Zhang Weize specially called his eldest brother to the study, and there were only two of them. He told the old doctor Zhang that he had recognized his goddaughter outside. "Brother, the father recognized this goddaughter too carelessly. If that country girl really found her at home,
What should we do if we come here? Should we take her in or not? Besides, she also knows our address. She even had people deliver things here a few days ago. If my father is soft-hearted and brings her to the capital, then our family will become a laughing stock.
Already."
Zhang Yuze was silent for a while after listening to his brother's words. To be honest, he somewhat agreed with Zhang Weize's words. None of the younger members of the family were very liked by his father. Of course, he also knew that part of the reason was because they were not living up to expectations, but he felt sorry for his youngest.
She loves her daughter very much. Every time she comes back from abroad, she has a share of all the delicious and fun things. Now that she has adopted an unknown country girl as her granddaughter, isn't she more valued than her own daughter?
This must be a fact that no one in the family wants to see, so he also disagrees with Old Doctor Zhang's approach. "Have you asked Butler Zhang about this matter, what did he say?"
"What can he say? He just said that when his father was recuperating in Linjia Village, he recognized her after closing his eyes. And I heard from Butler Zhang that Lin Zhu was nothing special. I don't know what prompted my father to recognize her.
She, I hope we can break off the relationship with her as soon as possible, and we can feel at ease as soon as possible." Zhang Weize particularly disliked Lin Zhu, and he couldn't explain why.
"We have to ask our father for his opinion on this matter first. Although our family is not a big family, we still have to have some rules. It's okay to be married. Just follow the rules. If it's not in line with the rules, just accept it.
It doesn’t count, it just has a name.” I have to say that Zhang Yuze’s words still make sense. After all, Lin Zhu did not have a formal ceremony to worship old doctor Zhang as his godfather, so he would not be recognized by others.
"Brother makes sense, let's ask father to see what he decides?" Zhang Weize stood up and wanted to walk out. Zhang Yuze stopped him, "If you go now, it will only make father more angry. I guess father will be too.
Lin Zhu took advantage of the situation when he was staying in Linjia Village. There were no juniors close to him on weekdays, so he let Lin Zhu take advantage of the opportunity. In the past few days, he asked several of his family members to go to his old man to say hello and spend more time with him to talk to him.
Naturally, she won’t think of that country girl again for a long time. If we give her a warning then, she will have to give up the idea of marrying her. A country girl who has never seen the world cannot afford to be treated with such caution by us.”
The elder brother has thought carefully, so we will do as the elder brother said. Let's stand still for now." Zhang Weize's mood has improved a lot. Now it seems that Lin Zhu is not a problem at all. A country girl will definitely not dare to say a word if she finds someone to scare her.
.I also want to come over and get married, she is so beautiful.
Butler Zhang returned to Dr. Zhang's yard and reported to him the content of the conversation with Mr. Zhang. However, thinking of Zhang Weize's warning to him, he hesitated whether to tell Dr. Zhang or not. Seeing the hesitation in his expression,
Dr. Zhang asked, "Why did he say something unpleasant?"
"No. The second master is just a little curious as to why you recognize Miss Zhu as your goddaughter." Butler Zhang replied cautiously. "I don't think so. I don't know about my own son. Does he want to find Miss Zhu?"
Huh?" Butler Zhang was silent. It was neither right nor wrong to say yes, so he had no choice but to remain silent.
"He will definitely make plans." Old Doctor Zhang snorted, "Okay, I understand, you go down first. If he comes to ask you, just say you never mentioned it to me."
"Yes." Butler Zhang turned around and closed the door.
"Sigh." Old Doctor Zhang sighed after Butler Zhang left. He lamented in his heart that his son was careless and had too many thoughts. He knew from the smallest detail that it would be difficult for a person who couldn't concentrate to succeed at something, so he
It seems that the career of the second son is not that easy, and it will definitely not go very far. Now he does not expect him to be able to bring glory to his family, as long as he can live in peace and stability.
Therefore, Lin Zhu did not cause any turmoil in the Zhang family. However, due to the request of their parents, several of the younger generations performed filial piety in front of Dr. Zhang, which can be regarded as a family happiness for Mr. Zhang.
Chang Shi took the three thousand taels of silver notes given by Lin Zhu to buy a house and land. He originally wanted to buy a bigger house in the county, but he heard from Chang's mother that Lin Zhu wanted to buy a place with mountains and water.
, in his estimation, he just wanted to find a place with beautiful scenery to build a house. Therefore, the house in the county bought was a little smaller, with a courtyard with three entrances and three exits, and a dozen rooms were enough. In fact, such a house is very popular in the countryside.
