Chapter 4 The Landlord's House Has No Surplus Food
I am a very regular person in life. Years of living between two o'clock and one line of work have created an extremely accurate biological clock in me. I must wake up at 6:30 in the morning, even in the Tang Dynasty.
The first thing I did when I woke up in the morning - I didn't "touch" my mobile phone by the bedside.
The second thing - I didn't "touch" the cigarette.
Oh my gosh, even though I was in the Tang Dynasty, I never thought about quitting smoking! I really can’t face a life without cigarettes!
Ying beside me had woken up and was peeking at me secretly, and I discovered it. I once lived with my ex-girlfriend for nearly 2 years, and I understand that careful care in the morning can maintain a woman's good mood throughout the day.
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Realizing that I was paying attention to her, Ying shyly hid her head in the pillow. Her hair was very long and scattered around her body. It was hard to describe, so I started to help her arrange her hair. She buried her head in the pillow very hard, and her hair was pressed
It was very inconvenient for me to tidy up her body. She let me move her around, but refused to take her head out. Her posture was full of temptation, and the atmosphere became warm again. At this time, I had a physiological reaction.
There was a strong change, but I endured it! I leaned down and gently touched her auricle with my lips. I clearly felt that her whole body was exerting force...
"Ying, I can't help it anymore, can you..." I whispered in her ear.
Her "naked" neck became increasingly red, "What...what are you going to do again? Then...you..." Ying murmured softly.
"Ying", my hands moved slowly on her body, "I mean..."
"...Well...what can I say?"
"Hey, do you want to...I kind of want to..."
"You...are thinking again...,...what are you thinking about..."
"Ying... I want... that... that... to be convenient."
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Until the end of breakfast, my ravaged arms were still aching. Being pinned down on the bed by Ying and twisted wildly made me feel relaxed and happy, like a spring breeze. How could I feel like this? I really have the potential to be a masochist!
"This is Uncle Qian, the housekeeper. He was the person appointed by the Grand Master. He has been in charge of the Wang family for twenty-two years. He is very prestigious in the Wang family. You should discuss everything with Uncle Qian.
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Hearing Ying's introduction, I hurriedly bowed my hands to this old man who looked like Maitreya Buddha to show my respect. Uncle Qian took a step forward and hurriedly nodded to me: "I don't dare to take it, I don't take it. It's really great to serve in the founding prince's house.
What a blessing to the old man! I just heard that the young Marquis is suffering from...that...that..."
"Amnesia means forgetting many things." I reminded the old man beside me.
"The young Marquis suffers from amnesia and is old and incompetent. I will ask the best doctor in Chang'an to treat you, Marquis!" He said this with a vigorous and resolute attitude.
"Aren't you busy?" I quickly stopped Uncle Qian, "The illness is almost healed. The doctor said that he will be fine after a few days of recovery at home. Uncle Qian doesn't have to worry about it. It's a minor illness and it's okay."
Seeing that Butler Qian stood beside me, I motioned for Ying to continue.
After having breakfast, I am now sitting in the front courtyard in a dignified manner. There are fourteen respectable servants standing in the courtyard, and the lady is introducing them to me one by one.
"This is Mr. Hu, the accountant. He has been in our family for twenty-four years. He came from the Duke's mansion with the old lady. He is smart and capable. He is especially good at handwriting and is well-known far and wide. When dealing with each other, you must express your gratitude to others.
Mr. Hu should ask for more advice."
Literary man, I was busy saluting again, which made Mr. Hu jump out quickly: "The Marquis has offended me. I am a servant who cannot bear the gift of the Marquis. Farewell, farewell. I will work conscientiously to repay the greatness of the Wang family for many generations."
"Yeah." It seemed that he was frightened by my way of saluting people when I saw him, so he came up and said some words of loyalty.
Ying also felt that my behavior was weird and whispered to me: "Just sit down and nod. Don't stand up and salute, it will scare others."
I nodded in agreement. It seemed that the class concept of the Tang Dynasty was very strong, and I, a later generation, would not be able to adapt to it in a short time. I still need to communicate more with Ying Duo about etiquette.
Seeing people go back one by one, I let out a sigh of relief. This family is really big! There are only about ten or so of them who are famous, but I don’t know how many there are who are shameless. I don’t know how big it will be today.
Huaxiao. Now that I have become the owner of this house, I have to figure these things out clearly.
With Ying's patient explanation, it took me a whole day to finally get a rough idea of my current family background.
