Chapter 514

The fourth master, who had lost his appetite, looked at most of the food left on the table, raised his hand to greet Yaoqin, and commanded softly: "Take it." ”

Then he turned his head to Erfu and smiled lightly, "I have failed your heart." ”

"Ye is used to eating good things, I think these coarse tea and light rice are not to your liking!" Erph looked at the four small bowls of golden corn potstickers in the small drawer next to him, and said with some distress.

It's not a show, it's really distressing.

The corn flour used to make corn potstickers for the fourth master was specially ground and ground by the people under her, and the corn cobs were picked out, which was sweeter than those wheat flours.

It's just this, the fourth master doesn't know.

"It's unreasonable again. Although the fourth master didn't know how rare this corn flour was, he still smiled and comforted when he saw Erfu's little mouth pouting again.

Erfu smiled at the fourth master reluctantly, moved the small drawer containing the corn tortillas to his side, and commanded softly: "Keep the corn tortillas, take the rest!" After speaking, he dragged the fourth master with one hand, and went out for a walk with his legs.

In the hall, Yaoqin led the second-class palace maid to put all the remaining meals on the table back into the food box, and personally took the corn tortillas left by Erfu into the cabinet next to Luohan's bed, and then used an ice crack incense burner in front of the porcelain plate in the hall to add two spoonfuls of lily incense to ignite, and with this light and long fragrance, the residual smell of food in the room was dispelled.

On the other side, Erfu had already led the fourth master to the courtyard in front of the upper room.

The two of them circled around the corridor twice, and walked hand in hand to the grapevine at the door of the wing.

At this time, although it is still early spring, under the influence of the hot spring water in the wing room from nowhere, the dilapidated and dry vines in the winter are still full of vitality, and the tender green leaves and vines are particularly lush, covering the sky and the sun, and a small pergola built with square trees will be tightly shaded, which is very beautiful.

The two sat side by side on the benches under the pergola, smiling at each other from time to time.

"At the beginning, you thought about getting this grapevine in the yard, but you were a little reluctant, but you don't want to think about the purple and blackened grapes in your yard in the autumn to make a tooth sacrifice, and even those sent from the Zhuangzi don't feel like you can eat it!" The fourth master rubbed Erfu's soft and boneless little hand, pulled Erfu, who was leaning on the back of the chair, into his arms, and said with a smile.

"The fruit still needs to be fresh to be delicious, and when the grapes grow on the vine, I start to think about it, and when I eat it, I will naturally feel more delicious. Erf raised her hand and pinched a tender green leaf from the vine, played with it in her hand, and replied softly.

"I heard that the fruits produced in your Zhuangzi are also very popular among the powerful people in the court, so when can you get some and let you try them!" The fourth master leaned over and picked off a small pale pink flower under the bench, put it in Erfu's ear, and said softly.

"It's not time yet, and it's probably just the fruit set.

After a few days, when the fruits are ripe, I will ask the head of the village to send some over. Erff stroked the little flower in her ear a little embarrassed, smiled shyly, and bowed her head and replied.

Actually, the fourth master is really a little speechless, otherwise he always thinks of Erfu's lost wry smile, which makes this mess in his heart, and it is very uncomfortable.

Erfu also felt the discomfort of the fourth master today, and took the initiative to find a topic, talking about her rebuilt Zhuangzi, the use and construction methods of the greenhouse, as well as the advantages and disadvantages, and talked to the fourth master one by one, and finally did not forget to recommend the skilled installers on her Zhuangzi.

"If the Zhuangzi under the name of the master wants to build a greenhouse, it is better to use those workers on my Zhuangzi, when the third master's mansion was built before, I specially invited them to help, and there is no need to pay any extra wages, just take care of a few meals, and then hand over the procurement of those materials needed to build the greenhouse to them. With a wicked smile on her face, she rubbed her three fingers together and whispered.

"You're a good businessman. The fourth master smiled and knocked on Erfu's head, and said softly.

"The concubine body is called doing a line and loving a line.

If you don't plan well, what do those who help in the Zhuangzi eat and drink?

Could it be that you can live on those rents alone? You must know that the rent on my Zhuangzi is only 20% of the annual harvest, which is more than half compared to the rent on other Zhuangzi in the vicinity!" Erfu proudly straightened her little chest and said aloud with honor.

