Before leaving, Luo Huaiyuan went to Tangquan Village again.
This time Yan Yan did not persuade him any more, but gave him a letter and a person.
The letter was written by Duke Zhen Guo, and Xie Du, the commander of the Fujian Metropolitan Envoy Division, was a former servant of Duke Zhen Guo. The content on the handwritten book is extremely simple, generally speaking, the person holding the handbook is a child and nephew, hoping for more and taking care of it.
This is what Yan Yan personally went to the government of Zhenguo to ask her grandfather. She didn't say who used it, and she probably knew even if she didn't say that.
And the person is Hui Niang.
This was Yan Yan's decision after thinking and thinking. Madam Hui is highly skilled in martial arts. Even if something really happened, it would be no problem to take Luo Huaiyuan and run out alone. What's more, Madam Hui walked around in the rivers and lakes in her early years, and she knew a lot about walking outside, which was better than a few people who had never been out of Beijing.
Luo Huaiyuan smirked, buried his gratitude in his heart, and asked, "Sister Ayan, do you have any money there?"
Yan Yan thought he had no money and wanted to take him out and beat him. Wanting to make money, but there is no money, what is this person thinking about
Luo Huaiyuan, who was embarrassed by Yan Yan, touched his nose and whispered, "I have money, but not much."
In the past few months, the skewer business has also made him a lot, and it 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 used for. Of course, it wasn't just because of a lack of money that he asked Yan Yan.
Yan Yan didn't speak, turned around and returned to Yange to carry a small box out for him.
"This is the money I have saved since I was a child, and I've given it to you."
When I opened the box, I saw that it was full of gold and silver items, including gold and silver ingots, and various gold and silver coins, all of which were given by Yan Yan's elders from childhood to adulthood. There are also a few silver notes on the top, all of which add up to about five thousand taels in this box, which is all the cash that Yan Yan can call the shots.
Yan Mo also went to carry a small box out. Others had little strength, so Yan Yan helped him carry it out and put it on the table. Yan Mo silently pushed the box to Luo Huaiyuan.
The contents of this small box are similar to Yan Yan's, but Yan Mo is much poorer than Yan Yan, adding up to only a few hundred taels.
"Brother Luo, Ah Mo has no money, this is for you."
Looking at the 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 I will give you dividends."
In his several lifetimes, he has tasted the warmth and warmth of humanity, but he has never been as straightforward as the two brothers and sisters in front of him. It would be a lie to say that he was not moved. He was about to burst into tears at this moment, but he had never been able to act so cowardly. Can only laugh, laugh like a flower.
Others couldn't see the meaning of that smile, but Yan Yan understood.
She took a sip, and said fiercely: "Okay, don't pretend. I don't need it here, I just lay there and sleep, and there's not much. Well, Aunt Hui is my martial arts master, and I treat people Lend it to you, and you will bring me back with you."
Madam Hui smiled lightly, "Don't worry, girl, Madam Hui has been to Fujian before and is very familiar with it. Even if there is an accident, there is no problem in protecting Young Master Luo and herself."
Luo Huaiyuan honestly went to the front of Madam Hui, bowed and saluted, "I will trouble Aunt Hui in the future." This guy never climbed up the pole.
Madam Hui waved her hands again and again, "Master Luo must not do this."
Luo Huaiyuan said goodbye to Yan Yan and the two of them, and was about to pick up the two boxes. The two boxes seemed not big, but they were actually very heavy. He didn't actually pick them up.
Madam Hui pursed her lips and smiled, took it and held it.
Only now did Luo Huaiyuan understand what the little princess said about the martial arts master. Could it be that he was still a martial arts master
Before he could think too much, he waved goodbye to Yan Yan and Yan Mo, "You wait, brother Luo will make you a hen that can lay golden eggs."
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Luo Huaiyuan sneaked away, and before leaving, he brought four bodyguards, Xiao Anzi, and a lady Hui.
