On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 341 Manor 1
For people on Zhuangzi, the arrival of masters is not a good thing.

Not only can they be scolded and beaten at will, but all the domestic animals will also suffer.

Maybe they will dislike them for eating too much and kick them out.

It is said that the lives of slaves are worthless, but they are also human beings. Who doesn't want to live a good life?

Even if I have no hope in this life, I still hope that one of my descendants will be promising, so that he can change his family, shine on his family name, and live a good life as a servant.

After Xiao Xiao sent Boss Xiao and the others away to pick up someone, he asked someone to call the manager.

When she saw the unfamiliar steward and the servants coming to greet her, she was very happy in her heart. Thanks to her previous visit, otherwise they didn't know her and things wouldn't have been so smooth now.

She asked the steward: "How many people are there in Zhuangzi?"

The steward said cautiously: "Back to the eldest young lady, there are five families with a total of thirty-six people."

"There are quite a few people there?" Xiao Xiao didn't know what to say.

There are seven people in the same family?
The manager thought too much and thought that the eldest mistress was dissatisfied with having too many free meals, so he quickly added: "Not many, they also have girls and boys working in the house as errands."

Xiao Xiao was shocked. There were eight people in each family?

Of course, the saying on people's lips nowadays is: Having more children and grandchildren means you will be blessed.

The emperor's nobles also hope in their hearts that everyone under their command can have more children, that the men will serve as soldiers, and the women will get married early and spread their careers.

Xiao Xiao then asked in detail how many houses there were on the village, what vegetables were there in the fields, and how many poultry were in the pig pen, chicken coop, and sheep pen?

After hearing this, he knew it in his heart and lied calmly: "It's not peaceful outside now. Mother is worried that you won't be able to stop people with evil intentions. She asked me to look after Zhuangzi. The manager must help me. Wait for father and the eldest young master." Come back and reward you generously.”

"Okay, let me clean up the house here."

Mrs. Li didn't know she was back.

As for whether her father-in-law and husband could come back, she was not sure, so she could only temporarily use their names to suppress the people in Zhuangzi.

So she was also willing to write them some verbal checks.

And the person in charge didn't expect that the eldest young lady would lie.

And he was also willing to hand over the ledgers and keys.

After all, the eldest mistress was like a robber entering the village before, forcing herself to open a warehouse and carrying away more than thousands of kilograms of grain.

Later, my wife also asked people to come back and transport two carts of grain.

He couldn't bear that all the children in the village had not enough to eat, and he was also afraid that if Madam and the others came to transport the food twice more, the warehouse would be empty.

So after some hesitation, we took the opportunity to ask each family to carry away two bags of rice and noodles.

But in this case, if the superiors investigate, my account will be wiped out.

Now that the eldest young lady is willing to take over, she has nothing to do with her.

He immediately went to get the account book: "Our farm has rice and flour. Fortunately, God has given us enough food this year, and the harvest is quite good."

"In addition to what the young lady and my wife took away earlier, there are also sixteen bags of rice, twelve bags of flour, and two bags of soybeans..."

If there were only the original few people, a bag of rice would be almost 100 kilograms, which would be enough for them to eat for a while.

But when I think about the fact that there are more than 200 people behind me, if everyone eats with open stomachs, I'm afraid they won't be able to last for half a month.

Moreover, it is already winter, and there are only some radishes and cabbages left in the fields.

On the contrary, they raise a lot of poultry, which can be used as a feast for everyone.

Xiao Xiao then said, "You said there are still more than sixty chickens and eighty ducks?" "Yes." The person in charge also knew that this young lady did not come from a wealthy family, and was afraid that she would take the opportunity to enrich herself. Tactfully reminded: "Would you like to send some over there too, madam?"

Please don't have the dangerous thought of taking it all for yourself.

"You are still thoughtful," Xiao Xiao continued to lie with a straight face: "Madam asked me to settle some people who have fled. You tell everyone that those who come to work will receive forty wages and two eggs every day. "

In fact, there is no need to recruit people from Zhuangzi. When people from Xutian Village come by themselves, they can start working.

But Xiao Xiao was also someone who deliberately gave Zhuangzi a sweet spot.

If possible, she would also like to take the opportunity to win people's hearts.

In fact, most of the people today are simple and dutiful. If they can eat well and have some spare money, they will be very satisfied.

Uncle Zhong, who was in charge of the affairs, thought he had heard wrongly: "Master, are you really giving me so much?"

Why are there so few slaves now?

Not only was it artificial control by the government, but after natural and man-made disasters, the better seedlings were divided up by princes everywhere.

After raising them for a few years and instilling some thoughts of loyalty to their master, they can be sent out.

And the slaves who were bought, who were respected by their masters, could get two, two, or three months of money every month.

But in this Zhuangzi, giving you one tael of silver every month is enough.

Of course, Zhuangzi would give them some coarse, second-class rice and noodles, but they had to buy oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and they had to work hard to get enough clothes, so saving half of it would be considered frugal.

Therefore, eggs and duck eggs are reluctant to buy and rarely available to eat.

It's no wonder that Uncle Zhong, the steward, felt that Xiao Xiao gave too much.

Xiao Xiao portrays herself as a kind and kind person: "If it hadn't been for something happening in Fucheng, I wouldn't have come to Zhuangzi, and I wouldn't have known how hard they were living."

"Although we also came out to seek refuge, I still have this little money."

"Master Minghui told me to do more good deeds before, so that I can be blessed and have more children and grandchildren in the future."

It was impossible to have many children and grandchildren. She would never allow herself to have one every three or five years.

Uncle Zhong felt that he understood what the eldest mistress was doing, so he bowed to her and solemnly said: "Thank you, eldest mistress."

Xiao Xiao said: "Let everyone come now, today is also considered a day."

"Yes." Uncle Zhong felt in his heart that the eldest young lady was really kind and had a good temper, and he dared to speak in front of her: "First young lady, how old do you want someone here?"

Xiao Xiao hesitated for a moment and then said: "If you are over eight years old, there is no upper limit."

It’s not that she wants to employ child labor, it’s that she wants the children to eat well.

Uncle Zhong saluted the eldest mistress again, and in his heart he agreed that she had a bodhisattva-like heart.

After Xiao Xiao sent the people away, he called Xiao Erlang and quietly went outside for a walk.

There are only a dozen mud-brick houses here, five of which are warehouses for storing grain.

There is simply no room for so many people.

Fortunately, there is no such thing as a foundation on his farm, so Xiao Xiao looked at the terrain and pointed to the east: "Hey, the house is not enough to live in. How about building a few straw sheds here first?"

Afterwards, the slaves swarmed in and after listening to Xiao Xiao's request, they immediately started working hard.

I was deeply afraid that if I didn't perform well, I would be fired by the eldest mistress, and I would miss a good opportunity to make money.