General, this plot is wrong

mustache, Ling Luoyi.

The face is as round as the fifteenth moon, and there is a shrewdness in Mimi's small eyes that is completely different from the obese figure.

Chu Heng sat on the Hu bed, staring at the steward who walked into the middle hall.

It was the first time for Chu Heng to see such a fat person.That face and body are as fat as a balloon, and the belly is so full that only Dabai in "Big Hero [-]" can compare.

But at least he got the title of a warm man, this manager...

There is probably only one word that can come to mind - full of fat.

The Zhuangzi where Chu Heng lives now is called Bieyun Villa, which was the Zhuangzi his predecessor got when his family was separated.Together with this villa, there are more than 400 mu of land, eight tenants, as well as fruit forests and an inconspicuous hill.

Speaking of which, his former father didn't treat him badly, at least he gave him these fields.They didn't move the tenants away, they stayed.

The eight tenants lived in the villa, and because the population was not too small, it gradually developed into a small village.When the ex was alive, it seemed that in order to do good deeds, he promised to exempt them from rent for three years.

But this time the tenants came to make trouble because the Bieyun Villa suddenly wanted to increase the rent.

The owner of the villa is still lying on the sickbed, hesitating, how could he have the time to rent it?

Needless to say, in all likelihood, it was the manager's own idea.

All the stewards have a single name of Fang, which is the steward brought by the former aunt's natal family.As soon as he entered the middle hall, he made an excited expression and wiped the corners of his eyes: "I heard that Mr. Lang got sick on the way back to Zhuangzi, and he couldn't get sick when he got to Zhuangzi. This old slave feels very sad."

"It's fine." Chu Heng said concisely, "It's not a serious illness."

He already remembered the memory of his predecessor at this moment.The two serving boys beside him, the older one is called Baishu, and the younger one is called Wuwei, they are brothers.

From memory, the ex trusted these two children quite a lot.The old Chen who was driven away was originally the chief steward of the Bieyun Villa where his predecessor lived, and was in charge of all external affairs arrangements.Kicking away old Chen Tou, in exchange for Zhu Fang, so many things happened in Zhuangzi immediately, it's really a coincidence.

"Mr. Lang doesn't know. Mr. Lang's illness has caused many people in the village to have double-mindedness, and those tenants dared to make trouble at the door! Mr. Lang is kind, and he must have indulged these mud legs too much in the past, so he is called They climbed on the head of the gentleman and acted wildly!"

Filled with righteous indignation at what Zhu Fang said, Chu Heng smiled, suppressed the urge to roll his eyes, and sighed: "Masters, you also know that I have been ill for a long time. I don't know what the conditions of those tenants outside are like."

Hearing what he said, Zhu Fang glanced at the short tables on the side of the hall: "It's a long story."

Chu Heng said "Oh", and hurriedly asked him to sit down, and asked Wuwei to bring tea soup and snacks.

Seeing this, a smile appeared on Zhu Fang's face, and he sat down behind the short table in a grand manner, tasted the tea, seemed dissatisfied with the tea, and frowned.

"Lang Jun is a talented young man, but it's a pity that he doesn't understand general affairs. When the old Chen Tou was in the village, he must have taken advantage of his kindness and deceived his superiors. He even agreed to exempt the tenants from rent for three years."

"The rent was waived for three years, isn't that enough?" Chu Heng asked tentatively.

Zhu Fang straightened his back and snorted: "Although Mr. Lang is smart, he is still young, so how can he know the key to this. The weather has been bad for the past two years, and the output of the field has dropped by half. I am afraid that there will be drought in the next year. .At that time, the food will not be enough, and the rent will not be collected. At that time, what will the gentleman use to support so many people in this village."

Chu Heng has a clever Bai Shu by his side, coupled with his increasingly clear memory, he couldn't be more clear about the situation in Bieyun Villa.

The Zhuangzi was not an empty shell when it was in his hands, at least the tenants were all there, and they could live on.My predecessor had passed the Children's Department 1 at the age of eight. If it hadn't been for an accident, he would have entered the court as an official in the name of a child prodigy, so it would be impossible for him to stay here as a small landlord.It is possible for such a person to be ignorant of general affairs, but he is by no means a fool.

Many of the [-] mu of land were wasteland at first, but under the arrangement of the predecessor, all of them were reclaimed into fertile land.The three-year rent-free decision was made by the predecessor after careful consideration and asked by the old head Chen to continue.Chu Heng remembered this very clearly.