In addition to his own more than 30,000 taels of silver, there are also two small vaults of Yan Yan and Yan Mo. By the way, there is also Shen Qi's. Shen Qi came to see him in advance and gave him a large stack of silver notes. It looks like more than 10,000 taels. This is the dividend that Shen Qi just distributed this month and all his small treasury.
Carrying these not so much money, but rather heavy affection, Luo Huai went to Fuzhou far away. The road ahead is all unknown, but Luo Huaiyuan feels more and more confident.
The 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 difficult.
Sister Ayan, wait for me, wait for me to save enough wife to come back to marry you!
After Luo Huaiyuan left, Yan Yan's life returned to peace again.
A few days later, Mr. Enlightenment, whom Shen Yiyao had invited to Yan Mo, found him.
This gentleman, surnamed Wu, is a thin old man in his fifties with gray beard. It is said that in the early years, he was also a talented person, but unfortunately, he was unlucky and failed after repeated attempts. He only has the reputation of being a scholar, but he has taught a lot of outstanding students, and one or two jinshi, so he is quite popular.
Shen Yiyao was able to invite him this time, not only because of the big price, but also because of the glory of this hot spring village.
The old man heard that not only did he have a lot of repairs in one year, but he also had clothes for all seasons, and he even had food and soup to soak in, so he packed up and came.
In the early years, his old wife worked hard to manage the family for him to take the imperial examinations, and fell ill. She had seen many doctors, and they all said that the problem was not a big problem, just take care of it. When he used to make western banquets for big families, he heard that Tangquan has the effect of health preservation and healing. Unfortunately, this thing is not seen by ordinary people, so how can you soak in a hot spring. So when he heard that there was a soup spring on Zhuangzi, he decided to come without saying a word.
Fortunately, he and his old wife have only one daughter in this life. After the daughter gets 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 we entered the small courtyard, 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 Garden was built, two springs were circled in, and one was left outside. Two large pools were built and divided into male and female pools, so 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 take a bath in the hot spring. The old wife came back and said that she was very comfortable and felt a lot more relaxed. Mr. Wu made up his mind to teach this young master well, and to 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 intelligent, and he studied hard for a few years.
Shen Yiyao was silent.
This old Mr. Wu has been here for a short time, and he does not 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 doubts about how many orphans, widows and mothers live in this village. It's just that he has been a western banquet in a big family all year round, and he knows how to speak carefully, so he never asked about it.
It was not until later, when I heard Master Zhuangzi talk about it, that I knew that this was the mistress and young master of the Hou family.
Immediately, he sighed and said it was a pity. His words were not flattering words, Yan Mo was indeed talented and intelligent, and he was quite gifted in reading. It's a pity that Daxi has stipulated that the children of the royal family and the noble family cannot participate in the imperial examination, which is not a pity.
On second thought, the children of these noble families were born superior to others, and they could obtain a background without the imperial examination. It is a pity that he is not absurd for others, and there is no such idea anymore.
In addition to teaching her daughter, Shen Yiyao also started to make some clothes in her spare time to send to the Duke of Zhenguo. Although there was no response from her parents' side, it was enough to make her happy to accept it.
When Shen Qi came back, he secretly said that his grandfather put on the clothes given by his aunt. Shen Yiyao was happy for a few days, and then became even more positive.
The more she recognized the reality, the more Shen Yiyao felt ashamed of her parents. Even if the family still doesn't forgive her, it would be good to let her show some filial piety.
But Yan Ting has never been here since that day. Except for Xue's occasional delivery here to bring some news from the mansion, Weiyuan Hou's mansion seems to be far away from their lives. It seems that the Yan family has forgotten Shen Yiyao's mother and son, and Shen Yiyao's mother and son have also forgotten them.
But Yan Yan never let go of the news from Weiyuan Hou's mansion, and Shen Qi would always give her some news every time she came.
