Xing's mother was just angry for a while, and Xing Zhong pulled her back from the underworld to the yang world with a few words: "The beggar family gave eight hundred taels of silver, and at that time, Jingjia Chang was on the side as a guarantee, and the county master said that he couldn't make any more trouble in the future." ”

Eleven households are one Jia, ten Jia is one mile, the Xing family's affairs, Jing Jiachang has the right to intervene, A Chang collects money and grain, and records it, Xing's family has no land, so it will not be taxed according to the mu. Spread into the mu, clear land is really a huge blow to the gentry landlords, when Zhang Juzheng played a whip law, test the law, there are many drawbacks, but the effect is also significant, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, but it is a pity that Zhang Juzheng only ruled for ten years, after his death was liquidated by Wanli, changed his course, the Ming Dynasty after Zhang Juzheng, can no longer be prosperous. The Shun Dynasty was able to do it with such fanfare, which was nothing more than the strengthening of autocracy and the emperor's military power.

"That's twenty acres of land, let alone more than a thousand taels, Sheng Ze is every inch of land, this is not a long-term method......" Xing Mu counted up.

"If you don't sell it, it won't last long, next to his house, cut off the water source, and take water downstream or in the river, which is even more time-consuming, laborious and costly, and every once in a while to stir up trouble, connoisseurs who buy dung, tenants with cattle, coercion and temptation, can it last long?" Xing Zhong took a sip of cake wine, "You can't blame your nephew, you are used to bullying and dominating the market, sooner or later, you will do this, and you will simply sell it, in my opinion, it is serious to use this money to run a wine shop." ”

Ming and Shun do not levy liquor taxes, and wine has become a daily drink for the government and the people, Jia Cong thinks that the liquor shop is not bad, and Xing's mother complained: "If you can make a decent living, I am afraid that you will gamble all your belongings and eat all your belongings, how to live." ”

Xing Xiuyan patted his mother on the back, gave him relief, kept his head down and didn't interject, his rolling eyes stared at Jia Cong faintly, Xing Zhong and Xing's mother also looked over, Xing Xiuyan said in a flat tone: "Good brother, you must have a way, right?" ”

"It's coming." As soon as Jia Cong finished speaking, Long Aotian strode in: "Master Cong, Master Futai has received two letters, which are sent by the government office. ”

After Jia Cong finished reading, Xing's mother said excitedly: "Is it the master of Suzhou Mansion?" Do you know him? ”

"Yes." Jia Cong said: "Shen Futai is the examiner of our hospital, and he usually has a lot of kindness and friendship with me, and recently Shiwen has relied on him for letter guidance......

"You're too good at selling medicine in a gourd, why didn't you say it earlier? has a relationship with the lord of Futai, are you still afraid of the county master? And my aunt heard that this year's master of Futai is also from Huating, and he will definitely be able to deal with it from it...... "Xing's mother pretended to be unhappy, the more she looked at Jia Cong, the more she was a treasure, Xing Zhong also squinted her eyes, but Xing Xiuyan was embarrassed.

……

The architectural pattern of Jiangnan generally does not pay attention to the orientation, most of them are closed unit courtyards, with left, middle and right as the unit combination, brick and stone wooden beams carved beams and painted buildings, luxury, wealth, palace, the wall opens and leaks windows, and the horsehead wall is fireproof.

The living room and study room are dug in front of the pond to raise flowers, and there is a preparation between the units, that is, the sandwich road, fire prevention and patrol.

Duke Zu saw his sister come back, and the housekeeper pulled him to Beilong, and said angrily and helplessly: "No, the master of Futai does not agree to this case, and the secret letter instructs Wujiang County to retry ......"

Duke Zu said gloomily: "What is the result? ”

"The county is in a dilemma, the left and the right are weak, the old and young masters just got the letter, and they were originally unwilling to give up, but the son of Huating said that he is in charge, the one hundred and thirty acres of land, and the twenty acres of the Xing family, a total of one hundred and fifty acres, give it to their family...... I don't know how they discussed it, but they agreed. The housekeeper was unwilling, he was in charge of Sheng Ze's rent, and he had a lot of oil and water, but he couldn't do anything, and secretly cursed that Bi Shixuan's head was water.

