After the tenant farmers began to go to the fields to harvest rice, Gu Qian continued to gather people around him in the manor courtyard to arrange relevant matters.
All the servants and stewards of the South House Nursing Home were present and stood in the courtyard listening to Gu Qian's assignment.
"Everyone, the next period of time is very important. Everyone must cooperate with the farming and ensure the rice harvest. In short, you can bring a few people to inspect the progress of the harvest and supervise at the head of the field. At the same time, logistics must be ensured. Sickles, linen, ropes
These farm tools must be used by them, and any damage must be repaired in time. The weather is hot, so people are ordered to prepare some soup, water, fruits, etc. to ensure that they do not suffer from heat stroke. In short, we must ensure that the harvest is carried out in an orderly and fast manner. Do you understand?" Gu Qian said.
Han Yong bowed and said: "Don't worry, Dong Weng, Yong Zhiding will fully supervise and never let them be lazy. We will ensure smooth harvesting of thousands of acres of fertile land."
Gu Qian nodded, looked at Lu Fang and said: "Lu Fang, you are the steward of East Lake. Lead your people to clean the warehouse, repair the buildings, and make preparations for grain storage. Be ready to stock up on rice and fodder, and repair oxcarts and mule carts.
Reserve. This time, the grain will be stored in the East Lake Granary for more than a month, and will not be transported to the ship until the end of August. We must ensure that the grain and forage will not get wet in the rain and become moldy. The responsibility is important and cannot be sloppy."
Lu Fang hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Dong Weng, I will go all out to complete my duties."
Gu Qian nodded, turned to Li Hui who was standing aside, and said in a deep voice: "Li Hui, you lead a few guards to be responsible for night guard inspections of the entire manor during this period. Our East Lake Manor has a great harvest, and I don't know how many people are envious of it.
Jealousy. You must do inspections and precautions. Especially at night, you must be even more careful. Set fires and prevent theft, ensure the safe harvesting and storage of grain and forage, and ensure the safety of the warehouse after storage. This is your responsibility. If something goes wrong in this regard
, you are the only one asking. Do you understand?"
Li Hui bowed and said: "Don't worry, Dong Weng, I will go all out to ensure safety. If anything goes wrong, let us deal with it."
Gu Qian nodded, looked around the crowd and said: "Very good. I'll leave it to you all. After a year of hard work, the harvest is here. This year, food and grass supplies will be tight. The rice harvested by East Lake Manor will be sent to the Northern Expeditionary Army as military food and grass.
, that is an extremely serious and important matter, and there cannot be any mistakes. If something goes wrong, I cannot bear it, let alone you. Therefore, you must be extremely careful."
Everyone said in unison: "Don't worry, Dong Weng, we will do our best."
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At noon, Li Hui packed some changes of clothes at home to say goodbye to his mother and Chou Aunt. This time he had a heavy responsibility, so Li Hui decided to move to East Lake Manor to better conduct night inspections.
Gu Lanzhi was worried and happy at the same time. It was naturally a good thing to be trusted by Gu Qian to arrange important errands. But she was also a little worried about whether her son was qualified. After all, her son was only seventeen years old and had not experienced much, so she still felt uneasy.
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But the master's affairs could not be delayed, so he packed some clothes, shoes, socks and other things for his son and sent him out.
Li Hui came to the south house and met Gu Qian. Gu Qian asked him to have a conversation in the study, and then Li Hui went out to select people.
There are more than a dozen nursing homes in Nanzhai, and this time Li Hui wants to select five nursing homes as his helpers.
In fact, most of the nursing homes are unwilling to take this job. The veterans in the nursing homes know that this job is hard. Who can handle such a large manor day and night when patrolling? There are so many people in the South House.
It's comfortable, not exposed to feng shui, and has a lot of free time.
However, Li Hui had already calculated in his mind that he chose several newbies and those with low status in the nursing home. The three were tenant farmers' children who had just joined the nursing home this spring and had always been running errands in the nursing home.
Shui, do their laundry and watch the night. Because they are new here, they don’t have much status.
The other two have been nursing homes for two years, but these two are called straightforward at best, and short-sighted at worst. One of them is called Zhao Dachun, and the other is Guo Dazhuang, who have always been disliked by all the nursing homes.
These two people eat a lot and are strong, but they don't know much about the world.
Other nursing homes do not want to see them, often take advantage of them, and even bully them. For example, they trick them into using money to buy wine and meat. They have dinner and drinks in private without notifying them. The rewards and benefits issued by the host family are in their hands.
They were deducted half of their money. Someone told them that they were not angry either, and even giggled.
However, these two guards are suitable for being guards. They are physically strong. Wherever they stand, they are like two door panels. Their fists and feet are also heavy, which means they are born with supernatural powers. The stone rollers in the martial arts training ground of the guards, these two
People can be picked up and thrown far away. On weekdays, the nursing homes practice wrestling and fighting with each other, and even two or three nursing homes wrestling may not be able to deal with one of them.
When Li Hui first came to Nanzhai, when he was learning boxing with the nursing staff, these two became very familiar with Li Hui. They often said they were hungry, and Li Hui often used the leftover meat from the banquets attended by Gu Qian.
