Datang Happy Landlord

Chapter 953;
Chapter Nine Hundred and Seven;
In 637 A.D., the autumn of the tenth year of Zhenguan, when the heat was still strong.

Ding Weiri, during the time of Wushen, Qinglong is in good luck.

Outside the city of Minzhou, Xifeng broke, and Li Yu planned to reclaim ten thousand mu of new fields.

Today is different from the past, there are so many people's heads, it is too crowded.

I don't know how many men, women and children there are.

There are tens of thousands of members of the upper third house of the Li family in Longxi, plus the poor people who have gathered from all over the world in recent years, as well as businessmen and common people who want to make a fortune.

There are also local residents in Lingnan, I am afraid there will be more than 10,000+ people...

This place has been busy for three days in advance, and Li Yu already counted it as busy as today, so it was vacated when the seeds were planted in advance, and a large piece of land was used as a square for gatherings, so there was no need to waste the crop land.

Today is the first day of worshiping the heaven and the earth and the god of grains. The worship ceremony was presided over by the old patriarch of the Li family in Longxi.

The patriarchs of the second and third families, one on the left and one on the right, kowtowed to thank the heaven and the earth for blessings, and blessed the thousands of acres of crops to usher in a bumper harvest.

Land on the other side.

Li's second wife, Zou Shuyi, the chief steward in charge of farming, is holding a baby boy less than ten months old in her arms, and is instructing a group of stewards around her.

"Have you prepared enough farm tools?"

"If you go back to your wife, everything is ready, and I will wait for the end of the worship, and the patriarch will give you an order."

"very good."

Before Zou Shuyi could say a few words, the baby boy in her arms started to toss about, dancing and shaking non-stop, as if she was going to play on the ground, she couldn't speak yet, but she was chirping, and many adults came out Incomprehensible bird language.

"Don't move, don't move, good boy, oh, you are a real kid, why are you tossing so hard, hugging you for a while, I'm exhausted, auntie..."

Seeing Zou Shuyi sweating, still unable to take care of the child in her arms, a beautiful woman beside her stretched out her hands to pick up the child;

"Miss, you should leave your husband to me. He probably wants to run and play again. Our husband's temperament is exactly the same as that of the owner. It is difficult to stay in one place for too long."

This is Zou Shuyi's son's wet nurse. Zou Shuyi's heart is full of joy when she hears it. Although his son is very young, less than one year old, any fool can see that he is very similar to the patriarch. Zou Shuyi likes to hear it the most. People say this.

"Okay, I'll take care of you, Mrs. Lao."

"Look at what you said, I'm the child's wet nurse, and I should take care of him. The chief steward arranges the work and errands. I'll take Mr. Lang over there, and he will be happy and stop making trouble."

"Very good."

The nurse carried the baby and left, followed by more than a dozen maids and 21 healthy servants, but Zou Shuyi was still not at ease, and the manager Zou who put away his smiling face turned to look at the people of the Zou family next to him.

"Follow up, there are too many people here, I feel flustered when I see it, you must protect the nanny and your little man."

"only!"

A tall and thick man, all muscular, left with a promise, followed by more than 100 strong men surnamed Zou, dozens of them, holding shining iron guns in their hands.

Zou Shuyi's eldest daughter, the eldest daughter, has been removed, but none of the more than 2 people with the Zou family name dare to underestimate Zou Shuyi.

The members of the Zou family are refugees and refugees from all corners of the country. Among the 21 surnames in the second room of Li's family, they are the most chaotic and of the lowest grade.

He is always laughed at by people with other surnames, gossips or something, and even... is looked down upon.

Now it's showing its face, it's expensive.

Because of the patriarch's eldest daughter, Manager Zou gave birth to a boy for the patriarch.

And he looks more and more like the patriarch, and the patriarch also likes this youngest son very much.

The entire Zou family is now talking about this little gentleman after dinner.

The elders don't like to talk too much, Mrs. Zou is not an easy-to-serve master, she has confessed many times, and if she loses a hair, she will execute the guard on duty in the Zou family.

Of course, what he said was very harsh, but it was just an attitude. He really wouldn't kill people if he really got the root of it.

Each of the more than 300 guards selected from the Zou family has been strictly examined by the elders of the Zou family, and in the end they have to go to the head of the Zou family one by one.

Although the elders never said much, their attitude already explained the situation.

Therefore, each of the three guards of the Zou family is very serious.

