Reborn farmhouse busy farming

Chapter 288

The Fang family disliked Mrs. Luo's inability to speak, and didn't like her. Luo Tian didn't even have a good impression of the new county magistrate, and the family's attitude towards the outside world was unexpectedly the same.

Luo Tian didn't want to see Mrs. Mo, it was all because of Master Mo, when Yi County was the poorest, he didn't see him, now seeing that Yi County was getting richer, there was money to be made, so he hurried It's not as good as Mr. Tan's since he came over here. Although it may be because his family is poor, he really can't afford the long wait for an official, but at least he will come as soon as he receives the order, isn't it?

Master Tan came early and had no family members. After taking office, he has been working as a teacher diligently and never received a penny, so he has a very close relationship with the Luo family.Seeing that he took office alone and had only one young servant to serve him, Fang simply asked him to eat with the Luo family. Anyway, their family has a large population now, and adding another person is just a matter of adding more chopsticks to the dining table.

After the county magistrate found out, she also wanted to do the same thing, but her own maid and mother-in-law brought a lot of them, and it was really hard to say that there were not enough people to eat, so she had to go to the back house from time to time to get close to Fang. He wanted to get closer to Fang, but Fang felt that she had spoken ill of Luo Mingdu and Luo Tiandu the first day, so his attitude towards her was always lukewarm. Even if Madam Mo wanted to come to the back house, that would be very There are at least seven times when I will not be free, the reasons are ready-made, there are too many things at home, and there are two young children to take care of, and there are three times that I am really embarrassed to push, I just saw it.

Mrs. Mo was shut down a few times, and wisely reduced the number of visits. Although she didn't say anything, she kept muttering in her heart.She knew that the Luo family now had two children, but everyone knew that only Luo Zijin, who was about three years old and almost four years old, was the little son of the Luo family, and the other newborn child who was less than one year old was actually Cheng Qing. And Xiang Lansheng's.Although Cheng Qing is now in charge of the yamen, Xiang Lan said to the public that they are relatives of the Fang family, but no one knows that the two of them used to be slaves of the Luo family who signed a contract of sale. The two of them went to slavery and changed to good citizenship.

She couldn't help sneering in her heart, she really came from a small family, even if she became an official's wife, she still couldn't change the fact that she was an ignorant village woman at heart, a slave could eat at the same table with her master, master or servant Seriously, it's really ridiculous to say it.

In her heart, she really dislikes a woman like Fang Shi, who is neither respectful nor humble, who is kind to outsiders and is very jealous of her own men. When Young Master Luo was not born, she had always bullied Mrs. Luo and refused to let her go. He took a concubine and made a lot of jokes, no wonder the two little ladies he taught were also very unruly.One suffered some grievances at her in-law's family, so she broke up with her husband's family with great fanfare, making her husband's family very shameless, wasting such a good appearance for nothing; Dare to beat him to death, and now in Yi County, he is even more uneducated. A married girl's family dishonestly stays at home embroidering dowry, and runs out all day, insisting on being that kind of female wife, with foreign men. They don't shy away from meeting each other, it's really embarrassing to everyone who is a lady, and only such an unruly family would favor a courtier like Wei Que for the sake of their future.

She thought to herself, if her daughter had such virtues, she would have strangled her to death long ago so as not to embarrass her when she grows up.

However, no matter how dissatisfied she was, Luo Baisu was also the county magistrate of Yi County and the immediate boss of her lord, so she still had to flatter Fang, and she was really depressed.

Luo Tian didn't care what she thought, but he was still busy all day long. Apart from lecturing, he devoted all his attention to the more than 20 shops. A few days ago, many people inquired in the county and wanted to I rented a few shops in Yi County, but I couldn't find anyone willing to sell them for a while.

She has been working on this matter for the past few days. If it is done, she can collect some money in a year or so.

It was inconvenient for her to come forward in person. She originally wanted to train Ding Wu, but he was too young, so she had to entrust Mr. Xu to be a lobbyist. She didn't say it was her shop, but that it belonged to a distant relative of the Gu family, so she was entrusted. take care of.

Mr. Xu was originally a broker. When he was young, he traveled all over the world and had a lot of knowledge. He was better at doing business than farming. Because he was grateful for the kindness of his grandfather, he was very concerned about this matter. He ran several times before and after running , finally agreed on a price.

The merchant was willing to pay 50 taels of rent to rent the Luo family's three shops for three years, and the deposit was paid, and he just waited for the Luo family to sign the paperwork.

At that time, the shops in Yixian County were only more than 100 taels, and the rent of 50 taels a year was already considered high, but compared to the profits of the mutual market, it was nothing to mention. Merchants can make money, and Luo Tian is very satisfied with this price. He was also very satisfied, the two parties settled the agreement, took some time, signed the paperwork, and rented out the shop.

