When the shopkeeper heard Ji Wu's words, he asked with some hesitation, "...... Moving shops and repairing restaurants also pay attention to the regulations, but I don't know who Mrs. Tai wants to send to Xianghe to watch, and the servants can also send people to help. ”

As soon as Ji Wu thought about it, he had an idea in his heart, and said to him with a smile: "Let Ji Yao watch." ”

The shopkeeper was inevitably overjoyed when he heard this, and he actually wanted to send the second young master to see it, so naturally there was no problem with this matter. The second young master treats people very gently, but his methods are as watertight as Mrs. Tai's, and they are very respectful in their hearts.

After meeting the steward and shopkeeper, it was already noon, and Ji Wu asked Ji Yao to come and speak, and told him about the Lusilk Village in Xianghe.

Gu Jinchao drank tea behind the curtain, and was also called out by Ji Wu after a while. Ji Wu said to Gu Jinchao: "...... The affairs of this grange cannot be empty words, but what the steward says is what it is. What to plant and how to plant still have to be seen in person before the charter can be made. Xianghe is not too far from Tongzhou, so it is better to let your second cousin accompany you to have a look, and I will send Mother Song to follow you. ”

Jin Chao secretly shouted badly, grandmother is trying to match them! Before Ji Yao could speak, Jin Chao said: "Second cousin has a lot of opportunities, how can I delay him, it's just to watch the farming, and it's okay for me to go alone." ”

Grandmother smiled: "You don't know anything about these things since you were a child, I still don't know!" You can't see the fame even if you look at it. Let your second cousin help you, anyway, he still has something to do in Xianghe, and it won't be considered to delay him. ”

It looks like it's not negotiable.

Jin Chao sighed, caught a glimpse of Ji Yao's silence, and wanted to smile bitterly in his heart. There is a feeling that I don't kill Beren, but Beren dies because of me.

What Ji Wu said was unchangeable.

In the afternoon, she had two carriages set up and sent a group of nurses and maids to send Jinchao to Xianghe.

The Xianghe River is several hours' drive from Sanhe County, Tongzhou, and along the canal to the west, along the way are the suburbs or farmland, and the farmland is planted with maize. There are also scattered farmhouse courtyards, where barefoot farmers with baskets walk on the ridges.

Soon arrived at the county seat of Xianghe, which connects Shuntianfu and Tianjin, and is also a very rich place. The rain has been raining for days in recent days, causing the river to swell sharply, and the riverside is rushing to repair the embankment. However, the road is still very busy.

The carriage of the Ji family was hung with silver incense balls and glass horn lamps, which were very chic. Passers-by also avoided it and waited for the carriage to pass.

Gu Jinchao brought Tong's mother, Qingpu, and Caifu this time. She sat in the carriage and closed her eyes against the agarwood-colored twig-patterned flannel cushion. Tong's mother is helping Jin Chao make a pair of white silk socks.

Caifu has never been to Baodi, and is enthusiastic to look outside with the curtains, the houses on the side of the road are lined up, there are tea shops, wine shops, butcher shops, temples, paper horse shops, etc., there are mule carts, horse-drawn carts, and ox carts on the road, in addition to the crowded pedestrians on the street, there are also merchants selling goods, gentry looking at things, and monks carrying baskets on their backs......

When Jin Chao opened his eyes, he saw Cai Fu lying at the window like a child, so he asked her with a smile, "What's so nice about this?" ”

When she was a child, every year during the Chinese New Year, her grandmother would ask her aunt or second cousin to take her to Baodi to play, especially during the Lantern Festival, along the Gulan Street next to the canal, the lights were brilliant, reflected in the lake dazzling. I have seen too much of the prosperity of Baodi, but I don't think there is anything good about Xianghe.

Tsefu turned back a little embarrassed and said with a smile: "When the slave was not sold to the Gu family, she also lived on the street, but it was only a small market town, and I like to lean behind the door and listen to the sound of the vendors outside. ”

Jin Chao had never heard Caifu mention what happened to her when she was a child, and asked her with interest: "What are you selling?" ”

Cai Fu said while thinking: "New Year's Day ** cow picture, small yellow calendar, sugar twist flowers, hot dumplings, live carp, donkey rolling, chickens, ducklings, bean juice, fruit dan peel in February...... In March, peaches and apricot blossoms, snails, and tender toons are sold, apricots and salted yellow croakers are sold in April, and mulberries, zongzi, pu fans, sour plum soup, and roast sheep neck are sold in May, and ......"

She said everything all over again, and when she looked up, she found that Miss and Qingpu were looking at her, and she was a little ashamed: "When I was a child, my mother was not allowed to go out, and the slave maid wanted to be a merchant who walked the streets and alleys, and could look around, so I remembered these things very well." ”

A merchant walking the streets? Tsef's ideal is quite chic.

Qingpu asked her curiously: "What is this roasted sheep's neck, is it the sheep's neck?" ”

Zefu is also not sure: "I haven't eaten ...... either"

The two whispered to each other, and Tong's mother watched and smiled from the side. The carriage stopped suddenly, and it was Song's mother coming.

She opened the curtain and said to Jin Chao: "Miss Biao, wait a while, the second young master will explain the matter of Lu Silk Village, and I will accompany you to the Grange in a while." If you want to come down and have a look, you can. ”

Jin Chao smiled and shook his head, originally people came to deal with business, but now he has to accompany himself to the Grange, it is too difficult for him. He said to Song's mother: "I'm not in a hurry, just read a book in the carriage for a while." ”

Mother Song bowed and retreated.

By the time Ji Yao was busy with the affairs of Lusilk Village, when the carriage arrived at the Grange, it was already dark and it was raining heavily.

