I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

Chapter 33 Land Deed
Brother Shitou was detained?
Xie Yuan frowned, and quickly scooped a bowl of water for Li Lan, comforting her:

"Sister Lanhua, don't be impatient. Drink some water first. What's going on? Tell me slowly."

Li Lan took a big sip of water and took a deep breath. After finally catching her breath, she said in a panic:

"Yuanzi, didn't you want your brother Shitou to come back a few days ago? I sent someone to the county town to tell him, but Wang Ergou came back today and said...

"Your brother Shitou broke the boss's vase in the restaurant! That vase is very valuable. He said he wanted thirty taels of silver!

"How can your brother Shitou come up with so much money? Now that he is being held in the restaurant, you can either find a way to pay the money, or report him to the police and put him in jail.

"How can we let the child's father be arrested? I am extremely anxious! But Wang Ergou said that we can collect the land deeds over there and use them to redeem the child.

"Yuanzi, what do you say we should do? Please help me redeem your brother Shitou!"

Xie Yuan had originally been frowning, but when he heard the last part, his brows slightly moved and he asked:

"Wang Ergou specifically said that he could collect the land deeds?"

"Yes. Yuanzi, what should we do? Now we can only pawn the land deed to the restaurant. Thank goodness they are willing to accept it!"

In the Dali Dynasty, forcibly occupying land was a serious crime and the management was quite strict, and even the transaction and transfer of land deeds were very strict. However, where there are people, there are tricks. As long as you are brave, there is always a way.

Li Lan's eyes were filled with tears. Farmland is the lifeblood of farmers. Farmers without land are nothing. But in order to prevent Wang Lei from going to jail, this was the only way.

She heard that the prison was a living hell, where one would be skinned alive if not dead, and she didn't want Tiger Boy to be fatherless since childhood.

Xie Yuan pondered for a while, thinking:
"Is it a bit deliberate to mention this specifically? Not necessarily, but Zhang Laoer has always wanted Brother Shitou's land, and it's in the county town..."

His face was uncertain. He thought for a long time and took a deep breath.

"Sister Lanhua, I understand. If it's just the money, it's easy, just give it to me, but I'm worried about the other things..."

When Li Lan heard Xie Yuan's calm tone, she felt more at ease and shook her head.

"Yuanzi, where did you get so much money? Just take the land deed and bring your brother Shitou back intact!"

"I just killed a bear a few days ago, Sister Lanhua, have you forgotten?"

Xie Yuan smiled and said:
"I can take care of the money, but how can I just sell the land deeds? That is the family's foundation. If you feel uncomfortable, just think of this money as a credit to you, and you can pay it back slowly in the future.

"But I'll take the land deed first, just in case the other side only wants the land deed. At least I can bring Brother Shitou back."

If it was really as he thought, the other party might not let him go unless he got the land deed, so he had to think of a way...

After hearing this, Li Lan opened her mouth but didn't know what to say.

When will this skinny little fellow, who is starving to death, be able to take out dozens of taels of silver?
He still has to pay for our family. The food we have given him over the years is far from worth a few dozen taels...

Li Lan bit her lip, wiped her eyes with her hand, turned around and went into the house to get the land deed.

"Yuanzi, thank you..."

She handed the land deed to Xie Yuan, who smiled and said:

"Don't worry, I will definitely bring Brother Shitou back!"

He took the land deed and ran to Zhu Dongming's house:
"Brother Zhu, please help me pack those four bear paws and the bear skin!"

After getting everything ready, Xie Yuan found Wang Ergou who had reported the news:

"Brother Wang, let's go."

……

After traveling all night, Xie Yuan arrived at Yunzhao County for the first time in the dim morning light.

Yunzhao County covers a large area and has a city gate, so people entering the city lined up early in the morning.

Xie Yuan followed the crowd into the county town, watching the vendors along the street shouting and hawking their wares, and the merchants on both sides taking down their doors and welcoming customers, thinking:

"The streets in the county are so spacious that they look like they can accommodate two carriages. I used to think Panlong Town was quite prosperous, but now it seems like a small town compared to a big one.

