Everyone was amazed. On both sides of the flat stone road were rows of unknown flower trees. In the tall brick and wood building, there were carved beams and painted rafters. As they walked in, they could see rockery gardens everywhere. There was a landscape not far away, and each landscape was different. Large green stone sculptures could be seen everywhere, and the workmanship was exquisite. Although green stone was not valuable, the labor expenses were also a large sum. It was truly extravagant.
Little sister Lin Ling couldn't bear to watch it. It was too funny. Is this the life of a rich person? When will big brother make a fortune?
"Hello, gentlemen. I am the manager of the Gu family manor. You can just call me Gu Tong. Just now on the wall, I was the one who checked the letter from the head of the Gu family." A thin man came over and introduced himself.
Lin Feng nodded and said, "Manager Gu, who are you to the Gu family?"
Gu Tong smiled and said, "Although my last name is Gu, I am just a servant of the Gu family."
The Lin Feng family has a deep understanding of the term "house slave". They used to be house slaves. Now, they no longer have to serve the main members of the Lin family. This is also a comforting thing.
"Manager Gu! How many people are left in the manor now?" Lin Feng asked.
"Fifty-one people, thirty gardeners, ten servants to maintain the manor, eight servants to clean the main house, and three to cook in the kitchen. If you count me, that makes fifty-two."
There are quite a few people, and they have to pay their wages themselves throughout the year, and they also have to take care of their food and accommodation, which is also a considerable expense. Fortunately, Lin Feng still has about 100,000 yuan left.
After introducing each other, Manager Gu led everyone to the main courtyard. This courtyard was the largest in the manor, with three courtyards. Lin Feng's family naturally lived in the backyard, while the two front courtyards were occupied by Hunter Xin, Dazhuzi, and Han Shan's grandson.
After Xiao Hei's bicycle frame was untied, it strolled away leisurely.
"Just leave your cows to me. We have a cowshed here." Manager Gu suggested when he saw Xiao Hei wandering around.
"No need. The cow in my family is different from others and can't stand those constraints." Lin Feng said with a smile. If he tied Xiao Hei to the cowshed, it would definitely go crazy.
Manager Gu nodded and said, "It's up to you now, so do whatever you want!"
"By the way, we can cook our own meals, so we don't need to be served. No one else needs to help us clean the yard. You just need to take care of other things." Lin Feng said.
"It's all up to you, but, to be honest, we don't have much food left." Manager Gu looked embarrassed.
Lin Feng was puzzled, so he asked, "Didn't your master leave any food for you when he left?"
"We did stay, but alas! As soon as our master left here, bandits came and asked us to hand over the food, otherwise they would attack the manor. There were hundreds of them! We can't afford to offend them." Manager Gu looked hopeless. He was under a lot of pressure. Fortunately, a family of scapegoats came and at least helped share some of his burden.
"Have the bandits been here? Did they just steal the food?" Lin Feng asked curiously.
Manager Gu nodded and said, "We gave too little at first, but the bandits refused to accept it. They set a price. If we didn't give enough, they would attack the manor and kill people. Master Lin, the bandits said they would come back in half a month. They told us to prepare food, otherwise we would die."
Since the bandits had come here, why didn't they occupy this large manor? That way, they could rob it at will.
I don't understand. What's this trick? Are they trying to treat these people like sheep? The reason they're not occupying the manor right now is because these people aren't fat enough yet.
"How many days of food will it take?" Lin Feng asked.
"If you eat sparingly, it will only last three days." Gu Tong said, holding up three fingers.
Three days? Lin Feng thought about it. He did have countless food in his space, but it was not available in this world. Now was not the time to take it out.
Lin Feng asked him, "Why don't you go to your master's house to get food?"
Gu Tong shook his head. "We sent people there, but they didn't see the master. The mistress told us it would take ten days for food to arrive. She said a large army had arrived in the crater, and all the food had been confiscated and would be distributed uniformly."
Whether it was true or false was no longer important. What was important was that the mistress of the Gu family had never thought about the lives of these people? These people were risking their lives to guard the house.
Lin Feng didn't believe her nonsense. The head of the Gu family might be okay, but his family members might not be. The master once said that all living beings have thousands of faces.
"Do you know where I can buy food?" Lin Feng asked.
Manager Gu shook his head and said, "There used to be some, but now food is more valuable than anything else. Even if you have money, you can't buy it."
"Okay, I understand about this. I will find a way to help you find food within three days." Lin Feng was also quite helpless. He couldn't even feed his own people enough, and these people were about to starve to death. He felt bad about it. These were people from the lower class, and his family had been like this before. He couldn't forget his roots.
"Thank you, Master Lin, for your understanding." Manager Gu bent down and bowed, making a long salute to Lin Feng.
Lin Feng smiled and waved his hand: "For the next year, you will be under my care. I will definitely not let you starve to death. Tell everyone what I said, there will be food within three days."
"I think I've been tricked by your master." Lin Feng sighed and said, servants with food to eat and servants without food to eat are two completely different things. He just wants to spend this year in peace and don't want any more trouble.
Manager Gu left, taking with him some smoked mutton that Lin Feng had brought. They probably hadn't had a full meal these days, so this mutton could at least satisfy their cravings.
Han Shan asked, "Little brother, can you find some food? There's nowhere else to buy food within this hundred-mile radius except the crater. How about I go to the town inside the crater? Those sentries can't stop me."
After hearing this, Lin Feng thought for a while.
"No, Uncle Han, we are not going to the crater. We are going to buy food from the bandits." Lin Feng said with a smile.
Han Shan was stunned. Buying food from bandits? Isn't that just giving them money for free?
"You mean, we go rob the bandits?" Han Shan felt crazy.
Lin Feng smiled slightly and shook his head: "We are not going to rob, we are just going to buy."
"Little brother, you are not having a fever, are you? How could the bandits sell food to us? Food is much more valuable than money and gold nowadays. It is not realistic. With my temper, I will take Xiao Hei with me and let's rush in to rob those bastards." Han Shan made a gesture of raising his hand and slashing with a knife.
Lin Feng waved his hand and said, "Uncle Han, trust me, they will not only sell it to us, but also not charge us a penny. They will also worship us as gods."
Han Shan was puzzled. What was this kid up to? How could these bandits be so easy to talk to? They didn't want money? They even wanted to support you? Do you think you're Li Chunfeng?
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