"Liu Ji!"
A sudden roar interrupted all Liu Ji's thoughts.
Qin Yao: "I called you twice but you didn't respond. What are you thinking?"
Liu Ji answered seriously: "I'm thinking about the riddle in the book."
"Are you leaving?" he asked knowingly.
Seeing Qin Yao waving impatiently, he immediately threw down the book in his hand, stood up, patted the robe he had already changed into, and ran towards her happily.
Qin Yao stuffed a steamed bun into his hand, interrupting Liu Ji's thoughts of going to the county town to order food, and raised her chin toward the outside of the courtyard, "Let's go."
Liu Ji munched on the tasteless steamed bun and got on the carriage with a feeling of despair.
Wang Mawu's luxury carriage is spacious enough, and a family of six can sit in it without feeling crowded.
Liu Ji went in and just sat down when Sanlang snuggled into his arms and took a nap.
Liu Ji gritted his teeth and poked at the innocent face of the third brother, who had no worries, feeling envious and jealous.
"It's true that young people don't know what sorrow feels like~" He suddenly sighed, then finished the steamed bun in his hand and took a nap with his eyes closed.
But once Jinbao was picked up, the carriage sounded as if hundreds of ducks were quacking at the same time, making Liu Ji sober that he couldn't be more awake.
Hearing Jinbao and Erlang chattering, Liu Ji made up his mind and decided that since there was no way to stop them, he might as well join them!
Qin Yao took the cotton earplugs handed to her by Awang and looked at him with surprise.
She was saying, how did Awang manage to not break down after picking up and dropping off these five kids from school every day? It turns out there were some props!
Happily plugging my ears and closing my eyes, the world finally became quiet.
When they arrived at the county town, the sun came out a little. It had been raining and cloudy for many days, but today it was finally sunny, making Qin Yao firmly believe that today must be a lucky day.
The couple went to the county government office and successfully completed their household registration.
It was only noon when Qin Yao decided to go to the farm to check on her fields.
Liu Ji was very excited. When he arrived at the farm, he saw the white banner for suppressing evil stuck on the ground. He pulled it out directly and asked Awang to throw it far away, saying it was an unlucky thing.
Other people's land had been mostly cultivated. Liu Ji, who didn't worry about farming, was a little anxious. After running through all the 100 acres of land, he asked Qin Yao breathlessly:
"Mom, ma'am, we have to rent out the land quickly, or we'll lose another crop of wheat."
Qin Yao also knew that this matter was important, and planned to go find Mr. Ding's wife again to transfer the tenants over.
They were so busy with paperwork yesterday that they forgot about it.
So, they let Awang drive the car, and the couple went to Mr. Ding's house together.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are already packing their belongings. It seems that they will leave Dingjiazhuang and go to the provincial capital to meet up with Mr. Ding in the next few days.
The yard was filled with all kinds of furniture that needed to be taken away. Liu Ji walked on tiptoe and could barely keep up with Qin Yao's nimble steps.
When they arrived at the hall, they were greeted by Mr. Ding's mother. When she learned that Qin Yao was a tenant, the old lady slapped her knees and said, "I was so busy that I forgot to tell you that we used to keep the 100 acres of land for our own cultivation and there was no tenant."
However, the old lady enthusiastically said that she could help build a bridge and ask the Ding family for Qin Yao.
The land was fertile, and as long as Qin Yao wanted to rent it, many farmers would come to her for help.
Just as Qin Yao and his wife walked out of Mr. Ding's house, a well-informed member of the Ding family came over with a shy smile and asked Qin Yao how much the rent was.
"Just like in the market, 20% for land and 40% for fields." Liu Ji said seriously, with his hands behind his back.
The Ding clan member was delighted and asked carefully, "Master Liu, can you rent all the 20 acres of land in the southeast corner to my family?"
Liu Ji first glanced at Qin Yao, and after she nodded, he nodded to the visitor and continued to speak seriously:
"All of my family's 100 acres of land will be rented out. If you have other relatives who want to rent it, you can ask them to go to Mr. Ding's house and inform the old lady."
