Riding the horse slowly, Su Ce looked at the cultivated land on the roadside. A man was picking out weeds in the wheat field with farm tools. On the wasteland in the distance, a child was holding grass blades in his mouth and mowing the grass with a sickle in his hand. Not far away
Zhuangzi is filled with smoke.
The horse's hooves hit the ground with a thumping sound. Su Ce soon reached the boundary of Suzhuang before he notified his family.
"But General?" The patrolling guard was riding a horse, dressed in gray, with a hard bow, an arrow pot and a horizontal sword hanging on his waist.
"That's it!" Another guard saw the armor on Su Ce and couldn't admit it.
"The general is back!"
"The owner of the village is back?"
"came back!"
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It seemed as if a drop of water splashed into the oil pan, and the whole Suzhuang boiled.
The farmers in the fields, the peasant women spinning, the shouting guards...
Su Ce rode his horse and joined his bodyguards. When they arrived outside Suzhuang Village, Su Ce got off his horse.
He held the war horse and greeted the banker. The enthusiastic banker talked about the changes in his family.
"Master of the village, we have food at home, and the children can study now. People from other villages want to come over, but they are stopped by Butler Li. Our village does not have enough crops for them!"
"The owner of the village has woven a piece of linen cloth for the eldest lady in the house."
Su Ce caught the linen cloth handed over by a strange woman and praised: "This cloth has dense needle holes, is thick, and has a lot of heart!"
Su Ce didn't say anything about the reward. His thoughtful words made the woman cover her mouth and laugh.
When contacting bankers, there is no need to guard against anything. What is good is good, and what is bad is bad. There is no need to say it in vain.
Of course, Su Ce didn't say it, but Li Chang, who came over, had to keep it in mind. Su Ce spent little time in Suzhuang and had little contact with the bankers, but it did not prevent the bankers from knowing who gave them the good life today.
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Farm, and pay the lowest land rent.
The house was built new by the owner of the village.
Baby, studying in school.
Cattle, give the big cow back to the calf.
For these landless tenant farmers, this is the best farm owner, what more could they ask for!
Su Ce received many things in his hands, all of which were gifts from dealers.
There are small animals made of wood for the ladies in the house to play with.
There was very finely ground corn, not much, just a small bag, said to be for the eldest lady to wean herself.
There are small tiger-head shoes with very dense stitching, obviously a lot of thought has been put into them.
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The crowd moved slowly with Su Ce.
When Su Ce walked to the door of his house, Su's father and mother were standing together at the door, with Wang Lan holding the child beside him.
Li Chang handed over the gift he had just received from Su Ce from the banker to the other guards.
Grab an armful of wheat straw from the pile of wheat straw in the yard next to it, place it in front of the house door, and light it with a fire sickle.
"Eliminate disasters and avoid disasters!"
"Seek good luck and avoid bad luck!"
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Su Ce smiled and stepped across the fire. He walked up the steps, looked back at the farmers with warm eyes, and shouted with a smile: "The rent will be halved this year!"
As soon as Su Ce finished speaking, he saw a gray-haired farmer coming out of the crowd: "The owner can't reduce the rent any more. The eldest daughter was born last year, and the rent was reduced to only 10% of the rent. If we reduce it by half again, I'll wait.
We have no shame in Suzhuang. If we don’t tell the truth, other villagers will laugh at us for taking advantage of the owner’s family, and those who are greedy will have their backs stabbed.”
"Yeah, we can't reduce it!"
"Last time, the people in Dali Village scolded us, the villagers, for being greedy and bullying the owner's family. We will be punished in the future."
"The landlord can't reduce the rent. Aren't you bullying honest people? The rent can't be reduced!"
Su Ce was a little confused. This was too good for the banker, and it even turned into a bully.
"housekeeper!"
"Here!" Li Chang's face was a little solemn. Are you still going to reduce the rent? Last year when the eldest daughter was born, they said the rent would be reduced this year. This year, the rent is only 10%. Now if it is reduced by half, it will be half. It really can't be done anymore.
Reduced, otherwise the banker would really be scolded for being greedy when he walked out of the bank.
