Rebirth of the little landlady

Chapter 358 Battle Base Camp
Until now, after taking over the throne, the agricultural tax has been reduced, land reclamation is tax-free, and survival is not as difficult as before. There are fewer talents joining the army around here. A guy who lives with peace of mind will try to use other means to gain fame in the army. To be honest, this is actually a job that only the punks in the city are willing to do.

After living a good life, the first increase is the population, especially the area around Cangshan Mansion, which is originally in the interior of the country, and because of the terrain, it has not been affected by the war no matter how hard it is fought, and later even conscription is voluntary , more than 20 years of the queen's period, plus 40 years of succession today, after [-] years, three generations have been born, and the population has more than ten times, so the current Linze County still maintains prosperity.

While thinking about it, the Song residence has arrived, and you can see the tall vermilion gate from a distance. The brass corners are polished brightly, dazzling people's eyes in the sun. The stone lion at the gate and the two buckets on the plaque The big characters: "Song Mansion", are very grand and glamorous, not to mention in this small place, it is not common to see such an outstanding mansion in the capital.

Not only Yuan Bao, but even Song Chengye himself was astonished when he saw the mansion in front of him that suddenly doubled in size.

The old butler came out with a small number of servants, followed by a few ostentatious female relatives, all of them came out of the house, not insulting the unruly "family style" of the Song family at all.

These women are obviously the few remaining concubines of Song Chengye. In the past, the Luo family used tricks to stay in the old house. They only waited for the Song family to settle down in the capital and then went to the capital. Unexpectedly, their waiting became Fortunately, Song Chengye came back, and they had something to look forward to again.

"I have seen the master, I have seen the lady..." The uneven voice sounded.

If the eyes of these people looking at Song Chengye are in awe and inquiring, then the eyes looking at Yuan Bao can only be described as fanaticism, just like seeing a hungry wolf with fleshy bones. Scalp tingling.

Song Chengye sighed, and ordered in a low voice to the old housekeeper, "That's all, this plaque and stone lion are about to be replaced. This is against the system. In the past, it can be said that you have not received the news. Now I When you come back, you must move quickly, otherwise it will be a big deal if you get caught!" He is no longer an official, and his home has to be transformed into an ordinary residence.

The voice of the old housekeeper was not low at all, "Master, the last time the father-in-law in the palace was not satisfied with the layout of the house, they said that since our family has a county head, no matter what kind of official residence the master has , you have to follow the rules of the county lord, the old slave only said that the family is not enough, and he can't change it for a while, so he gave up. Later, although he heard about the master's appointment, but...but..." He looked at it while talking Ingots.

Only then did Song Chengye realize that the Song family is no longer solely dependent on him, nor is he the most important. Although he knew it in the past, he didn't feel it deeply. Now this kind of visual impact makes his An inexplicable feeling rose in my heart—it’s fine if Yuan Bao is a man, the big deal is that from now on, if Yuan Bao is the head of the Song family, he can be regarded as a glorious ancestor, but Yuan Bao happens to be a girl, and she is going to marry in the future. The glory of the Song family is gone, especially since Yuan Bao is a daughter who has the same past as his father. For him, this is definitely a disaster rather than a blessing!

Yuan Bao turned a blind eye to the old housekeeper's repeated temptations, and only bowed slightly to Song Chengye, "Father, I'm going back to the yard first."

"Oh, let's go." Song Chengye woke up from the shock like a dream.

Yuan Bao didn't step into the gate, but turned around and got into the carriage, and the carriage and horses rumbled around to the east.

Only then did Song Chengye think of another thing, "Why is our house so big?"

"My lord, since a month or so ago, a group of people came suddenly, saying that it was our lady, oh, they were the servants of our county head. Because the county head came back, I was afraid that the house would not be good, so I stayed here. Another three houses were bought next to the house in one go, and people were hired to rest overnight..." The old housekeeper said, showing a look of surprise and respect, "This old servant has never seen such a large amount of money in this life. Yes, there is such a capable servant, that style... Tsk tsk, people in several nearby counties were alarmed, and many people came to walk around, thinking of going to the new house to have a look, but unfortunately, the inside is like an iron barrel Yes, our own family can't get in, so we can only ask the craftsmen." Looking at Song Chengye earnestly, he was also curious!
"You should go to help anyway," Song Chengye said with a sour heart, "We are also a family, and they are not familiar with this place."

