Lingzhou is the Yinchuan area in Ningxia today. Because of its unique conditions, abundant sunshine and convenient irrigation, it has become a high-yield grain-producing area of ​​the Tang Dynasty. It also produces various fruits, most famous for melons and watermelons.

During the Han and Tang dynasties, the central court continued to migrate people from the Central Plains to Lingzhou to reclaim land and build water conservancy. At the same time, emperors of all dynasties rewarded a large amount of land to nobles, and thousands of manors of all sizes were formed on both sides of the Yellow River in Lingzhou.

Li Quan has been in Lingzhou for almost half a month. She came to Lingzhou because a businessman from Zhangye introduced her to a manor, covering an area of ​​about 20 hectares. Because of the dispute over the contract rights, the other party was willing to sell it for 20% of the price.

Li Quan bought the manor to grow grapes and make wine. On the one hand, she did not want to be controlled by others, but she did not have the confidence to buy the manor in one go. She planned to go there for only about ten days, inspect it first and then return to Luoyang.

But the plan often does not change quickly. She did not look at the manor she originally planned to buy. She felt that the manor was still insufficient. There was a mountain blocking it in the south, and it could not shine on the sun for at least three or four months throughout the year, which was extremely unfavorable for planting grapes, which made Li Quan very dissatisfied.

In a tavern in Lingwu County, near the window on the second floor, Li Quan was drinking depressedly. Wang Qingyu sat opposite her. She accompanied Li Quan all the way from Chang'an, working tirelessly. At this time, she understood Li Quan's disappointment.

"Sister Quan, why don't I introduce another manor to you!" Wang Qingyu said with a smile.

"You have a manor too?" Li Quan stopped the wine glass and looked at Wang Qingyu in confusion.

Wang Qingyu nodded slightly, "The Wang family also has several manors here, which were purchased many years ago, but in fact they couldn't take care of it. They only arranged a deacon to manage it here. If Sister Quan is interested, I can take the elder sister to take a look. If I am satisfied, I can make the decision."

"this--"

Li Quan was a little embarrassed. How could she ask for the Wang family’s manor? Wang Qingyu could accompany her to Lingzhou. She was already grateful. How could she make unreasonable requests?

"Thank you for your kindness, let's talk about it later!"

Li Quan showed an unconcealed look of frustration on her face. She was too eager to get her own grape estate, and her trip to Lingzhou disappointed her.

Wang Qingyu smiled and said, "The Wang family has three manors in Lingzhou, and these three manors are insignificant to the Wang family. My brother has never even set foot in it. In fact, these three manors belong to me. When transferring, just tell my father that I am willing to sell one of them. Why not?"

Seeing that Li Quan was a little moved, Wang Qingyu smiled and advised her, "Why don't we go and have a look first!"

"This--ok!"

Li Quan was finally persuaded by Wang Qingyu's roundabout way. It shouldn't matter if you go and see first. "Then let's go and see first. Where is the manor?"

"On the east bank of the Yellow River, you will arrive after crossing the Yellow River!"

The two of them hurriedly ate a little and got up to go to the manor. The manor that Wang Qingyu introduced to Li Quan was located on the east bank of the Yellow River, very close to the Lingwu Ferry of the Yellow River.

They crossed the Yellow River and walked slowly in a carriage in the endless wheat fields. More than a dozen Wang family warriors rode horses to guard both sides.

The dirt road was not very flat, and the carriage was slightly bumpy on it, but Li Quan was still very excited and looked out through the window at the large wheat field outside.

Spring plowing is approaching, and busy farmers are everywhere in the wheat fields, pushing plows and urging cattle, plowing the fertile land, and the water in the irrigation ditches is slowly flowing, and the willow branches growing on both sides of the ditches have turned green, and the birds chirping on the trees are filled with the breath of early spring everywhere.

All of this made Li Quan feel refreshed. She asked with a smile: "Qingyu, do you also grow wheat millet in the land of your manor?"

