Chapter 96: Kotoda Lao San

Chapter 96: Kotoda Lao San

Be a tenant?

Gu Zilu was confused.

He thought of many possibilities, including being beaten, but he never thought that his mother would let him become a tenant farmer.

However, Brother Lu was an honest child. Although he was reluctant, he still nodded: "Son, I listen to my mother. What my mother tells me must have a purpose."

Su Jin: ...

He is obviously a good child, but why do I get angrier the more I look at him?

"I'll find someone to take you there, go down."

"yes!"

Gu Zilu thanked Su Jin and left respectfully.

Seeing him leave, Jin Chuan couldn't help but ask, "Madam, why did you do this? You could just let Brother Lu tell the story, or tell the old lady. Why did you let him go to the farm?"

Su Jin snorted and laughed: "Do you think this is enough?"

Jin Chuan was puzzled. Isn't it possible? Isn't the problem now about Yun Ge'er bullying Lu Ge'er? Wouldn't it be better to say it out?

She couldn't figure it out. She looked at Yuchuan. Yuchuan was even more confused, but she was the type who believed in Su Jin blindly, so she also felt that Su Jin must have other intentions.

Then, they both looked at the woman sitting in the main seat.

"Yes, your method is indeed feasible, but it can only solve this one issue. What about the future? Brother Lu's problem is his own problem. He does not fight or compete, but places his hopes on others. But why can't that person be himself? What he needs to change is his own temperament."

The two suddenly realized.

Come to think of it, Brother Lu is really too good and sensible. Sometimes, children like this are most likely to be wronged and won’t tell others about it. It can only be said that honest people are the easiest to be bullied.

What the lady wants to change is not this one thing, but Brother Lu’s temperament. This is definitely a once-and-for-all thing.

"I think what the lady did was right. Just wait and see, Jinchuan. Brother Lu will definitely change."

Jinchuan looked at Yuchuan who was swearing solemnly, then at Su Jin, and finally she could only nod, but she was still very worried about Gu Zilu.

The Fifth Young Master grew up in a marquis's mansion. Can he really get used to the things happening on the farm?

Besides, the tenants all have a very hard life.

Su Jin gave everyone in the mansion a unified statement, saying only that Mr. Zhuzhi asked Lu Ge'er to study at an academy he knew for a period of time, and did not directly mention the matter of going to the manor.

No one in the marquis's mansion objected to the idea of ​​studying, so soon, Gu Zilu followed a maid to Dongguan Manor.

This farm is located in a remote area, and of course it is the largest. Gu Zilu has changed out of the expensive robes in the Marquis' Mansion, and now only wears a patched and shabby clothes. He was brought to the head of the farm by a maid.

The head of Dongguan Village was Niu Lixuan, about 40 years old, fat and big-eared, and looked a bit fierce, but Gu Zilu was not afraid and just saluted calmly: "Greetings, head of the village."

Niu Lixuan was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud. He looked at the woman who brought the man over and asked, "Where did this kid come from?"

Since ancient times, those who went down to the farm to work as tenants were all poor people. Let alone bowing or saying hello, just standing in front of others could be described in one word: dull.

They were all wearing tattered clothes and had dull eyes, as if nothing could arouse their interest. They just did whatever they were told to do. They looked like a cow or a beast. However, they were still more useful than beasts because at least they could understand human language.

Therefore, Niu Lixuan had never seen such a tenant, with bright eyes, delicate skin and tender flesh, and he knew to greet people politely when he met them. He was definitely not a child from an ordinary family.

The old woman remembered Su Jin's words and said, "I am also the young master of an official family. Something has happened to my family..."

The old woman didn't say anything more, but Niu Lixuan already understood.

In a place like Zhuangzi, anything can happen.

He turned around and shouted, "Tian Lao San, take him to your place. He used to be a delicate young master, so be careful!"

At the end, Niu Lixuan almost laughed out loud. Humph, no matter how tender and delicate a young man is, he will be turned into an animal when he comes here!

“Yes, yes!”

Tian Laosan put down his hoe and ran over, wiping the sweat off his face as he took Gu Zilu away.

Tian Laosan is the head of a group, similar to the leader of a team of tenants. What he has to do on weekdays is to take the lead in paying rent or carrying out various requirements of the owner of the manor.

Now, he obediently brought Gu Zilu to his side.

There are three households in their group.

One family is surnamed Chen, one is surnamed Ma, and the other is Tian Laosan’s family.

Tian Laosan had a son, a daughter, and a wife. The four of them worked in the fields, so Tian Laosan handed Gu Zilu over to his son Tian Daniu.

Tian Daniu looked Gu Zilu up and down, and was disgusted by his skin which was as white as a girl's. He also thought that Gu Zilu had little flesh on his body and would definitely not be able to do any work, so he didn't want to pay any attention to him and handed him over to his sister Tian Erniu.

Erniu actually has a good impression of Gu Zilu because she has never seen such a handsome boy in the village.

She took Gu Zilu to the field and asked, "Have you ever farmed?"

Gu Zilu shook his head.

There were some things about farming in the book, but he had never done them.

Tian Erniu pointed to the lush green fields and said, "It's been hot lately, and crops are most likely to lack water, so we need to pay attention to irrigation, fertilization, weeding, and catching insects..."

As she spoke, she squatted down and demonstrated step by step.

Seeing this, Gu Zilu also squatted down and followed suit to pull out the weeds until Tian Erniu looked back at him and then couldn't help but let out a cry.

"Why did you pull out the wheat?"

Gu Zilu: ...

It’s really hard to distinguish between wheat and grass.

"So, can we plant it back?"

He tried to bury himself, but Tian Daniu's angry voice came from behind him: "What's wrong with you? Are you here to cause trouble?"

After saying that, he pushed Gu Zilu aside and held the wheat seedling in his hand with great distress: "It's over, it's over. A seedling is wasted!"

Tian Daniu felt very distressed, and Gu Zilu also felt embarrassed. Only Tian Erniu explained: "We have to hand in half of the harvest every year, and the rest is ours. But the rest is not enough for a family of four, so my eldest brother is so distressed. Brother Lu, come, I will teach you again, you must not make any mistakes."

Gu Zilu was surprised when he heard this: "With such a high rent, why don't you farm the land yourself? If you do it yourself, you only need to pay 20% and you can keep 80%."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tian Daniu and Tian Erniu both looked at Gu Zilu as if he were a fool.

Tian Daniu sneered: "Oh, you are indeed a young master born into an official family. You really don't know the sufferings of the world."

Tian Erniu just sighed softly and whispered: "If you can survive, who would be willing to be a tenant?"