The old housekeeper's face was a bit embarrassed, "The old slaves went, but they refused, and they didn't even say anything when they built the outer wall. Later, the color of the new wall and the old wall really didn't match, so it's time to reconcile with the old one." We talked and repainted all the exterior walls of the house."

"No wonder this house looks so bright." After Song Chengye sighed, he had nothing to say.

The old butler still didn't give up, "I think these people do things very well. Master, do you want this old slave to follow me for a few days?" Anyway, he is also the big butler of the entire Song family, and now it's just like this. Leaving most of the power aside, he didn't even have the chance to go in and take a look. How could this make people feel better, he just waited for Song Chengye to come back to support him!

Unexpectedly, Song Chengye said lightly, "Let them go, don't worry about it!" He didn't know that he didn't get along with him before, but after getting along all the way, he has learned his lesson, not to mention Yuan Bao, the master, even the servants, never If you didn't treat him as the master and treat Yuanbao as the Song family, you wouldn't even get in if you splashed water, let alone stained with something. The sentence "people, money, and things belong to the Yu family" was so blocked that people couldn't say a word. I just lost face for nothing.

The old housekeeper swallowed hard, feeling very stuffy.

In a few words, Song Chengye had already entered the main hall, and the concubines surrounded him in a beautiful manner, looking at Song Chengye eagerly. At this time, Song Chengye should say a few words to them and take out a gift to express condolences, especially Luo Shi. Not here, it is a good opportunity to develop relationships aboveboard.

It was only then that Song Chengye realized that he was empty-handed at this time, and quickly said, "Go to someone and move the luggage down first."

"Yes..." The old housekeeper frowned while answering, logically speaking, these servants are used to it, so it shouldn't be so slow to move something!Turning around and going out to make arrangements in person, only then did he realize that all the carriages and horses had been driven to the East Yard (the internal name the Song family gave to Yuanbao Yard in private), but Song Chengye hadn't taken the initiative to deliver the things from Song Chengye's side. The family members are not sure what to do.

The old butler had no choice but to take someone to ask, but the other party was not in any trouble, opened the corner door, checked the list of items, and let him go to move, but none of Yuan Bao's servants stepped forward to help, because the house was too big, and the road It's far away, and it would take time and effort to make a detour. The old housekeeper wanted to pass through the middle of the east courtyard, "At least half of the distance will be saved, and it will be all my family..."

Unexpectedly, the other party stared, "The county lord's yard, whoever entered it whenever he wanted? Be careful not to be beaten!"

The old butler shrank his neck, belatedly discovering the problem between Song Chengye and Yuan Bao's father and daughter.

Song Chengye's luggage hadn't been moved yet, Yuan Bao had already had a bath and had lunch, she slept too much in the carriage, so she didn't rest for a while, first walked around her new yard, Yan Xikuai at the side He quickly introduced the new news, "Guard Fang said that time is too tight, and the yard can only be repaired to this extent. The wronged county master will live in it first. If there is anything wrong, he will try to fix it."

Yuan Bao sighed, "They are too powerful. How did they manage to do this in such a short period of time?" Suddenly he was worried, "That's all. Just talking about this land, why did they buy it so quickly?" Did you come down? Didn't you rely on your power to do something outrageous?!" She is now considered a wealthy class, especially in such a small place, she is really afraid that some unscrupulous servant will do something stupid Come!
"Don't worry, county magistrate, there is nothing wrong with what the young master arranged. On the second day after the accident happened in the moon nunnery in the capital, Steward Fang and the others set off. They rushed all the way, and the time on the road was not enough for us. That's why we arrived more than a month earlier than us." In Yanxi's eyes, Su Chunsheng was able to pinch and count. You know, at that time, the news of Song Xinzhu's death had just been reported, and Song Chengye hadn't lost his position yet. Even the officials hadn't finished their summer vacation, and there was no news that Song Chengye was going to take Yuanbao back to his hometown.

