After saying hello to the [employee of Xu's Civil Engineering Company] who repaired the door, Xu He finally entered the house.
But what he didn't expect was that the situation at home was much more difficult than outside.
When Wu Decao saw Xu He coming, he was so excited that he almost shed tears.
"Liangsheng, you are finally back. Since the news of your winning the title of Xie Yuan came back to Hailing, all the current and former officials of Yangzhou Prefecture have sent people to deliver gifts and greetings. There are also some wealthy squires. A gift is given.”
“Also, many people came not only with gifts, but also with people!”
Xu He took a look and found that the courtyard was full of people who were congratulating themselves.
Some of them even came from Jinling.
"Bright voice... Hahaha, my good nephew, you are finally back!"
A loud laugh came from the hall, Xu Dai smiled brightly, opened his hands, and was greeted by a group of people behind him.
When I saw Xu He, I hugged him.
"It's not in line with the etiquette, but it's so happy!" All the guests were infected by the respectful atmosphere of Mr. Xu.
In my heart, I couldn't stop admiring the conduct of Mr. Xu.
What does it mean that a clan nephew can behave so affectionately?
I have given a lot of support to Xie Yuanlang’s family on weekdays!
No wonder the Xu family can produce talented people, Da Zong is really awesome...
Xu He couldn't stand Xu Dai's enthusiasm, so he finally broke away and bowed hurriedly: "Second uncle, I'm back!"
Xu Dai was so happy that he patted Xu He hard on the shoulder and said: "Since I was a kid, I knew you were going to be like this from your cleverness. Our Xu family finally has another talent!"
When the people around heard this, they all raised their thumbs up.
"Secretary Xu has a sharp eye and knows people!"
"Mr. Taiqiu is amazing, he actually has the ability to recognize people."
"Mr. Taiqiu, when will you teach your Xu family's fortune-telling techniques to us, so that we can promote talents in the clan after we return!"
Seeing that Xu Dai looked like he was drunk, Xu He really wanted to cover his face. It was said that this person was not so kind-hearted last year.
However, Xu Dai was completely impressed by Xu He. Now he praises Xu He when he meets everyone. Those who don't know think that Xu He is his father.
As a result, Xu Luan, who was imprisoned in the courtyard, was covered with moss and shed tears all day long. Xu Dai rarely visited his son, but when he saw that he was not making progress, he was whipped with a ruler and a small whip.
Especially two days ago, news came from Jinling that Xu Hezhong knew Yuan. When Xu Dai looked at his son, he saw him lying on the desk and falling asleep. Gangdi told his son that Xu He was already Jieyuan, and his good-for-nothing son was still just a child.
You are like this, how dare you sleep?
Even the thorns on the buttocks and the beam on the head can't save this good-for-nothing son. It's really not possible. Let's see if Mr. Xie still accepts people. I won two exams at once. They were all handed over by Mr. Xie. Maybe he has some special teachings. There’s no telling how to educate people!
With the help of Xu Dai and Wu Decao, Xu He finally settled all the guests.
He had just gone to the backyard to visit his mother. Before he could sit down and warm up, and before he and Sister Gu had even a whisper, Juaner was called outside to invite her.
When Xu He came to the front yard, he found that Xu Dai said with a smile on his face: "Liangsheng, sit down quickly, these are the village heads of eight villages around Hailing City. They found me yesterday, waiting for you." Come back and see me again.”
Xu He said in surprise: "This is..."
Suddenly, several old men over half a century old knelt down in front of Xu He, kowtowed and called Xu He: "Master!"
Xu He was dumbfounded and hurriedly avoided his seat and ordered Ding Ze and Wu Decao to help the old people up.
But these old people kowtowed repeatedly and said: "We are the master's tenants, and we should kowtow to the master."
"Tenant?" Xu He said in surprise: "I didn't buy it!"