"The manor we are going to see is melons and grapes, and the other two manors in the Wang family are wheat."

"Oh——" Li Quan began to look forward, and she kept leaning forward.

The carriage walked past a valley, which was less than a hundred feet high. The gentle hillside was covered with dense pine forests, and there was no limit at a glance. The strong wind blew, and the pine waves were like the sea.

Walking through the valley, Li Quan's eyes suddenly lit up, and there was a large area of ​​fertile land in front of him. On both sides were low hills, continuing with dense pine forests. An irrigation canal flowed from the northeast direction and gathered in the southwest corner. It formed a lake of hundreds of acres in the low-lying area, and continued to flow through a valley.

The fertile land is covered with melon vines, and there are also patches of grape trellis in the distance. At the foot of the mountain to the east, there is a small mountain village with about a dozen families.

Li Quan took a look at this manor at first sight. It is convenient to irrigate and has plenty of sunshine. It is located in a valley. The climate is warm all year round and the soil is sandy, which is simply a treasure land for planting grapes.

"Whisper, are this land all?"

Wang Qingyu pointed to a vague pine forest in the distance and said, "From the pine forest in the distance, there are about fifty hectares of land, which is the most suitable place to grow grapes."

"I can see it too!"

Li Quan sighed softly, "It's really good here."

"Does the eldest sister like this place?"

Li Quan nodded, her eyes full of yearning. She really liked it. Wang Qingyu smiled and said, "Since you like it, just buy it!"

"This... how much does this cost?" This is the key. Five thousand acres of land, worth at least 40,000 to 50,000 jin, how could she have that much money?

"If the eldest sister wants to buy it, it can be sold for 8,000 guan."

"Eight thousand guan!"

Li Quan was stunned. It was not too expensive, but too cheap. The land in Lingzhou costs three cents of money per acre. It is even fertile than the land on the ground. It only costs five hundred cents per acre per acre, which is more expensive than half a price. How can there be such a cheap thing in the world?

Li Quan immediately realized that Wang Qingyu was selling and giving away halfway. She waved her hands repeatedly, "No! No! I appreciate Miss Wang's kindness, but I can't ask for it."

Although she liked this manor very much, she knew that this manor covering an area of ​​5,000 acres was worth at least 40,000 guan, and Wang Qingyu sold it to her for 8,000 guan, because Wang Qingyu knew that she could only pay 10,000 guan, and she could not afford this favor.

Wang Qingyu walked back to the carriage, took out a thick stack of deeds from the leather bag hanging on the wall of the carriage, and handed them to Li Quan with a smile, "This is the deed of the manor, please accept it, sister!"

"I can't ask for this title deed."

Li Quan was unable to accept the title deed. She pushed the title deed back to Wang Qingyu, "Qingyu, it's not that I'm polite. I really can't find a reason to accept your generosity. Even at the lowest market price, I can't afford it. Thank you for your kindness!"

"Don't count the market price. The Wang family took this land at three guan per acre, and the total price was only 15,000 guan. I actually sold it to the eldest sister a little more than half. If the eldest sister had to ask for a reason, the reason was very simple. If Mr. Zhen had not helped Songshan, the Wang family would not know how much money would be extorted by the demon, and he would have saved my life."

Li Quan was confused when she heard this. She had no idea that her brother had saved Wang Qingyu, and she didn't understand any "demonic way". She looked at Wang Qingyu with a confused look on her face.

Wang Qingyu sighed and pointed to a small red building in the distance and said, "That small building is the place where the manor is managed, let's go and sit!"

The two got on the carriage and soon arrived in front of the Little Red Building. The manor deacon came to greet him halfway. The deacon named Jiang was about 30 years old and looked quite capable. He was just a little deacon of the Wang family. Wang Qingyu's arrival made him feel a lot of pressure.

He welcomed Wang Qingyu into the living room with fear and fear, and then ran to find someone to clean the room and asked his wife to cook tea. Wang Qingyu looked at the living room. Although the layout was simple, it was clean and tidy.

