The safety and comfort of traveling through farming

Chapter 105

"Are you from Liushu Town?" Chen Yun asked He Tao. She thought that these people looked like they were not well-dressed, but she didn't expect that they were actually from rich families! 1 taels of cash, even a big family like her father can't get it together in a short period of time, otherwise, she would not give up Daoxiang Village, which has much better conditions in all aspects, and buy the next best thing. I got off the sesame oil village next door, which is only half the area.Hearing that Fu Shi and the others were from Liushu Town, she couldn't help asking out of curiosity. She knew all the few big families in Liushu Town, but she had never heard of a big family named Fu.

"That's right! Speaking of which, my grandmother's family is also in Erdong Village, and it's your family!" He Tao replied with a smile.Her first impression of Chen Yun was good.Chen Yun was the first noble lady she came into contact with after coming to this world. She behaved well, behaved decently, and spoke in a soft voice, which is very worthy of this title.

"My husband-in-law and I are both from Rongshu Village, and my maiden name is He..."

"What's your surname? He's family?" Chen Yun's complexion changed a little, and he frowned and asked, "Is it from Master Rongcunshu He Xiucai's family?"

He Tao noticed the change in Chen Yun, and wondered in her heart, did the He family offend her, or why did her face change when she mentioned the surname He?However, she still replied with a smile on her face: "The He Xiucai you mentioned is my great-uncle, we are from the same family."

Chen Yun's face became even more ugly when he heard this, and he hesitated to speak, as if he wanted to ask something else.

Although He Tao was also full of doubts, the sun had already set, and it was a two-hour drive from Rongshu Village. If they didn't hurry up, they would have to drive at night.At this time, there were no street lights, and the road conditions were not good, with potholes. It would be too dangerous to drive with a dead wind.Besides, she still missed the two daughters who were sent to the second room, so she pretended not to see Chen Yun's abnormality, turned to Hu Yiming and said, "Master Hu, can you give us the records and the contract now? It's not time. It's early, we have to hurry..."

Hu Yiming said bluntly: "Look at me, I forget everything as soon as I start talking! Then I won't invite you to sit in. Wait for a while, and I'll go get it!"

"That's right, it's getting late, we won't bother you anymore, I'll come and talk to you tomorrow!" Gu Cheng helped Chen Yun and left.

"Okay, I still have something to do here, so I won't send it off, see you tomorrow!"

Hu Yiming walked in quickly while talking, and after a while, he came out with a stack of ledgers and a box full of contracts, and handed them all over to Fu Shi. He said apologetically: "The contract signed with the tenant They are all here, and most of them are due next year. But the accountants at home have been disbanded two days ago. They are all native Jinhuai people, and they don’t want to leave their hometown with me. I don’t know if everything here is complete, you all take it back, and if you have any problems, come to me again, it’s okay within five days, now that the property has been dealt with, I won’t go out until I leave!”

"Okay, then let's go back and have a look. If there is any problem, I will trouble you then!"

On the way back, He Tao couldn't wait to learn about Zhuangzi's past records. After searching for a while, she found the account books of Daoxiang Village. There were four books in total. She checked them against the contract.

The land in Daoxiang Village is leased to villagers in nearby villages. The land of this family is [-] mu, and the other is [-] mu. The contracts are signed every five years, and the rent is paid twice a year, at the end of June and at the end of October.Because there is so much land, there are many types of crops grown there. In addition to the common wheat and rice, some people grow rapeseed, and some people grow cotton... The sandy land is naturally watermelon, and the pond is planted with lotus root to raise fish. .People who grow crops have two ways to choose to pay rent, one is to pay cash, the other is to pay grain, both of which are fixed amount.

Those who pay grain need to pay one stone each for wheat and rice per mu per year, and two taels of silver per mu for cash.

After doing some calculations, He Taoxin found that the rent of the Hu family was only slightly less than what they had set themselves.

You must know that when they set the rent for the Liu family, they were thanked thousands of times. They said that there was no benevolent landlord like the Fu family in Liushu Town.

She couldn't help muttering: "I thought our rent was already the lowest, but I didn't expect it to be about the same as the Hu's!"

Luo Baocheng had a big embarrassment today, and was worried that he would not have a chance to save his face. Hearing what He Tao said, he hurriedly sat forward and said, "My nephew and daughter-in-law, you really did not misunderstand, the rent of your house is really the lowest in Liushu Town." That’s right. However, the Hu family is also a well-known family of great benevolence. Besides, their master Hu has a reputation, and the court has regulations. If the landowner has a reputation, he does not need to pay agricultural tax. I listen to you The second uncle said that the land you leased to the Liu family is determined according to the actual output, right? Speaking of which, you are much better than the Hu family! But this matter, you are kind, but I didn’t say it , This is actually quite risky! Fortunately, you met an honest and honest person. If you meet the kind of thoughtful person who lied about the output and only told you [-] catties after receiving [-] catties, you would not be able to catch him. Wrong! Speaking of it, it is safe to set a number!"

