The Lofty Fierce Consort

Chapter 77

Before leaving, Luo Huaiyuan went to Tangquan Zhuangzi again.

This time Yan Yan didn’t persuade him again, but gave him a letter and a person.

The letter was written by the Lord Zhen Guo, and the commander Xie Du of the Fujian Provincial Commander was the former sect of Lord Zhen Guo. The content of the handwritten script is extremely simple. Generally speaking, the person holding the handwritten script belongs to the generations of nephews and nephews, so hope and take care of them.

Yan Yan personally went to Zhen Guo Gong’s Mansion to ask her grandpa. She didn’t say who used it, and she probably knew even if Zhen Guo Gong was not mentioned.

And people are Hui Niang.

This was Yan Yan’s decision after thinking and thinking about it. Hui Niang’s martial arts is so strong, even if something really happened, it would be no problem to catch Luo Huaiyuan and run out alone. What’s more, Hui Niang walked the rivers and lakes in her early years, and she also knew a lot about walking outside, she was better than a few people who had never been out of Beijing to go out and run around.

Luo Huaiyuan smirked, buried his gratitude in his heart, and asked, “Sister A Yan, do you have any money there?”

Yan Yan thought he had no money, and she wanted to take him out for a fight. Want to make money, but there is no money, what is this person thinking in his mind?

Luo Huaiyuan, who was embarrassed by Yan Yan, touched his nose and whispered: “I have money, but not much.”

The skewers business has also made him a lot in the past few months, which looks like more than 30,000 taels. This amount of money seems to be a lot, but it is not enough to see what it is really doing. Of course, he didn’t ask Yan Yan just because of lack of silver.

Yan Yan didn’t speak, turned back to Yan Pavilion and carried a small box out to him.

“This is the money I’ve saved since I was little, and I have given it all to you.”

When I opened the box, I saw that it was full of gold and silver and other objects, including gold and silver ingots, and all kinds of gold and silver harnesses, all given by Yan Yan from childhood to the elders. There are also a few silver notes on the top. Everything in this box looks like more than five thousand taels. They are all the cash that Yan Yan can call the shots on her own.

Yan Mo also took a small box out. The others were weak, so Yan Yan went to help him carry it out and put it on the table, and Yan Mo silently pushed the box towards Luo Huaiyuan.

The contents of this small box are similar to Yan Yan’s, but Yan Mo is much poorer than Yan Yan, and only a few hundred taels in total.

“Brother Luo, Amo doesn’t have much money, here is this for you.”

Looking at these two small boxes, Luo Huaiyuan rubbed and rubbed his nose, and smiled dryly: “Well, I will count it into the start-up capital, and then it will be a bonus for you.”

After a few lifetimes, he has tasted the warmth and warmth of humanity, and he has not been as straightforward as the brothers and sisters in front of him. If it is false to say that he is not moved, he is already in tears at the moment, but he has never been able to do that. Can only laugh, laugh like a flower.

Others couldn’t see the meaning in that smile, but Yan Yan understood it.

She took a sip and said fiercely: “Okay, don’t pretend to be. I don’t need it here. I lie there and sleep there. There is not much. So what, Aunt Hui is my martial arts master, I will take people Lend it to you, and you will bring someone back to me well.”

Hui Niang smiled, “Girl don’t worry, Hui Niang has been to Fujian a while ago and is very familiar with it. Even if there is an accident, there is nothing wrong with protecting Young Master Luo and herself.”

Luo Huaiyuan went to the front of Hui Niang honestly, bowed and saluted, “I will trouble Aunt Hui in the future.” This guy never climbed up the pole.

Hui Niang waved her hands again and again, “Master Luo must never do this.”

Luo Huaiyuan bid farewell to Yan Yan and the two of them, ready to hug the two boxes. The two boxes seemed small, but in fact they were very heavy, so he didn’t even hold them up.

Hui Niang pursed her lips, then took it and held it.

Only now did Luo Huaiyuan understand what the martial arts master meant by the little princess, is it possible that this is still a martial arts master?

Not as much as he thought, he waved goodbye to Yan Yan and Yan Mo, “You wait, Brother Luo will make you a hen who can lay golden eggs.”