It was already big in his eyes, but Lin Zhu didn't say anything after hearing it. If there were more and more fields, more people would definitely be invited. Where she lives now, she, Chang's mother, and Fu Dou'er can only
When Fu Dou'er grows up and can live alone, the room won't be enough. If you plan a dozen or so rooms, you won't be able to accommodate many people in one. Because Chang's mother has already convinced her to buy a few maids to serve her and Fu Dou'er.
.
Not to mention the house in the county, Lin Zhu was very satisfied with the mountain and the field that Chang Shi bought. Not to mention the mountain, the land in the middle was fifty acres in total, and the terrain was also very good, very suitable for building a courtyard.
In Lin Zhu's idea, a house should be divided into multiple areas on the periphery. There should be Chinese-style pavilions and pavilions, as well as Western-style lawns and gardens. There should be small bridges and flowing water for people to live in, and there should also be a leisure place to enjoy warm afternoon tea.
This cannot be accomplished overnight, and now she only has a preliminary idea. To realize this dream, she needs many, many people, a lot and a lot of money. It can only be said that she works hard.
So after Chang Shi bought the land, his work really started after the owner finished harvesting the crops. Before even half of the three thousand taels of silver had been spent, Lin Zhu asked him to take it. First, he was to repair the county.
Secondly, the fields also need to be tidied up for the house. According to Lin Zhu’s idea, the layout of some areas would have to be changed from square fields to large flat fields. This would require a lot of manpower and material resources.
.Because Lin Zhu does not have enough money to realize her dream, she wants to plant some plants on this land that can nourish the land. With this operation, her garden and lawn can have a healthy life.
A good foundation. Milkvetch is the best choice. It is easy to plant and can grow very luxuriantly. The purple flowers are not beautiful but have a unique charm. It was first grown as green manure in rice fields, but it can also be fed
Pigs, in this way, other farms can also get fertilizers, and pigs can be fed to increase income. In short, this land cannot be wasted without starting to build a courtyard.
The first two villages that Lin Zhu bought totaled more than 100 acres, which would require a lot of work. Lin Zhu originally thought of hiring local people to do the work, but Chang's mother and others disagreed.
Whether it is her planting method or the various seeds, they need to be kept secret. Once this is leaked, it will cause heavy losses, especially the special watermelon that will be planted next year. So Chang’s mother asked Lin Zhu to buy some people back.
With their deeds of sale in hand, there is no need to worry about them leaking secrets.
As a pseudo-ancient person with a modern soul, Lin Zhu really couldn't bear to treat people as goods. But in this era without intellectual property protection, this is also a good way to protect oneself. So in
Accompanied by Chang Shi and Chang's mother, she saw the ancient slave market for the first time.
Lin Zhu was deeply shocked there. There were all kinds of people in ragged clothes, as well as thin and withered children, and some girls who were picked here and there. The helplessness and confusion in their eyes made Lin Zhu
She couldn't bear to look at it, and she had to be grateful that she still had a place where she could live. She handed over the rights to buy people to Chang Shi, and left that place with Chang's mother as if she was running away.
"It's understandable that the girl can't stand it. If we only choose some maids, they won't come to this place. We can just let those nuns bring people here. We just have to choose some laborers. They deserve to be here." Chang's mother gave her
explained.
"Are those people selling their children because they can't survive?" What Lin Zhu couldn't bear the most were the children. "Some people will do this when there is a famine, just so that both adults and children can survive.
." Chang's mother paused, "It might be better to meet a good host than to be at home."
"But after all, they have lost their freedom, and those girls are even more pitiful." Thinking of the way he had just seen some coquettishly dressed women choosing from there, Lin Zhu felt sad for a while. At this time, people were really very sad.
Cheap, once a girl is chosen by those people, her life will be over. "There is nothing we can do about it. People are starving to death, so they won't think about anything else. Fortunately, I met you, girl, and saved my head."
And Tianlei. The girl is kind-hearted. Those people’s good luck is bought back by the girl. We must not treat them wrongly. It is also their blessing."
After Chang's mother's consolation, Lin Zhu finally felt better, but she still couldn't look directly at the scene. She just said that after Chang Shi had chosen, he could just make the decision to buy it, and then talk to them when he got home.
Meet.
Chang Shi took the initiative and bought more than thirty people, some of whom were bought by families together, including men and women, big and small, twenty adult laborers, seven or eight adult women, and some half-lived boys and girls. However,
There was a special family. The woman was sick and she had a five-year-old son with her. The man seemed to be somewhat educated. Chang Shi didn't want to buy them at the time, but he thought that Lin Zhu should have a counting house there, and even though the woman was sick, Chang Shi didn't want to buy them.
, but it wasn’t a serious illness, it was just that the traffickers kept putting it off because they didn’t want to spend money on her. So Chang Shi also bought them.
After Lin Zhu found out, he agreed, especially after seeing the child. He not only agreed to treat the woman, but also let them live in a house in the county. He also gave the child some of Fu Dou'er's toys.
The child took a few.
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