Wang Qingyu smiled and said, "Big sister, this place is pretty clean. Let's rest here for a night tonight!"

Li Quan nodded, "I don't care, you can arrange it!"

At this time, Deacon Jiang's wife brought in two cups of hot tea. Wang Qingyu nodded to her with a smile, picked up the tea and took a sip. A hot stream warmed the heart and made them feel much more comfortable.

Li Quan put down the teacup and asked again: "Qingyu, you just said that Azhen saved you in Songshan. What's going on?"

Li Quan knew that her brother went to Songshan at the end of last year, but she didn't expect that her brother's trip to Songshan was actually related to the Wang family, which made her heart full of curiosity.

Wang Qingyu told Li Quan in detail about what happened in Songshan. Finally, she sighed and said, "Young Master Li has no choice but to repay the great kindness of the Wang family. It is actually my father's intention to sell this land to the eldest sister. It should have been given to the eldest sister for free. As a little bit of his wish to Mr. Li help the Wang family, now he only charges half of the money. The Wang family is already very guilty."

Wang Qingyu pushed the land deed to Li Quan again, "I have signed and stamped it on it. As long as Sister Quan signs her own name, this manor belongs to the eldest sister. Please accept it."

"this--"

Li Quan pondered for a moment. Although she had already understood the sincerity of the Wang family, she still had to ask her brothers for advice if the manor could accept it. If the brothers refused to accept the favors of the Wang family, she could not accept it either.

Thinking of this, Li Quan smiled and said, "Let's do this! Don't give me the land deed first, but in principle I accept the kindness of the Wang family, but I will make the final decision on this matter when I return to Luoyang. Is it OK?"

Wang Qingyu knew that she was going back to seek Li Zhen’s opinion, so she happily agreed.

Li Quan and Wang Qingyu walked out of the Little Red Building again, came to the edge of the field, and looked at the endless manor. Li Quan was extremely excited. She had a vague foresight in her heart that this land might belong to her.

Last year, she was a housewife in Dunhuang, with only thirty acres of thin land he passed down from her ancestors. However, in just half a year, she became a businessman with a Luoyang Wangshou and a big landlord with 5,000 acres of land. All this was like a dream.

After all, it was because of her brother's glory that he was the source of all his wealth.

"No matter how much I think about it, I think my elder sister should plant the grapes first!" Wang Qingyu suggested with a smile.

Li Quan was full of gratitude to Wang Qingyu, not only out of gratitude, but also that they were very close. She hoped from the bottom of her heart that Wang Qingyu could become her sister-in-law.

Li Quan thought for a while and said with a smile: "Today is the sixteenth day of the first lunar month. It is still time to plant grapes, and the land is still mature. You can sow directly. If this matter is decided, I plan to buy the best grape seedlings as soon as possible, plant them in early February, and set up the racks, and then there will be the first harvest this year."

"Isn't it easy for my eldest sister to ask for grape branches? We planted the best purple jade grape branches in Gaochang in the garden of Chang'an. I can give my eldest sister a batch and expand the seedlings after the harvest this year. In this way, we can directly take the seedlings from Chang'an, and there is no time in time."

Li Quan was overjoyed. The Wang family actually had the branches of purple jade grapes, which were the best grapes in Gaochang. As far as she knew, this purple jade grape seedling was not allowed to be circulated at all, and Wang Qingyu gave it to him without reservation.

She was very grateful for Wang Qingyu's carefulness and appropriateness, so she held her hand and said sincerely: "But I still have to go back to Luoyang first. I have to ask A Zhen for this matter. If he doesn't object, I will accept Qingyu's kindness."

Wang Qingyu smiled slightly, "Since that's the case, elder sister will go back with confidence. I will arrange the matter of growing grapes for elder sister. The Wang family has the best grape-growing farmer."

Li Quan was grateful and sighed in his heart that if such a good girl did not become her sister-in-law, it would be inconsistent with nature.

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Chapter completed!