"Wang Tiezhu, they are unreasonable, I heard, I heard...... Why did the proprietor agree to them? The village queen girl was puzzled.

The old housekeeper Gu Bo just sighed and didn't speak, Jiang Yun also stood there without saying a word, the village queen girl glanced at Jiang Yun next to her, hesitated for a moment, stepped forward and saluted, and said softly: "There is one thing, Xiulian wants to inform the owner of the know." ”

Combined with the memories of his predecessor, Jiang Yun knew that the girl in the village in front of him was named Wang Xiulian, and she was also a tenant of his family, so he immediately said with a pleasant face: "Miss Wang, if there is anything, just say it." ”

Jiang Yun's amiable attitude at the moment was a little different from the sour arrogance of a scholar who always carried it before, which made Wang Xiulian feel a little strange, but she didn't think much about it, and said softly: "I heard that the reason why Wang Tiezhu and Zhang Erniu dared to come to gather people to make trouble was because of Zhu Yougui's support and guidance......."

At this point, she didn't go on, but I believe that the other party should have understood the meaning of the words.

Listening to the other party's words, Jiang Yun was not very surprised in his heart, he had already guessed that Wang Tiezhu and Zhang Erniu dared to be unscrupulous, and they came to the door again and again to make trouble, most of them were people who were behind the back, and now it seems that the person who instructed them behind the scenes was Zhu Yougui as the other party said.

And this Zhu Yougui wants to deal with the Jiang family, Jiang Yun is not surprised at all. Zhu Yougui is the master of the Zhu family among the three big families in the village, in Shahe Village, the Zhu family, the Zhong family and the Jiang family, the relationship between the Zhu family and the Zhong family and the Jiang family is not very harmonious.

The Zhu family and the Zhong family were originally big families in their hometowns, and the Jiang family was originally just a small household, and they only rose after two generations of Xiucai, there were Xiucai in the past, and the Zhu family and the Zhong family did not dare to do anything even if they wanted to suppress it, but they wanted to please in every possible way, and now the Jiang family is only a weak-crowned teenager in Jiang Yun, not even a child, the Zhu family and the Zhong family have long coveted the hundreds of acres of fertile land of the Jiang family, and there is not much surprise to jump out at this moment to make some moths.

After understanding, Jiang Yun remained silent, just arched his hand and said: "Thank you Miss Wang for telling me, Jiang Yun knows, Miss Wang's high righteousness, I will keep it in mind." ”

Wang Xiulian was slightly stunned, Jiang Yun in the past, reading was a bit nerdy, treating these neighbors with a high spirit, without pretense, how could he have been so kind and approachable, but he didn't think that after this quarrel with the tenants, this small proprietor of the Jiang family seemed to have changed as if he had changed a person.

The intention has been made clear, Wang Xiulian and the others did not stay here for long, and immediately said goodbye and turned around, at this time the old housekeeper Gu Bo stopped them and said, "Miss Xiulian, and all the neighbors, go slowly!"

Everyone couldn't help but stop when they heard this, Wang Xiulian turned around, saluted the old housekeeper, and asked in a playful voice, "Uncle Gu, is there anything else?" ”

The old housekeeper Gu Bo pulled Jiang Yun to the side and said in a low voice: "Master, Miss Wang, these families are all old tenants of the Jiang family, they didn't follow Wang Tiezhu and Zhang Erniu to make trouble this time, which shows their kindness, and now Wang Tiezhu and Zhang Erniu are the people who make trouble, the rent is reduced to two percent, and Miss Wang, the old tenants who don't make trouble, continue to have three percent of the rent, isn't this a bit unreasonable?"

Jiang Yun nodded when he heard this, and said in the other party's tone: "Then what Gu Bo means ......"

Gu Bo, the old housekeeper, said: "In this case, the master might as well simply reduce their rent, and not let the wicked take advantage, but the well-wishers will suffer." ”

In his opinion, anyway, Wang Tiezhu and Zhang Erniu have already made a deed to reduce their rent, which has become a foregone conclusion, and it is difficult to change, so it is better to be a good person to do it to the end, and the rent of these old tenants has also been reduced.

