Red makeup against the world

Chapter 36
Put away the registration booklet and dowry list, the sun has set and it's time for dinner.Xu Wanzhen was about to leave the yard with Ge Ma when she saw the nanny bringing the bouncing Xu Wenyu over.

When Xu Wenyu saw Auntie, his eyes lit up, and he said: "They said Auntie came to Auntie's yard, do you see that I found you?"

Xu Wanzhen nodded with a smile, and said, "Let's go, let's go to say hello to grandma. Yulu said that grandma has delicious food tonight, including your favorite Yangzhou lion head."

Upon hearing the lion's head, Xu Wenyu swallowed unconsciously, with a greedy expression on his face, and repeatedly urged him to go to Mrs. Xu.

The two siblings greeted Mrs. Xu, and were about to serve dinner in the Nuan Pavilion when Yulu came in to salute and said, "Madam, Han Yi is here."

Hearing this, the grandparent and grandson looked at each other and smiled. This person was indeed right, and someone brought him in.

The last time Han Yi came, it was in the flower hall, which is the place to receive foreigners.But this time, Mrs. Xu saw him in the main room, which meant that the Xu family had accepted him and treated him as one of their own.Although he doesn't understand the difference, he can also feel that because Mrs. Xu values ​​him, the whole family has a much warmer attitude towards him.

I saw him wearing a coarse cotton jacket, a thin burden tied on his shoulders, an oak hunting bow on his back, and more than a dozen feathered arrows stuck in the quiver at his waist. He was a handsome man.

Han Shi didn't come with him, even if he traveled fast enough by himself, it took him a full day to reach Suzhou City.Seeing everyone looking at him, he rubbed his hands uneasily.

Mrs. Xu smiled and said to him: "The Xu family will be your second home in the future, you have to get used to it slowly." Han Yi responded in a low voice.

"In the past few days, you should settle down in the front yard first. When we go to Beijing, you will be the guard on the ship." Some servants took him to settle down without mentioning it.

The next day, the seventeenth day of the first lunar month.Early in the morning, I received a report from the servants of the Su family that Mrs. Su and Mr. Su's boat arrived at the pier at noon, so Mrs. Xu sent someone to meet them.

Thinking of meeting his little uncle, Xu Wenyu jumped up and down excitedly, didn't even take a nap, and came to look for sister.

Xu Wanzhen looked at the panting nanny who was chasing after her, squatted down and smiled and said to Xu Wenyu: "Yu'er, you can see that Liu's mother can't catch up with you. In the future, don't patronize running in front alone, but wait for Liu who is behind." Mom, do you understand?"

Xu Wenyu nodded his head vigorously, and replied loudly: "I know, sister."

Xu Wanzhen smiled comfortingly at Mother Liu, and said, "Since Yu'er doesn't want to take a nap, let him stay with me."

Unexpectedly, after noon, before the two of them arrived, Mrs. Xu's dowry Zhuangzi arrived first.

There were two people in total, one of them looked awkward, about 40 years old in the prime of life, with thick hands and thick feet, he looked like a farmer who often went to work in the fields; It's a good day to come out.

He smiled and saluted and said: "The villain is right, in charge of Zhuangzi. I have seen the old lady and the eldest lady."

Mrs. Xu asked the two of them a few words to understand the general situation. In the past, Mrs. Xu took care of it herself, and Zhuangtou only came once every six months, so Mrs. Xu didn't bother to ask.When Mrs. Xu passed away, Ma Zheng came to express her condolences, but she did not come to report formally.This was the first time that Ma Zheng met Mrs. Xu and Xu Wanzhen formally.

There are a dozen or so fruit trees planted in the village, and some chickens and ducks are raised free-range. The main income is a fish pond and more than ten mu of medicine fields.When the spring started, I mixed and bought fish fry and put them in the pond. The fish grow fast and slow, and I can harvest three crops of fish a year, which can earn 200 taels of silver.

The medicine fields are sown in seasons, mainly Baiying, Solanum nigrum, Plantain, and Ophiopogon japonicus. Fumbled and planted these several herbs successfully.

It has been planted continuously for several years, and when it matures, its own medicinal material merchants come to buy it.Although the medicine field is not large and the output is not much, the income is much higher than that of the fish pond. After a year, there can be four to five hundred taels of silver.

The other [-] mu of fertile land is next to Zhuangzi, and it is managed by that farmer Li Xingcai.The fields are very good, and there are no worries about floods and droughts. A total of nine tenants went out to grow wheat. When the autumn harvest came, the tenants paid rent to the main family.Although the profit is not much, what is planted is food, which is better than stability.

The two presented the account books and income separately, and Ma Zhengdao said: "I haven't had time to hand over the account to Madam for last year's booklet. Thinking that Madam will definitely see us before going to Beijing, she made it to the time of Chinese New Year. "

Beside Biluo presented the account books of previous years, Mrs. Xu took them and looked at them one by one.Based on Mrs. Xu's decades of experience in reading account books, she only needs to look at some key figures to know whether there is something tricky.Satisfied, he put down the account books, took a sip of honey tea, and said, "You two are not bad, you have taken care of the village and the fields very well."

Ma Zheng was more eloquent, thanked Li Xingcai together, and said: "In the past, I would load chickens, ducks, fruits from the village, eggs and medicinal materials into a cart, but now I think that the old lady will go to Beijing tomorrow. All these are cumbersome. I only brought the money earned last year, and it has already been accounted for in the front yard." Li Xingcai added: "I also handed over the money to the front yard."

Mrs. Xu said: "In the future, Ma Zheng and Li Xingcai will directly hand over the accounts to Zhen'er. This year I will only intervene on their behalf." This is to let the two know that Xu Wanzhen is the master.

Xu Wanzhen said: "I also want to go to Beijing with my grandmother. I have to trouble the two of you to take good care of Zhuangzi and the fields."

Sangzi took out the reward money and handed it to them. Xu Wanzhen said: "You two worked hard last year. There should have been reward money at the end of the year. I was negligent. Although I will be in the capital, it is convenient for caravans to come and go, so I will change it to after the autumn harvest every year. Pay the bill once, and the two of you can choose to go to Beijing." The two took the thick red seal in their hands, and stepped back with smiles on their faces.

Mrs. Xu said: "Zhen'er, what do you think of these two people?"

Xu Wanzhen said: "Granddaughter looks like Ma Zheng is eloquent and more tactful, so Li Xingcai seems to be an honest man."

Mrs. Xu said with a smile: "I really can't judge people by their appearance." After teaching her to read these account books, Xu Wanzhen suddenly realized, and said: "It turns out that Li Xingcai did these little tricks."

Mrs. Xu said: "Your aunt has a generous disposition. When these fields first came into your aunt's hands, in the first year some tenants suffered a disaster and couldn't pay the rent, so Zhiqing waived the rent for those two families. Seeing this, Li Xingcai became more active. You see, in the next few years, there will be situations from time to time. Either the tenants of this family were flooded, or the man of that family broke his leg. For an extra year, the rent of five families was even exempted. .Who knows if it’s true or not? But I know the location of the field, and it’s not normal if there are too many accidents.”

Patting Xu Wanzhen's hand, he said earnestly, "Remember, Zhen'er, you can't judge a person based on your intuition. As a master, blind generosity will only increase people's desires, and money will move people's hearts, and you must give both kindness and power. "

These words benefited Xu Wanzhen a lot.

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