Winning every step of the Red Mansion

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Jia Hu looked at the words Peng Luo inscribed on his hand, puzzled.At Jia Hu's age, the word "willing to be willing" is indeed difficult to comprehend.But the only thing that is certain is that Jia Zhu has no chance to continue to study with him.Jia Hu was really worried, how to explain to Jia Zhu the next time he returned home was also a problem.

Jia Hu was depressed for a few days, when Mr. Han Qi saw it, he teased him and said, "Why, is it because the end of the month is approaching and he is afraid of being punished by Mr.? You are not very young, and your brows are tightly frowned."

Jia Hu didn't want to say more, so he nodded and pretended to admit it. Mr. Han Qi smiled and said, "Don't worry, this Mr. Peng is a knife-mouthed man. Don't look so harsh, I'm in his house too It has been a year and a half, and I have never seen him touch the ruler. But speaking of these brothers, they are really hardworking, and they can always settle the ruler account before the end of the month. Anyway, there is still time now, why don't you read more books It's serious."

Seeing that what he said was quite sincere, Jia Hu bowed his hands and thanked him.Thinking that Mr. Hanqi also studied like this for a long time in Mr.'s residence, Mr. just didn't formally accept him as a disciple, but Mr. Hanqi also had a share in his reading and calligraphy homework, Mr. Peng didn't treat him differently.I wonder if Jia Zhu can do the same?

Jia Hu had just been rejected by Mrs. Peng once, so naturally he didn't dare to ask directly. After thinking about it, he asked Young Master Han Qi, "Young master has been studying at the teacher's house for many days, and the teacher treats you like a disciple..."

Mr. Han Qi waved his hand and said, "Don't call me Mr. Master, just call me Han Qi. Jia Hu, why don't you go and read with me, I really think you are good. When the time comes, we will rob Mr. Peng." How about going to my house to teach with us alone?"

"Ah?" Jia Hu was taken aback by Han Qi's words, and opened his mouth for a while before saying, "I want to ask brother Han Qi, if someone wants to learn, although he can't worship under the teacher, he still wants to be like the young master." Is it okay to come to listen to the master's lecture?"

"You say you are like me?" Mr. Han Qi pointed to himself, saw Jia Hu nodded and waved his hand: "Don't think about it, Mr. Peng is very strict in accepting apprentices, and I just rely on the badge bestowed by the emperor. Otherwise, he would have been kicked out a long time ago." Jia Hu was annoyed after hearing this, but it really didn't work.So I have no choice but to let this matter go first, and think of other ways later.

Jia Amnesty thought over the matter of reducing or exempting the farm rent that he had discussed with Jia's mother that day, discussed it with others, and came up with a charter.Before the day when Zhuangtou paid the rent, he sent someone to call Zhuangtou.

This year's drought has naturally reduced the harvest a lot.Zhuangtou was also very anxious, but it was useless to be anxious, after all, there was nothing anyone could do if it didn't rain.I heard that the old man is very strict with the management of the mansion now. In the past, those housekeepers and shopkeepers who were greedy for money have been punished a lot, but now he is afraid that it will be punished on his own head.Those who are safe and sound don’t know what will happen, and now they cannot pay the rent due to a disaster, let alone how they will be punished.All the heads of the village were frowning.

Jia Amnesty was not in a hurry when he saw the crowd, so he asked casually, "How is the farm's harvest this year?"

Seeing Jia Amnesty's opening, the heads of the villages asked about the harvest, and had to suppress the flattering remarks they had prepared. Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and no one dared to speak first to touch this bad head.

Jia Amnesty naturally knew the reason. Seeing that everyone was silent and didn't bother to go around in circles, he directly asked by name: "Xu Zhuangtou, how is the harvest of the farm you manage this year?"

Being called at once, Xu Zhuangtou had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "This year's rain is not good, and the drought and seedlings withered, this harvest, harvest..." Xu Zhuangtou glanced at Jia She and said: "The harvest is worse than in previous years. "

"I'm aware of natural disasters, just tell me how bad the harvest will be."

Xu Zhuang frowned and said: "My lord, there is a severe drought this year, and many fields have lost their harvest, even if the remaining ones are not as good as in previous years. Now roughly calculated, at least it will be reduced by [-] to [-] percent."

"Thirty to forty percent?" Jia Amnesty's question made Xu Zhuang's head jump.Xu Zhuang gritted his teeth and said, "My lord, this year's luck is not good, so I ask you to reduce the rent. Otherwise, life will be unsustainable."

Xu Zhuang raised his head together, and the rest of the people also hurriedly said: "My lord is merciful, let's reduce the rent this year."

"Rent reduction?" Jia She said with a sneer, "Rent reduction, so what about the people in my house? Besides, if I open the door to reduce rent this year, I'm afraid that in the future you will say that natural disasters and man-made disasters cause bad harvests."

"My lord is clear, the villain has no courage. It's just that the harvest is not good this year, even if all the grain is harvested, it won't be enough. That's why I'm begging my lord to take pity on me." Everyone hastily defended.

"Reducing the rent is definitely not possible!" Jia She refused straight away, seeing the sad faces on everyone's faces, he said, "However, there is a way to pay back the rent, you may want to hear about it."

How dare everyone say no at this time.Besides, if there are other ways to reduce the rent, it would be a good thing.He hurriedly replied: "Even if the elder says it is true, the villain is willing to listen."

