Li Xiao was happy to send money, and the people in the courtyard were also happy to receive the reward.

When the old Wang of the horse shed received this generous annual reward from Li Xiao's hand, he was surprised, excited, and overflowing. In the tray was a neat string of big money, a full hundred wen. There was also a whole set of new clothes next to it, although it was a linen robe, but there was an outer robe, a middle coat, socks, and a pair of brand new cloth shoes.

He touched the robe and found that it was still a silk jacket.

"And two buckets of grain." Li Xiao reminded the old Wang, who was a little distracted.

"Oooh." Lao Wang hurriedly brought the two buckets of grain to his feet.

"There's a handprint on this book." Li Zhen next to Li Xiao pushed a booklet in front of Lao Wang, and according to the rules of the Li family, if he received the reward, he had to press his handprint, and he had to press it himself. Usually receiving monthly money and getting rewards is also this set of rules, but Lao Wang has long been used to it, his thumb is pressed in the printing box, and then along the place where Li Zhen fingers, he presses a red finger print heavily.

"Alright." Li Zhen said crisply.

Lao Wang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and the rich reward money had finally arrived.

Looking at these things under his feet, Lao Wang's tears suddenly flowed uncontrollably. When I was a child, I sold myself into slavery, and after so many years, I have never met such a good master.

Not to mention that on weekdays, there are two meals a day, and there is even a thin meal in the middle, which is equivalent to three meals a day. Not to mention, the place to live is good, and I make a new set of clothes every quarter, and there is a monthly money, which is not low.

Usually those who have a headache and brain fever can not only ask for leave to rest, but the main family even asked Dr. Zhao to help with the consultation and open their eyes, and they will not receive a penny.

Don't say you haven't experienced such a master before, or you haven't heard of it. In the past, Li Xiao's father, Li Dashan, treated people well, but he was not as good as this.

"Lang Jun, my old king will kneel down for you."

The short old Wang has been with cows and horses all his life, and he usually doesn't know how to speak, and he doesn't know what to say at this time.

But people have to be grateful, the protagonist treats him well, and he understands it in his heart.

"Lao Wang, hurry up, you have been in the Li family for decades, you have worked hard all your life, you usually do things seriously, you serve the cattle and horses at home very well, and you deserve these rewards."

Li Xiao hurriedly got up and helped Lao Wang up.

A good enterprise must pay attention to a corporate culture and enterprise spirit.

And a successful landlord and squire also has to pay attention to a cultural spirit.

"Lang Jun, I don't even know what to say, Lao Wang."

"Then don't say anything."

"Lao Wang, I have lived for most of my life, I have always been single, and I have no children or daughters, and I usually eat and live in the courtyard, so it is useless to ask for this money. Otherwise, the money and food should be returned to the master's family. The old king said.

Li Xiao said with a smile, "Who said that money is useless, didn't you just say that you have always been a single person before." You're not too old now, I think you're not even fifty, right? ”

"It's going to be forty-four this year." Old King Road.

Li Xiao looked at Lao Wang, a little surprised, seeing that Lao Wang was almost sixty, how could he be forty-four. But it's normal for people to look old these days.

"Forty-four, this is still young, the age when you can fight wolves on the mountain. You save the money, I will find a mother-in-law for you, and then I will give you a few more children, and when you are old, you can enjoy your old age in peace, and you can make fun of your grandchildren. ”

Lao Wang's face actually blushed.

"Don't dare to think about it, don't dare to think about it, people who are about to enter the earth, how dare they want to marry a daughter-in-law."

"What don't you dare to think, you are still young, I will ask Da Biao to take you to Chang'an Renma Market to have a look, if there is a female slave girl you like, as long as you are young and can still give birth, I will buy you a back."

Lao Wang is a slave, so according to the law of the Tang Dynasty, even if Lao Wang marries a wife, he cannot marry the daughter of a good citizen, but can only marry a slave. He is Li Xiao's slave, so he is still Li Xiao's slave when he marries his wife, and the sons he gives birth to are even Li Xiao's slaves.

"Not that much money." Lao Wang's bright eyes couldn't help but fall silent again. If you want to buy a slave as a wife, especially if you have children, it is not cheap, and the little monthly money he saves is not enough.

"Let's go first, and when you see the right one, you say, you can buy it yourself, if the money is not enough, I will lend you, and you will not be interested. If you don't want to buy it yourself, I'll buy it for you. Li Xiao said.

Two approaches, two outcomes. If Lao Wang buys it himself, then Li Xiao admits that the female slave is Lao Wang's private property, and if Li Xiao buys it, then this female slave is Li Xiao's private property, which can be regarded as a more humane approach.

Under normal circumstances, the master family pairs his male and female slaves, and it is also his own private property when he gives birth to a child in the future. After all, a slave born is also very valuable when he grows up.

However, Li Xiao didn't think like that, people always have to be a little rushed, and only when there is hope and a goal can there be motivation. Give Lao Wang a goal of marrying a wife and having children to enjoy his old age in peace, then Lao Wang will definitely work harder in the future.

Lao Wang thanked him for kowtowing many times, his forehead was bruised, and he finally pulled him up, wiped his tears and withdrew with the reward money.

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The Li family's New Year's reward, everyone is satisfied, everyone is happy, and everyone is grateful.

The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was even more full of oil and elated.

After the meal, Da Biao took a few young people to light a fire in the courtyard, and then threw bamboo into it one by one.

The moon rises and the sky is full of stars.

The bamboo pole popped from time to time, and there was a bang.

Every firecracker sounded, it was accompanied by everyone's cheers.

The sound of firecrackers is in addition to the old year, the four years of Yonghui have passed, and the new year has officially arrived.

Everyone's eyes are full of joy and expectation, and next year will definitely be even better.

Li Xiao and Wan Niang both moved a chair and sat at the door of the front hall of the main house, draped in blankets, and watched the people in the courtyard singing and singing late, and they were also very happy.

"Next year, all the fish will be raised in the dug pond, and our land will also allow the tenants to plant chili peppers."

"Peppers are planted in the fields and no food is grown? How will you pay the imperial grain then? ”

Li Xiao was not worried about Wanniang's worries at all, "Although our family's land has long been tenanted, I can sign a contract with the tenants, as long as they grow our peppers, then we will give them the imperial grain of the imperial court, and how much wages will be given to them per mu, and then according to the yield of peppers, we will reward them with a commission proportionally." ”

"You don't have to worry, chili peppers are a good thing, as long as the publicity is good, it will definitely be sold at a good price, and you won't have to worry about not being able to sell it then." The tenants will definitely not lose money when they grow chili peppers, we will buy some grain to pay for them after we make money, and we will not lose at all, we can make money at the same time, and we can also make money with our own tenants, a win-win situation. ”

"What if the chili peppers are not popular and cannot be sold? I think it's better to take your time, don't rush. Next year, let's run the medicine and wine shop, medical hall, and restaurant first. "Wan Niang is more conservative.

"Don't worry, listen to me." Li Xiao is full of confidence.