Chapter 89: Plowing the courtyard and sweeping the caves, and obtaining more spiritual weapons! (Subscribe)
After getting consent, Xu asked Nandy to get the silver and distribute it to everyone in turn according to the agreed price.
The proof of house and land in Dashun was the same as that in previous dynasties. There was only one copy of the house and the land, which was kept by the buyer. There was no stub or record.
And the title deed usually does not contain information about the buyer, that is, the owner.
Some only have the names of the seller, middleman, witnesses, etc., while others do not have comprehensive house information.
The same applies when signing. Everyone else signs, but the person buying the house does not need to sign. The result is that whoever holds the title deed is the owner.
The reason for this is not that it is impossible to register with the government.
Dashun had this mechanism. The one that was not registered with the government was called a "white deed", and the one that was registered with the government was called a "red deed".
The only problem is that filing is charged, the deed tax is between 50% and 16%, and you also have to bribe the petty officials.
In this case, naturally no one would be willing to get a red deed, because where there is benefit there is risk.
Liang Qu looked through the contracts carefully and found that none of them had been registered.
He suspected that Zhao Hongyuan not only wanted to evade the deed tax and trouble, but also had planned to escape long ago.
This would make it easier for him to get out, and in the end he could give the unsaleable real estate to someone else like this.
There won’t be so many twists and turns, you will get it when you get it.
These contracts are no different from pure silver. They can be sold immediately or the money can be earned later.
When Liang Qu got the three ingots of precious silver, the heavy feeling was too wonderful.
One hundred and fifty taels!
It was definitely the largest sum of money Liang Qu had ever earned. When he came out of Yang's house, he still couldn't believe it.
A fifty-liang ingot of precious silver is of higher purity than fine silver and is usually converted into fifty-two liang and four qian of standard fine silver, that is, a discount of two liang and four qian for every fifty liang, commonly known as "two-four precious silver".
Three ingots, actually weigh about one hundred and sixty taels.
If you take a farmer, he won’t be able to produce any harvest even if he works on the land for his entire life; if you take a fisherman, he won’t be able to catch any fish even if he works on the land for his entire life.
It's not easy.
On the way, Liang Qu weighed the precious silver, took out two ingots and handed them to Lu Gang.
"What is this?" Lu Gang was puzzled.
The other brothers also looked over.
Liang Qu scratched his head embarrassedly: "The spear that Senior Brother Lu made for me is too expensive. I didn't have the money before, but now I have some, so I want to pay him back first, otherwise I will feel uneasy."
Lu Gang did not accept it. He asked, "Brother Liang, why do you think I got three hundred taels today?"
"Of course, Senior Brother Lu contributed the most." Liang Qu said as a matter of course.
The strongest Huang Zejun was defeated by Senior Brother Lu Gang, so he deserves the biggest share.
Lu Gang then asked: "Then why can I contribute the most?"
Liang Qu was stunned.
Xu Zishuai on the side laughed and said, "Brother Lu means that since you are far from having enough of this hundred taels, you might as well keep it to buy more precious medicines and improve your strength early, so that you can earn more in the future.
"Junior Brother Liang, you are so polite. If time passes, you will definitely feel embarrassed to only pay back the principal. You should add interest, right? Of course, the longer you delay, the better. Senior Brother Lu is waiting for you to pay back a large sum of money!"
Lu Gang glared at Xu Zishuai and said speechlessly: "I don't mean to ask for interest, don't listen to his nonsense."
Having said this, it would be unreasonable to insist further, so Liang Qu silently took back the precious silver.
"Okay, go back and have a good sleep today. We haven't dealt with the remaining mountain ghost dens yet. I'll take these two people back with me. Xu Zishuai, don't run around. Come back with me. I'll have someone make a room for you. The two of us together will help us be more on guard."
"Okay." Xu Zishuai knew the importance of the matter and had no objection.
The five of them separated at the fork in the road. Liang Qu and Hu followed their two senior brothers back to the martial arts hall. When they arrived at the martial arts field, they found Chen Jiechang was still practicing, and Li Libo was with him.
After Li Libo took the medicine, he was almost fully recovered within two days. Like Chen Jiechang, he also got the precious elixir, so he was naturally diligent and came to the martial arts gym early in the morning to make progress every few days.
When they saw Liang Qu and his group, the two men stood up and greeted them. After Hu Qi and Xiang Changsong left, they quickly surrounded Liang Qu and asked him what was going on with the big commotion in the town before.
Liang Qu didn't know whether he should explain it clearly, so he just said vaguely: "It's related to the mountain ghost before, but it's all right now."
Although the two were confused, they did not ask any more questions.
