Li Jinglan is ready to go home.

Before leaving.

He asked the teacher's wife, Mrs. Liu, to find a servant.

Liu had already known about this from Aunt Liu, and nodded when she heard this:

"A wealthy family will not easily release slaves. If they do, they must have done something wrong. They must not be used."

"It's not safe to shop outside. If she has family outside, she will have second thoughts."

She smiled and looked at Li Jinglan. "There are several poor relatives from my mother's family. They approached me a few years ago and said they were willing to work in the mansion, but I didn't need so many people here, so I turned them down."

"I'll bring the person over for you to choose from later. If you like them, I'll let their entire family sign a contract with you."

"As for those who need to sweep the yard, just find some random people in Xishui Village. Don't let anyone you don't know into the house."

Li Jinglan quickly thanked him: "Thank you, aunt. I don't want to let you suffer any loss. I will give you as much resettlement allowance as you deserve."

"We are family, why should we ask for money?" Although Liu said with a little anger, she felt very cared for in her heart.

Li Jinglan is very thoughtful in what she says and does, and she likes her very much.

"Auntie, I was wrong. I was talking to Bozhou today, and he said that Brother Yongqing treated him like a real brother, caring about him all the time. Even our own flesh and blood is no different."

Li Jinglan praised Liu's second son.

When her son was praised, Liu smiled, but she said:

"If he doesn't get into trouble, I will be happy and chant Buddha's name every day."

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Li Jinglan returned home.

As soon as the ox cart entered the gate, Lu Guanyu was seen standing in the front yard, looking forward to it.

"Sister-in-law, you're back." Lu Guanyu ran forward happily and threw himself into Li Jinglan's arms.

Li Jinglan smiled and touched Lu Guanyu's temples, then touched his neck to see if he was sweating: "Have you eaten?"

"I have eaten. Sister-in-law, have you eaten?"

Lu Guanyu responded to Li Jinglan's words with a smile on his face, "Sister-in-law hasn't come back for a day, I miss her."

But Lu Bozhou was not mentioned.

"I've eaten too." Li Jinglan smiled and took Lu Guanyu's hand and walked into the yard, "I miss Xiaoyuer, too."

"Really?" Lu Guanyu jumped happily, walked like a kitten, and hung on Li Jinglan.

"But, can Xiaoyuer not wait for sister-in-law in the front yard from now on?"

There was a slight laugh in Li Jinglan's voice, which was very pleasant to hear.

"Because my sister-in-law is worried that Xiaoyuer will get tired running from the main yard to the front yard."

"Xiao Yu'er has suffered a lot, and his body needs to be healed slowly. Can you wait for your sister-in-law at the door of the Chuihua Gate from now on?"

Girls are not allowed to go out of the house.

The second gate refers to the hanging flower gate in the inner courtyard.

Although the Lu family only has two courtyards.

The front yard and the inner yard are also separated by a hanging flower gate.

Lu Guanyu jumped up and down, twisting his legs into a knot, and humming happily: "Yeah, yeah! I'll listen to my sister-in-law."

"So good." Li Jinglan scratched Lu Guanyu's nose.

But he was wondering where to find a nanny who understood etiquette and rules to teach Lu Guanyu.

It’s easy to find playmates.

It is very difficult to find a nanny who understands etiquette and rules.

In her previous life, because her daughter was selected by the imperial court, the palace sent a nanny to provide guidance.

The strict etiquette she had just learned.

this life.

Where can I find it?

Li Jinglan was a little worried.

Half an hour later.

Nanny Liu asked several families to wait outside the hanging flower gate and led their daughters into the main courtyard.

Li Jinglan took a look and found that they were all honest little girls.

I guess he was not honest, even Matron Liu didn't let him into the Lu family's yard.

So he let Lu Guanyu choose for himself.

Lu Guanyu was a little excited and a little overwhelmed: "Can I really choose?"

"This is for you to choose a playmate. Of course you have to like the one you like." Li Jinglan had someone move a chair and sat down comfortably.

Lu Guanyu glanced at the girls, thought for a moment, and pointed at two of them: "It's them."

Seeing that she had made her choice, Li Jinglan said, "The eldest lady has made her choice, now it's my turn."

"I need two people to run errands and pass messages to Guanyuyuan."

"We need a few more people to clean the yard, each for 100 wen a month."

Li Jinglan originally used the excuse of playmates to win over the people of Xishui Village and had no intention of returning.

Just leave them all there.

As for Lu Bozhou, she was not worried at all.

Teacher Wang will not let the Lu Bozhou brothers suffer.

When the adults outside the yard heard that Li Jinglan had kept everyone, they were overjoyed.

The child entered the Lu family compound, and the family received one hundred coins per month.

I’ll get four more boxes of dowry later.

They made money both ways.

Several people outside the courtyard thanked in unison: "Thank you, Madam!"

"Madam, you are a good person!"

"Thank you, ma'am, for leaving my child behind. My family can barely afford food."

Hearing the voices of thanks outside, Li Jinglan smiled slightly.

Madam Liu had these families sent away and whispered in Li Jinglan's ear:

"The clan leader's wife is waiting outside the courtyard. I heard that Mrs. Lu Zhang went to the clan leader's house and cried for half a day today. Also, two more yamen runners came today. I guess they heard that we gave a lot of money."

Nanny Liu is indeed very helpful.

He actually sent people to the village to gather information.

Li Jinglan smiled slightly, "Please invite the clan leader's wife in. No matter how many yamen runners come, each will be charged one hundred taels of silver per day."

Only with heavy money can there be brave warriors.

Without the yamen runners protecting the Lu family, she couldn't sleep peacefully.

As for the clan leader’s wife?

The soldiers came to stop him.

When water comes, cover it with soil.

Let’s see what the clan leader’s wife can do.

When the clan leader's wife came in, Li Jinglan was teaching Lu Guanyu in a gentle voice:

"…Why don't you want to go to school? All the knowledge I have learned comes from books."

"If you want to be like me, you have to learn to read and write, so that you can understand the principles of being a human being."

The clan leader's wife was filled with displeasure: "A woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent."

Li Jinglan glanced at the clan leader's wife.

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-The following is the setting of this article "Silver and Tax"-

Silver and copper coins:

One hundred coins for one string.

Ten strings equal one thousand.

One thousand is one guan.

One tael of silver can be exchanged for 1,200 wen, and the purchasing power of silver exceeds that of copper coins.

One or two taels of silver earned each year is enough for an ordinary family to have enough food and clothing.

Earning three or five taels of silver a year is equivalent to a well-off family.

The common people used silver cakes that could be twisted apart, while the official used silver ingots (yuanbao ingots).

Taxes for this article:

When paying taxes, vicious clerks would ask people to hand over small silver ingots with official seals (tax silver). People had no place to buy them, so they could only use copper coins to buy silver ingots to pay taxes.

For example, using two strings of cash to buy one tael of tax silver.

A scholar was exempted from 80 acres of land tax and one person from corvee labor.

Tongsheng are not exempt from land taxes, but they are exempt from corvée labor.

Juren was of the ninth rank and enjoyed official treatment.

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