"Why?"

Chen was a little distressed, this time Zhu Ping'an was moved, and there were so many congratulatory gifts he received in the middle of the day, and there will definitely be more in the future.

"The law stipulates that accepting gifts is equivalent to accepting bribes," Zhu Ping'an said softly.

When Chen heard this, the silver ticket and title deed in Jue's hand were very hot, and he threw them all on the bed without thinking about it.

"Then I'll hurry up and give them all back."

Although she was a little reluctant, Chen was still anxious to return everything to people, in her heart, her son still came first, and she couldn't delay her son's future because of gifts.

"It's nothing this time, it's still a human relationship. But in the future, don't accept it. Don't worry, the son will definitely be filial to his mother, and he can make his mother eat well and dress warmly without receiving gifts. ”

Seeing his mother Chen's reluctant but anxious to return the gift, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but smile and comfort Chen.

"Is it really okay this time?" Chen picked up the silver ticket and the title deed and asked with hope.

Zhu Ping'an nodded.

"Then put it away for you." Chen immediately turned from cloudy to sunny and put things under the pillow one by one, and hid them again when there was no one after a while.

Zhu Ping'an had his own ideas about the villagers who came to offer his money when he heard the news, and after communicating with Chen in advance in the house, Zhu Ping'an walked out of the house and came to the courtyard.

"Thank you uncles for your love, but everyone has also seen that my house is small and the yard is not big, so I really don't need a housekeeper, a chef or anything like that. In the future, if there is a need, I will definitely disturb your uncles. ”

When Zhu Ping'an got out of the house, he explained to the people in the courtyard.

This made many villagers who came to donate as slaves and family members a little disappointed, but fortunately, Zhu Ping'an replied to the land offering, which made the villagers who had been waiting for a long time happy.

Voluntary contributions are just to avoid taxes and avoid forced labor, and these people who donate land in the courtyard live a more miserable life, and are tortured by forced labor and taxes, and it is beneficial for them to donate land. Therefore, Zhu Ping'an still accepted the donation of land in the hospital.

Dedication was strictly forbidden by the imperial court. Although it is also very popular on the surface, it is also a matter of being found out. Zhu Ping'an is accustomed to being thoughtful in his work, leaving no one to handle, and has made two contracts with the villagers who donated land in the courtyard.

Two deeds. One is a contract for the sale and purchase of land, which is a real but not required to be performed, avoiding contributions;

The other is a tenancy contract, which goes something like this:

Liu Erniu, who set up a tenant appointment, now went to Zhu Ping'an's name to cultivate a number of fields. It is agreed that the annual rent will be paid, and in case of floods and droughts, the rent will be reduced geometrically, and the rent will be paid on time after the autumn harvest, and the tenant will be cultivated forever, without limiting the number of years and months. After learning that there is no evidence, I will give this cloth Tianwen a photo.

The villagers were very happy to get the second lease of the land. With this contract, the land was nominally surrendered, but in fact it was cultivated by himself, and Zhu Ping'an deliberately added "forever ploughing" to the contract in order to comfort the villagers. no limit on years and months", which means that this land is actually no different from that of the villagers.

"How much is the general ground rent?"

Zhu Ping'an asked when he wrote the contract.

"Pick One"

"Twenty-eight"

The villagers gave different answers, and looked at each other after answering. The first is to say that the rent is one-tenth, and the twenty-eight is two-tenths of the rent. Generally speaking, the agricultural taxes levied by the Ming Dynasty in the name of the state were lower than those of the Shiyi, but the landless peasants who became tenants paid money and grain to the landlords as land rent, which was usually slightly higher than the state's legitimate agricultural taxes, and the unscrupulous landlords could be raised to 37 or even 55. The villagers' answers are different, and it should be different from landlord to landlord.

After listening to the villagers' answers, Zhu Ping'an was writing the tenant contract. The land rent was set at 5 cents, which was half of the minimum rent that the villagers answered.

Such a low land rent made the villagers who got the tenant contract almost cry with joy, and thanked Zhu Ping'an again and again.

The villagers' thanks made Zhu Ping'an, who got nearly 100 acres of fertile land for no reason. couldn't help blushing, saying that he had obtained nearly 100 acres of fertile land and collected rent for no reason, but the other party thanked him, feeling like Fan Wei's classic thank you back then.

After eating at noon, in order to avoid the people who gave gifts and offerings, Zhu Ping'an took his schoolbag and went to Shanghe Village to leave home for a while.

Before leaving. His mother, Chen, said that if someone came, he would say that he would review and prepare for the exam.

"Master Zhu is here, congratulations to Master Zhu from high school, please come in, roast your hands outside in the cold."

Uncle Li, the porter of the rich man's house, was more enthusiastic than ever, and directly carried the door opened by the small iron stove, and as soon as he opened the door, he stuffed the small iron stove into Zhu Ping'an's hand.

It was not easy to get rid of the enthusiastic Uncle Li, and Zhu Ping'an walked to the study. The door of the study was closed, Zhu Ping'an knocked on the door from the outside, and soon heard footsteps approaching, and someone opened the door.

A bun-faced little maid poked her head out of the study and saw Zhu Ping'an's small mouth grow into a circle in surprise.

"Master Zhu Ping'an."

The little girl with a bun face habitually called Zhu Ping'an's name, but after shouting Zhu Ping'an's name, she remembered that Zhu Ping'an was already a lifter, and she was busy adding the word "master" to the back.

I feel that the word lord is so awkward, and the bun face painted by the little girl is wrinkled.

"Call me by my name." The corners of Zhu Ping'an's mouth twitched slightly.

"That's what you asked for, don't regret it." The little girl with a bun face is as good as a stream, and her eyes are bent into crescent moons.

"Painting, you stinky girl is skinny, the cold wind outside is blowing in."

At this moment, a lazy female voice came from the study, as if a lark had flown into the house in winter.

"Miss, Zhu Ping'an has come to borrow books." The little girl with the bun explained to her own young lady, and then turned her head and whispered to Zhu Ping'an, "Come in." ”

Zhu Ping'an nodded and entered the door, and the little girl with the bun quickly closed the door, rubbing her skirt to her young lady.

The study and the outside are like two seasons, the study is warmed by several charcoal basins, and Zhu Ping'an feels warm and comfortable when he enters the study.

"Yo, I thought that someone had been lifted and disliked that the threshold of our Li family was low."

The lazy female voice spoke again, yin and yang, full of irony.

Zhu Ping'an looked up and saw a reclining girl with bright eyes and bright teeth lying on a reclining chair covered with unknown animal fur in the study, rolling her eyes to herself.

In addition to the girl who rolled her eyes and the little girl with buns, there were also two old mothers and two maids in the study who were guarding the charcoal brazier to make clothes.

"Why don't you speak, but I said what was in my heart, hum, isn't it just a lifter, what a smugness."

The girl who rolled her eyes saw that Zhu Ping'an looked at her and didn't speak, so she couldn't help but roll her eyes again, and sneered again. (To be continued.) )