Rong Yuanhang appeared in the fifth courtyard of the inner house of Xichun Manor with his daughter in his arms, which was where the dumb man lived.

The room was quiet, the mute man's bedroom glowed with orange candlelight, and it was only ten o'clock in the evening, and she was used to sleeping late on the main plane, so she did not rest.

"Dumb man, haven't you rested yet?" Rong Yuanhang came to her bedroom and asked with a smile.

"Young Master, are you back so soon?" The mute man was bored and lay on the bed to look at the tile ridge, and when he saw him coming, he sat up in a panic.

Rong Yuanhang smiled and asked, "What are you doing?" ”

The dumb man replied with some shame, "No, it's just thinking about something." "There are a lot of mosquitoes here at night, but she doesn't even have a mosquito net.

"My mom wants you back again, I'll send you over." Rong Yuan said.

The dumb man was a little surprised: "The boss wants me to go back again?" What are you going to do back? ”

"I don't know."

"Oh, okay." The dumb man didn't ask much, she casually took a quilt from the table and draped it over her body. Rong Yuanhang reopened the door of the plane, allowing her to travel through the past in an instant.

After the dumb man left, he held the baby in one hand and returned to the bedroom in the fourth courtyard in the front with a large box of diapers in the other hand to give the baby to the nurse Xing'er.

After a night of silence, the next day, Rong Yuanhang found the housekeeper Liu Du and asked him to go to Snake Island first by arranging people to clean up the weeds and poisonous snakes and move them out of the place as a storage place for building materials.

Steward Liu acted on orders and sent people to buy a large number of tools, machetes, baskets, etc. in the county seat. Then, for fourteen taels of silver per month, the boatman hired two ferries for the purpose of landing on the island. Rong Yuanhang took half of each of the three teams of guards, a total of forty-nine people, to use them to open up wasteland on the island.

There are still too few people, and nearly 50 square kilometers of island development are simply not enough for people to rely on this alone. Rong Yuanhang found the housekeeper and asked, "Steward Liu, go to the nearby villages to find out if there are anyone willing to work here?" An adult worker, we pay five taels of silver a month to hire. ”

"Five taels?" Liu Du looked at Rong Yuanhang in surprise and said, "Master." We still have more than 1,000 people in our family, do we still need to hire outsiders? ”

Rong Yuanhang was stunned for a moment and said: "There are more than 1,000 people, where are so many people? "He knows that there are now the guards in Xichun Manor. All of them add up to more than 130 people.

Liu Du said: "Master, don't we still have more than 300 tenants, these are your slaves, you can use them however you want." ”

"Huh? Aren't those people farmers who rent my land to plant? Rong Yuanhang asked inexplicably: "People are not obliged to do other work for you, right?" ”

Liu Du was so anxious that he pulled his beard, "Master." You don't know yet, but the whole village of 300 tenants is now your minions! ”

"Huh? What's going on? ”

Liu Du then explained that these tenant farmers were originally the domestic slaves of the former owner of Xichun Manor, and now the former master was beheaded for his crime, but all his domestic slaves were left by the official, and more than 1,000 hectares of land needed to be cultivated by manpower.

These tenant farmers belonged to the private property of Xichun Manor, and their way of subsistence was that each family cultivated a certain amount of land. The income from the production of the two crops of land in each year is divided between the owner and the owner, and the double tax of the state and the local tax is also borne according to the cultivated area. But their right to life is completely at the disposal of the master's family. During the slack season, the owner's family needs manpower, and they all have to work unconditionally.

Rong Yuanhang said with some surprise: "So to speak." The whole village is my slave? ”

Liu Du nodded, "Yes, sir, you are their heaven, and you can decide the life and death of these untouchables at any time." ”

"What 'untouchables'? Liudu, be respectful to people! Rong Yuanhang scolded him angrily.

"Yes, yes, yes." Liu Du was shocked, and he was sincerely frightened for a while, and as soon as his master was angry, the terrifying breath instantly overwhelmed him.

"Hmm. Let's go, take me to see these tenant farmers. Rong Yuanhang was so frightened that his face turned green when he saw him. I didn't want to embarrass the other party too much, so I said calmly.

Liu Du straightened his waist in a cold sweat. Rong Yuanhang thought for a while and said, "You still don't have to follow along, let's supervise their work here." ”

The fifty or so nursing homes on the island are already in full swing, and their food needs to be provided. Rong Yuanhang asked Liu Du to preside over the logistics here.

