mention that Mr. Bai's brothers have not yet separated the family, the Bai family itself does not have a good reputation.
Now only Bai Juren is suppressing the clan. Even if another Juren emerges from Bai Juren's son or nephew, they may not be able to suppress the clan members with Bai Juren's methods.
His younger brother Liulang has a bright future ahead of him, so what's the point of asking for this favor? He must avoid letting the Bai family think that his Gu family and their Bai family are in the same group.
With this idea in mind, Gu Erlang decisively divided the Bai family into the Zhao family. He asked his uncle Yun whether he wanted to buy a shop or land today.
Zhao Laoer did not hide anything from him when he heard this, even telling him about the wine that Gu Yangqing drank with him at Yun's house at noon, and that Gu Yangqing had mentioned at the dinner table that he wanted to buy a small farm.
This was easy to handle. Gu Erlang immediately asked Zhao Laoer and his son to help him, together with Uncle Yun and his cousin, pick out two farms, one large and one small.
According to what the silly younger brother said on the way here, his father-in-law is not interested in the house in the county town, he already has a shop, so if he has to choose one despite his kindness, he can just choose the land.
He then picked a farm with five to six hundred acres of land for Zhou Changshun, which was as close to Qinghe Village as possible, to the west of Qinghe Village and almost close to Lin County.
Ordinary people might think that the place is too far away, and since it is adjacent to Lin County, they have to consider the gentry in Lin County, but Uncle Zhou San does not have to worry about anyone daring to make things difficult for him, Uncle Zhou Er.
There is no need to pick anymore.
Although the manor of 500-600 mu of land is not considered a big manor compared to those manors of thousands of mu on the list, it still costs a lot of money to buy it. The price marked on it, even without a round of bidding, is actually not much less than the market price, and the cost of the towing company is also saved.
He could just buy one out of politeness. If he didn't buy one, it would seem like he was unwilling to "go along with them". If he picked more, his silly brother would only suffer more.
Gu Erlang knew better than anyone that the farm chosen for Zhou Changshun would only be paid for by Zhou Banxia, so he would feel painful if he chose anything else for Zhou Changshun.
After choosing a farm for Zhou Changshun, Gu Erlang did not interrupt the conversation between Zhao Laoer and his son. He cleverly walked towards the witness, Shopkeeper Wang.
then!
Seeing that Shopkeeper Wang picked up the brush and started marking the names on the list without stopping, Gu Erlang was frightened and hurriedly shouted to stop.
"Not much. If your father complains it's too much when he comes back, you can just say that your Uncle Tian and the other four asked you to buy them again and again." Shopkeeper Wang said with a smile as he ticked off two more.
The Mr. Tian and the others who were named laughed heartily. Some said that you can just ask your father to come over, and some said that they were not afraid of being short of money.
Gu Erlang was not worried about being short of money. Even if he bought all one-sixth of it, he was not exaggerating. The banknotes he had with him at the moment would be enough to pay for it with some left over.
Who made his stupid brother so lucky to marry a good wife? Not only does he have many powerful backers, but he is also good at making money.
This morning, before his brother went out, in addition to the cash and silver bills he carried with him, the workshop accountant also delivered a full box of silver bills.
Just look at this box full of banknotes, which are said to be the income of several workshops' account offices from the beginning of work in the first month to this month. It can be seen that they are really not short of money.
Even if the costs are not taken into account, there are still stockpiling expenses and so on. It is amazing to save so much silver bills in less than two months.
For this reason, his silly brother even complained that it was inconvenient for him to carry cash and asked Huiming to send the cash back to the backyard and give it to his sister-in-law, but could he say these words out loud?
Not to mention these outsiders, even in front of his own wife, money is a tempting thing, and it is not easy to say anything about the profit of his silly brother and his wife's workshop.
Yes, I can only say that they make money quickly and spend a lot. Not only their parents and younger sister, but also their own family of four's food and expenses are mostly paid by their younger brother and sister.
