There is a girl in the village

Ever since the Hua family borrowed cattle from the Lu family, there have been frequent knocks on the door of the Lu family, and villagers have come here one after another every day, in order to borrow the cattle from the Lu family.

Lu Yuanchang's evil spirit has been subdued by Gu Xiaofu, and some bold villagers no longer have the fear of Lu Yuanchang in the past, and because Lu Yuanchang didn't collect the Hua family's rent for Gu Xiaofu's sake, this made him Many people are just around the corner.Especially those who didn't get any meat last time felt that they could use the free cattle this time, which would offset the loss last time.

Lu Yuanchang didn't have much reaction to the villagers' move. Niu was still used by his own tenants first, and it was the villagers' turn when the tenants ran out.However, compared to the luck of the Hua family, Lu Yuanchang did not give these villagers any preferential treatment, and lent them at the public price of [-] yuan a day to manage fodder. About the Lu family.

Many villagers heard about this, and began to make irresponsible remarks behind their backs. Of course, this time, they did not say that Lu Yuanchang's life was hard, but said that she was rich and unkind.At that time, Lu Yuanchang casually threw out 20 taels of silver to buy Gu Xiaofu, and everyone in the village secretly guessed about the wealth of the Lu family. Although they were not sure, everyone knew that the Lu family was rich.

The Lu family's wealth is well-known in Luoxi Village and even the surrounding villages. As early as when Lu Zhengfeng settled here with his wife and daughter, he bought ten acres of paddy fields at one time. Lu Zhengfeng has a military position. The Bao family is also a scholarly family, so it is inevitable that they should be more particular about their lives. The food used by the Lu family is the best in Luoxi Village.

Lu Yuanchang was used to such living expenses since she was a child. Even if her parents passed away one after another, she still lived like a small landlord with her solid family background.Compared with the villagers who were struggling to get enough food and clothing due to the pressure of state taxation officials, Lu Yuanchang's small life was too moist.

Such Lu Yuanchang, how could he not be hated by the villagers, not to mention the influence of the rumors about her Seven Killing Star and her own arrogant personality.

Many villagers are thinking, since your Lu family is so rich, you can share hundreds of catties of meat with everyone last time, and the dozens of copper coins will naturally be ignored, why can't you borrow cattle to share with them? However, the hatred of the rich made the villagers have a negative impression of Lu Yuanchang again.

People with better family backgrounds can borrow as well. Anyway, if you don’t borrow from the Lu family, you have to borrow from the Yang family or the Sun family. The rent is the same, and the same.But people from poorer families were greedy for petty gain, and Lu Yuanchang refused to give in. They would not be willing to give up those copper coins, so they carried a stone roller on their backs and beat wheat as hard as they could, while constantly scolding Lu Yuanchang for being black darling.

Gu Xiaofu took so much effort to build up such a small amount of good reputation for Lu Yuanchang, but it was destroyed by Lu Yuanchang's effortless efforts in just a few days.

When Gu Xiaofu went to wash clothes by the stream, she obviously felt that everyone rejected her. She sighed helplessly. Lu Yuanchang really looked down on those few copper coins. Villagers, after harvesting ten acres of land, the old cow is already very tired. If you want to rent it out, the old cow may fall ill, and the money to find a veterinarian for the cow will be more than the rent.

As the saying goes, bucketing rice nourishes kindness, and shouldering rice nourishes hatred.

Lu Yuanchang was used to being arrogant, anyway, she didn't have much reputation at all, and she didn't need another notoriety. She watched Gu Xiaofu make friends with the villagers for her that day, kept her voice low, and was so tired that she went to sleep at night and snored a little. She is very distressed, now that her reputation is stinking again, she simply smashed the jar and gave up on making friends with the villagers. As long as Gu Xiaofu is with her, she will close the door and live a good life with Gu Xiaofu. A group of greedy ghosts are dead or alive.

The villagers hated Lu Yuanchang so much, whoever made Lu Yuanchang lose his temper didn't even rent cattle.The cattle of the Hua family are sick. The Yang family has three acres of paddy fields and two acres of dry land. They can only rent out when they run out of their own households. It's going to rain, and the loss will be great.

