Fields of Gold

Li Da naturally does not dare to report false figures to Lord Qin's goddaughter: “Because the wealthy household is in desperate need of money turnover, the price report is not very high. If bought separately, 12 taels of silver, 10 taels of medium field and 7 taels of lower field are required for one acre of high field. 1,500 taels of silver if you buy it together. ”

The price was reasonable and the rest of the grass was bought on the spot. The next day, the housekeeper of the property and Li Toothless went to Yamen to go through the formalities.

At this time, precisely during spring farming, the Ma family did not rent to tenants because the farm was rushing off. The tenants on the estate are in a great mood.

Tenants are generally landless and depend on renting other people's land for their livelihoods. In the autumn, at least half of the food produced in the area will be handed over to the owners. If you encounter a more demanding owner, you will receive 60% or more of the rent, and if you encounter an average age, tenants will not even be able to fill their stomachs. But these tenants, who have no other craftsmanship than planting land, have no choice but to rent land. No plantations. Is the family waiting to drink the northwest wind?

The tenants of this village in the Ma family awaited the arrival of the new owner with a grumpy mood. The Ma family is kinder in the owner's house, and the tenant only charges 50%. I don't know who the new owner is. Will he raise the rent? Don't you want to rent them? More than a dozen households are pointing to these fields to eat!

Yuhai is dressed in a dark blue fine cotton robe and beautifully embroidered cuffs at the waistband neckline. He's never worn such a formal costume, and it feels wrong. To facilitate the work, Yuhai has always been lightweight and comfortable wearing short punches. Wrapped in a robe, I always felt like I couldn't make it.

Yu Xiaoxue looked at Daddy's uncomfortable expression and smiled: “Daddy, you look so handsome in this! More than the skinny, short, wintery lords! This is the first time we have visited our own estate. Of course, we need to show the spirit of the owner, lest the slaves deceive him! ”

Yuhai was praised by her little daughter and straightened her chest. He was tall enough to be positively fitted with a healthy wheat-colored skin. He was quite the hero.

It was the housekeeper who drove the carriage for them. Since there was no running errands around, the housekeeper was sent by the housekeeper to help with the lining.

The carriage soon arrived in the village and the tenant farmers, who had already received information, waited long before the village. When the Ma family used to come here, most of them were already on the sun. The tenant farmers could not understand the habits of the fresh homeowners and came earlier to make a good impression on the homeowners. I thought it would wait a long time, but when I didn't expect it, the carriage had been transferred to Zhuangzi. The tenant farmers looked at each other and thanked themselves for coming early.

The butler stopped the wagon, Yuhai jumped out of the wagon and turned around to carry his little girl down. Yu Xiaograss was satisfied to see the tenant farmers waiting respectfully.

Can the tenants be disrespectful? Since last autumn, Tangu has been arriving in successive groups of refugees, many of whom are still looking for work, even though they have been accommodated in the port. A slightly older estate will have refugees coming to tend to themselves. Zhuangzi's original tenant location was threatened. Can't do it right. Wait for the master to replace you? Isn't that something you don't have? The adjacent Zhou family's sacrificial fields changed tenants?

Yuhai stood still in front of the tenant farmers. Never before did he open in the eyes so many people expected, his hands behind his back slightly trembled. Grass saw him, hurried to reach over, held Dad's hand and gave him spiritual support.

There must be more to Yu Jia in the future. As the head of the family, Yuhai must be able to sustain it! Yu Haiyin took a deep breath and looked at more than a dozen households with a dignified eye. He shouted: "This spring cultivation is imminent, in order not to delay the farming, business as usual! Who's the head of the estate, come out and introduce the situation of the estate! ”

When they heard business as usual, the tenants were clearly relieved and everyone's eyes were lit with joy. An elderly man who became strong after the fifth quarter of the year, stepped forward and said: "Go home, old Wang Mao Cai, is the head of this estate! ”

Yuhai saw that the old man and his father were about many years old, and the divine color revealed a few kindnesses. “What's going on in this house, say nagging! ”

Wang Mao Cai's respectful attitude did not change due to the kindness of the owner to him. "Go back to the owner's house, there are 16 households in the house. Forty-three of them have an adult workforce. In previous years, the fields of Zhuangzi were distributed according to the number of workers in the household. ”

Distribution by adult workforce? Yu Xiaoxue thought about it and said, “Old people, do you mean the male adult workforce? ”

Wang Mao Cai was not too lazy because she was young. “Go back to Miss, yes! ”

“So… what if something happens to this adult male?” Yu Xiaowei's fears are not without cause. If something happens to your man, an orphan, a widower, you can't even tell the difference, how can you let people live?

