Rebirth: From being expelled from the imperial court to becoming a high-ranking official

Normally, Mr. Gu taught Qin Yunhe how to interpret meanings, how to solve problems, and how to study. This was the first time that Mr. Gu explained the rules of officialdom to Qin Yunhe.

Qin Yunhe was a little confused.

On the way back, Qin Yunhe repeatedly chewed over his teacher's words, with a lot of thoughts in his mind, sometimes discouraged and sometimes full of passion.

I hadn't completely calmed down until I got home.

The next day, Qin Yunhe went to his elder brother and told him about the teacher's opinion.

When Qin Chong learned that Mr. Gu also believed that the next county magistrate would most likely collect money for river encroachment, he stopped hesitating and decided to give up the river beach.

Qin Yunhe thought of looking for Chen Er on the way back and telling Chen Er not to buy the land on impulse, but Chen Er was not at home.

When I went there again in the evening, Chen Er had not returned yet.

Qin Yunhe couldn't help but mutter: "Where did you go to work? Why didn't you come back so late?"

Later he went to look for Chen Er twice, but he was not at home.

Qin Yunhe asked Chen Er's neighbor on the left and found out that Chen Er had taken a job making adobe bricks in Lin County. The job provided food and accommodation, and he was told to return after finishing the work before sowing.

Qin Yun had no choice but to go back.

More than ten days had passed. One day, Qin Yunhe had just finished teaching Yuger when he met the excited Chen Er.

Chen Er picked up two more fish and couldn't hide his joy as soon as he entered the door.

Qin Yunhe smiled and said, "What good news is there today that makes you so happy that you even brought fish with you?"

"I'm here to ask you a favor." Chen Er said, slightly suppressing his joy.

"What is it? You still want to ask me for help? Just tell me directly."

Chen Er scratched his head and said, "Can I put the land under your name?"

Qin Yunhe was stunned: "You bought the land?"

"Well, I bought the land on the riverbank. I bought five acres of land with only ten taels of silver." Chen Er excitedly stretched out five fingers and gestured.

Qin Yunhe felt his mind go blank, and then he didn't know whether he was angry, helpless or distressed, and blurted out: "Why don't you discuss it with me!"

Chen Er was still immersed in excitement, but when he was suddenly reprimanded by Qin Yunhe, the smile on his face instantly froze.

Chen Er instantly became stiff and helpless again. : I...I, I'm sorry, Ah Wen, I'm not...it's not okay, forget it, don't be angry. "

Having said that, he wanted to turn around and leave quickly.

Qin Yunhe then realized that his words could easily make Chen Er think that he was unhappy. Especially now that he had achieved fame, Chen Er had become a little cautious.

"Don't go, I'm not angry about this." Qin Yunhe quickly softened his tone and held Chen Er.

Chen Er was held back by him and didn't dare to move. He just stood there puzzled, looking at Qin Yunhe blankly.

Qin Yunhe pulled him to sit down and asked, "Why did you buy so much? Didn't you only open up less than two acres?"

"The land here is cheap, only two taels of silver per mu, and the land tax is low. The family next door said they don't want to buy it anymore, so I can round it up. I thought if I can register it under your name, even the tax will be exempted." Then Chen Er shook his hand and said, "It's okay if you don't register it, there won't be much tax if you don't register it."

Qin Yunhe was getting angry again and interrupted him, "That's not what I'm talking about. If you want to register it under my name, then register it. How can I not let you register it?"

"Didn't I tell you before that the land here would be very troublesome in the future? I even went to find you before to persuade you not to buy it, but you were away for a few days. I thought I would tell you as soon as you came back."

Chen Er finally understood what Qin Yunhe meant and said embarrassedly, "I went to Lin County to make adobe bricks for someone these days and just came back today."

Then he became happy again: "One hundred and fifty coins a day, I earned nearly two taels of silver. Together with what I saved before, it just made up ten taels. The village head said that the county magistrate would give me one month, and if I paid the money within one month, the land would be mine. I worked for more than ten days, and I was afraid that I would not be able to catch up, so I went to the county to pay the money as soon as I came back."

Qin Yunhe felt heartbroken when he thought about how Chen Er worked so hard making adobe bricks and used all the money he earned to buy that damn river beach land.

"Why did you buy it without asking me? And why did you buy so much? You might as well buy some top-quality or medium-quality farmland with this money."

Chen Er said helplessly: "Ah Wen, how much can I buy with this little money for a medium-quality farm? This piece of land is really good, it is very suitable for growing sweet potatoes, and the price is cheap. I have five acres of land in one go."

Qin Yunhe wanted to talk about the disadvantages of that piece of land and the troubles that would arise from it, but in the end he didn't say anything.

The matter has been settled, and there is no point in saying more.

With a long sigh, Qin Yunhe finally gave up telling Chen Er all that and turned the subject back to: "Have you got the deed now?"

Seeing that Qin Yunhe no longer worried about his purchase of the land, Chen Er finally breathed a sigh of relief: "I just came back from the county. The county official said that I can go and get the land deed in two days."

"Alas——" Qin Yunhe sighed again.

"Then come find me in two days when you go to get the land deed. I'll go to the county with you and register the land in my name."

When Chen Er saw that Qin Yunhe agreed, he immediately became happy and quickly handed over the fish in his hand.

Seeing him so happy, Qin Yunhe could only be happy with him.

"You've been busy all morning, so I guess you'll just have to make do with a bite when you get home. Let Yuru cook the fish later, and we'll eat it here at noon today. Just consider it a celebration of your purchase of the land."

This time, Chen Er was no longer polite to Qin Yunhe. He agreed immediately and smiled so hard that his teeth were showing.

At lunch, Yu Ru and Qin's mother were very happy for Chen Er when they heard that he bought five acres of land in one go.

"That's great. Now that I have my own land, I don't have to rely on others for food. No matter how much the harvest is, at least it will be enough for me to eat."

"Yes, Aunt Qin, I think so too. Only when you have the land can you have peace of mind."

Yuru was happy for him but also a little worried: "I heard that the harvest from that land was not good."

"It's not that the harvest is bad, it's just that the wheat harvest is bad, but the sweet potato harvest is good. So I will plant more sweet potatoes and less wheat."

Mother Qin also agreed: "Well, growing sweet potatoes is also fine. I heard that there are people who specialize in buying sweet potatoes now, and the price is very high."

Several people were excitedly planning what to plant on the land in the future, only Qin Yunhe was a little silent.

Yu Ge'er, a child, couldn't get a word in, but remembering what the teacher had said about the land, he couldn't help but touch the teacher gently: "Teacher, didn't you say that the land was not good and it was best not to buy it?"

Yu Ge'er actually didn't quite understand it, he just heard some of it when Qin Yunhe and Qin Chong were talking. Now he heard that Uncle Chen bought the land there, he couldn't help but feel a little confused.

After hearing the student's question, Qin Yunhe became even more silent and just signaled Yu Ge'er not to ask any more questions.

We can only talk about it then.