She knew that Yan Ting and the Marquis of Chengen had climbed up, and she was very proud now. She also knew that the woman Yan Ting brought back had a body, and the old lady looked at her differently and mentioned her aunt...
Yan Yan had told Shen Yiyao about this, and Shen Yiyao was very calm.
Time flies by like flowing water, and in a blink of an eye, more than three years have passed.
A lot has happened in the past three years, Yan Yan and Yan Mo have grown up, Yan Yan will be fourteen years old in a few months, Yan Mo is almost ten years old now, even older than before. Sick and thin, he not only grew two heads taller, but he was also much stronger.
This time, he is no longer worried about getting cold and taking medicine as he used to. Except that he cannot be compared with those sturdy boys, he is almost no different from other boys of the same age. Every day I study with my husband, fight with my sister for fitness, and make some good friends of the same age on Zhuangzi in my spare time.
Some of the children in Zhuangzi didn't dare to approach Yan Mo at first, thinking it was the young master. After a long time, I also understood that this young master is a no-brainer, and will run around and play with them, climb tree model bird eggs, and fish in rivers.
In addition to having a very good-looking and very powerful sister.
This idea comes from seeing Yan Yan coming to look for Yan Mo to go home. Seeing that the young master who always instructs them to play horse-riding battles in two groups, and officers and soldiers to catch robbers, when he sees that sister, he suddenly becomes a Quail, this group of bear children involuntarily had awe.
Of course, that's not all, it's to be mentioned before.
There are many tenants under the name of each Zhuangzi, and most of these tenants are peasant households who were born in peasant families but have no fields of their own. The tenants rented the land on the Zhuangzi, cultivated it by themselves every year, and paid the rent at that time. Generally, this kind of rent is paid 60%, and the tenants below get 40%. Shen Yiyao is a kindhearted person, so the Zhuangzi under her name only accepts 50% of the rent.
These tenants were naturally grateful, and they all said that the wife of Zhuangzi was a kind-hearted person. But since ancient times, no one can generalize, and there are hundreds of different types of people. For example, some people are industrious and willing to work, and naturally live and work in peace and contentment. Some people are born lazy and naturally have no food and clothing.
In recent years, the weather has been good, and the harvest has been bumper every year. There has never been a tenant who can't pay the rent or is in arrears. This year, there were more than a dozen households in Zhuangzi who were in arrears with their rent. It was not that they did not pay the rent, or that when something went wrong at home, Zhuangzi sent someone to urge them. Eighty-eight's excuse, said two days and handed it over.
Since he came to urge the renter, he naturally dealt with this group of people a lot. Zhuangtou knew what the renter's family was thinking just by looking at it. It's just that it's not good to say it in front of people, so he turned his head and left.
Since then, these tenants have been procrastinating and have not handed in the rent.
At that time, Yan Yan just took over the matter of Zhuangzi from Shen Yiyao, and the matter naturally reported to her.
It stands to reason that Zhuangtou below can handle these things, and if it doesn't work, Qiao is in charge.
But as I said before, Shen Yiyao is a kind-hearted person. Usually, there are one or two families who cannot pay the rent due to various reasons every year. After the following people reported it, Shen Yiyao took pity on the poor farmers, thinking that there was not much food, so they could be spared.
Because there are precedents to follow, every time something like this happens, the stewards will report it. In the past, when the steward went to report the matter, they reported it together. Now that the master moved to Zhuangzi, he naturally knew it at that time.
The first year that Shen Yiyao moved to Zhuangzi, it was obviously a harvest season, and Zhuangtou also knew that the tenants had a good harvest, and 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 he reported it, he mentioned that he might be in arrears on purpose.
Shen Yiyao's idea is, why bother with the poor people, maybe someone else's family really has difficulties and can't make it? And they did have their own reasons, such as when the child was sick, the son married a wife, etc., and so on, she ordered to go down and waive the rent.
