There were many paintings hanging inside. Ding Lei tried hard to hold back her smile while looking at them, but in the end she couldn't hold back her smile.
Those paintings that look like children's graffiti are so funny that it's hard for this young man to dare to hang them.
In this way, there is at least one thing about this mediocre young master who is rumored to be mediocre, and that is his face.
You dare to hire people with the income of one acre of vegetable land, your shame is really earth-shattering!
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Yamazaki packed up the study room and locked the valuables in the cabinet together with the other rooms.
Including pens, inks, paper and inkstones, ores, medicinal materials, brocade clothes, etc.
After all, he is also a young master, so he will still offer some things.
There were also pens, inks, paper and inkstones left for Miss Ding, and she was allowed to read the books, but she was told to be careful and not to damage them.
You can also cut some of the chicken and bacon in the kitchen and eat them every day.
The fields are one acre of vegetable fields, one acre of rice and wheat fields, and one acre of medicinal fields and tea fields.
There are twelve chickens and several eggs every day, so you can use them as you like.
There are also wild vegetables and mushrooms near the mountain, so be careful to identify them.
Fish and shrimps in mountain streams can be caught and eaten, but don’t throw unclean things in them.
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Miss Ding feels pretty good. Except for the lack of income, it feels like a paradise.
After signing the paperwork, he went with Yamazaki to get his waist badge and then left.
This is close to the fort, and there will be patrols by the fort to prevent wild beasts in the mountains from escaping.
Only when you have a waistband can you walk easily.
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Yamazaki finished his work and breathed a sigh of relief. Then he went to the market to find Shandai and went directly to the inn where she stayed.
That's not the money in the castle, it's Shan Dai's own money, which was won through various games.
Cricket fighting, cock fighting, dog fighting, rat racing, etc.
There is no serious gambling house in the castle, and it is not allowed to be built, but there is no supervision over the idlers having fun in private. Anyway, they are just playing around with loose money for fun.
And Shan Dai relied on these unattractive things to make a living, and she lived quite freely.
He lived in a small courtyard and earned one penny a day, which was one hundred copper coins, equivalent to fifty vegetable buns.
Someone cleans the room every day, and someone prepares bath water every day.
Four pots of tea, a Four-Xi fruit plate, and a Four-Xi snack plate every day.
Others will have to be charged separately, including washing Shandai’s clothes.
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In the small courtyard.
Shandai is packing her things, and some things need to be taken away and sold, such as the tea leaves before the rain.
Now I can sell it for at least ten taels of silver, and I will put it on display when I get back. If I can sell it for one tael of silver, it will be considered good.
For example, furs cannot be sold for a price in the fort, so they have to be taken outside.
Now that I have the opportunity to go to the capital, I naturally pack them up and sell them all.
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Yamazaki sat speechless, waiting for her to finish her work, and then went into the castle with her to meet her adoptive mother.
If you are going on a long journey, you have to say goodbye, so as not to be disrespectful.
Of course, it's another thing to run away from home. That means you have no intention of coming back at all, so there's no such thing as etiquette.
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The entrance to the courtyard.
Yamazaki and Shandai stood still and signed up for the call.
Then wait for the summons, get the summons, and then follow Uncle An in the door.
Shandai winked, but Yamazaki pretended not to notice.
Main hall.
Tian Xin, the adoptive mother, was sitting in the chair. Her two nephews were not there, but they were listening to their breathing and eavesdropping on the other side.
Ignoring them, Yamazaki took Shandai and bowed.
"No courtesy, please sit down."
"Thank you, mother."
Yamazaki and Shandai sat down, and naturally someone came to serve tea.
Yamazaki didn't touch it, just handed it over and said, "Mother, my grandmother gave an order yesterday. Shandai and I will leave tomorrow. We came here to say goodbye today."
"Okay, I'm ready." Tian Xin, the stepmother, nodded and understood the implication of Yamazaki's words, which was to ask her if she had any instructions. If she had any instructions, just tell her.
"I have a small gift here. Please help me bring it to your second aunt."
Yamazaki held up his hand and said, "Mother, it's a long way to the capital from now on and it's inconvenient to travel. I forgive my child for being bold. Why don't you give me more money so that I can buy gifts in the capital."
Tian Xin waved his hand and chuckled, "It doesn't matter, this is my banknote."
"Yes." Yamazaki said nothing more.
Tian Xin wrote a letter, put the banknote inside, sealed it, and gave it to Yamazaki.
Yamazaki accepted it respectfully, took Shandai and left.
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As soon as they left, two cousins, Tian Yunhao and Tian Yunqing, appeared.
"Aunt, my cousin won't swallow that money, right?"
"Don't talk nonsense, my cousin is an indifferent person."
"That's just a lack of knowledge. I haven't seen silver. It will be different when I leave the castle and see silver."
"No, it really isn't."
Tian Xin waved his hand, "Okay, it's just a thousand taels of silver. If you can test a person's quality, you won't lose anything."
"Yes, my aunt is thoughtful." The two of them complimented together.
Tian Xin laughed and said, "You guys can say nice things to me to please me. If you have the ability, go talk to the second lady."
"Auntie, don't make things difficult for us."
"Yes, the second young lady will compete with us when she sees us. It doesn't matter whether we win or lose. It's difficult."
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The other side.
After leaving the yard, Shandai couldn't help but whisper, "What's wrong with this person? Everyone knows that my great-uncle doesn't like money. He just sends money to the door, and he doesn't kick him out."
Yamazaki was amused, "It doesn't matter. I opened the letter in the capital and used the money to buy things from the Southwest as specialties."
Shan Dai bared her teeth and said, "It's really embarrassing to take advantage of someone who goes to the capital to buy things from the southwest."
Yamazaki nodded, "Ah, I understand, you really want the leather in your hand. When the price is appraised, I will buy your fur."
Shandai, whose thoughts were revealed, laughed dryly, "Hey, I just don't know how much money this is?"
"One hundred taels is too little, and ten thousand taels is too much. It depends on whether you are asking for something. If it is just a normal gift, it would be five hundred taels or one thousand taels. The probability of the latter is higher."
"Why?"
"Shanjiabao's business is good because the Tian family's business is good, and my adoptive mother has plenty of money."
"Huh, even if you have money, you won't give it to us."
"It's good now. If you give us more and are kind to us, we will have more debts to repay."
"Anyway, I don't have any burden. Brother, please take your time and figure it out."
"Understood, I will count your share as well."
Shandai curled her lips, "No more talking, where are we going now? To see our ancestors? Or that cheap dad?"
"No, go to them tomorrow. Now go see the second lady."
"Why are you meeting her?"
"Farewell, this is etiquette."
Shandai covered her face and said, "Oh my God, it's a good thing that the Lord of the castle only has three wives, otherwise would we have to bow down from the beginning to the end?"
Yamazaki explained, "No, the second lady is the first wife ordained by her parents. She and the eldest lady are equal wives."
"And our foster mother is a concubine in all seriousness."
"Although martial arts people don't care much about these things, just because they don't care doesn't mean they don't like to show off."
"Especially the second lady, I believe she has always been worried about this matter."
"There is no attack, it's just a done deal. If you mention it, it will only harm others and not yourself. It's better not to mention it."
"But just because you don't mention it doesn't mean you don't care."
"So, we have to treat her as a great matron."
Shandai was very helpless, "I'm speechless, you have the final say."