Lin Yuan couldn't remember how he went home, and the severe headache after drinking made him very uncomfortable. With some difficulty, he propped himself up, squinting and looking around, his eyes gradually focusing on the teapot on the table not far away. He staggered over to him, picked up the teapot and put it in his mouth.

The servant outside the door heard the movement in the house, hurriedly walked in, and saw Lin Yuan drinking water violently, choking with worry, but he didn't dare to step forward. He could only wait for Lin Yuan to drink the water before he said carefully: "Grandpa, will I make you a pot of tea?" ”

Sitting on the chair and breathing a sigh of relief, Lin Yuan waved his hand to look at the person in front of him, "Who are you?" What about the world? As he spoke, he looked outside the door, but he didn't find Yu Shi's figure.

"The subordinate is a newcomer, named Cai Quan." The little guy bowed and said, "The guards are in the courtyard." ”

"How long did I sleep?" Lin Yuan asked, rubbing his swollen head.

"Grandpa has slept for about six hours, and it's half noon now." Cai Quan said.

"Go and get a bowl of porridge, and the world will call you in." Lin Yuan leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes and commanded.

"Yes." Cai Quan responded, turned around and walked out of the house, and quietly breathed a sigh of relief, he entered the Yasukuni Mansion for only a year, and there has been no master in the huge Guogong Mansion during this year, all of them are Lin Guangyong, the old servant of the Lin family, who is taking care of it, and he was suddenly sent to this courtyard half a month ago, saying that his grandfather was coming back from the front line, and he would follow his grandfather in the future.

I heard that my grandfather was a general at the border gate, and killing people was a common thing, and most of the new servants were worried about the tyranny of the master's family, and they didn't know how much they were in their hearts at that time. Now it seems that the grandfather's temper is still quite gentle.

Looking at the furnishings in the house, it was said that it was the existence of a top Zhou nobleman like Shangzhu Kingdom, but in Lin Yuan's opinion, it was not as luxurious as he imagined. There is only a picture of pine and cypress in front of the hall, two vases, and the rest are not superfluous decorations, but there are a lot of books. Lin Yuan was a little puzzled, is there a lot of poverty in this country's mansion?

"Grandpa, what are your orders?" Yu Shi walked in.

"Who sent me out of the palace last night?" Lin Yuan asked.

"It's Grandpa Yang."

"But is anyone following us?" Lin Yuan remembered that he had met that person last night, and he was still a little uncomfortable in his heart. The one named Cui Ming gave him a very bad feeling.

Yu Shi thought about the scene at that time and shook his head: "No, it was already late at night when we came back, there were very few pedestrians on the road, and my subordinates didn't find anyone following, did my grandfather meet someone?" ”

Lin Yuan nodded when he heard this, but he didn't say anything more. Yu Shi didn't want to ask again, so he stood aside and stopped talking. And Lin Yuan also shook his head, trying not to think about last night.

The meal came quickly, and I think there was some preparation in the kitchen. After eating a few bites of porridge, Lin Yuan summoned Cai Quan. The three of them began to wander around the mansion, and Lin Yuan needed to familiarize himself with the environment as soon as possible.

"Where's Limber?" The Guogong Mansion was built according to the regulations, which was not too small, at least it made Lin Yuan a little dizzy at this time. I barely remembered some places in my home, but I didn't see the housekeeper Lin Guangyuan.

This huge Guogong Mansion is worthy of the grandfather's voice Lin Bo, I am afraid that only Lin Guangyuan, who has served the head of the family for three generations, is the housekeeper Lin Guangyuan. Cai Quan replied: "Steward Lin went to Zhuangzi below, saying that this year's harvest is not very good, and he wants to see the situation." ”

"Oh, how can Zhuangzi's harvest not be good, I haven't heard of any disasters?" Lin Yuan was a little puzzled.

"It's not a disaster, our Zhuangzi is a little special, most of them are veterans of the war in the care, this year's war continues, most of the men in the village have gone to military service, and the fields in the Zhuangzi are a lot of waste." Cai Quan said.

Listening to Cai Quan's words, Lin Yuan frowned and thought about this, the land of Gyeonggi is mostly a place where martial artists gather, and Zhuangzi is afraid that it is no different from the Yasukuni Mansion, and I am afraid that there will be some bad consequences for the reduction of production.

"Among the farmers, most of them live on crops, and now that the output is reduced, I am afraid that many people will not survive this year." Cai Quan saw Lin Yuan frowning and said cautiously.

"How did Limber deal with this in previous years?" Lin Yuan asked.