Regarding the issue of land rent, the fourth master really knew it for the first time.

You must know that when the Eight Banners entered the customs, the land near the capital was basically under the name of the children of the Eight Banners, but in the past, they were really not very good at farming, so they could only hand over the Zhuangzi to the farmers who bought it to take care of, leaving a part of the land to cultivate and build other courtyards, and the rest were leased to those laborers who had lost their land, earning a little rent, and agreed that the rent should not exceed fifty percent.

Even so, there are a lot of people who come to rent land to plant, after all, the landless farmers will lose their livelihoods, as long as they pay labor to live, even in a disaster year, with their backs to these big thick legs holding power, they can live unharmed, it is much better than a hungry meal, a full meal, and with the back of the capital, the Son of Heaven, those who want to bully the people, also have to be much more restrained, for them living at the bottom of the common people, they express their contentment.

But the fourth master didn't expect Erfu to release such a low land rent, and sure enough, this Nizi is soft-hearted, "The other Zhuangzi nearby do this to you, and those people have no opinion?" Thinking of this, the fourth master couldn't help but be a little worried that Erfu would be angry, so he asked in a low voice.

"I don't have any opinions, after all, I have so much land in Zhuangzi, and the nearby Zhuangzi has also reduced the land rent in a similar way, so that the life of those farmers who rent land is much better. For a small butterfly that can cause a hurricane, Erf is very satisfied with this change.

What are the common people?

As long as they can be fed and clothed, they don't care which nationality the emperor of the dynasty is, as long as they meet their small requirements, they will sing praises to those big men who hold the lifeblood of the country.

Coming from modern times and living a prosperous life, the last thing he likes to see is the little people who are displaced and nested under the wall, with yellow faces and thin skins and disheveled clothes, reaching out to the big people who come and go riding horses and sitting in sedan chairs.

In the snowstorm last year, Erfu, who came back from walking around the city, did not show a smile for three days, for this matter, she had to be patient and tempered, and watched the play with the wives and concubines of those powerful people for three days, and listened to the music for three days, which was a stick and sweet dates, so that they took out their private money and opened a porridge factory outside the city, so that the refugees who were already hungry and had only one breath left survived the snow disaster.

"If someone makes trouble for you, you must tell you. The fourth master didn't know what Erfu was thinking, but it didn't hinder his determination to be an umbrella, so he smiled and whispered to Erfu.

"Yes, the Zhuangzi in your hand, why don't you also reduce the rent!" Erfu had a sweet smile on her face, blinking her eyes, thinking about the Zhuangzi in the hands of the fourth master, but she knew that the fourth master did not see all the net worth in the hands of Chang Fujin.

"Let's reduce it, anyway, the little bit in the field is limited. When the fourth master heard this, he said indifferently, for a prince born with a golden spoon like the fourth master, even if he is frugal, she really doesn't like that bit of scattered silver, so when Erfu mentioned this, he agreed with a smile.

The two hugged each other like this, talking about daily trivial things, but they talked lively, and they forgot the time, until Yaoqin came out with a lamp to find it, and then realized that they had been sitting outside for too long, and they were busy rubbing their thighs that were blown cold by the wind, and walked quickly to the upper room.

"Come over and warm up!" "Come over and warm up!" The fourth master, who was as worried about the other party being blown sick by the wind, walked quickly to the east room, and ripped off the brocade that was stacked on the side, and hurriedly beckoned Erfu to warm up his body on the couch together.

"I've got them ready. Erfu sat on the side and took off his shoes, and said to the fourth master with a smile, "After a while, you can burn your feet to relieve fatigue, and then drink the strong hot ginger tea to promote sweating." ”

After speaking, Erfu picked up the tea that had been cooled on the side and moistened his throat.

"Drink herbal tea again, and you are not afraid of hurting your spleen and stomach. The fourth master smiled and snatched the tea bowl that had already gone down half of Erfu's hand, carried the handle pot that Yaoqin had just given, made some hot tea for her, and nagged softly.

"It's fine, only two sips. Erfu said with a smile, but put down the tea bowl in his hand, waiting for Yaoqin to bring hot ginger tea to ward off the cold.

"If it weren't for what the master said quickly, you would definitely be able to drink this bowl of tea. The fourth master unceremoniously punctured Erfu's unclever lies, and at the same time reached out and picked up the tea bowl that Erfu had used just now, and took a shallow sip.

