The Red Chamber: Daiyu's eldest sister is not easy to be

Chapter 25
Jiusi received the gift from the servants in the village, but not from the villagers.

She signaled her subordinates to support them, and said in a somewhat indifferent tone: "It doesn't have to be like this, we are just a cooperative relationship, there is no need to perform such a big gift.

Furthermore, there are many old people among you, if it is really inappropriate for you to kowtow to our sisters, you must know that it will shorten your lifespan. "

Hearing what she said, the steward also remembered the fact that his life would be lost. He broke out in a sweat from fright, and apologized to her with a pale face: "It's the villain who didn't think carefully, and I hope the master will forgive me!"

Seeing this, the other servants, long-term workers and villagers also looked cautious and uneasy.

Seeing their appearance, Jiusi knew that the more they talked about it, the more flustered they became, so he changed the subject and asked, "Guard Wang, tell me about the harvest in the village this year?"

As he spoke, he took Daiyu to the nearby field.

As for the servants following them, except for the [-] months of protecting their personal safety, the others carried their things and went to the courtyard where they were going to rest first, and the place where they would have a picnic later to arrange.

Daiyu saw that her sister was going to deal with the affairs of the village, so she didn't make a sound, and followed her obediently, observing the surrounding environment through the veiled hat, while listening to the two of them talking.

Seeing this, Steward Wang hurriedly waved his hands to let the others disperse, and he followed them, lowering his head and answering: "The weather this year is not bad, and God is also a reward for food, and the crops are also carefully tended. The harvest is not bad, and there will be a lot left after paying the tax!"

Seeing that he didn't mention the rent, Jiu Si asked, "What if the rent is paid?"

Steward Wang thought she was going to raise the rent. After a moment of silence, he said in a heavy tone: "The rent collected by the previous owner of the village was [-] to [-]%. If the girl does not change her mind, half of the households can afford it." In the spring of next year, a small half will be barely able to hold on, and the rest will need to make another plan."

After hearing this, Jiu Si paused, and then asked, "What about the nearby villagers?"

Steward Wang's face became even more serious: "They are not farmers, so the rent they pay is [-] to [-] percent."

Jiu Si heard something wrong, stopped walking forward, frowned and asked, "The four to six and three to seven points you said are the most important things in Zhuangzi?"

Steward Wang nodded, and said: "Yes, it's the same in every Zhuangzi. Some harsh masters charge more, like the Zhuangzi on the left, they charge [-]%. After they pay the tax, basically There was no food left, so they all sold themselves to that family as slaves.

The Zhuangzi on the right is a bit better. Although the income is [-]%, but there is no tax, and after paying the tax, there is not much left. Basically, half of the people have sold themselves to that family.

Our Zhuangzi is already quite benevolent. Not only does it only collect [-]% of the rent, but it also pays after tax, so everyone is very grateful to the host. "

Jiusi knew that people in this era had a hard time, but she didn't expect them to have such a hard time, but no matter how pity she was for them, she would never say no to rent.

People's hearts can't stand the test, even if she pities them, she can't refuse to collect rent, or charge a lot less rent, because once this balance is broken, it will be her who will suffer.

Not only other dignitaries and dignitaries will follow her, but also those farmers and villagers who are cornered will also follow her.

She never tests people's hearts, because people's hearts cannot stand the test.

After thinking about it for a while, she finally revealed her plan: "All of them will only charge [-]% of their rent this year. You and the farmers in the village can raise more poultry. The poultry that is raised will be raised by then. Let people charge according to the price."

She just took over Zhuangzi, and she couldn't mobilize their enthusiasm without being kind. She bought Zhuangzi to get more food, not to make it worse.

Although some small favors will reduce your income, there are unexpected gains. Don't look at those villagers who are inconspicuous, but if something happens in the village, they will do their best for you because of this small favor.

And those farm households all signed the contract, and they helped her watch the farm grow crops. If they were treated the same as those villagers, I'm afraid that after a long time, people's hearts would disperse.

After all, you don't need to sell your body to get the same benefits, who would want to sell your body!

As for those servants, they don't have much future in Zhuangzi. If they don't give some benefits, they will find a way to get money from Zhuangzi sooner or later.

But if the extra income of poultry is added, it will be different.

If you raise more poultry and raise them well, you can't say that you can earn more money than farming, and those servants can also save more money, maybe they will be able to redeem themselves someday.

However, in order to prevent them from being greedy and not helping her cultivate the land well, they still need to be deterred later, lest they think they are young and want to climb on top of her.

Sure enough, upon hearing what she said, Steward Wang immediately showed joy, looked up at her in disbelief, and asked, "Are you serious about what you say?"

Jiusi nodded calmly through the veil: "Of course it is true, but my ugly words are up front. If anyone does not take good care of the crops in order to raise poultry in the future, don't blame me for being merciless. You know, your status is very good." It's still in my hands!"

When Guanshi Wang heard it was true, he knelt down and kowtowed to her, and said gratefully: "It's natural, farmers live on the land and God, even if the girl doesn't say it, the little people don't dare to do that." Yes, the villain will thank the girl for her kindness on behalf of everyone!"

Jiu Si didn't stop him, and only after he had finished knocking did he tell him to get up: "Get up, as long as you work hard, I won't treat you badly, and I will let you go when you have saved enough money to redeem yourself.

If you are unwilling to leave by then, I can let you continue to work here, and I will let your children go to school to give you a good future. "

After Wang Guanshi heard this, his eyes became colder, and he nodded quickly, "Yes, yes, the villain will definitely do a good job, take good care of our village, and will also supervise other households. Don't worry, girl."

Seeing that the order was almost done, Jiusi waved his hand and said, "Okay, go do your work, we sisters can just walk around the village by ourselves."

Guanshi Wang also knew that they were not just talking about these things, so he bowed and saluted wisely: "Yes, the villain will go to work first. If the girl has something to do, let someone give orders. The villain is in the village, waiting for orders at any time." .”

After Jiusi responded with a faint "Yes", she left with Daiyu.

After walking for a while, they arrived at the place they had planned in advance. At this time, the maids had already arranged things for the picnic, and they were waiting for the two of them to come.

Seeing the two people approaching, everyone stopped what they were doing, bowed and said: "I have seen the eldest girl and the second girl!"

"Well, get up and do your work!"

Jiusi took off the veiled hats of the two of them and handed them to January, then took the fruit basket from a maidservant, put it on the small table, and started to work with her head down.

　Two more...

　　(To explain, the Zhuanghu in the article refers to the servants who sell their bodies, not ordinary Zhuanghu people. I wrote this to distinguish them from the villagers.)
　　In fact, the households in each dynasty are different. Some refer to rural peasant households who rent land from landlords and rich people, while others are slaves and servants of powerful families. The current households are households, so let me explain to you!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)