When the coachman drove the carriage to the door of the house in the east of the city, the door of the house was closed tightly, and the outside looked the same as the last time he came here.
Cuiping raised her hand to knock on the door, but before her hand could touch the door knocker, the door was opened from the inside.
Cuizhu has always come here, and this is the first time for Cuiping to come here. This is also the first time for the woman who opened the door to meet each other.
She mentally guessed that they were servants bought by the girl. She didn't know them, but she often heard Cuizhu murmuring about their respective situations.
Cuiping asked, "Are you from the Zhao family or the Zhou family?" Without waiting for the woman to reply, he added, "Girl, come over here and take a look. Please open the middle door first to let the carriage in."
The girl's own house naturally has to open the middle door and be welcomed in.
Cuiping has been surrounded by servants of the Zheng Mansion all year round. The girl is still young, so she wants to help establish her authority in front of these servants.
Li Qiusui sat in the carriage and did not say anything to stop Cuiping.
After such a short delay, a voice came from the house asking, "Who is Aunt Zhao? Who is outside? Why don't you come in?"
Aunt Zhao didn't bother to answer the questions from the people inside the house, and said to Cuiping with a smile: "I will open the middle door and invite the girl in."
Turning around, he shouted into the door, "Little Shitou, call your parents and the head of my family over, tell me the girl is here!"
Li Qiusui looked out through the car window and saw an eighty-nine-year-old boy. First he stuck out half of his head and looked outside. When his eyes met hers, he squinted and retracted his head. , his shout echoed in the house.
"Uncle Zhao - father - mother, the girl is here, the girl is here!"
Li Qiu Sui got off the carriage and asked the driver to wait outside.
When the Zhao family came forward, they kowtowed and said, "Girl, you are here on your own time. We are all looking forward to it!"
Li Qiusui motioned to Cuiping to help him up, "I haven't been able to get free time. I should have come to see you earlier. How about if there is anything missing in the house? Just tell Cuizhu and I will have someone bring it to you."
The Zhao family came over to help others, and Li Qiusui waved his hand, motioning for her to follow.
The Zhao family said, "There is no shortage of everything in the house. Sister Cuizhu has a good temper and is easy to talk to. She wants to be ahead of us in everything. It's just that there are so many of us guarding such a courtyard, and we have nothing to do all day long." Dry……"
The group of people walked inside while talking.
Just as they were about to cross the threshold, the boy who had just shouted led the people to greet them in a hurry. Before Li Qiu Sui could see their faces clearly, they all knelt on the ground and kowtowed to call the girl.
"Everyone, get up, let's go in and talk."
Li Qiusui walked inside by himself, and the servants behind him got up and followed.
It was really getting late, so she didn't go to the house, so she turned around on the steps of the corridor rock.
Zhao Da stood at the front with his head half bowed, leading the crowd as if they were listening respectfully to Li Qiu Sui's instructions.
Li Qiusui waved Cuizhu's younger brother Xiaobao over, "Has your sister gone back? When will she come back?"
Although Xiaobao is only three or four years old, he is very articulate, "My sister has already returned, and it is time to go to Zheng's house now. Before she left, she said that girl, you are not free today and will not come over."
"So how are you living here? Do you want to go home and visit?"
Xiaobao shook his head like a rattle, "I don't want to go home! It's nice here. Brother Xiao Shitou will take me to play, and sister Qingya, and Aunt Zhou and Aunt Zhao will also cook us food. Anyway, the little one doesn’t want to go home.”
Li Qiusui smiled and said, "Then be obedient and stay here. I will ask your sister to come over to visit you often."
"Thank you, girl!" Xiaobao saluted gracefully.
It looks like someone has taught me.
Li Qiusui then focused his attention on Zhao Da, "I asked you to go to Zhuangzi to have a look first. How do you feel?"
Zhao Da lowered his head all the time, and after hearing the words, he bowed before answering, "Reply to my lady, the 500 acres of fields in Zhuangzi are all high-quality fertile fields. The winter wheat is being planted this season, and it will be harvested in April or May next year. , and then planted a crop of late rice. In this way, unless there is bad weather, the harvest should be good. I also asked about the village head. He is quite honest and prudent. There are no less than 20 people in his family. , the sons of his family alone have cultivated hundreds of acres of land, and the harvest is comparable to other families. The other tenant families, at first glance, are all honest and responsible people. If you don't come over, the younger one will be like Cuizhu for the first half of the day. The girl said that although there are only two harvests in the village, there are still fish ponds, chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep, etc., the housekeeper of the Guo Mansion only asked people to take away the autumn grain. It is getting cold now, and I heard them say that a few days ago It’s time to raise the pond, and the chickens and ducks are easy to deal with. In previous years, they were sold directly to restaurants in Fucheng, and the cattle and sheep were not dared to dispose of them without authorization. They said it was time to divide them into pens in the spring. "
Li Qiusui pondered, she understood what Zhao Da meant, that is, the people in Zhuangtou were not bad, and the tenant farmers were not bad either. By April or May next year, she can no longer count on food, such as chickens, ducks, fish, cattle and sheep. I asked her what she planned.
My parents in Lijia Village have a small village of 200 acres given by the Zheng family. They are indispensable for chickens, ducks and fish, but I haven't heard of any cattle or sheep. It’s Chinese New Year, and with these things you will definitely have a good year.
Li Qiusui, "Can cattle be killed casually?"
I don’t remember where I read it, but it was said that in ancient times there was a rule against killing cattle at will.
"Of course, farm cattle cannot be killed at will, but the cattle we have on board are beef cattle. I heard that General Guo specially found the beef cattle from the merchants. Because they only produce meat but not strength, they are not like horses that are killed by them. It’s easy to get control from someone with a bit of power.”
Li Qiu Sui nodded when she heard what Zhao Da said. Most of her understanding of this era was taken from books, but she had only read a few books. No one mentioned these, so she naturally didn't know.
"In this way, send some chickens, ducks and fish to the Zheng family. The New Year will be celebrated in a few months. You can also keep some in the house here, and let them deal with the rest like in previous years! As for the There are two cattle and sheep, especially the beef cattle, and there is no need to rush to deal with the rest. In the spring, those who should be divided into pens will be divided into pens. When I have free time, I will go over and take a look in person. There are also Zhuangtou and tenants. Since you have to use it, that’s it for now.”
Although Zhao Da lowered his head, he was shocked in his heart. Even though his mistress looked young, he knew Zhuangzi's skills well by listening to her words.
Cuizhu said that he was asked to go to Zhuangzi to take a look, but she thought he was asked to work as a steward in Zhuangzi. Even the reply just now, he did not dare to lie.
At this moment, I was secretly glad that he was used to being cautious and keeping some bottom lines in his work. Otherwise, if he had rashly guessed the owner's thoughts and planned the village head's plan because of his cleverness, he would have been exposed after a few questions.
(End of chapter)
