There are two tenants of the Xing family here, and the other three are fertilizing on the cotton field, and when they hear this, they all rush over, and they are all soaked with sweat, "The girl from the owner is here?" It's this guy again, and he has made up his mind to encroach on people's fertile land. ”

Another tenant said: "If it goes on like this, there is no way, I have paid the rent this year, the proprietor girl, please reply, we don't want to rent anymore, we can't live...... Mulberry trees, cotton, in order to make more money, cotton fields interplanted with winter wheat, these things are not cold and drought tolerant, water always has to be watered, their family has a big business, and it is upstream, the water is cut off, and there is no place to reason......"

"That is, in order to cool down in winter, you must water, otherwise the wheat will freeze to death......"

The principle of watering is because water absorbs heat during the day and releases heat at night, so that crops will not freeze to death in winter. Especially in the south of the Yangtze River, intensive cultivation and various crop planting have a complete set of experience, rich merchants, scholars, and landlords will buy some farm guidance books for reference, and there is even no lack of personal test methods and experimental records.

"I know, go back and say to my parents, if you don't go back to Jingjiachang, whether you want to deal with it privately, or the government will handle it, there is always a saying, I am a girl's family, but I don't know these things......" Although this matter is closely related to Xing Xiuyan herself, she understands that she can't handle it.

The five tenants hung their heads and had nowhere to go, and each of them took the wooden handle of a shovel and hoe and set it aside.

Xing Xiuyan wanted to beg her cousin Jia Cong, but she saw him contemplative, she didn't seem to have the heart to meddle in things, she stopped talking about herself, too, Jia Cong is just a little teenager, in the age of Chong, five out of ten are determined to learn, twenty weak crowns, thirty and standing, what can he do? Xing Xiuyan thought so, neither angry nor complaining.

The group of people on the opposite side came proudly, Duke Zu, who had a conflict that day, was in the ranks, Duke Zu whispered to the butler, and the butler was full of pride: "This must be the Xing family girl from Shengze?" The girl's family showed up, like something! A radius of 100 miles is the territory of Wujiang's family, so we don't need to register for a self-registration number, what if you report to the official...... Hehe, it depends on the court, whose tongue is powerful......"

"I don't think it's anyone's tongue, but who's powerful and rich, right?" Jia Cong interjected.

The housekeeper's expression froze: "Who is this little minister?" ”

"We don't need to sign up for it, the one that is known within a hundred miles of Jinling is 'Jia is not fake, and white jade is a horse for Tang Jin'." Jia Cong said lightly: "You should be clear, the 'Lord Duke' knows better......"

"It's neglected, it turned out to be the four families of Jinling." The housekeeper's attitude was not respectful: "I only learned today that the Xing family actually has an in-law relationship with the Jia family...... But this matter, our family wants to do it, and we have said it a long time ago, in order to facilitate management, the Xing family is only twenty acres of land, and we have talked about it in previous years......"

Although the Jia family is a public mansion, but the grandfather of the country is gone, the four major families marry each other, no one dares to provoke in Jinling, the ancestral hometown, and it may not be able to be arrogant in Suzhou.

In fact, they are not afraid of the descendants of the Xungui family at all, the water in the south of the Yangtze River is deep, the Wujiang family is a branch of the Huating family, generations of Hanlin, out of Taizong, Holy Ancestor, Yongle lecturer teacher, on fame, the status of the emperor's heart, how can they be afraid, so, these family slaves, also arrogant, just heard that Jia Cong is the son of Rongguofu, the current Suzhou prefect Shen Hao is Jia Cong's master, but they don't know, and they don't want to inquire, and the housekeeper is not afraid.

"The Xing family doesn't want to sell, that's the Xing family's business, you are really the servants of the Qing family......" Jia Cong put his hands behind his back, ignored everyone, paced on the ridges, and said with satisfaction: "Okay, the hundred acres of land on the side of the Wujiang family, I have taken a fancy to it, you can make a price......

"What did Childe say?" The butler thought he had misheard, and snorted coldly: "Then it depends on whose fist is bigger!" See you in Wujiang County! ”

Arrogant, this young master of Rongguo Mansion is too arrogant, he dares to forcibly buy their land, okay, see which county master helps!

