Jinyi champion

Chapter 131
Zhu Hao and Tang Yin came to a river bend in a carriage.

This meandering river as the background wall is Aoshui, a tributary of the Han River. The flat farmland in front of it is connected into one piece, with criss-cross paths and dark soil turned deep. It looks like a ripe field that has been cultivated for many years.

The farm is located on the side of the trail, and there are about fifty or sixty families.

The carriage stopped at the entrance of the village, and someone from the farm immediately came out to check the situation, and then the village elder brought four or five people to greet him.

Tang Yin was slightly worried.

Traffic is blocked in many places, poor mountains and rivers are prone to troublemakers, and robbery of outsiders happens from time to time. Naturally, he will worry that his fame will not be buried in this corner, right?

"Xiao Dong, are you here?"

The village elder obviously knew Zhu Hao.

Tang Yin couldn't help looking sideways at Zhu Hao, thinking what kind of name is this?
Zhu Hao said with a smile to several villagers: "I've come to live here for a few days, and I've said hello in advance... Oh, by the way, have my mother and the others arrived yet?"

The village elder in charge was a little confused: "There is no news about Madam."

Zhu Hao nodded, counting the days, Zhu Niang and the others should have arrived at the farm in the past two days, and if they haven't arrived now, they should be delayed by something on the way.

The village elder hurriedly called someone to help unload the carriage, and then called Zhu Hao into the village.

Tang Yin was full of vigilance, and tugged on Zhu Hao's sleeve, meaning not to rush in.

"Uncle Gen, take people back to the village first. I have two words to say to my husband, so I'll go over after I finish." Zhu Hao could only let the villagers go first, and watched the few people who looked back frequently disappear at the entrance of the village. Tang Yincai With a worried look on his face, he said, "Aren't you afraid of being brought into the village and caught in a urn?"

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "Mr. Tang, they are all tenants of my family. Even if we are slaughtered, the land will not become theirs, and this place is not far from Changshou County, so there are not so many murders and robberies...

"My mother and I came here to take over the land before, and we almost all know each other. They are all simple and honest farmers. Why do you want them to think badly?"

Tang Yin was skeptical.

He had just escaped from Prince Ning's mansion and was wary of everyone.

But think about it, the terrain here is flat, there is no cover in the front and back, it is really not easy to form a bandit den.If a murder is committed here, it will be a matter of time before the government finds out.

Tang Yin asked nervously: "Where is Lingtang?"

Zhu Hao was startled, and then smiled: "Mr. Tang doesn't think that my mother was imprisoned or even murdered by them, does he? No, no... From Nanchang to Anlu, we have been traveling by water, crossing Jiujiang, every night Our boats are almost always docked, a day or two later than expected.

"But even so, we are much faster than going by land... In addition, if my mother and the others encounter delays on the road, it is normal to be delayed for a few days... let's go."

Tang Yin was still worried, but when he saw those people entering the village, there was no movement. If they had already killed Zhu Niang, they wouldn't have been told by Zhu Hao to go back to the village with a single word. A group of people came up and took an old man If you hold it down for a while, everything will be solved?
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Zhu Hao entered the village with a restless Tang Yin.

Uncle Gen hurriedly called the representatives of each household in the village to come to see the owner. The faces of the farmers were full of enthusiasm, which made Tang Yin feel a sense of intimacy that he had not seen for a long time.

"Little master, the weather is getting warmer now. Most of the strong men in the village are in the fields. There is nothing to entertain. Let each family bring you some eggs and kill a few chickens and ducks here... Wait for the butcher to return to the village in the afternoon and ask him to kill some chickens and ducks." Pig..." Uncle Gen was so attentive that he treated Zhu Hao like a living Bodhisattva.

Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Don't be so troublesome, I will stay here temporarily for a while, and everyone treats me as a family member, so you don't need to see outsiders... This is Mr. Lu, who is my teacher who taught me, and I will stay here too. into the village."

Uncle Gen hurriedly saluted Tang Yin: "I've seen Master Lu."

In the eyes of a farmer like Uncle Gen, those who have read books are masters, not ordinary people, so why not be polite?
Tang Yin asked puzzledly: "You are all... this kid's tenants? Why are you so enthusiastic about us?"

He couldn't figure it out, so he asked directly, wanting to judge whether this group of people had malicious intentions through the answers, and if he found anything unusual, he should run away as soon as possible.

Uncle Gen sighed: "The past two years have been bad. Locusts have plagued the north. From time to time, locusts come from Nanyang and damage the crops. Seeing that the original owner could not pay the rent, they simply sold the land.

"Our village is full of refugees who fled from the north. Many families have gone through three generations, and they all rely on farming for their livelihood... After the new owner bought the land, he immediately reduced the rent. Hearing about our difficulties, he saved another year. Annual land rent, but also help us pay taxes.

"Shangkuang Village on this side and Xiakuang Village on the other side, there are hundreds of people in the two villages, all of whom are grateful for the kindness of the host, so that we can live a happy year."

Hearing this, Tang Yin's wariness eased a lot.

No wonder they seem to be more enthusiastic than ordinary people. Their feelings are really grateful for the kindness of Zhu Niang's mother and son, not because they deliberately pretended to be smiling and waited for an opportunity to murder after they were born with evil intentions.

Tang Yin nodded and said: "Speaking of... Madam, mother and son are really kind."

Uncle Gen said with a smile: "Master Lu is right... I'm going to tidy up the little master's place now."

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It was just after noon, and Uncle Gen wanted to arrange a welcome banquet, but Zhu Hao declined.

Before Tang Yin was hungry, he had already eaten dry food in the carriage, now even if he was allowed to eat the food provided by the village, he would not dare, at least he still had some precautions.

Uncle Gen personally took Zhu Hao to the residence.

