Chapter Nineteen The Good Landlord
The yard is being renovated and is full of smoke and there is not even a place to sit. Yu'er carried a group of women to serve tea and water everywhere. Seeing the prosperous scene at home, she was satisfied. In fact, except for the inner courtyard, Yu'er is regular, there are some steaming wine workshops and Baihualu workshops outside. By the way, the mosquitoes are officially renamed Baihualu. This is Li Ji's opinion. The name of mosquitoes is too rustic and cannot be put on the table. It is also a cheap thing, but since it is used as a business, the name is better. So he adopted Li Ji's suggestion and changed it to Baihualu, which is fashionable.
The workshop of the honeycomb coal is far away from the inner courtyard. This thing is seriously polluted and you have to find a place to settle in the future. Master Zhou’s blacksmith workshop is next to the honeycomb coal, which is mainly for convenience. Master Zhou praised this charcoal. It is easier to use than the charcoal, and it has strong firepower and is burned.
That's it. As a base, it's still a bit lacking, but I thought that I would definitely go back to the capital in a few years, so there is no need to make it too big. It's enough. I like being pragmatic and don't care much about illusory things on the surface.
Sigouzi's cowshed is in the downwind, and Sangouzi's younger brother recommends to take care of the cowshed. We don't care about it. Anyway, we have to take care of it. Acquaintances are also assigned. The cowshed is a big smell, and the population grows stronger in the future. A piece of land is enclosed in the north near the estuary. More than a dozen sheds of large and small sizes are built. This is called large-scale breeding. The drainage ditches directly enter the septic tank. After a long time, they may be able to use biogas. This is a good thing, cooking electric lights and other things.
The houses were repaired for everyone. Uncle Li Dayong and Sangouzi specially built dormitories, all of which were three bedrooms. The area was larger, so it would be more comfortable than the single dormitories in later generations. The toilets were all in the house, and the drainage pipes and other things were connected together. They were directly discharged to the septic tank prepared here, biogas, and we will use biogas in the future.
"Guangcheng, can you really light it?" Yu'er worked hard all day, and after dinner, she lay on the bed, asking me to help rub my legs, which was a little sore.
"Yes, why can't this biogas be useful? If you cook at home, just use a little bit of fire. If you have too many, you can explode. You have to be careful."
Yu'er has grown fat recently and she feels uncomfortable without exerting force. Why don't we do something like a horse and kill chicken? Thai or Chinese. I have a lot of thoughts, but in the end I still feel comfortable pushing oil, hehe.
"Oh, be gentle."
"Oh, there's so much meat that I can't touch my bones."
After being hit, I was stupid. Didn’t it mean that the Tang Dynasty likes plump people? I wondered. Maybe my wife doesn’t like it. Otherwise, why would this maid and old lady have all the ribs? Does it taste different?
Early in the morning, I saw Uncle Li, Sangouzi, and Dayong standing in front of a group of maids and thugs in the yard to teach. I guess they were doing some pre-job training, so I didn't care and stood by and looked around.
Uncle Li was spitting, Sangouzi's eyes were fierce, and Dayong patted his chest to demonstrate. These maids and mothers who had just entered the door looked embarrassed, and they probably regretted it to death. Who are they? They felt like they had entered the bandit's nest. If they couldn't stand it, they couldn't bear to see it anymore.
When the three of them saw me over, they saluted quickly. Uncle Li scolded these people for saluting me. Sangouzi's eyes were even more killing. Dayong's fists clattered. I frowned and glanced at the three of them, which immediately disintegrated their anger.
"Haha, I'll be a family in the future. If you can save this cumbersome thing, just say hello to each other. Let's see, I'm Ning Wen, the master of everyone. Don't be restrained when you get to know each other."
Yes, I entered the role very quickly, and I was very satisfied with my appearance. I scored nine points, and the newcomers below finally returned to normal.
"Everyone is careful in doing things. There is no important rule for the Ning family. Everyone remembers it. It is just that there is no internal strife or scammers. Do you know?"
