Chapter 324: Change of Name
"It seems to be Master Qin's voice?"
Song Yuntang covered her head, stood up and was about to walk towards the gate of the courtyard, but Jiang hurriedly held her down.
"The doctor said you need to rest. You can't be so rash. There are so many people at home. Can't someone open the door?" He turned to look at Xu Wencheng, "Wencheng, go open the door."
Xu Wencheng responded and hurried forward to open the gate.
Qin Maoshi had never met Xu Wencheng.
He stood at the gate of the yard carrying the box and stretched his neck to look inside.
When he saw Song Yuntang, he smiled.
"Miss Song, can I come in?"
Song Yuntang stood up with a smile, "Master Qin, please come in."
Hearing that the visitor was the county government's legal advisor, Xu Wencheng hurriedly stepped aside to let him in, and Xu Yongwang also stood up from the recliner.
Cheng Nian'er and Tu Shi, who were busy in the yard, stopped what they were doing.
Jiang stood quietly aside.
Under the gaze of the whole family, Qin Maoshi came to the main hall and placed the box in his hand in front of Song Yuntang.
"The master has already ordered someone to register the Huang family's land deeds and farm deeds under Miss Song's name, and asked me to bring them to Miss Song. The master also said that Miss Song should focus on recuperating from her injuries and not worry about the balance. And this..."
As Qin Maoshi spoke, he took out a silver note worth one hundred taels from his pocket.
"This time, young lady has made great contributions in Funiu Village. This hundred taels is a reward from the government to young lady. Although it is not much, I hope young lady will not despise it. My lord originally wanted to post a notice to commend you, but this matter involves young lady's reputation, so my lord gave up the idea."
Getting one hundred taels of silver was an unexpected fortune for Song Yuntang.
It seems that Lord Zhu made a lot of money in Funiu Village this time.
"Master Zhu has thought it through. There is really no need to post a commendation. Although I have not caused any harm in Funiu Village, if everyone knows about it and makes malicious inferences, I will have no way to defend myself."
Qin Maoshi clasped his fists towards her.
"Okay, since I've brought the things and the words, I won't delay your recovery. Goodbye."
There were too many eyes staring at him at home, making him feel like he was on edge.
Song Yuntang nodded.
"Master Qin, please take care. Please thank Master Zhu on my behalf."
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After Qin Maoshi left, Song Yuntang handed the banknote in his hand to Jiang.
"Mother, you can use this hundred taels for household expenses."
Jiang declined.
"My parents didn't give you anything, but you gave it to me instead. I can't do that."
"Mom, we are a family, so don't talk about yours or mine." Song Yuntang stuffed the silver note of 100 taels into her hand without further ado, "Besides, my parents have been kind to me, and I remember it in my heart. I still have money to use, so take this 100 taels, mom."
Fortunately, after she was captured and taken to Funiuzhai, the bandits did not steal her purse, otherwise she would have to go to the county government office to get her purse back.
Xu Yongwang looked towards Jiang.
"Since the child has given it to you, you can take it. Then you can add a few more dishes to the family so that the children can have some nourishment."
"All right."
After hearing this, Jiang accepted the silver note handed to her by Song Yuntang.
Song Yuntang moved the box brought by Master Qin into the house, took out an account book, and recorded the information on the land and real estate in the account book while counting them.
There are 2,243 acres of paddy fields, 300 acres of dry land, 12 fish ponds, a total of 29 acres, and 600 acres of forest.
In a place like Cile Town, if you can build up a business like this, you can indeed become a local landowner with no worries about food and clothing.
If the Huang family hadn't had a prodigal son like Huang Heyu, they might have been able to live a prosperous life for a few more years.
So, if you have money in your hands, you have to be able to keep it.
"Tu Shi, come here for a moment."
Tu Shi, who was chopping wood in the backyard, put down the axe in his hand and came to the door of Song Yuntang's house.
"Girl, what do you want from me?"
Song Yuntang tidied up the things on the desk so that they would be ready for Xu Qingye to use when he came back.
"Don't call me Miss from now on. I'm already married. It's not appropriate to call me Miss anymore. Please change your name."
Tu Shi asked somewhat uncertainly.
"Madam?"
Song Yuntang paused, but did not object. She handed the account book she had just recorded to Tu Shi.
"It just so happens that I can't go out these few days. You go to Cile Town and take the people from the farm to visit all these fields, forests, and fish ponds to see which farmers have rented them in previous years and whether they are willing to continue renting them in the future. You can plant the remaining dozens of acres of fields near the farm yourself, and rent out all the rest that can be rented."
Tu Shi nodded, "How should the rent for the land be determined?"
Song Yuntang also learned about land rent.
In the past, the Huang family collected rent based on a 30% to 70% split. When the people rented the land, they had to pay 70% of the annual harvest to the Huang family, and the remaining 30% was theirs.
Even so.
If the harvest is poor, the farmers will have to pay the rent to the landlord out of their own pockets.
The people actually got less, which not only dampened their enthusiasm, but also made their already poor lives even worse when famine struck.
This is just a waste of land resources.
Since she took over these fields, she certainly could no longer use the Huang family's previous model of collecting rent from the land.
"Starting from next year, the land rent for the first three years will be split 50-50. We will get half of the harvest each year, and the farmers will get half. There is no lower limit. If there is a famine, I will bear the risk."
"At the same time, since these tenants have rented our land, we have to be responsible for their production and harvest. When necessary, we can organize everyone to teach them planting techniques, and we can also collect some high-yield grain seeds and distribute them to everyone for planting."
"During this period, tell the people on the farm to pay more attention to who is down-to-earth and hardworking, and who is cunning and treacherous. When renting land next year, give priority to those who are honest and hardworking."
Tu Shi nodded as he listened.
If such a good thing had happened when he was farming at home, he would definitely rent 20 to 30 acres of land and cultivate it well.
In that case, you won't end up penniless and sell yourself into slavery.
Even he was excited after hearing this, and the farmers must be even more excited.
"Madam, you have provided farmers with such convenience. I'm afraid they will scramble to rent your land."
Song Yuntang was still a little uncomfortable with Tu Shi's new name.
"The more motivated they are, the more effort they will put into the fields, and the better the harvest will be next year. In this way, even if we only collect 50% of the rent, it will not necessarily be less than the 70% that the Huang family collected before."
Tu Shi nodded and stuffed the account book into his lapel.
"Okay, I'll go back to Cile Town now. I'll get things done in a few days and then report back to Madam."
Song Yuntang told him, "Be careful on the road."
Tu Shi hurriedly said, "Madam, don't worry. The bandits in Funiu Village have been eliminated. The road should be peaceful now."
After saying that, he bowed to Song Yuntang and strode out.
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