Chapter 946 (1/2)

The next day, when the genius was bright, Lily prepared a simple and low-key Green Peng carriage in the second gate according to Nangong Yue's order, and also told the people to carry light.

Nangong Yue only took three servant girls, Baihui Lily and thrush.

By the time they arrived at the second gate, Zhu Xing, dressed in a simple blue cotton dress, had already led a horse to wait by the carriage, and Nangong Yue saw another person who was surprised.

”Zhou Dacheng, why are you here?” Lily blurted out in surprise.

It turned out that Zhou Dacheng was the coachman sitting in front of the carriage wearing a simple grey suit and a hat.

”I've seen the princess.” Zhou Dacheng took the whip and curtly clasped his fist to Nangong Yue. Then he said with a bold smile, ”I've been choking me up these days. I'll go out with you to have fun.”

The so-called ”loose wind” is aimed at prisoners who are in prison! Lily's face suddenly black, heart: you want to let go, don't pull on others!

For Zhou Dacheng's offer, Nangong Yue of course didn't mind, so a carriage and Zhu Xing's horse set off in such light.

Liuhezhuang is in the outskirts of Wangdu, which is only a dozen miles away. The air in this suburb is really fresh. Although it is late autumn, the autumn wind is rustling, many trees and shrubs are turning yellow and the flowers are withering, but the lily and thrush are still very excited and whispering from time to time.

In less than an hour, the speed of the carriage gradually slowed down. Only Zhu Xing's voice came from outside: ”princess, there is the liuhezhuang in front of you.”

Anyway, Nangong Yue didn't get too stiff and said, ”stop, I want to get off and walk.”

Servant girls, the first thing to warn her is to help her out

Zhu Xing was stunned, but he didn't respond. Lily and thrush were already smiling and said, ”yes, little lady!”

In fact, Nangong Yue's childish face, if not for her hairstyle, would not look like a little lady, more like a girl from a wealthy family.

Zhu Xing also got off the horse and walked slowly with nangongyue and the three maids, while Zhou Dacheng was at the back of the carriage.

As he walked, he looked around.

According to Zhu Xing, more than ten years ago, the king of the south of the old town followed the late emperor to destroy the land, and the former Emperor gave him a pile of gold and silver treasures. However, thinking that the gold and silver treasures were dead and there was no reliable farmland, he bought some Chuang Tzu's property at will, thinking that it would be handed down from generation to generation.

However, the old town of Nanwang soon went to southern Xinjiang, and the Chuang Tzu was not in charge of it. That is to say, he sent some account books and filial piety to Nanjiang every year.

Although the South King of the old town was at will, the Chuang Tzu he bought was really in a very good position. In particular, there is a river beside this piece of good farmland, which seems to be rippling.

The thrush excitedly explains how to bring the river to the field for irrigation when there is little rain, and how to dredge the water in case of flood to avoid flooding the good farmland Nangong Yue was confused, but he finally knew that for the farmers, this place was really the best.

In autumn, the field is a scene of bumper harvest. The endless paddy fields are like paved with gold. A gust of wind will set off waves of gold. Some tenants like farmers are harvesting crops in the fields.

At first glance, Chuang Tzu was unexpectedly prosperous.

Nangong Yue looked at the farmers not far away and said, ”let's borrow some water in front of us.”

Nangong Yue went out, as her servant girl Baihui three people naturally prepared enough water. Obviously, she just wanted to take the opportunity to talk to the tenants here.

The thrush volunteered to say, ”the world Young lady, why don't you go and find a way first

Nangong Yue nodded, thrush trotted to see her body is small and thin, this run is very fast. Lily suddenly said with emotion: ”in fact, the root bone and condition of thrush are good, but it's a pity that she is older, otherwise I will teach her martial arts.”

Zhou Dacheng, who was driving a carriage, immediately joked at the back: ”with your impetuous character, are you willing to be a master?”

Lily is like being stepped on the tail of the cat Xiaobai like blow up hair, was a more impetuous than their own people said impetuous, that is really no reason.