Erf giggled again, just smirk, and at the same time, there was a blush on her face.

This fourth master, it's really, how can you drink tea with a tea bowl that has been used by people, isn't this an indirect kiss, ahh

"What kind of mess are you thinking!" The fourth master looked at Erfu's erratic little eyes, reached out and pulled the brocade quilt on his legs, pinched her cheeks with a smile, and pressed his thin lips against Erfu's earlobes, and whispered, and did not forget to tease Erfu and blew hot air on her neck, which caused Delve to shiver, and then smiled with satisfaction and sat up straight.

Erfu, who was ashamed and angry, looked at the fourth master who was pretending to be serious, grinded his teeth, turned his head to look at the empty room, and also learned the actions of the fourth master just now, blowing on the neck of the fourth master, and licking the ground for a while, but found that the fourth master didn't seem to feel it, and kept calmly taking a small sip of the tea bowl, which made her very depressed.

Erfu, who was very depressed by the fourth master, threw his body on the back pillow sullenly, and as soon as he looked up, he saw Yaoqin who came to deliver hot ginger tea, looking at himself with a red face, and Erfu was so ashamed that he couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into.

What a shame......

"Master, master, please drink tea. Yaoqin was attracted by Erfu's ostrich-like movements, which caused her to laugh softly, and she hurriedly cleared her throat calmly, stepped forward with a slight shortening, and said respectfully.

"En!" Erfu, who had a shy face, pointed to the tea table next to him without daring to raise his head, and hid in the clean room by urinating in response, and waited until Yaoqin's footsteps gradually went away, and then he pounced on the fourth master with his teeth and claws.

"Let you deliberately tease me, let you deliberately tease me......" Erfu sat on the fourth master's lap, and his hands were scratching and poking at the fourth master's waist and roared in a low voice.

"Where is the master willing to tease you, it's too late to hurt you!" The fourth master dodged left and right while cooperating with Erfu's movements, while bending the corners of his lips, smiling and begging for mercy, but there was no uncomfortable look on his face, but he squinted his eyes very happily, smiling and watching Erfu move around his waist.

Erfu, who was dizzy, where could he beat the cunning and 'shamelessness' of the fourth master, he was so tired that he was sweating, and he didn't find the little abnormality of the fourth master, and he vented all the stuffiness in his stomach, so he gasped, slid down the waist of the fourth master, and lay on the bed with his feet forked, calming down his rapid breathing.

"Comfortable?" The fourth master supported his cheek with one hand, leaned sideways on the bed with his elbow, smiled and twisted a dark blue handkerchief, wiped the sweat beads from his cheeks, and asked softly.

"It's you who caused me to lose face in front of Yaoqin and them. Erfu glared angrily at the fourth master who flattered her, and said in a muffled voice.

"Where is the shame, they are happy for you, the master!" The fourth master glanced at the hand that was slapped red by Erfu, and he was not angry, he helped Erfu up from the bed with a smile, and tidied up the wrinkled clothes on her body for her, and said softly, and did not forget to point to the two little palace maids Yaoqin and Guzheng who were smiling under the porch to confirm that what he said was true.

"Yaoqin, Guzheng, you two go to the small kitchen to bring two buckets of hot water to Fujin on the side!" Erfu also knew that what the fourth master said was true, but the little woman's face was always very thin, and she couldn't help but get up from the bed with some annoyance, half-knelt on the Luohan bed, held the long flower table next to the windowsill with both hands, and said with a gritted tooth at the two people who were talking under the porch with her throat.

“......

Slave and maid will go!" The two of them, who were startled by the sudden appearance of Erf's voice, looked over when they heard the sound, and just saw Erf's red-eyed stare at the person, and they were busy shortening their bodies, and they responded respectfully, and ran to the corner door next to the ear room with a smile.

"I'm so angry!" Erfu, who was laughed at again by the people around him, sat on the bed sullenly, and complained to the fourth master with a flat mouth, "It's all your fault, so that this side of Fujin has no majesty in front of them at all." ”

"Then how many obedient ones will you change?" The fourth master knew that Erfu had always been a hard-mouthed and soft-hearted person, and said with a smile.

"Forget it!" Sure enough, as soon as the fourth master's words fell, Erfu waved his hand depressedly again and rejected his proposal.

(To be continued.) )