After speaking, Jiang Lan looked out the window, the heavy rain stopped at the beginning, and the spring equinox was stung, but it was a good season to go to Zhuangzi to play.

"Tell me to go down and have two fast horses ready."

"Yes, Uncle Cousin."

Maple Leaf Villa, said to be a suburb of Jiankang, didn't take much time to ride a horse.

At the beginning of the afternoon, many people were smoking from the cooking.

Jiang Lan and Jiang Wu got off their horses and walked on the road.

Before coming out, Jiang Lan deliberately changed into a new narrow-mouthed Hu suit, and didn't bring anything else around her waist except for the sachet containing the god bag.

However, Jiang Cheng, who was wearing brocade clothes, was very demanding, and Jiang Lan on the side seemed to have become his attendant.

In the early spring, the fields are full of men rushing to plough the crops in spring, and occasionally one or two little dolls under the age of six or seven can be seen running in the fields, carrying crockpots in their hands and walking on the ridges.

The ridges were uneven, and the water in the crockpot was jumping happily.

Jiang Cheng followed Jiang Lan half a step behind, this is the rule and respect.

"These thousand acres of fertile land are all Zhuangzi?"

Jiang Cheng nodded, "These are all good fields for marriage, and they have all returned to the villa, this year I see that the weather is very good, and today there is a spring rain, I think it will be a bumper harvest year." ”

"How were the previous years?"

"A few years ago, ......," Jiang Cheng shook his head, "there were successive droughts, the harvest was not good, and less than 10% of the rent was paid by the villagers." ”

"What would ordinary people do?"

"We will reduce the rent as appropriate to support the farmers."

Seeing Jiang Cheng reply without thinking, Jiang Lan turned his head and asked again, "Then what did that idiot do?" ”

“…… He reported the famine, and the prince met with the tenant as appropriate, and then the man deceived the upper and lower levels, and still accepted it, especially last year, when the famine was auspicious, and more than half of the tenants had to borrow the debt of Xue Dafu's thief. ”

Jiang Lan took a deep breath and sighed secretly: Sure enough, mortals can play, and this kind of mind is more exquisite than the Jiuqu cage.

"Let's ask someone about it."

Jiang Cheng nodded and led the way in front.

Jiang Lan followed, and the villagers were all from nearby villages. The houses in the village are built on the hill, and there are one family every few steps, but they are prosperous.

I think that when there was no such thing as Xue Dafu doing evil, this place was rich because of Maple Leaf Villa.

Money always makes people squint.

Jiang Cheng led Jiang Lan into a family.

The owner's surname is Liu, and the neighbors call him Brother Liu.

Now Brother Liu has taken his three sons to the field, and his daughter-in-law Wang is cooking in the stove alone.

Jiang Cheng seemed to have been here, and that Wang was very familiar with him.

Seeing that the two of them were coming to beg for water, he immediately took out two gray and white porcelain bowls from the back room to scoop water for the two.

"There is no tea at home, our well water is sweet, don't dislike it."

The old woman's face was yellow, her face was full of hills and ravines, and she looked like she was in her fifties, but Jiang Lan looked at her bone age, less than thirty-five, and in the end, the years were grinding.

However, "Eun Gong? ”

Seeing Uncle Xiaotang looking at him with inquiring eyes, Jiang Wu looked embarrassed and handed another bowl of sweet water to Jiang Lan.

"Uncle Xiaotang didn't let himself pick up Zhuangzi, I saw that there were many places in the account book, so I took my son to take a look at this place, and I happened to meet someone under Xue Dafu who came to ask for debts.

This family is poor, and Brother Liu's three sons are all first-class and good-looking young men, and none of them can marry a daughter-in-law.

The people under Xue Dafu's hands had evil intentions and wanted to arrest the most outstanding-looking third son to settle the account.

Although I am not a good person, I can't see such a fraud, so I helped their family. ”

The cool well water was under the stomach, and Jiang Lan's whole person was stunned.

