Xu is because he has seen a lot in Hao Mansion during this time, as soon as Ding Yezi saw the things in Wang Taili's house, he roughly estimated the economic situation of Wang Taili's family, and it can be said without denying that Wang Taili is definitely the kind of person who loves to show off.

Wang Taili respectfully invited Ding Yezi to sit on the main seat, and asked Steward Li and Tao Bo to sit on the left and right, and he stood in the main hall with a slight humility.

As soon as they sat down, a little maid about thirteen or fourteen years old brought tea and placed one next to everyone.

Wang Taili smiled flatteringly, and raised his voice: "Young lady, please drink tea, there is no good tea in the small family, only some new Longjing this year, young lady and quench your thirst." ”

Ding Yezi was noncommittal, quietly picked up the teacup, and glanced at the glazed blue and green bamboo teacup as if inadvertently, and then lightly lifted the lid of the teacup, slowly stirred the tea leaves on the water, sniffed it lightly, and then took a sip of fragrant tea.

As soon as this tea arrives in your mouth, you can see whether it is good or bad!

This Wang Taili's small life is really rich, and the tea she was entertained was not much worse than that of Haofu, could it be that the head of a village in ancient times also had so much oil and water? Or does Wang Taili have a lot of fields under his own hands?

This question only flashed in Ding Page's mind, and then she put it aside. This time, she came to collect rent, but she didn't come to gossip about where the money came from.

"Village Chief Wang, please invite all the villagers over, and I will personally talk to them about the rent, so that they can rest assured."

Wang Taili clenched his fists and said apologetically: "I'm really sorry for the young lady, it's all small things that are not good, so I bother the young lady to run this trip." The dealers are now waiting outside, and the little ones let them all come in and be obedient. ”

With that, Wang Taili hurriedly turned around and went out, and a group of people who had been with him were standing in the courtyard, while Wang Taili walked straight outside the courtyard gate, thinking that he was summoning some other farmers in the village.

Ding Page didn't put up a shelf, and when she saw another group of people coming in outside the gate, she got up and went outside, Qinglian and Zishuang followed, and Steward Li and Tao Bo naturally didn't sit down much, and hurriedly followed Ding Page out left and right.

Ding Yezi stood still on the stone road in the courtyard, and looked generously at the villagers standing in the courtyard. At present, most of the farmers who come here are men, both old and young, and only a few women are there. She looked at the gate of the courtyard lightly, but found that there were many people gathered outside the gate of the courtyard, and even some women came to watch with their young children in their arms.

Everyone is curious, and for this kind of monkey-like scene, Ding Page is in a safe mood and has nothing to dissatisfaction with.

Wang Taili quickly gathered the villagers, and let them each stand quietly in the courtyard, and when everything was ready, he walked in front of Ding Yezi, hugged his fists and said: "Young lady, everyone has been gathered, you can speak." ”

Ding Page bowed his head, glanced at the bankers in front of him, and said lightly: "I guess you also know what you're doing here, right?" As for this year's rent, since you feel it is necessary for me to say it in front of you, then I will say it. This year is indeed a good year, every household has a bumper harvest, and each acre of land can even produce more than one or two loads. You also know very well in your hearts that compared with other masters, the lease contract of Haofu has always been very generous, and the rent collected is also very small. However, we also agreed in the past that if the yield per mu is more than three quintals, according to the contract, not only the rent of the current year will rise, but also the rent of the next year! However, in previous years, even if the yield per mu was more than three quintals, our Hao Mansion has never raised any rent with you, right? ”

Speaking of this, Ding Yezi paused, and carefully glanced at the people in front of her, but seeing that everyone had a look of approval on their faces, she continued: "Whether the year is good or not, we don't count, God says it." Even if there is an extra load or two of grain per mu this year, it may not be the case tomorrow, so after careful consideration, for the sake of your consideration, I have changed the agreement to increase the rent for the coming year, and changed it to two loads of rent per mu of land this year, and I ask you to pay the rent according to this agreement. ”

After the meaning was announced, Ding Yezi was silent, and looked at the people in front of him with a faint expression.

Wang Taili immediately stood up and asked the villagers, "Have you understood what the young lady said?" Pay two rents this year! The young lady's time is precious, you better go back and prepare it for me immediately, and I'll take someone to collect it when I get back!" ”

Wang Taili's voice was slightly sharp, and Ding Yezi felt harsh when he heard it, and he always felt that something was wrong. She looked carefully at the dealers in front of her and didn't notice anything wrong.

