In the early morning, the sun after the snow is exceptionally clear, with a cold clean.

It is not warm when it shines on people, but it is extremely pure.

Lan Nu didn't sleep all night, Liu Nong came back too late last night, so he didn't make any arrangements for her, when she was in Shanyin, she waited for Liu Nong with Moli and Luluo, but in Huating, Liu Nong's room did not have her place. She stood quietly in the corner of the crowd, almost teaching people to forget, but in the end, Mo Li remembered her, so she let her rest in the room where she studied painting and Xue Ji.

Maybe Xiao Langjun came back, and he was very excited to study painting and Xue Ji, chattering all night, yes, Lan Nu listened to the legend of Liu Nong all night, and in the hearts of the maids and the people, their Xiao Langjun is a fairy-like character......

Walking slowly along the corridor, he looked at the manor carelessly, his eyes seemed soft, but faint.

The sunlight slanted on the corridor, penetrating through the body, dragging a long shadow.

It was quiet.

In the distance, the white robes on the tall village wall came and went, and one of them actually stood on the arrow stomping, facing the morning sun, and slowly raised the long knife in his hand, as if he wanted to split the sun; On the second floor of the courtyard, a few little maids walked silently along the courtyard wall, reaching out to extinguish one wall lamp after another; Pillars of green smoke rose from the high chimney, and Mo Li and a few big maids smiled and stepped out of the kitchen, holding in their arms a wooden basin for cleansing, and the wooden basin was emitting a thick fog, which seemed to be felt even from such a distance.

Lannu was about to go downstairs to look for Moli, when a voice came from behind him: "But Lannu's sister? ”

The sound is very good, not as soft and waxy as pothos, like a jewel rolling plate. Lan Nu turned back with his hands, and saw a woman standing dignified in the sunlight behind him, her eyes as sweet as a stream, and the smile on her face was sincere and warm. To her left and right were two little maids with lowered eyebrows.

Lan Nu's eyelashes blinked slightly, and he took two steps forward, and he was a shallow blessing: "Lan Nu, I've seen Sister Broken Lake......

"Sister, how old are you?"

"Sixteen."

"Well, it's smaller than me. My sister comes with me. ”

The cloister is paved with nanmu, and the surface is pasted with tung oil, as if it is a mirror. The dignified woman in front of her walked very shallowly, and she could barely hear the sound of her footsteps, only a pair of blue and green silk shoes flickering under the skirt, and the feather cicada at the tip of the silk shoes trembling gently like a living thing.

"Our Huating Liu family has a relatively simple connection, the middle building is where the master mother lives, the west building is Yang Xiaoniang, and the east building is Xiao Langjun. The shady households and tenants all live in the old village. The front yard of Shinjo is a trilogy with several chiefs......"

"There are four maids in the master's room, Xue Ji and Sister Yan have already met last night, and after a while, the broken lake will let Ingenuity and Liuyan also come and sit, we can fight and ......"

"Little lady Yang lives in the west building, the little lady likes to be quiet and doesn't like to be disturbed, my sister needs to pay attention to it in the future......"

Along the way, the dignified woman said lightly, no matter how detailed and organized. In Lannu's mind, he sketched the appearance of the Liu family in Huating, and when he arrived at a room in the east building. The two little maids gently opened the door, and the broken lake walked in.

Lan Nu stood on the porch and looked left and right, and saw that this room was very close to Liu Nong's room, and his heart was slightly strange.

Broken Lake turned around and smiled: "Sister, come in, this is where Broken Lake lives, and my sister will need it in the future." You can come here to find the broken lake. ”

"Yes."

The room is very tidy, although it is not big, but it is also divided into three rooms, the front room is the residence of two small maids, and the middle room is the study. The inner room is the dormitory.

Lannu bent over the edge of the Frontrooms and took off his embroidered shoes, following the Broken Lake into the Midrooms. As soon as she stepped into the middle room, she was stunned by the books on the wall, and her long eyelashes brushed lightly twice.

Broken Lake walked to the low desk and sat down, touched the glass teapot on the case, and called softly: "Snow goose ......"

Xue Yan walked in, and Broken Lake smiled: "Go and change the pot of hot water, please come over with ingenuity and beauty, if the master mother wakes up, wait for a while." ”

"Yes." Snow Goose took the order and left.