"Xu Zhuangtou, I remember that you paid the rent last year. It rained heavily and the road was muddy. You were trapped in Zhuangzi for several days. In the end, you were late to pay the rent, but?" Jia She said.

Xu Zhuang never expected that Jia She would bring up the old things at this time, so he quickly responded: "Master, this year the younger ones set off early, so I dare not delay any longer."

"It's not about this. I mean that the road in your Zhuangzi is not good. If the rent is paid this year, the road should be repaired. Use the road to pay for the rent owed."

"Ah?" Xu Zhuangtou couldn't believe his ears, Jia Amnesty said that he paid the rent with road construction?How can there be such a way?

"Presumably you don't want to?" Jia She said again, "It's okay if you don't want to, as long as you pay the full rent on time and according to the agreement."

"No no, sir, it's not that I don't want to." Xu Zhuangtou said again and again: "This method is very good, this method is very good, the small ones are willing to have small intentions."

"You have to think about it. How much will the road be built? Where will it be built? How will it be built? You need to sign and draw a deposit that cannot be denied. And the government will not give you any more money. It is just using the rent you owe Zixiu finds a way out. I also told you the ugly words before, if I send someone to check and fail, it's not like you don't know my methods."

"You just have to rest assured, the elder. The younger one will definitely finish this matter." Xu Zhuang was secretly happy, the situation in this field is already like this, no matter how much it is rescued, there may not be much improvement, and everyone is worried about the field.If you paid the rent in the past, it is estimated that most of them will have to eat the bark and grass roots. Now it is a good thing that you can pay the rent with road construction. child and displaced.The repair of this road is also beneficial to the farm, and the business is not a loss.

The rest of the people were secretly happy when they heard Jia She's idea. It's better to have less rent this year than anything else.So everyone also showed some joy.

When Jia Amnesty saw this, he knew in his heart that everyone should not have too many objections to this law.Then he said again: "Are you willing to do the same?" Everyone nodded quickly. "In this case, then you go to the management office and report the short harvest this year. If the shortfall is made up for road construction, canal digging, and bridge repairs, the steward will make a clear calculation with you. But I will say something ugly. If The rent is up to you, and this matter is not completed, so don't blame your master for my turning my face and denying anyone."

All the Zhuangtou breathed a sigh of relief, this is great, but they were very nervous before.Although the old man said harsh words, but thinking about it carefully, Zhuangzi took advantage of this matter.After all, whether this road or the canal is on Zhuangzi, it is good for everyone.Everyone hurriedly went to look for the management, and explained the disaster situation of the mountaintop farm they managed this year one by one, and received the corresponding errands, and set a completion date before closing the matter.

Jia Amnesty let the three people sent by General Shi who could grow sweet potatoes follow suit, and according to what Jia Mu said, he allocated a piece of land in the village on the outskirts of Beijing to these three people, and let them specialize in planting sweet potatoes.

In the blink of an eye, autumn came, and there were reports in the mansion newspaper that the Northwest was hit by a severe drought, and refugees appeared, and many things happened because of the large number of refugees.There are also foreigners who took advantage of the chaos to instigate troubled waters to fish in troubled waters, but when there were more refugees, some would rise up, and there were many responders, but they pulled an army over and over again in a few months.

When this letter spread to the middle of the capital, the Holy One was furious, and he sternly reprimanded all the civil and military officials, but all the officials dared not speak.Only Prince Yizhong recommended himself to lead the battle, saying that he would kill all those rogue bandits and rebels.

When Jia Amnesty received the letter, he hurried to tell Jia's mother.Shi Fei'er only knew that Prince Yizhong had something bad in the end, but exactly how and why it happened was not mentioned in the book.Could this be a trigger?Shi Feier is just guessing.

What Jia Amnesty was worried about was another matter. Now that there was another war, whether his uncle, General Shi, would be ordered to return to court.Jia Amnesty thought, it would be a good thing if he could return to Beijing because of this, but if he returned to Beijing, would he be sent again?Jia Amnesty said all these concerns to Jia's mother.

Shi Fei'er heard this and said: "It's natural for you to have worries. But if the imperial court appoints you, how can you be allowed to choose whether to go back or not? Although Prince Yizhong is kind to the Shi family and recommended your uncle. But you shouldn't Every time, I clicked on his mao. Besides, there are troops stationed in the northwest, so it should not be so far away to send troops, so you don't have to think too much, it will only increase your troubles."

If it had been two years in the morning, Shi Fei'er might really have thought that Prince Yizhong treated the historians well, but now that he thought about it, it had been three years since the historians had been thrown to the West Coast, and they couldn't return home or return to Beijing. Prince Yizhong was recommended because he didn't like historians.Or maybe something happened in the middle to make this happen, but I don't know.Anyway, now that Jia She's worried, it's all in vain. For Jia's family, the family of historians is a good helper, so naturally they attach great importance to it.

"But my uncle is getting old now, so it's not good to always be in a place like Xihai Yanzi."

"Whether it's good or bad, people are there now, and they can't come back without a will. But now it's peaceful there. Although life is a little bit harder, it's better than going to the battlefield to fight for your life. That's what makes people worry. Shi Feier paused and said: "Don't worry about it, let your uncle stop. If it's not possible, can you return to your hometown if you don't have a will?" Jia Amnesty could only nod when he heard this.