In the second year, the weather was still good, and there were several more tenants who could not pay the rent.
When the village heads reported it, Qiao Rong immediately ordered to go down and take measures. There are several solutions to this situation. Forcibly collect the rent, if it is impossible to pay the rent, either postpone the payment next year, or take back the tenant farm depending on the situation.
One or two families were timid and immediately handed over the rent, while a few remained reluctant to pay the rent. When they saw someone coming to collect the rent, they sat in front of their own door and cried.
Madam was here now, and she knew that she was kind, so Qiao Rong didn't dare to use strong means, so she reported the matter, and Shen Yiyao was exempted again.
Then comes the third year, this year is the housekeeper Yan Yan.
In fact, Yan Yan knew about it last year, when she didn't agree with her mother's behavior.
But she also understands what her mother is thinking, and she does not lack that point. It is like you have a golden mountain. You lose a few copper coins today, and you don't care at all. Everyone has this mentality.
Logically speaking, this is not an exaggeration. But Yan Yan also knew that in many cases indulgence was the beginning of chaos. It's like in this case, if there is one, there will be two, if there is two, there will be three, and then there will be more and more.
These tenants may not be bad people, they may have never done anything bad in their lives. Maybe it was because the family was poor. Seeing the kindness of the host's wife, she started thinking of taking advantage of it, thinking that she could rely on it.
It doesn't matter if one family or two, but what about ten and one hundred? How will this Zhuangzi still operate normally in the future? In fact, many people have a herd mentality. If you see others doing this, you can of course do it yourself.
Yan Yan was not going to continue to tolerate, and explained to Qiao Rong to act according to the rules.
Sometimes human nature is really a very strange thing. It is like someone who has been cheated and never done good deeds. Suddenly, one day he did a good deed, and some people said that this is called a prodigal son. It is also like that some people who have been good all their lives and suddenly do something bad will be scolded with blood, as if all their previous actions were hypocrisy, just to cover up their despicable nature.
This mentality is related to expectations, because there is no expectation, so a sudden change will give people a different look and feel. The other is that the expectations are too high, and people are suddenly disappointed, and this sense of disappointment will be particularly heavy.
Yan Yan didn't understand this truth, and she didn't plan to understand it. She only knew that from her childhood, some people couldn't get used to it, and once they got used to it, it would get worse, for example, some people.
The next village heads went to collect the rent and it was not smooth. The tenants were crying and shouting, as if they were peasants who were squeezed by the landlords. The people who came to collect the rent were a little more stern, and they were arguing to see the master's wife, saying that the master's wife was a kind heart and would definitely not be so persecuted.
The people who went to collect the rent explained in various ways, but the tenants did not believe it, and even Yan Yan was involved. Speaking of the lady's kind heart, how could the girl be so ignorant of caring for the poor people below, she just pointed to her nose and said that Yan Yan was vicious, and even Shen Yiyao was criticized, saying that this lady is not as good as she imagined.
People follow what others say, and even if they sometimes know things aren't like that, they're bound to talk.
When the report came up, Shen Yiyao's face turned pale.
Yan Yan didn't say a word, and went to the small village where the tenants lived on a slippery pole.
The villages where these tenants live are not far from the village, they are all near the farmland. When Yan Yan arrived, the place was still noisy. Zhuang Tou and Zhuang Ding, the rent collectors, gritted their teeth and clenched their fists tightly. The tenants who owed their rent were discussing something with other tenants on the side. Use words to run on these people.
Seeing the two old ladies carrying the sliding pole, a layer of lavender tulle was wrapped around the sliding pole, and it was vaguely seen that a young and beautiful girl was sitting inside, and many people were silent.
Zhuang Tou stepped forward quickly, bowed and said, "Girl."
Yan Yan nodded, her eyes looking there through the tulle.
There are two people over there who are talking nonsense to the people on the side, one dressed as a peasant, the other dressed as a woman. Someone winked at them again and again, and the two turned around to look this way.
