Bai Shan and Bai Erlang were holding cakes and eating while watching their father and daughter interact. It took Lao Zhou a long time to recover. Fortunately, he had been taking medicine for the past two days, so he did not faint this time.
But even though he didn't feel dizzy, his head also became dizzy. It took him a long time to recover, and he swallowed his saliva and asked Manbao again, "How much?"
Man Bao said: "A total of twenty-three stones of rice and one thousand acres of farmland."
After struggling for a while, Lao Zhoutou still asked in a low voice: "Why don't you just point your finger at Zhitian and see that they are all mountains? Can I give you the sandy one?"
"No," Man Bao said, "Although there are still good jobs, but they are all cultivated by people. Even if there are mountains, the mountains must be planted with beans or fruits. However, this situation is also very difficult.
"Sir, I heard people say that most of the farmland is cultivated land."
Mature land is a field that can be planted with wheat or rice. Some good wasteland will need to be planted for three to five years before it can become mature land.
If it is not done well, the land will still be green after more than ten years of planting. Except for beans and some fruits, other crops will not be able to survive.
One thousand acres, this was obviously beyond Lao Zhoutou's knowledge. He leaned against the car wall and thought for a long time but couldn't think of anything. He only said: "It's strange that so many people want to be officials. One thousand acres
, how many fewer children do you have to have to get a share?"
Man Bao and the others:...
Lao Zhoutou wiped his face, but still couldn't come to his senses, "Where is all this land allocated? Can it be allocated to our Qili Village? Then dad can take care of you, no, Qili Village doesn't have that much
It’s so bad…”
Man Bao said: "Dad, we can't allocate land that far away, so the Ministry of Revenue allotted me the land over Yongzhou."
"Where is Yongzhou?"
"It's not far, it took the carriage more than half a day to arrive," Man Bao said, "It's just northeast of the capital. Because it's the capital, many officials in the capital have their jobs there."
"Then you have to hire long-term workers or hire tenants, otherwise you won't be able to farm so much land."
"Dad, these fields are managed by dedicated people. I just wait for the harvest every summer and autumn."
"How can that be done?" Lao Zhoutou, who was confused about other things but never confused about the fields, said, "How can you leave the work in the fields to others? This work is tiring.
If they don't do their best, wouldn't you suffer a huge loss?"
Old Zhoutou said directly: "Take it back, and I will go and watch it for you later."
Man Bao: "...Dad, this is a job field. If I no longer serve as an official, it won't be mine."
"Then aren't you in front of me now? Officials are getting better and better. You are still young now. It won't be a problem for you to be in office for fifty or sixty years..."
Man Bao and the others:...
Bai Shan subconsciously took a bite of the pancake and glanced at Man Bao in confusion.
There was not much Man Bao could do about her stubborn father, so she could only leave this matter to her mother.
But her mother was not here at the moment, so she could only sigh and agree. She wondered if her father would forget about it next time she took a bath.
It's great to just take rent. The tenants are already taken care of, so why do you have to find something to do for yourself?
Bai Shan finished eating the pancake in his hand and suddenly said: "We're here."
Only then did Man Bao notice that the carriage had slowed down, and then he gradually listened.
The sun has come out at this time, but there are not many officials coming to work. Most of them are still working in the imperial city and do not go into the palace, so the place at the entrance of the palace is particularly deserted.
Man Bao was about to say hello to her father and get out of the car when she saw her father carefully hiding behind the car window and quietly looking outside.
Man Bao: "Dad, you can watch it openly."
Old Zhoutou had already felt the solemn atmosphere here, and he felt a little regretful. Why did he suddenly propose to come to see the palace?
There is no one else outside except the officers and soldiers with knives and swords, which is scary to look at.
Bai Shan asked him, "Uncle Zhou, do you want to get out of the car and take a walk?"
Lao Zhoutou quietly glanced at the officers and soldiers outside and shook his head repeatedly. He might as well forget it and just watch from the car.
But when he peeked like this, the guards guarding the palace gate were not fools. They noticed a hidden line of sight and looked over with lightning eyes. Old Zhou was so frightened that he put down the curtain and refused to look out the window.
Man Bao couldn't quite understand her father's timidity. She scratched her head and said, "Dad, then you and Daji should go back. Let's go to the palace first."
Old Zhou nodded, thought for a while, and warned: "You must eat well even after entering the palace, listen to the emperor and the prince, and don't get into trouble."
Although what her father said was not quite right, Man Bao still nodded.
She jumped off the carriage, but before she could stand still, several carriages and horses came rushing behind her like a gust of wind. Their classmates also jumped off the horses or cars in a hurry.
Seeing that Bai Shan and the others did not enter the palace, they all breathed a sigh of relief, okay, okay, they were not very late.
Feng Zongping asked Bai Shan, "Why are you so late?"
Bai Shan said without changing his expression: "I got up late."
Several people were relieved after hearing this, and Liu Huan even said directly: "I'm just telling you, it's rare to have two days of rest, how can you not stay in bed?"
Zhao Liulang had already carried his things to the guards for inspection and was about to enter the palace. Seeing that they were still chattering, he said: "Hurry up. When we came here, we saw Mr. Wei and Kong Jijiu's carriage. Now,
He should have entered the imperial city by now."
Everyone immediately lined up and went in. The guards were used to it and let them go after routine inspections.
While Manbao pushed things to Bai Shan and went to line up, he said to Lao Zhoutou, who was lying at the window again and peeking, "Dad, I'm going to the palace."
Lao Zhou nodded in the crack of the window.
When Feng Zongping and others heard Man Bao's words, they looked back curiously and asked, "Who are you talking to?"
Man Bao went to line up and replied casually: "My dad!"
"Your father is here?" Feng Zongping and others were hesitating whether to salute when they saw Kong Jijiu's carriage coming from a distance. They immediately forgot about it and rushed forward.
Urging the guards, "Hurry, hurry, hurry..."
The guards guarding the palace gate were not surprised, but they still checked them one by one before letting them go.
This time, Manbao took advantage of his authority and inspected them first. As soon as they passed, he took his own basket, pulled his own horse and ran away.
However, Mr. Wei who was following Kong Jijiu still saw it.
He twitched the corner of his mouth and said to Kong Jijiu: "These disciples of Kong Jijiu are a little lax."
Kong Jijiu always protects his shortcomings. Hearing this, he said: "Isn't it still too late for Zhou Man to be an official in the DPRK?"
Everyone knows that Wei Zhi and Zhou Man have a good relationship. If you call me a disciple, then I will treat you as your friend.
Bai Shan and the others all ran away in a flash, leaving only a few carriages and horses at the entrance of the palace. The servants from each family began to gather and leave the imperial city.