Or ask: What does the boss hate the most?

Answer: Holiday!

Although Xu Yuanzuo was born as a part-time worker, and then started his own business and became a boss, he has always had a workaholic's heart, and the most annoying thing is that vacation, rest, entertainment, and other things that are not beneficial to the progress of human material civilization in the slightest.

But there are more holidays in the Ming Dynasty than in the later Celestial Empire! It is self-evident that all kinds of traditional festivals should be closed, such as Qingming, winter solstice, and if you don't go home, it is even a major event that violates the criminal law! As for the emperor's birthday, he also has to have a holiday, that's all, who made this an imperial country.

It's just that the Spring Festival has such a long holiday, which is really unbearable for the traverser!

In the Ming generation, the annual Spring Festival holiday was selected by the Qin Tianjian from the nineteenth, twentieth, twenty-first, and twenty-second days of the lunar month as the sealing day. Since this day of sealing, the official yamen has stopped working - the seals have been sealed, and of course they can't work.

So those who can go home go home, and those who can't go home start the long Spring Festival holiday. The whole holiday will be put on the fifteenth day of the first month of the following year, and then it will be considered normal. However, in the Longqing Dynasty, because the emperor's birthday, the Wanshou Festival, was the twenty-third day of the first month, which meant that just after the Spring Festival, the officials had to be distracted and wait for the Wanshou Festival, and they didn't want to do anything serious during the whole New Year.

So Xu Yuanzuo is really sad when he thinks of the saddest time of the year!

I'm so worried that I'm almost losing my hair!

Fortunately, killing poor ghosts before the New Year has gained a lot, which is more or less some comfort.

In terms of movable property, six mules were bought in the garden this year, all of them strong and capable of working.

This animal is simply a plug-in for agricultural civilization, eating less than a horse, coarser than a horse, working harder than a horse, running faster than a donkey, except that it cannot give birth and cannot gallop, it has no shortcomings.

Among the six mules, there was one that was white, without a single stray hair, except for the four hooves, which were black, and the whole body was as white as silver ingots. Of course, it's also worth three times as much as the others. Guy Yin's family is not a poor ghost and can't be killed for a while, but Xu Yuanzuo has taken a fancy to this beautiful horse and mule and is ready to buy it as a favor.

Chinese literati have always liked the non-mainstream, and they are approaching their peak by the Wanli period. At that time, ordinary mounts could no longer satisfy the unconventional rioters, so Zhang Dai had a "snow spirit", and Chen Jiru had a big-horned deer, which was much more windy than a horse and a high cart.

The mule is not as swaggering as a BMW, and it is docile and obedient, and the literati do not need it to travel hundreds of miles a day, so it is really the first choice for unappointed officials or officials. One shows that he lives a quiet life in the forest, and the other can express his own different customs.

Xu Yuanzuo, a mule, naturally wants to honor his father-in-law. In fact, he knows Xu Fan's character very well, he is not a like Zhang Dai and Chen Jiru, he prefers affordable gifts. But it doesn't matter if he doesn't like it, Old Man Xu Jiexu, who has a habit of pretending to be forced, will definitely like it.

Sure enough, as Xu Yuanzuo expected, after praising his filial piety, Xu Fan took this mule to show filial piety to Xu Jie, and was also highly praised. So after Xu Fan came back, he specially took care of the account room and gave Xu Yuanzuo fifty taels of festival silver, which was also because he knew that Xu Yuanzuo had the habit of sharing bonuses.

Xu Yuanzuo took advantage of the fact that he was walking around and was diligent, and asked Chen Shi to ask Li Wenming to come out. Li Wenming was very satisfied with Xu Yuanzuo's hospitality specifications, and chatted extremely speculatively. Although Chen Shi in the seat has the status of a lifter, which is a lot of suppression for him, Xu Yuanzuo's Bai Ding identity successfully offset this.

From the analysis of the chat, Li Wenming's relationship with the officials in Huating County is also okay, at least there is no grudge. In this way, Master Lu can come to arrange the affairs of the officials.

Of course, what is more important is to give Xu Cheng's benefits, and I believe that Lu Fuzi will phrase it well.

After the park management bank closed the accounts, Xu Wenjing also returned home early. Although she thinks that life is good here, she prefers Juri's environment. Xu Yuanzuo found an excuse and didn't leave, and Luo Zhenquan and the two of them were still wandering around the garden all day, or checking. He didn't want to go back to his father sooner, lest new conflicts arise.

Not to mention that there is indeed something to do now.

The 100 acres of land killed by the poor ghost have been made into a red deed, in strict accordance with the provisions of the Ming Law, through the government for the record, paid stamp duty, and the field skin and bones were included in the assets of the garden management bank. Although the white deed is generally popular now, that is, the buyer and seller reach an agreement and write a deed, each holding the beginning and the end, Xu Yuanzuo knows that next year will be the time for Hai Rui Haiqingtian to inspect the Ten Mansions of Yingtian.

At that time, the people spread that "it is better to sue for fat than to plant thin fields", and with only Bai Qi in hand, there is definitely no hope of winning the lawsuit. According to Hai Jui's trial style, even the red deed may not be strong.

It's just that this 100 acres of land is too cheap, and the average per mu is only eight points if it is not near the water, and even if it is a good field near the water, it is only about one or two halves.

"It just happened to be changed into a big garden, where a pond was dug and the soil and rocks could be piled up there to make a rockery." Xu Yuanzuo walked in the simple and leveled ground, outlining the garden architecture in his mind.

Although he is not a professional in this field, he has also walked through many famous gardens in the world, and some such as Shanghai Yu Garden, although it is not completed, he has also seen it. With this insight, what a high-grade garden should and shouldn't have is naturally in the chest. As for how to carve it in detail, it is the work of the garden craftsmen.

Xu Yuanzuo just proposed a general direction, but Luo Zhenquan was quite admired: "Don't you even know this?" ”

"It's nothing, you'll know it when you see more." Xu Yuanzuo seems to be modest, but in fact he is pretentious.

"How many have you seen?" Luo Zhenquan had an expression that was about to be slapped in the face.

Xu Yuanzuo said lightly: "I see one and others see ten, personal talent, you can't envy it." ”

Luo Zhenquan took two steps and let out a long breath: "I have never seen such a brazen person as you. ”

"That's because you don't know much." Xu Yuanzuo continued to sketch in his mind as he spoke, and suddenly said: "Now is the time for farming, let's find someone to sort out these plots first." Some of the things that should be dug up, what should be filled, and what should be piled up can be done. It is also convenient for the masters to calculate the material in the future. ”

Luo Zhenquan really sighed this time: "Just give birth for two days, and then talk about it after the New Year?" ”

"Seize the day." Xu Yuanzuo stood on a rock, looking into the distance, full of worries about the three years of Longqing.

Of course, this concern quickly shifted to the New Year.

Now that most of the shops in Litahui are closed, Xu Yuanzuo doesn't plan to bring many New Year's goods with him when he goes back—mainly his sister brings them back. But you have to bring some local goods, otherwise people will think that he hasn't made any money this year.

There is also how to deal with the father who is neither in tune nor reliable.

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