Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1702 - 868: Fields, Fields, Fields_2

"Yeah, what are you hiding from me?" Lady Zhang also asked.

Lady Li, who was sitting on the kang, heard them speaking like this and excused herself, saying she had something to do and wanted to leave the room for a while.

"Grandmother, you don’t have to leave. It’s not a big deal." Lian Manman hurriedly smiled and stopped Lady Li, "Dad, if you won’t say it, I will."

"It’s not a big deal, it’s just that your third aunt and uncle want me to arrange a match for Baorong... with Young Doctor Wang." Lian Shouxin then explained to Lady Zhang and Lady Li about how Shang Huaide and Younger Lady Zhou had gone to the old house to block him, attempting to get him to arrange the match.

"Oh dear, that’s really unexpected." Lady Zhang reacted just like Lian Manman at the time, shocked, "Isn’t Young Doctor Wang already said to be betrothed?"

"Yes, Old Master helped to intervene, indicating that it was inappropriate. But he insisted, so I had to say that they’ve already made a match." Lian Shouxin said, "In fact, if he had inquired well, he wouldn’t have come to me like this..."

"Probably heard we would be going to Prefecture City tomorrow, not knowing when we’ll be back." Lian Manman said.

Shang Huaide is extremely shrewd and adept at seizing opportunities. Wang Youheng’s talent and family background are top choices; having his eye on them, afraid others would seize the opportunity first, he naturally wouldn’t want to wait indefinitely.

For this matter, the family said a word and didn’t continue discussing it. Furthermore, without needing Lian Shouxin’s advice, Lady Zhang commented and thought the matter shouldn’t be spoken about.

"If it spreads, Baorong would surely feel embarrassed. All those relatives, they’d talk about it at that time. She’s at a matchmaking age and shouldn’t have any gossip."

"Right, at the old house I said just that." Lian Shouxin replied.

A significant reason why Lian Shouxin and Lady Zhang’s relationship is so good is because they agree on most things. If placed in Lian Manman’s previous life era, it would be called having matching values, which is an important basis for stable and harmonious marriages.

"The old lady seems to be quite influenced by the third aunt..." After a pause, Lian Shouxin suddenly said, "Seeing young and comparable matches, wanting to suggest a daughter is understandable, successful or not it requires both parties’ willingness... it’s just..."

Lian Shouxin’s expression showed some anxiety and displeasure.

"What is it?" Lady Zhang asked.

"Third uncle today said two things that made me very uncomfortable." Lian Shouxin thought for a moment and decided to voice his feelings, "He said his family background doesn’t match the Wang Family, but my cousin wants to marry into the Wang Family, and they would be delighted."

"I know, he meant it as a compliment, but hearing it made me uncomfortable. He also said he’d seen many such cases..."

"That comment isn’t very appropriate." Lady Zhang thought for a moment and nodded, "It’s not that our relationship with him should be distant, but it’s truly not like that."

Lian Shouxin and Lady Zhang are genuinely kind, hence their inability to clearly articulate their discomfort. Their minds lack notions of ascending in status or bullying others by their status.

"I can’t explain it well; it’s probably because we haven’t been educated. I just know that if I were to swap places with him, I couldn’t do what he did, nor say what he said." Lian Shouxin continued.

"That’s right." Lady Zhang nodded again, Lian Shouxin had expressed her feelings.

"Dad, Mom, aren’t you afraid that in the future, they will speak ill of you in front of my grandmother and make things difficult for you?" Lian Manman smiled and asked Lian Shouxin and Lady Zhang.

"Third aunt wasn’t very happy today; probably because she’s not familiar with me and fears I’m an official. Otherwise, she’d probably have said something unpleasant right there." Lian Shouxin replied.

"What am I afraid of? Whispering behind my back or making things difficult? Without this matter, the old lady wouldn’t favor me. Wasn’t it on the first day they met, she was gossiping about me as a daughter-in-law." Lady Zhang said, somewhat indifferent.

"Say whatever you want, what else can happen? After all, there’s been plenty of scolding behind my back, and they haven’t treated me kindly face-to-face." Lian Shouxin said.

Lian Manman couldn’t help but laugh; these two were genuinely immune to the old house, especially Lady Zhou’s ways.

With no words spoken throughout the night, the next day, Lian Manman took two servant girls and joined Lian Shouxin, Wu Lang, and Xiao Qi to go to Prefecture City. The journey was smooth, and upon reaching, the Steward had already arranged everything, the chaps went outside the city, inspected the two estates, and resolutely bought them.

They measured the land, reset the boundary markers, wrote contracts, and registered with the Government Office. Then, they spent two more days outside the city, rearranging personnel on the two estates before returning to Prefecture City.

That evening, after eating supper, the trio gathered in the study room, Lian Manman reviewed the ledger with Xiao Qi while Lian Shouxin and Wu Lang talked quietly nearby.

Chinese characters contain profound meaning; for instance, the character for wealth consists of a house, people, and land - one must have a house, people, and land to be called wealthy, and land is the foundation of wealth.

In this era, the Emperor is the largest landlord, and to be wealthy, one needs plenty of land. Therefore, not only Lian Shouxin from a tenant farmer background but even Lian Manman is eager to buy land.

The newly acquired two estates have over nine hundred mu of farm fields and more than three hundred rooms and houses; Lian Manman’s family spent more money to outbid other buyers and secure the properties.

"They are good lands; worth every penny spent." Lian Shouxin said, "Manman, having spent this money, is our cash flow a bit tight?"

Lian Manman was just about to speak when they heard hurried footsteps from outside, and someone stumbled in.

"It’s... it’s bad..." (To be continued. If you like this story, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)