After Jiang Yun heard this, he didn't have any objections, so he said, "Then Gu Bo will go and tell them, I have no opinion." ”

The old housekeeper Gu Bo walked quickly to the crowd at the moment, told everyone what he had just told Jiang Yun, and said: "Fellow villagers, my lord has agreed to reduce your rent this year to two percent, so that it is fair, if you have no objections and are not at ease, you can make a contract with my lord now." ”

"How can this be!" Without waiting for others to speak, Wang Xiulian immediately shook her head and categorically refused, "Last year, the rent was reduced to two percent, the weather was not good, there was drought and little rain, and this year's spring has already rained a few times, and there are no signs of drought and poor harvest, and the rent can be based on the practice of three percent, otherwise we will not be as unreasonable as Wang Tiezhu and Zhang Erniu." Wang Tiezhu, Zhang Erniu, they made such a fuss, it was instigated by someone behind their backs, and we did it, wouldn't it be for the tiger. ”

The old housekeeper Gu Bo still wanted to persuade him, but let him talk about it, Wang Xiulian didn't agree with it, and she didn't agree, and the other people didn't seem to have any opinions, they all took her as the main and didn't express their opinions.

In desperation, the old housekeeper Gu Bo couldn't help but look at Jiang Yun on the side, hoping that he, the owner, could say something and let everyone agree.

Jiang Yun smiled and said, "In this case, it is inconvenient for me to force everyone, Uncle Gu, let them go." ”

After Wang Xiulian and the others heard this, they didn't say anything more, and turned around and left.

"Gu Bo, you are blaming me for not dissuading them from reducing their rent. After Wang Xiulian and the others left, she glanced at the old butler who was still secretly sulking and didn't speak, and Jiang Yun asked slowly.

The old housekeeper Gu Bo said in a sullen voice: "The old man doesn't dare, the old man acts like this, there must be a reason for the old man." Although he said this, he was really dissatisfied in his heart, thinking that the other party was greedy for that little cheapness, so he pushed the boat down the river and did not reduce the other party's rent.

Jiang Yun smiled and said: "They ask for benevolence, why should I stop them, it is better to fulfill their wishes." ”

The old housekeeper Gu Bo frowned, and couldn't help but ask again: "Then why did the old man easily agree to Wang Tiezhu and Zhang Erniu's unreasonable requests." ”

Jiang Yun smiled faintly, looked up at the sky, and said slowly: "Endure the calm for a while, take a step back and open the sky." To fight is not to fight, not to fight is to fight, and the husband is not to fight, so the world can not fight with it. ”

When the old housekeeper heard this, he frowned even more, and said in his heart that this is all a mess, and the old man is really a nerd when he reads.

He was angry in his heart, and couldn't help complaining: "The old man doesn't know what the big truth is, but the old man knows that the old man let him do this, but he has lost one-third of the family's income." ”

In addition to the hundreds of acres of fertile land, the Jiang family has no other industry, and the rent of 30% is reduced to 20%, which is not to make the family lose one-third of the income.

When Jiang Yun heard this, he still didn't think so, and said: "If it's less, it's less, even if it's 20% of the rent, it's enough for us to eat." ”

The old butler continued to argue: "But in the future, the master will have to study, and he will spend a lot of money on school. ”

Studying and studying, it costs a lot of money, pen, ink, paper, and inkstone is just a small head, making friends, honoring teachers, and maintaining the relationship on the surface, this is the big head. Although the fame of the imperial examination is mainly based on personal strength, the merits of the candidates, and the judgment of the Heavenly Dao, and the slightest thing cannot be faked, but the matter of the imperial examination is still governed by man after all, and some people can't do it, but they can do bad things, so there are still a lot of cats in it.

Jiang Yun listened, but still didn't care, and said: "I have my own opinions about studying and studying, but I don't have to worry too much." ”

The old housekeeper opened his mouth, and wanted to argue about something, but then the little maid Youlan stepped forward, grabbed the other party, and persuaded softly: "Grandpa, don't talk too much, I think what the son said makes a lot of sense." As he spoke, he winked at the other party.

Although the old housekeeper Gu Bo was still sulking in his heart, he thought that the other party was the master after all, and as a subordinate, he repeatedly contradicted and offended, but it was not in accordance with the rules, so he kept silent at the moment.

Jiang Yun didn't say anything more, turned around and walked inside, and when he walked into the door, he turned around and said, "Yes, Uncle Gu, you don't need to call me master in the future, just call me son." ”

After that, he ignored the stunned old butler and went straight inside.