Datang Happy Landlord

Chapter 281;
Chapter 280;
Li Yu had just turned off the fire after being persuaded by the two women, and before taking a few sips while holding the tea bowl, he saw the maid who had just reported the message came back, and asked with a displeased face;

"What's the matter, those two guys from Lantian County are still entangled endlessly, can you drive them away?"

The maid who came to report saw that Li Yu had misunderstood, so she quickly explained;

"Mr. Qi, the magistrate of Lantian County, Lord Bo, has already returned with the dead body of the thief."

Commander Liu called to ask Mr. Lang to go out, and said that the nine government soldiers below had all arrived, and all the thieves had been killed, and none escaped.

The villagers also gathered a lot, and they were all in high spirits. The commander wanted to invite Mr. Lang out to meet everyone and say a few words. "

Wang Kexin also persuaded;
"Commander Liu is right. This meeting will be full of excitement, and Mr. Lang should show his face."

Situ Yunsha also persuaded;

"Lang Junrong, so many people got up in the middle of the night just to rescue the mansion. If Lang Jun doesn't go to see him, it really doesn't make sense. He should show his face and go to appease him."

Li Yu pondered for a moment before asking;
"What time is it?"

Wang Kexin turned to look at the hourglass on the table before replying;
"Lang Jun, it's halfway through Yin time, and it will be Mao time in half an hour."

"Oh, it's already past four o'clock in the morning, and it will be dawn soon, so it's impossible for everyone to go back to sleep.

Forget it, tell the commander-in-chief, open the ancestral hall, ask Li Zhongtong to pass on the patriarch of the nineteenth surname, and all the chief officials,

The family mainly opens the ancestral hall, and farmers can wait outside the ancestral hall. "

"promise."

The maid who reported the letter agreed excitedly and left quickly.

Li Yu looked at Wang Kexin, who looked expectant, and Situ Yunsha, and said softly;

"Go, you two are also chief stewards. If Zou Shuyi can enter the ancestral hall, you can too. Go change into solemn clothes and follow me."

"No, thank you sir."

"Yes, I will change it now."

The two girls saluted happily, and hurried away with their personal servant girls.

Li Yu said to Baihe in the study;

"Go, tell Li Zhong and Li Yi that the two chief stewards were newly added last year. The chief agricultural steward sat under Uncle Liu.

Lin Wu was arranged at the end of Xishou. In the past, there was only one steward of the inner court, but this time two more were added and put together. "

"promise."

Bai He agreed and was about to go out.

Li Yu yelled again from behind;
"Hold on."

Bai He turned around again and stood upright.

Li Yu said softly;
"You performed very well tonight, and you are very vigilant. The first time you see a thief, you go to the front yard to send a message.

I heard from Xia Zhu that you fell twice, what, your body is injured, if you are injured, you are allowed to take a rest for a month, the monthly routine is the same. "

Bai He knew that her husband was very kind to the eight of them who served her personally, so when she heard that her husband cared about her alone, she was very grateful.

"It's not a big deal, sir, the slaves are fine, so there's no need to take a rest."

Bai He said she was fine, but her injured right leg still couldn't withstand standing for a long time, so she changed her left foot calmly and put pressure on it, so that her injured right leg could relieve some pressure.

Li Yu has always seen that his eight personal attendants, four of them are on duty every day, and he knows exactly who walks and looks like.

Tonight's Bai He walked a little strangely, which was quite different from the past. Li Yu also guessed that it must have been a bad fall.

"At dawn, all of your shifts will be on duty. Mr. Ben wants to hang out with Manager Lin for a few days and talk about important things, so let them be on duty."

"Yes."

Li Yu twisted her sedentary body, and Qingqing, who was waiting beside her, hurried up to squeeze her shoulders and beat her back.

Li Yu continued;

"You have meritorious deeds, I want to reward you, and you are close to me, let alone treat you badly. I will announce it in the ancestral hall later, you go."

"Yes."

Bai He was so excited that she limped a little and walked towards the front yard, feeling warm and excited.

She is the servant of the family, the one who takes the most advantage, and follows the mansion from generation to generation without worrying about food and drink. No matter what disaster year you have, there is a granary for food.

But it is limited to this, except for coming to the mansion to be on duty, the family has children and servants, no more than other peasant households, they have land and property, and they can exchange a few coins back for use.

The family does not have any land for children, and all they plant are the public land in the mansion. Except for the necessary grain, everything else must be handed over to the granary.

They can't go to other places to work as errands to earn money, and they can only rely on the mansion for the rest of their lives. This is the old rule, and all the family servants in the world are like this.

So no one complained. During the famine years, many people were overwhelmed and wanted to sell themselves as slaves to rich families, but there was no way out.

Bai He was lucky, she entered the mansion since she was a child, was selected by the previous Patriarch, and became one of the eight personal servants, and her monthly rate was always higher than that of the men in the front yard.

Last year, Mr. Lang doubled his promotion, and now he still has the regular money of the second manager, two hundred dollars a month.

This is the only income for the dozen or so members of Baihe's family. Every time she goes home for a few days after taking a bath, the whole family treats him like a baby.