Broken Lake smiled: "In the past, when they were free, they all liked to come to me to play, or to beg for tea, or to play chess, to fight grass......" Because he saw Lan Nu looking at the books on the wall, the corners of his mouth were slightly curved: "These are all books that Xiao Langjun has read, and Xiao Langjun ordered his maid to read them within two years." As he spoke, he sorted out the account book and bamboo slips on the case, and the account book was returned to the wooden cabinet behind him, and the bamboo slips were placed on the wall, leaving a roll, and gently pushed it in front of Lan Nu: "If my sister likes it, you can take a look." ”

Lan Nu leaned over slightly: "Lan Nu, don't look at it." ”

Broken Lake smiled even sweeter, Fang Cai Lannu had been staring at this volume of "Fallen Poems", and she had already asked Moli last night, knowing that Lannu was literate and had a rough life; He rolled up the bamboo slip with his hand, tied the ribbons at both ends lightly, and said with a smile: "Everyone in the world says that Tan Nu looks good, but when Shahu reads this poem, he knows that Tan Nu is deeply affectionate." Broken Lake loves that sentence very much: 'Like a bird in the woods, amphibious and once; If he swims in the river fish, he will fold in the middle of the eye'" At this point, he paused for a moment and asked indifferently: "My sister likes that sentence?" ”

Lan Nu couldn't help but murmur: "There is no image of the screen, and there are traces of Hanmo; The fragrance has not stopped, and the remains are still hanging on the wall......" muttered out in a thick voice, but the expression on his face was stunned.

"That's it, that's a good few words." Broken Lake didn't seem to notice Lan Nu's distraction, handed the bamboo slip to Lan Nu, and said with a smile: "I heard Mo Li say that my sister is very good at art, and in the future, Xiao Langjun will need her sister to work hard, and Xiao Langjun will like to eat in the middle ......of the night."

Lan Nu said: "Lan Nu, can you ......" for a moment, looked at the broken lake, and said in a low voice: "Lan Nu, can you not enter the East Building?" Lannu is willing to be a little maid. ”

Broken Lake was stunned for a moment, smiled and asked, "Why?" ”

Lan Nu said: "Lan Nu can wash and cook......"

When she finished reading the long one, Broken Lake understood her thoughts, and said with a smile: "Sister, the eldest maid or the little maid is the ruling of the master mother and Xiao Langjun, and Broken Lake cannot make decisions without authorization." Seeing that Lan Nu blinked lightly, he said: "However, my sister has entered the Liu family of Huating, and Xiao Langjun has said in the past, and he will not detain his sister." Well, my sister doesn't want to enter the East Building......" thought about it and said with a smile: "There are many things in the village, and the broken lake is too thin, so if my sister comes to help the broken lake, is it okay?" ”

Lan Nu held the bamboo slip and said, "Okay." ”

"Where? Where's that blue-eyed Lannu? ”

At this time, there was a burst of laughter like silver bells outside the house, and Lan Nu was a little surprised in his heart, since he came to Huating last night, all the maids and subordinates were gentle and polite in dealing with people. The joy is full of everyone's demeanor, and it is rare to hear such unbridled laughter.

The sound of laughter entered the room from the porch, and then a gust of incense was burning, and a pretty maid with a pair of rings went around the room, and saw Lannu, and sat down beside Lannu with a light spin. Tilting her head and looking, looking at it, the pair of beautiful eyebrows jumped and jumped, and then she grabbed Lannu's hand and said with a smile: "What beautiful eyes......"

Lan Nu smiled slightly, a little embarrassed by her, but reluctant to break free of her hand.

Broken Lake smiled: "This is the drunkenness of the West Building." Then he asked Yan drunk: "Can the little lady get up?" ”

Yan drunk was about to touch Lan Nu's eyes, and when she heard the little lady, she immediately became obedient. He retracted his hand, smiled wryly, and pouted: "When he came back so late last night, he woke up the little lady, and the little lady is still asleep." ”

"Drunk!" Night Breeze walked in and gave Yan a drunken look.

Yan drunk raised her eyebrows, and said word for word: "Xiao, Lang, Jun ......"