They only agreed to rent-free for three years, and after only one year, they immediately changed their words to increase the rent.The tenants didn't understand why the steward of the villa was suddenly replaced. They only knew that it must be Mr. Lang's idea that the steward could say this, and that's why this incident happened.

Suppressing the sneer in his heart, Chu Heng nodded slowly: "This matter is too simple for me. But since I have already ordered it to go down and the one-year rent has been exempted, it is better to continue to exempt. Wait until the three-year period expires , let’s talk about rent increases.”

Hearing that the rent increase was going to be postponed, Zhu Fang changed his face: "Your Majesty, you can't do it! Those tenant lords indulge you a little bit, but they won't be able to control them in the future."

"That's not as good as this." Chu Heng thought for a while, "Please come in, and I will sit down and talk with them."

"No..."

This time Chu Heng didn't ask Zhu Fang to finish speaking, turned his head, and shouted at Bai Shu: "Go outside and invite people in, tell them not to worry, sit down and talk slowly if you have something to say." Five Flavors, let the kitchen quickly prepare some food, and bring them together later.

After saying this, Chu Heng looked at Zhu Fang with a smile: "All the stewards, it's better to save one to listen to the opinions of the tenants. Maybe we can discuss something."

Zhu Fang didn't dare to stay, he didn't care about drinking tea, so he quickly slipped away from the middle hall.

Today, when these tenants were making trouble outside the villa, they almost hacked him with a sickle and an axe.At this moment, it was too late for him to avoid those vulgar fellows, so he didn't want to hurry up and get beaten.

Back then, he was also a cashier, and later he became the steward of another Zhuangzi. He just hummed a few times, and someone rushed to serve tea and water.

But when we arrived at Bieyun Mountain Villa, we wanted to take advantage of the two ladies of the Chu family in Yangzhou to pinch this boy, but I didn't expect that he didn't make it, but he kicked such a big iron plate first.

Seeing him running so fast, Chu Heng couldn't help lying on the bed and laughing.It happened that Wuwei came in from the middle hall with short legs, rolled to his side, raised his neck and asked, "What is Sanlang laughing at?"

"Laughing, some people are pulling tiger skins to install big flags, but the flagpole is not stable, and they hit their foreheads."

Naturally, the five flavors of the allusion did not understand, and Chu Heng did not intend to explain further, just waiting for Bai Shu to bring the tenants to explain everything clearly.

Those tenants were all blocking the gate of the villa.Bai Shu led them to the main house and walked for quite a while.

The four doors of the middle hall were all open, and Chu Heng was sitting on the Hu bed inside, seeing the cramped peasants in the corridor, he couldn't help squinting his eyes.

They were all ordinary-looking farmers, wearing coarse cloth and short clothes, and the shoes on their feet were probably not clean. They dared not step on the ground in the middle hall.

Chu Heng knew that most of them would not dare to tell them to go inside.Anyway, he is not used to sitting on the bed, so it is better to sit in the corridor together.

Thinking about it this way, Chu Heng took a pot of hot tea casually, walked out of the middle hall wrapped in clothes, and sat down anywhere in the corridor.

"Come on, sit down, sit down wherever you want." He patted the polished corridor under his buttocks, and said without pretensions, "I was sick a few days ago, and I was a little confused with a fever, so I can't remember your names. Sign up, I will write it down, what should I do when the time comes, what should I do?"

Since they wanted to meet Mr. Lang, the eight tenants naturally sent their own men who could talk to each other.Several people had met Chu Heng in the past, and they thought he was a weak scholar, who heard that he could almost become an official, but somehow he was separated from the family.

But seeing you this time, I clearly feel like a different person.

The more he talked, the more cordial he seemed.

"Back to my lord, my family's surname is Shao, and I'm a cow, so just call me Aniu." The youngest-looking one spoke first.

At this time, Wuwei had already brought the pen, ink, paper and inkstone that Chu Heng had ordered before, and brought in the small table, and sat cross-legged on the edge, looking out at him while he was writing.

Chu Heng wrote down Shao Aniu's name, and asked carefully how many people there were in the family, how many males, how many female relatives, how many fields were leased, and how much production in recent years.

These were originally recorded.It's just that they are all in Zhu Fang's hands now, and Chu Heng can't guarantee whether Zhu Fang will do anything in the past few days.It is better to rely on oneself than to rely on the sky and the earth to rely on the ancestors, and simply make another excerpt.

Shao Aniu started the conversation, and the remaining seven tenants were embarrassed, and honestly told all about their family's situation.