Seeing that he was being stupid, Xu Dai quickly pulled him aside and said: "Liangsheng, these are small farmers who have their own fields. Now they voluntarily donate to your family. Every year, you don't have to do anything, and they will sell three cents of the fields." Here you go, don’t worry, my second uncle has already selected them for you. They are all good dealers. If you get them, you will be able to earn so much next year..."
After speaking, he extended a finger.
Xu He understood that Juren had the privilege of being exempted from taxes and corvee. As long as these people dedicated their land in their own names, they could legitimately avoid paying taxes and even be exempted from the court's corvee.
If they are dedicated to a family that is likely to be a Jinshi in the future, then these people will be as good as chickens and dogs. At that time, as long as the family's nephews and nephews are kept as slaves by Xu He's side, and they are released after a few years, they may also be able to serve as minor officials. , which can be regarded as another channel for class advancement.
Speaking of this, Wu Decao came over, holding a booklet in his hand and handed it to Xu He: "Liangsheng, this is the list and gift list of the donations in the past two days. If you don't take a look first, I will write a reply for you first!" "
It doesn't matter if Xu He doesn't turn over, the more he looks at it, the more frightened he becomes.
It turned out that the few old men waiting in the hall were just representatives. In the past two days, more than a thousand hectares of land had been voluntarily transferred to his name, ranging from Xuzhou in the north, Songjiang in the south, the sea in the east, and Taiping (now Taiping) in the west. Ma'anshan), if he really agreed, he would immediately become a big landowner in Yangzhou Prefecture and even Southern Zhili.
Looking at other things, the more he looked at them, the more incredible they became.
Some people gave them as gifts, and others gave them houses and shops. Several shops on the small streets near his home were ready to be named under his name at any time.
This is nothing.
Some people also gave them to themselves. In the past few days, more than 20 people have taken the initiative to become servants of Xu He's family. There are more than 100 people whose parents sold their daughters to Xu He as concubines.
Giving land, house, and shop is called giving.
There is also a professional term for this situation called "relying on the body".
But it was just to avoid the corvee.
If it is an ordinary person, when encountering such a conventional matter, most of them will not reject anyone who comes, or they will ask their family members to screen them and then accept them carefully.
But Xu He didn't want to do such a thing.
It's not that he is incompatible with this society, or that he wants to be the Holy Mother of the court.
It's just that he has many ways to make money, and he doesn't care about the three melons and two dates produced by the land.
Besides, with so many people, so many fields, and so many shops pouring in all at once, who is going to manage them?
This also involves the need to find someone to take charge of these things.
Slowly, the Xu family became the Xu family.
When there are many people, rules must be established. When there are many people, people will feel uncomfortable.
Don't think that in a family like the Shen family, Mrs. Shen lives a happy life. In fact, she is the rule maker, and she must be bound by the rules, otherwise the family will not be a family and it will not be chaotic.
Then we might as well get rid of the problem and don't make it so complicated.
Xu He said to Xu Dai and Wu Decao: "Except for Huibin Tower, get rid of everything else!"
Xu Dai was dumbfounded, but he thought it was Xu He who was dumbfounded: "Liangsheng, now that you have become a civil servant, there will be more places to spend money in the future, such as sedans when going out, chairs when entering, etc. You don't need to spend money on anything?" They sent them away and you went to make money on your own? Are you going to take the imperial examination? No, no, no!"
Xu He smiled and said: "Second uncle, don't worry, I am certainly not short of money. Besides, we are all from the Xu family. If I ask for money from the second uncle, will the second uncle not give it to me?"
Xu Dai patted his chest and said, "What are you talking about? If you need money, come to me yourself! You don't even need to talk to your aunt!"
Xu He smiled: "Then why do I need so much money-making work? I was distracted by studying in vain!"
Xu Dai suddenly said: "Yes, yes, you are right. Your second uncle and I were distracted by Guanzhuangzi when we were young, so there was no hope for the imperial examination!"
"That's only the second uncle's poems. The calligraphy is also very good, but he sacrificed himself for the family..."
"You better understand me loudly!"
