Dongfang Shuo has had a very good time during this time.

It was not a good job for his father to ask him to collect grain for the imperial court, and it was thankless, and the children of the four great families would not come to do this kind of thing.

The family has to face, as a big family that has been passed down from generation to generation, they have a strict system comparable to that in the palace, whether male or female, they must always pay attention to their appearance, and they must not be ashamed or embarrassed.

They have all the good words in the world, kindness, superiority, integrity, uprightness, etc.

Therefore, being an eagle dog of the court, collecting food from the poor people, and possibly killing people, this kind of thing is something that the family is unwilling to do.

Not only are they unwilling to do it, but they also angrily scold the emperor who does it, and only in this way can their good character be revealed.

But such a task is another sweet spot for the side branch of the family or the small family.

Those small families can take advantage of this opportunity to make a lot of money, and those peasant people who can't afford to pay grain and can only sell their sons and daughters, in order to survive, voluntarily give up their fields and become tenants.

After this trip, Dongfang Shuo had an additional 300 acres of land and more than 60 tenants.

Even his subordinates, everyone is making a lot of money.

It doesn't hurt if it's a little harder.

Of course, what made Dongfang Shuo happy was not how many fields and tenants he had gotten, but that he had obtained the secret method of eating kudzu.

Originally, Dongfang Shuo planned to dedicate this law to the imperial court and to the family, so that the Dongfang family could go further among the four major families.

But after thinking about it for the past few days, he still thinks that this method is not good.

First, if it is handed over to the imperial court, it is impossible for the court to give him a fief, at most reward him with some gold and silver treasures, the courtyard of the house, what does he want to do?

Second, if it is handed over to the family, he is a side lineage and a concubine, even if the Dongfang family wants to promote him, the position he can reach is very limited, and he can't get the huge profits here.

Dongfang Shuo is a concubine, since he was a child, he knows the hardships of the concubine, Jingguo law stipulates that the concubine does not have the right to inherit the family property, and when he reaches the age of age, he will be driven out of the family.

But if the son-in-law is mean and the father is unfair, even if he is a concubine of a family, he can be reduced to an unbearable state after he goes out.

Dongfang Shuo is twenty-five years old this year, he has not studied anymore, even if the family wants to promote him, they have to send him to a well-known academy, just like gilding, and he can only go to the next level after he comes out.

But Dongfang Shuo was tired of the rivalry between the concubines in the academy, and he had seen too many concubines who did not accept their fate, and their heads were bleeding on this road.

In that case, why not start your own door early?

Although Dongfang Shuo had this idea in his mind before, it was not strong, everything he had was given to him by the Dongfang family.

Even if he is a concubine and does not have those halos, the life he enjoys is still a good thing that the low-level pariahs can't think of.

Once you leave the family, none of that is gone.

But now Dongfang Shuo has a secret method in his hands, and this time he has recruited a lot of cronies and disciples, and there are trees growing near the land he gets, and before leaving the territory, he has ordered those untouchables to start working day and night, digging arrowroot, soaking arrowroot, and then trying to grind it into arrowroot powder.

By next year, he is going to plant kudzu in the ground, and hundreds of acres of land will be planted with kudzu, and once the arrowroot powder is sold, his descendants will form a new family in time.

He will be able to completely get rid of the unbearable concubine and become a side clan of the Dongfang family.

The capital is getting closer and closer, and before he reaches the gate of the city, Dongfang Shuo saw a familiar carriage with the unique cloud patterns of the Dongfang family.

"Gongzi Shuo, the slave was ordered to come to greet you, please get into the carriage."

Dongfang Shuo got off the horse and got into the carriage, the warm incense had already been lit in the car, and the cold on his body gradually melted.

The beautiful maid Yun Yun Zhu Hai, wearing light clothes in such a cold weather, can vaguely see the softness in front of her.

Dongfang Shuo unceremoniously grabbed it in his hand and kneaded it vigorously.

From the city gate to the Oriental House, there is enough time.

Dongfang Shuo got off the horse with a lot of hunger, and the housekeeper on the side immediately stepped forward: "Do you want to stay?" ”

Dongfang Shuo waved his hand, he already had nine concubines, although he didn't mind having a tenth room, but this woman's appearance was mediocre, and he was not so hungry to eat.

You must know that the number of concubines and the quality of their appearance are also the faces of children of a family.

Dongfang Shuo's relationship with his sister-in-law Dongfang Ping is not bad, he is two years younger than Dongfang Ping, and he often played behind his brother when he was a child.

When I was older, I realized that I was a concubine, not a concubine.

The tall man with a face like a bright jade walked in, Dongfang Ping's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "Second brother, you're back!" ”

His attitude is not estranged at all, and he treats Dongfang Shuo like his most intimate brother.

Dongfang Shuo didn't retreat, and let him hold him, "My brother is here to welcome me in his busy schedule, Shuo is terrified." ”

With that, he bowed deeply and clasped his hands.

Very restrained.

The two brothers are no longer as intimate as they were when they were young, Dongfang Ping did not dodge, generously accepted Dongfang Shuo's courtesy, and then cordially asked Dongfang Shuo about the harvest of going out this time.

Dongfang Shuo did not mention the secret method of tree kudzu, but simply mentioned a few words about receiving hundreds of acres of land and dozens of tenants, and he was willing to dedicate these to the family.

Dongfang Ping's eyes were a little lost, and he didn't accept these, for the Dongfang family, these hundreds of acres of land are not enough to see, not to mention the remoteness.

After being full of wine and food, Dongfang Shuo cautiously put forward his thoughts: "Big brother, now that I am older, many concubines have been separated from the family at this time. ”

"Now that I have gone out to practice, I already know that this is not right, so I want to take this opportunity to get out of my family, and it just so happens that I have three hundred acres of land, although I can no longer live such a good life, it is still more than enough to meet food and clothing."

Even if Dongfang Shuo doesn't mention it, it is estimated that Dongfang Ping has already had this plan, and the other concubines in the family, all who are adults, have long been driven out of the family by him.

Now that he has personally proposed it, it can be regarded as a character who does not fall into Dongfang Ping's love for his younger brother.

Dongfang Ping first vigorously dissuaded, crying unwillingly, no matter what he said, Dongfang Shuo insisted on his opinion, and after a few rounds of such a performance, Dongfang Ping finally relented.

agreed that Dongfang Shuo would leave the family and live alone.

The brothers, who had their own thoughts, invariably breathed a sigh of relief.