It was several days later when Zhulan got the Wen family's farm. She curled her lips when she received the deed, thinking that the Wen family must have emptied the entire farm.
Li looked at the amount of land on the deed and said, "This farm is not very big."
Zhulan pointed at the contract and said, "This is a new contract. The Wen family farm has been split into several farms."
She said that she would not give up the manor easily, and she could even think of splitting it up, which showed how unwilling the Wen family was.
Li was angry, "Is this still possible?"
"Of course you can. At the beginning, they only said they would donate the farmland, but didn't specify how large the area was. If they weren't afraid that it would look ugly, they wouldn't be willing to give all these fields."
After that, he said to Steward Ding, "Take the deed and send someone to take a look. Come back and tell me."
Steward Ding took the deed and said, "Yes."
Zhulan was not too angry, after all, it was an accident. She looked at the list of orphans and said to the returning housekeeper Wang: "Send someone to check the children who are not recorded in detail. We took in orphans. It's only been a few days and the child is already 150."
Butler Wang, "The old lady doesn't have enough staff."
If there were enough manpower, he would have gone to check it out long ago. This time he came back in person to find some manpower.
Zhulan pondered for a while and said, "Take ten people back with you."
"good."
After Butler Wang left, Zhulan took a pen and wrote a report to the Queen Mother. She would report every three days, and also attach an account book. When the greenhouse was built, she would put the accounts of the expenses in the propaganda newspaper, so that it would be public and clear, and no one would be able to make any fuss about it.
It was an hour and a half after the Queen Mother received the report. The Emperor looked at the list of orphans first. He frowned and asked, "Are there so many orphans near the capital?"
Including the orphans in Dongcheng District, there are more than 300.
The Queen Mother handed over the report, "Yang said that some villagers pretended their children were orphans in order to save food. She has sent people to investigate. She also said that she does not have enough manpower, so she asked me for an applicant."
The emperor quickly read through Yang's report, which was very clear and concise. He thought it was a pity. If it was a man, he would definitely be able to do something. "Well, I have some people who can be sent over."
"Your people are picked from the thousands, and Yang is taking advantage."
The Emperor said again, "The Wen family is outrageous. They actually split up the manor."
Queen Mother, "The harem donated three manors, and the Queen donated two manors at once. Both are manors with good locations. Let's just give it up for the Queen's sake."
The Emperor snorted, "Who asked the Wen family to provoke Marquis Zhou? Marquis Zhou is very protective of his people."
"It will be quieter in the future. I am afraid that Lord Zhou will come to drink tea for free."
The smile on the emperor's face deepened, "Shu Ren's mouth is not to be provoked."
At noon, Zhulan received Mingteng's letter from home. She only read the letters Mingteng wrote to her, and sent the other letters to the main house.
In his letter home, Mingteng described the hardships of life on the grassland, with strong spring winds and a shortage of firewood. A few days ago, a heavy snowfall killed many livestock. Mingteng also mentioned that the division of the state was not going smoothly, and the herders were too scattered, etc.
Along with the letters from home came five sheep and a lot of beef. The cattle were not oxen for farming, but grassland cattle. All of them died in the heavy snow.
The meat was not obtained for free, but was exchanged for food. Mingteng was very principled in his work, and Zhulan was very pleased.
Zhulan said to Qingxue, "It's rare to have beef, you can take people to share it, and give away some of what should be given away. Oh, and since the Liu family is Mingteng's in-laws, give them two more sheep."
We still have sheep on our farm, so leaving three will be enough.
Qingxue: "Yes."
Beef is a good thing. After it is divided and given to relatives and friends, everyone will be happy to receive it.
At the Wang family, Mrs. Tao said to her father-in-law, "You were still talking about beef a few days ago. Look, my in-laws sent us some beef today. It weighs more than thirty kilograms!"
Although Mr. Wang is old, his spleen and stomach are very healthy, and he has a good set of teeth. "My in-laws are really generous. I have eaten a lot of their good food."
Big goose, venison a few days ago, and now beef. The old man thinks that marrying into the Zhou family is the right thing to do.
Tao glanced at her two younger brothers and sisters-in-law. Her family was in decline, but she had a good granddaughter-in-law, who made her very proud.
And when have my two younger brothers and sisters-in-law's families ever sent me any good things, especially in these days when everything is scarce, not to mention my younger brothers and sisters-in-law's wives.
Tao smiled, "So we'll do it tonight?"
The old man stroked his beard and said, "Beef is hard to make all at once. Cook it in several batches."
"good."
The old lady smiled and said, "Marquis Zhou and Yang are both generous and capable. This is a good marriage."
The expressions of the second and third wives looked unnatural. These days, they had been gossiping behind Yang's back because of her job. Now, what mother said was a warning to them!
Tao's anger disappeared, and she was also shocked that Yang was doing the job, but they were friends and had supported each other a lot when the donation was made. The second and third wives were very dissatisfied. Donation was a matter for the entire family. If she donated a lot, the second and third wives would not be willing. They didn't think about it. If her father-in-law didn't nod his head on the donation list, it would be useless no matter how many more she wrote.
Tao sneered in her heart and said to her mother-in-law, "The Yang family's private orphanage has been established and is now in good order. The orphanage is not far from the Huguo Temple. When spring comes and the flowers bloom, why don't we go to the Huguo Temple to pay homage to the Buddha and visit them?"
The old lady looked at her husband, and when she saw him nod, she smiled and said, "Okay, I'm also very curious. I heard that a greenhouse was built."
Yu Lu knew this best. She had been back to her parents' home quite often in the past few days. Seeing everyone looking at her, she continued, "Yes, we built a greenhouse. Grandma said that some of the greenhouses are used to grow early-season vegetables, and some are used to grow off-season vegetables in winter. My father has trained many farmers who grow vegetables, and he will go to the orphanage to share his experience when the time comes."
Mr. Wang sighed, "Your grandmother is also very generous."
All the families in Beijing grow off-season vegetables, and the Zhou family's vegetables can be ranked among the top ten. How many people can imagine the experience of growing vegetables!
At the Liu family, Liu Yuanbo straightened up in front of his brother, "The beef sent by the Marquis's Mansion, brother, this is good stuff."
Liu Yuanqing pulled the corner of his mouth. What did he say? He was just teasing this kid for being generous only to his future Yue family. "Yes, yes, your future Yue family will treat you well."
Liu Yuanbo smiled and said, "Brother, what did your Yue family give you as a gift?"
Humph, every time he sends something to the Zhou family, his eldest brother would tease him, and he would also send less things to his own Yue family.
Liu Yuanqing was silent. It seemed that the Liu family had always been sending things to the Yue family. He hadn't seen anything from the Yue family since the beginning of the year. He touched his nose and said, "My Yue family can't compare to the Zhou family."
How to put it, he married a woman of lower status, and the Yue family is an upright family. Well, to put it bluntly, the family property is not much, and the precious things are the books. Life is really not easy for them. After these donations, life has become even more difficult for the Yue family.
My brother's future in-laws and his future sister-in-law have good family backgrounds and are really wealthy.
Guo knocked her youngest son on the head and said, "Don't show off. Just say that you go to Zhou Houfu more frequently than anyone else. How many times have you seen Yudie?"
Liu Yuanbo, "... "
His mother would discourage him, and he had to try his best to please his father-in-law. As a result, he had only seen Yudie a few times after the New Year!
On the contrary, he has met his future father-in-law quite often, and now his scalp tingles just thinking about him!