"That's true." He Tao nodded.

In fact, renting land is like renting a shop to do business with. It doesn’t matter if your business is good or not, as long as you pay the rent in full and on time!
However, the actual situation is different. The tenants here are all living with a rather low standard of living, and they are in a position that is sympathized by public opinion—that is, the broad peasant class they themselves grew up with. Those who are rich, as long as they can make money, they don't lack that little money to buy rice for cooking anyway.

The reason why she set the conditions for rent collection according to actual production is actually like finding a balance to achieve a win-win goal.

The tenants took good care of the crops, and the better the crops grew, the more rents the landlords received and their own income increased accordingly.

She only thought of the supervision issue afterward, but it was not worth bothering too much because of the lack of land, and it was just like what Luo Baocheng said—the Liu family was honest, so she didn't bother to think about how to solve this problem anymore!
This time it's different, there are too many lands to see, and there are precedents to follow, so she doesn't intend to be independent any more, and decides in her heart to manage Daoxiang Village according to the Hu family's previous method, and she is not going to make any changes !
Luo Baocheng asked her: "Do you know how much the big family of Huang's family earns, and how much the big family of Chen's family earns?"

"I really don't know about that." He Tao shook his head.As a landlord, whether she or Fu Shi, they are still novices, so it can be said that their eyes are smeared.

"Chen's family is not bad. The income is [-]%, and the Huang family is fierce. The income is [-]%. They never give discounts in disaster years. When there is no harvest, even people have to take it in! So now in our town, unless there are people who can't live on, there is no one who is willing to rent the land of the Huang family!"

He Tao immediately thought of the story of the white-haired girl, Yang Bailao and Huang Shiren, as expected, art comes from life.She closed the ledger, turned to Luo Baocheng and said, "Uncle Luo, please tell us more about this matter!"

Seeing that she was interested, Luo Bao talked about it endlessly. He was talking about real cases between rich households and tenants in Willow Town. a good thing!
For example, Huang Dahu’s land also has a lot of land for grain collection and cash collection. The rent collection rod for grain collection must be short of catties and short of two. One hundred catties can only be put up to [-] catties. Their family’s cash collection is also very picky. If you pay copper coins, you have to pay extra for silver. One thousand and one hundred wen can be regarded as one tael of silver.What's more, Huang Dahu used to bully farmers who were illiterate in his early years. When he said it was [-]% of the rent, it became [-]% on paper. The deceived tenants looked at the contract with his big handprint on it. You can't win a lawsuit.

What He Tao wanted to know, such as how to manage tenants and how to deal with problems, he didn't hear, but he also learned a lot from the past.But because Luo Baocheng is an official dentist, he is actually similar to a matchmaker. He eats a bowl of mouth kung fu, and when he talks about stories, he is like a full-time storyteller. Even if it is just a small episode, he can tell ups and downs and exciting.

Let alone He Tao, even Fu Shi and Fu Quan listened with great interest.

Luo Baocheng asked He Tao: "The person Huang Dahu hates the most in his life is the master scholar in your village. Do you know why?"

"I know about this. Uncle Tai opened a school to teach in the village, and the villages around Rongshu Village have no shortage of literate people. His method won't work. Therefore, his family recruits people far away from our village!" Fu Quan said with a smile: "I've heard people say that even now, Huang Dahu always gnashes his teeth when talking about grand uncle!"

"Sure enough, it's better to study!" Fu Shi interrupted.

"Fu Shi, you have to take the exam for a scholar!" He Tao rolled his eyes, this idiot has absolutely no resistance to scholars.

"That's right, Brother Shi, you should also go to be a scholar. From now on, all our land will be in your name, but it will save a lot of money!" Fu Quan also joked.

Everyone was chatting and laughing, time passed before they knew it, and when they came to their senses, they had already arrived at Liushu Town. After leaving Fu Quan and Luo Baocheng behind, He Tao and Fu Shi hurried back to Rongshu Village.

Originally, He Tao was worried that the twins would cry to death if they didn't see their parents for a day, but who knew that when they arrived, the twins were already fast asleep.Fu Shi left the car in the second room because he was worried that the car would vibrate too much and disturb the girls, and planned to walk home with He Tao and a child each.

Fu Lei volunteered to pick up a lantern to illuminate them, and escorted them all the way to the Great Wasteland before turning back.

(End of this chapter)