"That's the end of the matter? Also lost 120 acres? I...... Count him as a blessing and a great life. Duke Zu could only look up to the sky and sigh.

……

A few days later, Xing Zhong picked up a pot of wine, entered the courtyard latch, and walked crookedly to the door of Jia Cong's room. ”

"Oh......" Xing Zhong turned back to the kitchen, and said with a smile: "I gave the Yaxing money and asked them to recruit manpower, one hundred and fifty acres of land, fifty acres of mulberry trees, fifty acres of cotton and wheat interplanting, and the remaining fifty acres, near the lake and water, my nephew proposed, half of them were raised with grass carp, silver carp, and oysters...... Half of them raise chickens, ducks and geese, and buy Kunshan breeds of three-yellow chickens ......"

Xing's mother muttered: "Whose name is the land deed entrusted to?" ”

"Of course, it's in the name of our Xing family."

"You're stupid!" Xing's mother pinched and twisted her husband's arm: "Isn't that to pay autumn grain and taxes?" The Wujiang County Ya gang who were not full of food converged with Lijia, which went to a large amount of money, chickens, ducks, geese, fish, dung, cattle, sulfur, wheat, corn, ...... Go to another one, how much is left? Will you settle accounts? ”

Xing Zhong frowned: "My nephew is not an official outside, if he votes in his name, in addition to being exempted from the tax of Erding, he still has to pay taxes......"

"In the future, when he becomes an official, won't we have to pay it? Or maybe, or later, it would be better to vote in his name at that time. Xing's mother stirred porridge and calculated carefully: "At this time, their cousins and brothers have a friendship, and after a few years, whether they are concubines or wives, there will also be one who comes first and then comes." ”

No matter whether you are a concubine or a wife, with this one hundred and fifty acres of land to operate, it is impossible to be poor, Xing Zhong nodded and said: "That land was given to his nephew, and the majority of the money will have to go back to him at that time...... Steamed two more crucian carp, two plates of spinach and mustard greens, and laba porridge should also be prepared. ”

……

Xing Xiuyan sat on the edge of the bed, holding a scroll in her hand, wearing a newly bought Yuehua skirt, pulling an antique fallen horse bun, putting on a pair of armor, and holding a book to her chin: "Are you going to Fucheng after the New Year?" Or are you going to go? ”

"It should be soon, I have to go and see how they operate, this is related to the money of you and me, your future dowry, and my entertainment outside." Jia Cong wrote a paragraph, saying that her hair was messed up, Xing Xiuyan got up and brought the makeup dowry over, gave him a grate head, put the makeup bronzed mirror on the table, Jia Cong sat in front of her, Xing Xiuyan combed behind her, she bent down, and the chest of the armor touched Jia Cong's neck.

Xing Xiuyan thought for a while and said, "Big families all have a room, you are a showman, do you have a room at home?" ”

Then he saw Jia Cong's eyes in the bronze mirror: "No! No! I don't even know what it means to have a room...... Oh, Sister Xing, did you hide two steamed buns? I feel so soft. ”

Boom!

Xing Xiuyan's face turned red, she dropped the grate, and turned around to leave, Jia Cong took her hand, "Don't mind, just kidding with you, you'll be annoyed, we have to go to see our land kingdom tomorrow." ”

She turned her head back, thought for a long time, and said quietly: "You know the four books and five classics, and you know the world, how can you not know those things, but I ...... I'm not a water-based poplar either. ”

Thinking about it and secretly regretting that he had a calm temperament, he helped them a lot, and it was not worth annoying, Xing Xiuyan laughed softly: "What do you want to eat?" ”

Jia Cong's mind was active, and he pulled her to sit down, "Rouge is made of flowers, and flowers can be used in wine and food, and they can be eaten, do you know?" Why don't we try it? ”

There was a coughing sound outside the door, Xing Zhong called "open dinner", Xing Xiuyan glanced at him, and said lightly: "I ignore you...... More on that tomorrow. ”