Xue Yan clapped her hands and said with a smile: "Master Huan, you are so stupid. You already told me the answer. It's five!"
Zicuckoo couldn't help but said: "Master Huan is the smartest. He must be coaxing us. He said five, and it won't be five again."
Lin Daiyu also smiled and said: "I also guess that Brother Huan must be playing tricks on him, so I will guess seven. I wonder if I am right?"
Jia Huan sighed and said: "Sister Lin is indeed a fairy, she guessed it right away!"
Lin Daiyu smiled and said: "How? I knew you were playing tricks! Now you are willing to admit defeat, why don't you give me the pine nuts in your hand?"
Jia Huan stretched out his palm, and there were only five pine nuts on it. He poured these five pine nuts into Lin Daiyu's hand.
Then he said: "Sister Lin, I will give you five pills first, and I still owe you two. No, I will replenish you now."
As Jia Huan spoke, he took two more pine nuts from the table and put them in Lin Daiyu's hands.
Everyone in the room couldn't help laughing.
Lin Daiyu glared at Jia Huan and couldn't help laughing.
The air was suddenly filled with a happy atmosphere.
…
The next day, after the prince got up, he did not go to the ground with Lao Li Tou and his family.
Although he still didn't sleep well last night, he learned a lesson and covered his head and face with clothes. Although it was hot, it also relieved the pain of mosquitoes.
My energy level is better today than yesterday.
Today the prince simply left Lijia Village and wandered around in nearby villages.
To this day, the prince still suspects that Jia Huan is pulling the strings, and even the entire Li family village cannot be trusted.
Therefore, he would like to leave Lijia Village and go to nearby or even further villages to have a look and ask questions.
Even if Jia Huan plays the game, he will never make it this far.
And the whole day of visiting made the prince even more confused.
Because he discovered that the lives of the people in the surrounding villages were actually better than those in Lijia Village. Lijia Village was the poorest village in the surrounding area, bar none.
Jia Huan was indeed playing a trick and sent him to the poorest village and the poorest family.
However, Jia Huan never made any moves.
The reason why Lijia Village is the poorest is because the people there rent and farm land from Qiong Xueshi's family.
Li Da did not lie to him. Among the nearby villages, the land rent of Bachelor Qiong's family was the highest.
Other families received 70% of the rent, but Bachelor Qiong’s family received 80%.
No family would rent the land from Qiong's family unless they had to.
And other villages, even if they are better than Lijiacun, are only so good.
The prince asked all the villages, but no one felt happy.
The prince did not see where the enlightenment and culture mentioned by his teachers were reflected.
How do those common people know about the important events of the imperial court? Where do you know about Gong Gong?
If they don't even know these things, how can they be grateful to the court?
The more places he traveled, the more he saw, and the more questions he asked, the more confused the prince became.
He had a vague feeling that he seemed to have been enveloped in deception throughout his entire life.
His teachers, even what they read in books, were all fake and deceitful.
On the fourth day, the prince changed direction and continued walking, looking and asking questions.
On this day, he actually walked to Xiaoqingshan Village of Zhuangzi, Jia's home.
Huh?
Unexpectedly, Zhuangzi from Jia Huan’s bastard family is actually here too?
Until now, although it was proved that Jia Huan was right, the prince still didn't like him, and even hated him more.
He wanted to see how much his family's land rent was. This Jia Xiuzhuan could only talk about other people.
After the prince made some inquiries, he was surprised to find out.
The land rent in Xiaoqingshan Village is only 60%!
Sixty percent! This is the lowest rent collection among the eight surrounding villages.
how so?
Didn't all my teachers say that the noble family were all worms, lying on the people's bodies and drinking blood?
Why do these noble families not drink blood as hard as themselves?
The prince was still afraid that Jia Huan was deceiving him, so he temporarily changed the rent share. After careful inquiry, he found that it was not the case.
His rent has always been 60%. However, their tenants basically depend on the Jia family for their lives.
Even if outsiders want to rent their land, there is no way for them to do so.
At this time, Xiaoqingshan Village was actually undergoing extensive construction.
Two factories were being built, and all the laborers in the village rushed to the construction sites to work.
The wages they offer are twice as high as those outside! I was given three meals a day, and every meal was full and meaty.
It can be said that such treatment is really hard to find even with a lantern.
The factory here started construction long before he came, and it is almost completed now.
Obviously, he didn't deliberately give so much just to deceive himself.
This made the prince sigh with emotion, what Jia Huan said is right, what you hear is false, and what you see is true.
If I hadn't gone out to see, listen, and ask for myself, I might have been kept in the dark all this time.
No wonder his father was so disappointed in him.
Now, he was very disappointed with himself a few days ago.
The prince quietly left Xiaoqingshan Village.
Today is the fourth day, and there are still three days left.
The prince decided to take a closer look.
This time, he was not trying to prove authenticity.
But he wanted to have a more comprehensive understanding of the sufferings of the people.
…
In the evening of that day, Jia Yun went to Ning Lu Hall to report the prince's whereabouts to Jia Huan as usual.
When Jia Huan heard that the prince had visited more villages today, and even went to Xiaoqingshan Village, Jia Huan was not panicked.
In fact, the fact that the prince walked out of Lijia Village proved that he had discovered something, and that his plan had succeeded.
In this way, the prince is not hopeless. He is also very smart and can quickly detect problems.
In this case, his task of persuading the prince is basically completed.
However, there is one last step missing.
The prince has only seen the hypocrisy of those ministers, but has not yet seen their evil.
Only by letting the prince see their evil can he learn a more profound lesson.
Thinking of this, Jia Huan couldn't help but ask Jia Yun: "Brother Yun, how did you handle the matter of Bachelor Qionghua's youngest son?"
Jia Yun said: "Third uncle, in order to prevent anyone from suspecting us later."
"My nephew didn't dare to use our people, but secretly leaked the news to Qionghua's servant. I'm afraid he will take action in the next two days."
Brother Yun was indeed careful in his work, and Jia Huan became more and more satisfied after hearing this.
Jia Huan said: "Brother Yun, keep an eye on this matter. If Qiong Yu really goes to Lijia Village, you should secretly find a way to prevent the prince from going out and let them encounter him."
"Afterwards, it would be fine if the prince takes away the village girl. If not, just bring her to our house."
Jia Huan noticed another subtle change in Jia Yun's expression, and couldn't help but explain: "After what happened, do you think that village girl can still marry into a good family?"
"This happened because of us, so naturally I have to make up for it!"
(End of chapter)