It was hard to refuse such a kind offer, and Gu Erlang also believed that Manager Wang would not cheat him, so he thanked the elders present, accepted their kindness, and gave up the remaining purchase share.
For a moment, everyone was happy, the atmosphere reached its peak, and people started to talk to each other and soon there was a clue. This time, the Zhao family purchased the most properties.
As for the total amount of purchases made by each household?
Manager Wang is only responsible for statistics and will not take over the silver bills. Each family still has to submit the silver and money for transfer to the county government before dark tomorrow according to the list they have confirmed.
If there is a delay during this period, the next round of drawing lots will be held tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Of course, this kind of thing will basically not happen.
Gu Erlang saw that the five heads of the families present had no shortage of money. If it wasn't for the fact that it was almost time for the county government to close, everyone would have wanted to transfer the ownership immediately.
It really fits what his silly brother said - the poor will die of poverty, having two meals a day is harder than going to heaven; the rich will die of wealth, with only money left.
Gu Erlang was not greedy. Even if he could legitimately get one-sixth of the purchase quota that belonged to his family, he would still act according to the plan.
Not to mention how shocking it was to have gathered together one-sixth of the assets confiscated from the Huang family, the Qian family and other families. He had discovered it when he was making the second circle around the Eight Immortals Table.
——Compared to the list of shops, farms and villas of the Huang family that were confiscated that his silly brother showed him in private before, there were more shops of other families here, but!
However, the few farms and shops he had circled out before, like the Huang family's houses, shops, farms and villas in the provincial capital and Zhending Prefecture, were not on these lists.
There is no doubt that the confiscated assets, including the several farms and shops that he had previously circled out, are no longer within the scope of drawing lots to divide equally.
Therefore, when drawing lots, he still followed the principle of "elders first" and waited until the five of them had taken five pieces of paper before he picked up the last piece of paper.
When he got the last piece of paper and looked at the corresponding list, he showed a look of shock without any hesitation, and immediately pulled his uncle Zhao Er in an unsteady manner.
Zhao Dalang was very happy.
"What are you afraid of? Liu Lang and his wife have plenty of money."
I'll really beat you up!
Gu Erlang glanced at Zhao Dalang, who was telling the truth, and muttered to him, "My brother and his wife have a little money, but their expenses are huge."
"Don't be afraid, your third uncle will be back soon." Zhao Laoer said as he glanced around. He saw that although the men and women were busy with their own things, they all pricked up their ears.
Another thing, depending on the situation, they would have to discuss how to exchange them, so he winked at Gu Erlang and said, "Your brother Yue's family is the biggest one, and your uncle Yun and Mr. Bai will be yours."
What this means is that apart from the Zhou family, among the several families that "divided the soup", the Yun family and the Bai family belonged to his Gu family, which meant that the Yun family and the Bai family fell into the hands of his Gu family.
To be honest, Gu Erlang really didn't want this favor. If he accepted it, it would mean that his Gu family, the Yun family, and the Bai family were in the same group. The Yun family was okay, but the Bai family?
The Bai family is not just the branch of Mr. Bai. Not to mention that Mr. Bai's brothers have not yet separated the family, the Bai family itself does not have a good reputation.
Now only Bai Juren is suppressing the clan. Even if another Juren emerges from Bai Juren's son or nephew, they may not be able to suppress the clan members with Bai Juren's methods.
His younger brother Liulang has a bright future ahead of him, so what's the point of asking for this favor? He must avoid letting the Bai family think that his Gu family and their Bai family are in the same group.
With this idea in mind, Gu Erlang decisively divided the Bai family into the Zhao family. He asked his uncle Yun whether he wanted to buy a shop or land today.
Zhao Laoer did not hide anything from him when he heard this, even telling him about the wine that Gu Yangqing drank with him at Yun's house at noon, and that Gu Yangqing had mentioned at the dinner table that he wanted to buy a small farm.
This was easy to handle. Gu Erlang immediately asked Zhao Laoer and his son to help him, together with Uncle Yun and his cousin, pick out two farms, one large and one small.
