Transmigrated into the Pastoral Scenery

"What are they going to make a fuss about?" This matter never started at all, Song Jingwei didn't understand what there was to make a fuss about.

The villagers said: "It's the trouble of the land. The two of them are well-known rascals in the village. They are lazy and throw away the land at home to the male daughter-in-law. It's all the fault of Xu Laosan, who keeps saying that you want to take back the land. Otherwise they will blow up..."

"Also, the village chief's maiden name is Sun, and he and Sun Laizi are relatives." This is the reason why Sun Laizi is tyrannical, but no one dares to provoke them.

It turned out to be a country bully, Song Jingwei nodded and said: "I know, I will handle this matter according to my needs. It's getting late now, everyone go home. I will deal with it as soon as possible in the next two days and give you a formal answer."

After hearing this, the men felt that this Young Master Song was neither humble nor overbearing, he treated the peasants neither contemptuously nor arrogantly, and what he said made people feel comfortable, so they all went back to wait for the answer with peace of mind.

Shen Dongming closed the courtyard door, and asked worriedly: "Where is the village chief, what should we do?"

Song Jingwei said: "Well, it's him and not me who ask for help, why should I come to the door in person?"

The Shen family father and son nodded when they heard the words, and they were taught.This is an expression of confidence and self-confidence, maybe a little arrogant, but the Shen family father and son feel that such Song Jingwei is particularly desirable.They have been on the side of no confidence all their lives, whether in front of their relatives or in front of fellow villagers.

The three of them walked back with ease, and when they saw Mrs. Yang coming from the kitchen wiping her hands, she said to everyone in a gentle voice, "Go and wash your hands, it's time for dinner."

In the evening, they ate fresh seasonal vegetables and steamed grass carp. Thinking that his daughter-in-law was not used to the rough meals of the farm, Yang racked his brains on the food.This fish was bought from a fisherman in the village, and it was not expensive, but Mr. Shen's family was absolutely reluctant to eat it.

Shen Dongming and Yang voluntarily and self-consciously did not touch the grass carp, which was not too big, but told their son and daughter-in-law to eat more, saying: "This fish is fresh, the fisherman just caught it, you two should eat more. "Fish meat is nutritious and delicious.

It's not easy for Yang to pick up vegetables for Song Jingwei, so she put a big piece into her son's bowl and said, "Hurry up and pick up vegetables for your daughter-in-law."

Shen Junxi showed embarrassment, took the fish back to his mother, and took another piece to Shen Dongming, gestured: You eat too.

The Shen family couple looked at their son with hatred, but knew that his son was too filial and honest, with the same temperament as Yang's, shy and not good at coaxing others.

Song Jingwei was eating, and there was an extra piece of fish belly in the bowl. He paused, turned his head and said, "I can do it myself, you can eat yours." He is a bit of a clean freak, not used to eating other people's dishes, Or pick up food for others.

He put the piece of fish belly back into Shen Junxi's bowl.

Seeing this, the Shen family ate quietly with their heads down, like a group of elementary school students.

This made Song Jingwei feel like a villain who bullies the elementary school students on the side of the road. He said while eating: "In the future, the family's expenses will be according to the plan I made. Do you have any opinions?"

The Shen family squeezed their chopsticks tightly, and just about to say something, Song Jingwei said again: "The finances are allocated from me, and I will give out a certain amount of money every day."

Shen Junxi stretched out his hand and grabbed Song Jingwei's sleeve, Song Jingwei didn't even look at him: "I know you think it's not good to spend my money, but this problem can't be so exhausting, unless we don't live together."

At this moment, Shen Junxi didn't dare to pull him anymore, and the Shen family couple didn't dare to hesitate any longer, they even nodded and said: "We have no objection, daughter-in-law, you can make the decision, everything is up to you."

Song Jingwei nodded and said: "That's good, don't care about the little money." After a pause, he added: "There will be more and more in the future."

The Shen family has only one feeling, that is, no matter what Song Jingwei says, he is very convincing, and he thinks what he said is right.

After eating, the dishes and chopsticks hadn't been cleared away, and two people came from the yard.

Shen Dongming went to open the door and heard them say: "Shen Da's daughter-in-law, the village chief asked you to visit their house to discuss business."

After a cup of tea, the family of four from the eldest son of the Shen family came to the house of the village chief Li Zhangguang.In addition to the village chief's family, there were Sun Laizi and Sun Zheng's uncle and nephew in the house.

Sun Laizi is a man in his thirties, with a greasy appearance, a pair of small eyes, smiling at Song Jingwei and the Shen family.

His nephew, Sun Zheng, was around twenty, tall and burly, with a swollen face, which was what he relied on to be domineering in the village in the past.

"What business does the village chief want to see me for?" Song Jingwei stepped into the door and said straight to the point.

Li Zhangguang smiled and said, "Master Song is here, please sit down."

Song Jingwei said: "You don't need to sit down anymore, the night is getting darker, if you have something serious to discuss, don't waste everyone's time."

Everyone was shocked by him being so shameless when he came up, but they were relieved when they thought of Song Jingwei's identity.He is a young master from a rich family. He has money and face, so naturally he doesn't need to show face.

Li Zhangguang said with an uneasy expression, "Master Song, I heard that you are going to take back the 150 mu of land at the foot of Xiaoliang Mountain, is that right?"

