Although the dispute between the two girls was suppressed by Chen Lan at once. But in the dead of night, she thought about it. She didn't find a person she liked in her own time, outsiders said she was picky, only she knew that she was too rational from a certain point of view, so she simply singled one. Now in this strange era, it is inevitable that marriage will be used as a bargaining chip and kneaded at will, even so, even if it is to fight for the initiative within the smallest range, it is better than doing nothing.

Now the emperor said that he had returned the thousand acres of farmland in the long house, but the real thing has not yet arrived, and I have heard rumors from the family and others, this kind of thing has happened in the past, but there are many variables. And, these days, steward, she already understands how rare it is to be a true faithful servant.

The Hou Mansion has been heirloom for more than 100 years, and many servants are deep-rooted and in charge of affairs from generation to generation, picking and picking fat and thin in doing things, forming gangs and factions to fight each other, and uneven rewards and punishments. It is impossible for her and Chen Yan, the orphan girl and weak brother, to really move to Zhuangzi, and this business is not so easy. Moreover, even if there is a wealthy businessman like that, he must cling to the powerful people in the DPRK, if he does not have power, guarding thousands of acres of fertile land is like a piece of fat in other people's mouths. The reason why they didn't fight for the title before was because their sister and brother had no foundation, but now that the foundation has been laid, the old lady must have the impression of her generosity and filial piety, and she has to work hard to plan for the future for herself and Chen Yan.

After tossing and turning for an unknown amount of time, Chen Lan finally fell asleep.

In the middle of the night, the red snail palm lamp came in to check, and saw that half of her body was exposed, so she hurriedly put down the candlestick, quickly folded the quilt, and saw that Chen Lan was still frowning slightly in his sleep, and immediately sighed, and sat on the edge of the bed for a moment before standing up.

She often went to the Tatexiang Courtyard to greet the old lady according to the young lady's words, and Zheng's mother often pulled her to stay for a while, and there were many interrogations and hints in and out of the words, and even mentioned her age. She is not a child of the family, and she has nothing to rely on in the house, and even Chen Lan can't make a decision about this matching. Zheng's mother mentioned a nephew in her family, who is said to be out of the country and studying outside, and is preparing for the imperial examination. However, a master like Miss. Marriage is also difficult, how can she be so lucky as a girl? She saw a lot of such coaxing words when she was a child!

**

For several days, the family was calm.

On that day, the four Chu families made a fuss, Chen Lan punished her slightly, and then made it clear to the Zhu family, and selected children from several hometown generals, it turned out that even Chen Qing and Chen Han had to be accompanied by the companions, but the brothers finally resigned. The two of them coincidentally said that schoolwork was important, and martial arts were secondary, so the Zhu family ignored it, and the people who were selected naturally belonged to Chen Yan. With these four people, Chen Lan asked people to clean up the already somewhat deserted martial arts arena in the back garden, and asked the Zhu family to choose an old former general as a martial artist. So, Chen Yan got up half an hour early every day and took four people to practice martial arts in the martial arts arena.

Since the day of the Lantern Festival, Chen Yun has been sick, and now the housework of the Hou Mansion is all cooked by Chen Lan and Chen Xi. The ten-day Lantern Festival passed in a moment, and early in the morning, everyone gathered in the Tatexiang Temple to say good morning to Zhu.

After coming out. Chen Lan saw that although Chen Yan had changed into dry clothes, there were still sweat stains on his forehead, and he couldn't help but ask a few words with concern. Although Chen Yan was rubbing his arms, his face was elated, not only did he not complain that he was tired, but took the two scholars who were studying to the school. Seeing that the person was gone, Chen Lan remembered the envious expressions of Chen Qing and Chen Han brothers looking at Chen Yan before, and pondered for a moment before going to the Water Mirror Hall.

Just sat down to deal with a few things, someone outside reported that the palace eunuch Xia sent a little father-in-law over. As soon as he heard that it was someone from the palace, Chen Lan was a little surprised, but Chen Xi was even more anxious, and hurriedly ordered someone to bring it in. Not long after, the little eunuch wearing a dark blue sunflower chest and back round-necked shirt arrived at the Water Mirror Hall.

After bowing and seeing it, he presented a box with both hands, and said with a smile: "It should have been sent after the Lantern Festival, but because there were too many things during the Lantern Festival, Grandpa Xia forgot to remind him for a while, and now he remembered it." This is the land deed of 1,000 acres of Zhuangtian, all in the Chaobai River in Tongzhou, and now that it has been returned, the head of the Zhuangzi who originally looked at Zhuangzi was transferred to other land, but the tenants and so on were given together, and the Hou Mansion was asked to send someone to take over as soon as possible. ”

As soon as he heard that it was Zhuang Tian who returned the long house, Chen Xi was not interested, he glanced at Chen Lan obliquely, and saw that the housekeeper's daughter-in-law on the side had already given the reward, and the little eunuch got the reward and bowed again with a smile. She smiled thoughtfully.

"Thank you father-in-law for making such a trip. Do you want to meet the old lady? ”

"Grandpa Xia is still waiting in the palace, and the little one is just ordered to send things, so he won't go to see Mrs. Tai."