"Poof!"

A pleasant laugh crept in, and Lannu saw a woman exactly like the Broken Lake walk into the room. The eyebrows and eyes are the same, and the posture is also the same. I couldn't see any difference, but Lan Nu knew that she was ingenious, and the broken lake was sitting opposite, and their eyes were different, and the broken lake was quiet. Ingenuity blooms. Ingenuity is followed by Liuyan, this is an elegant woman, in a large group of beautiful women, she is the most simple, like a bunch of lotus.

Later. Moli also came.

Broken Lake got up and asked, "Xiao Langjun is awake?" ”

Mo Li clasped his hands on his cheeks and made a pillow posture, seeing that Shahu frowned slightly, he explained: "The pothos is here, it is Xiao Langjun who has risen, and there are also people to serve." ”

Broken Lake was relieved, sat down again, and said with a smile: "Very good, on the fifth day of the first month today, the people on the third floor are here, and Broken Lake will take advantage of this time to check with the sisters in each building." As he spoke, he called the snow goose again.

Snow Goose came in with a hot kettle, and the small study room was surrounded by all kinds of powder, and Broken Lake nodded, and Snow Goose walked to the side of the room, pushed the screen a little, and opened the wall window.

Yingge came in and lit the mustard incense, and the broken lake spent a quarter of an hour, boiling a pot of tea, each of them, and smiled at Lannu: "Sister, this is new tea, Longjing, fragrant......"

"Hmm." Lan Nu responded softly, and she noticed that the demeanor of Broken Lake boiling tea was very similar to Xiao Langjun.

After tasting the tea, Shahu held his hands on his waist, and checked with the maids of each building for the expenses of entering and exiting last month and the needs of each building this month. What made Lan Nu even more strange was the West Building, the expenses of the West Building were not in the Huating Liu Family, but the night breeze was asking about the needs of the Broken Lake Middle Building......

After a cup of tea, Yan Zui and Ye Fu left, Yan Zui took Lan Nu's hand, stared at the blue eyes, and said with a smile: "You will often come to play with me in the future." After thinking about it, he said, "If you don't come to me, I'll come to you." ”

Lannu said, "Okay." ”

At this time, the snow goose came in and replied, "Sister Broken Lake, the master mother has woken up." ”

The ingenuity and beauty of the grass fighting scene heard it, and quickly threw the grass in his hand and left together.

Broken Lake smiled, closed the thick tent, and said to Mo Li: "Xiao Langjun should also wake up, it's cold, Xiao Langjun will sweat when he practices swords, remember to use warm water wipes." ”

"Yes."

Mo Li also went, and only Lannu and Broken Lake were left in the room.

Sunlight shines through the window, like a veil.

Broken Lake bathed in the sun, Qiaoqiao stretched her waist, and said with a smile: "If my sister doesn't like it, I will live here in Broken Lake, tomorrow, Broken Lake will still have to check accounts with the craftsman's workshop, the ministry, and the winery, and my sister can help with the Broken Lake." ”

"Hmm."

"Let's go, let's go see Xiao Langjun."

Broken Lake got up and smiled at Lan Nu, although it was only a short contact, but she had a very good impression of this blue-eyed Lan Nu, well-behaved, elegant, and didn't talk much, thinking: Presumably, a good assistant......

Lannu followed the side of the broken lake lightly, she was as careful as a hair, she didn't want to enter the East Building, she just wanted to laugh simply. She felt that the broken lake was very good, and she also felt that the Huating Liu family was very good, and remembered the words that Mo Li had repeated many times: "The Huating Liu family is different. The corners of her mouth slowly raised, and when she smiled charmingly and happily, she felt that the air here was so fresh.

"Meow!!"

"Quack Quack ......"

Will step out of the room to see a cat flying goose jumping in the courtyard, the two little maids carrying the cage look at each other, Jier two maids look at each other, separate actions, one chases the cat, one chases the goose. The little maid who was chasing the cat ran so fast that she slipped and fell into the ice, and the cat turned around, jumped on her head, and stomped and barked. The little maid was furious, picked up a branch and smoked, the big white cat was flexible, twisted its body to dodge, and rushed towards the broken lake.

"Naughty."