"These two are husband and wife, both of them are delicious and lazy, and their surname is Li." Zhuang Tou seemed to dislike these two people, his face was full of disgust, "The Li family has also procrastinated this year. They have procrastinated every year, and they are indeed home Without food, others receive 300 catties of grain per mu, but the Li family can only receive half of it. The family is taking care of the crops, and they are talking about people who are long and short. Every year when it comes to collecting rent, this family will cry and cry. Poor."
To put it bluntly, he is lazy, he likes idleness and dislikes labor, and if the crops are not carefully managed, how can one expect a good harvest.
"Why didn't this kind of person get kicked out?"
Zhuang Tou's face was full of embarrassment and he didn't speak.
Well, Yan Yan understands, it is for the sake of good name. Generally, large families will do good deeds for the sake of good reputation, and they are also sympathetic to the poor people.
The husband and wife wanted to rush over and say something nice. The main family is rich and noble, and the rent they don't pay is nothing. I heard this conversation when I got close. The woman's face changed suddenly, and she cried, "Good-hearted girl, please don't drive us away. If you leave here, the whole family of the little woman will have no way to survive."
The man had a different face, blushing and staring at Zhuangtou, "Hu Zhuangtou, our family didn't offend you, right? Could it be that my family didn't invite you to drink, and you were so slandering in front of the master's family!" Turning his head and complaining in the direction of Yan Yan: "Master girl, don't listen to this Hu Zhuangtou, it's really difficult to have a small home, the two children in the family are still young, the young one was injured in his early years, and he can't do heavy work. If I rely on my daughter-in-law to plant the land alone, the harvest will not be good."
It's really pathetic, and it's really touching.
If it wasn't for Yan Yan's sharp ears, and she heard these two couples complaining about the unkindness of the master from a long distance away, she would probably believe it.
Hu Zhuang blushed suddenly, his lips trembled, and he was so angry that he couldn't speak.
Zhuang Ding, who came with him, was angry and retorted: "Li Lao Liu, don't confuse the public here. Both of your cubs are fifteen or sixteen and still young? You say that your waist is not good, I will see you. I didn't see you having a bad waist when I was bragging about the sky."
Li Laoliu had a rogue look on his face, "Praising the sky and bragging is done with the mouth, not the waist. And when did you see me and people bragging about the sky and bragging, you can't be caught once and be beaten a hundred times?"
With this sentence alone, Yan Yan knew why several Zhuang Dings were so angry that they wanted to hit people.
Yan Yan tapped the armrest of the chair with the handle of the whip, the old woman put down the sliding rod, and the scene suddenly became quiet.
"I heard you say that the master is not kind or something, and we are indeed not kind. Others take 60% of the rent from their tenants, but we only receive 50%, isn't it unkind?"
Hearing these words, a few people's faces immediately flushed red. Most of these people were dragging their renters. The tenants on the sidelines started to talk about it, and they all whispered condemnation of those who dragged the renters.
Li Laoliu looked angry, pointed at the crowd, filled with righteous indignation: "Whoever said that the master is not kind, come out now, don't implicate others."
After he finished speaking, he turned around to face the person behind the tulle, licking his face and smiling: "Master's family, you see no one said that the master's family is not kind. Who doesn't know that the master's family is the most kind-hearted. , I am sympathetic to the tenants below, and when they encounter difficulties in the tenants' homes, they will also be exempted from rent. I have never seen such a kind-hearted family as the owner."
This person is a talent, but Yan Yan laughed a little.
"Okay, don't gossip. Because this is connected to the matter of renting a house, I have also discussed it with my mother. This year is not a problem. From next year onwards, the rent will be raised to 60%. It is the same outside, I think We are better off going with the flow.”
As soon as these words came out, the scene was chaotic, everything was said, and there was a lot of noise.