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Luo Huaiyuan surreptitiously left, and when he left, he took four guards, Xiao Anzi, and a Hui Niang.

In addition to carrying his own thirty thousand taels of silver, there are two small treasuries of Yan Yan and Yan Mo. By the way, there is also Shen Qi’s. Shen Qi came to send him in advance, and gave him a large stack of silver tickets. It looks like more than ten thousand taels. This is the dividend that Shen Qi has just distributed this month and all his small treasury.

With these not so much silver, as it is a heavy love, Luo Huai went far to Fuzhou. The road ahead is completely unknown, but Luo Huaiyuan feels more and more confident.

Silver is this time, the key is this letter in my arms. With this, as long as it is used properly, the picture should not be embarrassing.

Sister Ayan, wait for me, wait for me to save enough for my wife to come back to marry you!

After Luo Huaiyuan left, Yan Yan’s life returned to peace again.

Within a few days, Shen Yiyao found Mr. Enlightenment whom Yan Mo had invited.

This gentleman’s surname is Wu, and he is a thin, thin old man in his fifties with gray beard and hair. It is said that he was a talented person in his early years, but he was unlucky and failed many attempts, so he turned to open a museum to educate people in a fit of anger. He has only the fame of being a scholar, but the students he has taught have made a lot of people, and there have been one or two Jinshi, so he is quite popular.

Shen Yiyao was able to invite him this time, not only for the big price, but also for the light of this hot spring village.

The old man heard that not only did a lot of repairs in a year, but also had clothes for all seasons, but also included food and shelter, as well as soup and soaking. He immediately packed up.

In the early years, his old wife worked so hard to take care of the imperial examination for him. She suffered a serious illness. She had seen many doctors and said that the problem was not big, so she could take care of her. When he used to make western banquets for large families, he heard that Tangquan had the curative effect of health preservation. Helpless, this thing can’t be seen by ordinary people, how can it be soaked. So as soon as he heard that there was Tang Quan on Zhuangzi, he decided to come without saying a word.

Fortunately, he and his old wife have only one daughter in their lives. After the daughter is married, the old couple depend on each other, regardless of where they live.

After Mr. Wu came, he was arranged to live in Zhuangzi outside Anyuan. As soon as I entered the small yard, there was a little girl and an old lady serving, and the old couple were very satisfied.

There are several Tangquan Eyes on this Zhuangzi, not only in Anyuan, but also in other places in Zhuangzi. When the An Garden was built, two springs were circled in, and one was left outside. Two large pools were built and divided into pools for men and women. Only a limited number of people could enjoy it.

The day after Mr. Wu’s old wife came, she was taken by Qiao Ronghun’s family to the hot spring. The old wife soaked back and said that she was very comfortable, and she felt relieved all over. Mr. Wu made up his mind to teach this young master well and stay for a long time.

Yan Mo began to go to school, only half a day a day, Yan Mo was very attentive and serious.

Mr. Wu taught Yan Mo for a few days, and told Shen Yiyao that the young master was talented and smart, and he was diligent in studying for a few years.

Shen Yiyao was silent.

This old Mr. Wu has been here for a short time, and he doesn’t know the background of this family. He only knows that he is a rich family, not a simple person. Of course, there are quite a few questions about how many orphans and widows live in this village. It’s just that he has been serving as a western banquet in a large family all the year round, and he knows how to speak cautiously, so he never asked about it.

It was not until later that Master Zhuangzi talked about it that this was the mistress and young master of the Hou House.

Suddenly sighed and said it was a pity. What he said was not a welcome remark, Yan Mo was indeed talented and intelligent, and quite talented in reading. It’s a pity that Daxi had a rule that the emperor’s relatives and the children of noble families were not allowed to participate in the imperial examination, which is not a pity.

Then I thought about it, these noble children were born to be superior, and they could get their careers without the imperial examination. It’s a pity that he is not ridiculous for others, and there is no such idea again.

In addition to teaching her daughter, Shen Yiyao has also started to make some clothes in his spare time and send it to the town government office. Although there was no response from her natal family, it was enough to make her happy.

