The two Zhuangzi bought by Zhulan are adjacent, and the journey between the two Zhuangzi takes half an hour, and the affairs of the Zhuangzi can be dealt with in one day.

Zhulan didn't want the original owner of Zhuangzi to tell the tenants that Zhuangzi had been sold, and when Zhulan arrived, the adults of Zhuangzi were all working in the fields.

Zhulan brought a lot of sweets and pastries, and she avoided the woman and found the children who were playing, five or six years old playing under the tree.

Zhulan motioned to Boss Zhou and Elder Zhou not to follow, there were too many men, and the children would be afraid, so Zhulan only took Liu Ya and walked over with candy.

The five children are very reserved, the children understand everything at the age of five or six, and they have an impression of Zhulan.

Five children pushed and shoved, and one of the tallest little boys stepped forward timidly, "Is there something wrong?" ”

Zhulan smiled, "I like this Zhuangzi very much, so I want to buy it." ”

The five children were terrified and wanted to run home to tell their families, but Zhulan comforted, "Don't worry, even if I buy Zhuangzi, I will still rent it out, but you need to answer me a few questions." ”

The five children looked at each other, and the older boy clenched his fists in both hands, as if to cheer himself up," you say. ”

Zhulan found a stone to sit down, asked Liu Ya to divide the sugar and pastries for a few children, beckoned the children to sit down, and when the children sat down, Zhulan asked, "Zhuangzi has a tenant leader, is the person in charge of your Zhuangzi's tenant good to you?" ”

A few children were stunned, and a few young ones stopped talking.

Zhulan smiled, "You said it was okay. ”

The older boy pursed his lips and was silent for a while before he spoke, "If he wasn't good, would you replace him?" ”

"It's nature."

The boy made up his mind and said: "The Li family is not good, the Li family will collect more grain every time they help the owner collect rent, and the overcharged grain is received to their own family, and they have to please their family on weekdays, if they don't please him, they will say bad things to the steward, the owner of the village rarely comes to be in charge of the housekeeper, and the steward has received the benefits of the Li family, and the father and mother dare not say that they can only endure it all the time." ”

Dad said that even if he told the farmer, it was useless, there were many tenants, they could not plant, and the farmer did not lack tenants who rented land.

Zhulan looked at the little boy, five or six years old in ancient times was indeed precocious, but this child's conditioning is very clear, from the perspective of children to adults, the education of adults is also good, "Who are you in your family?" ”

The boy was a little wary, "What is this asking for?" ”

Zhulan smiled and didn't need to ask, a few women in the distance ran over, it should be the mother of these children.

Zhulan stood up, the five children hid behind the women, Zhulan looked at the mother of the boy who spoke, although the clothes were old but very clean, among the five children, the boy was also the cleanest.

Zhulan said: "I bought this Zhuangzi, go home and call all the heads of the households, by the way, the field will still be rented to you, you don't have to be nervous and afraid." ”

The women breathed a sigh of relief and just continued to lease the land.

Zhulan went back to the courtyard of Zhuangzi, the last time I saw it in a hurry, this time I looked carefully, and when I turned around and returned to the front yard, the tenants on the Zhuangzi were all there.

In the 200-acre Zhuangzi, there are a total of 20 tenant households, and each family rents different fields, with the most having 20 acres and the less having 5 acres.

The men in charge of twenty tenant households, the oldest in their fifties and sixty years old, and the younger in their thirties.

Most of the people in their thirties are separated from their families and rent land alone to live.

Zhulan came to know a lot more about tenants in ancient times, some tenants have been for generations, some of them rented land and became tenants because they were really poor, and some were refugees.

Zhulan looked at the head of the tenant standing at the front, when she was shopping around the house just now, she asked Zhou Lao Er and Steward Ding to ask the nearby farmers, she didn't fully believe the child's words, and now she asked clearly.

Zhulan motioned to Zhou Lao Er to step forward, and this matter was handed over to Zhou Lao Er to deal with, and it was Zhou Lao Er who dealt with the tenants since then.

Zhou Lao Er suppressed the excitement in his heart and learned from his father's appearance, "This Zhuangzi has changed his surname, and the land will still be rented to you, but the person in charge will change, and the Wang family will be responsible for collecting rent in the future, and the Li family, who was in charge before, can still rent the land, as for why the Li family was changed, I won't explain." ”

Zhulan looked at Zhou Laoer, she handed over Zhou Laoer to be responsible, but she didn't tell Zhou Laoer how to deal with the Li family, Zhou Laoer is indeed the most damaged in the family, the entire Zhuangzi is dissatisfied with the Li family, and the Li family will not have a good time renting the field.

To put it bluntly, Zhou Lao Er forced the Li family to go by himself, and he also gained a reputation for benevolence and righteousness.

When Li tenant came and knew that the new master's family had inquired about him, he knew that his job was gone, and he knew that Zhuangzi was going to be sold, so he was ready to do so, so he stepped forward and said: "I have saved some money in my hand, and if I want to buy land and farm in the future, I will not rent it." ”

Zhou Lao Er smiled, "Okay." ”

Zhou Lao Er paused and continued: "Then let's talk about the new rent of four or six cents." ”

Li tenants were stunned, and the other tenants cheered happily.

Zhulan watched Zhou Lao Er re-sign the deed, Zhuangzi also dealt with it, and went door to door to see it, Zhu Lan was quite satisfied with Zhou Lao Er's ability to do things.

In the afternoon, I went to another Zhuangzi, Zhulan didn't care, and the tenant head of the other Zhuangzi was not changed.

Zhuangzi and the shop were arranged, and Zhulan asked Zhou Lao Er to buy a lot of green vegetables, mainly peppers, pumpkins, winter melons, and some of the things that could be put in, and bought some fruits back, longan oranges, etc.

There is seafood here in Jinzhou, but it is all dried seafood, and Zhulan has also bought a lot.

There were four more carriages ready to leave, and the carriages were basically full of food.

There are only four hundred taels of silver left in Zhulan's hand.

The boat back to the city is not downwind and goes slowly, it goes slowly and docks from time to time, Zhulan is a little anxious, she wants to go home early, she misses Zhou Shuren, and I don't know how Zhou Shuren is at home.

Along the way, she could write a letter back, but she couldn't receive Zhou Shuren's letter, who let her hurry!

At noon, the boat docked again, and Zhou Lao Er couldn't stay on the boat, so he got off the ship after asking about it and docking for two hours.

Zhulan didn't get off the ship and stood on the deck looking at the bustling port of mooring, because the Chinese New Year was approaching, and the port was full of people.

Zhulan suddenly squinted her eyes and leaned forward, frightening Boss Zhou.

Boss Zhou hurriedly stopped, "Mother, what's wrong with you?" ”

Zhulan just wanted to see the person clearly, but Boss Zhou blocked it, and pushed Boss Zhou away.

(End of chapter)