The system favors me so much, I get eight meals a day while escaping from famine

The eldest prince was scolded for no apparent reason, and finally found out that it was because of something that Manager Tian had done.

He was so angry that he overturned everything on the table and cursed the Second Prince behind his back for a long time, and even the Jiang Family was held in resentment.

It’s a pity that someone from the Jiang family has caught the eye of my father, so we can’t touch them for the time being.

……

The stall had not been opened for many days, and business was disrupted, and the Jiang family was in a gloomy mood.

Jiang Qingyi saw it all. It happened that she had obtained the land deed and was planning to go outside the city to see her farm.

During lunch, Jiang Qingyi approached Old Lady Jiang and told her about this matter, "Grandma, I bought a farm outside the city."

Old Mrs. Jiang was busy eating and nodded randomly. It took her a while to react. She screamed, "What did you say? What do you mean by buying a farm?"

Everyone else also stopped eating and turned their eyes to Jiang Qingyi.

Jiang Qingyi felt a little numb as she was stared at by the whole family. She swallowed quietly and spoke carefully.

"Isn't our business temporarily unavailable? So I went to ask around, and someone happened to want to buy the farm. I bought it without thinking too much. How about we go take a look sometime?"

Old Mrs. Jiang put down her bowl and chopsticks, staring at Jiang Qingyi with burning eyes, "Xiaowu, are you saying that you bought a farm without even looking at it? How big is the farm? Is the land good? Has it been used to grow crops? Can you build a house in it?"

Jiang Qingyi was a little overwhelmed by the series of questions. After thinking carefully, she began to tell him the information she knew.

"The farm has a total area of ​​65 mu. I planted some crops there before and the harvest was pretty good, so the land should be pretty good, but I don't know what's going on there."

Jiang Dahai asked directly, "How much did you spend to buy the village?"

"Nine hundred taels."

Jiang Qingyi's voice was very soft, but the whole family heard it clearly, and then there was a sound of people gasping for air.

Old Mrs. Jiang calmed down immediately and planned to talk to her later, so she asked everyone to continue eating.

Jiang Qingyi thought the matter was over and breathed a sigh of relief.

After dinner, Old Lady Jiang wanted to pull Jiang Qingyi into the room to give her a lecture, but when she saw her expression, she gave up the idea. After all, Jiang Qingyi was doing this for the family. Judging from what had happened during this period, Xiaowu had behaved fairly steadily, doing things in an organized manner, and had solved many problems at home. There was no need to embarrass her over such trivial matters.

After resting for a while, Jiang Qingyi said she wanted to go take a look at the farm outside the city.

There are many people in the family, so only some of them can go to watch. Among them are Old Man Jiang and the three Jiang Dashan brothers. Of course, Jiang Qingyi, the owner of the manor, is also indispensable.

Some time ago, Jiang Dahai and Jiang Dahe often went out, and they already knew where they could rent a carriage.

Jiang Qingyi had also discovered this place when she came here to familiarize herself with the environment. The group picked up some tools and set off.

When they arrived at the horse shop, Old Man Jiang negotiated a price with the owner: two hundred coins for a round trip, or two hundred and twenty coins including the driver.

After they got on the carriage, the driver drove the horses directly out of the city.

After leaving the city, the carriage's speed increased.

Jiang Qingyi lifted a corner of the car curtain and looked out. Outside the city, another group of people were queuing to enter the city.

Unfortunately, I can’t see the resettlement site at this location, and I don’t know what the situation is inside.

However, the plague has been completely brought under control, and the people inside should have been settled to other places one after another.

Away from the city gate, there is nothing interesting around.

Old Man Jiang and his sons were still discussing what to plant on the farm next year, but Jiang Dahe seemed to be uninterested, and it seemed that he had other plans in mind.

In less than an hour, the carriage stopped and the driver called out from outside, "Everyone, we've arrived."

Old Man Jiang responded, then lifted the curtain and walked out. Jiang Qingyi followed him out immediately.

The carriage was quite high, and even with a stool to step on, she was still worried that Old Man Jiang would fall, so she jumped down in advance to support him.

After everyone got off the car, the driver pointed to a tall fence not far away and said, "My dear guests, the farm you are looking for is over there. The area surrounded by the fence is the farm. You can go there by yourselves. I will wait for you here."

After expressing his gratitude, Old Man Jiang led the others towards Zhuangzi.

Manager Zhou in the manor already knew that the manor had changed hands. The tenants were worried that the new owner would not rent the land to them to continue farming, and they were all hoping that the new owner would come and plead with them.

Knowing that someone was coming, Manager Zhou came to greet them, "Hello, everyone. I am the manager of this manor, Zhou Daquan. You can call me Manager Zhou. I wonder why you are here today...?"

Jiang Qingyi took out the deed from her bag and handed it over, "I bought this farm and brought my family here to take a look today."

Manager Zhou was a little surprised to see that a young girl was in charge of the group, but he didn't show it on his face. He took the deed and looked at it, then returned it respectfully, "So it's Miss Jiang."

Jiang Qingyi nodded, "Manager Zhou, how many tenants are there in this farm, and how much rent was agreed upon before?"

Manager Zhou saw that although the man in front of him was young, his aura should not be underestimated. Moreover, he was the one who decided whether he could continue to be the manager here. He must be careful in dealing with him, so he answered respectfully,

"There are thirteen tenants in the village, each renting three to five mu of land. The rent agreed upon before is 150 coins per mu per year plus 30% of the harvest."

Jiang Qingyi frowned slightly, "30%?"

Manager Zhou thought Jiang Qingyi was dissatisfied with the 30%, so he explained anxiously, "The 30% is all handed over to the master, and as for the government taxes, the tenants are responsible for them."

"How much is the official tax?"

"Twenty percent."

Jiang Qingyi sighed inwardly. These people worked hard all year round, but in the end they could only get less than 50% of the food. They didn't know how hard their lives were.

Seeing that Jiang Qingyi hadn't spoken for a long time, Manager Zhou was a little nervous. The previous owner of the manor only charged 30%, which was lower than other places. This was why everyone was willing to come to this manor. "Miss Jiang, if you want to raise the rent..."

"Let's do as before. Gather all the tenants and sign this year's contract first."

Both of them spoke at the same time, but Manager Zhou stopped halfway through his words.

Upon learning that the rent remained unchanged, Manager Zhou was so happy that his face was filled with joy. He immediately called his family members to call other people.

"Miss Jiang, they should be here for a while, why don't I show you around first?" Manager Zhou suggested with a smile.

Jiang Qingyi waved her hand, "No need, you can just show my grandfather around, I'll look around by myself, don't worry about me."

Manager Zhou greeted Old Man Jiang and the others with great tact, "Master Jiang, please come in."

It was the first time that Old Man Jiang was addressed like this, and he was not used to it. However, in order not to embarrass Jiang Qingyi, he calmed himself and followed Manager Zhou to go shopping.