Arriving at the main hall, Jiang Long sat on the main seat and Yu Chai served tea.
At noon, Jiang Long became cold and angry, so Zheng Zhi and Yang Qiang both looked cautious at the moment.
"You guys sit down." Jiang Long pointed to the chair.
"I don't dare." Zheng Zhi panicked.
Yang Qiang also bent down and said respectfully: "Just stand and answer."
Jiang Long picked up the tea cup and took a sip without forcing them to sit down.
These two people are more utilitarian and narrow-minded, so they have to strike one or two when it is time to strike. Otherwise, if they are fighting for power and gain and don't cooperate with Tian Dazhuang, Tian Dazhuang really can't subdue them two. Jiang Long can't stay here forever.
Inside the farm, the farm will inevitably become a mess.
"Yang Qiang, please speak first."
"yes."
Yang Qiang quickly stepped forward and replied: "I heard that I can borrow food from the government today. The big guys started working with more enthusiasm. Originally, I estimated that the wall would be built the day after tomorrow, but looking at the current momentum, tomorrow evening
It should be done.
The day after tomorrow, we will put the beams and roof on the cattle pen and the sheep pen, then light a fire and smoke it for a day, dry the walls and drive away the moisture, and it should be ready for use."
"Yeah." Jiang Long was quite satisfied with this speed.
"The younger one went to check on the houses that needed to have their house walls repaired. After statistics, a total of forty-two houses had some cracks in their house walls, or the roofs were leaking." Jian Jiang Long looked at him.
After feeling relieved, he should be quite satisfied. Yang Qiang quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
"The weather hasn't really warmed up in the past few days, so we need to repair the house wall as soon as possible."
Jiang Long took another sip of tea, thought for a while, and said, "Let's do this. You first lead people to repair the walls of the tenant farmer's house where there are elderly people at home, and then help with the rest after the circle is built.
"
"Yes." Yang Qiang agreed.
Jiang Long looked at Zheng Zhi, "Now you can report it."
Zheng Zhi took out a piece of paper from his sleeve. The strange patterns and crooked marks on it were probably only he could understand, and he began to report in detail.
Jiang Long felt a little lucky when he heard this.
Fortunately, Guo's wife was the first to faint, allowing him to discover early that many tenant farmers were suffering from food shortages.
Otherwise, if every household is hungry and forced to work and plow the land, not only will the efficiency be very low, but some elderly people and children may suffer severe physical damage and die of illness due to being hungry for a long time.
By then, it will be too late.
"Many people are borrowing food from Manager Li now, young master, would you like to go over and take a look?" Zheng Zhi, who is more shrewd and thoughtful, said in a clever way.
Jiang Long originally didn't want to go there, otherwise the tenant farmers would have to thank and kowtow when they saw him.
But then Tian Dazhuang's loud voice suddenly sounded outside the door, "Young Master, I am grateful for your life-saving grace of lending money and food, and I want to come over and kowtow to you."
Jiang Long quickly stood up and walked out of the main hall quickly.
Immediately, a large group of tenant farmers were seen kneeling together in the small courtyard with bags of grain in their hands and happy smiles on their faces.
"Get up quickly, it's cold underground."
Jiang Long quickly stretched out his hand to signal everyone to get up, and then scolded Tian Dazhuang with a straight face: "Everyone has been working hard and tired for a day, why don't you advise everyone to go back and rest early?"
"I can't help you." Tian Dazhuang said hurriedly: "The big guy insists on coming to kowtow to you."
"Thank you, young master!"
"There are only a few days of food left at home. The young master lent us food. It is a life-saving favor!"
"Yes, but how can we come here and kowtow?"
"The interest rate is still so low, the young master is our reborn parent."
"The young master has a bodhisattva heart and will definitely be able to restore our Jing Mansion to its former glory in the future!"
The tenant farmers looked excited and started talking to each other.
Jiang Long looked at these simple and lovely people who could be easily satisfied, and his hands hidden in his sleeves gradually tightened.
It strengthened their determination to start business as soon as possible and make them rich as soon as possible.
The tenant farmers kowtowed and left one after another, saying that they could not disturb Jiang Long's meal and rest.
After all the tenant farmers walked out of the courtyard, Manager Li stepped forward with a dark face and said, "Young Master, isn't the interest you promised too low?"
The voice was mixed with unusual dissatisfaction.
Jiang Long knew that Manager Li would have objections, so he only said in person that interest would be charged, but did not say how much interest would be charged.
Otherwise, if the two-point profit was mentioned at that time, Manager Li would definitely have a dispute.
If Manager Li were to fight with him, it would be difficult to convince him.
After all, in the eyes of Manager Li, money is above all else.
From Manager Li's point of view, lending food to tenant farmers is already a sign of kindness, and it is reasonable to charge higher interest rates.
Jiang Long didn't want to argue with Manager Li because he knew how to disagree, and he didn't have much energy to talk to Manager Li.
So he just spread his hands and said: "I have already said the words, you can't ask me to take them back, can you?"
"This..." Manager Li felt depressed for a while.
As the young master of Jing Mansion, Jiang Long came to manage the farm for the first time. No matter whether the matter could be accomplished or not, he must establish his prestige.