……

The family took a boat back to Wujiang, and the housekeeper collected a few thousand taels of rent, and Duke Zu was indignant at the bow of the boat: "I'll go and ask the master, our sister will become the thirteenth aunt and grandmother soon, it's best to sentence that Xing girl to me as a daughter-in-law." ”

"Surely, Wujiang County Zun will not offend the local gentry for the sake of a foreigner! Otherwise, he won't be able to do it, his political achievements will not be able to come out, and the black yarn hat will not be guaranteed, this is one of them. Second, our communication is faster than his, and he always takes a step behind when he wants to use the power of the Jia family to oppress people. Third, the Xing family is underdeveloped, and the lady who married into the Jia family must not take them to heart, so what are you afraid of? The housekeeper sneered: "You still have to speak well for me in front of the thirteenth aunt and grandmother, blow the pillow wind to the master, you and I will help each other in Shengze, and we will stay for a long time." ”

The fierce Duke Zu nodded like a good child, got off the boat and returned to the mansion of the Wujiang County Town, the little maid reported that "the son over there in Huating is here", the housekeeper was stunned for a few seconds, waved his hand to let Duke Zu go down, he entered the mansion to talk back to the lord and the wives, came to the outer study, and heard the voice of the eldest prince of Huating and Shixuan: "The second volume of "Strange Mountains and Seas" "Painted Skin", ups and downs "A Chinese Ghost Story", "A Chinese Ghost Story" is a reunion, but "Painted Skin" is a change of skin, its gist, It reveals the heavy skin of people throughout the ages. ”

The other is his friend Jiang Huajiao: "Yes, the manuscript is in the hands of Miss Caiwei, I bought it with her for three hundred taels of silver, she doesn't sell it, I bought this book from Yangzhou Bookstore." ”

It turned out that Huating Pi Shixuan was a fan of Suzhou, and he often ran over, and he was familiar with this family, so he asked the housekeeper about it, and the housekeeper returned to today's matter, and Pi Shixuan was surprised: "Jia Cong, which Jia Cong?" ”

"Rongguo Mansion."

Qi Shixuan thought for a while: "That's your business, I don't care about it for now." ”

The housekeeper retreated, and Jiang Huajiao was dissatisfied: "Your branch has gone too far, everything can be done in moderation, are there still fewer jokes in Suzhou?" In the Ming Dynasty, the homes of several Suzhou officials were set on fire by the common people, and the anger of the people could not be committed......"

"Don't talk about me, you're not the same, you and I are called the second of Jiang Zuosan's family, you finally entered the Hanlin Academy, but you were dismissed at home with a fold, I failed to pass the exam three times, is there less recklessness? I just want to see if that Jia Cong is capable......"

……

"Do you really like the 100 acres of land of the beggars? Be careful to kill you......" Xing Xiuyan shook her head and smiled, strolling through the Shengze laneway.

"I'm not robbing ...... That piece of land is good, there are lakes and water sources, and with that hundred acres of land, you don't have to worry. Jia Cong was calculating, Sun Fu ran up flatteringly, handed over the burden, and Jia Cong gave Xing Xiuyan a cigarette: "Ah, send winter clothes on the winter solstice, come and don't be rude, the skirt and rouge I bought for you." ”

Entering the courtyard of Xing's house, Xing Xiuyan opened it as she walked, and it was a gauze skirt with a plum blossom pattern. These include rouge and the like, she almost doesn't use it, but how can a girl not love beauty, and she accepts it with a smile. That night, I learned that Xing Zhong had gone to the county office, and the master came to inform him that the Xing family and the Pi family had gone to court because of the matter of the water source at the land boundary.

Xing Xiuyan changed her gauze skirt and came out, her long hair was shawl, she was beautiful and beautiful, and that kind of glamor became more and more outstanding, Xing's mother nagged: "Good nephew, are you really sure?" ”

"Well, we'll win in the end."

The next day, Xing Zhong came back by boat, and said nonchalantly: "If we lose, we lost the lawsuit, and the county lord asked us to compensate the 20 acres of land to the Yan family." ”

"What?" Xing's mother trembled, sighed, fainted, Xing Xiuyan hurriedly went to support her, looking at the two men who were indifferent, one big and one small, a little disappointed, I really don't know where Jia Cong's grasp is?