Lin Yubin said with a serious face: "Hasn't my aunt always told me to take care of my body, your health is not good, and you have been tired recently, so you should take care of it." This winter melon soup is very nourishing, you can try it. ”

Lin Qingwan quietly took a deep breath and finished drinking.

What could she do?

She doesn't like to eat winter melon, and if she adds a few ribs to it, maybe she will.

However, they are still in the period of filial piety, and they can only eat vegetarians.

Lin Qingwan finished drinking the soup, handed the bowl to her and said, "Okay, I'm done." ”

Lin Yubin pursed her lips slightly, she also saw that her sister-in-law didn't like to eat winter melon, but people can't be picky eaters, this is what her sister-in-law said when she taught her.

She felt that her sister-in-law was right.

Lin Yubin handed the bowl to Ying Yan, leaned over and asked, "What are you busy with?" ”

"I'm writing a plan," Lin Qingwan pulled her to sit down beside her, nodded what she had written, and said: "We have thirty-five hectares of land in the west of the city, of which thirty hectares are your and my lord's land. ”

"You also come and see, as the county lord, you have ten hectares of jue land, think about what you want to do with this land."

Lin Yubin was puzzled, "Isn't the field used to grow crops?" Rent directly to tenants. ”

"Silly boy, collecting rent is the stupidest way to farm," Lin Qingwan knocked her on the head and said with a smile: "You are not an old lady with no energy, nor are you a person with other important careers, why don't you put more effort into running your own land?" ”

Lin Yubin was stunned, and only after half a voice did he ask, "Then how does the sister-in-law arrange her own land?" ”

Lin Qingwan turned around twice with her hands behind her back, raised her eyebrows and said: "Good land is naturally used to grow food, in addition to the subordinates who serve in the mansion and the subordinates who have jobs in each shop, there are also twenty-eight households who have been arranged to return to their hometowns this time, a total of one hundred and ninety-six people. None of their positions are scheduled yet. But most of the family's property has been sold, and there is no other place for them to go except this field for the time being. Therefore I intend to set aside all the good land, and give them the rest except the original tenants, and if they wish, I will rent the land as the tenants, and then we will be like the tenants, and we will collect only some rent each year, and give them the rest. ”

"If they don't want to, then they still use the monthly money to work and farm. In addition to the fertile and fertile fields, there are also some land that is not so good, and the land that has been abandoned there for a long time can be used to grow food, and in addition to growing food, it is also possible to grow fruit trees, mulberry trees, and dig ponds. Lin Qingwan smiled: "It all depends on how we arrange it." So Yubin, you can also think about how to use those lands. ”

Lin Yubin was at a loss, she had now learned to manage the accounts, but she was a little at a loss for a while when she wanted to think about what to plant in the field.

This matter is not in a hurry, firstly, they can't go out during the hot filial piety period, and secondly, it is still early to leave spring, and some have time to think, so Lin Qingwan is very tolerant and did not give her a time limit.

"Grandma," Bai Mei came in from outside, saw Lin Yubin's footsteps, and saluted her before saying, "The second cousin is here." ”

Lin Qingwan was accustomed to it, "Please come in." ”

Although the Lin Mansion was closed, Shang Mingjie didn't seem to see it, not to mention every day, at least every other day, it was difficult for her to get used to it.

This time, Shang Mingjie brought a box of dim sum, "This is a new product newly developed by the chef at home, and my sisters said it was good to eat it, and my grandmother remembered that my cousin also loves sweets, so I asked me to send some to Aunt Lin and my cousin to taste it." If you think it's delicious, I'll copy it for you and let the cook see if it can be made. ”

Xiyan immediately lowered his head and picked up the box and handed it to Bai Mei.

Bai Mei glanced at Lin Qingwan first, and then held the box in front of Lin Yubin.

Lin Qingwan smiled at Shang Mingjie and said: "It must be your idea to give Fangzi, the old lady will not think about letting us make it ourselves, it must be that if we eat well, let people send us a box every day." ”

Shang Mingjie scratched his head and smiled embarrassedly, "I didn't think that our two families were in two workshops, not close, and then send it over to the morning when the cook is ready, this dim sum is more delicious to eat when it is hot, and it is easy to get tired when it is cold, if the cook of my aunt's family has a recipe, my aunt and sister can eat it immediately when they want to eat." ”

"Thank you for your thoughtfulness," Lin Qingwan accepted his recipe and said with a smile: "Go back and thank the old lady on my behalf, and then ask the eldest sister to kowtow to her after the filial piety." ”

Shang Mingjie nodded, looked at Lin Yubin and said, "Grandmother is worried about her cousin, often worried about whether she eats and sleeps well, and whether she is always crying......"

Lin Yubin blushed and said, "Who said I always cry?" I've been doing well lately, so you tell my grandmother not to worry. ”

Lin Qingwan lowered her head and drank tea, and the two of them spoke.

Mrs. Shang really cared about Lin Yubin, and on the third day after they returned to Suzhou, they sent a grandmother to come to see Lin Yubin, and Shang Mingjie was able to run to the Lin Mansion often, obviously because of her support, otherwise Mrs. Shang might not be happy for her son to come to the Lin family at this time.

After all, Zhao Sheng is still in Suzhou.

Speaking of which, she and Zhao Sheng really feel a bit of a rivalry, every time he finds fault with her, although he doesn't fall well every time, but it's really disgusting to have such a person.

And now Zhao Sheng seems to be going to take root in Suzhou and not leave, she is not worried about others, but she is worried that he will be bad, because Lin Jiang was very wary of the Zhao family before his death.

She didn't feel like that kind of vigilance was out of thin air.