The villagers had no choice but to ask Wanniang to find Gu Xiaofu, and let Gu Xiaofu and Lu Yuanchang have a good talk. This time they are poor and short-sighted. If they don't bow their heads and bow their heads, their half-year ration will be gone.

When Gu Xiaofu received Wanniang's request, she felt extremely embarrassed. Lu Yuanchang was obviously not happy anymore. How could she, a woman, make it difficult for her own boss, but she also knew the difficulties of the villagers. After all, these crimes were the same as before. She didn't fall behind, and she couldn't understand the sadness in it.

While Lu Yuanchang was eating happily, Gu Xiaofu thought about it and then said, "Da Lang, can you think about it again about renting a cow?"

Lu Yuanchang looked at Gu Xiaofu who was full of embarrassment, and fell silent.

Lu Yuanchang could not be afraid of a bad reputation, but Gu Xiaofu couldn't. In this world, it doesn't matter if a man's reputation stinks. Her Lu family has enough money and food. If she manages it well, she can live without worry in this life.But women are not.Lu Yuanchang thought that he would leave Luoxi Village to go to the battlefield, and leave Gu Xiaofu here alone. If Gu Xiaofu's reputation is not good, then she may not know how difficult her life will be.

Lu Yuanchang really loved Gu Xiaofu very much. She didn't want to embarrass Gu Xiaofu, so she let go and agreed to rent the cattle. The villagers were overjoyed and grateful to Gu Xiaofu. The gate of Lu's courtyard was not closed during the day. , Waiting for the villagers who send money to the door.

Gu Xiaofu was beaming every day, stuffing those copper coins into the jar. Holding the increasingly heavy jar, she looked at Lu Yuanchang who was reading quietly, and felt that this day was really promising. Who would make Lu Yuanchang, who is rich and powerful, look down on these things? The copper coins were all given to Gu Xiaofu who grew up poor and destitute. For the first time in her life, Gu Xiaofu felt the joy of owning private money.

The autumn harvest is in full swing, and with the help of Lao Niu, the Lu family is the first family to complete the autumn harvest.The tenants of the Lu family are all landless people who depend on the Lu family for their livelihood, and the Lu family, as the main family, has always been considered kind, so the tenants do not have much prejudice against Lu Yuanchang, and they are willing to work hard on farming , The Lu family had a bumper harvest this year.

Early in the morning, tenants came to Lu's house to pay rent one after another. Lu Yuanchang stood by himself and watched the tenants weigh the grain, while teaching Gu Xiaofu to keep accounts.

Gu Xiaofu followed Lu Yuanchang to learn characters these few days, and now she can not only write her and Lu Yuanchang's names, but also learned a lot of numbers, which is just right for her to use.When teaching Gu Xiaofu, Lu Yuanchang discovered that Gu Xiaofu was very smart. Although her handwriting was not good, her strokes were basically good. She was really not like a girl from a farmer. Her reading comprehension was much better than hers. up.

Because they are all old tenants, they are also familiar with the process of paying rent, and the rent is paid in just one day.

Gu Xiaofu was shocked to see that the originally spacious courtyard was now filled with piles of grain, leaving only a small aisle for people to walk.At first, she was worried that Lu Yuanchang would sell all the old grain. In case of a natural disaster or something, the crops in the field would not be harvested, and the ration would be tight. But looking at the grain now, she really felt that she was so stupid at the time. Well, this season's rent alone is enough for her and Lu Yuanchang to live for two years!

Lu Yuanchang ignored Gu Xiaofu whose complexion changed slightly, and only called the tenants together, asked them to build a shelter from the rain in the yard, put the new grain in neatly, and asked them to put the old grain in the cellar. Move it out and place it on the open space in the yard.After the tenants had bagged and coded the grain, Lu Yuanchang brought people to sprinkle charcoal and lime in the cellar. There was too much rain this year, and the cellar was not suitable for storing grain. If it was not dehumidified, the new grain would soon become moldy .

After being so busy for two days, I finally managed the farming affairs properly. Lu Yuanchang's life is unreliable, but Yuxia is still very resourceful. The tenants are obedient and obedient, and they do whatever they ask, and they don't play tricks and be lazy, even if they think about it. , but I only dare to think about it, it is right to do such a small thing for the master, otherwise the land will not be rented to them in the coming year, and their family will not starve to death.

