Chapter 400: Guarantee to Everyone
As Liu Tao spoke, his eyes became red, and his two sons and four nephews also began to wipe away tears.
Zhang Juexia wanted to persuade him, but didn't know how to start.
Anyone who leaves his hometown to make a living would not want to have too many memories.
When Zhang Juexia was feeling melancholy, Liu Tao brought his family and knelt at her feet again, "Boss, when the previous owner sold the farm, he promised us that the new owner would not drive us away.
We don't dare to ask for anything, we just hope that the new owner won't kick us out.
We will work hard and pay the rent we owe you, and we won't lose a single pound of grain. We only ask that the new owner not drive us away."
Seeing a crowd of men kneeling at his feet, Zhang Juexia suddenly felt overwhelmed.
"Hurry up and get up. Who said they were going to drive you away?"
"What about the owner? Is the owner going to raise the rent?"
Zhang Juexia suppressed the anger in his heart and said, "You two should get up first, and don't make any unwarranted guesses, okay?
"What you said is what you thought, okay?"
Liu Tao was overjoyed. "Thank you for your generosity, Master. We feel relieved with your words."
"Get up quickly!"
After these people got up, Zhang Juexia felt thirsty. After drinking a cup of tea, he said, "There may be a misunderstanding between us. The purpose of my coming to the village is to understand how everyone is doing now and how the crops are doing in the fields."
After Zhang Juexia finished speaking, he glanced at the men in front of him.
After years of hard work, their faces are dark, their hands are rough, and even their voices are high.
They no longer had the worries they had just now, and now seemed much more relaxed.
"Boss, you really won't raise the rent?"
"Liu Ye, don't be unreasonable!"
Liu Tao glared and shouted loudly.
Then, he looked at Zhang Juexia with a smile on his face and explained to her, "Liu Ye is impatient and loses her temper. Please don't blame me, boss."
Zhang Juexia sensed that they were clearly on guard against him.
If I can't make them accept me this time, my future work will be difficult.
She smiled, indicating that nothing was wrong. "Maybe what I said just now wasn't clear enough. Since I'm here today, we have to make some things clear, otherwise when I go back, you'll start to think too much and torture yourself.
First, I am the owner of this manor now, but I will retain all of you tenants.
At least, no one will be driven away now.
Second, I will not raise the rent. It will remain the same as before.
Your life remains unchanged, and everything goes on as usual.
However, I have a plan. Since I have bought your farm, I hope that the people living here will live better and better lives."
Everyone looked happy after hearing what Zhang Juexia said.
"Boss, as long as we can live a good life, you can let us do anything."
"Yes, I also want to live a good life of eating meat every day and drinking wine with every meal."
Zhang Juexia stood up and said, "Then let's be united and live a good life."
"good!"
The shouts of the men attracted nearby residents, and several children came over to join in the fun.
This is also what Zhang Juexia wants. No matter what he does, he cannot be too dull.
We still need to have the necessary morale.
She smiled with satisfaction and turned to look at Liu Tao again. "Village Master Liu, could you accompany me for a walk around the village? I want to see how everyone is living and how the crops are growing."
"I'll go with you. My father is old and can't walk the long way."
"good."
Liu Hong led the way in front, Zhang Juexia and Li Yingyue followed behind, and Lin Yuan followed behind them not too far away.
It took more than an hour to walk through the entire village.
Liu Hong told Zhang Juexia, "Boss, it's almost time for dinner. This is your first time at our village, so don't go back.
My dad asked the family to prepare food, let's go back and eat!"
Zhang Juexia wanted to refuse, but Liu Hongrang was too affectionate.
She also wanted to see how their lives were going, so she agreed reluctantly.
She was worried that Li Yingyue, a young lady from a wealthy family, would not be able to get used to the farm food, so she asked her quietly, "What are your plans? How about letting Lin Yuan take you back to the city and then have him pick me up in the afternoon?"
"Come on! You're just messing with me by doing this. If you can eat this meal, I can eat it too."
When Zhang Juexia arrived at Liu's house, he was asked to sit at the front seat.
Soon several women brought the dishes. Zhang Juexia asked them to sit down and eat together, but they shook their heads.
Liu Tao waved his hand and the women went downstairs.
"These daughters-in-law are my daughters-in-law and nieces-in-law. If there is anything happening at home, they help each other.
Oh, my old lady should be busy in the kitchen. The chicken she stir-fries is as delicious as the ones in the big restaurants in the county. The boss will have a good taste later."
Zhang Juexia felt embarrassed when he heard that they had killed a chicken. "How could they kill a chicken? Didn't we say we could just have a bite?"
"Look at what the boss said, you're here, why don't you kill a chicken.
Besides, every household in our city raises chickens, so the owner doesn’t have to worry.”
After all the dishes were served, Zhang Juexia looked at the food on the table and felt that the Liu family had probably taken out the best things in the house for this meal.
Stir-fried vegetables with bacon, stir-fried black fungus with chicken, scrambled eggs with green onions, cold cucumber salad, steamed eggs, and stir-fried beans with meat.
The staple food was pancakes. Zhang Juexia grabbed a small piece, put it in his mouth, and found it delicious.
She actually tasted malt sugar.
She didn't pick up her chopsticks, and no one else dared to eat.
After she took her first bite of food, people at the table started to eat.
We chatted while eating.
Zhang Juexia had a general idea of what Cuiliu Manor was like now.
Several children from the Liu family were standing outside, staring blankly at the food on the table.
Zhang Juexia waved to them, but they all ran away.
"Boss, don't worry about them. They are just children who don't know any better."
"I think they're quite clever. We came in such a hurry this time. I'll buy them some candy when I come next time."
"Boss, you can't do that. Even children are not used to it.
For us country kids, as long as we have something to stutter, that’s all we need.”
Zhang Juexia felt very uncomfortable after hearing this. Li Yingyue had already put down her chopsticks. They didn't eat much and were about to leave.
Liu Tao felt a little uneasy, "Boss, is the food not to your taste?"
"No, we have small appetites and we are full.
Liu Zhuangtou, I'll come back another day, and then you can just take me to the wasteland over there."
"Boss, you are planning to reclaim some wasteland. We are all experienced farmers. If you trust us, please let us do the work."
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