What are you kidding?If the protection is not effective and something goes wrong, Mrs. Zou's temper will definitely kill someone.

"By the way, where did you just say?"

"Returning to my wife, you said that you have prepared the farming tools, but Mr. Xiaolang made a fuss, so you didn't continue talking."

After one chief steward finished speaking, the other chief steward spoke immediately;
"My lady, it doesn't matter. The worship over there will take a while. We don't need to worry. You can arrange it slowly, lady."

"Oh right, right, I've talked about this, um, I'm really not in a hurry, there's nothing else, I'll just explain one thing."

"These corns, peanuts, and sweet potatoes are all grown from thousands of miles away. The patriarch values ​​them very much and puts a lot of effort into them. When they are harvested, they must be accounted for and supervised carefully. Don't forget about them."

"only!"

Zou Shuyi has been in charge of farming for many years. She is not an ordinary manager. She is the leader of farming. She has more than a dozen senior managers who follow her. She is very prestigious. She is a well-known figure in Li's second-bedroom family.

After all, this is a farming society, and Li's second house has so much land that it scares me to death.

So Zou Shuyi's status is very noble, and it is precisely because she is a poor widow that she is now in a high position, which makes the mistress dislike her.

The current Zou Shuyi has learned her lesson, and goes to the mistress's place to greet her every three days, and then goes to Xichun's lady's house to greet her at the same time. .

No matter how powerful she is, no matter how noble her status is, she dare not be presumptuous in front of Yan Qiniang and Xi Chun.

"Miss, don't worry, I will be careful to supervise the work of the clansmen."

"Yes, lady, don't worry, there will be no troubles. In these years, we have not made a single mistake on our farming side. Who in the clan doesn't know?"

Zou Shuyi is very satisfied with these subordinates;

"I know you are all very good, but I still can't help being long-winded, everyone, don't feel annoying, the errands are done well more than anything else, how many people are staring at our farming area, and some people expect us to do something Trouble, to slander or snatch the job, you should know better than me."

"Yes."

"Isn't it? There are too many people who are jealous. I'm afraid you don't know it, my wife. The brothers in my family are waiting for me to make mistakes. Hehe, let's not talk about it. They are still brothers. I've been thinking all day to replace me..."

"Brother Ma, do you think you're the only one like this? The six houses and three branches of the Liang family are under the leadership, you go ask, which one is pleasing to the eye? Wasn't it because of my job as a big manager in farming?"

"Hey, every family is about the same, our Liu family is also like this, when I was assigned to the farming side that year, everyone in the family covered their mouths and laughed.

At the beginning, our family really had no errands for me to inherit, and it happened that the patriarch wanted to manage the farming side separately, so I was separated out.

I remember clearly that when I came here, my brothers and sisters all laughed at me, saying, what kind of tricks do you want to come up with after planting a field?Can farming be compared with warehouses everywhere? "

The proud and unyielding Zou Shuyi sneered again and again;
"Hmph! You are right. I have really planted tricks. My farming side is really not inferior to any warehouse. Even the treasury side dare not underestimate us. The granary side would be even worse without us. Winemaking Over there also have to come to flatter me, even Mr. Xiao who is in charge of wine making has to give me some noodles, without our food, how about going to drink the northwest wind?"

"That is."

"That's it."

"Be careful, the previous harvests can be seen clearly from above, and this corn is also on the ground, ripening under the eyelids."

"Only the peanuts and sweet potatoes grow deeper than radishes. This is the first time for us, so don't make a joke."

"Don't worry, lady, it won't happen."

"I haven't eaten pork, so I don't know how pigs run?"

"Yes, lady, you can eat and drink with peace of mind, and I will definitely arrange it later."

"Okay, okay, I'm really relieved to have you all. If it weren't for your help and efforts over the years, I, Zou Shuyi, wouldn't be where I am today. Of course I know what you are capable of."

Zou Shuyi was talking, when there was the sound of crackling firecrackers.

"Boss, the worship is over."

"Order the steward."

"Okay, light the firecrackers."

Following Zou Shuyi's order, a row of firecrackers began to burn on the ground hundreds of meters long.

After a stick of incense, Zou Shuyi waved her hand, and dozens of people in charge left separately.

A teenager with a tiger rake in his hand, and dozens of tribesmen behind him.

"Mother, I'm going to the field at the east end..."

Hearing the young man's words, Zou Shuyi turned around;

"Call me the steward."

"Yes."