Just before leaving, Qin Yao had already told the old lady that if anyone wanted to rent land, she would be the first to agree to it, so that the tenants would save themselves the trouble of walking a long way to Liujia Village to find her.
When the Ding clan members who came to rent the land heard what Liu Ji said, they clasped their fists in gratitude and turned around to inform their relatives.
Their family has few fields, and they have to rent fields from wealthy families for farming all year round. However, those lands are not good, and the rent is 40%. After working hard all year round, they don't make any profit at all.
But Qin Yao's family's lands are all excellent fertile fields, and the rent is still 40%. With such a huge discount, of course they should give it to their own family first.
Liu Ji watched the tenant walk away happily, then looked back at his own farmland beside the official road and sighed, "It's really a changing world. I didn't expect that I, Liu Ji, would become a landlord."
Haha, now let’s see how Liu Dafu can still show off in front of him!
Qin Yao glanced at him, and seeing that his smile was worthless, she simply assigned him a job.
"Liu Ji, I'll give you a chance to show your abilities. You can handle the land leasing matter and get it done."
Before she could finish, Liu Ji immediately asked excitedly: "How is it going? Is there any reward?"
Qin Yao sneered, "No reward silver, it's done, I'll leave the rent collection to you next year."
Liu Ji immediately uttered a low "tsk" and muttered quietly, "Another labor for nothing."
Qin Yao: "Since you don't want to, forget it."
"No, no, no!" Liu Ji immediately changed his tone and said with a wry smile, "I am willing. Don't worry, my lady. I will make sure that all the rent from our family is paid to you."
After all, there are still some benefits to be gained, even if they are just small fry, they are still meat.
Qin Yao sneered but didn't take back the words. The couple went to the field and looked at it for a while.
Liu Ji was so curious that he grabbed a handful of soil here and touched the mud there, with tears in his eyes.
The reason is simple, simply because he loves this land deeply!
As for the murder that had occurred in this area, the couple didn't take it seriously at all.
Qin Yao came to the two small rooms. Mrs. Ding Xiucai had already given her the keys. She unlocked the doors and two spacious rooms came into view.
There was a room with benches and wooden boards as beds, which was where Mr. Ding's family workers lived before.
The bedding and other daily necessities in the house have been taken away, and now there is only an empty room with very small windows and dim light.
The other room was a room for storing farm tools. There were also two wooden barrels and several old rattan baskets in the room, which were probably no longer needed.
Farmers like to rent fields from big farmers because they can use the farm tools and livestock provided by big farmers. In order to make their own land more cost-effective, Qin Yao instructed Liu Ji, who was wandering around in the empty house:
"Remember to bring some farm tools so that farmers can borrow them."
Liu Ji quickly agreed, and pointed to the empty bunk room, and asked tentatively: "Madam, how about we clean up this room and rent it out?"
Seeing that Qin Yao did not object, Liu Ji immediately pulled her into the house and pointed at the bunk beds excitedly and said:
"Our place is a quarter of an hour's walk from the town's main street, and only two quarters of an hour's walk from the Ding Family School. It's very suitable for renting to students who come here to study."
"Look, my lady, these beds are ready-made. A little kid doesn't need much space, just a place to lie down and sleep. Let's use straw mats to divide this bunk bed into small compartments, which can accommodate more than a dozen students. The rent will be cheaper. Those who are too far up the mountain and whose families are too poor to rent a decent house will definitely like this!"
Qin Yao raised her eyebrows in surprise. She actually thought it was not bad.
Liu Ji's eyes were full of eagerness, "Madam, shall we try it?"
Qin Yao thought for a moment and nodded, "Then let's give it a try."
Liu Ji put his hands on his hips and said, "Okay!"
Liu Ji felt proud because his suggestion was successfully adopted for the first time.
In one word, awesome! (End of this chapter)
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