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Chapter 282: Downtrodden Descendants

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    Li Laoshi and Liang Xingxia were bargaining, while Zhao Ran sat on the sidelines and watched. This was the way to do business. If he, the boss, went directly to negotiate, there would be no room for maneuver.

    After watching for a while, Zhao Ran suddenly became fond of Liang Xingxia.  This man is really a businessman, and he does not use his aristocratic status to pressure others. When bargaining, he only mentions the value of the house, such as the location, the size of the house, the original construction cost, the wood used and  Stones, etc.  Even if the argument is red-faced, it is all about business.

    After spending a long time, Liang Xingxia only reduced the price to 6,800 taels, which was of course unsatisfactory, so Zhao Ran called Li Laoshi back and invited Liang Xingxia to have a drink.

    Such a large deal cannot be accomplished overnight. Both parties need time to re-judge the other party's bottom line.  Liang Xingxia had already booked a restaurant, so he immediately invited Zhao Ran to a restaurant in the next street.

    After three rounds of wine and five tastes of food, Zhao Ran turned to Liang Xingxia.

    "As far as I know, the Liang family belongs to a wealthy family in the Xia Kingdom. I heard that Brother Liang is the nephew of the current Empress Dowager?" As long as the family has some background, at least eight out of ten people like to mention "Who is my ancestor?"  "Who is who?" and "Who is who in my family?" Although the remaining two are not mentioned, others will be very happy when they mention them.  Li Laoshi told Zhao Ran about this relationship, so Zhao Ran mentioned it as a way to talk about it.

    Liang Xingxia was indeed tricked and said with a proud face: "Yes, my grandfather is the fifth son of Duke Wen Jing and the uncle of the former Prime Minister. After all, I should call the Queen Mother my aunt."

    ¡°As expected, he is a royal relative, so disrespectful!¡± Zhao Ran raised his glass in respect.

    After drinking a few glasses of wine again, Liang Xingxia began to reminisce about his illustrious family background under the guidance of Zhao Ran. Zhao Ran sat beside him with expressions of surprise on his face from time to time, or clapped his hands in admiration, giving full play to the role of compliments, which greatly increased Liang Xingxia's conversation.  gushing.

    Unconsciously, two kilograms of wine were consumed. Zhao Ran was fine, but Liang Xingxia was already drunk.

    After recalling the journey to the west, Liang Xingxia did not need Zhao Ran to continue to guide him. Liang Xingxia then naturally talked about the reasons for his current downfall. This is also the key issue that Zhao Ran is most concerned about, so that he can judge the other party's bottom line of bargaining.

    In fact, when Liang Xingxia was young, his father held a high position as deputy envoy of Duzhi, and his family was still as prominent as before.  But one time, he failed in an errand and offended his cousin, who was the queen at the time, and was dismissed from office. As a result, Liang Xingxia's branch declined.  After becoming the head of Liang Xingxia's family, the family could no longer make ends meet, so they simply started business.  At first, the business was going well, but in the past two years, it has suffered repeated setbacks. It lost a lot of money, and now it is heavily in debt.  He asked for a loan from relatives and friends in the clan, but no one paid attention to him, so he had to sell his ancestral home to pay off his debts.

    Liang Xingxia has been very depressed in the past two years. Today, he finally found someone willing to listen to his story. He was very happy. He poured out his bitterness to Zhao Ran and wiped more than a handful of tears during the dinner.

    By the end of the banquet, Liang Xingxia was completely drunk. He held Zhao Ran's hand, widened his eyes and said, "Brother, you are a righteous person I am happy today to meet such a straight person like my brother."  ¡­¡±

    Zhao Ran was so embarrassed that he just said "Hmm", "Oh", "Oh", "I see" and "What a pity" beside him. He really didn't say much. He didn't know that he actually made such a comment.

    " We Xia people speak straightforwardly, and we like to like to deal with straightforward people" Liang Xingxia burped, shook his head and said: "To tell you the truth, I owe five thousand taels of silver, and the reason for selling my house is  To repay the debt, brother, you just need tojust help me pay off the debt and take the house away, and I won't even frown on you brother, if I do I will be your grandson!"

    Li Laoshi immediately tugged at the corner of Zhao Ran's clothes and stuffed a wad of silver notes over him.

    Although the banknotes were issued by the Ming Dynasty Bank, merchants of the Ming Dynasty often used them as collateral in the Xia Kingdom. When encountering large transactions, they would first hand over the banknotes and then redeem them after the cash arrived. This is  It is a common practice for doing business between enemy countries.

