I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 399

Chapter 399

"Can't you buy it? You won't suffer a loss for ten taels of silver per mu." A villager murmured disappointedly, beggingly looking at the luxuriously dressed Zhan Feiyu. He heard that the head ornaments on the heads of these nobles cost dozens of taels Silver, if it is more expensive, can cost hundreds of taels, and buying all these fields is only two taels more than before.

A few villagers nearby couldn't help but agree, "Yeah, the price is really not expensive. The Zhongtian bought by the old Liu's family last month cost eight taels of silver per mu."

If it weren't for the fact that the village is not rich, even the village official's family would probably be able to spend 40 to [-] taels of silver, but for this piece of land with hundreds of acres of land, dozens of taels of silver is just a drop in the bucket.

Otherwise, everyone in the village wants to buy these fields, even if they don't cultivate them, they can sell them for a few taels of silver.

Looking at the pleading faces in front of him, Zhan Feiyu still shook his head and refused. It was because his mother was ill and there was a baby waiting to be fed.

But the matter of buying a field was different. Zhan Feiyu also had concerns when it involved the Pang Mansion.

Secondly, she will leave Suzhou Mansion today, and it will be troublesome to buy this land, and she will have to find someone to collect the rent. At that time, she will either trouble the teacher or trouble the big brother to deal with the aftermath, unless one day she can really rely on herself to do good deeds.

Villager Zheng let out a long sigh, and looked at the few villagers who still wanted to plead and shook their heads at them. Since the nobleman said he would not buy it, they could not force others to do so.

"Okay, let's all go back. I'll talk to Mr. Chen again when the time comes. If it's really not possible, let Mr. Hu help us to make peace." Muramasa said with a final word, [-]% renting a house must not work, it would be tantamount to wasting work one game.

When Mr. Chen bought this field, he must be renting it out. Their village is the closest. If they don't rent it, people from other villages won't come. After all, it's [-]% renting.

Several women kneeling on the ground were finally helped up, but this last hope was shattered, and the women's eyes were red from crying. Fortunately, they did not resent Zhan Feiyu. In fact, they also knew in their hearts that Zhan Feiyu was not People from Suzhou Prefecture will definitely not buy it.

"How should this big family live." The woman who knelt down at the beginning hoarsely said, her eyes were blank, she looked at the plowed fields not far away, her face was gradually stained with despair, "The old man in my family , Little one, Mr. Chen wants to rent [-]% of the house. If you don’t plant it, your family will starve to death, but if you plant it, you will starve to death..."

These rambling words made the eyes of the women next to me red again. No one's family is having a good time, and they are just full of water all year round, but what can they do?The family has no money to buy the field.

She was supported by her fellow villagers to leave, but after three or two steps, the woman suddenly stopped and turned to look at Zhan Feiyu who was standing beside her. Thinking of her thin daughter with straw-like hair, the woman couldn't help but think again. Asked: "Girl, if you can do me a favor, you can buy this field and save the people in our village by making a few sets of clothes a year."

The sunlight fell from the gaps in the branches and shone on Zhan Feiyu, the pearls in her hair were shining brightly. As soon as the woman said this, the expressions of the women standing aside also changed slightly, yes, They are so busy that they can't buy new clothes for their children, and they can only wear patched clothes during the New Year.

Look at Zhan Feiyu with red lips and white teeth, and look at the bowls and chopsticks not far away that have not had time to clean up. The big cloth is spread on the ground like a straw mat. The bowls and dishes are the most expensive porcelain in the shop. , a whole set of small blue flowers, it is comfortable to look at.

Not to mention the food in the dishes, not to mention the eggs and pickles, there is more than half of the stewed meat in the plate next to it, there are juicy fruits in the small bamboo basket, and the four-color pastries, all dead Made of rice, it looks soft, glutinous and sweet, not to mention the children in the family, they have never eaten such delicate pastries in their 40 to [-] years of life.

Looking at the slightly jealous eyes of the women in the village, Zhan Feiyu once again understood what it means to not worry about the few but worry about the inequality.

"Miss?" He Nuan said in a low voice, and looked at the silent Zhan Feiyu with some concern. She could also understand the thoughts of these women, and they were also forced by life, but they shouldn't blame the misfortune of life on the young lady.