Wang Mao was silent for a moment. "I was about to tell my master. Liu Dazhuang broke his leg on the mountain in Zhuangzi. He was the only workforce in the family. Last year's share was four acres of land. I was just about to ask my master how to allocate it this year! ”

Yuhai frowned softly. If, as is customary, the only workforce in the family is unable to sleep, it should not be allocated fields. However, the top beam pillar of the family has fallen and the fields have been lost. This is no different than adding to the snow. How can a young man sustain his livelihood?

At this time, a 12-3-year-old boy burst out of the crowd, his eyes filled with tears, his fists tightened, and he knelt in front of Yuhai, shouting out: “I am thirteen years old and can be used by an adult! Please don't take my fields. ”

“Yamako, get back here!” The crowd squeezed out a woman with a faint face, shouting anxiously at the little boy on his knees, fearing that his son would be punished for hitting the head of the house.

Yuhai looked down at this teenager, who was almost many years old as his eldest son, and his heart was full of delicacies. When I think of how similar I was to the family in front of me when I was bitten by a bear blind man and lay in bed to die. At the time, he had great expectations that someone would help his family.

Yu Xiaoshuang pondered and made a decision, "My father just said that today's field allocation is the same as last year's before the new decision was made! ”

The little boy on his knees raised his head with hope and asked: "My family divided four acres last year. Is there another four acres this year? ”

Yu Xiaograss nodded, "Not bad, how many places last year and how many this year. Thereafter, not only the adult labour force will have land, but boys over the age of 10 and women between the ages of 16 and 40 will also, where appropriate, divide the fields between men and women as long as they are able to work. ”

What, women have land too? There are many eligible women and children in the house, and there is a happy expression on their faces. The family has a relatively large workforce, but has slightly changed its face. Because there is only so much land in Zhuangzi, after the distribution to women and children, they must have fewer fields. These people, although slightly dissatisfied in their hearts, dare not say anything. The new owner has a new owner's rule. If you show dissatisfaction, the owner does not rent you an acre of land, you can only watch!

Yuhai said a few words in the scene to encourage people to cultivate carefully. Finally, he said: "Farming time does not wait for people. Take advantage of today's weather, hurry to cultivate! Okay, let's split up! ”

Out of Zhuangzi, the grandparents are going to town to buy some household goods. By the time the wagon reached outside the city gate, the number of refugees outside the city had increased considerably. Now is the time when many people in the northeast who do not want to leave their homeland have survived the harsh winter and have had to go south and down the road to flee.

I was sitting outside the carriage talking to the butler because I bought Zhuangzi Yuhai, who was in a great mood. Suddenly, a thin figure among the refugees caught his attention. He stared dead at the man's back and clasped his hands tight. Is that her? If it was her, why not go back to Higashiyama Village to find him, but to the refugee camps outside the city?

As if to perceive his gaze, that lean figure, turn around and look at him. When Yuhai saw the faint but familiar face, he shouted softly: “Sister..."

Perhaps too far away, the man did not recognize him, but continued to take a few steps forward, squatting slowly under an improvised shed made of dead branches. In fact, Yu Caifeng may not be able to recognize him even if the two face to face.

Since Yuhai's matrimony, the elder sister has come back once, more than 10 years have passed. Although Yuhai's face has not changed much, she has matured a lot. For more than a year, he ate well, was in a good mood, was thin and tall, and became strong.

Wearing new clothes today, he rode in the carriage of the house, like a rich man in the city. It was Yu Caifeng who saw him. He just felt familiar and didn't dare to recognize him!

“Stop the car! Stop the car!” Yuhai grabbed the reins in the butler's hand and pulled them hard. The horse, running smoothly forward, hissed for a long time and stopped, his hooves restlessly treading on the ground. Thanks to the training of the horses in the house, you might be surprised if you changed the curse!

The rest of the grass, napping in the carriage, was almost planted from the carriage. She nodded with doubt and saw her father jump off an unstoppable wagon and head towards the area known as the refugee camp.

“Dad, what are you doing? Wait for me!” Yu Xiaowei, with the help of the butler, got off the carriage, carried a long dress and chased it in the direction of Daddy's departure. However, to accompany Dad to the village, Godmother had to let her wear it so formally, it was not convenient to run at all, accidentally stepped on the dress.