While talking, the hot dishes and meals from the kitchen were also served.Minced meat soup, hot soup cakes, and refreshing appetizers are all available.

The tenants talked about this and relaxed after a while, and started making some harmless jokes in front of Chu Heng.

After the last tenant finished speaking, Chu Heng also wrote a pen.Wuwei and Baizhu helped to tear off the small table and pen and ink.Suddenly the hallway was just him and the tenants.

"I promised everyone that the rent will be exempted for three years."

Hearing that Chu Heng finally mentioned the rent increase, the tenants stopped drinking hot soup, put down their bowls, and stared at him closely.

Chu Heng raised his head and smiled slightly: "This matter will not change."

As soon as he finished speaking, the tenants breathed a sigh of relief.Shao Aniu's eyes widened: "Is it true that Mr. Lang doesn't raise the rent?"

Chu Heng nodded.

He is engaged in scientific research and is most sensitive to numbers. Based on the recent land properties reported in various newspapers, the three-year rent exemption will not have much impact.As soon as Zhu Fang came here, he thought about raising the rent, probably in order to get money from it.

The tenants are very honest and responsible. When they heard that the rent-free matter remained unchanged, they didn't even think about asking the new steward why he wanted to increase the rent.

Shao Aniu's face was slightly excited, and he knocked over the soup bowl in his hand with an elbow excitedly.Fortunately, after drinking most of it, the rest only wet the corner of Chu Heng's clothes and did not let him burn it.

But even so, Wuwei, who happened to come back and ran into this scene, still rushed forward, grabbing Chu Heng, and his eyes were red.

"Does Sanlang hurt?" Wuwei glared at Shao Aniu dissatisfied.But he is small, with a bulging face, he doesn't think he is very angry, on the contrary, he seems to be acting like a spoiled child.

Shao Aniu rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment: "Lang Jun, your clothes...how much money, I...I will compensate you..."

Although he said he would pay, he was still beating drums in his heart, for fear that one piece of clothing would cost his family a year's income.

Looking at Shao Aniu's sore face, Chu Heng was a little funny: "Okay, you don't need to pay." After he finished speaking, he looked at the honest Shao Aniu in front of him, and suddenly said, "Although you don't need to pay for the clothes, But you have to do something for me."

"Lang Jun, just give orders. I, Shao Aniu, have no money, but I have a sense of loyalty."

Chu Heng suppressed a smile.He doesn't need Shao Aniu to talk about loyalty, it's good to have three points of loyalty.

"You help me pick up someone." Chu Heng flipped through the book full of words in his hand, and his eyes fell on Shao Aniu's name, "When you pick up someone back, if you want, you can stay by my side Do something for me. I'll give you a tael of gold a year."

Chu Heng had already calculated it in his mind.The book he was wearing was purely fictional, and the prices were somewhat confusing. A tael of gold was about six pennies, and a penny was almost a thousand coins.Fifteen Wen for a bucket of rice, 35 Wen for a bucket of wheat, [-] Wen for a catty of salt, and [-] Wen for three eggs.By analogy, one or two gold a year is already a good income for ordinary people.

In addition, Shao Aniu's family also rented [-] acres of land, and the family has more than ten people, which is enough to live better than before.

He needs someone now, and no matter whether Shao Aniu can be used close to him in the future, it is still good to recruit him now.It's a big deal to send him to do other things later.

As soon as Chu Heng said this, the other tenants all opened their eyes wide and looked at Shao Aniu with some envy.As for Shao Aniu himself, he touched the back of his head and asked hesitantly: "Mr. Lang, are you telling the truth? One or two gold a year?"

Seeing Chu Heng nodding, Shao Aniu smiled happily, "One tael of gold a year, I can buy nice clothes for my daughter-in-law, silk cloth. I will also buy a set of the Four Treasures of the Study for my nephew. Mr. Lang's glory, maybe the old Shao family can produce a scholar in the future."

Enough laughing, Shao Aniu patted his chest, and said with a "boom": "Don't worry, sir, what do you want me to do, just tell me, I, Shao Aniu, will definitely do it for you!"

Chu Heng gave him a slight smile: "Help me to bring back the former steward Chen of Zhuangzi. Just say that I have recovered from my illness and want to exercise my muscles and bones."

There was some strange meaning in his words, Shao Aniu couldn't quite understand, but looking at that pale and beautiful face, he suddenly felt that it was time for his husband to move around.

Tsk, this skinny guy, it feels like he can lift Mr. Lang with one hand.