"Report to Chief Steward, son... Do I want to take my clansmen to the previous field?"

Zou Shuyi didn't speak, but waved to the crowd behind the boy;
"Stand back, I'll tell him a few words."

"only!"

This is Zou Shuyi's eldest son. One of her two previous sons died of illness, but this eldest son survived because of his strong body.

But this is also Zou Shuyi's biggest heart disease. The youngest son is the blood of the patriarch, how noble is that?

But he wants to be born of the same mother as the eldest son who was born as a pariah.

Every time I think of this, Zou Shuyi feels uncomfortable, so she always has a bad face towards her eldest son. In the past two years, she told him about two women, and they separated.

"Don't say I'm biased. You are very different from Song'er. He is the blood of the patriarch, and he is extremely delicate. Your Aye is just an ordinary citizen. He was taken in by the old patriarch when the war was chaotic."

"It's too late for us to be grateful to the second room, so you can't compare with Song'er, remember?"

"Remember my mother, I have never been jealous, I know my identity, my son is already grateful for being able to get me this second in charge, and I also told my son about the direct daughter of the Lin family's imperial army. The direct daughter of the Ma family made me a concubine and gave me a lot of money to live. I am really grateful. I am an honest person, and I can’t speak well. Anyway, in this life, I will do whatever you want me to do What are you doing?"

Zou Shuyi looked at her sensible and honest son, and was very pleased. She finally showed a long-lost smile and stroked the top of the young man's head;
"I know you have always been very sensible, so I never said anything to you.

In the future, you have to remember, to work hard, you have to have your own strength, because your younger brother will live in a separate family in the future, you have to grow up quickly, your uncle and aunt and I will both grow old, Only you and your cousins ​​can help Song'er sincerely, I really can't trust others. "

"Don't worry, Aniang, whoever dares to hurt Xiao Langjun, I will cut off his head."

Seeing the determined expression of the eldest son, Zou Shuyi couldn't help cheering;
"it is good!"

"That's right, it's no loss that he is the son born to me, Zou Shuyi. He's good enough, he's a man..."

"Then Auntie, I'm going to work."

"Go, remember, don't underestimate the errands in this kind of place. The reason why I can be favored by the patriarch, Mommy, is not only because of my pretty face, but also because I can be flirtatious."

"I know, keep it in my heart, the real reason why the patriarch can't leave you is that you have arranged our second wife's lands all over the world, and this is the biggest thing that the patriarch loves you."

Zou Shuyi really didn't expect that the honest eldest son could see these things.

"It seems that you are not stupid at all. Go ahead and work hard. I believe you will become a capable and capable manager."

"Yes, Auntie Xie agrees."

Finally got A Niang's approval and encouragement, Zou Shuyi's eldest son was very excited, turned his head and left with his men to harvest the fields he was in charge of.

All the stewards went to work, only a group of maids remained beside Zou Shuyi, and the guards sent by the Zou family stood in the distance.

Zou Shuyi has two personal second-class maids, both of whom were assigned by the clan. One of them is from the Lin family of the imperial army, and the other is from the Ma family who is in charge of the granary.

They are both direct daughters of a family with a large surname, and it is precisely because of these two that Zou Shuyi has the strongest relationship with the two surnames of the Lin family and the Ma family.

These two maids have long been first-class status. As virgins, they have served the patriarch's bedroom. Every time, there is a steward who is responsible for recording and registering in the book. The precaution is that there will be children in the future, so that they can verify the evidence.

The natal families of these two first-class maids treated Zou Shuyi as close relatives.

Without Zou Shuyi's nod of agreement, it would be a dream come true for her daughters to go to the patriarch's couch, and it would not be their turn to check Shiba.

Now one of them is four months pregnant, her belly is a little bulging, this woman is Lin Bawang's younger sister, who happens to be on Wufu's head.

"Sister, when it comes to our little man, I'm worried. What if I'm born...a girl?"

Zou Shuyi turned her head to comfort;
"Don't worry, didn't Palace Master Liu say it, it's a Ding, what are you afraid of?"

"Of course I believe in Palace Master Liu, but if I don't give birth for a day, I will be very upset. Only when I see it with my own eyes can I be at ease."

"You, you, why are you like your mother? She has asked me a dozen times."

"I was born by her, of course I'm the same as her, sister, you don't know, I don't even want to go back now, as long as I go back, she will keep nagging, for fear that I will give birth to a daughter... Sigh... What a nuisance! "

(End of this chapter)