Chapter 203 Zhuangzi is good
I sat in the hall and drank a cup of tea and ate two snacks said to be made by Jiang Zhuangtou’s wife. The snacks tasted pretty good, compared to those sold in some shops in the city. Desserts are not much different either.
Pomegranate nodded secretly, saying that servants from wealthy families are all talented, and it is true.
She also made money from these dozen households of farm servants.
After a while, Shiliu asked Jiang De to lead them to continue visiting Zhuangzi.
Now I walked out of the hall and followed the corridor to the main room. There were five main rooms, and the three in the middle were opened up to form a large flower hall. The flower hall was still decorated with a complete set of mahogany furniture, which was spotlessly polished and could be used to take photos of people.
Pomegranate couldn't help but be curious, "Has Liu Dong's family come to live in this Zhuangzi before?"
Jiang De shook his head, "It has been more than ten years since Liu Dong's family took possession of this Zhuangzi. The younger one has only met Liu Dong's family. The boss once returned."
They are more than a dozen servants. It turned out to be with Zhuangzi from the previous owner to Liu Dong's family. The original owner committed a crime and had his house confiscated. When it came into the hands of Liu Dong's family, they knew that the Liu family was the richest man in Bingzhou, and they expected to be favored by Liu Dong's family. It's better to find a good way out than to stay in this village all your life.
Unfortunately, in the past ten years, Liu Dong’s family has only stayed with his family for two days.
The owner of the iron-clad Zhuangzi suddenly changed hands again. When the Liu family came to take care of him, he spent money to inquire about the owner. He heard that the owner this time was a young girl who was very capable in business.
When he listened, he was also secretly amazed. He was very capable to take down this Zhuangzi from Liu Dong’s family!
So these days, he has been looking forward to the arrival of the new owner. He hopes that the fate of their village will fall into the hands of the new owner, which will be a good way out.
Today I met the new owner in person. Jiang Zhuangtou’s first reaction was a little disappointed, because this little girl was really too young, and he thought she was nothing. He's six or seven years old.
However, he did not show it. After all, he thought that the girl who could deal with Liu Dong's family would not be looked down upon even if she was thirteen or fourteen years old.
Shiliu heard that Liu Dong's family had only been here once in ten years, but the main courtyard was still as tidy as if it were new. It was clean from top to bottom. It could be seen that Zhuangtou was a real person. Even if the owner didn't come, he would still be there. Take good care of this village.
But she didn’t know that Jiang De’s ancestors had lived in Zhuangzi for generations, so his feelings for Zhuangzi were naturally very different.
After looking at the main courtyard, and then going to the back, there are rows of back rooms.
A door is opened in the back wall, and when you go out, you will see a sparkling river. There is a stone bridge on the river. When you go down from the stone bridge, you can see the paddy fields.
At this time, rice seedlings had just been planted in the paddy fields, and they were all green. Li Jihe couldn't help but rub his hands.
The courtyard on Zhuangzi may be as nice as it is with its many possessions, but in the end it cannot compare to the temptation of the fields.
This is a continuous area of 40 acres of paddy fields. It is really gratifying to look at it!
Looking further ahead, you can vaguely see patches of dry fields. I heard from Jiang De that there are 80 acres of dry fields, 40 acres of corn, 20 acres of cotton, and 10 acres of corn. Sweet potatoes, five acres of beans, five acres of peanuts.
On the side of the field, there are a dozen or so hills connected together. Many fruit trees are planted on the hills. The mountains below the hills are lush with green grass, and cattle and sheep can be vaguely seen.
Jiang De introduced: "We currently raise ten cows in our village. We are busy with spring plowing. Having cows plowing the fields saves a lot of worry. We also raise about thirty sheep, and we also raise chickens and ducks. ”
When Pomegranate heard that they were raising sheep, her eyebrows moved, and she secretly remembered it in her heart. She just asked how many chickens, ducks, and eggs there were...
