"Steward Liu!" Early in the morning, when Liu Wuchen and the tenants in the tea garden urged the tenants in the house to collect tea, Weng Yu, who was in charge of the tea garden, came over lightly, and when he came to Liu Wuchen's side, Weng Yu whispered to Liu Wuchen: "Yesterday, everyone made a batch of new tea, all of which were picked by the tea garden of our own house, and every piece of tea was of the highest quality. ”

"We have brought the tea, but our identity is not suitable to meet with the second owner now, I want to bother Steward Liu to deliver it on my behalf, I don't know what Steward Liu wants?" Li Dechen also stepped forward lightly, holding a large oilcloth package in his hand, and looked up at Liu Wuchen.

The first batch of things produced in the field was taken first by the owner, which was the rule of the tenant farmers, and now the old willow and the willow were not on the side, and the only thing they could think of was the second of the Liu family, the willow two.

"Uncle Li, Weng Yu is in charge," Liu Wuchen glanced at the package wrapped in tea, looked up at Li Dechen and Weng Yu and said: "Half a month ago, the second young master had already left the mansion with his body, and cut off all relations and contacts with the mansion. ”

"Of course, Wuchen also knows the rules here, the rules can't be broken, and he doesn't dare to be bad, so," Liu Wuchen stretched out his hand to take the tea leaves in Li Dechen's arms, looked at Li Dechen and said: "These tea leaves are put in Wuchen first, and no one can move before the young master and the master come back, Wuchen is here to promise everyone." It will definitely let the eldest young master drink our first batch of new tea. How is it? ”

Half a month ago, that is, on the third day of Liu Ertiao's marriage in Chang'an, after everything at home was arranged, Liu Erjo resolutely went bare-chested and barefoot. Wearing only a pair of profane pants all over his body, he walked out of the gate of Liufu Land alone, and acted directly with actual and direct actions, indicating his relationship with the Liu family and Liufu Land in the future. At that time, this incident caused a lot of sensation in Chang'an and Sanyuan, and Liu Erjo also paid some ingratitude to some extent. Don't miss family affection. Selfishness and so on, some good or bad name.

Anyway, at that time, many people didn't know why Liu Erjo acted like this, and what good did it do to him by acting so ruthlessly?

In addition to Yang Bofang, Liu Wuchen, and a few people who have seen more thoroughly and far-reaching, most of the people and officials have been interested in Liu Ertiao's unwise move. Very disdainful and disdainful. After all, this kind of thing is just a family affair and has nothing to do with state affairs, and Liu Erjo is now the son-in-law of the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Rites, and he has obviously won the emperor's respect. He was transferred to Mihara as an official. So no one dared or was willing to stand up and accuse Liu Erjo.

"This, that's fine." Li Dechen let go of his hands, handed the tea in his arms to Liu Wuchen, and then asked Liu Wuchen softly with some reluctance: "However, then, is it really inappropriate to send it to the second owner's house?" Although I don't know what the reason is, the second owner will leave Liufu and no longer recognize us, but after all, he is still the second young master of Liufudi, the brother of the owner, and Yili should also have a share of these teas

"Uncle Li's intentions, Wuchen understands, in this way, let's still do that," Liu Wuchen patted the tea leaves in his hand and said: "The first batch of tea leaves in this tea garden, Wuchen will give them to the master, the eldest young master, and the second young master, even if they can't drink it now, they will not be indispensable in the future, how about it?" ”

It is rare for the government to be able to recruit such a group of tenant farmers who are loyal and sincere and bent on the owner. In the past, when Liu Wuchen was working as a housekeeper in other mansions, how could he ever see such an enthusiastic and loyal tenant? In other prefectures, when did the tenant farmers take the initiative to give up those so-called land rules?

These are the credits of their eldest young master, and the contract of the eldest young master at the beginning covered more than just a few hundred tenants. At the same time, Liu Wuchen also knew the reason why Li Dechen and Weng Yu, as well as the tenant farmers under them, insisted on sending tea to Liu Ertiao like this.

The old lady and the eldest young master disappeared and were not in the mansion, and the only person in charge of the family was now abandoning them, and these tenant farmers were worried. Worried about their land contract and their future situation in the Liu Mansion, they want to invite the second young master back. Even if Liu Erjo never manages affairs, but with him, the tenant farmers, and the subordinates in the house, there is always a backbone.

To put it bluntly, it was these tenant farmers who didn't trust him very much as a housekeeper.

