Nongmen Shenjue

Mu Qingyan stayed in the village for two days, when Mu Lin also came back to sell the sorghum.

The family's five acres of wasteland are all sorghum. Now that the harvest is complete and it has been briefly dried, it is going to be sold.

There are many local sorghum growers in Fenglin, because sorghum is the main raw material for local wine making.Correspondingly, the price of sorghum is quite cheap, fifty or sixty yuan a bucket.The soil in the wasteland is thin, and it can’t compare with good land, but sorghum is not too picky, and one mu can produce two or three stones or four or five stones per mu. Mu’s five mu of wasteland harvested a total of six stones and seven buckets. It's only three or two or seven silver coins.

It's not net income either, half of it goes to taxes.

It is good to own land. If you rent the land of a rich family, the rent you receive is [-]% more, and as much as [-]% or [-]%. After a year of hard work, it is difficult to support your own family, let alone the balance.So generally speaking, Fenglin's area is not bad, at least the farmers have more or less one or two acres of land.

After that, the five acres of land will be turned over again, and wheat will be planted after half a month's rest.

The output of wheat is not as much as that of sorghum. After paying the tax every year, it is basically not sold much, and most of them are kept for family rations.

Mu Lin avoided Mu Wan, but asked him: "Second Brother, you didn't go to Guanglin Mansion, did you?"

Mu Qingyan understood in an instant that Mu Lin, as a police officer, must have heard about the serial murder case in Guanglin Mansion.Now his reputation for investigating cases has more or less spread. Guanglin Mansion is not too far from Fenglin County, and Mu Lin is worried that he will accept the commission there.

"Brother, don't worry, the culprit in that case has been arrested." Anyway, Mu Lin would know sooner or later, so he didn't hide it.

"...Did you really go? Didn't you go to Jinhe Mansion?" Although Mu Lin was worried, he really wanted to sigh when he learned that he had really gone to Guanglin Mansion.

"Hmm. It's a coincidence." About the robbery, there is no way to talk about it.

Mu Lin suddenly changed the subject: "What is the origin of that Wen Jixue?"

"I used to be a Jianghu person, but now I want to live a stable life." Mu Qingyan said roughly.

Mu Lin frowned, still not at ease, but looking at him, he didn't enter the resistance at first: "Second brother, you should know what to do. You must be cautious. It's no problem to make friends, and you have to be careful in everything." After all, I don’t know everything.” Then he told him: “If you want to go out again in the future, it’s okay not to tell your elder sister, but you must tell me so that I can lie in front of your elder sister.”

After all, I was still afraid that Mu Qingyan would "leave without saying goodbye".

"Well, I was wrong last time, next time I must remember to tell my elder brother first." Mu Qingyan assured.

Mu Lin said with emotion: "In a blink of an eye, the second brother is already this old, and he will be a child next year."

At that time, [-]% of the men in the dynasty were a few years earlier than in ancient times, and the men had to pay the tax, but it also meant that the men could formally set up their own households, which was a sign of adulthood.

Mu Lin thought of another thing: "I said earlier that I would buy two people for you. Recently, a group of new people came to the dental clinic. I heard that some of them came from the big family. Do you want to go and see the second brother? We should do this as early as possible, so as to save money." Picked away."

Knowing that Mu Qingyan was not short of money, Mu Lin thought about having two more people around him.

"Then let's go today."

It was decided at the moment, after lunch, the two headed to the county seat.

Walking on the road, Mu Lin smiled and said to him: "Your elder sister's marriage is settled."

"Why, Zhao He is coming back?" Mu Qingyan recalled the day when he just came back, Mu Wan mentioned that the Zhao family had blushed, and suddenly realized.

"Zhao He wrote a letter, saying that he would come back before the Mid-Autumn Festival. Aunt Zhao told me what she meant. When Zhao He came back, she would send a matchmaker to the door. If the marriage is settled, the wedding will be held in the second half of next year at the latest." Mu Lincai She said it with joy at the beginning, but slowly she became sad: "Being a daughter-in-law of other people's family has many rules, and the Zhao family is a good person. Running darts, I don't plan to come back yet, and I don't know what to do after marriage."

What Mu Lin said about plans after marriage refers to Zhao He's plans for Mu Wan.There are nothing more than two kinds, either keep Mu Wan, the new daughter-in-law, at home to serve her parents, or take Mu Wan to the escort agency.

As a family member, Mu Lin was also quite complicated.Out of long-term consideration for the relationship between the young couple, it is natural that the two are best together.But the escort agency is so far away, and Zhao He is often away, so it is not so easy for a girl like Mu Wan to leave her hometown to live.

The chicks will leave the nest when they grow up, and the Mu brothers and sisters will start their own families when they grow up, so separation is inevitable.

Since Mu Lin's parents passed away, Mu Qingyan and the others have established a family. Mu Qingyan and the others are men. To start a family is to recruit new people and be the head of the family. There is nothing to worry about. Mu Wan is a woman. She wants to join someone else's family. Adapting, Mu Lin is not as worried as a parent.

Looking at Mu Lin who was in a sad mood, Mu Qingyan wanted to laugh.

After entering the city, Mu Lin led him directly to the tooth shop.

