Invincible son

Chapter 29 029 [Cup of Tea]

The main house is a very standard three-entry courtyard.

The gate opens in the southeast direction of the house. A small house to the east of the gate is the concierge, and the row of houses to the west of the gate is the inverted house, which is usually used as a guest room or as the residence of ordinary servants.

After Pei Yue and others entered the door, they saw a screen wall with a relief pattern of sunrise.Going through the screen door to the left, the first thing you see is a flat open space. There are left and right verandahs on the north side and a vertical flower door in the middle. This is the front yard.

After passing through the vertical flower gate, there is a large atrium with several sycamore trees planted.

There is a row of wing rooms on the left and right sides of the atrium.

Pass through the atrium, and you will come to the main hall of the house. There are five rooms in total, with side rooms on each side, where the main house receives guests.Pei Yue and Taohua didn't know much about building regulations, so they only watched the excitement along the way.Mr. Xi was different. He found that the specification of this house was higher than usual. For example, there are only three main rooms in the three-entry courtyard, but there are two more rooms here.

The area from the vertical flower gate to the main hall is the inner courtyard of the house.

Behind the main hall is the backyard, which is the private room of the head of the family and the bedrooms of the family members. Outsiders are not allowed to enter, and even the servants are only allowed to enter.

In addition, houses such as utility rooms and kitchens are not described in detail.

The furnishings and furniture in each room are all brand new, saving Pei Yue a lot of time and money, presumably Pei Taijun arranged it in advance.

After turning around, the three of them came to the main hall, and Pei Yue said to Mr. Xi: "Sir, please sit down."

Mr. Xi smiled slightly and said, "Brother Yue, you don't have to be polite. The old lady just asked the old man to come and see the nursing home, instead of looking for a mean and vicious old annoyance to take care of you."

He was humorous and even-tempered, without any repulsive arrogance.

Xu Taohua was tortured by Nanny Liu to create a psychological shadow. Seeing that Taijun Pei sent another middle-aged man, she was a little nervous along the way, fearing that the front door would reject the wolf and the back door would enter the tiger.Hearing what Mr. Xi said at this moment, he realized that this was not that kind of person, so he quickly poured two cups of tea from the teapot on the table, and brought them to Mr. Xi first.

Looking at the little maid with a flattering smile on her face, Mr. Xi nodded approvingly, and gave her a thumbs up before taking the teacup.

Pei Yue looked at this scene, his heart moved slightly, although he knew that Mr. Xi must have real skills, but since he left the mansion, he was not without a little indifference.The reason is that people with greater abilities tend to have greater tempers. I am only a 13-year-old child. If I don't grasp my sense of proportion, it will inevitably make this Mr. Xi feel contemptuous.

In any case, he didn't want to find an ancestor to make offerings after leaving the mansion.

At this moment, he finally relaxed a little, and asked, "Mr. Xi, where are you staying? How is the backyard?"

Mr. Xi shook his head with a smile, his deep eyes seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, and he said bluntly: "Brother Yue, don't worry that the old man will get in the way here. The old lady asked the old man to live here for three years. You are safe and secure. Apart from your safety, the old man will not interfere with other things. As for the residence, you can just find a room in the left wing."

Speaking of this, Pei Yue couldn't test anymore, nodded and said: "That's fine, boy thank you for your kindness."

Mr. Xi raised his hand to stop it, and said calmly: "Nothing happened, why bother to thank you? On the contrary, the old man wants to waste money and food here, Brother Yue, don't be angry."

Pei Yue laughed when he heard the words, and was about to ask something about martial arts, when Cheng Guang, the head of the village, walked in, his face covered with sweat, and said with a flattering smile: "Young master, there are no stables and stables in the mansion. The foal is placed in a vacant room on the right outside the mansion, and everything has been tidied up."

"It's time to work, is Guan Cheng still busy?" Pei Yue said softly.