Pingshen hates people who are sting outside the world most, so he thought of this rule at the first time. He will slowly sort out the others and make them into a book later. Anyway, the first thing is not allowed to be strife in internal affairs.
Seeing that I finished speaking, Uncle Li winked. Although these people were all new, they were very nice and quickly scattered. Uncle Li came over and said with some concern.
"Sir, this is the first day, I should have established my authority. Why did I forget it like this? I am afraid of being dishonest in the future."
Both Sangouzi and Dayong nodded and agreed, both of them looked worried and did not dare to kick Uncle Li, so they kicked Dayong in the butt.
"What kind of power is necessary? They are all poor people, they are concerned about others, they have enough food and drink enough, who has time to make trouble? You are just engaging in internal strife and bullying newcomers. Just stop, don't allow it in the future!"
It can be regarded as a wake-up call with the three of them, so that they should not be self-righteous all day long. To put it bluntly, the Ning family is still guilty, which makes people angry and resentful, but they are not the ones who suffer losses. After talking about this, the three of them are convinced and expressed their conviction. They promise not to be the case, and then they dispersed.
In a flash, the month passed, and the houses of the village had been repaired, and only a few workshops and the inner courtyard were needed. The weather gradually became colder. It was the end of the year, and every household had more expectations on their faces. The New Year was a big deal. Whether in ancient times or modern times, although it was still a month later, they were looking forward to it.
As soon as I got up that day, I stood in the yard, a cold air came. It was so cold that I was about to enter the house when Uncle Li ran over. Suddenly I thought to myself, why did Uncle Li run over every time? Why?
"Haha, sir, I thought you hadn't gotten up yet, so the merchants asked me to come in and take a look."
"Oh, what happened?"
The merchants were all here, and their hearts were stuttering. It was the end of the year. Is there any money that has not been paid yet? No, the money from the Nanshan Mine was paid on time, and I have never owed the wages of migrant workers. Seeing Uncle Li's face was not the uprising of the merchants. I scratched my head and was confused. It was really confusing, my fingers were wet. The south was indeed very humid.
"Haha, the merchants are grateful to the Lord for helping to repair the house. They all come over to say hello to the Lord. The merchants are used to getting up early and have been waiting for the early hours. They are anxious now. They are about to miss going home to cook, so they let me come in and take a look. Haha."
After breathing a sigh of relief, Yu'er also came out of the house. When she heard this, she was very happy. Someone came to the door early in the morning to thank him, a good omen.
Yu'er and I came to the gate of the courtyard. Dozens of people were all old, holding big and small bags of things in their hands. An old man in the lead stood up and pretended to salute me. How did this make me so old that I hurried over to support me.
"If you can't do it, you can't do it, the elderly don't have to be too polite."
I can't resist the old man. He is old and his bones are prone to loosening. If he uses his strength too much, he is afraid that his bones will be broken, so he has to let the old man salute him.
"The Ning family is kind and righteous. Our village households are stupid and can't say anything. Xie's family has built a house for us, and the village households have nothing to do. This is all done by his mother. The master must not dislike it."
After saying that, he put the things on his hands at the door, bowed his hands, stood aside with gratitude, blinking his mouth.
It's so damn harmonious. This scene is touching. After sending these farmers away, Yu'er patted her shoulders before she could calm down.
"Why did you do this? But the husband did a good job in this matter. The merchants should be devoted to their hearts. Where can we find such a good home?"
Yes, we are well-educated proletarians, who are poor and lower-middle peasants, and have been exploited and oppressed by leaders and all parties for many years. We know how difficult this kind of dire strait life is. People who are unwilling to be slaves, stop. Now our identity is a landlord.
"It's not to win people's hearts. Think about it, we have someone to help. If it weren't for those in Beijing, our lives might not be as good as those in these merchants."
Yu'er nodded worriedly and leaned against my shoulder. "What the husband said is, we must be worthy of our conscience."
Chapter completed!