Cold water is not allowed to touch, she is the only daughter of the family who has 20 surnames, more than [-] branches in the Liang family, and the only daughter who can read.

Last year, Mr. Lang came back from Chang'an, and brought a big silver hairpin to each of the eight close friends. The workmanship was exquisite, and it was gratifying just to look at it, but he regarded his family members as family heirlooms, and envied many clan members.

This time there will be a reward again, how could she not be happy, if she didn't break her right leg, she would want to jump and walk right now.

After going out of the second gate, seeing that the servants were busy, Baihe found Li Zhong who was arranging things, pulled him aside, and then said;

"Reporting to Chief Steward, the Patriarch asked me to pass on a message to add positions to Chief Lin and Chief Chief Zou.
Two more positions will be added next to the stewards of the inner court. After a while, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Situ will also participate. "

"It has always been the rule that there is only one position for the chief steward of the inner courtyard when the ancestral hall is opened. Now the lady of the Lin family should be seated. Although the two ladies of the Wang family and the lady of the Situ family are in charge of important affairs and the accountant, have you never heard that they will come out?"

Li Zhong was a little confused, with a puzzled look on his face.

"Oh, I said the big manager, why do you care about these things, the owner says how to arrange it, you can do whatever you want. If you talk too much, aren't you asking for trouble?"

"That's right, I'm still a girl, you can see it through, well, I'm going to ask someone to add some chairs, it's just two steps away.

But sister, don't blame your brother for talking too much, you have fallen like this, tell Steward Lin later, let's take a break. "

Baihe raised her face, full of smiles;

"Don't worry, Chief Steward, Mr. Lang asked us to be on duty tomorrow, and they will be replaced by Steward Lin. I can go home and rest for a few days. Mr. Lang is really kind, does he feel sorry for us?"

"Isn't that right? No one will say anything else. I won't tell you anymore. The ancestral hall has been opened for many years. I still have a lot of work to arrange. You should hurry back to the backyard."

After Li Zhong finished speaking, he stopped Li Yi who was passing by and asked;
"Brother, have you explained to the patriarch of the nineteenth family, and those who are in charge?"

"Don't worry, brother, you still don't feel at ease when I do things, you have sent people there, and they are talking with each other."

"Don't worry? Why do you want me to feel at ease? When I went out for an hour, you led people to praise the second door. This also caused the top ten boards. You need to have a good memory in the future, so don't make mistakes again."

Speaking of this matter, Li Yi was also very depressed, and returned with a sad face;

"Don't mention brother, it's all caused by this thief today, when did my little brother make a mistake on weekdays, brother, don't you know?
Who knows what happened tonight, I forgot about it, and boasted into the second door by accident, but fortunately, the lady of the Wang family was kind and kind, and the punishment was not too heavy, just ten boards.

Speaking of this, brother, you can be flexible when the time comes, don't tell them to attack too hard, or what if they break it. "

Li Zhong patted Li Yi on the shoulder and said;

"Don't worry, don't take it lightly. Is it possible to beat you to death? Hitting the board is to improve your memory, and it's not aimed at killing people. The owner of the family knows it well, and everyone knows it. Go to work. I haven't opened an ancestral hall for many years. Now, tell me, keep your spirits up, don't let the eggplants wilted by Shuang, that won't work, you'll have to look black again."

"Okay, I see."

After dismissing Li Yi, Li Zhong hurried out of the mansion. At the gate of the courtyard, he met Liu Wanquan wearing brand new clothes. He was neatly tidied up and looked very solemn. He grabbed Li Zhongdao;
"Ah Zhong, you didn't help me to ask the Patriarch if there is any place for the nine sons under me to sit?"

"Commander, it's not that I don't ask. The head of the family has never come out in the backyard. I can't ask if I want to. This will explain that two positions will be added next to the steward of the inner court, and the two ladies behind will also go."

Liu Wanquan was a little reconciled, the ancestral hall was not open all the time, and there were not many opportunities to show his face.

"Ah Zhong, how do I treat you normally?"

"Very good, the commander-in-chief has always treated me like a nephew, I know it well."

"Then can you ask the old man, you have also seen that last night the nine men under his command were very attentive.

In particular, Kunzi from Tianjia Village and Xiang Sui from Wangjiazhuang all came back with their heads, so they arranged a place for them anyway.
Even by the door of the ancestral hall, it’s not easy for the other eight, except for Lin Wuyou’s seat. I’m on guard all day, day and night, and I’m the commander. I did my best, what do you think? "

After thinking about it, Li Zhong also made the same reason, and reluctantly agreed;

"Success, but the commander-in-chief, I just pass on the message. If I don't listen to this line, I dare not guarantee it. You have to know it."

"Okay, the old man will teach you a way. Don't ask anyone to bring words in. You will guard the second door for a while. When the Patriarch comes out, you should say a few nice words, and the matter will be settled."

"But I still have to watch them, clean up the ancestral hall, and add places..."

Liu Wanquan patted his heart and said broadly;

"Don't worry, I'll do that for you, isn't it just sprinkling water, sweeping the floor, cleaning the table, can I do it for you?"

(End of this chapter)