All Hail Cousin Brother

Remember in a second【】

"There is no shortage of food in the spring. The crops in the field are growing well. The harvest has increased by 15%, and there is no hunger. It will return to its original state in the next season. In recent years, the year has been good, and the increase of 50 per mu Renting is also affordable. I heard that not long ago, the rent of each family in Beijing has increased to ten per mu. Zhengzhuang next door has rented and planted fields in Weininghou Mansion, and the increase has increased to one hundred. The harvest has also increased every season. Two and a half percent."

Now, everyone stopped complaining about the Yu Mansion and began to sympathize with Zheng Zhuang.

Peasants have little reason, and it is easy to be satisfied with comparison.

It's true that Zhou Yongchang is too much of a bastard, and it's also because they are not greedy enough. The owner's family is so kind, they don't take good care of the crops, but deliberately plant the crops on the farm in order not to increase the rent.

Mr. Zhuang continued: "The steward of Zhengzhuang next door is from Weining Hou's residence. He is domineering in Zhengzhuang all day long, bullying men and women. I heard that several girls' homes in Zhengzhuang have already been harmed by that steward. After going there, one even jumped into the river. Twenty of Zheng Zhuang’s rent of one hundred per mu went into his pocket, and he got half of the extra 2.5% of the harvest. , although Zhou Yongchang committed a crime, it is still a good thing that the stewards are selected from our Zhouzhuang."

No one in the main room said anything bad about the Yu Mansion anymore. Everyone thought that the Yu Mansion was very kind to the farmers in the past, reducing rents and harvests in disaster years, and even increasing rents in good years were less than other houses.

I heard that the old lady of the Yu Mansion worships the Buddha, and the young miss also grew up in front of the old lady Yu. She is as kind and kind as the old lady Yu, and has the heart of a bodhisattva.

Elder Zhuang said again: "Although this matter is Yongchang's fault, since the mansion has dealt with Yongchang and let Yongchang pay off, you should not be too harsh on Yongchang in the future, or let the mansion find out, and treat us as enemies." There is resentment inside, so I blame Yongchang."

That Miss Yu dealt with Yongchang, and even arranged for Yongchang to work, and she really took the word "benevolent".

Everyone nodded.

Zhuang Laolue pondered: "The eldest lady is in charge of the mansion now, so the new manager of Xiao Zhouzhuang should be let Yong He do it, do you have any opinions?"

When Zhou Yonghe was mentioned, everyone felt sorry for him, and they all thought of what happened ten years ago, and couldn't help showing a look of regret.

So, Zhou Yonghe took office that night and became the new steward of Xiao Zhouzhuang.

Before dawn this morning, Xiao Zhouzhuang loaded the picked vegetables into a large carriage and sent Zhou Yonghe to Yu Mansion.

Come with him, and Zhou Yongniu.

Zhou Yongniu took the initiative to explain the bastard things Zhou Yongchang did,

The Yu Mansion gave Zhou Yongniu five taels of silver reward, which made Zhou Yongniu's family very happy.

As for Zhou Yongtian and the others, Zhou Yonghe didn't bring them here, and picked another honest man to enter the mansion together.

Standing at the back door of the Yu Mansion, Zhou Yonghe thought of many years ago, when it was freezing cold, he stubbornly knelt at the gate of the Yu Mansion, ignoring the gatekeepers to drive him away and the passers-by to point him out, and his body froze. , and later it was a woman who led him into the mansion through the back door, and met the head of the Yu mansion, Mrs. Xie!

He still remembered that Mrs. Xie was wearing a bright red phoenix and peony inlaid fox-collar jacket, and sat on a chair dignifiedly and majesticly: "The tenants in Zhouzhuang are also dedicated to their work, and they have a kind of sweet relationship with the Yu Mansion." , tell me about any grievances.”

Back then, it was he who was young and vigorous, and was too young to do anything, so he recklessly begged the Yu Mansion.

It was only later that he realized that thanks to the kind-hearted Mrs. Xie he met, if it was someone else, he would have frozen to death outside the mansion, and no one would care about him, and if he was more ruthless, he would have to be beaten with a stick indiscriminately. Dayton, the days at home will not be able to live.

Zhou Yonghe was in a trance when the woman in blue cloth gown came forward: "Miss ordered Zhou Guan to wait in Fufengyuan in advance."

Zhou Yonghe turned his head and explained to Zhou Yongniu: "You just wait where you are, don't offend the personnel in the mansion, don't panic if you have anything to do, and don't be in a hurry, I'll talk about it when I come back."

Zhou Yongniu took the lead to say yes, and then Zhou Yonghe followed the woman to Fufengyuan.

At this moment, Xia Tao is also telling Yu Youyao about Zhouzhuang's new manager: "Zhou Yonghe has been studying since he was a child, and when he was ten years old, he had a child. The family belongings, sending people to the school in Beijing, let Zhou Yonghe study with Master Juren, and it will cost fifty taels a year."

Yu Youyao listened carefully, and she knew the way. The new steward had studied and had a good reputation. Zhou Zhuang really put his heart into picking such a capable person.

But I was a little surprised in my heart: "Zhou Yonghe's father is willing to spend so much money to send Zhou Yonghe to a school in Beijing. It can be seen that Zhou Yonghe is not an ordinary person. Why did he come to the mansion to be a steward?"

Xia Tao said: "This matter is quite tortuous. When I was young, when I heard someone mention Zhou Yonghe, I had to mention this matter, so I heard a lot."

"Oh?" Yu Youyao suddenly became interested.

Xia Tao continued: "Zhou Yonghe's father has an art of repairing and building houses. When the farm work is not busy, he goes to the nobles' homes in Beijing to work. If he meets a generous owner, he can also get some rewards. I also rented and planted a lot of land, and the harvest is good, and I have saved some belongings over the years, tightened my belt to live, gritted my teeth for a year or two, and my life will be easier when Zhou Yonghe passes the exam."

Yu Youyao understood.

At that time, Zhou Yonghe was already a child student, and if he took another college examination, he would be named a scholar.

If you do well in the exam and get the first few places, you can still be an "endowed student", eat food from the public, and be a guarantor for the county test. It is also very beautiful in ten miles and eight towns.

Just failed to get the first few, Zhou

^0^ Remember in a second【】

Zhuang is all relatives and even relatives, and there are promising future generations. The whole Zhouzhuang must be rich and rich, and they can contribute their strength for Zhou Yonghe to continue his studies and take the imperial examination.

Xia Tao sighed leisurely: "It happened ten years ago, just in time for Zhou Yonghe's exam, Zhou Yonghe's father went to Beijing in the winter to find a job, and wanted to earn more money, so he brought an envoy to Zhou Yonghe's exam. He fell off the roof and died on the spot."

Hearing this, Yu Youyao couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "The world is really impermanent, and good fortune tricks people."

"It's more than that." Xia Tao sighed, "Zhou Yonghe felt that his father's death was strange, so he spent money to hire an assistant, and found out that Zhou Yonghe's father was beaten and crippled in one leg. fell off the roof and died."

Yu Youyao took a tight breath. Usually, she had also heard about some big families bullying men and women and disregarding human lives, so she couldn't help feeling pity in her heart.

Dear, this chapter is over, I wish you a happy reading! ^0^