Zhan Feiyu smiled nonchalantly, "I seem to recall that I was in Jinlin Village back then. In fact, I did everything I could to go to the private school."

But after all, she is a person who has lived two lifetimes. Even if Zhan Feiyu tried her best to study, she played some tricks, but she would not resort to unscrupulous methods, nor would she blame others.

"Okay, let's all go back!" The village official scolded, and if he continued to offend the nobleman, he would be in trouble at that time, and besides, the nobleman gave Daniel five taels of silver with kindness, so he must help the village, and the nobleman would not owe them.

Wiping her tears, the woman looked at Zhan Feiyu, who was still smiling when talking to He Nuan, and suddenly let out a cry, and ran to the side frantically, "There is no way out, and I don't want to live either. It's..."

"Quick, stop her!"

"Sister-in-law Osmanthus, don't do stupid things!"

The people in the village were terrified and came back to their senses suddenly, but unfortunately, Aunt Osmanthus had already rushed towards the big tree not far away, intending to crash her head on the tree trunk to death.

Ever since the villagers appeared, He Sheng had been on guard all the time, so whenever Aunt Osmanthus made a move, He Sheng flew over and stopped him before he was about to crash into a tree to seek his death.

Several women also hurried over at this moment, and grabbed the crying aunt Osmanthus, "It's better to live than to die. If you die, your old Wang family will collapse!"

"Yes, think about the children of Da Niu and the others. They are not married yet. If you die, what will happen to the children?"

"No, it's [-]% renting. No way, we will all reclaim some wasteland and let the men in the family do part-time jobs. We won't really starve to death."

There was a rush of persuasion, and the women spoke eloquently, but their faces were more worried. What's the use of opening up wasteland, without water, there is no success, let alone part-time jobs. Unless you have a bit of craftsmanship, you won't even earn your hard-earned money.

"Don't make trouble, all go back!" The village is really angry this time, and carefully glanced at Zhan Feiyu, seeing that she was not angry, he let go of his hanging heart, "Old Wu's family, You guys take the sweet-scented osmanthus back, please persuade me more."

The people in the village came and went quickly, but a group of people walked heavily and had nowhere to go, so they put this hope on Zhan Feiyu, who had only met once.

Seeing that everyone was leaving, He Nuan couldn't help but say, "People's livelihood is difficult, that Mr. Chen is really nothing, he is not afraid that this field will be bought and no one will cultivate it."

"Master Chen can afford to wait, but the people in the village can't afford to wait." Zhan Feiyu said, even if the field is not cultivated for a year, Master Chen will only lose a year's success.

But for the villagers, without the maintenance of these fields, every household really has to tighten their belts, and in the end they can only agree to the rent that cannot be fulfilled. It is better to be exploited than to starve to death.

"Is there no one to care about?" He Nuan frowned. Although she didn't like Aunt Osmanthus forcing her to die, it was also a desperate situation.

"I can't control it." Zhan Feiyu shook his head.

If Mr. Chen is taking the villagers' land by force, Zhan Feiyu can take care of it, but Mr. Chen bought these fields, and he is willing to set a few percent of the rent. That is his own business, and the government will also take care of it. No, the villagers don't need to rent the seeds if they don't want to.

"Let's not talk about this now, you guys hurry up and eat." Zhan Feiyu said, after this delay, he was already full, and Ah Sheng and the others only ate half.

It's just that the mood was affected to some extent, the three of He Nuan ate a little fast, and they didn't know what to eat.

Zhan Feiyu stood on the ridge and looked at the fields where the seeds had been sown. The ridges were as neat as measured by a ruler. Not to mention weeds, even gravel the size of a finger was picked up and thrown to the edge of the ridge. It is the lifeblood of the people.

He Sheng came over and said in a deep voice, "Miss, is there someone behind the scenes manipulating this matter?"

It's no wonder He Sheng thought too much, if he hadn't stopped her just now, the woman had really hit a tree and died, and the charge of forcing her to death would have fallen on the young lady.

But if he bought the land, He Sheng was also worried that someone would make a fuss about it. Ten taels of good land was indeed cheap. If Mrs. Pang backed down, the young lady would become a robber and a bully.

(End of this chapter)