CHAPTER 236: CHAPTER 236: BUYING LAND

Mrs. Chen slapped her thigh, "That’s right."

"If there had been an attendant student last year during the autumn exams, he wouldn’t have eaten the wrong thing and gotten diarrhea."

"When I see Mr. Huang, I’ll have him keep an eye out for a literate lad to be Sanlang’s attendant student."

Just as they were talking, Zhang Shun came in for work.

He saw Yun Jiao and smiled, "Boss, I ran into Second Sister-in-Law Yang next door this morning, she asked me to thank you."

"She said taking the medicine you prescribed made her much better, she’s not vomiting blood anymore, and the heaviness in her chest is gone too."

Yun Jiao nodded, "That’s good."

She paused, "Has her husband stopped hitting her?"

Zhang Shun shook his head, "Her husband is a painter, he’s been working at someone else’s house these days."

As they chatted casually, they went inside to unbolt the door and open up.

Not long after the shop opened, Mr. Huang came.

Yun Jiao quickly said, "I was just about to look for you, and you happened to come."

Mr. Huang chuckled, "What’s the matter, Doctor Gu?"

Yun Jiao then said, "I plan to ask you to find a lad for me, preferably literate, not too old, and smart."

Mr. Huang thought for a moment, "Buying one to be Mr. Jiang’s attendant student?"

Yun Jiao nodded.

Mr. Huang smiled, "Alright, I’ll keep an eye out, and if there’s someone suitable, I’ll bring him over. By the way, I actually have urgent business with Mr. Jiang."

Yun Jiao waved her hand, "That’s rather unfortunate timing, he just went to the academy."

"This—" Mr. Huang rubbed his hands, a bit anxious.

He received word last night that a son of a big landlord owed over twenty thousand tails of silver at the gambling house and couldn’t pay it back. He’s planning to use his land as collateral.

Their land is in contiguous plots, which fits Jiang Youzhi’s requirements perfectly.

He’s eager to close this business deal before anyone else snatches up the land as soon as it’s available.

Yun Jiao looked at him, "Is it urgent?"

Mr. Huang nodded, "Very urgent."

Yun Jiao didn’t ask what it was, only saying, "He went to Yuelu Academy."

"It hasn’t been long since he left, if you hurry, you might catch up with him."

Mr. Huang clasped his hands together in a bow and hurriedly left.

Fearing delay, he called for a carriage and urged the driver to speed up.

When he arrived at the gates of Yuelu Academy, he happened to see another carriage just stopping, and Jiang Youzhi lifting the curtain to get out.

Mr. Huang quickly raised his voice, "Mr. Jiang!"

He jumped off the carriage and rushed towards Jiang Youzhi.

After hearing Mr. Huang out, Jiang Youzhi decisively said, "Let’s go now."

Enrollment can wait half a day or a day, but buying land is important.

The two of them got back on the carriage and headed straight to the landlord’s house.

The gates of the landlord’s compound were wide open.

After passing through several courtyards, they finally saw the main person.

A man with heavy dark circles under his eyes sat lifelessly in the hall.

Beside him were several people, some were calculating on abacuses, some were examining land deeds one by one, and there were guards standing by.

Mr. Huang hurried over to speak with one of them.

This person nodded towards Jiang Youzhi, "In a moment, once the accounts are settled, we can draft the deed."

Suddenly a woman with disheveled hair rushed in, grabbing the man with dark circles and hitting him, crying out, "You’ve sold all the land, what will we eat and drink in the future, my children and me?"

"I’d be better off dead, I’d be better off crashing myself to death."

As she spoke, she let go of the man and dashed towards a pillar.