When Shen Qi came back, he secretly said that grandfather put on the clothes sent by sister-in-law. Shen Yiyao was happy for a few days, and then became even more positive.

The more she recognizes reality, the more Shen Yiyao feels ashamed of her parents. Even if the family still doesn’t forgive her, it would be nice to let her show some filial piety.

But since Yan Ting came that day, he has never been here again. Except for the Xue family occasionally sending something here to bring news from the mansion, Weiyuan Hou Mansion seems to be far away from their lives. It seems that the Yan family has forgotten Shen Yiyao’s mother and son, and the three of Shen Yiyao’s mother and son have also forgotten them.

But Yan Yan never let go of the news from the Weiyuan Hou Mansion, and Shen Qi always gives her some news every time she comes.

She knew that Yan Ting and Cheng Enhou’s mansion had climbed, and she was very proud now. I also know that the woman Yan Ting brought back has a body. The old lady looked at her differently and mentioned her aunt…

Yan Yanyou told Shen Yiyao about this, and Shen Yiyao was very calm.

Time slid by like running water, and more than three years passed in a blink of an eye.

Many things have happened in the past three years. Both Yan Yan and Yan Mo have grown up. In a few months, Yan Yan will be celebrating her fourteenth birthday. Yan Mo is almost ten years old now, even more than when she was back then. He is weak and thin, not only has two heads taller, but he is also much stronger.

At this moment, he is no longer the same as before, worried about being afraid of catching cold and taking medicine, except that he can’t compare with those strong boys, he is almost indistinguishable from other boys of the same age. I study with my husband every day, fight with my sister to exercise, and make some good friends of the same age on Zhuangzi in my spare time.

Some of the children on Zhuangzi didn’t dare to approach Yan Mo at first, thinking they were young masters. After a long time, I also understood that this young master was a no-brainer, and would run around with them to play, model bird eggs, and fish in the river.

In addition to having a very good-looking and very powerful sister.

This concept comes from the situation when Yan Yan came to find Yan Mo to go home. Seeing that the young master who always ordered them to play horse-riding wars in two groups and the officers and soldiers catching bandits, when she saw that sister, she suddenly became Quail, this group of bear children couldn’t help but awe.

Of course there is more than that, so I have to mention it before.

There are many tenants under each Zhuangzi’s name. Most of these tenants are farmers who come from farms but have no land themselves. Tenant tenants rent the land on Zhuangzi, cultivate it by themselves every year, and then pay rent on it. Generally this kind of renters pay 60%, and the tenants below get 40%. Shen Yiyao is kind, so the Zhuangzi under her name only collects 50% renters.

These tenants were grateful and said that the wife of Zhuangzi was a kind person. But since ancient times, people cannot be generalized. There are hundreds of different people. For example, some people are diligent and willing to work and live and work naturally, while others are inherently lazy and naturally lack food and clothing.

In recent years, the weather has been good and the harvest has been good every year. There has never been a tenant who cannot afford to pay the rent or defaults on the rent. By the way, this year there were more than a dozen households in Zhuangzi who defaulted on renting their tenants. It was not that they did not pay the rent. When the time came when there was something in the house, the Zhuangzi sent someone to remind them. Eighty-eight excuses were handed in after two days.

Since it was here to urge the renter, he naturally dealt with this group of people often. The dealer just looked at it and knew what the renter was thinking about. It’s just that it’s not easy to say it in front of people, so he turned his head and left.

After that, these tenants kept dragging their feet and did not hand in the rent.

At that time, as soon as Yan Yan took over the affairs of Zhuangzi from Shen Yiyao, the matter was naturally reported to her.

It stands to reason that the bottom of these matters can be dealt with by the dealer, and Joe will be in charge if it doesn’t work.

But as I said before, Shen Yiyao is a kindhearted person. Usually, there are one or two tenants who can’t pay the rent for various reasons every year. After the reporter came up, Shen Yiyao felt sorry for the peasants, thinking that there was not much food, so he could avoid it.

Because there are precedents to follow, the stewards will report it every time they encounter such a thing. In the past, when the steward went to report the matter in the mansion, they reported it together. Now that the master moved to live in Zhuangzi, he naturally knew it at that time.