As everyone knows, the broken lake is not afraid of it at all, opens his hands together, catches the big white cat, holds it in his arms and flicks its nose. Somehow, the big white cat was usually vicious, but when it came to her arms, it curled up comfortably and meowed softly.

When the two little maids saw the broken lake, their faces were shocked, and they all rushed to salute.

Broken Lake said softly: "Don't hit them, be kind to them, and they won't hurt you." ”

"Yes, Sister Broken Lake...... The little maid took the cat and touched it gently, and sure enough, she saw that the cat shook its beard and no longer acted aggressively.

When he was about to arrive at the main room of the East Building, Shahu turned sideways slightly and said softly: "Don't be afraid. ”

Lan Nu said: "Lan Nu, don't be afraid. ”

Broken Lake smiled silently, his eyes slipped away from Lannu's trembling fingertips, and whispered in front of the door: "Xiao Langjun, good morning." ”

"Good morning, come in."

A quarter of an hour later, Shahu came out and said with a smile: "Xiao Langjun agreed." ”

"Hmm." Lannu's hands no longer trembled, but his fingers sank into the folds of the skirt around his waist.

Slightly.

Liu Nong put on an arrow robe, carried a broadsword, practiced swords in the courtyard for half an hour, and then estimated that his mother should wake up, and went to the middle building to see his mother. Liu had a lot of words to ask his son, but he stopped talking. Liu Nong knew what she wanted to ask, so he accompanied her to have breakfast, dismissed the maidservant, and told Lu Shuyao about going to Shanyin to see him. When Liu heard that Lu Shuyao had traveled thousands of miles to see his son, he was overjoyed, and said to the east: The Emperor of Sanguan is above, bless my son with peace and security, bless Little Girl Lu with peace and security, and wish my son to marry as soon as possible......

Liu Nong smiled and listened to her chatter, and Liu asked again if he could bring Little Girl Lu to Huating.

Liu Nong frowned and replied, "Mother, I'm afraid this is extremely difficult......"

"Alas......"

Liu sighed, with a messy little calculation in his heart.

Liu Nong said goodbye and left, and walked to the west building, Yang Shaoliu had already risen, but he was bathing, so cold winter, bathing early in the morning, Liu Nong secretly slandered himself, but his heart was so light, and he returned to the east building with a sword.

After a short break for half an hour, the Broken Lake summoned the steward of the village.

In the wide conference hall with a width of five zhang and a length of ten zhang, Liu Nong knelt and sat in the middle of the short case, and the two long cases along the window wall were separated from the left and right, Li Yue, Laifu, Li Kuan, Luo Huan, and Gao Lan sat on the left, and Hu Hua and Yu sat on the right, and Shahu was still as before, kneeling quietly behind Liu Nong. As for Liu Zhu is still in Jiankang, Li Jian is in Youquan, and Li Jian is in Wu County, they all have to return to Huating in a few days, because there are few people on the right. As for the Yu family, Liu Nonggang promoted her to an internal manager, specializing in the little maid and servant.

Shahu said: "Xiao Langjun, now, there are a total of 1,328 people inside and outside the village, of which 476 are Huating's private subordinates, 362 are subordinates, 114 are servants, and the rest are tenants. ”

In the Jin Dynasty, the manor was a country within a country, and there were private and dependent in the manor, and the shade households, tribesmen, and servants belonged to private households, and only the tenants were different. Although tenants have a certain degree of autonomy, they are not as intimate as private owners. Therefore, the major families treat the tenants to their own devices, and once they encounter natural disasters and harsh government exploitation, it is extremely difficult for the tenants to survive. In particular, the latter exploited, and the court treated the tenant farmers with very different taxes from the family, so that there would often be tenant farmers who brought land to the family in order to survive.

And this is the enclosure, like a snowball, the families are getting bigger and bigger, and the number of households in the court is getting fewer and fewer. When the soil is broken, it comes into being, but it can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. Huating Liu's family is good, the proportion of private and dependent is only thirty percent, and almost all other families are above fifty percent, such as Langya Wang's family, not to ninety, but also eighty percent...... And because of the southern crossing, the people gathered by the gate valve in the middle of the door are tens of thousands...... (To be continued.) )