Chapter 33: Fraud
"This will be your master in the future." After seeing Chen Yue and Liu Bingyi talking, Zhang Shi stood by Chen Yue and said, "You come here to see Chen Yue Langjun first."
A group of women and children bowed their hands and called them "Chen Yue Langjun". They all had no expression on their faces, which made Chen Yue feel that they were not as good as the children in their previous lives.
Chen Yue was about to say something politely, but he started talking about it below, but it was just "why is it a child" and "what to do in the future".
"Don't talk anymore." Zhang Shi stopped everyone and continued, "From now on, Chen Yuelangjun is your master's family. How to farm in the future and how much rent is decided by Chen Yuelangjun. Chen Yuelangjun's family is the same as you, but his family's summer harvest is every three or five dou, and after Chen Yuelangjun, you won't be hungry. Don't think that Chen Yuelangjun can bully him at a young age. Will our Zhang family agree? Of course, you can come to Zhang's family to find me when you encounter big problems."
"Langjun Chen Yue, do you see what I said right?" Before Chen Yue could speak, Zhang Shi said again, "Langjun Chen Yue, I will introduce each family to you."
He asked the old man to say anything, and it was impossible for Chen Yue to interfere. Forget it, he is still young, so he doesn't care about this for the time being.
Among the three families, the mother has two children. The only difference is that the Zhang family of Song is a son and a daughter, and the Zhang family of Du and Li family of Lu are two sons. The same is true for the three eldest sons, both of whom are thirteen years old and fourteen years old, and the same year as Chen Yue, but the month is different.
The eldest son of the Zhang family of Song was called Zhang He, and the daughter had no name. The eldest son of Ben Zhang family was called Zhang Ru, and the younger son Zhang Lai, and they became Tathagata together. Unfortunately, Tathagata was not born at this time. The eldest son of Lu Li family of Lu was called Li Tian, and the younger son was called Li Jin.
Everyone was wearing linen clothes. The bigger ones were fine, but the smaller ones almost covered their crotch. However, Zhang He, Zhang Lai and Li Tian obviously looked much better. They might have started working since they were eleven or twelve years old, and the food at home was mainly supplied to several people, so they grew up more open.
During the exchange, Chen Yue knew that the three families had moved here from the Zhang family's big village yesterday and were not very familiar with the other party.
Chen Yue was about to talk in depth and learn more about the family situation of several people. Liu Bingyi, Zhang Pengzu and others decided to leave and return to the city. Chen Yue did not try to keep him, but made an appointment to pick him up around the 1000s tomorrow.
After the three of them left, Chen Yue invited all three families into the main hall. Before, because Zhang Pengzu was there, Chen Yue could not invite everyone in.
After entering the house to greet everyone and sat down, Chen Yue did not immediately talk about renting taxes or farming matters, but said to the three women: "Three aunts, I came too urgently and didn't bring rice and grain. Can you ask the three families to each produce some rice and grain and cook a big pot to eat together?"
The three women looked at each other, but they didn't expect that the first thing the master came to was to eat their food. The three families brought not much food when they came, but this request was difficult to refuse. The three of them could only nod and go back to their families to prepare for food.
Four people left, including Song Zhang's youngest daughter. The remaining five people lowered their heads and didn't know what to say.
Of course, Chen Yue would not calm down the scene. He was the master's family and wanted to take the dominance. He took a package brought from the house and said to Zhang He: "Aru, go to the kitchen to find out if there are any knives and wooden boards. If there is no one, go to each family to find it."
After saying that, Chen Yue took the waxed pork out of the package and placed it in front of him.
"Meat!" Zhang Lai, who stood up, saw the pork that Chen Yue took out at a glance.
Several other people with their heads lowered their heads also looked up at the bacon in Chen Yue's hand, and someone actually swallowed their saliva.
"The first time I came here, I didn't bring rice and grain. Of course I had to take out something to eat with everyone." Chen Yue picked up the bacon and sniffed it. It didn't smell, so he handed it to Li Tian next to him, "You are A Tian, you and Ahe take the meat outside to wash it, and your hands must be washed!"
"Mr., we have to eat too?" Li Tian wanted to be brave among the crowd, so he took the initiative to ask everyone's thoughts.
"Everyone can eat it." Chen Yue said with a smile, "But, my family is not much different from you. In the past, there were only twenty acres of land, and the harvest was pretty good. However, this year I improved the planting method. The summer harvested corn was harvested four dou more than in previous years. This was just a simple improvement. Therefore, I met Zhang Pengzulangjun from Zhang Gong's family and Wang Fengguanglangjun from Wangjiazhuang, so there were not only plowing oxen, but also meat to eat."
Chen Yue's level of deception is average, so he will tell how he makes a profit by tying his head and tail, and it is the most effective to tempt it.
Li Tian did not leave with the bacon, but blushed and asked, "Mr. Lang, do you really have four more dou per mu?"
"Go and wash the meat quickly." Chen Yue couldn't finish it all at once, and he had to keep their appetites a little. "I'll tell you how to farm and increase the harvest, but this year everyone will have to be busy."
"Okay, OK." After Zhang He agreed, he dragged Li Tian out.
After the three older children went out, Chen Yue said to the younger ones: "You have to grow up quickly. When you accept your brother's affairs, your brothers have more important things to do."
The two children were a little shy and had to answer and nod.
Of course, Chen Yue had to spend one or two years to see the character of these three families. If it was worth cultivating, he would definitely train them in both civil and military aspects. After Liu Bingyi became the home of a great man, these could become his available talents, and of course he could also help the Chen family.
The reason why these people are trained is mainly because Chen Yue has no one to train except Chen Miao.
Life in ancient times was really difficult. If you were a little Buddhist, you would like to go to peace. Not only would the government bully you, but the clans would also suppress you. If you move to the mountains, you will stay away from people. In addition to jackals, tigers and leopards, you may also encounter savages and bandits at any time.
You want to work harder and climb up, but people have sat down at the upper seat, and there is no other way except pulling him down. Moreover, before the Song Dynasty, many positions were almost passed down from generation to generation, which means that you can't do it if you don't kill all of this family. Similarly, if others look at your position, they may use the same method.
The only way is to strengthen yourself. Not only do you have a family, but you also have subordinates and friends outside the family who can trust. This is how powerful ministers are formed. When facing powerful ministers, the emperor often throws a chance to attack and cannot uproot the roots with one blow, and the consequences will be endless.
Of course, Chen Yue did not want to be a powerful minister. He just wanted to live well until he was old and then pass on his family from generation to generation. The only official can do so well without participating in political struggles, and everyone needs officials in agriculture.
Chapter completed!