The first year Shen Yiyao moved to Zhuangzi was obviously a harvest season. The following villagers also knew that the tenants were receiving good income from Chengdu. Suddenly, there were a few more tenants who could not pay the rent. It was reported to Qiao Rong, and Qiao Rong knew it in his heart. When reporting it, he mentioned that it might be a deliberate default.

Shen Yiyao’s thinking is, why bother with the poor people, maybe someone else’s family is really in trouble and can’t make it? And indeed, each has its own reasons, such as when the child is sick, the son has married his wife, etc., she ordered to go down and exempt the renter.

In the second year, the weather was still smooth, and there were a few more tenants who could not pay the rent.

The chiefs reported, Qiao Rong immediately ordered to go down and take measures. There are several ways to solve this situation. The rent is forced to be collected, and it is really impossible to hand it over. Either postpone the payment next year, or take back Tenkida depending on the situation.

One or two were courageous and immediately handed over the rent, while a few others had been reluctant to pay the rent. When they saw someone coming to collect the rent, they sat in front of their door and cried.

The wife is here now, and knowing she is a kindhearted person, Qiao Rong didn’t dare to use strong means, so he reported the matter to Shen Yiyao again.

Then came the third year, and this year was the steward of Yan Yan.

In fact, Yan Yan knew about this last year, when she didn’t agree with her mother’s behavior.

But she also knows what her mother is thinking. It is true that there is no shortage of that. It is like you have a golden mountain, and you lost a few copper plates today. You don’t care at all. Just treat it as doing good deeds. People have this mentality.

It stands to reason that this is not an exaggeration. But Yan Yan also knows that indulgent in many cases is the beginning of chaos. Just like this, there are two if there are one, three if there are two, and then more and more.

These tenants may not be bad guys, and they may have never done anything bad in their entire lives. Perhaps it was indeed because of the poverty of the family. Seeing the kindheartedness of the host’s wife, she started thinking about taking advantage of her, thinking of being able to rely on it, she passed by.

It’s okay to have two families, but what about ten families and one hundred? How will this Zhuangzi continue to operate normally in the future? In fact, many people have a herd mentality. It’s okay to see others, and of course you can.

Yan Yan was not prepared to continue to tolerate it, and told Qiao Rong to follow the rules.

Sometimes human nature is really a very strange thing. It’s like someone who is cheated and kidnapped and never does good deeds. Suddenly one day they do good deeds, and some people say that this is called the prodigal’s return. The same is true. Some people are good in their lives and suddenly do a bad thing, and they will be scolded bloody, as if all their previous actions were hypocrisy, just to conceal their despicable nature.

This mentality is related to expectations. Because there is no expectation, a sudden change will give people a different look and feel. On the other hand, the expectation value is too high, which suddenly disappoints people. This kind of disappointment will be especially serious.

Yan Yan didn’t understand this truth, and she was not prepared to understand it. She only knew that from her childhood, some people could not be used to it, and they would get worse when used to it, such as those people.

The villagers below did not go smoothly to collect rent, and the tenants cried and cried, as if they were peasants squeezed by the landlords. The people who came to collect the rent were a little bit more stern, and they clamored to see the master’s wife, saying that the master’s wife was kind and would certainly not be so persecuted. It must be these villagers who are acting for their own sake and wanting to make money.

The rent collectors explained in every possible way that the tenants did not believe it, and even Yan Yan got involved. Saying that the wife is kind, the girl who raised her does not know how to sympathize with the poor people below, she just pointed to her nose and said that Yan Yan was vicious, and even Shen Yiyao was talked about, saying that this lady was not as good as she imagined.

People are just like everyone else, even if they sometimes know that things are not like that, they will inevitably be talking about it.

When the matter was reported, Shen Yiyao’s face suddenly paled.

Yan Yan said nothing, and went to the small village where the tenants lived.

Such tenants live in villages not far from Zhuangzi, they are all near the farmland. When Yan Yan arrived, the place was still making trouble. The rent-collector Zhuang Tou and Zhuang Ding were all gritted with anger and clenched their fists. The tenants who owed the rent were discussing something with other tenants on the side. Run against these people with words.

