After a while, the tenant who wanted to go out came back because he was persuaded to come back by the servant standing at the door.
The reason is very simple. They are afraid that the tenants outside will be jealous when they see their high-quality customers. If there is any conflict, it will be very bad.
This reason is quite convincing.
Chen Chang stood up and said: "Everyone, everyone, no matter what I do, I have no choice but to do it. Those people outside have already suffered a loss. We can't draw lots in front of others and deliberately anger them, right?"
"Also, even if you are out, I don't have any special meaning. I just go and have a look first, but what will people think in their hearts? You are getting an advantage and you are good?"
"A senior once told me that only by keeping silent can you make a fortune."
"Sooner or later these lands will be yours, don't be in a hurry."
"Xiao Yu'er, look who's running out of refreshments, hurry up and ask someone to get more, don't treat everyone badly!"
Xiao Yu'er was so angry that Chen Chang turned pale. Where was that tough uncle just now?
What do you think about giving tea to these white-eyed wolves?
She stomped to the kitchen.
Chen Changze and Geng Ming talked about family matters, how many people in the family, how many acres of land, etc.
……
Outside Zhuangzi, Wu Sanlang and Chen Erlang looked at Geng Ming and others who had entered Zhuangzi to have tea, feeling sulky in their hearts.
Why can people go in to have tea while they are outside blowing the wind? What is this?
The more they thought about it, the angrier they became, and in the end they complained about each other. Both blamed the other party's inappropriate words for what happened just now, and in the end they were taken advantage of by Chen Chang.
The other twenty-seven people followed the two of them and got into a jam, but in the end they lost everything from their bet.
It is impossible to say that I don’t have any resentment in my heart.
Now that the two are shirking responsibility to each other, it makes other people think that their original choice was wrong.
If I had known this, why did I do it in the first place?
After Wu Sanlang and Chen Erlang had a quarrel, they found that it was of no use and stopped talking.
I originally wanted to see what kind of world these people outside Zhuangzi could get, but the lottery for No. B had not yet been drawn. Manager Liu stood on the stage and read some general contents of the lease to everyone.
Naturally, the provisions regarding reporting to the government that Chen Chang mentioned before are also included.
In the words of Manager Liu Da, it is for everyone to hear clearly.
Manager Liu spoke very slowly, and Wu Sanlang and Chen Erlang found it boring.
They were still thinking about how to explain to their master when they went back, but when they saw the delay in drawing lots, they gradually lost their patience.
Wu Sanlang cursed and said: "Damn it, this manager Liu is really old. He talks endlessly. I really can't stand listening to it anymore."
Chen Erlang's fat face trembled a few times, and he also cursed: "This old guy is a talkative!"
"Brothers, let's go!"
Twenty-nine people just left.
Manager Liu's eyes flashed, and his speech speed suddenly increased: "Next, let's start drawing lots!"
"Please move to the small woods in front of Zhuangzi."
Everyone was puzzled, but they didn't dare to ask any more questions, and they all followed Manager Liu towards the woods.
When we arrived at the place, the lottery officially began.
What the tenants drew was a paper ball with a number written on it, and the accounting stewards were responsible for registering it.
The old tenant was also among the people drawing lots, but he had long lost his previous interest.
Good fields must be in boxes with size A, and those with size B are the leftovers picked out by others.
So, he squatted under a small tree and asked his son to draw lots.
Number thirty-eight!
The son held a small piece of paper in his hand and leaned down to tell the old tenant.
The old tenant sighed: "I thought the Lou family could give me a way out this time, but I didn't expect that young man is also a master who bullies the weak and fears the strong!"
As a man matures with age, he still knows a little bit about the inside story of the land being transferred.
To him, they are all untouchable masters!
The son advised: "Father, the land belongs to other people, so what can we do?"
The old tenant sighed and said: "That's it, that's all, just let nature take its course!"
After the lottery is over, the contract is signed.
The old tenant no longer even thinks about sighing.
His son is not very good at farming. He, the father, cultivates the land at home, so his body has always been very strong.
If you don’t talk about anything else, just farming, there is no one in the country who is better than him.
However, being good at farming is one thing, and the fertility of the land is also important.
The land is barren, and no matter how much hard work and sweat you put in, you won't be able to harvest many more crops than other people's fields.
Not long after, the son hurried back, followed by a steward.
The old tenant was in a conflicted mood. He wanted his son to tell him what land he had been allocated, but he was afraid that the result would be far lower than he expected.
"The twenty acres of paddy fields at the foot of the southeast mountain of Liujiawa are all rented to your family for cultivation. You have to pay ten dan of new rice every year. Can Old Man Deng still use it?"
"What?"
When the old tenant's son saw his father's appearance, he knew that he had drawn a bad lottery.
The son was a carpenter and was very clever, but farming was his weak point. How could he understand these things? He looked at his father in shame, waiting for his reprimand.
"Father, you can scold me! It's all my son's fault!"
"Father, what kind of paddy field is the twenty acres of paddy field in Lou's family? How much or how little is the new rice and five shi that must be paid every year?"
The steward who followed was the first to say: "Old man Deng, you said you are such a shrewd person, why does your son know nothing about farming?"
"Master Deng, the twenty acres of paddy fields at the foot of the southeast mountain of Liujiawa are something that many people dare not even think about. To tell you the truth, if I rent it from you now, I will ask them to pay ten acres every year.
For five stones, everyone is rushing to rent it. It’s just that you, a silly boy, are lucky.”
The steward took the roster and the contract: "Old man Deng, I just came here to congratulate you and Da Lang because I saw that I know you and Da Lang well. You guys hurry up and sign the pledge. I still have a lot of things to do over there."
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The old tenant's son was a little anxious and said hurriedly: "Manager Zhang, wait a minute! Is this paddy field... really a top-quality paddy field? When we sign the contract, we have to go and see it for ourselves. Ten dan a year, this price can be paid back
Is it fair?"
The steward smiled: "Ask your father about this, he is better than me."
The old tenant looked at his son, and his voice was a little trembling: "Nasty son, I have long said that you should follow me in farming. This is the foundation of our people. You must learn to be a carpenter. I will teach you my skills in the future."
To whom?"
"Do you know who was the original tenant of the twenty acres of paddy fields at the foot of the southeast mountain of Liujiawa?"
Deng Dalang shook his head, how could he know this?
The old tenant looked like he hated iron and said: "I will tell you today that these paddy fields belong to Geng Ming!"
This chapter has been completed!