Liu Wuchen held the package wrapped in tea in his arms, and looked at Li Dechen and Weng Yu with a warm smile, among the nearly 400 tenant farmers in Liufu, these two people are representatives, reflecting the intentions and attitudes of more than 400 people, if they can't make the two of them feel at ease, other tenant farmers, I'm afraid they will also be panicked and can't live all day, worrying all day long, for the crops in the field, for the operation of the whole land in Liufu, it's not good.

"Wuchen understands what Uncle Li and Weng Yu mean," Liu Wuchen looked at the two of them directly and said, "Are you worried about the follow-up contract between the government and you this year, right?" ”

At the beginning of spring last year, their young master signed the first contract with Li Dechen and a group of more than 100 tenant farmers for the first time, with a period of one year, counting the days, and now the deadline is approaching, but the contract term of the three hundred tenant farmers on Weng Yu's side is not far away, Liu Wuchen knows that they are a little anxious and worried.

Seeing that Li Dechen and Weng Yu both lowered their heads and did not speak, the meaning of acquiescence was obviously very, Liu Wuchen then said to the two of them: "These things are in charge of Uncle Li and Weng Yu, don't worry, there is already an explanation before the eldest young master left," Seeing that the two of them raised their heads sharply to look at themselves, Liu Wuchen said with a gentle smile: "The eldest young master said that if you tenant farmers do not object, Liu Mansion can sign a lifelong contract with all the current tenant farmers in the mansion, and the conditions remain unchanged. The contract is for life, and accommodation will be arranged in the house. ”

"After a while, the two of you can go below and tell the villagers," Liu Wuchen arched his hand to the two of them, and said: "If you are willing to sign a contract for life, you can count a list of nights, and if you don't want to, the government will also sign a short-term contract with him, and the contract before the treatment is the same." ”

"Really?! That little old man is here on behalf of the villagers to thank the owner, thank you Steward Liu! Li Dechen and Weng Yu, hearing Liu Wuchen's explanation, were all overjoyed, and bowed to Liu Wuchen together, and Liu Wuchen's housekeeper's words finally made them feel at ease.

"These are all the orders of the eldest young master before, Wuchen is just doing it step by step, the two of them are very gifted, Wuchen can't afford it." Liu Wuchen turned sideways, raised his hand to signal the two of them to get up, and said: "Another point is that the government is going to set up a Liu's tea shop recently, specializing in the production of this new tea, and when the apprentices in the tea shop are in the house, the government will select from those tenants who have signed a lifelong contract, and the two of them will also relay this information." ”

"Yes, Steward Liu!" The two responded in unison, and then Li Dechen and Weng Yu glanced at each other, and asked Liu Wuchen softly: "Dare to ask Steward Liu, this Liu's teahouse, the little old man and the old brother Weng Yu, can you enter?" ”

"Naturally, you can get in," Liu Wuchen looked at the two of them with a smile, and said, "The key to this fried and roasted tea, didn't I already teach you a few days ago?" After the Liu's Tea Workshop was opened, Mr. Li and Weng Yu were in charge of this aspect. Well, here, Wuchen still has to explain to the two of you again, this tea-making recipe was left by the young master before, it is a top secret, and the two of you must not leak them to outsiders! ”

"Otherwise," Liu Wuchen glanced at him sternly, and said, "There is a county in Sanyuan, but the second young master of our Liu Mansion!" Although the second young master is now away from the house, the roots of the second young master are always here, if someone breaks the rules, when the time comes, it will not be as simple as being imprisoned? ”

In order to be able to keep the secret recipe for making tea, Liu Wuchen also tried his best.

"Steward Liu, don't worry, the two of us know what is important, this matter, except for ourselves, will never enter the third ear!" Li Dechen and Weng Yu swore that they were not three-year-old children, they knew what to say and what to say silently. What's more, they have always been loyal to the Liu Mansion and their owners, and they have never wanted to betray or leave, which is why Liu Wuchen will look for the two of them.

"Okay, Uncle Li, there is Weng Yu in charge, Wuchen still has other things to do, so I won't bother the two of you here to pick tea." After the matter was explained, seeing that the two of them had already understood, Liu Wuchen hugged the tea leaves, arched his hand slightly, saluted the two of them, and turned around and left the tea garden.

I believe that after today, these tenant farmers in the house, nine out of ten, will choose to sign a lifelong contract, work hard for Liufu, and become the direct tenants of Liufu