Hearing what the little eunuch said, Chen Lan no longer insisted, and let him go out with the mother-in-law who led the way after he said goodbye. At this time, a housekeeper's daughter-in-law standing on the side said with a smile: "Who doesn't know that in our Zhili, the land near Tongzhou is the rarest, if it is peaceful today, there are many people and little land, and the land will cost ten taels of silver per acre." ”

Another housekeeper's daughter-in-law also smiled playfully: "There is no place to buy ten taels of silver and one acre, but now there is less land and more people, and I bought two hundred acres of sacrificial land at Ru Ningbo's house last time, and I used four thousand taels for life!" In the early days, all the families had their farms taken back by the court, and when they were returned, they often paid silver at the price of two or three taels of silver, and rarely returned the entire farm. The third lady and the fourth young master have made a lot of money this time, and they are even more decent! ”

Chen Lan glanced at it, and saw that many people in the hall showed envious expressions, and then thought that after the Lantern Festival was announced, those people all went to flatter the third room, and they couldn't find anyone to use in their own house, so they knew that what the two housekeepers' daughters-in-law said was the truth - at that time, they probably only thought that the long house would be compensated for thousands of taels of silver, but they never thought that they really got a thousand acres of fertile land. So, she said lightly: "What a big fortune and a small fortune." We haven't been separated in our house, what are you talking about and mine? ”

One sentence choked so much that the two housekeepers' daughters-in-law who sang and harmonized just now couldn't make a sound, Chen Xi glanced at Chen Lan, still eating tea and not speaking, but secretly thinking about it in his heart. Since Chen Lan recovered from that injury, he has acted more carefully than before, everything is a hidden needle, and it is difficult to catch the slightest mistake. After she was reprimanded by the Zhu family for being ignorant that day, she felt that her heart was not good when she went back, and she has been silent for the past few days, after all, she has said less and made fewer mistakes. Wait for my father to come back.

Chen Lan blocked the two daughters-in-law with a word, so he didn't look at the deed in the box, and still put it on the side. When dealing with things next, she noticed Chen Xi's absent-mindedness, and reminded her that she didn't react much when she saw people twice, so she didn't bother much. She naturally understands that Chen Xi used to be cold and calm, all because his father and biological mother were not around, and he had to take care of the two brothers in this mansion, so he had to cheer up very energetically, and now as soon as Aunt Luo came back, Luo Mingyuan, the prince of Weiguo, returned to the dynasty and ascended, and even his father Chen Ying suddenly inherited the title of Marquis of Yangning, and the sudden turn over was enough to change a person.

How many people in this world are willing to endure for a lifetime?

As soon as the morning's work was done, a girl came up to ask where lunch was placed, Chen Lan was fine after he went back, and glanced at the box that attracted countless attention, then glanced at Chen Xi and said, "Is the fifth sister going back to eat, or is she just here to use it with me?" ”

"The matter is done, the third sister will not return to the Splendid Pavilion?"

"It's too far back to the Splendid Pavilion here, and I plan to take these deeds to the old lady in the Tatexiang Courtyard after I finish eating. After all, I don't know about these farmland matters, and the old lady has always entrusted the old lady to take care of the farmland, so it is naturally better for the old lady to keep it. ”

As soon as these words came out, the people up and down in the Water Mirror Hall were taken aback. Chen Xi looked at Chen Lan in surprise for a while, and then realized his gaffe, and hurriedly smiled with a concealed smile: "The third sister is still thoughtful." However, my mother is not in good health these days, so I have to go back and take a look at it, so that I can serve the medicinal meal. ”

When Chen Xi said this, Chen Lan smiled slightly and asked him to go back and say hello to Mrs. Xu. When Chen Xi took the two girls and left, it didn't take long for a daughter-in-law to move the table and put the meal, just like the four dishes and one soup in the past. After Hongluo and Ruixue served Chen Lan with a meal, they also went down to eat in a hurry. Then he followed out of the Water Mirror Hall. As soon as they left, the remaining housekeepers, daughters-in-law and mothers in the Water Mirror Hall immediately exploded.

"Didn't these three young ladies suddenly see this big fortune at a loss, and actually gave it to the old lady?"

"If it were really according to the market price of the current land sale, it would be twenty or thirty thousand silver! In the future, it will be a third or a quarter of the dowry, and you can stand firm in your husband's family! ”

"Although there are a lot of farms in our Hou Mansion, it is said that the land has been many years after all, and now it is much poorer than it was back then, and the production is also limited. When the rent came up a few years ago, he cried and screamed for famine, but now if the land rent is really returned to the public middle school, the family can also have a lot of money. To meet such a master who doesn't love money, the old lady should be happy! ”

*

Hongluo is a first-class cautious person, Rui Xue has just made up for the third-class girl, and she is also cautious in her words and deeds, plus the time that the two of them have served by Chen Lan's side have also made up for it, so although Chen Lan just said something earth-shattering, they were silent all the way. This quietness reminded Chen Lan of Yun'er, who kept talking all day long, and when she entered the main room of the Tatexiang Courtyard, a smile naturally appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"The third lady is here."

It was Zheng's mother who greeted her in person. In the Hou Mansion, no matter what news spreads quickly, so Chen Lan's words in the Water Mirror Hall spread here in an instant. Zhu couldn't help but be surprised when she heard it, and even she was amazed in her heart. At this time, seeing that the red snail who followed Chen Lan was holding a small box, she couldn't help but look at it again, and then opened the curtain in the east room.

"Old lady."

After Chen Lan saluted, he took the box from Hongluo's hand, and put it on the kang table next to Zhu's family, and he loved the situation of the little eunuch coming over in the morning, so he said: "I am young, I don't understand the things of the field, and if I say something unpleasant, in fact, the grains are not divided, and this land deed is still kept by the old lady." ”

Zhu looked at Chen Lan and saw that she was looking at her calmly, so he motioned to Zheng's mother to put it away, and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll take care of your sister and brother first, and when you get married in the future, you will have to add a dowry, and Yan'er will also have a field property when she marries a wife, which is just right to use." ”