Early the next morning, Liang Qu came to the quiet room and performed a flesh-refining exercise.
The blood and qi were completely consumed, slowly blending into the muscles and tendons, and the warm feeling dispelled the winter wind. The muscles all over the body were slowly wriggling and growing, becoming tighter and stronger, making Liang Qu's body lines clearer and clearer.
Refreshed.
His Qi and blood exceeded the requirements for breaking through the barrier. Liang Qu could feel that his progress in breaking through the barrier was rapid. Before he officially broke through the barrier, his physical fitness was slowly improving, his strength was getting stronger and stronger, and his water control ability also increased slightly.
Not counting the 200 kilograms added by the Jianghuai River’s favor, the actual weight is still around 820 to 830 kilograms.
The waving of the undulating waves is becoming more and more agile.
After completing his training, Liang Qu picked up his spear in high spirits and went out with Senior Brothers Xu and Hu to fight monsters, destroying the mountain ghost hideouts one by one.
Without being stimulated by the secret method, all the mountain ghosts fell into a state of near hibernation, unable to sense the outside world, and were easily pierced through the forehead by Liang Qu.
It was quite interesting at the beginning, but became a bit boring after a while. There were no rewards and no training. You just drew your gun and put it away, becoming an emotionless assassination machine.
Moreover, the distance between each township was quite far, and it took the three people two days to clear them all.
If I had known this would happen, I should have let the other two martial arts schools do this job, which is a thankless task.
On the afternoon of the third day, when the three of them returned to Pingyang Town, news finally came from the Yang Mansion - Master Yang was back!
The three people who received the news turned around and went to Yang's house.
When they reached the door, they saw the dwarf and Huang Zejun locked aside. The three pretended not to see them and walked straight into the hall.
In the huge hall, all the other fellow disciples were present, with Master Yang and Master Xu sitting in the upper seats on the left and right.
Master Yang and his men were in good spirits, with no visible signs of injury. It seemed that they would not encounter too much difficulty in Chaojiang County. Perhaps the Ghost Mother Cult members had only sent people to negotiate and had no real intention of starting a conflict.
Liang Qu looked around and sat down in the lower right corner, facing Senior Brother Xiang, and thanked the maid who came to serve him tea.
"I've heard about everything. Lu Gang, Xu Zishuai, Hu Qi, Xiang Changsong, Liang Qu, very good, very well done!"
Yang Dongxiong praised the five people one by one, looking very happy.
For an old man, there is nothing more gratifying than seeing the younger generations he taught have a bright future.
This is the greatest joy!
"The Shuimu Sect, no, it should be called the Ghost Mother Sect. This name is good, let's call it the Ghost Mother Sect! Evil sects should not have decent names."
Yang Dongxiong criticized him harshly.
"This is a stupid sect that is trying to catch fish in a dry pond! It's putting the cart before the horse. Without the people, where would the martial artists come from?"
Liang Qu also felt so.
Even if one is a martial arts master, he still needs food, clothing, shelter and transportation. It is impossible to sew clothes with a needle and thread or burn bricks to build a house.
Even if the Ghost Mother Cult really succeeded and obtained the great elixir, they would lose everything.
"As for Magistrate Peng, he has no ambition and is timid, but he still has a bottom line. So there should be no problem at the moment.
The Ghost Mother Cult sent some small characters to create an illusion and lure me over there, but I killed them all.
Raising so many mountain ghosts and attempting to perform blood sacrifices on them can be considered a major case of treason and will inevitably be tried by the three courts. We will just have to wait for the government to come and arrest the people. After a while, someone from County Magistrate Peng should arrive.
After the three judges hold a joint trial and the case is heard by the emperor, you five will definitely be rewarded!"
Hearing this, Liang Qu and others were all excited.
They solved such a big case, I wonder what the reward will be?
"There is one more important thing." Yang Dongxiong picked up an exquisite sandalwood box from the table and called out, "Xiaojiu, come here."
Liang Qu quickly stood up and stepped forward.
"Your senior brother has received the letter. This is his gift to you. I brought it back from the county post station yesterday."
Liang Qu took the wooden box respectfully, and all the fellow brothers urged him to open it and take a look.
"Big Brother is the most generous. Come and see what good stuff is inside."
"Yes, open it and let me see."
"Big Brother got promoted, it must be a big deal!"
Liang Qu was equally curious. He opened the wooden box and found a dagger inside that was very much in the style of the frontier. It had a curved handle and a straight blade. The blade was shining with green light and was quite exquisite.
Lu Gang was most sensitive to weapons, and blurted out, "Spiritual weapon!"
(End of this chapter)