Yan Xi continued with a sigh, "That's not counting. When they arrived, they took the young master's name card and went to the local shopkeeper of neon clothes first, and asked the shopkeeper to recommend many useful people. As for buying this The house is really a bit wrong, this land was originally the house of three families, none of these three families wanted to sell the house, but the steward raised the house price by [-]%, and told them that the master ordered them to sell the house for fifteen The day is the limit, if they can move out one day earlier, I will give them an extra ten taels of silver, and in the end, one day!" Yan Xi stretched out his index finger and shook in front of Yuan Bao, "It only takes one day for all three houses to move out, even Qi Zi It will be done that day!"

Yuan Bao smiled "hehe", "The 450 taels of silver are well spent, and it's not much!"

"Tch——" Yan Xi was very disdainful, "Why didn't the county lord tell you how much the young master loves you?! You spent hundreds of taels of silver for such a small shabby yard in such a shabby place. The house price in this place is comparable to that in the capital city, the price has been raised by almost [-]%, and you would be a fool if you don’t buy it!"

Yuan Bao remembered that when she bought the first yard in her two lifetimes in Qing'an County, it only cost 300 taels of silver, and she felt so distressed, wishing she could earn it back immediately, she couldn't help feeling ashamed. I muttered a few words in my heart, "It is easy to go from frugal to extravagant, and it is difficult to go from extravagant to frugal." In the future, it is better to maintain the true nature of money fans!
In fact, in Yuan Bao's eyes, this courtyard is really nothing to see. It covers an area of ​​about two acres, which is one-fifth of her house in the capital, roughly equivalent to the combined area of ​​Su's compound in Sujia Village and the Zeyuan there.There are too many houses, the inner walls are too high, so that it looks a bit depressing, all kinds of living facilities are available, the garden is small and the scenery is ordinary, and the structure is quite strange.

It is not divided into two courtyards according to the front and back like ordinary houses, but it is made into a "back" shape, and this "back" shape is still three-story, one layer is one layer, and Yuanbao lives alone. The dormitory is surrounded by arches in the center, the second floor is the so-called inner courtyard, and the outermost is the outer courtyard.

Such a structure is actually quite unruly. No matter which direction Yuanbao returns to the inner courtyard, he must pass through the outer courtyard. It is inevitable that he will come into contact with the outer courtyard. Fortunately, there are enough walls and doors in the courtyard. Once the servants get the news, they can avoid it in time. , the path is also wide enough, just like just now, Yuan Bao took the car all the way to the second gate to avoid contact, but it is very inconvenient if you live at home.

There is also the ring-shaped inner and outer courtyards. Because they are not regular enough, there is no room for too many people and a decent separate courtyard. It is really a waste of space, it is not beautiful, and it is endless to walk around in circles. Son, I don't know how much footwork I spend every day.

Yan Xi glanced at Yuan Bao's frowning brows and said, "The young master said, this is a land of tigers and wolves, it's no different than the homes in the capital and Sujia Village. Master Song was born in the army, don't worry about whether he has real talents or not. The battlefield, which should be guarded against, we all have to be guarded against, other things are hard to say, at least let the county master be safe in this house, as for the rules and regulations, whether it is convenient or not, that is all Little things!"

Yan Xi's words made Yuan Bao's heart feel hot, his eyes were slightly wet, and he couldn't help saying, "Chunsheng...he, he is always like this..." So considerate, so spare no effort to care, so put her safety on top of everything In the front, it is not resorting to words, but is used in actions, and it is always kept in mind.

The sky full of longing flooded Yuanbao instantly like a tide, her heart was sore and painful, she just felt that her whole body had no strength, and she wished she could cry out because of being wronged - it turns out that such warmth can easily make people weak.

At this moment, Yuan Bao suddenly felt regretful, since Su Chunsheng was so worried about her, and she missed Su Chunsheng so much, then it would be better to let Su Chunsheng come with her back then!
"I thought at the time that the scientific examination was a big deal for Chunsheng. He had already wasted too much time because of my affairs. He didn't say anything, but he was competitive in his heart. It was just for the sake of his family. It’s just that I have to give up on trivial matters... Besides, this matter is my family matter after all. The Su family has been kind to me in nurturing me, but Song Chengye has already repaid it in front of outsiders. How is the family, logically speaking, there is a debt..." Yuan Bao explained while thinking, and he didn't know whether he was talking to Yan Xi or to cheer himself up.

(End of this chapter)