In the end, Xie Xiuwen still couldn't defeat his daughter and nodded in agreement.
"You can go, but you must not bring too many people. Also, if you want to play, you can play in the mountains. You must bring people with you. You can't cause trouble to your brothers, you know?"
"I understand, Dad. But I think it's okay to bring three or four people with you, right? After all, Dad has to be on duty every day, and Mommy has to go out sometimes. Besides, the house can't be left unattended. On."
Xie Xiuwen laughed angrily at her unreasonable look.
Are they short of manpower now?
Not to mention the servants they bought themselves, just the force lessons assigned by the imperial court, that's a lot.
The so-called labor class is simply the free labor allocated by the imperial court to officials. You can look after homes and homes, stand guard, carry bodyguards, clear the way, etc.
Xie Xiuwen enjoys the configuration of the fifth rank, so the imperial court allocated him twenty-four people, and these twenty-four people do not require monthly money from the Xie family. Of course, as the head family, they still have to give some symbolic rewards. Yes, otherwise people won’t be willing to work hard.
"You girl, don't think too much. I'll arrange the manpower for you later. You go with Brother Hui. You must listen to your eldest brother on the way. When you get to the villa, you must listen to your third and fourth brothers. Don't do it when something happens. Make your own decisions.”
Xie Rongzhao knew that this was the only way to go, so he stuck out his tongue and said to himself, just let him go out.
Xie Xiuwen originally thought of arranging twelve nursing colleagues for them, but unexpectedly, there was a sudden change.
It turned out that Zhao Heng and Wang Yanqing got the news somehow. Knowing that Xie Rongzhao was going to the villa, they were naturally concerned about it.
Zhao Heng was so smart. As soon as he and Zhao Ying discussed it, one of the siblings went to Xie Rongzhao to discuss the matter, and the other went to Xie Ronghui to establish a relationship. In this way, the team going to the villa suddenly expanded.
Moreover, the Xie family no longer even needs to take care of the nursing home.
One is the young master from Duke Dingguo's mansion, and the other is the young master from Marquis Weixin's mansion. No matter who goes out, the ostentation cannot be trivial.
Zhao Ying is one of Xie Rongzhao's best handkerchief friends in recent years. Perhaps because of Zhao Yue's relationship, Zhao Ying always feels that Xie Rongzhao is a little lucky star, and every time he goes out with her, there is always something interesting. Unexpected gains.
The group of people walked toward Feng County in a mighty manner. Xie Ronghui was relatively silent along the way. He really didn't expect that his sister would become friends with these high-ranking gentlemen.
This somewhat subverted his outlook on life.
As soon as the group reached the entrance of the village, they saw a group of children running home to find their parents.
"Dad, the lady is here and is about to go up the mountain!"
"Auntie, Miss Xie is here. Do we have any mountain goods at home? Quickly pack them up and send them up the mountain!"
"Grandma, Miss Xie is here, along with several noble gentlemen. Let's make another plate of tofu tomorrow!"
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All this shows Xie Rongzhao's popularity here.
Of course the villagers here are happy.
After this barren mountain was bought by the Xie family, the lives of the villagers began to get better.
Some of them directly work as long-term workers in the villa, with a fixed income every month.
Others do odd jobs and can get paid for about 20 days in a month.
For example, the tofu maker will send dozens of kilograms of tofu to the mountains every month. Don’t underestimate these tofus. For the farmers, it is extra income. With this, the eldest child in the family can After eating a few pieces of candy, the family can also eat a few taels of meat.
The families that have benefited the most have now built brick houses.
Because there is a new house and regular errands, even marrying a wife is chosen by the boys. Not to mention how comfortable this life is!
Song Erlang is the one who has serious errands in Fuyuan Villa. Now he is in charge of errands in the mountains and forests, as well as rent collection and so on.
Song Erlang used to deliver firewood to the Xie Mansion, but now he directs others to deliver various supplies to the master's family.
Of course, because of the long distance, now they would send more than a dozen cars to Xie's Mansion in late autumn, and the rest of the time they would no longer care about firewood.
Song Erlang was checking the accounts at home, and he was the one who paid the wages of all the long-term workers. When he heard the noise outside, he stopped looking at the account books and hurried out.
Finally, the carriage was stopped in the village.
"The lady is here, who is this?"
"This is my eldest brother who sent us here specially."
Song Erlang also knew that Mr. Xie had an eldest son who was studying in his hometown. Now he took a look and found that this eldest son was good-looking, and he looked like a gentleman with a gentle temperament.
"I would like to say hello to the eldest young master. Is everyone going to go up the mountain? Can you prepare some extra meals at noon?"
Xie Rongzhao poked his head out to look at the large group of guards behind him, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Brother Erlang. I guess with so many people, the kitchen in the villa will be too busy. I have to trouble your sister-in-law to go up the mountain to be a helper." .”
"It should be."
In this way, a large group of people went up the mountain in a mighty manner, but they didn't dare to make any big noise along the way, and they didn't dare to miss the business of studying among the young gentlemen inside.
Xie Ronghui stood on the mountainside, thinking about how much hard work his father had put in to be able to purchase such a rich family property and enjoy such a beautiful scenery.
"Brother, let's go in. I think Third Brother and the others will be out of class soon."
Zhu Weng helped arrange the guards, and then immediately opened the warehouse. A bag of rice weighing one hundred kilograms was taken out, and he immediately sent people to catch ten chickens and bring them back.
Wang Yanqing and Zhao Heng were both used to coming here, and when they got here they didn't regard themselves as outsiders at all.
In fact, Xie Xiuwen didn't treat them as outsiders. He even arranged a fixed house for them here. Their things were kept in it all year round. Ordinary people were not allowed to live there.
Even though it was just a trivial matter, Wang Yanqing and Zhao Heng felt particularly comfortable.
Zhao Ying also wanted to live with Xie Rongzhao when she came to the villa. There were just the two of them in the backyard, plus a few nuns and girls. Compared with the front yard, it was a bit deserted.
After Xie Ronghui stayed at the villa for two days, he took Sanshun and two boys to the county seat.
Zhu Xiaoyun had already arranged for someone to rent a yard in the county town, so that the four masters and servants could be accommodated there.
Zhao Ying took a bite of snacks, and then said mysteriously: "Good boy, do you know what's going on with the Xie family on Anhe Street?"
Xie Rongzhao rolled his eyes at her: "No matter how big or small you are, call me sister!"
Zhao Ying ignored her and said to herself: "A few years ago, the Xie family sent a legitimate daughter to the palace and made her a beauty, but unfortunately she lost favor later. I heard that the Xie family was thinking about whether to send another concubine. The girl has entered the palace."
Xie Rongzhao became really curious at this moment: "I heard from my father that the Holy Emperor is not a lustful person, and the Xie family was originally a century-old family. How come they are now relying on nepotism to maintain the family's glory?"
(End of chapter)
