Chapter 226： promise

Zhou Shuren took out two deeds from his arms, put one away and put it back in his arms, opened the other and handed it to Boss Zhou, "Sixty acres of land, paddy fields are 8 taels per acre, and dry fields are 5 taels per acre. , 30 acres of paddy fields, 30 acres of dry fields, a total of 392 taels, the silver money for the red deed was changed from the Zheng family, and the house was 100 tael, and the Zheng family also contributed money for the name change and the deed."

Boss Zhou quickly calculated the account, "Father, isn't the price given by the Zheng family too low?"

Now the first-class dry land is five taels or two. Thirty mu is less than six taels, and there is a lot of money in the contract. Although he didn't enter the Zheng family's house, it took up a lot of land and only one hundred taels?

Zhou Lao Er felt that there was a problem, and the focus must be on the deed that Dad put away. Dad didn't want to say it when he put it away, "Dad, the Zheng family is selling in such a hurry, they will move out soon!"

Zhou Shuren nodded, "The motorcade and the fleet have been hired. They will set off in a week. The Zheng family has already left the first batch, and Mr. Zheng is the last batch."

In order to arrange the house, he left at the end, and Sanfang left when he went to Pingzhou.

Zhou Lao Er frowned, "Father, we are going to Pingzhou next year, and brother-in-law Guang can't take care of the 60 acres of land and house alone."

Zhou Shuren had long thought about it and looked at Boss Zhou, "The land is in Lijia Village, and there are many men in your Yue family. When the fields are over, you can go to your Yue's house. Who will help plant the land in our family? Each mu of land can be planted. Keep 20% and a half of the grain, and if the average yield of grain per mu in the first year cannot be exceeded, I will take back the land.”

To put it bluntly, it is to exchange food for labor money. The more you plant the land, the more food you will get naturally, and the more you will get in the end, so as to avoid the trouble of being lazy as much as possible.

Zhou Shuren's method is not like the landlord's splitting the land and renting it to the tenant farmers, in order to squeeze more benefits. The tenant farmers have worked hard for a year, and they have to pay taxes when they pay rent. Landlords squeeze more labor force, catch up with bad years, and life will not last.

Zhou Shuren's method, as long as you serve the land well, you can get food without the farmers taking risks. The better you serve, the more you will get. There are more boys and more surplus labor in Lijia Village. As long as you are not stupid, you will not miss the opportunity. .

Mr. Zhou was pleasantly surprised for Mrs. Li. There are so many young men in the Yue family. There is not much work for the young men in the family. The mother-in-law is also very worried every day. This time, the young men’s labor is useful. I can save a lot of money into silver coins, and I understand that my father is from the Layue family. "I thank my father for the Li family."

Zhou Shuren didn't give the Li family a bargain for nothing. His in-laws were in Lijia Village. Li's village was basically surnamed Li, and all the family members were relatives. When their family went to Pingzhou, they still had to rely more on the Li family to take care of the house.

Zhou Shuren said, "Okay, I've said everything that needs to be said. Your mother and I will rest for a while. This bullock cart rides very bumpy."

Boss Zhou, "Father, I'm going out first."

Zhulan waited for her two sons to go out and closed the door, and Zhulan stretched out her hand, "Show me."

Zhou Shuren took out the deed, "This is the real deed. The 60 acres of land are half sold and half given to our family. The paddy and dry fields are 4 taels of silver per acre, and the 60 acres of land are 240 taels. I originally wanted to give our family a promise for nothing, but I refused to talk about other benefits. The Zheng family asked my house not to be sold, hoping that I would pass it on from generation to generation. The Zheng family came with the token, and we will return the house."

Zhou Shuren said and took out a seal, "This is a token, half of the seal I have here, the other half is in the hands of the Zheng family, because the house will be taken back by the Zheng family, the house does not ask us for money, and the furniture in the house is not taken. Let's go, we'll be given away for nothing, but in order to avoid trouble, the Zheng family's house can only be lived in by us and cannot be rented out."

Zhulan was playing with the seals, and the seals were very complicated, "We can guarantee that our gentlemen will keep the promise, and the son will be fine, but we can't guarantee the grandchildren. After we die, we can't control it. What if the descendants don’t pay it back? Mr. Zheng isn’t afraid?”

Zhou Shuren touched the seal. Now that he saw Old Man Zheng, he realized that there are people outside, especially the ruthless people. "Elder Zheng is a ruthless man. He killed his younger brother with his own hands. Do you think he will have no successor?"

He seriously doubted that his younger generation didn't keep his promise, and it was estimated that he was going to cut off his sons and grandchildren. Oh yes, it was the original body that cut off his sons and no grandchildren.

Today, the old man Zheng has been smiling all the time. His back is cold when he laughs. For the first time, he felt that he was very close to death. He knew the secret of the Zheng family, so he didn't give him a chance to refuse. He didn't have to think about it. He and Zhulan are absolutely dead.

Zhulan knew that Mr. Zheng was not simple, but he didn't expect his hands to be so ruthless, "Didn't I lie to you?"

"Do you think that's possible?"

Bamboo Orchid, ""

Zhou Shuren said faintly, "Anyone will have one or two scumbags. I estimate that the Zheng family is assigned, and it has a relationship with the younger brother of Zheng Laozi."

Mr. Zheng didn't tell anyone, yes, he told him, he really didn't want to know!

Zhulan glared, "The Zheng family is not afraid, if they threaten you now, you will go against the water in the future?"

Why does Zhou Shuren think Zhulan is so cute? Zhulan was angry that he was intimidated, and hugged Zhulan, "Because Mr. Zheng has given me enough use, the Zheng family's house has been seen very early, and Mr. Zheng personally manages it. The deed is also to express that we are guarded by the Zheng family. This old man has not been idle for more than 40 years. I always feel that there are many dark lines in the county. Otherwise, you think that the Zheng family built such a big house, how come no one has seized it! "

Zhulan, "We seem to have encountered a hidden boss?"

Zhou Shuren burst out laughing It was just a coincidence that Wang Ruzuo died and the Zheng family moved in by chance, and they were familiar with our family. The Zheng family investigated me and thought that I was the most suitable person. However, he did encounter hidden ruthless people. "

Zhu Lan squinted her eyes and said that the pie that she almost choked to death was due to a variable brought by Wang Ru. Zhu Lan was always curious about Uncle Zheng, "Is there a general from the Northwest in Uncle Zheng's house? "

Zhou Shuren nodded, "The Zheng family escaped in two separate ways, in order to avoid future troubles, they did not leave any way of contact, only the general direction, the big house went to the northwest to hide their names, and then the dynasty fell and the war broke out, and the family was originally a military general. He became a soldier at the border, and it took a few more years for the new dynasty to be established before he became the current fourth-rank commander. In recent years, the northwest has not been stable, and there have been many small battles above. "

This is also the reason why the Zheng family went so bluntly. The Zheng family kept their name incognito in the northeast, and the younger generation had no material to study, so the northwest was the most suitable for the Zheng family to survive.

Zhulan remembered that Zhou Shuren said just now that he refused to give away the land for free, in exchange for other benefits, "What benefits did you exchange with Mr. Zheng?"

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