The entire Wangjiazhuang land of more than 6,000 acres is my property. It is distributed to 273 households of tenant farmers for rent, and 20% of the harvest is collected as rent every year. Because it is a fiefdom, the state's taxes are very light, and they are only symbolic.
Turn in 400 shi of grain (shi (dàn) is the unit of weight. One stone is four jun, one hundred and twenty kilograms, a catty is sixteen taels, and two is twenty-four baht. One stone is 29,760 grams, which is 29.76 kilograms. Find it in the dictionary
, you don’t need to go into details). In addition, I have a title and can receive an internal salary of 800 taels of silver every year. These are all my belongings.
"Then how much expenditure does our family need every year? The expenses for so many servants must be quite a lot." When money was mentioned, my interest arose.
Ying's brows furrowed, and her face looked troubled: "You're a man, you shouldn't have to take care of these things, just leave it to me to make the pledge."
"I also want to share the burden with you! You don't want me to be the same as before, right? People will become bad after doing nothing for a long time, especially men. Are you just going to watch me become bad?"
"It's not that I'm hiding anything from you, I just don't want you to worry about it." Ying flipped through the account book and said, "The family's annual expenses are a fixed amount. It's like one thousand three hundred taels, and the family can afford it.
"The speaker looked at me again and closed the account book. "Ms. sir, it's still early today. I'll accompany you to the garden. Don't you want to take a look?"
"Okay, let's bring some fruit snacks and tea. Let's have some food and drink. We'll treat it as a picnic. Even dinner is skipped."
"Yeah, okay! I'll go get ready soon." After hearing my suggestion, Ying changed her sad look and went out with a happy face.
When it comes to money, I find that Ying is a little careless. It seems that Wang Xiu has done a lot of things to ruin the family in the past few years. I must ask clearly later. After all, making money to support the family is the responsibility of the men. When I think of letting
A delicate daughter's family has such a big burden to bear, and this guy Wang Xiu is so heartless and messing around outside, I feel a little angry and want to slap myself twice!
In the midsummer evening, the beautiful back garden, my garden, is so beautiful! I know it’s a bit unpleasant to the scenery, just like the heartless Wang Xiu. You enjoy such a beautiful scenery. Why do you call it “chaos”?
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Under the pomegranate tree (there were pomegranates in the Tang Dynasty, I checked) two shadows were nestled together. Listening to Ying's story, I wanted to tear Wang Xiu into pieces!
"You mean, I spent six thousand taels of silver over the past few years? How did I spend it?"
"You ask me, who am I asking? If I hadn't brought some of the dowry, I'd probably have to sell it off now." As soon as she mentioned this, Ying began to ravage my arm, twisting it until it hurt.
"You have been using your private money to support your family. Wang Xiu is just...I am worse than a beast! How can I be such a thing?"
"It's not all your fault. Except for Zhuangzi's income of more than 700 taels a year, this family has no income." Seeing my distressed look, Ying comforted me: "Ms. sir, you don't have to worry. My family was prosperous back then.
I'm a big favor to you and the Wang family. If it doesn't work out, I can go back to my parents' house and buy some money. Let's save some money and it will be enough."
"Spend your family's money? What do you think I am? I am a manly man, I have hands and feet, how can I continue to use them? Don't say this again!" I said it a bit harshly, but it concerns men.
With dignity, I don’t have much to worry about.
"Ms. sir... I heard what you said and I like it in my heart." Ying leaned hard against me and expressed her feelings with body language.
I pulled her into my arms, gently stroked Mo's charming little face, and asked, "Don't we do business?" In my impression, the reason why the Tang Dynasty was so powerful had a lot to do with trade.
big relationship.
"Ms. sir, are you stupid? Our ancestors were the founding ministers of our country. Doing business will humiliate our ancestors. This matter must never be mentioned again in the future."
Looking at Ying's tight little face and angry little eyes, I was speechless.
"Ms. sir, don't blame me for being so talkative about your wife. Ever since I entered your Wang family, several sisters in my family have been jealous to death. I know that you look down on my status, so even if you ignore me, I will
No complaints. People live for their own identity. Every time I go back to my parents’ home, I feel their envious and jealous eyes. The injustice I suffered from you suddenly disappeared. Since you changed your gender yesterday
Son, I really feel your care and consideration, so I don’t ask for anything. God has given me all the benefits, even if I die now, I am satisfied." At this point,
Ying actually started sobbing.
God, people in this dynasty are so unreasonable, their vanity kills people!
Chapter completed!