Chapter Seventy-Eight: Go and Make a Wish
"It's about to be summer, and the tenants are asking for more subsidies to buy fertilizer, and they also need to buy seeds...... "Xiao Xue said a lot, so it was all some inconspicuous little things, but things happened one by one, and if the small problems were not solved, other more difficult problems would arise.
Although Xiao Xue had no clue when he spoke, in the end she still let Xue Hui understand her intentions, and it was not a trivial matter to solve the matter about the tenants, and it would inevitably be delayed for a day, and Xue Hui could not go to the temple to make a vow at will.
"Auntie, why would the tenants ask for additional subsidies? Aren't all the expenses estimated in advance? "Qin E doesn't know much about this, so she doesn't know much.
The Xiao Mansion is a famous family and is often protected by the emperor's grace, but this alone is not enough to maintain the daily expenses in the Xiao Mansion, and the general mansion has a side business, such as the silver and money industry in the Du Mansion.
In addition to a few wineries, a few cloth shops, and a few spice shops, the main income of the Xiao Mansion comes from the rent of tenants, and in order to obtain more benefits, the cost should be reduced to a minimum.
"You girl was born in wealth since she was a child, where do you know the doorway, my sister took pity on the tenants' hard work, so they negotiated to negotiate the price according to the market price, and you also know that this year's silver money is not so valuable, so the tenants have asked for more subsidies."
Glancing at Qin E, Xiao Xue carefully explained that it was not without benefit that she often walked around the house, at least she had a more detailed and clear understanding of the situation.
"Let them take the bill to the housekeeper, why bother me with this?" Xue Hui was a little dissatisfied, the rules were formulated at the beginning, isn't it best for everyone to act according to the rules? And why make changes.
In times of hardship and danger, it is not easy for everyone to live.
"Sister, this can't be done! I'm afraid you're too generous, that's why I'm here to stop you, these untouchables use this as a guise to cheat money, sister, can't you see it? If you give it to next year, I'm afraid it will be even more violent. Xiao Xue said seriously.
Don't think that such a thing can fool her, she knows everything.
"But if the harvest is not good, we will be the ones who will suffer." After all, the food and money in the house come from here, and there is still grain in the warehouse at the moment, but it will eventually be eaten.
"Afraid of what? I had already figured out how to deal with it, and I told the tenants that I would pay out of pocket if the income was less than 500 quintals, but I haven't really demanded anything from them over the years. ”
People still can't be too good at talking, otherwise they will be easily slaughtered as a wronged leader, as long as the interests of the Xiao Mansion can be guaranteed, Xiao Xue's family doesn't care about others.
Sitting on the chair, Xue Hui frowned and thought, since she was in charge of the affairs of the house, she naturally had to come up with an idea and come up with a good way to solve the common problem.
"Why didn't Mother go and see it with her own eyes? Tenants work hard, and I don't think they want to see no harvest in the fields. Although she didn't understand it very well, she didn't agree with Xiao Xue's opinion at all.
Those tenants are also people, and they are much better than people like Xiao Xue who can only stand and plan the market, since the contract was signed at the beginning, where is the reason for changing halfway? Now that the season for re-leasing is over, isn't this forcing tenants to agree?
"Sure enough, it's still the eldest lady who hasn't been involved in the world, this matter is not as simple as you think, those people are the best at calculating what I know." Xiao Xue's looked like he was swearing.
"That's it, I'm still not at ease, I have to see it with my own eyes." In the end, Xue Hui still agreed with Qin E's opinion, only after understanding clearly can she make the right decision, and all she wants is a win-win situation.
Xiao Xue nodded dissatisfiedly, he could have used this opportunity to extort a sum of money, but his sister would not seize the opportunity at all, and it is no wonder that this Xiao Mansion is just an empty shelf of wealth and nobility, but there is not much stock in the warehouse.
Xue Hui had something to do, and the matter of going to the temple to make a wish naturally fell on Xiao Changxiu and Qin E.
After breakfast, the carriage slowly drove from the gate of Xiao's Mansion to the direction of the temple, and for the sake of safety, he also specially brought many government soldiers, but Qin E was finally relieved.
She actually wanted to meet the abbot, and if she could count the marriage between her and Xiao Changxiu, she must not be a simple character.
Sitting in the carriage, Qin E was in a good mood, the sun was shining outside, and Xiao Changxiu was beside her, it was like stepping into the green, but it was a little late.
She doesn't travel out of town very often, so she rarely gets a chance to see them.
In order to be able to rush back before dark, the carriage ran fast all the way, although she was not pregnant, Qin E was really tired from the bumps, and finally arrived at the gate of the temple when she was drowsy.
Walking up a section of stone-paved steps, it is the gate of the White Horse Temple, and the vermilion wooden door inexplicably shows a solemn meaning, allowing Qin E to put down the miscellaneous things in her heart and enter the temple religiously.
The tip of the nose is the fragrance of candles, because Xiao Changxiu is inconvenient for his legs and feet, so only Qin E entered the hall and knelt down, she didn't believe in gods and Buddhas, but when she was in such an environment, she actually had a trace of sustenance in her heart, with the regular sound of wooden fish, she kowtowed three heads, and the Buddha statue standing in front of her was kind and kind, which made her feel much calmer.
No wonder many people love to come here to worship the Buddha and petition, maybe the atmosphere can really give me the illusion that my wish can come true, but her marriage is indeed a good match, so she is also very religious.
In addition to repaying the vow, Qin E also had a task on her, Xue Hui asked her to calculate how the child in her womb was, she couldn't go back empty-handed, which disappointed her in vain.
Pushing Xiao Changxiu, Qin E met an old monk who was sweeping the floor outside the hall, "May I ask this master, where is the abbot in the temple?" Although this temple is famous, there is only one old monk sweeping the floor, which makes her puzzled.
"The poor monk is the abbot of this temple." The old monk who swept the floor turned around and saluted Xiao Changxiu and Qin E, the white beard really had a bit of wisdom, and he looked quite kind with a smile on the corner of his mouth.
"The abbot, can you count it for me, I want to count it for my future child." Xiao Changxiu said slowly, he didn't believe in these very much, but he also hoped that there could be some words of blessing, so that he could have some expectations from now on.
The old monk nodded, and his eyes fell on Qin E's waist and abdomen, which made Qin E embarrassed, could it be that the abbot had already noticed that she did not have children?