She learned that there were more than twenty hens, and she kept them every day. I can pick up more than 20 eggs and dozens of ducks. I am very happy to be able to pick up dozens of eggs every day.
"How did Liu Dong's family collect rent before?" she asked. In fact, she had heard it from Huang Quan.
Jiang De said: "Liu Dong's family collects 60% of the rent, and the remaining 40% of the rent belongs to us." When Jiang De talked about this, he had to sigh that Liu Dong's family was a kind owner. Knowing whether the new owner would change the rent - he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
Pomegranate heard the same thing as Huang Quan, and nodded, "Then I'll do this from now on. I'll take all the chicken and duck eggs. I'll give you 40% of it, and I'll give it to you directly in silver. You'll send it to me every ten days." The eggs were delivered to Li's Specialty Shop in the south of the city -"
Jiang De was also happy when he heard that the rent had not changed. In the past, they were reluctant to eat the eggs, leaving only the duck eggs that were not easy to sell. Just eat it, the rest is also for sale.
He quickly nodded in agreement and remembered clearly the Li's specialty store in the south of the city.
The sun was shining brightly, so Pomegranate and the others did not visit the whole village. They only had a rough look at the scenery of Zhuangzi on the stone bridge, and then returned to the flower hall in the main courtyard.
It was already dinner time, and Jiang De had already told his wife to take someone to prepare a table of food.
The father and daughter then washed their hands and sat at the table.
The dishes are all homemade stir-fries, but there is also a stewed chicken soup, which is very fresh.
There were so many dishes that it was impossible to finish them all. Li Jihe didn’t think much about it and immediately called Jiang De and the others to sit down and eat together.
Jiang De was so frightened that he waved his hands repeatedly. They were just servants of the village. How could they eat at the same table as the master?
Pomegranate saw that Jiang De was really frightened. If he really pulled him to sit down, he would even eat with trepidation.
Knowing that this was the case, she spoke out and asked Jiang De and the others to go down to eat and not stay here.
After Jiang De heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and led the people out.
There were only two father and daughter in the huge side hall. Li Jihe couldn't help but said: "I'm not used to it!"
Zhuangzi was already theirs, and so were the servants. They were not used to it. You have to get used to it. Pomegranate smiled and raised her hand to serve him a bowl of chicken soup. "Dad, are you hungry already? There are so many dishes, so we can't waste them. Eat more."
Li Jihe ordered some. Head, he is indeed hungry.
Pomegranate took a sip of chicken soup and nodded secretly. This cooking skill is not bad!
After dinner, go to the main hall to drink tea, and the table will be cleared.
Pomegranate looked at the woman with the two little girls, and had already heard from Jiang De that they were his wife and two daughters.
Turning his head, his eyes fell on Jiang De, Shiliu said: "Excuse me, Jiang Zhuangtou, and call all the servants over to see you."
Jiang De responded and went out, and hurriedly called. The son ran errands to call all the servants to come.
There were a total of twelve households in Zhuangzi, a total of seventy-eight people. It didn't take long before they all arrived.
The sun was shining brightly and it was difficult to stand in the yard, so Pomegranate asked them all to stand in the corridor. The door was open so that those sitting inside could clearly see everyone outside.
Most of these people were wearing patches, and they looked worse than those in their village. Li Jihe also secretly sighed. He thought they were miserable before, but he never thought that there were people in the world who were more miserable than them.
Pomegranate looked around and then said to Jiang De: "Jiang Zhuangtou, I plan to pick a few useful people to leave."
Jiang De only thought that he heard wrongly. When he reacted, his heart was trembling with joy.
Unexpectedly, the new owner would give Li and the others such a big surprise when they arrived!
The servants of the village all dream of being used by their masters. It would be an honor to leave this village and go out to see the world. Furthermore, it would be an honor to be able to work beside the masters!
Pomegranate felt the servant's agitation, so she asked Jiang Zhuangtou to pick out a few strong and reliable people. Jiang Zhuangtou knew these people best and was more suitable than her to choose.