Raised his eyebrows and looked at Jiang Cheng next to him, "How much did it cost?" ”

Jiang Cheng smiled, and he looked a little shy again.

"It's just a dozen taels of silver, which makes Uncle Xiaotang smile."

Jiang Lan got up, "That's right, you are really rich, I originally wanted to say that you can't let you do things and you can't lose money, but now it seems that ......"

Jiang Cheng hurriedly put down the bowl and stepped forward to pull Jiang Lan's sleeve.

"Uncle Xiaotang, I can do without money."

Jiang Lan smiled, "No, you have money." ”

Mrs. Wang didn't know what Engong and the young man were talking about, but they were just adding water from the well, and then went back to the stove to get busy.

It had just rained, and the exposed sun was a little dazzling, Jiang Lan was lazy, moved the stool to a shady place, and took a nap.

I was very late last night, and I was worried about Chifeng's injury, so I slept for a while at the beginning of the morning, but now I came to sleep.

Jiang Cheng was not easy to disturb, so he explained to Mrs. Wang embarrassedly.

Mrs. Wang is nothing, but very enthusiastic.

He was about to clean up the room and let Jiang Lan rest for a while.

Jiang Cheng hurriedly thanked him, although he knew that Uncle Xiaotang was an incalculating character, but letting him sleep in the house of the Zhuang family was to give him the courage to do so.

Uncle Xiaotang said that he is also the son of the prince, and he will inherit the title in the future.

No matter how casual it is, it is also a golden nobleman.

Jiang Cheng was waiting on the side, holding a pu fan borrowed from Wang Pozi, carefully fanning the wind to fight away mosquitoes.

The environment in Zhuangzi is quiet, but the mosquitoes are also terrible.

I don't know if it's because I'm in a good hurry, or what, he always feels that those mosquitoes are crawling towards him, and he never dares to provoke Uncle Xiaotang.

Odd!

The sun shines warmly at noon, and the sun makes the body more and more comfortable.

Jiang Lan was woken up by a crying sound, frowning and frowning under the eyes that had just opened, and the entrance was just the courtyard gate, only to see the princess rushing out with a kitchen knife in her hand.

The corners of Jiang Lan's mouth twitched, and she could see everything when she came out.

patting the dust on his body, Jiang Lan woke up the cousin who was shaking the pu fan and snoring happily.

I saw four or five big bags on his face, and at a glance, I knew that it was caused by the bite of a poisonous mosquito, and subconsciously touched my cheeks.

It's okay, smooth and nothing.

"Uncle Xiaotang, is there something?"

Jiang Cheng yawned, as if he had just returned to his soul.

"Listen."

Jiang Cheng pricked up his ears, "I think someone is arguing." ”

"Get up, let's go see."

Jiang Cheng hurriedly got up and followed Jiang Lan around to the incident point next door.

Now the inside and outside three layers are surrounded by water, and only the crying and scolding inside are heard, which are endless.

Jiang Lan couldn't figure out what was going on, so she instructed Jiang Cheng next to her, "Nephew, go and inquire." ”

Originally, I thought that this generation was high and a little uncomfortable, but now Jiang Lan is handy.

Jiang Cheng is an old man with long sleeves and good at dancing, so he will inquire clearly in three or two clicks.

“… Xue Dafu's subordinates are here again, no, they fell in love with the daughter of the old Wang family next door, and wanted to snatch away the debt. It's a pity that that girl is not yet fourteen, and I don't know how she will be tortured..."

"Torture?" Jiang Lan raised her eyebrows, feeling as if there was something else hidden.

Jiang Cheng was stunned, how could he tell the beautiful little cousin uncle about these filthy things.

However, a farmer who went home for lunch next to him was not taboo.

"This son doesn't know, then Steward Xue likes these little ladies the most, and someone is sent in every three or five days, but I heard that ......"