Renting the land of the Lu family, the rent is small, the fields are fertile, the output is large, and there are free grain and animal power, who would not cherish this opportunity.

In the past two days, apart from keeping accounts, Gu Xiaofu cooks and boils water for the tenants. She can't do anything else, but she is very careful and observes Lu Yuanchang's way of doing things. Inevitably, when she leaves, the Lu family will be left alone. If she and his wife don't take care of the Lu family's property, when Lu Yuanchang comes back, maybe even a decent home will be gone. This is Gu Xiao Fu couldn't accept it no matter what.

In Gu Xiaofu's heart, she already regarded herself as a member of the Lu family. She looked at Lu Yuanchang more and more tenderly, and she cared more and more about Lu Yuanchang in her heart. She must protect Lu Yuanchang for Lu Yuanchang. home, waiting for her triumphant return.

On the second day, when Lu Yuanchang led all the tenants to finish the last work, Gu Xiaofu took out the meat that had been prepared earlier and shared it with them.When the tenants saw the new mistress doing this, they were all grateful. After all, they were the lowest-level villagers in Luoxi Village, and they could count on one hand the days that their family ate meat in a year.

Lu Yuanchang originally planned to distribute all the low-grade meat to the tenants, but because of the incident of borrowing cattle, she also realized the truth of supporting enemies with rice, and only gave each household five catties of meat.But it was the five catties of meat that made the tenants feel the grace of the master, let alone anything else, next year they will definitely put in more effort to plant a good land.

Seeing that the tenants were grateful, Lu Yuanchang felt a little relieved, and said, "You have worked hard these past few days, so let's go home early today to rest, and have a good meal with the family. This year's harvest is good, and next year's The land will also be given to you according to this year's quota."

"Thank you, Master. We will cultivate the land well." The tenant is very simple, and he can't say beautiful words. He just knows to work hard and work hard.

Lu Yuanchang nodded and said, "Tomorrow, I'm going to sell grain in the city, whoever wants to go with me will pay thirty Wen a day for food and lodging."

"Master, I am willing." A tenant said with his eyes shining while holding the meat.

"Master, I am willing too." Another tenant said unwillingly.

All the tenants are scrambling to get there. This is a fat job.

Lu Yuanchang didn't say much, and only waited for the tenants to calm down before he said leisurely: "I don't need so many people, since everyone is willing, then I will pick the four people who paid the most food this season to follow. The four of them will come to my house tomorrow to load the car, and we will follow this example from now on."

"Thank you, master!" When the four heard this, they grinned so much that their mouths went to the back of their foreheads. They followed Lu Yuanchang back and forth, at least two days of work, and they had sixty coins!

The tenants who are not eligible to go are dejected, thinking in their hearts that they will take good care of the fields in the coming year and pay more grain, so that they will always have a chance to follow.

In the past two days, Lu Yuanchang led his tenants to work from dawn to dusk, and he was really tired. After dinner in the evening, Gu Xiaofu felt that Lu Yuanchang was a little dazed, and he didn't read any books. Staring blankly at the candle on the desk, Gu Xiaofu couldn't help feeling a little distressed.

Gu Xiaofu boiled the bath water early, and didn't call Lu Yuanchang, she took it to the bathroom in a muffled voice, and called Lu Yuanchang after everything was tidied up.

"Da Lang is tired, let's wash the kang early today to refresh himself."

Hearing Gu Xiaofu's gentle voice, Lu Yuanchang came back to his senses, stood up and walked towards the bathroom, went straight inside, only to find that Gu Xiaofu followed her in with her clothes.

"What are you doing here?" Lu Yuanchang said calmly.

"Da Lang is tired, and I will give Da Lang a press to relieve his fatigue." Gu Xiaofu said shyly with her head lowered. Since she was rejected by Lu Yuanchang last time, she never dared to think about it again, but today she really feels distressed Lu Yuanchang mustered up the courage to speak again.

Feeling the pain in her body, Lu Yuanchang stared straight at Gu Xiaofu who was blushing. She was struggling in her heart and hesitated whether she should tell Gu Xiaofu about her identity.

Tell her frankly that maybe she will continue to stay in the Lu family because of the kindness she has treated her, or maybe she has the idea of ​​marrying and having children and leave her. How should she decide?

Lu Yuanchang was in a dilemma.