”As if you had been a master!” Lily despised him with his eyes, said Zhou Dacheng really speechless, he really confiscated his apprentice.

I'll take an apprentice back tomorrow! He thought in secret.

Several people said along the way, Nangong Yue heard with a smile. When they came to the small village beside liuhezhuang, the thrushi came out in a hurry, his face was not red and he was breathless and said: ”the world Young lady, please follow the maid. ”

Zhou Dacheng was left outside the village with his carriage and groom. The rest of the people entered the village.

Although it was daytime, it was quiet in the village. The men were supposed to have gone to work. At a glance, they only occasionally saw some old people and children.

The thrush, who was leading the way, whispered, ”young lady, this village should not be rich.” After a pause, she explained, ”you see, the houses here are old wooden houses. If the farmer had some spare money, he would have built a big house with black bricks and tiles.”When thrush said this, Nangong Yue looked at it carefully and found that it was really. At a glance, only the farthest back to the mountain is a big house with green bricks and black tiles. Other families have been wooden houses for decades. If you look closely, you will find that there are many holes and gaps in those boards due to the corrosion of years.

The thrush led them into a family which was only two or three houses away from the entrance of the village. The owner of the house was an old woman in her seventies. Half of her teeth were missing. Her mouth shrank and her face was covered with chrysanthemum like wrinkles.

Although the house is simple and tight, it is clean and tidy. In addition, there is no man in the room, and the woman speaks in a reasonable way, so the thrush chooses this room.

Thrushes should have been ordered in advance. The old woman has prepared water for them, and also loaded a plate of dates. The red fresh dates are full in size. They look like small red lanterns. The fresh appearance can be seen from the jujube trees just outside.

After Nangong Yue sat down, he apologized first: ”Granny, I've disturbed you.”

”No interruptions, no interruptions.” She had never seen a girl like nangongyue who looked like a white jade. She looked like a jade girl in a Guanyin painting. ”A lady like a lady comes to my old lady's house to have a rest, and the old woman's broken house is just like light...”

The lily chuckled and said, ”it's just a fluffy tree.”

”That's right. It's brilliant.” The old lady didn't care and nodded.

Nangong Yue ate a jujube, praised: ”Granny, your date is really sweet and crisp.”

”The date is planted by the old woman herself. If madam likes it, she will pick some for you.”

”No more.” Nangong Yue said with a smile, ”Granny, you sit down and we talk.”

The old woman had just got the benefit from thrush. Knowing that nangongyue was a noble man, he must have been rewarded again. So she sat down with a smile on her face.

Nangong Yue seemed to chat with her casually: ”Granny, I just saw that the crops outside you are growing really well. It seems that you have another bumper year this year. Congratulations

”Nothing to congratulate.” The old lady turned her lips and didn't care, ”it's not my own...” She tried to stop.

Thrushi and nangongyue looked at each other, and felt that there was a play in it. Thrushi deliberately said, ”even if it's the land of the master's house, after paying the rent, the harvest is finally yours. It's not bad.”

Nangong Yue then said: ”it's like a Chuang Tzu in Huaibei, because Huaibei was flooded and the whole year's harvest was gone. Ah, I can't force the tenants to death. I have to exempt them from a year's rent. ”

The old lady sighed and sighed, ”we farmers, who are just looking at the sky and eating, are not like us when they meet a kind-hearted master like my wife.” She said half, and then suddenly stopped, listening to the lily and thrush is really itchy.

The old woman looked at the door of the hospital and was sure there was no outsider. Then she lowered her voice and said, ”madam, the old lady will complain to you. The master here is more cruel than the blood leech.”

Blood leech? Zhu Xing and Baihui both frowned slightly, and felt that the old lady was too ugly to speak.

Nangong Yue didn't take it seriously and asked, ”how do you say it?”

”The rent is rising year by year!” This year, I've become very angry! No matter how good the harvest is, we should not hand it over to the owner. Let's all drink from the north and the West. These days, I dare not get sick. If I get sick all my life, I will be unable to live. The other day, the family next door to the old lady sold her eldest daughter... ” The old lady said, sighing, just as the saying goes: distant relatives are better than near neighbors. This neighbor's life is like this, which makes people feel sad for the death of a rabbit!