I heard that Miss Zhuang and the young master of the Ji family came together, and Zhao Zhuangtou of the Grange hurriedly brought the people from the Grange to greet him. They all wore hats and robes, but after a few steps from the gate of the grange to the house, Jin Chao was drenched. When he arrived at the bottom of the corridor, Qingpu put away the umbrella.

Jin Chao took a look at this grange, the courtyard, surrounded by corridors, the middle is connected to the verandah, and there is no hanging flower door. However, the yard is very large, planted with many ginkgo trees, and Ji Yao is umbrella supported by the housekeeper, and his muslin jacket is also soaked, and his forehead hair is messy.

Zhao Zhuangtou is a slightly chubby middle-aged man with a pair of small eyes and a two-figure mustache. With a smile on his face, he said, "...... The eldest lady came over, but the little one was in a hurry. You and the young master of the Ji family go to the wing room to change and wash first. Now on the day of Xianghe, it rains when it is said to rain, which is the same as changing faces. ”

This mess is really bad. Jin Chao said to Ji Yao: "...... It's troublesome for the second cousin. ”

Ji Yao shook his head and said gently, "It's not in the way." "Bowed his head and twisted the water on his sleeve.

By the time she had cleaned up, it was already dark, and the torrential rain was hitting the window lattice, and when she opened the window and looked out, it was all dark.

Zhao Zhuangtou was already waiting for her outside, and prepared a booklet of the harvest of the Grange in the past few years for her to see. And she told her about the situation of the Grange in recent years: "...... Of the 337 acres of land, 280 acres were contracted for the farmers of Lingbi to plant, and wheat and maize were harvested every year, and 50% of the rent was paid. When the year is bad, you can only receive 200 stones, and when the year is good, you can still receive 400 stones...... More than ten acres of fruit trees were planted in the Zhuangzi and died, which required dozens of taels of silver to enter, which was really difficult. I wrote to the eldest lady to say it. ”

And he said a great deal, and he was crying for poverty. Jin Chao frowned when she heard this, she didn't come to listen to this, so she asked Zhao Zhuangtou to go down first to prepare wine and rice for Ji Yao, she was serving filial piety, just serve a bowl of porridge. Zhao Zhuangtou retreated.

Tong's mother was selected by the Ji family from the Grange and knew more about farming, so Jin Chao asked her what she thought of the Grange.

Tong's mother said to Jin Chao: "The slave knows this Zhao Zhuangtou, and his sister was originally the lady's nurse. Mrs. is worried about the good of the nurse, and has been taking care of him, Xianghe we have three granges, he used to manage the best one, but he has been losing money year after year. Madame felt bad, but she didn't say anything, and changed him and Lingbi, the head of the village, and he is only here now......"

"The slave maid was originally from another grange, and she had heard the head of the grange talk about him, and she had taken the money from the grange privately, and she had taken it many times, and her wife knew about it. The lady didn't scold him, and it didn't sound good to say it, so she reduced his salary by half...... When he said this to the young lady today, maybe he felt that his salary was half lower than that of other villages, and he really suffered a loss. ”

After listening to this, Jin Chao thought for a while, she decided to wait for the rain to stop, go to Lingbi tomorrow to have a look, and ask the farmers who rented the grange, what they said was always more trustworthy than Zhao Zhuangtou. She doesn't understand these things and can always ask.

On Ji Yao's side, Zhao Zhuangtou had just served the dishes, but he didn't dare to be ambiguous at all, and served a soft-shelled turtle, a plate of steamed crabs, and a pair of sauce elbows to make a big dish. Cheng Shi, who was beside Ji Yao, frowned when he saw it, and asked people to withdraw these, leaving only a few light dishes.

He spoke to Ji Yao: "Second Young Master, I see that this Zhao Zhuang has a flamboyant tongue and a lively eyeball, I'm afraid he has a lot of thoughts." He's gone to talk to Miss Table, so why don't we listen to it, lest Miss Cousin be fooled by him......"

Ji Yao had just changed his clothes and was thinking about things with his forehead propped up. The lights crackled, and he said slowly, "...... I'm just accompanying her, and I won't care about how to solve things. He couldn't wait not to appear in front of Gu Jinchao.

Cheng Shi hesitated: "Mother Song is still following, if she goes back and tells Mrs. Tai......"

Ji Yao's eyes were suddenly cold, and he didn't speak for a long time. Finally, he said, "Let her say, I want to see what my grandmother can do." ”

Gu Jinchao naturally didn't care about Ji Yao, and the next morning when the rain stopped, she took a carriage and said that she was going to Lingbi County for a walk. Zhao Zhuangtou only thought that she had been in the boudoir for a long time and wanted to breathe, so he sent a mother-in-law to guide the way. Gu Jinchao came all the way, and those peasant people avoided her carriage as soon as they saw it. She didn't want to show her face, so in the end she had to get out of the car and let the woman guard here. They kept walking.

I happened to see a peasant woman peeling maize in the field, and Tong's mother called out to her.

When the peasant woman saw that they were not dressed simply, she ran away. Qingpu was about to chase after her, but Jin Chao stopped her and deliberately said in a small voice: "Alas...... Zhao Zhuangtou said that the rent of 50% is really not enough, but I think it is too high, and I want to reduce the rent, but I don't know if it is suitable or not......"

The peasant woman's footsteps really slowed down, and Jin Chao said again: "Forget it, since Zhao Zhuangtou said that it was lowered, then it will be higher!" ”

When the peasant woman heard this, she hurriedly turned her head, and after thinking about it, she came to them, stood very far away, and asked in a low voice, "Is it the steward of the proprietorship......?"

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