"This 、......" Liu Du hesitated for a moment and said, "Master, you are new here, they don't know you, in case those cheap ...... Those mud legs hit you, and that's not good. ”

"Damn, this man doesn't have a long memory!"

Rong Yuanhang had just taught him to call the villagers 'pariahs', but now he had changed his name to 'mud legs'. But he didn't bother to say more. waved his hand, "It's okay, I'm just going to take a look." Ignoring Steward Liu, he found Jian Zhongxuan, the captain of the nursing home team, and Xiao Wu and the three of them went to the village in the back mountain together.

"Sir, do you want to ride a horse?" Jian Zhongxuan asked.

"No, it's not a few steps, just walk around." Rong Yuanhang held his hands behind his back, and suddenly learned that he actually owned more than 300 slaves, and he couldn't help but feel a little proud. He didn't go to the village for a strong purpose, but he was just curious about who his slaves were? Haven't we met yet, so as the owner, you should also show your face.

At this time, it is already winter, the rice has been harvested, and large areas of farmland are bare, leaving only rows of straw heads in the fields, which looks quite spectacular. There are also lush fields covered with pale yellow rape flowers, and small bees flutter among the flowers in the fields. On the ridge and at the edge of the hill, some tenant farmers' houses are scattered among them.

In a small courtyard surrounded by a fence wall, in a handful of verdant bamboo forests, two children are playing. Rong Yuanhang heard the laughter of children, and unconsciously approached along the narrow ridge.

Coming to the door of the small courtyard of the farmhouse, Jian Zhongxuan took the lead and wanted to call the door. Rong Yuanhang stretched out his hand and said softly, "No need for Lao Jane." He just casually watched how the slaves' families were doing.

Through the gap in the fence, Rong Yuanhang saw an adult's clothes drying in the yard, and two children, a man and a woman, were looking at something intently on the ground.

"You ...... Who to look for? Suddenly a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl came out of the thatched house. Seeing that Rong Yuanhang and the three of them suddenly approached the outside of the courtyard and looked inside, the girl's eyes were a little panicked.

"Sister, brother, come here!" The girl roared, and then she made an unexpected gesture by Rong Yuanhang, and turned around and walked back indoors, and after a while came out with a shovel in her hand.

The two children who were playing did not react, but looked at Rong Yuanhang and the three of them blankly. Wait for their sister to come out. They were all so frightened that they hid behind her, but they pulled at the corners of their sister's clothes and stretched out two small heads to look at the visitor curiously.

"Who are you, my dad will be back soon!" The girl's voice was hurried with horror.

Rong Yuanhang saw that he scared the three of them, and hurriedly smiled kindly: "Don't be afraid. We have no ill will. ”

"Little girl, where are your adults?" At this time, Jian Zhongxuan opened his mouth and said: "This is your new master, Master Rong, still don't open the door to welcome guests?" ”

"Huh?" The girl was stunned and didn't know if what he said was true or not, she knew that the new owner of the nearby Xichun Manor had come these days. But she had only seen Steward Liu, but she had never seen the faces of the three strangers in front of her.

"That'...... Then you guys wait. The girl hesitated and said, "My father is coming back." It's not convenient for you to come in the house. ”

The girl lied, in fact, her father had just gone to the county seat with game this morning to sell because he had caught some, and he would not be able to return until the afternoon at the earliest.

"You are presumptuous! What is the identity of the master, and he is asked to wait? Jian Zhongxuan shouted violently, startling the three children.

"Old Jane, what are you doing here? They were still children, and they were scared. Rong Yuanhang glanced at him unhappily.

"Yes, sir." Jian Zhongxuan secretly sweated, and he didn't expect to slap the horse's leg with a fart.

Rong Yuanhang said to the girl through the fence: "There is another person in your family. Is he sick? ”

The girl opened her mouth in surprise: "You—How do you know?" ”

"Guess," Rong Yuanhang smiled playfully, in fact, his hearing was very sensitive, and he heard the faint breath in the room. And he said, "I'll do some medical skills, or will you let me see the patient?" ”

"This ......" the girl saw that he was richly dressed, his face was handsome, and his attitude was good. I had a good impression of him in my heart, and guessed that he was the new master, but I was not sure, so I hurriedly said to the little girl behind me: "Please wait quietly...... Sister, go to Sunlingtou and call the third grandfather over. Just go! ”

"Oh." The little girl agreed. Hurriedly walked out, looked at the three of them with some fear, and didn't dare to look at it, but bravely opened the fence door and walked into the depths of the bamboo forest.