Cheng Guang took a step forward and said, "Master, you are the master of the Green Willow Manor now. How can you make it work with only one servant girl by your side? The young man picked some people from the manor, all of whom are honest and hard-working. There are four personal servants Maids, six sweeping maids, eight rough maids, two cooks, four personal servants, and four senior attendants. They heard that they could come to work with the young master, and none of them were unhappy, and they all He is the son of our Duke's family, and he doesn't even need to sign the deed..."

Pei Yue was noncommittal, pointing to the last chair on the right and said: "If you are interested, sit down first."

Cheng Guang was overjoyed, but he didn't dare to be presumptuous, so he sat down with his buttocks on his side.

Pei Yue said indifferently: "I'll talk about it later. I want to ask Guanshi Cheng about the specific situation in Zhuangzi."

Cheng Guang's heart trembled, and he asked cautiously: "Don't dare, I wonder what the young master wants to know?"

Pei Yue asked: "How has Zhuangzi's harvest been in recent years? How much grain will be handed over to Duzhong in a year?"

Mr. Xi watched quietly, a little surprised in his heart, the question asked by this young man is very important.

Cheng Guang hesitated a little, and said after deliberation: "Master, there is no fixed amount of money and food to be handed over to the capital. It is because the old lady and the old lady are kind, and they are generous to our families, so it is probably determined according to the annual harvest. If In the past two years, the harvest in the field has not been good, so there is not much handed in. Take last year as an example, when the year-end account was closed, Zhuangzi handed over 620 taels of silver to Yiying Wushi in Duzhong."

Pei Yue's eyes were fixed, and he asked a little strangely: "So few?"

A gleam of contempt flashed in Cheng Guang's eyes, and he pretended to be difficult and said: "Master, the rent collected by our family is [-]% and [-]%, which is less than that of other families. It is only because the family in this village is full of children, so the owner of the house takes pity on you. , As for those who don't pay attention to family status, [-]% to [-]% are common, and [-]% are common! I can assure you that none of these farmers would dare to steal and play tricks, and they are all very honest."

Pei Yue nodded in response, and asked calmly: "Then, may I ask Guanshi Cheng, how much grain does one mu of land on the village produce every year in a serious year?"

Cheng Guang replied: "Our family is a good paddy field. As long as there is no disaster, each mu of land can produce more than three stones of grain in a year."

Pei Yue asked again: "Then how much can one stone of grain sell at the current market price?"

Cheng Guang gradually sensed something was wrong, and said hesitantly, "One tael of silver."

Pei Yue chuckled, looking straight at Cheng Guang like lightning, and his tone became colder: "Guan Cheng, although I am young, I can know how to count. There are three thousand acres of fertile land in this village, and the annual grain production is at least nine thousand shi. 9000 taels of silver, even according to the 350% ratio you said, at least 620 taels must be handed over every year, but you told me that only [-] taels were handed over!"

Cheng Guang quickly argued: "Master, the weather has been bad these few years..."

Pei Yue said angrily: "How dare you argue? Do you really think that I am an ignorant child and let you be deceived? The weather in the capital has been smooth and rainy for more than ten years, and the high officials in the court all said so. Could it be that you are only twenty miles away? Will the sky change in Luliu Village? I heard that you have been the head of the village for five years, and you have been greedy for at least 3000 taels of silver. I will report this matter to the old lady. How do you want to die?"

Cheng Guang instantly slipped from the chair and fell to the ground.

Pei Yue took two steps forward, kicked him on the shoulder, and shouted: "Answer!"

Cheng Guang was so frightened that he lost his mind. If he knew who the young man in front of him was pissing off these days, he wouldn't dare to take chances even if he had a hundred guts.

He couldn't have found an excuse to run away.

Seeing his cowardly look, Pei Yue turned around and sat back where he was, and said to Tao Hua, "Pour him a cup of tea."

Taohua was a little puzzled, but she still did it, but Cheng Guang couldn't stand up anymore, so Taohua had to put the tea in his hand.

Looking at the trembling Cheng Guang, Pei Yue said coldly, "I'll give you two choices."