Yan Yan tapped the handrail again with the handle of the whip, and continued: "Zhuangtou, who is responsible for the specific situation, will explain to you. In addition, if the rent is in arrears for two consecutive years, the land on Zhuangzi will not be leased to him in the following year. Hu Zhuangtou If you tell the other villagers, just say I said it, including the person who defaulted on the rent this time."
After speaking, the two old women carried the sliding pole and left.
Some tenants who came to ask for mercy and say good things were stopped by Zhuang Tou and a few Zhuang Dings. Seeing that the hostess girl had said something, she was so determined and straightforward, and some people took their anger at the few people who defaulted on the rent. Especially Li Laoliu, who was reviled in various ways, saying that he had ruined a pot of soup with a stinky mouse excrement.
Press not to mention.
The matter of rising rents also spread among the tenants, and some people even wanted to make an appointment to ask the Lord's house together.
Taking 50% of the rent is quite a lot, but compared with the 60% of the rent, it is a huge gap. Don’t underestimate the 10% of the rent, you can save the 10% of the rent for two years and you can give your daughter a dowry or something. I was used to 50% of the rent, but suddenly it went up by 10%, which was unacceptable to everyone.
Before anyone could gather, the main house issued a series of regulations.
The rent increase that Yan Yan said is not false, but it is not without extra tolerance. If there is no delinquent behavior within three years, the rent will still be paid at 50%, and if there is a delinquent behavior within three years, it will be increased to 60%. This ratio is floating, depending on whether you are in arrears or not. Of course, in case of floods and droughts or other special circumstances, it will be handled as appropriate.
Those who didn't owe their rent are naturally lucky again and again. Someone who has dragged the renter, naturally scolded himself why he had to move his mind. It is naturally impossible to change to another tenement land. I can only think that I will survive these three years, and I will be honest and stop playing tricks in the future.
As for those who were expelled with their rent arrears, no one interceded for them. After all, it's all these people who take the Lord's kindness for granted!
Now everyone understood that the host girl wanted to clean up those restless tenants, and several Zhuangtou even praised the manager Qiao, and even Shen Yiyao, who had always been kind-hearted, didn't say anything.
In fact, the principle is still the same as before. It's just that this way of eliminating and fighting, coupled with such a regulation, will prevent such things from happening in the future.
It's not an exaggeration to have a good heart, but you can't make people develop that kind of thought for granted. After all, no one in this world owes anyone anything. It’s good to have kindness, and you can’t say anything without kindness.
Nowadays, up and down, no one dares to take the young host girl for nothing. They all know that although the host girl is young, she acts decisively and speaks the truth. Heart.
Not only adults know it, but children also know that this hostess girl is a very powerful person.
Yan Mo looked up at her elder sister who was riding on a black high-headed horse, pursed her lips and smiled sympathetically.
"Sister."
Yan Yan pulled him onto the horse and placed him in front of her.
"What are you playing with people today? Look at you sweating profusely."
"Nothing to play. By the way, sister, they all say that you are amazing. You are usually very skinny. As soon as you see you, you will be honest." Yan Mo said, looking back at the little friends who were still standing honestly. .
"They also said that you are very powerful. When I am a little older, I also want to learn to ride a horse."
This horse was brought to Yan Yan by Shen Qi last year. He said that his grandfather got a few good horses. Shen Qi got one, and of course he didn't forget Yan Yan.
Yan Yan could already ride a horse, but when she was in the mansion, she had nowhere to do it. Now that I came to this village, Sa Huan ran was fine.
Since she got this black horse called 'Heiyu', 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 for dinner.
Shen Yiyao is not without opinions about her daughter's riding. It's just that my daughter likes it, and she has always been assertive, so she can only open one eye and close one eye, comforting herself that it is Zhuangzi anyway.
"I heard from my cousin last time that Big Brother Luo is coming back soon?"
"Yeah." Yan Yan replied.