Zhang Lan held Liu Hui's hand intimately and said, "Sister Hui, you have been busy for a day, sit down and have a cup of tea."

Although the two women were not in love with each other, under the high pressure of Mr. Lu’s “family management” rhythm, they had to show harmony and friendship.

Liu Hui didn't dare to sit there, but she kept refusing. Until the master had no intention of objection, she carefully sat down on a small stool, and as usual, she could only put a little side of her butt: she had been beaten several times because she sat so hard that she "had no rules", and she couldn't sit down for several days each time.

After Liu Hui sat down, Zhang Lan said to Lu Xuan again: "Master, Chen Jinhua's mother wants to come to see her. She came to report that her home is far away and asked her to allow her mother to stay overnight." As she said that, she added, "She hasn't seen her mother for more than a year..."

Lu Xuan looked coldly: "It's nothing she wants to see her, but don't make any more scenes like begging her master to be kind to you, otherwise I will never allow her to come."

Zhang Lan quickly said: "Yes, yes, I have taught her by family skills last time. This girl will never be so inexperienced..."

Chen Jinhua is the maid in the village. She was already twenty years old last year. Her mother came to visit the village and took the opportunity to ask her wife to ask her to pay some money to redeem her daughter. Zhang Lan was originally soft-hearted, so she replied [◇, but she dared not make any suggestions and did not dare to ask Lu Xuan. She came up with an idea: Let Chen Jinhua's mother ask when Lu Xuan returns to the village.

Lu Xuan refused at once, and the reason was very reasonable: when Chen Jinhua sold herself to Zhangjiazhuang, she signed a dead contract. For this matter, not only Chen Jinhua was beaten for nothing, but Zhang Lan was also stung, although she was the wife of the main wife. She was in the boudoir and had a little decent life. However, the flesh and blood was a little bit too much, and she could only stand to do housework for five or six days. This is not counted: Lu Xuan also cared for: the Chen family was not allowed to come to the door for a year.

The maid has brought foot washing water and slippers here. Liu Hui quietly signaled the maid to retreat and kneel on the ground to take off Lu Xuan's shoes and wash her feet. She has learned to serve people in the maid training class, washing her feet and pinching her feet, and serving him is so sane.

Lu Xuan closed his eyes slightly and enjoyed it. He refused to redeem people not to show off his master's prestige, but to win people's hearts. There are many girls and boys in Lingao, and it is difficult for men to get married. Almost all have to pay a large amount of bride gifts to get what they want. Chen Jinhua's life is in his own hands. It can be used to win over the natives under his command. Especially Liu Ziliang, he has been fond of Chen Jinhua for a long time.

He snorted and sneered: "Go tell her mother, don't think I don't know what she is doing. She probably thought I was a veteran, and she must be willing to redeem herself, and she would never ask for her value. If she is lucky, she would probably give her the value. She took her daughter back and sold her a lot of money on the bride price. Tell her not to have this Qingqiu dream! The Senate is 'ruling the country according to law', and she signed a death contract or a death contract. Who does her daughter marry? It's not her turn to talk too much when she marrys."

Zhang Lan said a few "yes", but Liu Hui, who was kneeling on the ground to wash her feet, felt uncomfortable. Because she was trained by maids, she went to Dongmen City to buy items or go to the General Office to do business. Although the elders she met were different, no leader was as "master" as the master.

"Also," Zhang Lan saw that although the master's face was not good, she agreed but was still straightforward. She continued to report carefully, "The General Taxation Administration is here to send the tax bill..."

"Tax bill? Didn't our land be included in the Tiandihui?" Lu Xuan's eyes closed slightly, as if he was a little absent-minded, "Besides, the summer grain has not yet come down. What tax should he pay?"

"It's the slave tax..."

"Oh." Lu Xuan opened his eyes. According to the law of the Senate, not only does he have to pay a one-time "registration fee" for slaves, but he also has to collect "use tax" every year.

It’s okay, but the problem is that this tax is still “progressive”. The more slaves are used per household, the higher the tax rate of the slave head tax.

The only "masters" in Zhangjiazhuang are he and Zhang Lan, but Liu Hui do not count. According to the "Qiqian Dividend", each "master" can hold three slaves, they can only hold six slaves. Now there are five male servants, six maids and six child servants in the village. The number of slaves exceeding is paid for the capitol tax at the progressive tax rate, which is a huge tax burden.

"This is the annual routine. Just pay. Do I still need me to teach you?"

"Yes, master." Zhang Lan became more and more careful, "but there is still a scholarship. Fangcaodi sent the latest tuition notice, and their living expenses must be paid..."

At present, Lu Xuan has sponsored eight students to study in Fangcaodi. Students funded by veterans cannot enjoy the tuition fee reduction policy. He not only has to pay tuition fees, but also pay their living expenses during school. Lu Xuan's burden is quite considerable.

