The arc drawn by the endless sky prostrated itself on the earth, as if it had fallen asleep, delicate and sleepy.

Xu Qilin looked at it, and the dense green was mixed with the brightness of various wildflowers, and the warm breeze was filled with various aromas, which reduced the silence and heat near noon a lot.

"Xiaolang wants to see the situation of the land property tax, just ask the account room to get the account book, why bother so hard?" Steward Xu's fat face was sweating, and he followed Xu Qilin, his words full of concern.

Xu Qilin said in his heart: I don't want to, but some things really can't be done without personal guidance.

What's more, he also needs to know the labor situation on the farm, as well as the busy time period of the farm, so as to recruit people to start work!

"It's not hard, it's not hard." Xu Qilin put away the folding fan, swung it, sat down on the mazaar placed by his family, and said duplicitously: "How can you understand the actual situation only by looking at the account books?" You see, the ruins of this village, the barrenness of the fields, and the life of the people are poor enough. ”

Steward Xu felt that it was not as unbearable as Xu Qilin said, at least in the surrounding area, such Zhuangzi was not uncommon, and everyone was still living similarly?

If there is no war and there is enough to eat, the people should be very satisfied! That's what Steward Xu thought.

But when Xu Qilin said this, Steward Xu echoed a few words. But in his heart, he felt that he was young and ignorant, and he was considered to be fine clothes and food at home, where did he understand the suffering of the people.

Xu Qilin didn't know that Steward Xu was slandering, so he only thought about his plan.

On the road came a thin girl, dressed quite shabby, carrying a basket and wearing a "straw hat" made of branches and leaves on her head to shade the sun.

Wild little girl! Xu Qilin saw that this girl was only seven or eight years old, but she was already working and busy with life, and she couldn't help but sigh.

There are wild vegetables in the basket, and there are not as many wild vegetables that can be eaten in summer as in spring, but there are still some. For example, shepherd's cabbage, bracken, purslane, and so on.

Looking at the dress and thinness of this little girl, it is conceivable that she is not tired of eating big fish and meat, but to eat something light to improve the taste, but to fill her stomach.

Sadakan no Zhi said that the politics were very clear and the society was relatively stable. But after all, it was not long after the war, and the people's lives were only on the right track, not only did not reach the level of the middle and late Yonghui Dynasty, but also far less than the prosperous era of the Kaiyuan Dynasty.

But there is no doubt that the rule of Zhenguan has laid a very solid foundation for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. And from the ruins to cheer up and recover quickly, His Majesty Li Er's ability is also much stronger than his descendants.

When the "wild" little girl saw that there were people in the shade of the trees, dressed like ordinary people, she bowed her head and hurried away, and the idea of resting in the shade was dispelled.

"Little girl, come over here." Xu Qilin waved his hand, and his expression was very close to the people and kind.

The little girl stopped and looked at Xu Qilin, but she didn't come over, and showed a vigilant look.

Am I like a bully and a ruffian in the country? Xu Qilin was slightly embarrassed, and also looked at this girl carefully.

The eyes are large, but not very flexible, not stupid, but compared to this young age, there is a disproportionate melancholy. Looking at her eyes, she is a tired and cautious little adult.

"Little girl, this is Xu Erlang, the owner of the village, come and salute." Steward Xu introduced, wanting to break this somewhat stiff scene.

The little girl's eyes moved, and she reluctantly made a non-standard salute.

"Huh." Xu Qilin laughed twice, in fact, he was not the owner of the village or the head of the family, but the housekeeper called him so, which was also respect and compliment.

Getting up and walking over, he took out two copper coins, hesitated, put them in the basket, grabbed a large handful of purslane, and said, "It's nothing else, just look at this wild vegetable and water spirit, and want to mix it and eat it fresh." Well, let's go, hurry home! ”

The expression on the little girl's face changed, but it was also fleeting, and she gave another salute, turned around and walked quickly towards the village.

"Country girl, maybe I've never seen copper coins, and I don't know how to rule and etiquette." Steward Xu saw Xu Qilin sitting back in Maza, and hurriedly asked his family to take the wild vegetables, "This wild vegetable is too strong in the morning, and you dare to sell it for two cents?" Is. ”

Xu Qilin waved his hand and said with a smile: "I forced it to buy it, it's none of her business." If you open your mouth and ask her if she sells it, she will definitely give it away for nothing, and we will lose our identity. ”

"Yes, that is." Steward Xu nodded again and again, and said, "The countrymen are real, but if you want them to give it away for nothing, it will be a shame to spread it." ”

Xu Qilin smiled and didn't say anything more about it.

Now is an era of status, he is a landlord, and the family is a tenant, or a long-term worker.

Although Xu Qilin did not set up a water prison, did not force rent and smash the pot, and did not rob the white-haired girl, this class difference made Xu Qilin's pro-people behavior not very acceptable.

After resting for a while, Xu Qilin estimated that the steward had also visited and investigated in the village, and he also had a preliminary look at the general situation of the village, and then walked back to the house in the village.

The house occupies a lot of land, but it is also very dilapidated. Because, usually the Xu family doesn't come over, leaving only the steward to take care of it in the village.

Xu Qilin took a few housekeepers and servants this time, and when he returned to the house, the housekeepers and servants were still cleaning, but there were already a few houses that could barely live in.

Just this house, when I first came, it was dirty and old, the so-called small garden was overgrown with weeds, and ghost movies were ready-made.

Although Xu Qilin very much wants to build this Zhuangzi, which is located outside Chang'an City, into a leisure garden villa and summer manor, he can only live in it now.

Moreover, Xu Qilin also divided the things of the house into workshops across the courtyard because of the simplicity of the house, preparing to start production as soon as possible and sell as soon as possible to make money.

It doesn't matter if the scale is small, Xu Qilin wants to set up the shelves first, purchase all the application equipment, and then train some technical backbones.

Xu Qilin settled down in the cleaned room, and as soon as he drank the cold juice, Xu An, the steward of the village, rushed to report the situation.

Xu An is in his forties, and his rough hands and strong body show his hard work, and his report is clear and revealing his shrewdness and ability.

"There are two hundred and thirty-six mouths in the village, of which Ding Zhuang is eighty-seven, with a total of more than 500 acres of land; According to the solar terms and habits of Guanzhong's farming, the time required to stay in the farmland throughout the year is less than 100 days, and the 100 days are divided into big and small busy...... As long as it does not affect farming, planting, and harvesting, farmers do not need to put all their labor into the fields......"

For this old man of the Xu family, even Xu Qilin, he had to politely call "Uncle An".

Xu Qilin listened and bowed his head slightly, this is about the same as his estimate, if the workshop is small, the problem of labor should be able to be solved in this village.