Chapter 58: Sifujin is quite docile
Northwest of the capital, Tong'an Huangzhuang.
It was the "double robbery" season. The tenant farmers had worked hard under the scorching sun and were taking a bite of rough rice and resting under the big tree.
"Have you heard? Our Zhuangzi has just changed its owner." The speaker was a short young man who was picking at his torn straw sandals and said enthusiastically.
"Wang Er Mazi, you still have time to sit here with us. If you don't go to your little shabby place, you will be eaten up by the sparrows."
The sparrow is the smallest and can eat all the sparrows, which shows that his land is barren.
Wang Erpazi made a sound: "Aren't you interested? He is a prince..."
"It doesn't matter who comes here. Out of the ten villages and towns, our land is the worst and the water source is the least. Many tenant farmers are unwilling to come here when they hear it's ours. We can't even get a wife."
"That's right, if it weren't for the ancestral death contract, who would be willing to work here all the time. Working the most, eating the least, it would be a miserable life."
"Stop talking, no matter how hard it is, Wang Er Mazi is as hard as he is. He is the only one left in his family. The land is sparse and poor, and he is lazy. The contract his parents left him is longer than the rest of us. He doesn't even say it's hard, you guys. What are you shouting in front of them?”
Wang Ermazi casually picked up the fallen rice ears on the ground, rubbed them open and stuffed them into his mouth. While eating, he said "poof". It was so rough. He raised his voice and said, "You don't want to hear this. Don't say I didn't follow." You mention it.”
With that said, he put his old hat on his head, patted his butt and left.
"Wang Er Mazi, come back!"
"Is there really something new?"
…
Wang Ermazi waved his hand and did not look back.
At this time, Manager Zhang in the distance stretched his neck and opened his mouth: "Gather! Gather!"
The tenant farmers were puzzled: "What are you doing? Let us pass at this time?"
"If we don't collect this, our work will be in vain if it rains. What will we eat this year?"
"Yes, Manager Zhang, we will be later, later..."
…
"No! No one is missing! Gather, hurry up, come here!"
Manager Zhang was stamping his feet anxiously on the ridge.
He didn't want to either.
Qian'er received a notice from the Ministry of Internal Affairs that their future master would be the fourth prince, and he would just follow their orders.
After hearing this, Manager Zhang contacted the Ministry of Internal Affairs and handed over an account book, sign, and keys to the fourth prince's new residence.
The other party just answered the call without saying anything.
When Manager Zhang came back, he followed the instructions step by step and asked the tenant farmers to harvest quickly.
It stands to reason that no matter how ignorant the master is, he would not come over to "check the harvest" at this busy time of farming.
Manager Zhang thought about it again. He had found out about the fourth prince and his wife along the way, and felt that it was really possible for such a notorious couple.
No, everyone went directly outside Zhuangzi and asked him to prepare to receive him.
It's also his fault. Zhuangzi's output is not high, he doesn't have spare money to manage the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and he doesn't have an insider to inform him.
The more he thought about it, the more urgent he shouted. How could such a master be easily offended? He was not gathering here. He was saving their lives!
These idiots still don't listen to him, and they really worry him to death!
But the laziest one, Wang Er, ran as fast as he could and helped him pull people over along the way: "Uncle Zhang, Uncle Zhang, here, here!"
"You little brat, you are the slowest in harvesting the earth!"
"Uncle, uncle, it hurts." It's not like he wanted to be so slow. His hands were frail and he couldn't move faster even if he wanted to.
Finally, the tenant farmers gathered together in a heap lazily.
Manager Zhang spoke concisely and to the point: "The new master is here. You all need to be smarter later. Do you understand?"
For a moment, the tenant farmers were silent one after another, just cursing in their hearts. They were not here to cause trouble at this time.
"The fourth elder brother is here! The fourth brother is here!"
The group of people quickly knelt down and shouted: "Greetings to Si Age and Si Fujin."
Lu Pheasant was helped out of the carriage by his fourth brother. He looked up and saw that this was wrong.
She calculated the time and found that the other manors had already finished the robbery. How come Tongan was actually in progress?
I just thought that the double robbery was over. It was the slack time for the farmers, so their coming would not affect them. The farmers also had things to "respect", and they could also reward people and things.
When Lu Pheasant looked at the account books, he knew that there was something wrong with Zhuangzi.
Either they are really poor, or the stewards are making false accounts and fooling people.
Now it seems that there may be many problems.
Si Age waved his hand for them to get up.
Lu Pheasant didn't wait for Manager Zhang to speak and asked immediately, "Are you still busy at farming?"
Manager Zhang: "If I tell my master, that's right."
"Let's break up then. Go quickly. Steward, just come with us for a walk."
Manager Zhang was stunned.
Sure enough, the rumors were true.
Is this Fourth Fujin so arrogant even in front of Fourth Brother?
Will he listen or not?
Yinzhen did not speak.
Su Peisheng said, "Why are you standing there in a daze? Master, you say something, but you still don't act on it?"
"Hey! Come on, it's all gone. It's time to get busy!"
The tenant farmers still cursed in their hearts, but ran away.
Only Wang Ermazi was a step too late and was kicked by Manager Zhang before he ran away quickly.
Manager Zhang still approached Fourth Brother: "Master, look..."
Yinzhen just asked: "Fu Jin, do you want to go to the house to rest first?"
Manager Zhang thought to himself, is Brother Si going to drive away Si Fujin?
Lu Pheasant didn't catch up on her sleep after greeting her today. Her husband was considerate of her. Anyway, it was busy farming season and there was nothing good to see.
She nodded: "Okay, I'll do it."
Manager Zhang thought to himself, isn’t this quite docile?
He quickly asked his deputy to take Si Fujin to the main courtyard to rest: "Si Fujin, please come this way. Zhuangzi is simple, please forgive me."
Lu Zhi smiled and said nothing.
After Si Fujin's figure disappeared, a cold voice suddenly sounded in his mind: "Can you hear me? Emperor XX, hello..."
"Quiet!"
"I finally heard it! It's fixed, Ouye! Is this the host's village? This land, tsk tsk, is really poor to the naked eye. Eighty per mu is considered a lot."
Yinzhen ignored him: "Steward, how much rice did Zhuangzi produce per mu this year?"
Manager Zhang was in a dilemma: "Returning to the master, the land in Zhuangzi is barren and there is not much water. Even if everyone works hard for a year, it is a good year to have eight or ninety kilograms."
It hit the mark.
Xiao Ke was still confused: "However, this is nothing. It is just a problem that can be solved by a handful of hybrid rice. Doubling the yield per mu is not a problem."
Yinzhen's pupils dilated slightly and said in surprise: "What did you say?"
Manager Zhang's body softened and he almost knelt down: "Brother Si, forgive me. I understand. Compared with other Zhuangzi, it is a little less, but the account books are reported truthfully. I have never concealed anything. I hope Master." I know it clearly."
Yinzhen lost his composure. He rubbed his temples and asked, "What kind of rice are we growing?"
"If I go back to my father, I will receive summer rice seeds according to the unified distribution by the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
"Have you ever heard of 'How to teach' Dao?"
Manager Zhang was confused.
"It's crossbreeding, not teaching! Tsk, why is he a noble with a Northeastern accent?"
