A picnic is fun when you have to do it yourself. If you let others do everything, you might as well stay at home and be comfortable!
Daiyu rested for a while and then came to her side. While handing her fruit, she asked: "Sister, since we want to reduce the rent for those farmers and villagers, why not reduce the rent more?
In this way, wouldn't they feel more grateful to our Lin family?"
Jiusi gathered all the fruits in the basket, put them into plates according to their categories, then used a skewer to pierce a piece of fruit pulp and stuffed it into Daiyu's mouth: "You have to know that people's hearts are full of insufficiency and greed. There is no time."
, you will feel very satisfied if you have a little, but if you have more, you will want more.
Just like I reduced their rent by 10% for farmers and 20% for villagers, they will be surprised and grateful.
When I reduce their rent by 10% on this basis, they will think that I am a good person. Compared with other landlords, I am simply a better person.
But if I give them a rent reduction of only 10% or 20%, although they will still think that I am a good person, they will also regard me as a weak person who is easy to bully, and they will even scold me behind my back as a big guy.
Fool, do you believe it?
If one day Zhuangzi encounters difficulties and wants to increase the rent to 60%, they will feel resentful and think that I am hypocritical. What I did before was just a show, and there will be no gratitude at all.
Intention, this is the human heart."
Daiyu nodded as if she understood, and then asked: "Then why do servants and farmers have to raise poultry and collect the poultry they raise?
We don’t lack food and drink on weekdays. I don’t like eating meat at all. Sister, you have to keep your filial piety, so you don’t need so much poultry!”
Jiusi took the skewers made by the maids and put them on the grill. While staring at the skewers, he explained to her: "Those servants and villagers have signed contracts with us. Why are they willing to put down their bodies?"
Are you selling yourself just to live a lower level than others?
Of course not, they want to survive better. Even during times of famine, our family can afford to provide them with food and drink.
If they are treated like villagers who have not signed the deed, with only 50% of the income but no freedom, they will become dissatisfied over time. Therefore, I added a rule that allows them to raise poultry so that they can get more.
Benefits."
Having said this, she stretched out her hand and tapped hers again, and said: "Besides, who said you have to eat the poultry you bought yourself? We also have a food shop at home, and we will collect all the poultry by then."
Just sell it in the shop, whether it is made into soup, other dishes, or stewed for eating.
You were very happy to eat the stewed vegetables they made in March that day. I'm afraid that the poultry brought in by then will not be enough for you."
Daiyu glared at her angrily, and the freshly squeezed juice that was originally meant to be handed to her mouth was instead thrown into her hand: "Sister is used to making fun of me, huh!
Although there is some truth in what my sister said, wouldn't the villagers be dissatisfied as well?"
Jiusi didn't care how the juice got into his hands. He took a sip of the juice and let out a sigh of satisfaction. Then he smiled and shook his head and said: "There is no fairness in this world. The dealers
Everything they have is obtained by sacrificing their dignity and freedom. If the villagers are dissatisfied, they can also imitate them and sell themselves. I will definitely not refuse.
But...I'm afraid that when that day comes, they will definitely be willing. Selling oneself is not as important as changing the future of the son of the family. Who would be willing to sell oneself as a slave unless it is a last resort? It is just a helpless move that cannot survive. Okay, don’t worry about this. Go fly your kite. I’ll call you when the skewers are ready.”
"Well, thank you for your hard work, sister!"
"August, come on, take the paper kite that my sister drew for me, let's go and put the paper kite..."
"Hey, my slave is coming right now."
Daiyu didn't like to deal with such mundane things. Jiusi forced her to learn how to manage family affairs, otherwise she wouldn't be too lazy to care about them. Her favorite thing is poetry and books.
The reason why I asked so many questions just now was just out of curiosity.
As soon as she heard it was ready to play, she called August and ran to the open space on the other side.
Looking at her carefree smiling face, Jiusi shook his head helplessly and continued busy with what he was doing.
How can a child who has been pampered and raised understand how difficult life is for people at the bottom?
In their eyes, not being able to get a gadget they like, or being scolded by an elder in the family, is a huge grievance. Who knows that some people have gone to great lengths just to survive?
All power.
No matter in what era, there are such a group of little people who are trying to survive, but people standing on high places can't see it.
In this feudal era, their servants lived a more humble life, just like the poultry. As long as the master said a word, they would live if they wanted, and they would die if they wanted. It was basically a job that could be traded.
It’s just cargo, there’s no dignity at all!
This time they met her. If there was another buyer, let alone a redemption or a day for the children to study, they would not know how to die.
You must know that some owners will find excuses to sell them out on the first day they come here. Some managers will even be beaten to death to establish their authority. This is the reality.
Her ability is limited and she cannot change this social phenomenon. She can only change the people around her, and all she can do is protect the people she wants to protect.
If you are lucky, maybe you can cultivate Daiyu into a famous female figure and make her one of the representatives of inspirational women. That will be her greatest achievement in this era.
But in the end it still depends on Daiyu's choice. If she chooses to marry and live an ordinary life, then she will find a way to pave the way ahead of her and protect her throughout her life.
Life is a matter of making choices again and again. How you choose depends entirely on your own will, and no one can force it.
The breeze blew slowly, and came the laughter of Daiyu, like silver bells. Jiu Si subconsciously looked up and saw a beautiful girl holding a colorful paper kite. Under the sunlight, it exuded a dazzling light.<
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Jiusi handed the skewers in his hand to Sanyue. After washing his hands, he took out the white paper and charcoal pens he had prepared in advance, then lowered his head and started drawing quickly.
In a short time, this autumn beauty was captured.
April Yi took a curious look and saw that what was painted on the painting was the scene of Daiyu releasing the kites, and not far away from her, they were busy, looking extremely warm and harmonious.
She looked at it and suddenly said: "The girl's painting skills are really good. Although this painting only has one color, the painting is just like the real thing. Why don't the girl paint two more pictures? When I write to Yangzhou
, send it to the master to have a look together, I think the master will be very happy."
