jdhmnovel Chapter 327 We Will Not Betray
Chapter 327 We Will Not Betray
"Aunt, Manager Hua has asked you to give these ten people to stay in your home and wait for your orders.
The others are from one family to another, and these are their deeds.”
As he spoke, he took out a stack of indentures from his bosom and handed them to Li Lanzhen.
Li Lanzhen glanced at the maidservant and two boys standing beside her.
Seeing her looking at them, one of the old women stood up.
"Hello, Madam. We have eight maids and servants in total. The families of these two little characters are all over there."
Li Lanzhen was thinking about what to do and decided to take them to Lishu Village first and then come back with her.
Li Lanzhen put the indenture contract into her arms, but actually threw it into the space.
"Okay, just follow me first. We'll go to Lishu Village together. After we've settled down there, you can come back with me."
The second brother also went with them.
Without waiting for Li Lanzhen to make any arrangements, these people came over and picked up the baskets filled with sweet potato vines.
The group set off towards Lishu Village in a mighty procession.
The flowers on the pear trees on the hills and slopes of Lishu Village have fallen.
The leaves stretch out like open green umbrellas.
Then the green umbrellas connected together to cover the hills.
One of the men said as he looked at the hills and mountains full of pear trees.
"Ma'am, these pear trees are growing really well, but they are not properly pruned and managed.
After we settle down, we will prune and manage the trees properly, and there should be a good harvest next autumn.
Judging from the growth of these pear trees, there must be groundwater under these mountains."
Li Lanzhen also smiled happily.
“It seems that you are really good at growing fruit trees.
There are indeed underground rivers flowing under these mountains.
So the pear trees on these mountains have no shortage of water.
After you settle down, I will ask the village chief Dunzi to teach you how to graft these pear trees. After grafting, they should grow big and delicious pears next autumn."
"Grafting? Madam, we have never heard of it?!"
"It doesn't matter. Your village chief Dunzi knows everything and will lead you to do it."
The other old man frowned as he walked along.
At this time, he also said to Li Lanzhen, "Madam, there is very little arable land here.
I think the land we have reclaimed is barren and the crops we grow will probably not yield a good harvest!"
"Yes, the land here is indeed very poor, that's why I prepared the sweet potato seedlings.
Sweet potatoes and potatoes are not picky about the soil. If you plant them and manage them carefully, you will have a harvest.
And its per-acre yield is very high. As you just saw, the soil in the Grand Canyon of Taohuayuan is fertile, and the per-acre yield of sweet potatoes and potatoes is more than 5000 kilograms."
"Five thousand kilograms per mu?!"
A group of people were secretly shocked.
A yield of 5000 kilograms per mu is simply a fantasy, a myth!
None of them questioned, but just kept muttering in their hearts that they should take good care of these wilted-looking sweet potato vines.
The old man took a look at the basket of sweet potato vines on his back and started asking Li Lanzhen again.
"Sweet potatoes? Ma'am, we have never seen these and we don't know how to grow them. What should we do?"
Li Lanzhen waved her hand and said nonchalantly.
"It's okay. Your village chief Dunzi knows how to do it. He will tell you what to do when the time comes."
Along the way, Li Lanzhen kept saying that your village chief Dunzi knows everything!
Before these people met Dunzi, they thought that this village chief was really amazing!
He can grow crops that they have never heard of, and he also knows techniques that they have never heard of.
It seems like it’s great for them to come here, not only can they learn new agricultural techniques, but they can also fill their stomachs!
Sanwang and his friends ran down the mountain first and went to the village to inform Dunzi and Maisui'er.
Li Lanzhen brought everyone to the ancestral hall in Lishu Village.
Several people had already boiled water and were waiting for them.
Everyone sat down, took a short break and drank some water.
The second brother quickly found a chair and placed it on the steps under the eaves of the main hall of the ancestral hall.
"Aunt, please sit here. This is the first time you meet everyone today. You need to give them a lecture, explain the rules, and give them some instructions."
Li Lanzhen thought about it and it made sense. The so-called management means that there is no order without rules.
She stepped onto the three steps and sat down steadily in the armchair.
At the bottom of the steps, not only were all the purchased slaves standing in an orderly line, but even Dunzi Sanwang and the others were standing next to them.
Li Lanzhen put away the smile on her face and looked around.
Then he looked at the eight maids and old women and said.
"I will explain your duties and rules to you one by one when I return. Now you just need to listen."
Then she looked at the other eleven households.
"You eleven families live in Lishu Village, and the village chief is Dunzi."
Li Lan was waving at Dunzi, asking him to stand in front.
After this period of training, Dunzi is still able to stand on his own.
He walked over slowly, dragging one leg, neither humble nor arrogant, and stood in front of them.
"Hello everyone, I'm Dunzi. Aunt Lanzhen sent me to be the village chief. I usually manage everyone to do farm work here and live a good life."
After saying that, he turned around and smiled at Li Lanzhen.
Li Lanzhen said, "Okay. Dunzi, please sit down on the stool next to you."
This group of people saw that Dunzi was actually a child of about fifteen or sixteen years old, and was dragging one of his legs.
His face is full of childishness, but his pair of wise and cold eyes cannot be underestimated.
It turns out that the village chief Dunzi that the lady had been talking about along the way was this, this child?
I thought so, but then I erased it in my mind and thought about it again.
No! Village Chief Dunzi is the village chief, and he manages them for his wife!
They have to respect him like their master!
Once you understand this, there will be only respect in everyone's eyes, not contempt.
Li Lanzhen sat on the steps and could see clearly the expressions of everyone below.
Now it seems that these people are indeed good. I really have to thank Manager Hua for his careful selection.
"Alright, although Village Chief Dunzi is young, he knows a lot of skills and farm work. I hope everyone will respect him in the future and follow his arrangements.
Of course, if you have opinions or suggestions, you can also ask him for them, and he will consider them appropriately and will not suppress you.”
After saying that, he paused and looked around.
"Speaking of rules, the first rule is that all of you 11 households and these eight maids and servants are mine.
I don't allow betrayal, only loyalty. Anyone who betrays me, I will throw him directly into the mountains.
Second, be hardworking and kind, and don’t always gossip about other people. I don’t like gossiping women!
I hope everyone will treat this place as their home, take good care of it, and work hard.
Finally, as long as you abide by the rules of the village, work hard and be kind, I will not treat you unfairly.
You will know what kind of person I am and how I behave in your future life, and Village Chief Dunzi will also tell you a thing or two.
One more thing, as long as you work here for three years and your children and grandchildren don’t have families, you can take part in the imperial examinations!”
The old man was so excited that he quickly stood up and knelt down, looking at Li Lanzhen with burning eyes.
"Madam, you mean that after we have worked here for three years, our children and grandchildren can be freed from slavery and take part in the imperial examinations?"
Li Lanzhen glanced at him and nodded, "Yes, that's what I mean, but the prerequisite is that you are diligent and kind, work hard, and don't betray your master for three years."
The old man kowtowed three times and spoke quickly.
"Madam, rest assured, we are all hardworking and kind people. We will work hard and will not be lazy or slack off, let alone betray our master!
Especially the best master we have ever met, thank you ma’am!"
There was a lot of noise and people were kneeling in the yard.
They were all saying, "Thank you, Madam. We will not betray you!"