"In the past, when the harvest of Zhuangzi was not good, Steward Lin would let Zhuangzi not pay the grain and agricultural taxes of the year, and all the main family would bear it. In the past, the burden was not too heavy, but this year I am afraid it will be a little difficult. Cai Quan said, but she was thinking in her heart that there was no master in the past, and Lin Bo could also be the master alone, but now that the grandfather has returned home, I am afraid that this year will not be the same as in previous years.

"Why is it difficult?" Lin Yuan wondered.

"This year's war is too big, there are too many people walking in Zhuangzi, and now there is a disaster in the south of the Yangtze River, and the grain in Beijing has also risen, and the silver money handed over is easy to say, but there is not much food left in each family." Cai Quan explained.

"You're also from Zhuangzi?" Lin Yuan looked at Cai Quan.

"The small one is in the Zhuangzi, the Zhuangzi under the name of the Guogong Mansion, the right age will enter the government to work, and some taxes can be exempted, and the younger brother died on the battlefield in the early years, and the family doesn't want the villain to exchange his life for the future, so he entered the house to work." Cai Quan replied.

"There is no other income in the house except for rent?" Lin Yuan really didn't dare to think that the huge Guogong Mansion would only live by eating and renting, what was this? Large landlords?

"yes, is there any other income?" Cai Quan was puzzled.

"The same is true of the other nobles in this capital?" Seeing Cai Quan shaking his head, Lin Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

"There are some industries in other prefectures in Beijing, which do not rely on eating and renting." Cai Quan replied. "However, the government of the country has the ancestral teachings that it is not allowed to compete with the people for profit, so the government of our country cannot operate other industries except for the harvest of Zhuangzi."

"Even if you don't operate other industries, but the farmland in the house is not small, so you don't even have food for the winter right now, right?" Lin Yuan was powerless.

"Most of the fields on the Zhuangzi are barren, and those who have been disabled by the war cannot afford to farm, so they have bought more grain than they have planted over the years." Cai Quan whispered.

It's really weird, Lin Yuan complained in his heart, his head that had just been soothed began to hurt again, rubbing his head, Lin Yuan felt that he couldn't think of anything to do if he stayed in the house all the time, so he still had to go out and have a look. Turned around and commanded, "Cai Quan." ”

"What does Grandpa command?"

"I'm going to go out, and when Uncle Lin comes back, you tell him and wait for me in my study." I have something to ask him. ”

Cai Quan hurriedly said: "Grandpa, Uncle Lin said, your body is not good yet, and it is not appropriate to leave the house now." ”

"My own body, I know it myself, so don't say more, do as I say." greeted Yu Shi, and the two left the Guogong Mansion.

Since the crossing, I thought that I would become a corrupt top landlord class, as long as I don't die, the goal of living a lifetime is within reach. How do you know that reality has slapped you hard, and now your biggest crisis is to fill your stomach? Thinking about the current situation in the Guogong Mansion, Lin Yuan felt a little like crying. This feeling of becoming an entrepreneur in an instant is really uncomfortable.

Looking at Lin Yuan, who left the house in a hurry, Cai Quan had an ominous premonition rising in his heart, he wouldn't say anything wrong, right? Then he hurriedly ran to the porter, hoping that Steward Lin would come back soon, and the reaction of the grandfather just now gave him a not very good feeling.

Lin Guangyuan, who had just entered the city, was in the carriage with a sad face at the moment, Zhuangzi can be described as having no harvest, the past few years have not been a good year, and the Zhuangzi of the Yasukuni Mansion is very special, most of them are veterans who followed the Yasukuni Gong to fight, and the young and strong mostly follow the army to go out, which leads to the fact that every time after the war, there will be more old, weak, sick and disabled in the Zhuangzi, and there will be less people who can do the work of serving the land, and slowly a lot of cultivated land will be wasted.

Due to the restrictions of the original ancestral teachings, the Yasukuni Mansion has never had other industries, and the number of disabled people in the Zhuangzi has only increased, and this expenditure is really too great, and after so many years, the mansion is about to be emptied. I really deserve the trust of my family master.

Seeing the carriage returning, Cai Quan, who was guarding the door, hurriedly ran over and said hurriedly: "Steward Lin, grandpa, he went out again." ”

Lin Guangyuan frowned and said, "Didn't you say that grandpa is injured and shouldn't move more?" ”

Seeing Cai Quan's hesitation, Lin Guangyuan said angrily: "What's wrong? Cai Quan gritted his teeth and told him everything that Lin Yuan asked him in the garden before.

Lin Guangyuan sighed helplessly when he heard this: "I can't hide this matter, it's okay, the old man will go to the hall and wait for the grandfather." Go to the antechamber yourself and be punished. With that, he walked towards the council chamber. Cai Quan looked at Lin Guangyuan's back, and walked towards the front hall with a sad face, blaming himself for being too talkative.