Seeing the two wives carrying the sliding poles, surrounded by a layer of lavender tulle, it was vaguely visible that there was a young and beautiful girl sitting inside, and many people were silent.

Zhuang Tou quickly stepped forward and bowed and said, “Girl.”

Yan Yan nodded, her eyes looking there through the tulle.

There are also two people over there, with their backs facing to the people on the side, one is dressed as a farmer and the other is dressed as a woman. Someone winked at them again and again, and the two turned around and looked here.

“These two people are husband and wife. Both are delicious and lazy. Their surname is Li.” The head of the village seemed to dislike the two of them, and his face was full of disgust. “The Li family also dragged the renter this year. They dragged each other year after year, and they are indeed home. Without food, others can harvest 300 catties per mu, but the Li family can only harvest half. They are taking care of the crops, and they are saying that people are better than others. Every year when it comes to collecting rent, this family will cry and cry. Say poor.”

To put it bluntly, it is lazy, easy to take off and work, and the crops are not carefully managed, how can one expect a good harvest.

“Why didn’t this kind of person get out?”

Zhuang Tou’s face was awkward, and he didn’t speak.

Okay, Yan Yan understands, it’s for a good name. In general, large families do good deeds for a good reputation, and they are sympathetic to the poor.

The couple wanted to rush forward and say something nice. The owner’s family is rich and noble, and the rent they don’t pay is nothing. I heard this conversation as soon as I got close. The woman’s face changed suddenly and she cried out, “Good-hearted hostess girl, please don’t push us away, leave here, the little woman and the whole family will have no way out.”

The man had another face, flushed and glared at Zhuangtou, “Hu Zhuangtou, our family did not offend you? Could it be that my family didn’t invite you to drink, so you were so slanderous in front of the master’s house!” Turning his head to face Yan Yan, he complained: “The host girl, don’t listen to this Hu Zhuangtou. The small family is really difficult. The two children in the family are still young. The small waist was injured in his early years and he couldn’t do heavy work. The land counts on my daughter-in-law, who is of a race, to get a bad harvest.”

It’s really pitiful, and it’s really touching.

If it weren’t for Yan Yan’s sharp ears, she would have heard these two people complaining about the host’s unkindness from a long distance.

Hu Zhuang’s head and face flushed suddenly, his lips trembled, and he was so angry that he couldn’t speak.

Zhuang Ding, who came with him, was not upset, and retorted loudly: “Li Laoliu, don’t confuse yourself here. Your two **** are both fifteen or sixteen and still young? You say you have a bad waist every day, I see you I didn’t see you having a bad waist when I was bragging with people.”

Li Laoliu looked like a rascal, “Quatian brags with his mouth, not his waist. And when do you see me and a man brag with bragging, you can’t catch it once and beat it a hundred times, right?”

With just this sentence, Yan Yan knew why several Zhuang Ding were so angry that they wanted to hit someone just now.

Yan Yan knocked on the arm of the chair with the handle of the whip, and the mother-in-law put down the sliding pole, and the scene suddenly became quiet.

“I just heard you say that the master’s family is not merciful or something, and we are indeed not merciful. Other people’s households harvest 60% of renters, and we only harvest 50%. Isn’t it unmerciful?”

Hearing such words, a few people’s faces immediately turned red. These few were probably dragging the tenants, and the tenants who were on the sidelines began to talk, all whispering condemnation of those dragging the tenants.

Li Laoliu looked angry, pointing at the crowd, filled with righteous indignation: “Whoever said that the master is not merciful just now, stand up quickly, don’t involve other people.”

After finishing speaking, he turned to the person behind the tulle and licked his face and smiled: “My lord’s girl, you see no one said the lord’s unkindness. Who doesn’t know that we are around a hundred miles away, and the lord’s is the most kindhearted. I am sympathetic to the tenants below, and when encountering difficult situations in the tenants’ homes, the tenants will be waived. I, Li Laoliu, have never seen such a big, kind-hearted tenant like the owner’s house again.”

This person is a talent, Yan Yan is a little bit amused.

“Okay, don’t gossip. Because this is connected with the dragging of the renter, I have discussed with my mother. Forget this year, the renter will be increased to 60% from next year. The outside is like this, I think It is better for us to follow the trend.”