Lu Xuan sighed heavily: "What do you do for? This is a common practice, and I have to ask me!"

Zhang Lan hesitated and said, "Master, these two sums of money are not small, and the money in the official position is not enough..."

"What?!" Lu Xuan glared, "It's only August now, and there's no money in the official account?"

"Yes, Master. After these two expenses, there are only a few hundred yuan left in the account. In addition to your salary, there is no income in the village. The contract fees for the Tiandihui and the contracting team will not be available until the beginning of next year..." Zhang Lan said carefully, "Our villager has more people, and you have more expenses. Master, you also have the expenses to support students. Those who invest in the master's disciples often come to ask for help. Yesterday, Li Jinbao came to ask for advice, saying that he had already told a marriage, but the girl's family asked for a bride price of 888 yuan..."

Lu Xuan said impatiently: "There are all precedents. If the subordinates get married, they will be rewarded with 200 yuan. What are they doing?"

"The master said, I replied to him like this: I gave him two hundred yuan, but he didn't seem to like him very much. He muttered and said, "I can't afford to give a gift, what do you want to give a gift?"

He was a little irritated. In recent years, he has mastered the list of naturalized civilian cadres and employees of about fifteen or sixteen by sponsoring students and establishing a "protective system", and has been distributed in various systems in Linggao. Through the relationship between "benefactor" and "protective person", he has established a personnel network system. This is his capital and the basic team to join the power struggle in the future.

But he gradually felt the pressure of this relationship. Although the shelter was hiding under his disciples and established a closer personal dependence relationship with him, his obligations were greatly increased. Although they had already had a job, they were naturally constantly seeking various real benefits from him: getting married, buying a house, having children... Any major and difficult things in life are inevitable to come and ask him for "rewards". When visiting New Year's greetings during festivals, he also had "rewards" of "light come and heavy" to strengthen the "master-slave relationship" between them.

As a result, his originally abundant finances became very difficult. If the contractor team had not had the prosperous business and the contract fees had increased considerably every year, relying on his own salary and subsidies - the subsidies for large libraries were the lowest - it would have been difficult for him to maintain such a big scene.

"... Our family has a large population. Master, you have a lot of food and clothing for everyone. I am afraid that the money in the official school will not be able to support the next month. I still have some money to provide subsidies for myself, but it will not be able to support the end of the year. Besides, I don't know if there are any other sudden expenses."

"These people under the sect are really thick-skinned. They all have jobs. They even run to the village with a good face when they see God." Liu Hui wiped the master's feet, changed into straw slippers for him, and said unfairly, "If you have something to do at home, you will kowtow and ask the master's wife to reward him. She looks like a beggar, and I don't know what to order them..."

When Zhang Lan heard that her heart was in trouble and was about to smooth things over, she heard a "bang" sound. Lu Xuan had already kicked the basin on the ground, and the dirty water splashed Liu Hui's head and body. He smashed the teacup in his hand heavily on the table and said in a sinister tone: "Don't be rude! You really treat yourself as a housewife. When is it your turn to say my fault?!"

"Which life secretary you are in Bairen City and has been together all day long. You haven't learned anything else, but you have learned to be a housewife. You know what the word secretary means, don't you understand? What about the maid? When the General Office trained you, how to write the word "家"? You can't even be a concubine. At best, you are a maid. A servant who has no name or no share dares to tell me right and wrong!" Lu Xuan's words are like needles, and it is becoming increasingly unpleasant.

Liu Hui didn't understand why Lu Xuan was so angry. She was both aggrieved and scared. Tears were falling, but she was still muttering incoherently: "I...I...Chief...Master..."

"You dare to talk back? After all, I am a person trained by the General Office. His temperament is different..."

Liu Hui quickly knelt down on the ground and said in a crying voice: "I deserve to die for the crime! Please beg me for kindness!"

Zhang Lan knelt on the ground and said, "Master, Sister Hui is thinking about this family and has no other thoughts..."

Lu Xuan sneered: "Sistership is deep, but I was wrong."

Zhang Lan lowered her head and said something. Liu Hui just kept kowtowing: "Slave deserves to die."

Lu Xuan said again: "Didn't you ask someone to buy back the "Female Commandment"? Why are you hiding it? Take it out and have a good exchange and see what a slutty person is..." He stood up slowly, "Take her out and hit twenty boards first," and said, and looked at Zhang Lan with a sneer. "You go and watch it for me, I'm going to come and test it later. Just let the water go!"

"I don't dare." Zhang Lan trembled all over.

"After finishing, ask her to kneel down in the study corridor and wait for her to fall!" After that, she picked up her head and went out without looking back. (To be continued, please search Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!

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