She turned her mind and suddenly remembered something, and then beckoned Steward Li over, walked to the corner with him, and said to him softly, "Steward Li, have you noticed anything wrong?" ”

Steward Li blinked, hissed lightly, shook his head, frowned, and said, "No, I don't know what the young lady means?" ”

Ding Yezi frowned, and asked softly: "Steward Li, when you and the eldest young master came to collect rent in the past, how did you collect the rent?" Could it be that they are all waiting in the Zhuangzi, and have never asked anything among the villagers? ”

Steward Li shook his head and said, "No, the village chief directly collected them all, and then sent them to Zhuangzi, so the eldest young master came to the village to run this trip." ”

Ding Yezi thought for a while, and instructed: "Steward Li, this way, I think there seems to be something wrong here, please find an excuse to go out later, wander around the village, ask the villagers next to the village, how to pay this rent, how much to pay, and then come back to tell me." ”

Ding Yezi's words have been said very clearly, how can Steward Li not know what she means? Moreover, the situation of Wang Taili's family is indeed surprisingly good, and there is nothing greasy in it. Thinking about the possible problems here, Steward Li hurriedly responded and said, "Young lady, wait a minute, my subordinates will go out and have a look." ”

With that, Steward Li walked directly to the outside of the courtyard, and Ding Yezi walked back in front of the villagers.

Wang Taili looked at Steward Li who went out in surprise, and inadvertently glanced at a kid at the gate, signaling him to follow Steward Li.

Since Steward Li walked outside, Ding Yezi has been paying attention to Wang Taili's movements, if he has no problem, Steward Li's whereabouts naturally don't need him to worry about, if he has a problem, he will definitely worry about what Steward Li will know when he goes out. Sure enough, as soon as Steward Li went out, Ding Yezi noticed that a person also went out with Steward Li.

It is possible that Wang Taili was worried that he would not take good care of Steward Li, so he was sent out, or it was possible that he was worried that Steward Li knew something. If Hao Ling's evaluation of Steward Li is correct, then Steward Li should also know what to do.

Ding Yezi's heart rose slightly, this is the first thing she did on behalf of Hao Ling, if it is not done well, there will inevitably be a storm after she goes back, and Aunt Shen will definitely use this matter to make a big fuss, so that she will destroy her hope for the power of the housekeeper.

In fact, she doesn't have to earn anything with Aunt Shen, could it be that the power of the housekeeper is in her hands, and she will get rich? Obviously it's impossible, it's just that there is more oil and water, but in the final analysis, it is all earned by Hao Ling, and it will be shared equally between Hao Ling and Hao Yu in the future. Ding Yezi is not the kind of person who only knows how to think about himself, Hao Ling and Hao Yu are both the sons of Master Hao, and his property should be divided equally, and there is no reason for anyone to take more.

But although she thinks about it open-mindedly, Aunt Shen doesn't think so, Ding Yezi has reason to suspect that if the person in charge is really Aunt Shen, when Old Master Hao dies one day, Aunt Shen will definitely try her best to share more property, instead of thinking like her.

Wang Taili walked in front of Ding Yezi with a restrained expression, and asked with a smile: "Young lady, let them go back to prepare food, okay?" ”

Ding Yezi was worried that once the crowd in front of him dispersed, it would affect Steward Li's investigation when he turned around, so he raised his hand and said, "Wait, I still have something to say." ”

Wang Taili's face changed slightly, but he quickly turned around, hugged his fists and said, "I don't know if the young lady has anything else to advise?" ”

Ding Yezi glanced at him, with a faint smile on her face, she didn't know anything for the time being, she had no reason to look at others, and said, "Well, I'll ask some more things, and the matter of collecting rent is not in a hurry for the time being." ”

With that, Ding Yezi motioned to Wang Taili to get out of the way, so that she could talk to the villagers.

Without Ding Page's instructions, the farmers naturally did not disperse, and still stood in the courtyard in a regular manner.

Ding Yezi asked again: "Is there anything you don't understand about what I just said?" ”

The dealers shook their heads in unison, and they all understood that there was no question to ask.

Ding Yezi casually looked at an uncle in his fifties at the front of the villagers, and asked with a light smile: "This uncle, how many acres of land have you rented?" How much has an acre of land produced this year? ”

The uncle who was questioned hurriedly took a step forward, lowered his head and replied: "Back to the young lady's words, the old boy rented three acres of land, and the yield per mu is more than four quintals, even if he pays two quintals of rent, he will receive a lot more this year, and next year's life will be much better." ”

Ding Page bowed his head, and randomly pointed to a middle-aged man in the middle, and asked, "How many acres of land have you rented?" ”

"If you go back to the young lady, the small one rented two acres of land, and this year is also a bumper harvest, and there are as many as five quintals of one acre of land."

Ding Page smiled and said, "Oh? Then your grain is very good. ”

She then pointed to an aunt standing at the back, and asked with a light smile: "Auntie, how many acres of land is your family renting?" ”