The Prime Minister Seduced Me to have Babies!-Chapter 253: Identity

Lin Shuo gave a slight nod to the Magistrate and, together with Jiang Youzhi, escorted Yun Jiao out, one on each side.

Zheng Juren, wanting to cry but having no tears, had no choice but to have someone carry him out of the government office once more.

A short distance away, Jiang Youzhi suddenly remarked, "Brother Lin, you were not being forthright. If you had told me your identity yesterday, I wouldn’t have had to make a trip to the Prince Mansion."

Lin Shuo shook his head, "I didn’t think that much at the time."

He then sighed, "Besides, my identity—it’s all in the past. From now on, I’m merely a guard at Renxin Hall."

Jiang Youzhi, understandingly, didn’t continue the topic as he had long noticed that Lin Shuo was burdened with some heartache, a hurdle he couldn’t overcome.

When they returned home, they saw Mrs. Chen wandering around in the shop at the front. She had just heard from Zhang Shun that government officers had taken Yun Jiao away, which had made her quite anxious.

Seeing them return, Mrs. Chen breathed a sigh of relief, "Is everything alright now?"

Jiang Youzhi nodded, "Everything’s fine, Mother, you can go about your tasks."

Only then did Mrs. Chen point to a row of chairs against the wall in the store, "The man with yellow teeth said he’s here to find you."

Only then did Jiang Youzhi notice the man with yellow teeth standing up with two other men.

The man with yellow teeth came over to pay his respects and pointed at the two men, "Mr. Jiang had me look for them, and I’ve finally found them. This is a father and son duo, with the surname Wei. They used to manage estates for others and are well-versed in dealing with tenants."

Jiang Youzhi gently asked a few questions and learned that the father’s name was Wei Jin and the son’s name was Wei Shang.

The family originally had four members, including a wife and daughter, but they had long been sold off, leaving only the father and son.

Jiang Youzhi, seeing that Wei Jin appeared honest and straightforward, gave the man with yellow teeth silver to purchase them.

He brought them to the backyard to draft a contract and then took them to Mrs. Chen.

He first took out a land deed from his pocket and handed it to Mrs. Chen, "I bought some land, and the matters on the land need someone to manage. This father and son will be specially responsible for dealing with tenants and collecting rent and taxes."

"Mother, keep this land deed safe."

Mrs. Chen glanced at the land deed. She was not very literate, and when she saw the quantity of the land, she doubted her eyesight, "Son, I’m old, and my eyesight isn’t good. How many acres are on this deed?"

Jiang Youzhi smiled, "Mother, it is 2,632 acres."

Mrs. Chen nearly fainted.

"So much land, where did it come from?"

Jiang Youzhi casually replied, "Naturally, it was purchased."

Mrs. Chen realized that she wouldn’t get more answers even if she asked again.

The Wei father and son were both stunned. They had only heard from the man with yellow teeth that the one buying them was a scholar who was purchasing them to manage the family’s land.

They hadn’t expected there to be so much land, and it would indeed be busy in the future.

Especially during the time for collecting rent, the two of them might not manage to handle it all.

Jiang Youzhi sent Wei Jin and his son away and then said to Mrs. Chen, "When the grain is harvested around June or July, the household expenses will all come from here on out."

Mrs. Chen remarked with a headache, "I don’t know how to read accounts or keep books."

She thought for a moment, "I think, from now on, Yun Jiao should be in charge of the family’s silver, as she knows how to keep accounts."

Jiang Youzhi nodded, "That works. You can discuss it with Yun Jiao."

"In that case, I’ll first take them to see our land."

"By the way, they won’t stay at our house, there’s a small estate over there where they can live."

Hearing mention of their land, Mrs. Chen felt particularly gratified and said with a smile, "Go ahead."

She carefully put away the land deed, came out of the room, and took the silver note worth a thousand taels that Jiang Youzhi had given her previously, and went to the front.