Early the next morning, Li Zexuan went to the east courtyard with the calculated account books.
"Mom, the account book you gave me yesterday morning has been calculated. Mom, please take a look at it first." After that, he handed over the account book in his hand.
Mrs. Li took the account book and said happily: "I heard your father say that Xuan'er is a superb scholar. I didn't expect you to finish it so quickly. It saves my mother a lot of trouble."
Li Zexuan smiled and said, "Mom, I want to visit Hanjiazhuang."
Mrs. Li was a little curious and asked: "It's so far away from home and the road is not easy to walk. Xuan'er, what are you doing there?"
Li Zexuan thought for a while and said, "My child wants to see how the villagers are doing. My child has been studying in Longhu Mountain for eight years, but he doesn't know the sufferings of the world. Master also really wants my child to do something for the people at the bottom of the Tang Dynasty." . So I want to go to Hanjiazhuang today."
Mrs. Li recalled her son's words and said with some relief: "Since Xuan'er wants to go, let Butler Wang accompany you. Xuan'er, please bring some cakes. I think you won't be back in time at noon, so don't be hungry." abdomen."
"Well, thank you, mother, the child is gone."
Li Zexuan came to the front yard and found the housekeeper Wang Zhong. He told him that he was going to Hanjiazhuang and asked him to prepare his horse first. Hanjiazhuang was almost thirty miles away from Li Mansion and it was impossible to walk there.
"Brother, where are you going?" Lan'er saw Butler Wang going to the stable to pick up the horse. Knowing that her brother was going out, Lan'er ran over and asked.
"Brother is going to visit Zhuangzi. Lan'er, can you just stay at home and wait for brother to come back?" Li Zexuan said helplessly, this sister is too clingy.
"No, it's boring for Lan'er to be alone at home, and my mother won't play with Lan'er. Lan'er wants to go to Zhuangzi with her brother." Lan'er's little head shook like a rattle.
"Okay, okay, Xiao He and Xiao Xi, you guys can follow me and look after the lady. San Bao, go get a carriage." These little girls definitely didn't know how to ride a horse, so Li Zexuan asked San Bao to find a carriage.
After a while, the group set off and rushed to Hanjiazhuang.
We left Chang'an City from Yanxing Gate and headed east. The road became more and more difficult to walk. Li Zexuan and Wang Zhong didn't feel much riding on the horses, but the carriage behind them kept swaying, shaking the three little girls inside. Dian exclaimed again and again.
"Sambo, please drive the carriage slowly, don't overturn it." He didn't know if Sanbao was an experienced driver, and he was afraid that he would overturn the carriage, so Li Zexuan and Butler Wang had to slow down the horse and ask Sanbao to drive the carriage slowly.
In this way, for more than thirty miles, a few people walked for more than an hour. At this time, I saw a village not far ahead, and I could vaguely see a few people working in the fields.
"Master, that's Hanjiazhuang ahead." Wang Zhong stopped his horse and pointed to the village in front of him.
"Well, let's go quickly. It will be noon soon. Uncle Wang, please find a house and give us some money, and we will have lunch in the village." Li Zexuan ordered. Wang Zhong was familiar with this place than him, and his family often sent He came over to collect the rent, so it was only appropriate to let him make the arrangements.
"Yes, young master, why not go to Han Lizheng's house at noon? Every time my wife sends me here to collect rent, Han Lizheng is very cooperative." Wang Zhong suggested.
"Okay, then Uncle Wang, please lead the way."
A group of people rode into the village. Now is the spring plowing season. At the entrance of the village, you can still see many people pulling cattle to plow the fields. There are also three or two children chasing and playing on the field ridges. Occasionally, there are a few chickens crowing and dogs barking in the village. It is really a strange place. Traffic, chickens and dogs hear each other.
Li Zexuan had often seen this scene in his previous life. He was born and raised in the countryside, but Lan'er saw it very new. She has been the little princess of her family since she was born. She had never seen such a farmhouse scene before. She got off the carriage and took her brother's hand. As I walked, I glanced here and there.
Li Zexuan left the horses and carriage at the entrance of the village and asked Sanbao Haosheng to take care of them. He led a group of people into the village and walked directly to Han Lizheng's house under the leadership of Wang Zhong.
"Master, here we are, this is Han Lizheng's house." After a while, Wang Zhong pointed to a dilapidated farmyard in front of him and said.
Li Zexuan was a little surprised. When he thought about it, this place was placed in later generations and was almost equivalent to a village chief. Why did the place he lived in be so shabby? There was not much to say at the door of the house at this time, so he and Wang Zhong walked in.
"Hey, Steward Wang, you're here!" A dark-skinned middle-aged man in the courtyard quickly stepped forward to say hello when he saw Li Zexuan and his group. But Li Zexuan noticed that his right leg seemed to be disabled and he walked with a limp. But from the thick muscles on his arms, it can still be seen that this middle-aged man's body contains powerful power.
"Han Lizheng, these are my young master and young lady. My wife has calculated the rent paid by your village this year and there is no problem. My young master wants to come to Han Lizheng today." Wang Zhong introduced to Han Lizheng.
When Han Lizheng heard this, he quickly bowed respectfully to Li Zexuan and Lan'er and said, "I have seen the young master and the young lady!"
Li Zexuan hurriedly returned the greeting and said: "Uncle Han, don't be so polite. You will bother Uncle Han later. It is almost noon, so I will take this group of people to Uncle Han's house for lunch. Don't worry, Uncle Han, we will provide you with the ingredients and pastries." You bring it all with you, just use Uncle Han’s kitchen to heat it up, and we will pay you accordingly.”
When Han Lizheng heard this, his face immediately turned red, and he frowned and said, "The young master is insulting me by saying this. Our Hanjiazhuang had a bad harvest last year. Mrs. Li not only reduced our rent by 10%, but also extended our payment for nearly half a year." During the lease period, if it weren’t for Madam’s kindness, I don’t know how many people in Hanjiazhuang would have starved to death.
Now that the young master comes to my house for a meal, how can the young master bring his own ingredients, and how dare he take the young master's money? If the people in this village know about it, and they don't poke me, Han, in the spine, the young master must never say such things again. Although I, Han Tianhu, am a rough man, I still know how to repay kindness. "
Yes, this accidentally hurt someone's self-esteem. Li Zexuan quickly explained: "Uncle Han, don't get me wrong, I have no other meaning in giving money. This is what you deserve. There is no reason in this world to not pay for food. "
Seeing that Han Li was scratching his head and trying to refuse, Li Zexuan said hurriedly: "Since Uncle Han won't accept it, I won't force it, so I would like to thank Uncle Han for his hospitality today. If there is any difficulty in the Han family village in the future, Uncle Han can just ask Butler Wang. I'll do my best to solve it as much as I can. We'll use our ingredients for lunch. After all, the ingredients we brought will definitely spoil if we don't eat them, which means it will consume some firewood from Uncle Han's house."
Han Lizheng reluctantly accepted it, waved his hand and said: "It's just some firewood, it's not worth the money. Master, feel free to use it. When you're done with it, Han will just go to the mountains to chop some more. Master, miss, please come in and sit down!"
The group of people then entered the house.
(End of chapter)