    Another person might have completed the deal directly at the wine table, but Zhao Ran was not the one. He always believed that there were countless things discussed at the wine table, and even signing a contract was unreliable.  Liang Xingxia was obviously drunk. Even if the deal was reached now, there would definitely be all kinds of trouble when he sobered up afterwards.  Today's goal has been achieved. We have found out the details of the other party. Let's talk about business when the other party is sober. We are not afraid of paying more money. As the saying goes, a win-win is a win. If you only want to take advantage of yourself, you will lose both sides in the end.

    Therefore, Zhao Ran shook his head and returned the banknote to Li Laoshi, who was so anxious that Li Laoshi scratched his ears and cheeks and stared.

    Liang Xingxia saw him from the side again, blowing his beard and said: "Brother, what do you mean, you don't believe me, you think??Brother, uh, am I drunk?  Or do you think five thousand taels is too expensive?  "

    Zhao Ran explained: "This house is more than five thousand taels. If you really sell it to me, brother, it will be a big loss. Your brother treats me as a brother. How can I, a brother, cheat me? I will wait until I grow old tomorrow."  Brother, wake up and let¡¯s talk about the business.¡±

    Liang Xingxia laughed and said, "I said I saw the right person! Well, I'm telling you, I'm really not drunk. If you don't believe it, I brought the house deeds with me!" After saying that, he took out the house deeds from his arms and took a photo.  On the table, he said loudly: "Brother, look at it, if there is any problem, I will cut off your head!"

    Amidst the laughter, Liang Xingxia tilted his head and fell asleep with his head drooped on the back of the chair, his snoring loud.

    Li Laoshi stepped forward, picked up the house deed, checked it carefully, nodded and said: "There is no problem with the house deed, just go to the official to get it done." He looked at Liang Xingxia again and sighed: "It's a pity that he was drunk, otherwise  Now go to the government and do it."

    Zhao Ran shook his head and said: "That's not how business works. You've also seen the house. Five thousand taels is too little. Let's not talk about it for now. Let's send him back." So he asked Li Laoshi to stuff the house deed back.  Liang Xingxia was in his arms.

    Liang Xingxia lives not far away. In order to sell his house, he had already rented a small courtyard. He hadn't even paid the rent yet and was just waiting to pay the rent after the house was sold.  Liang Xingxia's wife Liang Zuoshi and an old servant came out to help him back. The landlord in the yard next door heard the commotion and came out to take a look. Then he cursed: "I have been drinking all day long, and I owe the rent for two months."  Damn it!" After cursing, he returned to the house, making Liang Zuo's face turn red with embarrassment.

    The next morning, Zhao Ran and Li Laoshi came to the small courtyard where Liang Xingxia rented. The old servant they saw yesterday opened the door.  The old servant welcomed the two of them into the courtyard, and then went to the main room to call Liang Xingxia.  Liang Xingxia had just woken up. He only had a headache after committing a crime. He was still lying in bed. Hearing that Zhao Ran had come to visit, he hurriedly dressed and washed.

    Liang Zuoshi had already come out with a tray, and on the tray were two cups of hot tea.  The old servant brought out two more small stools, rubbed his hands and asked Zhao Ran and Li Laoshi to take their seats.

    Zhao Ran looked at the small courtyard. There were only three rooms, and the patio was less than three feet in diameter. At the east end was a closed door, leading to the main courtyard where the landlord lived next door. Everything looked very shabby.  .

    Liang Xingxia hurriedly came out of the main room and handed over to Zhao Ran: "Brother is here? Unwelcome and unwelcome." After saying that, he took out the house deed and handed it over: "This is the house deed of Nana house. Let's go to Kaifeng now.  The government issued a letter of guarantee. Five thousand taels, brother, I don¡¯t want a penny more from you.¡±

    Zhao Ran waved his hand and said: "Brother Liang, don't be busy. I'm here today not to talk about the house" Nodding to Li Laoshi, Teacher Li held up a small wooden box and handed it to Liang Xingxia. Liang Xingxia opened it and took a look.  Suddenly he was stunned.

    Zhao Ran smiled and said: "I went to the next door in the morning and bought this small courtyard together with the landlord's main courtyard. It is a meeting gift from me to my brother. Whether the matter of the house will be successful or not is another matter. This is my brother.  I hope I won¡¯t refuse. The landlord next door is cleaning up the house and preparing to move out. He promised that I can move in in the afternoon. Then the wall will be opened to make it more spacious. "

    Liang Xingxia was stunned: "How did this happen?"

    Zhao Ran smiled: "Why can't you do it? It's only a matter of a few hundred taels, so don't dislike it, brother."

    Liang Zuo looked at Liang Xingxia eagerly from the side. Liang Xingxia was holding the wooden box in his hand. He was speechless for a while, but his eyes gradually turned red.

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