"Old Jane. You follow her, don't let her fall. Rong Yuanhang commanded.

"Yes, sir." Jian Xuan saluted, and just wanted to catch up with the little girl, Rong Yuanhang said behind him: "By the way, invite the village chief over." I have something to say. ”

……

After Lao Jian left, only Rong Yuanhang and Xiao Wu, who had been silent, were left. The door in the courtyard opened, but Rong Yuanhang, out of respect, did not go in, but stood and chatted with the girl. "What's your name?"

"My name is Zhu Yu." The girl replied, turned around again to look at the little boy, and took the initiative to introduce, "This is my brother's pickaxe." ”

"Oh, that was your sister just now?"

"Yes, she's called a rollover." The girl named Zhu Yu replied.

"Puff ......" Rong Yuanhang laughed when he heard it: "Called overturning?" Belch...... It's a special name. In fact, the names of the three siblings were all named after farming tools.

The girl's face turned red, and she lowered her head and became shy. After a while, he raised his head and said, "You...... Please come in, I'm sure you're not a bad person anymore. ”

"Oh? Thanks, I'm not a bad person in the first place. Rong Yuanhang entered generously, but whispered to Xiao Wu: "You stay." ”

"Yes, master." Xiao Wu agreed, and stood at the door like a pile of wood.

"You may be seated." The girl turned around and took a low stool and placed it in front of him.

Entering the courtyard, Rong Yuanhang realized that the girl in front of her was wearing very tattered clothes, and the moment she turned around just now, there were two big patches behind the buttocks of the pants, and there were also some tattered holes in the knees of the trousers, and even the skin inside was exposed.

Look at the little boy named Pickaxe, who only wears an adult's old shirt on his upper body, and his lower body reveals that Xiao Ding Ding is not even wearing pants, you must know that this is winter, and the weather is quite cold.

"Hey...... What's the matter with you calling me Third Grandpa? Zhu Xuan asked curiously.

"Your third grandfather?"

"My third grandfather is the village chief."

"Oh, I see." Rong Yuanhang suddenly said: "I have something to do with him, you will know in a while, he is at home, right?" ”

"Yes." The girl replied.

"Who is that one in there?" Rong Yuanhang also sat down unceremoniously, while the girl and the little boy were still standing timidly. blocked the doorway of the thatched hut.

"My mother." Zhu Yu replied.

It didn't take long for Jian Zhongxuan to bring an old man who looked seventy or eighty years old, the old man was gray-haired, and when he saw Rong Yuanhang, he trembled and bowed: "Villain Xiaji to meet the master." ”

"Get up and speak." Rongyuan Shipping Gong gently lifted him up in the air.

"Sir. This old man is the village chief here. Jian Zhongxuan on the side hurriedly said.

Rong Yuanhang glanced at him with some dissatisfaction: "I said Lao Jian, can you be polite to the old man?" What does the old man and the old man say? ”

"This ......" Jian Zhongxuan argued with tears and laughter: "Master, I don't mean anything else...... It's just that the youngest one is also ninety-seven years old, which is much older than Xiaji. ”

Rong Yuanhang looked up at him in surprise. Then he said with relief, "Oh, I see." "Once again, it proves that the world can't judge each other's age by their appearance. Jian Zhongxuan is a high-level martial artist cultivator, and he is only in his forties and fifties when he looks at his appearance, but this Xia Ji in front of him is an ordinary person who has not practiced exercises, so he looks old.

Xia Ji waited for instructions on the side, bowed down and looked very respectful, and he didn't dare to interject in the conversation between the two. And the girl Xia Zhuyu saw that her third grandfather was so humble in the face of Rong Yuanhang, and she didn't even dare to breathe at this moment.

"Chief Xia,"

"Hey. Sir, please command. When Xia Ji heard Rong Yuanhang call him, his demeanor became more and more cautious.

Rong Yuanhang said: "How many laborers are there in the village now? ”

"This ...... ...... is the master? ”

"It's a strong man, how many people are capable of heavy, high-intensity physical work?" Rong Yuanhang asked.