Lin Qingwan waited for the two children to talk about it, and then she interjected and asked, "Mingjie, what has your eldest brother been busy with recently?" Why are you running errands for the family? ”

Shang Mingjie naturally wouldn't say that he grabbed the errands to come to the Lin Mansion by himself, let alone that he had created many opportunities to come here, so Brother Pit said: "He's resting at home, my aunt doesn't know, this time he has been away from home for a long time, and his sister-in-law feels sorry for him and doesn't allow him to run out again, so I did all the errands." ”

Lin Qingwan smiled and said, "You have grown a lot, so in addition to coming to me, your second uncle is also greeted by you?" ”

Shang Mingjie smiled embarrassedly, scratched his head and said, "Second uncle doesn't need me to follow, he's busy with business, and he still annoys me when I go." ”

"Hey, didn't he come to Suzhou to see your mother, he came to do errands?"

"I came to see my mother, but I don't know what to think, he suddenly wants to buy a Zhuangzi at the foot of Qingfeng Mountain, and recently he is running around with Steward Zhao to see if he can buy land."

Lin Qingwan tilted her head and asked, "Qingfeng Mountain, the land there is very fertile?" ”

"I've never heard of fertility, but many families in the city have built their own courtyards there, and my family built a small one there two years ago." Shang Mingjie frowned and whispered: "I listened to the eldest brother, it seems that it was because my grandmother wanted to send us to the Lu family's house on the mountain to study, so she built a small courtyard at the foot of the mountain." ”

Lin Qingwan raised her eyebrows, "Mr. Lu loves money very much, I heard that outsiders must pass three levels if they want to enter the school, how many levels can you pass now?" ”

Shang Mingjie lowered his head, "My nephew didn't try it." ”

"The test papers for each of their exams should not be difficult to find, you might as well get them for nearly two years to try."

Shang Mingjie nodded and didn't speak, he heard that the Lu family was very strict, and beating his palms was already the lightest punishment, so he didn't go.

Lin Qingwan saw that he didn't want to, so she stopped talking, and left him to talk for a while before letting him leave.

Lin Yubin poured tea for her sister-in-law, and when she saw her thoughtful appearance, she couldn't help but whisper: "Sister-in-law, don't you like the Zhao family?" ”

Lin Qingwan sneered, "It's not that I don't like the Zhao family, it's that the Zhao family doesn't like us." ”

Lin Yubin was puzzled, "Why, both of our families are related to the Shang family, and they are also relatives, why don't you like it?" ”

In this era, the relationship between in-laws is very close and very important.

Although the Lin family and the Zhao family are not directly married, they both have an in-law relationship with the Shang family, and the Shang family is used as a link, and the two families dare not say that they have a close relationship, but they should be in the same interest.

Lin Jiang should have thought the same way a long time ago, but he must have seen something in the Sky Mirror, so his dislike for the Zhao family would be so obvious.

Only when trust is betrayed can it be so angry and disgusted.

Lin Qingwan naturally wouldn't tell Lin Yubin this, so she only nodded, "Zhao Jie wants to be an observer of Jiangnan, he is older than your father, and he must not want to be this year." ”

Lin Yubin's face sank, which meant that the Zhao family may have been eyeing this position a long time ago, and his father was in the way of others.

Lin Qingwan touched her head and said, "Fortunately, your grandmother is still there, so the Shang family is fair." ”

For Mrs. Yu Shang, her son-in-law is naturally much closer than her daughter-in-law's brother.

Lin Yubin breathed a sigh of relief, snuggled up to her and said, "Sister-in-law, you have to teach me these things in the future." ”

Lin Qingwan smiled, "Okay, as long as my sister-in-law understands everything, I will teach you." ”

"Why did Second Uncle Zhao buy a separate courtyard at the foot of Qingfeng Mountain?" Lin Yubin was curious, "His family is not from Suzhou, wouldn't it be better to build another courtyard in the city?" ”

"It's for the future generations of the family to study," Lin Qingwan sighed: "Lu family, that's a big family......"

Lin Yubin rolled his eyes and said, "Sister-in-law, let's also go build a separate courtyard." ”

Lin Qingwan couldn't help but smile, nodded her forehead and said: "What a stupid child, the opposite side of Qingfeng Mountain is our Zhuangzi where our family is located, and there is also a large area of Qingfeng Mountain that is our Juetian, where to build it......"

Lin Qingwan paused, the smile on her face slowly put away, nodded her knees and said: "Yes, Qingfeng Mountain is not private, because of the beautiful scenery, Lu Su built a thatched house on the mountain to settle down, and later someone in the Lu clan gave his children to him to teach, so he built another courtyard on the mountain to teach." ”

"The yamen looked at the face of the Lu family, turned a blind eye to it, and then the family study became bigger and bigger, and the Lu family wanted to buy Qingfeng Mountain with the yamen, but the yamen because the Qingfeng Mountain was too big and the scenery was good, it has always been a favorite place for literati and ink writers, so they did not agree, and later only charged some rent from the Lu family, which was considered to allow them to build a separate courtyard on the mountain to teach......"

Lin Jiang told her this story like a story, because she had stuffed too many things in her head, she didn't even remember this story for a while.

Lin Qingwan searched on the table, and finally found a piece of information, "There is only a small village of about ten households at the foot of Qingfeng Mountain, except for the fields allocated to them by the imperial court, the others are ownerless wasteland, within the management of the Yamen, this time Juetian will be zoned over there......"

"So," Lin Qingwan's face was calm, "Did Zhao Sheng go there to build another courtyard for the Lu family on the mountain, or for the Lin family's Juetian under the mountain?" ”

Lin Yubin opened his mouth and stammered, "Sister-in-law, maybe you are thinking too much." ”

Lin Qingwan nodded at the table and said, "I hope." ”