When he reached the ground, Tang Yin found that it was just an ordinary thatched hut with bamboo and wood structure, the walls were made of mud bricks, the couch was a simple wooden bed, and there was a desk and a bench next to the window, which looked pretty decent.

Uncle Gen sighed: "It's a small place, so it's impossible to entertain people well."

Zhu Hao laughed and said, "It's pretty good. Having a place to live is better than anything else...Mr. Lu, don't you think so?"

Tang Yin didn't answer.

In the past, I would never invite myself to such a small place. I thought that when I was in Jiangnan, even if I was a bit down, I wouldn't live in such a shabby farmhouse, right?

He couldn't help taking a look at Zhu Hao, feeling like he was on a boat.

It wasn't because he was rescued by Zhu Hao that he had to endure hardships with this kid. Where would a world-renowned talent not be regarded as a guest of honor?Since then, he has really become a country man?
I, Tang, have really lost my reputation all my life!
"By the way, Uncle Gen, didn't you ask to build a yard and arrange some things in it?" Zhu Hao asked Uncle Gen to bring the quilts prepared in advance and lay them out briefly, before asking again.

Uncle Gen nodded, and took Zhu Hao and Tang Yin to the other side of the village, explaining on the way: "...Before, the owner left money to build a new house. Before the Chinese New Year, the village organized strong labor to build the house, and the furnishings inside were all newly added... ..."

New house?

Tang Yin regained his energy when he heard it.

Feelings, you kid has already made arrangements to build a new house and wait for me to live in it, right?No wonder you only put your own bedding, I live here?
When he arrived at the place and saw the so-called "new house", Tang Yin almost wanted to scold his mother.

In front of me is another thatched cottage, which is quite new if you say it is new, but it is still not a masonry structure. The roof is made of neatly combed straw, so I don’t worry about water leakage when it rains.

But what am I here for?

Tang Yin glared at Zhu Hao, wanting to say, you have been tricked by these people, they took your money and did nothing serious...

Zhu Hao was very satisfied with the building in front of him: "Uncle Gen, it's just as I expected... let's go in and have a look!"

Tang Yin thought to himself, this kid is alert, he should have seen the clues, but he just knows that he can't attack in a strange place, now he will no longer believe in the "simple and kind" of these villagers, right?
But when he entered the yard surrounded by fences, Tang Yin was stunned.

The layout and furnishings of the courtyard are completely the regular layout of the folk courtyards in the city. Even the well platform has been repaired, and a strange thing was made of fine iron and stuck there. When Zhu Hao went up and put it down casually, water flowed from the other pipe Come.

For Tang Yin who had never seen a water press before, this thing gave him quite a shock.

Entering the house, the inside is not a mud wall at all, but plastered, it looks like it is made of bricks and stones, but a layer of mud has been scraped off the outer wall, deliberately covering it to look gray, and then looking up, There is a ceiling.

There is no problem with people living in this house, Tang Yin suddenly realized that this should be Zhu Hao's blindfold.

"Why is there no bed here, only rows of tables and chairs?" Tang Yin felt the most regretful thing after looking at it, was that there was no bed in the room for him to sleep on.

Zhu Hao said: "This is not a place for people to live in."

Tang Yin choked.

Feeling that your kid lives in a very bad thatched house, and build a spacious and tidy house here for decoration?Is this your family shrine?
Zhu Hao didn't explain the specific purpose to Tang Yin, and said to Uncle Gen with a smile: "Uncle Gen, please help me out, I brought some money, and it will cause trouble for you in the future... Distribute the money, let's use it as living expenses. "

Uncle Gen hurriedly said: "How dare you do that? You have already exempted the village's land rent for one year, and all the villagers are looking forward to doing something for you. The little old man is resigning first, and you can just let me know if you have anything to do."

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Uncle Gen waited outside the yard first.

Tang Yin looked at Zhu Hao who was looking around the layout of the house, and asked, "What are you going to do? Use this as your family's ancestral hall? Or as a school?"

Zhu Hao smiled and said, "No, I plan to do some research here. This is my carefully built laboratory."

"Laboratory?" Tang Yin frowned.

You kid has a lot of tricks.

I, Tang, took me all the way to the backcountry. I don’t think the villagers wanted to kill me, but you, the boy, deliberately plotted to kill me!

Zhu Hao said: "It's hard to explain clearly to Mr. Tang... I'll call you Mr. Lu from now on. You have a special status. Before the affairs of Prince Ning's Mansion completely fade away, it's better to be called Mr. Lu."

Tang Yin didn't say anything, it was just a title, he didn't care.

People before and after call them the same, so they won't say anything.

"Your family finally bought the land, why did you exempt the villagers from renting for one year? If you mess up the market like this, you will be besieged by surrounding landlords and tenants."

Tang Yin expressed his worries.

These days, it's not something that you can just waive the rent. If you waive it, what do other tenants think when they hear about it?Do you want to quarrel with your boss?At that time, will they get entangled and come to your place to cause trouble?

Zhu Hao was surprised and said: "I didn't expect Mr. Lu to be quite knowledgeable... Let's put it this way, I waived their rent for one year, but it was based on the next five years, [-]% of the year was waived, and the rules were set in advance [-]% reduction in normal years, bumper harvests are inevitable, [-]% exemption in minor disasters, and not only full exemption in major disasters, but also provide necessary living supplies... In this way, will there be any complaints from ten miles and eight villages?"

Tang Yin looked over with weird eyes again, as if to say, you have a lot of skills, kid.

"In addition, my mother made some money from doing business. Buying land is just to keep the money at the end of the day. The annual return rate is less than two percent. How can I make a lot of money? Or do research, recruit some people to start workshops, and earn money Money that others can't make, that's the right way... What do you think, Mr. Lu?"

(End of this chapter)