Xia Ji thought about it and still didn't understand his demarcation, so he had to reply: "There are 515 young men and 607 women in the village, 960 people over 90 years old, and 433 people under 14 years old. The village has a total population of 16,511 people. ”

"Hmm." Rong Yuanhang thought for a while and said: "This way, my snake island needs manpower, and all those who volunteer to work in the whole village will be rewarded with four taels of silver every month." Two meals a day are full. If you tell me to come, you will come, and if you can't, forget it. ”

"Huh? Four taels of silver for a month? Is this true? Xia Ji was instantly ecstatic, and his cloudy eyes brightened up at this moment. The girl standing on the side, Zhu Yu, listened to Rong Yuanhang say this in disbelief...... Do you still get paid for servitude? This was never possible before! It would be good if the previous owner didn't come to deduct the grain. The villagers are like driving dogs, they can't even eat a meal after a day's hard work, how can they receive any wages? At this moment, her heart moved.

Rong Yuanhang said: "Yes, this is true. …… Old Jane, you can take the village chief of Xia. ”

"Yes." Jian Zhongxuan arched his hand. "Let's go, old ...... Chief? ”

"Well, hey, the little one is gone, master, the little one is going to know everyone?" Xia Ji's hands trembled with excitement, and he was still in doubt.

"Go, go, go." Rong Yuanhang waved his hand.

Xia Ji turned his head and looked at Zhu Yu, a delicate and pretty niece, as if he understood something, so he said on his behalf: "Zhu Yu, you have to serve the master well, you can't be lazy, what the master tells you to do, you can do it, do you hear?" ”

The girl seemed to understand what he meant, and looked a little panicked and a little hesitant, she knew that the son of the former master was this kind of goods, and she saw which girl was beautiful in the village, and then she was about to forcibly sleep with someone. Fortunately, she was still young at the time, and her father and mother protected her properly, otherwise she would have been his tool to vent her desires. But I can't think of it now, I still can't escape this fate!

Zhu Yu glanced at the thoughtful Rong Yuanhang again, couldn't help but blush, and replied, "Got it, Third Grandfather." ”

"Well, I'll tell him about this when your father comes back, you can rest assured that you can accompany your master." Xia Ji trembled and ordered: "Master, if you like my girl, you will ...... it."

Rong Yuanhang frowned: "What nonsense are you talking about, go quickly!" Waving his hand impatiently, he hated this kind of guy who used his own woman as a bargaining chip. Xia Ji was so angry by him that he was so shocked that he didn't dare to say a word and followed Jian Zhongxuan.

"Your mother is inside, do you still need me to check the pulse?" Rong Yuanhang glanced at the girl and asked indifferently.

"I, I, I...... Good. Zhu Yu was very scared, thinking that it was terrible for him to be angry! He said timidly, "Master, please." My mother is lying on the bed inside, she can't get up, please don't blame the rudeness. ”

Follow the girl into the house, and her eyes are dark. The windows were tightly closed, causing a lack of light inside, and it took a while to get used to it. Rong Yuanhang smelled an indescribable smell, he fanned his nose and said, "Open the window." ”

"Hey." Zhu Yu did so, climbed up to the side of the bed and opened a thatched window. Suddenly, a fresh and cold air seeped in, and the turbid smell inside faded a little.

"Master forgive me, the old slave Li's head is so dizzy that he can't get up, it's really rude." At this moment, a faint female voice sounded.

The sunlight came in, and I saw a woman in her thirties lying on the bed. The woman's eyebrows were delicate, but her cheeks were bulging, her eye sockets were deep, and her face was strangely flushed. Under his body was an old sheet of unrecognizable color.

"It doesn't matter," Rong Yuanhang said, "Your surname is Li?" ”

"Yes."

"Mind if I check your pulse?"

Lee's expression was slightly painful. He replied in a low voice: "The old man can have mercy, and the old maid is grateful." ”

Rong Yuanhang nodded, put a finger on her wrist, and asked, "What's uncomfortable?" ”

"My mother often gets dizzy, and she can't get out of bed when she gets dizzy." This is Zhu Yu interjected.

Li felt a little embarrassed, but the torture of the illness still made her speak: "The concubine is down...... The water is endless, the urine is hot and stinging, the dripping is unbearable, and there is blood...... This head is also dizzy, and it can't be relieved for several days. ”

"Hmm." Rong Yuanhang listened and asked, "Are you still dizzy and tinnitus, and your waist and legs are sore?" ”

"Ah, yes."

"You stick your tongue out and I'll take a look?"