Naturally, one cannot go back on one's word and keep one's word.
Jiang Long glanced at Tian Dazhuang at this time, and Tian Dazhuang hurriedly pulled Manager Li out, "There may be someone else borrowing grain in the meantime. Let's go to the granary and have a look."
Manager Li was dragged away unwillingly.
Baoping took the manuscript paper and happily came to the door of the small courtyard where Lin Ya lived temporarily. Because there were fruit trees in the small courtyard, the branches were dense and could block people's sight, so she waited until she stepped into the courtyard before moving forward.
After a few steps, the two people inside who were whispering and talking to each other saw her figure.
One was a gray-haired woman who looked flustered when she suddenly saw her.
He bent his knees and bowed, said nothing, and left in a hurry.
The other is Du Juan, the dowry maid brought by Lin Ya.
The smile on Du Juan's face was also a little unnatural. She took a few steps forward and proactively said, "Sister Baoping is here."
"Hmm." Baoping looked at Du Juan, then turned around suspiciously and glanced at the back of the woman who had already walked to the entrance of the courtyard.
Du Juan's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly stepped forward to hold Baoping's elbow and carry her into the house, while talking, "Sister, are you here to see the young lady?"
"The young master asked me to send this to the young madam."
Baoping withdrew his gaze and raised the paper in his hand casually.
"This is?" Du Juan guessed: "Is it the story of Big Big Wolf and Pleasant Goat?"
Jiang Long had already sent Lin Ya the manuscript of the story of Big Big Wolf and Pleasant Goat several times, so Du Juan had known about it for a long time and asked Lin Ya to read it to her, and she was already addicted to it.
"No, this is a new story." At the mention of this mythological novel, Baoping was distracted and his eyes lit up, "This story is even better than Big Big Wolf."
"real?"
Du Juan rolled her eyes, "Then when the young lady is reading, I have to stay by and listen carefully."
"I guarantee you will be addicted to it." Baoping looked proud, as if she had written the story.
"Sister Baoping is so sure, so of course I believe it." Du Juan agreed first, then coughed slightly, and said casually: "I asked the old woman to go to a nearby town to buy some small things. She
His steps were too slow, and it was almost dark, so he sent it to me."
"Oh." Baoping responded indifferently.
"Sister, did you hear what the mother-in-law and I said just now?" A sharp light suddenly flashed in Du Juan's eyes.
Baoping was originally just a little confused as to why Du Juan and the old lady were so sneaky.
Didn't take it to heart either.
But now Du Juan's successive tests have attracted her attention.
After all, she grew up in a wealthy family like Jingfu. Although Baoping is lively and innocent, it does not mean that she is without scheming.
"No, I wonder what Sister Du Juan asked that woman to go to the town to buy for her?"
Baoping looked innocent, but in his heart he was actually calm.
"Forget it, I asked her to help buy some novel gadgets, but I didn't expect..." At this point, Du Juan quickly lifted her sleeves, faintly revealing a red string tied to her wrist, and said angrily: "
She just bought me something like this, I’m really pissed off!”
"If sister wants to buy any trinkets, she should ask someone to buy them at a famous silver shop or grocery store in the capital. What novel and interesting gadgets can be found in the small town here?" Although Baoping had a smile on his face.
She had an expression on her face, but she had sharp eyes. When Du Juan lifted up her sleeves, she saw a small tips bag hanging on the red line.
I thought for a while, what is in the bag?
The two of them came to the main hall door while chatting.
Du Juan first raised her voice to ask for permission. When she heard Lin Ya let in, she raised her hand and raised the door curtain, "Sister Baoping, please come in."
"Sister Du Juan, you're welcome." Baoping nodded before stepping into the threshold.
Lin Ya had already stood up from the chair and came to greet her. Baoping was Jiang Long's personal maid, and she and Jiang Long grew up together. They were not a perfect match, but they could be said to be.
Childhood sweethearts, their love relationships are naturally different from other maids.
Even if she is a young lady, she does not dare to look down upon her, she must be given some face.
"Young lady, please take a seat quickly." Baoping was not the kind of person who likes to show off. He immediately walked a few steps quickly, held Lin Ya's elbow, and sat back down with Lin Ya's support.
Although Lin Ya had met Baoping several times before, she had never really dealt with him.
At the very beginning, Baoping and Yuchai pointed out that she was the one who made Jiang Long vomit blood in anger.
I originally had no good impression of Aquarius and was somewhat wary of it.
But at this moment, I saw that Baoping was very respectful to me, with a pair of dark almond-shaped eyes, and his eyes were very clean and pure, so I couldn't help but have a good impression of Baoping.
"You sit down too," Lin Ya said.
Baoping declined several times before sitting down with him.
"This time, this servant is following the young master's order to bring these manuscripts to the young madam."
Lin Ya's beautiful eyes lit up, "Is this the story of Big Big Wolf and Pleasant Goat?"
"No, it's a fairy tale, but it sounds so good..." Baoping opened his mouth and started telling it cheerfully, but his story had no beginning and no end, completely messing up the plot of the story.
But even so, Lin Ya and Du Juan were also attracted by the story when they heard that the stone was pregnant with a fetus and a monkey jumped out.