"The land is mine, no matter how I decide, it's my personal decision." Song Jingwei stood with his hands behind his back, with a bit of impatience between his brows, "If you insist on interfering, I can tell you, yes, I plan to take it back. "

Li Zhangguang said: "The tenants in our village have signed a five-year lease with you." He is the village head, and he contacted the manager of the Song family about this matter three years ago.

"Oh, where is the lease?" Song Jingwei asked.

Li Zhangguang took out the lease contract he had prepared, and said, "This is the lease contract, take a look."

Song Jingwei took it over, and it was a piece of yellowed paper with fairly clear handwriting. After reading it, he said: "Here, it is said that the defaulter will pay each tenant a quarter of their annual income, which is about six taels of silver per household. , if this lease is real, I don't mind, I can afford it."

Li Zhangguang smiled and said, "Master Song's family has a big business, so of course they can afford it. But... isn't six taels of silver too little? The annual income of the tenants is more than that."

Song Jingwei said: "Not only so little? Of course, the annual income of each family is different, and some may not even have to pay six taels of silver. Naturally, I will calculate the annual income of each family according to the number of acres, and will not pay randomly."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhangguang introduced Sun Laizi and Sun Zhengdao to Song Jingwei: "Young Master Song, this is Sun Laizi and this is Sun Zheng. They are both tenants who rent land. Since everyone is here, let's talk about their two families How about the compensation?"

Sun Laizi immediately said: "Yes! Young Master Song, my family has rented a lot of land, a total of eight acres. How much money do you plan to pay me?"

His nephew Sun Zheng also said: "My family also has eight acres, how much money do you plan to pay?"

Song Jingwei didn't answer them, but asked, "Then how much do you earn a year?"

Sun Laizi said first, "My family earns 60 taels a year, and you have to pay me 15 taels."

Sun Zheng heard the words and said: "Yes, my family also has 60 taels, and you have to pay my family 15 taels."

Song Jing smiled and said: "The annual income of your two families is so high? I really can't get the land back."

Sun Laizi and Sun Zheng were stunned, and asked, "What do you mean?"

Song Jingwei said: "Just don't take back your land, let you continue to cultivate. But... since your income is so high, I will consider increasing the rent in two years." He asked Li Zhangguang: "The current rent is one How old is it?"

Li Zhangguang was also dumbfounded, and replied: "Yes... three taels of silver."

so tall?It seems that the landlords in ancient times were indeed wealthy landowners, Song Jingwei said: "Then two years later, I will raise it to five taels."

Ordinary people only earn 20 taels a year, but he asked for [-] taels a mouthful.Not to mention Sun Laizi and Sun Zheng, even the Shen family thinks Song Jingwei is too exploitative, how can this work...

But they will definitely not say anything, and they will definitely not tear down the daughter-in-law's chair.Because at this time, not only did he not feel that his daughter-in-law was an abominable landlord, but he felt that the way he was fighting against Sun Laizi and Sun Zheng was really... so delightful.

Sun Laizi muttered, "You have raised such a high price, who will rent your land?"

Song Jing smiled and said: "It's just right not to rent my land, I can take it back and use it."

Isn't that what Song Jingwei meant, he is taking back the land now.Sun Laizi and Sun Zheng suddenly lost their minds, and they looked at Li Zhangguang, asking him to come up with some ideas.

Seeing this, Li Zhangguang said: "Young Master Song is joking, how can we increase the rent? We can talk about land requisition again. Let's make a count. How much money are you willing to pay to Sun Laizi and Sun Zheng?"

Song Jingwei sneered and said, "That depends on whether they are willing to tell the truth. You see, they only open their mouths for 60 taels. Are they trying to trick me?"

Li Zhangguang said embarrassingly, if he wanted to cheat Song Jingwei, he also had a part.I thought that this young master Song was a young master who didn't understand common affairs, but he didn't expect that he was sharp-tongued and merciless at all. He was indeed a descendant of a businessman.

"Young Master Song, everyone is from the village. If they come to my door, I will give them some advice." He thought to himself, and he didn't want to cheat Song Jingwei's money any more, as long as he got what he should get. : "60 taels is really too much, it's unreal. Their family's eight acres of land, calculated according to the good harvest of the year, is about 20 taels of silver a year, and one quarter is five taels. What do you think?"

Song Jingwei felt that this figure was quite suitable, and turned his head to ask Shen's family in a low voice: "What do you two think?" He is not a farmer after all, so he doesn't know the proportion of these harvests.

Shen Dongming nodded and said, "Almost." But when he heard that his daughter-in-law had to pay so much money, he felt pain in his heart, and persuaded him, "Daughter-in-law, why don't you take back the land after two years, so you don't suffer a loss." Charge two years more rent.

Song Jingwei shook his head, "I know it well." He said to the two surnamed Sun: "I can pay you five taels of silver, but you must return the land to me after this harvest."

On the contrary, Sun Laizi shook his head, disagreed and said: "No, we don't accept five taels of silver!" He came for Song Jingwei's money, so the five taels of silver was not enough, at least it would have to be doubled.

As for what Song Jingwei said about the rent increase, he is not afraid, anyway, there are still two years, isn't it?