As soon as this remark came out, the scene suddenly became chaotic, and there was everything to say, and it was very noisy.

Yan Yan knocked on the handrail again with the whip handle, and continued: “The villager responsible for the specific situation will explain to you. In addition, if the renter is in arrears for two consecutive years, the land on the villager will not be rented to him the following year. Hu Zhuangtou If you tell the other dealers, you will say that I said it, including the person who defaulted on the rent this time.”

After speaking, the two women took the sliding pole and walked away.

Some tenant tenants who came to plead and say good things were stopped by the head of the village and several villagers. Seeing that the master girl had spoken, she was so resolute and straightforward, and some people turned their anger to those who owed rent. Especially Li Laoliu, who was scolded in various ways, saying that his stinky mouse feces had broken a pot of soup.

Press not to mention.

The rent increase also spread among the tenants, and some people even wanted to make an appointment to beg the Lord’s house.

Harvesting 50% of renters is quite a lot, but compared with 60% renters, it is a huge gap. Don’t underestimate those 10% renters. You can get a dowry for your daughter even if you save just this 10% for two years. I was used to paying 50% of the rent and suddenly increased by 10%. Everyone was a little unacceptable.

Before the people gathered, the main house issued a series of regulations.

The rent increase mentioned by Yan Yan is not false, but it is not without extra tolerance. If there is no default on the renter within three years, the renter will still be paid at 50%. If there is a default on the renter within three years, it will be increased to 60%. This ratio is floating, depending on whether you are in arrears or not. Of course, floods and droughts or other special circumstances will be dealt with as appropriate.

No one is in arrears with the renter, so it is natural to rejoice again and again. Someone who has dragged the renter secretly scolded themselves why they had to move that mind. It is naturally impossible to change the tenancy to other places. I can only think about getting through these three years, and I will stop being sloppy in the future.

As for those who even defaulted on the renters and were thrown out, no one interceded for them. All in all, these people who take the Lord’s kindness for granted are making trouble!

Now everyone understood that the master girl wanted to clean up the restless tenants, and several villagers praised Qiao’s manager, and even Shen Yiyao, who had always been kind-hearted, didn’t say anything.

In fact, the truth remains the same as before, but this way of elimination and the addition of such a rule will prevent such things from happening in the future.

It is not an exaggeration to have a kind heart, but it can’t let people develop that kind of natural thought. After all, no one owes anyone in this world. It’s good to have a kind heart, and you can’t say anything if you don’t have a kind heart.

Nowadays, up and down, no one dares to dismiss the young master girl as a matter of course, knowing that although the master girl is young, she acts decisively and keeps her promises. She has rules and regulations, and she does not lose her kindness. heart.

Not only adults know it, but children also know it. They all know that the master girl is a very powerful person.

Yan Mo looked up at his sister who was riding on a black tall horse, pursing his lips and grinning very flatly.

“Sister.”

Yan Yan pulled him up and put him in front of her.

“What are you playing with people today? See you sweating profusely.”

“Nothing to play. By the way, sister, they all say you are amazing, you are usually very skinny, and you will be honest as soon as you see you.” Yan Mo said, looking back at the friends who were still standing there. .

“They also said that you are very prestigious. When I get older, I want to learn how to ride a horse.”

This horse was brought to Yan Yan by Shen Qi last year. He said that his grandfather had got a few good horses, and Shen Qi got one, so Yan Yan was naturally not forgotten.

Yan Yan could ride a horse, but when he was in the mansion before, there was no place to display it. Now that I came to this village, Sa Huan was fine.

Since she got this black horse called ‘Black Jade’, Yan Yan has to run for a while every day. Today, knowing that Yan Mo is here to play with her friends, she stopped by to pick him up and go back for dinner.

Shen Yiyao is not without opinions about her daughter riding a horse. It’s just that my daughter likes it, and she has always had her own opinion. She can only open one eye and close one eye to comfort herself. It’s on Zhuangzi anyway.

“Last time I heard from my cousin, Brother Luo is coming back soon?”

“Yeah.” Yan Yan replied.