Chapter 523 Fight
For her, Mr. Ma, who has been with her for decades, is much more important than a son named in her name.
When Mrs. Ma was sighing, a little maid came hurriedly from the manor. The maid whispered a few words in Mrs. Ma's ear. Xia Zihan saw Mrs. Ma's face change greatly, and then told them, "Miss Xia, I'm sorry." , I’m afraid this deal won’t work.”
"But what happened?" Xia Zihan frowned.
Could it be that Mr. Ma died in prison?
Mrs. Ma panicked and said, "No...it's nothing. I...I'm in a hurry. Let's go first. You...you can take a look, but this deal..."
Xia Zihan was very disappointed, but still said, "The deal can't be concluded, but my love remains. Mrs. Ma, if you need my help in any way, just ask."
"No, thank you, Miss Xia." Cold sweat broke out on Mrs. Ma's forehead, but she couldn't just turn around and leave.
"You're welcome. Since Mrs. Ma is in a hurry, we won't go with Mrs. Ma."
Xia Zihan saw Mrs. Ma's face full of anxiety and worry. She guessed that Mr. Ma must not be dead. If he was dead, Mrs. Ma would be crying now, but she didn't cry, but her face was anxious, as if something had happened. What an emergency.
After Mrs. Ma left, Xia Zihan winked at Chu Lin.
Chu Lin followed quietly.
When the head of the farm heard that Mrs. Ma was not selling the manor, he was filled with disappointment and stood on the ground, unwilling to leave.
But there is nothing they can do if they don't leave. This is other people's territory and they can't take it away.
Not long after Mrs. Ma left, Xia Zihan and his group returned to the inn, arriving just in time for lunch.
Just after lunch, Chu Lin hurried back.
She said angrily, "Master, no wonder Mrs. Ma didn't dare to sell the manor to us. It turned out that someone was causing trouble behind the scenes."
Then, she told what she had investigated.
It turned out that yesterday morning, a man who looked like a manager came to the Ma family and said that he wanted to buy the Ma family's manor and shop. Mrs. Ma didn't take any money and just quoted the market price.
The man thought it was expensive and lowered the price to 50% of the market price.
The price of 50% is too low.
If sold at a price of 50%, Mrs. Ma would have to sell 90% of the Ma family's property. Then the Ma family has a large family, Mr. Ma's more than ten concubines, more than 20 daughters, and Mr. Ma's medicine. Fees, so many expenses... How can the remaining 10% of the industry be enough?
Mrs. Ma did not agree.
If they couldn't reach an agreement, the man left.
Mrs. Ma thought that if the man left, he would never come back.
If she doesn't come back, she won't come back. The price he offered was too low. She couldn't cheat the entire family of forty or fifty just to save Mr. Ma alone.
She must keep at least half of all the Ma family's property, otherwise, she would rather not save Mr. Ma.
She also has a young daughter who is not yet married. She has not yet purchased the dowry for this young daughter. If there is no dowry, how can she marry into a good family?
For the sake of her youngest daughter's dowry, Mrs. Ma did not intend to sell her property to that person.
However, Mrs. Ma thought simply, but she didn't know that everyone in the Ma family wanted to take a bite of this big fat piece of meat.
If this lawsuit hadn't involved Magistrate Guo's family, I'm afraid that on the day of Master Ma's accident, the Ma family's property would have been coaxed away by someone.
Some people have means. No, Mrs. Ma didn't agree to sell it to that person for 50% of the price. That person kidnapped Mrs. Ma's daughter last night. When Miss Ma's maid discovered that Miss Ma was missing in the morning, she didn't dare to express her feelings, so she went to look for her secretly.
But after searching for several hours, he still couldn't be found.
Just now, someone sent a letter to the Ma family. The letter said that Mrs. Ma promised to sell all ten manors and one hundred and sixty-eight shops of the Ma family to them at a price of 50%, and they would Miss Ma was let go.
Otherwise, they will kill Miss Ma.
When Mrs. Ma saw that her daughter had been kidnapped, she canceled the deal with Xia Zihan and returned to Ma's house in panic.
"Mrs. Ma sold the things?" Xia Zihan frowned tightly, with a fierce look in her eyes.
Chu Lin hummed and said, "The man said in the letter that he asked Mrs. Ma to sign the documents and prepare the deed today. Tomorrow he will send someone to go to the government office to transfer the ownership with Mrs. Ma."
It means that that person will not show up again today, even if Mrs. Ma reports to the official, it will be useless.
If she couldn't find someone, Mrs. Ma wouldn't dare to disobey him unless she risked her daughter's life.
"Princess, what should we do now?" Chu Lin looked unwilling.
Xia Zihan tapped her fingers on the table, frowned and said, "The girls who live in the inner courtyard have no way out of the front door, and very few people know them. I heard that, There are more than twenty concubines in the Ma family. How could the person who kidnapped Miss Ma be so accurate? "
"Master suspects that there is a traitor in the Ma family?" Chu Cong's eyes lit up, "If there is a traitor, what good will happen to Miss Ma if she is kidnapped?"
At that time, all the Ma family's property will be gone, and the Ma family will go to drink from the northwest wind. What benefits can that person get from doing evil to Miss Ma?
Unless the other party promised him more benefits.
Buy Ma's property worth 900,000 taels of silver at 50% of the price, and your money can be doubled in one fell swoop.
With such a huge benefit, everyone might want it, right?
But...who is the person behind this?
I'm afraid they are locals. This matter involves Magistrate Guo. The common people are afraid of dealing with the government, let alone using this method... The locals may not dare to be so bold.
Then, they are outsiders.
Just like them.
"Master, why don't you ask me to go to Ma's house tonight to see if I can find this person? Maybe... there will be a turning point in this matter," Chu Lin said.
Xia Zihan hesitated for a moment and then agreed, "Be careful. Even though the Ma family is just a landlord, they must have a lot of nursing homes. Don't be careless."
"Well, I know that I will go with Chu Fei."
Exploring the mansion at night was a piece of cake for Chu Lin, who was the best at it.
Not to mention a small landlord's house, she had broken into the Lu Mansion, Dai Mansion, and Song Mansion countless times without any incident.
In the evening, after dinner, Chu Lin and Chu Fei took advantage of the darkness to fly away through the window.
After Chu Cong and Nuanyu waited for Xia Zihan to go to bed, they stayed in her room to watch the night. In the room, the shopkeeper gave them another wooden couch, which was enough for the two of them to sleep together.
In the past few days, Xia Zihan had not slept well because of traveling and being in bed last night. Now, she was so tired that she fell asleep on the bed.
While she was sleeping soundly, suddenly, the sound of fighting woke her up.
(End of chapter)