I'm already a concubine, who wants to fight with you?

Chapter 204 Disposal of the Farm
Xie Fei happily returned to Chaohui Pavilion from the cold drink shop. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Pei Yuan flipping through a medical book.

Although this person was curious about medicine, he had never taken the initiative to learn it, so Xie Fei was very surprised.

"You are so bored, are you planning to study medicine?"

Pei Yuan's eyes fell on the medical book, and he scanned it quickly. He then raised his chin slightly, motioning Xie Fei to look at the vase on the windowsill.

It was a plant, emitting a faint scent.

Xie Fei took a look and recognized it, "Nutmeg?"

Pei Yuan asked: "Do you know him?"

"It should be from the outside world," Xie Fei touched the leaves, then sniffed them, and asked in surprise, "There's something on it. Who sent it?"

Pei Yuan said: "Xiao Shirong."

Xie Fei realized.

Nutmeg already has aphrodisiac properties, and this plant is sprinkled with more out-of-control powders. The combination of the two makes the medicinal properties even stronger, and when it permeates the room, it will stimulate lust.

The fake Pei Yuan still cannot indulge in lust and harm his body, but even the most self-disciplined person cannot resist his own desires if he is immersed in the effects of drugs for a long time.

Xiao Shirong wanted to kill Pei Yuan without getting herself involved. Then she would be able to control the entire Pei family and do whatever she wanted.

I have to say that this trick is still very insidious and effective, but the premise is that Pei Yuan is still that lustful fake.

Xie Fei shook his head and said, "It's not okay for her to continue to be so crazy. If she makes a scene in front of the royal family and arouses Emperor Xuan's suspicion, the Marquis' Mansion will be in great trouble."

Pei Yuan simply said: "Keeping her here may have other uses."

After he said that, Xie Fei stopped asking questions and told him about the income and expenditure of the mansion.

Today, the four-family house still has more than a dozen shops and seven or eight farms, but compared with its former heyday, the current situation is less than one-fifth of what it was before.

These shops and farms are in a terrible mess. If they are not dealt with, the fourth family will be finished.

Xie Fei was going to inspect, and wanted to ask Pei Yuan to go along. As long as he simply changed his appearance, no one would know that the "bedridden" lord was actually out.

But Pei Yuan had other things to do, so he assigned the assassin to her.

This group of assassins were secretly trained in the mansion and only obeyed Pei Yuan's orders, but the fakes in the past were unaware of the existence of these people.

They will escort Xie Fei to the farm. In addition, Xie Fei will also bring Chen Dafa and Daniu, who are more trustworthy.

After everything was ready, the carriage left the city gate in the morning.

In the car, Su Lu asked, "Haven't seen Miss Fu Yu for a long time?"

Xie Fei was busy checking the account books, feeling dizzy.

She pinched the root of her nose and said, "I asked her to take care of Madam Pei in the first house."

After that, she teased, "Miss Sulu never asked too many questions before."

Su Lu's face changed slightly, and she immediately said, "It was my fault that I overstepped my bounds. I apologize to you."

Xie Fei stopped her from kneeling down and said, "I still say that, I like you very much. If you are willing to get closer to me, I would be more than happy."

Although Fu Yu was raised by Xie Fei, she knew almost nothing about the affairs of the rear house.

However, Su Lu is a truly all-round "housekeeper" who is good at everything.

Xie Fei felt that he could feel a lot more relaxed with someone like this by his side to give him advice.

Su Lu heard the hidden meaning in Xie Fei's words, but was unable to respond.

She was a domestic slave raised by the Ji family. She was brought to the mansion by Ji Miaoxuan and was intended to be left to Xiao Shirong as a housekeeper.

She had no choice but to decide whether to stay or go. Soon they arrived at the farm, and Mother Liu stopped the carriage and helped Xie Fei down.

Because it was midsummer and the weather was very hot, Xie Fei was still wearing a veil hat, and his forehead soon became wet.

She held a bamboo fan in her hand, waving it slowly and looking at the huge farm.

This farm is the largest one left by the fourth branch of the family. It is several times larger than the farm owned by Mother Liu and her family. It is one of the main sources of income for the fourth branch of the family.

Because Xie Fei came quietly and did not inform anyone in advance, the team was stopped outside the farm.

Su Lu stepped forward and showed the token. When the village head heard that Xie Fei was just a concubine, he was reluctant to give way and said many unpleasant words in a sarcastic tone.

However, Chen Dafa and Daniu were not pushovers. When they saw Xie Fei was going crazy from being exposed to the sun, they immediately stepped forward and punched Zhuangtou and Jiatou left and right, beating them to the ground.

Xie Fei did not bring only a few trusted men with her. Pei Yuan also assigned her dozens of strong men, and even more assassins in secret, so she would still have the upper hand even if there was a riot on the farm.

The village head suffered a loss and retreated step by step, holding his front teeth that were about to fall out.

They didn't dare to stop him openly, but secretly they still didn't take Xie Fei seriously.

She is just a stupid and brainless woman who thinks she is great because of her master's favor. What kind of trouble can she cause?

It was difficult for the carriage to enter the village, so Xie Fei and his followers walked, moving among the fields and forests.

This farm produces thousands of kilograms of charcoal every year. In addition, there is an orchard on a hill, a lake that serves as a pond, and even another hill for raising cattle and sheep.

Xie Fei couldn't even imagine how carefree her life would be if she had such a huge farm.

After giving the village a rough tour, Xie Fei went to the hall and asked the village head to hand over the account books and population registers.

The head of the village handed it over with contempt, and Xie Fei knew something was wrong as soon as he saw the account book.

She asked someone to go down first, and then checked with Su Lu.

This farm collects rent based on the number of people, and on the surface it is split 40% to 60%.

The Pei family rented the land to tenants, who handed over 60% of their harvest, and the remaining 40% belonged to them.

That's the case in name only, but there are so many things that can be done secretly.

The number of tenants alone was far from matching. The booklet recorded only one or two hundred tenants, but Xie Fei had someone secretly investigate in advance and found that there were at least five or six hundred tenants in this farm.

Furthermore, the accounts show a 40% to 60% split, and this is also what the village head reported to the Pei family.

But the spies asked the tenants in the village and found out that it was actually a 2:8 split.

The tenants had to support their families and pay taxes with the only 20% they had left. They were exploited by the village head in various names and suffered terribly.

One can imagine how much the village head and the Jia head he elected swallowed.

Xie Fei and Su Lu worked non-stop for an entire night before they finally figured out the accounts.

The next morning, Xie Fei first dealt with the village head and the Jia heads who were accomplices of the evil.

The head of the village had worked on the farm for several years and naturally had built up his own power and was unwilling to give up easily.

But before he could resist, he was pinned down by the Pei family's assassins.

After spending a few days dealing with matters at the farm, Xie Fei asked Su Lu and Chen Dafa to stay behind to clean up the mess, while he returned to the Pei family first.

As soon as I entered the door, Fu Yu came running over.

"Miss, the first house has sent an invitation. Master Pei Shaoqing is getting married. Please come to the wedding banquet."

Xie Fei was surprised: "So fast?"

Mrs. Zheng is too decisive. She just divorced Ban Sihui and she remarried Pei Honglang right after?
(End of this chapter)