Cheng Guang immediately lifted his spirits and looked at Pei Yue expectantly.

"First, I will tell the old lady about this and ask her to send the accountant to check the account, lest you say that I have wronged you. After the account check, if you are not greedy for money, then continue to be your boss. If you are found guilty , then punish according to the family rules, life or death, when the time comes, neither you nor I can decide."

"The little one chooses the second one, and begs the young master to give him a way to survive. The young one is blind and didn't realize that the young master's eyes are like lightning. I beg the young master to spare his life!"

"Shut up! Second, you spit out the money you have been greedy for these years, write down the origin of each money, send it here tomorrow morning, and then take your family back to the capital. As for how to explain to the master when you go back , then it depends on your ability. As long as you don't appear in front of me in the future, this matter will be over, understand?"

Although Cheng Guang was very reluctant, how could he dare to stand up to Pei Yue? After all, this young man is now the head of the family in name. on the lips.

After hesitating for a moment, he had no choice but to bow his head in resignation and said, "I understand, young master, thank you for your kindness."

Pei Yue sneered and said, "Of course, you can also take your family and money and run away overnight. It's your fate if you escape."

Cheng Guang quickly shook his head and said, "I dare not."

He wasn't crazy yet, although handing over the money was painful, but if he became a fugitive slave, with the Pei family's status in the Daliang Army, he would be lucky if he could salvage a whole body and say hello to a general.

Pei Yue's face became calmer, he just stared at him and said, "I poured you tea, why don't you drink it? Look down on me?"

"Young master, thank you for the tea!"

Cheng Guang quickly picked up the teacup and drank it down.

However, this was the hot tea that he ordered someone to prepare in time, it was so hot that he spit it out on the spot, and the pain in his mouth was unbearable.

Pei Yue waved his hand and said, "Forget it, you go down."

Cheng Guangqiang braced himself to stand up, covered his mouth and said vaguely: "Yes, young master."

There was a group of servants waiting nervously in the atrium outside the door, but before the good news came, they saw Zhuangtou, who was so frightening to them, come out of his mind, covering his mouth and taking small steps, with a frightened expression on his face, as if It's like a ghost in the main hall.

Not long after, Pei Yue came out of the hall, glanced at the group of people, and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, everyone, but today you go back first."

Everyone was stunned, and began to discuss in a low voice, somewhat dishonestly.

Pei Yue looked at the back of the team, and there were two obviously silent teenagers, about fourteen or fifteen years old, and asked with a smile, "What's your name?"

The older of the two replied: "Master, the younger one is called Wang Yong, and this is my younger brother, his name is Wang Ming."

Pei Yue nodded and asked, "I have something to trouble you."

Wang Yong was an honest man, he cupped his hands a little embarrassedly and said, "Please order, young master."

Pei Yue smiled and said: "After you go back, you go to inform each family in the Zhuangzi one by one, saying that I will have a message in the open space in front of you tomorrow morning, at least one person must come, and they must be adults. Can this be done?"

Wang Yong nodded quickly and said, "The little one will definitely do it."

Pei Yue then said to everyone: "Everyone, please go back. Regarding your specific arrangements, I will clarify them together tomorrow."

Although everyone was puzzled, no one dared to chase after Pei Yue to ask clearly, so they had to turn around and leave.

After they left, Pei Yue returned to the main hall, sighed and said: "Taohua, you go and make lunch first, I have to deal with something."

Whether it was him who overthrew Cheng Guang with a few words, or let those people leave with confidence, Mr. Xi remained silent all the time, but there was curiosity in his eyes, and he did not hide it. It was obvious that the 13-year-old boy in front of him was mature. It was a little bit beyond his expectation.

Pei Yue didn't care about these things, he didn't care much about Zhuangzi's affairs now, because these matters were not difficult to solve, his headache was how to reply to that literary girl from Daliang.

Not replying?
He wondered if the girl named Shen Danmo would bring a large group of crows from Taishi Taige to Lvliuzhuang to talk to him about true loyalty and filial piety.

(End of this chapter)