Baihui, Baihui and thrushi gaped with disbelief when they heard that the rent was 50%. Usually, the 30% rent was already the peak, not to mention, the account book sent by Liu Hezhuang showed that the rent was only 20%, and the rent had not been increased in 15 years since the old town south King bought Chuang Tzu. Where did the rest of the difference go? as one can imagine! The manager of Chuang Tzu is bold.

After thinking about it, the thrush deliberately said in an exaggerated tone: ”50%? Is that too black hearted? Old lady, is it the manager who deceives the superior and the inferior She looked at Nangong Yue and said, ”my wife used to be a bold steward in a Chuang Tzu in the south of the Yangtze River. She just wrote the mulberry silk into tussah silk to report the accounts. Fortunately, last year, we were in charge of the business and went to the south of the Yangtze River to check the accounts, and then we got the right one.”

”My old lady is also an old tenant of Chuang Tzu. In the last two years, when the rent had just risen to 40%, we also guessed that it was the steward who cheated on the truth and wanted to go to the master to defend himself But last year, the master sent a group of veterans... ” The old woman sighed and seemed to be hesitant.

Lily looked out and said, ”old woman, you have soldiers here. It seems that your master must be a big family.”

”That's a big family indeed.” The old lady looked out cautiously and said in a low voice, ”our old master's house is the old Zhennan king who has passed away. Now that the old master has gone, it is said that he passed this place on to the present Zhennan King's son. After that, the rent of this place increased even more fiercely. Last year, the prince sent a disabled veteran to support them. As a result It's not as good as a dog! Compared with them, we are better. ”The old woman's words were so shocking that Zhu Xing almost jumped up. I don't know if I should say that the old lady is bad for the reputation of the son of the world, or I should denounce the supervisor for his lawlessness.

Fearing that they would not believe it, the old woman said, ”I'm not talking nonsense. As the village knows, those veterans are arranged to reclaim wasteland in the back mountain area. They can only rest for two hours every day. Two meals a day are made of brown rice mixed with bran. It's like pig food. This man is iron rice and steel. If it goes on like this, how can people support it? One of them lost his legs two days ago As a result, he not only did not invite a doctor, but also beat his dry son severely. Up to now, the young man who lacks arms is still in a coma It depends on whether he will survive or not! ”

The old woman shook her head and sighed. She only muttered, ”do evil.”

Nangong Yue's face was as heavy as water. Although he had known that there was something wrong with Chuang Tzu, he didn't expect that his behavior was beyond her expectation. Zhennan Wangfu is far away in southern Xinjiang. This Zhuangzi has been in charge of affairs for 15 years, so that he has raised his courage more and more, which is somewhat of the demeanor of a local emperor.

However, the urgent task is not to find the steward, but to

Nangong Yue calmed down and asked, ”Granny, do you know where the sick veteran is now?”

The old woman looked at Nangong Yue suspiciously, wondering what her purpose was.

Seeing this, nangongyue pointed to Baihui and explained: ”Granny, I am a servant girl who knows some medical skills. It's hard for me to pass by here, and it's fate. I just wanted her to show the sick veteran a little bit of virtue. ”

Many people believed in Buddhism. The old woman read a Buddha with her hands together. She praised Nangong Yue as a Bodhisattva. Then she told her the old soldier's residence.

Nangong Yue ordered the thrush to reward the old lady, and then he left.

The old woman had been sending nangongyue and others to the door, and watched them go deep into the village. As she was about to retreat home, a familiar figure flashed through her eyes. Could you say

She guessed something and wanted to go after nangongyue, but she was afraid of getting into trouble. Finally, she hid in her own house.

At the same time, Baihui and Zhu Xing exchanged a look, and then whispered in Nangong Yue's ear: ”princess, someone is following us.”

”Let him follow.” Nangong Yue said with indifference and continued to walk forward as if nothing had happened.