"Then there will be no reduction. The rent will be 10%. This is the case this year and it will be the same in the future. I am going on an expedition this year and have not been at home for the whole year. I have to make up for it. Get some meat and have a feast at night!" There is nothing better than eating at home.
Something happened.
"Here!" Li Chang knew what day it was. Besides, the Su family was not short of rent from the farmers. Now Baiguo Niang is known as the No. 1 wine in Chang'an. The supply exceeds the demand and the price rises again and again. It's different now.
In the past, the Su family was not begging people to buy wine, but was worried that there was too little Baiguo Nong to sell.
After visiting this area in the north of Chang'an City several times, I knew that life in Suzhuang was prosperous.
However, the rent can be less, but it must be paid. This is the rule.
Li Chang glanced at Su Ce. Su Ce was more mature than before.
"Come here, ride a horse to the surrounding village to buy sheep. Didn't our village throw a cow today and be unable to save it? Also, for the chickens, ducks and geese in the village, find some males..." Li Chang quickly replaced himself
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He directed his personal guards and the villagers on duty at the house to prepare the food for the evening banquet.
Su Ce knelt down to Father Su and Mother Su, kowtowed, raised his head and said, "My son is back!"
Su's father patted Su Ce's shoulder happily. The child had grown up. Su's mother smiled with tears on her face. She pulled Su Ce up and spun him around. She touched Su Ce's face distressedly: "I've lost weight!"
Su Ce held one in each hand and entered the Su Mansion.
Father Su and Mother Su looked at each other and said, "Go back to your yard!" They helped each other back to their west yard.
Back in the west courtyard, Mei Lan Zhu Ju took off Su Ce's armor, and Su Ce put on a green shirt.
Su Ce changed his clothes and reached out to take the child in Wang Lan's arms. He was in such a hurry that he didn't even have time to name the child.
The child’s nickname is always called Dudu at home.
It is March now. The child was born in November last year and is now just four months old. Wang Lan watched in surprise as Su Ce held the child skillfully. The little girl neither cried nor fussed in Su Ce's arms. The black
His big eyes stared at Su Ce.
Su Ce's eyes couldn't help but moisten. Looking at the little girl's eyes, a feeling of blood connection came to his heart.
He looked up at Wang Lan, who had tears in his eyes, and smiled and touched the tears on Wang Lan's face.
"Silly girl, I'm not back now."
The nanny on the side took the four maids, plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, out of the house.
It is not suitable for them to stand by and listen to the young couple's private words.
Mother Su brought back two nuns and six maids from Chang'an City last year.
Each of the six maids had their own names. Mei Lan, Zhu Ju took care of Wang Lan in the east courtyard, and the younger two were named He Xiang and Xing Yu.
During the Chinese New Year, the two nuns also adopted the Su family's surname. According to their age, the family called the nun in the east courtyard the eldest nanny, and the nun in the west courtyard the second nanny.
Su Ce sat on the soft couch, holding Wang Lan in his left hand and the child in his right hand. He had no other distracting thoughts, only peace of mind.
The little girl never gave a name, she just kept barking.
In the evening, every household on Suzhuang Street brought out their own tables. The food on each table was similar, but with minor differences.
Li Chang led others to bring pots of mutton stewed in the afternoon to the table. Each table had a pot of mutton, a plate of beef, and some dried fruits. The peasant women from each household brought seasonal green vegetables prepared by themselves to the table.
superior.
Some farmers and their wives worked in the Su Mansion to help cook the cakes. The women pancaked the pancakes, while the men carried the pancakes to the street in bamboo drawers covered with quilts.
Li Chang obviously understood what was a good banquet for farmers, with plenty of meat and white flour pancakes to fill the table.
At this time, the Su family was also having a meal and having fun with the people. Su Ce didn't bother to do it because there was no need for it in Suzhuang.
The banker's gifts were piled up in half the room today. This is the human heart.
People's hearts are not greedy. For a tenant farmer who was a wanderer before, now a villager is willing to take him in. He has land, a house, and cattle, and the rent is so low that the farmer himself calls for a rent increase.
In fact, Su Ce has always been kind to others and never fights or robs. In fact, he believes in one sentence: whether you fight or not fight, it is your own. Others cannot take it away.
Instead of focusing on this, it's better not to think about anything and just follow your heart.