According to what the silly younger brother said on the way here, his father-in-law is not interested in the house in the county town, he already has a shop, so if he has to choose one despite his kindness, he can just choose the land.
He then picked a farm with five to six hundred acres of land for Zhou Changshun, which was as close to Qinghe Village as possible, to the west of Qinghe Village and almost close to Lin County.
Ordinary people might think that the place is too far away, and since it is adjacent to Lin County, they have to consider the gentry in Lin County, but Uncle Zhou San does not have to worry about anyone daring to make things difficult for him, Uncle Zhou Er.
There is no need to pick anymore.
Although the manor of 500-600 mu of land is not considered a big manor compared to those manors of thousands of mu on the list, it still costs a lot of money to buy it. The price marked on it, even without a round of bidding, is actually not much less than the market price, and the cost of the towing company is also saved.
He could just buy one out of politeness. If he didn't buy one, it would seem like he was unwilling to "go along with them". If he picked more, his silly brother would only suffer more.
Gu Erlang knew better than anyone that the farm chosen for Zhou Changshun would only be paid for by Zhou Banxia, so he would feel painful if he chose anything else for Zhou Changshun.
After choosing a farm for Zhou Changshun, Gu Erlang did not interrupt the conversation between Zhao Laoer and his son. He cleverly walked towards the witness, Shopkeeper Wang.
then!
Seeing that Shopkeeper Wang picked up the brush and started marking the names on the list without stopping, Gu Erlang was frightened and hurriedly shouted to stop.
"Not much. If your father complains it's too much when he comes back, you can just say that your Uncle Tian and the other four asked you to buy them again and again." Shopkeeper Wang said with a smile as he ticked off two more.
The Mr. Tian and the others who were named laughed heartily. Some said that you can just ask your father to come over, and some said that they were not afraid of being short of money.
Gu Erlang was not worried about being short of money. Even if he bought all one-sixth of it, he was not exaggerating. The banknotes he had with him at the moment would be enough to pay for it with some left over.
Who made his stupid brother so lucky to marry a good wife? Not only does he have many powerful backers, but he is also good at making money.
This morning, before his brother went out, in addition to the cash and silver bills he carried with him, the workshop accountant also delivered a full box of silver bills.
Just look at this box full of banknotes, which are said to be the income of several workshops' account offices from the beginning of work in the first month to this month. It can be seen that they are really not short of money.
Even if the costs are not taken into account, there are still stockpiling expenses and so on. It is amazing to save so much silver bills in less than two months.
For this reason, his silly brother even complained that it was inconvenient for him to carry cash and asked Huiming to send the cash back to the backyard and give it to his sister-in-law, but could he say these words out loud?
Not to mention these outsiders, even in front of his own wife, money is a tempting thing, and it is not easy to say anything about the profit of his silly brother and his wife's workshop.
Yes, I can only say that they make money quickly and spend a lot. Not only their parents and younger sister, but also their own family of four's food and expenses are mostly paid by their younger brother and sister.
It was hard to refuse such a kind offer, and Gu Erlang also believed that Manager Wang would not cheat him, so he thanked the elders present, accepted their kindness, and gave up the remaining purchase share.
For a moment, everyone was happy, the atmosphere reached its peak, and people started to talk to each other and soon there was a clue. This time, the Zhao family purchased the most properties.
As for the total amount of purchases made by each household?
Manager Wang is only responsible for statistics and will not take over the silver bills. Each family still has to submit the silver and money for transfer to the county government before dark tomorrow according to the list they have confirmed.
If there is a delay during this period, the next round of drawing lots will be held tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Of course, this kind of thing will basically not happen.
Gu Erlang saw that the five heads of the families present had no shortage of money. If it wasn't for the fact that it was almost time for the county government to close, everyone would have wanted to transfer the ownership immediately.
It really fits what his silly brother said - the poor will die of poverty, having two meals a day is harder than going to heaven; the rich will die of wealth, with only money left.