Li Shi opened his mouth and stretched out a small tongue according to his words, and Rong Yuanhang nodded. The first time I checked the pulse, I said with some lack of confidence: "Blood in the urine is mostly caused by Huowang, but there is also a difference between virtual and real...... Uh, that I—Can I take a look at you below? ”

Rong Yuanhang even had a hot face when he said this, but he really wanted to have more clinical experience, and he didn't have the slightest evil thoughts. It's just that this request is really embarrassing, especially since the women of this world are very chaste.

"Huh? This 、......" Li Shi snorted, her face turned red instantly, she was hesitant for a long time, Rong Yuanhang was embarrassed, and said: "It's okay, it's okay if you don't look at it......"

"Okay," but unexpectedly, at this time, Li Shi replied, "Yu, help the lady take off her pants and show the master." ”

"Oh." Zhu Yu agreed, bit her lip and walked over, picked up Li's blouse, found the belt knot and untied it very familiarly, and then took off her trousers, the pants faded to the crotch and suddenly slammed her hand, she looked at her younger brother who was full of curiosity, and whispered: "Pickaxe, you go and play!" ”

The little boy stood still.

"Go quickly, or my sister will beat you?" Zhu Yu threw his hand and wanted to fight, of course, he just wanted to scare him, after all, his mother would be naked for a while, and it was not appropriate for him to see it.

Rong Yuanhang looked at the pickaxe a little amusedly, his expression was a little dull, and he didn't understand why this was at all. But his sister was fierce, so he had to go out. Only then was Zhu Yu relieved and carefully ripped off her mother's pants......

Suddenly, the two snow-white thighs were exposed to the air, but there was also a menstrual cloth belt tied in a T-shape in the key place below her, and as soon as Zhu Yu wanted to untie it again, Rong Yuanhang said: "This ...... I don't have to explain it all, I'll just look at the bloodstains. ”

"Oh, yes." At this time, Zhu Yu's face turned even redder, and she put away her hand and waited for Rong Yuanhang's inspection.

"You...... Break it open. Rong Yuanhang pointed to the place and said. At this point, Zhu Yu had no choice but to do what he said, pulling the strap with his hand, and the mysterious place was suddenly revealed.

Li was very embarrassed, and the mother and daughter had the same expression, both biting their lips and not saying a word.

Rong Yuanhang took a closer look, and the blood was bright red, which also proved that the disease was caused by an outbreak and an overheated heart. As for the dizziness, the cause was also found, it should be the emptiness of the sea of marrow, the predominance of liver yang, and the lack of kidney water caused by wind and fire.

It was expected that his family would not have pen and ink, so he notified Xiao Wu, who was waiting outside, to rush back to the manor, took paper and pen, wrote down a prescription with a ballpoint pen, and then handed it to Zhu Yu to give a few instructions. Seeing that the girl's expression was very embarrassed, she asked again, "You can just take the medicine according to the prescription,...... Is there any difficulty? ”

Zhu Yu shook his head and said in a snort, "Master, this ...... This recipe has wild ginseng, which should be very expensive, right? ”

Rong Yuanhang looked at it and said, "This is the tonifying and nourishing qi soup...... Oh, I have ...... here" He touched his pocket, and suddenly he was a little dumbfounded, it turned out that there was no silver on his body, but all azurite coins. The blue crystal coin is very valuable, a small piece is worth hundreds of taels of gold, and he is a little reluctant. After thinking about it, he had to say: "In this way, you go to the manor to find Liu Duliu's housekeeper, just say that I said, and let him pay two hundred taels of silver for you to use." ”

"Sir, how does this work? We can't use your money. Lying on the hospital bed, Li Shi refused.

Rong Yuanhang didn't care, tore off half of the paper and wrote a bill for the account and handed it to Zhu Yu, "Go, if you want to cure your mother's illness, you can go, don't refuse." ”

"Thank you, sir!" Zhu Yu knelt on his knees with a single hand, but there were tears in his eyes.

……

Rong Yuanhang couldn't see the gratitude of others, and after saying a few words, he quickly left Zhuyu's house and returned to the manor. This time, he went to the village and called the whole village to come and help, and he also treated a patient, and he felt very fulfilled. The next step is to move some modern construction tools and strive to build the factory as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, at this time, there was a sudden throbbing in the heart, which was a very mysterious feeling.

"Well, it's Cailong?" Rong Yuanhang was pleasantly surprised to find that this call from afar was actually sent by Cailong, and wondered: "Could it be that Cailong has already discovered the love butterfly flower?" W-Isn't that what it means...... There is hope that Uncle Zixing's hand will be cured?!! (To be continued.) )