When she came back, Luo Tiandu had another 150 taels of silver bill in her pocket. She took out a [-] taels of silver note from her bosom, handed it to Mr. Xu and said, "Master, thank you for your hard work. Order a piece of silver and buy a cup of tea."

Of course Third Master Xu declined and dared not accept it, saying: "My lord is kind, I gave the little old man a lot when I was last year, otherwise how could I afford to set up this grocery store, and the work of the little lady is not very hard, I just It's just a thread in the middle, little lady, don't be polite."

"Third Master, don't refuse. There will be more troubles for Third Master in the future. If Third Master is so polite, I will not dare to trouble Third Master in the future." Luo Tian is in a good mood after making money, and besides, she is here She has always been generous in such things, but if she does something for her, she will pay some hard money, and both parties are happy.

Mr. Xu saw that he could not refuse, so he had to accept it in the end, saying: "If there is anything in the future, my lady, just tell the little old man, the little old man is not very capable, but after so many years of travelling, a small broker's business is still done. Got it."

Luo Tian felt his heart move when he heard this.

Although there is also a questionable city in Yi County, the imperial court stipulates that any transaction involving grain, salt and iron, which is related to the national economy and the people's livelihood, no matter how big or small, must be brokered by officials, and must be registered with the government before they can be traded. No direct contact is allowed.

Precisely because the officials are responsible for assessing the grade of goods and soliciting delivery, and can also extract dental taxes, it is indeed a job that is easy to make money. Therefore, even if the status of the dental staff is low, there are still many people who are squeezed out and want to seek employment. The tooth person's position.The position of Ya people in Qushi is even more important. On a larger scale, Guan Ya people have misbehavior and deceive others, which leads to the failure of transactions and affects the harmony between Daqing and Yi people; If it is too heavy, the people will benefit too little, which will inevitably lose the original intention of the court to open up a discussion, so the appointment of officials is particularly cautious.

Luo Tian thought that Mr. Xu was originally a broker, so he had the knowledge he should have, and he was very familiar with business affairs, and he was very considerate and reliable in his work. What's more, his son and daughter-in-law seemed to be very honest and responsible. If you ask him to donate to an official, let's not talk about the big deal first, it's a matter for the government and businessmen, I don't think it's up to me, just talk about the small deal, and build a bridge for the folks. However, I don't worry about him doing something that deceives his superiors and his inferiors, and is mean to his fellow villagers.

She didn't want Luo Baisu to work so hard to go to the fields and lead people to open up wasteland, and managed to manage Yi County in a decent way, and at such a good time, because of a few officials, he ended up disturbing the people Unable to live in peace, good things turn into bad things.

When I returned to the yamen, I met the magistrate's wife again, who was holding Fang's hand. She didn't know what she was talking about, but Fang's face was full of resistance.

She was originally impatient to deal with these women in the inner house, but later she saw Fang's expression was uncomfortable, and she was afraid that Mrs. County Chancellor would give Fang some bad ideas, so she walked over and called: "Mother, Mrs. Mo, what are you talking about?" ?”

Mrs. Mo was startled when she heard her voice, she pushed her hand into Fang's arms, and said: "Mrs. Luo, it's getting late, I should go back, I have time to sit in my yard ahead go."

Fang seemed to be relieved, got up quickly, put a box that Mrs. Mo handed her back into Mrs. Mo's arms, and said: "If Mrs. Mo is fine, she often comes to talk. You are so polite, what else do you give me?"

Madam Mo's face was embarrassed, and she didn't want to lose face in front of Luo Tiandu and Xiqiao, so she just picked up the box in her hand and walked away awkwardly.

Luo Tiandu frowned, and asked: "Mother, what is she doing? What kind of gift will she give you in a decent way?" It's really courteous for nothing, either adultery or robbery.

Fang sighed, and said listlessly: "What good thing can there be? She said that her natal family has a cousin who wants to come to us to donate an official errand, but she is afraid that your father will not agree, so she rushed to give it to me. Gift, you want me to say something nice to your father!"

"You agreed?" Luo Tiandu asked.

"If your father doesn't talk about the matter in the yamen, how dare I agree to it." Fang glared at her, as if she had been wronged, and said, "You don't know my temperament, and you don't care about how much money the family has. Those who have a stutter will be fine, although our family is not well-off now, but eating is always not a problem, let alone the money sent by others, I still find it hot to hold it."

Luo Tiandu was very relieved of Fang's point. Since Fang said he would not accept the Mo family's property, he would definitely not accept it again. No matter what Mrs. Mo said, Fang would not say that.

"Mother, if she comes over in the future, you just don't have to talk to me, just leave this kind of matter to Dad." Luo Tiandu said again.

"I still need you to say it." After sitting with Mrs. Mo for a long time, Mrs. Fang said in a panic, "Hey, I wasted another half day. I'll go to the vegetable garden to weed."

In the garden of the back house of the yamen, there are no flowers but vegetables. There is probably only one Fang family in the past and present.

(End of this chapter)