"Well, I've seen two martial arts schools now. This world really values ​​martial arts. The fronts of these martial arts schools are much bigger than the Iron Armor School, and the level of the disciples who have been training inside seems to be higher.

"If I want to get in touch with higher-level martial arts, I have to go to a big city..." Not long after entering the county town, Xie Yuan had many thoughts.

But he quickly calmed down, as he was not here for sightseeing today.

After walking for a while, they followed Wang Ergou to a three-story restaurant in a corner of the county town. Xie Yuan asked:

"Is this the one?"

"Yes. Alas, Wang Lei's hands are too clumsy. He can't even hold a vase steadily. Now, if he wants to escape from this predicament, I think he has to sell the land deed!"

Wang Ergou complained.

He was originally a guy here and also from Xiaoshi Village. It was he who introduced Wang Lei here.

Xie Yuan glanced at him, said nothing more, and followed him into the restaurant.

"Boss, the person who came to redeem Wang Lei has arrived!"

Behind the counter, a plump, white, middle-aged man with a mustache raised his head, glanced at Xie Yuan, and was stunned for a moment.

Where did this young master come from?
Hmm, this outfit doesn’t look right, and there’s an axe on the belt…

He was unsure, but to be on the safe side, he said politely:

"Young man, you want to redeem Wang Lei, but did you bring his family's land deed?"

"I brought it. Where is he? I need to see him first."

Xie Yuan said in a deep voice.

The shopkeeper nodded and led the two into the inner courtyard. When they reached the door of the woodshed, he opened the door that was locked with a large iron padlock, patted the wall, and shouted:

"Wang Lei, wake up, someone is coming to your house."

Xie Yuan took two steps forward, looked over, and immediately frowned.

Wang Lei was seen huddled in a pile of firewood, wearing only one piece of clothing in the middle of winter, his face blue from the cold. Not only did he have no clothes, it was obvious that he had not eaten enough in the past two days, and he looked very weak.

But all these were nothing. What made Xie Yuan most angry was that Wang Lei actually had a dog chain tied around his feet.

He stared, took a step towards the shopkeeper, and said through gritted teeth:

"Are you the government? Why can you lock people up? Why?"

The shopkeeper was frightened by his aura and took a step back, then said:
"I didn't lock him up, I was just afraid he would run away. After all, he broke my expensive vase, which is my family heirloom!"

Xie Yuan touched the axe with his right hand, forcing himself not to pull it out, and just said coldly:
"Let him go first!"

The shopkeeper wanted to say no, but he inexplicably felt his back tighten and subconsciously untied Wang Lei's chain first.

Xie Yuan took off his clothes and put them on Wang Lei, then helped him up and asked in a low voice:
"Brother Shitou, how do you feel?"

"Yuanzi? You're here... I told you not to tell my family... lest your sister do something stupid and sell the land..."

Wang Lei's voice was weak.

Xie Yuan sighed:

"How can the land be as important as you? Sister Lanhua specifically asked me to bring the land deed and redeem you intact."

He took out the land deed and shook it. The shopkeeper and Wang Ergou looked at it and their eyes lit up.

When Wang Lei heard this, his eyes widened and his voice became louder:

"Land deed? No, Yuanzi, we can't give it to them! I can't sell the land even if I die. How can I face my grandfather and father if I sell it? What will Hu Waer and his mother eat in the future? Cough... cough cough..."

Xie Yuan quickly patted Wang Lei on the shoulder and nodded:
"Well, I didn't intend to give them the land deeds. I have other money, so I'll just compensate them."

Wang Lei heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this, but immediately shouted again:
"Yuanzi, your money? You can't give them your money. I was cheated!
"I didn't break the vase. It was clearly that bastard who broke it!"

He pointed at Wang Ergou next to him.

(End of this chapter)