Seeing a girl next to his sister, he asked: "Who is this sister?"

Nangong Anshan said: "Second brother, I saw her looking for work on the street, so I brought her back. From now on, she will be responsible for taking care of me."

Nian Pingping said respectfully, "I have met the second young master."

Nangong Sheng said: "You know the rules quite well. Have you ever served in a wealthy family before?"

Nian Pingping said: "I used to be from the capital. My family escaped from the disaster. I served the eldest daughter of a big family in the capital. Later, the lady of that family died unexpectedly. The master and his wife were afraid of seeing the slave being sad, so they took the slave away."

Released from the house."

"I see."

Nangong Anshan asked her second brother to drive the carriage to the cooking oil mill and sugar mill to unload the goods, while she took Nian Pingping back home and introduced her to her family.

Prince Li's Mansion

After hearing what his son said, King Li looked at the iron blocks and iron ore on the table in shock.

"Axu, have you really discovered iron ore? We just discussed looking for iron ore yesterday, and you found it today?"

"Father, it wasn't me who found it. It was Ashan. She raised two white tigers. It was the white tigers who found it and told her. She went to confirm and then told me. I also went to confirm in person, and it was indeed iron ore.

, and the scope is not small, I guess it is enough for us to use it in the past few years."

King Li was immediately excited. God was so kind. He actually gave him whatever he needed.

"Okay, okay, this is really a happy event. Ah Shan is really timely. My father has been so anxious that he can't sleep these days. With this iron ore, the big stone in my father's heart can be considered

It’s fallen.”

Dugu Huanxu repeated the advice Nangong Anshan told him.

After hearing this, King Li thought for a while and said: "What Ashan said makes sense. How much iron ore is dug out every day is indeed a secret and cannot be disclosed to the people. Also, mining iron ore will indeed cause harm to the surrounding environment.

Huge impact, it seems like no one can stay there."

"I think so."

King Li found a map from the bookshelf and said, "Point out the location of the iron mine to me."

Dugu Huanxu pointed with his hand.

King Li said: "Near the iron ore is Changshui Village. Recently I was checking the population of the villages around Lanyun City, and I happened to have all the information about that village."

After saying that, he turned around and took out a bamboo slip and spread it out on the table.

Dugu Huanxu stepped forward and took a look, "Changshui Village was originally our village, with a total of 200 people, 40 households, and a total of 400 acres of cultivated land. On average, each person has two acres of farmland.

"

"If the village is moved, it will not be difficult or expensive to redistribute the land."

"Each of the forty households is a mud-brick house. Each household needs at least five taels of resettlement fee. A total of two hundred taels of silver is needed, which is not much money."

"But if others lose their houses, they will definitely have to pay for their houses. I can also provide them here."

King Li nodded, "We still need to give them tax exemption for one year. If they are allowed to farm again, they will definitely be like the people in Liuye Village before. They will have to start farming from wasteland."

"Yes." Dugu Huanxu said: "Just where to place it is still a problem."

King Li thought for a moment and suddenly pointed to a location on the map.

Dugu Huanxu said: "Liuye Village?"

King Li nodded: "Isn't there a shortage of people at Ashan's place? Then I will send a group of people to her. I believe she will be happy to accept them. People in Changshui Village will also have jobs in the future, and I guess they will also be willing to move there.

.”

Dugu Huanxu said: "What my father said is that Liuye Village is also very big, so let's leave this matter to my children."

King Li said: "Okay, if the villagers in Changshui Village are not willing to move, it is better to be polite first and then fight. Otherwise, we can just raise the resettlement money to eight taels of silver. Also, it is winter now. Although it is not kind to let them move, but

In order to prepare for the war next year, we can only sacrifice them. Before moving to Liuye Village, we should let the soldiers temporarily build wooden houses. Before the beginning of spring, each household will send charcoal once a day to avoid freezing them at night.

Already."

"Yes." Dugu Huanxu said: "Father is benevolent and righteous. As long as the people in Changshui Village are obedient, the child will do what the father says."

In other words, if the people in Changshui Village are disobedient, he will not be polite.

King Li said: "Okay."

Dugu Huanxu said: "Father, the cotton matter has been settled. Ashan is willing to sell all the cotton in her family for fifty cents per catty."

"But does she have that much cotton at home?"

"She said she had collected a lot. If the quantity is small, we can mix other wadding into it. This will be much warmer than clothes made entirely of wadding."

"That's right. It's better for you to handle this matter yourself."

"Yes, Father."

At this time in the Nangong family, Nangong Anshan handed Nian Pingping to the four maids, Qinqi, calligraphy and painting, and then went to do her own thing.

From the time she arrived at Nangong's house until night, Nian Pingping was in a state of surprise.

I was surprised that although this home was just an ordinary rural courtyard, she had nine servants.

I'm surprised that this family actually has a workshop. The oil that is very popular in the city is actually made in this family's workshop.

I'm surprised that this family also has a white tiger.

I was even more surprised that Nangong Anshan didn't have the airs of a young lady at all. She even cooked for her family herself, and her craftsmanship was even first-class.

Some of the food she cooked was given to the servants like them, and it was really as good as her previous master.

There is also the dish made with oil. The life in Prince Li's fief is actually better than the life in the capital. Her previous employer, the Prime Minister's Mansion, did not have this cooking method.

Nangong Anshan placed the deed of betrayal in front of Nian Pingping and said: "Everyone who enters my home must sign the deed of betrayal. If you really want to stay in my house, just sign the deed of betrayal. From now on,

Even your husband's family can't do anything to you. After you sign, give me the household registration document, and I will go to the government to file it another day."

Nian Pingping didn't have any objections after hearing this. She obediently took out the household registration document and handed it to Nangong Anshan. Then she began to write her name on the slip and pressed her fingerprints.

Nangong Anshan put away the deed of sale and household registration documents and said: "Yingqin."

Yingqin stepped forward and said, "Miss, what are your orders?"

"Let me reintroduce her. Her name is Nian Pingping. She will serve me exclusively from now on. If you can still sleep in your house, let her live in the same room with you. You and the other three must live in harmony with her. Qian

You must not bully her, otherwise I will betray you all, do you understand?"

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