"Hey, Master Mu, this is Mr. Mu, right? When you two come, my place is really full of splendor." What the tooth dealer does is to match the wires in the middle, and the first thing is to be smart, so naturally what to say Say what sounds nice.However, perhaps Mu Qingyan was well-known locally in Fenglin County, but he didn't make it public. Most of the dentist's eyes fell on Mu Qingyan, and he couldn't help admiring in his heart.

Not to mention outsiders, even the natives of Fenglin County would find it hard to believe that this calm, handsome, and distinguished young man was from a farming family.

Mu Lin also knew the dentist well, so he said directly: "My second brother wants to buy two people, it's better to know some rules, and it's better to have a family."

"Yes, the servants who come out of our family are very popular, and the price is higher if they have some skills." The dentist said while seeing the faces of the two, and seeing that there was nothing unusual, he smiled more enthusiastically: "I have registered here. If you want to say that the best family is Qian Erniang. Qian Erniang has a lot of good products, the price is fair, and the reputation is good. Go and have a look, and if you don’t like it, go and see other families.”

Under the leadership of Yaxing, they entered an alley and knocked on the courtyard door of Qian Erniang's house.

It can't be seen from the outside, but when you go in, you will find that the yard is very large and there are many houses.Qian Erniang is in charge, and she has seven or eight people under her command, specializing in the business of buying and selling people.In comparison, her family's business is more formal, and the source of the goods is aboveboard, unlike some traffickers who directly abduct and sell good people.

Qian Erniang called out a dozen people, including men and women, old and young: "These people are all from the big family and understand the rules, but their origins are different."

Qian Erniang was honest and told everyone's background in detail.

The bigger the family, the less likely they are to sell someone easily, they only have buyers.Since the seller, either the family was ruined, or a big mistake was made. The former seems unlucky, while the latter makes the buyers unhappy.

"This pair of brothers, and this family of five." Mu Qingyan quickly chose.

"Mr. Mu has decided?" Qian Erniang was quite surprised, she didn't expect him to buy so many people.

Mu Qingyan nodded.

Qian Erniang immediately beamed with joy: "Mr. Mu is refreshing! These two brothers have no skills, but they are young and strong, and they get 14 taels. The five members of this family were originally slaves of a salt merchant in the south. The business failed, so they had to sell their property. The old couple had been housekeepers, and they knew a lot about the rules of the family, and they could do some work on the stove. This young couple, one can drive a car to settle accounts, and the other knows how to cook soup and make snacks. And this little girl, don't look at her only 14 years old, but she has excellent embroidery skills, cutting is not a problem. They are a family of five, at least 50 taels of silver."

In fact, there are five members of this family, and the old couple are not worth a few taels of silver. After all, they are old and have no technical expertise.

If it was a different person, maybe there would only be three people, but Mu Qingyan felt that it would be a good thing for the whole family to be together, since the few taels of silver were not bad.

"Take an integer, 60 taels." Even if you don't care, it doesn't mean you won't bargain.

Qian Erniang hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded her head straightforwardly: "Mr. Mu is so straightforward, and my Erniang is not a coward. Okay, I will take a step back, 60 taels of silver!"

Mu Qingyan paid the money at the court, and the dental commission was borne by the seller.

Next, they went to the yamen to transfer the ownership. The five members of that family were originally domestic slaves, and the brothers sold themselves.

Mu Qingyan is not old enough for the time being, and he will not be able to open a household until next year. The head of the Mu family is Mu Lin, so these people are temporarily under Mu Lin's household.

This kind of buyer is absolutely for sale, and he will be Mu Qingyan's servant for the rest of his life.

60 taels is indeed a lot of money for farmers, but if it is used to equal life, it seems terrible. 60 taels are shared among seven people, and the average person is less than nine taels of silver. Human life is so cheap.

Mu Lin went to work in the yamen, Mu Qingyan rented two cars, and first sent a few people to Qingshan Village.

The house at the ferry has not been built yet, and it will take a few days to finish.

Mu Wan knew that he was going to buy people, but she didn't expect to buy seven at once: "Second brother, there are so many, can you live there?"

In fact, she didn't think so many people were needed, but this was Mu Qingyan's business, so she couldn't say much about it.

Mu Qingyan explained with a smile: "It's enough. By the way, Su Niang is good at cooking soup and can also make dim sum. Let her try her skills later. That little girl is called Lian Xin, and she is a very good female celebrity. If you are too busy, let her help. "

Mu Wan looked at the people in front of her, feeling uncomfortable all over: "I'm going to clean up the house."

What is more disturbing is the seven people who bought it. The environment is completely unfamiliar, and the master who does not understand the temperament and behavior, has a kind of anxiety that has nowhere to start.

After all, the old couple had experienced a lot, calmed down, looked at each other, and listened to Aunt He asking for instructions: "Master, why do you need a big girl to clean up the house, I will bring Su Niang and Lian Xin to do it."

Mu Wan wanted to refuse, but Mu Qingyan stopped her first: "Elder Sister, you can just stand by and let them do the work. If you don't use them, they will feel uneasy."

Putting herself in her shoes, Mu Wan realized that it was indeed reasonable, so she had to do as he said.