Pack snacks and other items for them to eat to fill their often empty stomachs.
For this reason, Gu Qian once scolded Li Hui if he did this because he didn't have enough food at home. After all, as the long-term follower of the owner of the South House, he packed up the leftovers from the banquet and took them away, which made him a little embarrassed.
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Li Hui's answer was that he took the remaining meat snacks to give alms to beggars on the street, which actually got some praise from Gu Qian. Because Li Hui said that he was giving alms to beggars in the name of Nanzhai.
It was the Gu family that they were thanking. Gu Qian didn't care about such a reputation, but Li Hui's behavior was a good deed after all, and there was nothing to criticize.
Zhao Dachun and Guo Dazhuang are very happy. They don't care if it's leftovers. Where can they get beef and mutton snacks? Even if it's leftovers from the banquet, it's a rare delicacy for them. The key is, they can never eat it.
When your full stomach is satisfied, you will naturally feel happy.
Therefore, the relationship between these two people and Li Hui was very good. When Li Hui went to learn boxing from the nursing home, these two people were inseparable like two bodyguards.
A month ago, because of the silk pa incident, several nursing homes had to take Li Hui to the firewood shed. Zhao Dachun and Guo Dazhuang were not present that day, and they grumbled about the incident for a long time afterwards, and frowned at the several nursing homes who took action.
Staring, the guards asked Li Hui to explain to them in person that it was the master's order and they had to do it as a last resort. Only then did the two of them calm down.
From that incident, Li Hui also understood that the two of them actually knew right from wrong and knew how to be grateful. They knew very well that he was good to them. They were not fools, but they were not as slippery as ordinary people.
That’s all.
Therefore, when Li Hui asked these two to inspect the manor with him, these two agreed without saying a word.
"You two, going to the manor for inspection is very tiring. You must not regret it when the time comes."
"What do you regret? What's the matter with Mr. Li Hui? You don't need to talk about it? No matter how tired you are, I'm never afraid of being tired in spring." Zhao Dachun said.
"Me too, I'm not afraid of being tired. I'm just afraid of being hungry." Guo Dazhuang chuckled.
Li Hui laughed heartily, patted his arm as strong as a cow's leg and said, "Don't worry, I'll have enough food for you. I won't let you starve."
With this promise, Dachun and Dazhuang suddenly became happy.
Soon after, an ox cart carrying five people set off for East Lake Manor.
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Just as Li Hui was leaving with his people, at Gu Chang's residence in Beizhai, Gu Chang was standing on the porch picking up birdseed to feed the birds, while Han Yong stood aside and spoke in a low voice.
"Eldest Young Master, I have to supervise the rice harvesting at East Lake Manor during this period. I'm afraid I won't be able to see you often. Eldest Young Master, do you have anything to tell Yongzhi?" Han Yong said in a low voice.
Gu Chang whistled twice at the bird, turned around and said, "Do you plan to live in the manor? Is that necessary?"
Han Yong said: "It's very necessary. It's not like the eldest son doesn't know that Dong Weng is very dissatisfied with Yongzhi because of what happened last time. Although he doesn't say it on the surface, Yongzhi can feel his indifference to me.
If I mess up the rice harvest at East Lake Manor this time, I'm afraid he won't let me go. So I have to do my best to do it."
Gu Chang frowned and turned around to continue teasing the bird.
Han Yong whispered: "There is still something to report to the eldest son. During this period, Dong Weng checked the accounts of several manors and seemed to have suspicions. Fortunately, I was prepared, and several manor managers knew how powerful they were.
, some adjustments were made to the accounts beforehand, so there were no mistakes, so it was considered smooth sailing. However, we can’t do anything wrong this year. Dong Weng has already become suspicious and will definitely keep a close eye on it. If there is a mistake, then
There’s no way to clean it up.”
Gu Chang said loudly: "What? You mean, I can't get anything from Zhuangzi this year? What about my shortfalls? I'm eager to use the money. You know what's going on outside of me.
If someone wants to pay me a debt, I won't be able to beat me to death."
Han Yong smacked his lips and raised his hands: "Young Master, this is really difficult to handle. It's not that Yongzhi won't help you, but it's just that we really can't do it anymore. Dong Weng has become suspicious, and this matter..."
"I don't care. I want you to move out more this year, but you say such things. I don't care. Don't forget, you also made a lot of money. I know it, but I just don't say it. Don't think you
This girl is my grandpa's concubine, so you can be fine. If you cause trouble, I will only get a beating, but you will be beaten to death. Han Yong, you have to think clearly."
Gu Chang jumped up and shouted loudly. The bird in the cage screamed in fright and fluttered its wings. Its small body hit the birdcage, and a few emerald green feathers flew in the cage.
Han Yong trembled in fright, waved his hand and said: "My eldest husband, don't be so loud, don't be so excited. Why don't you go to the street and shout?"
Gu Chang gasped and lowered his voice and growled: "I don't care, Han Yong, I want you to find a way. I owe Zhang Cheng one million, and I promised him to pay it back in nine months. He takes
If I don't pay back the receipt I wrote, he will come to ask for it. And if I delay it for one day, this bitch will ask me to add interest of 10,000 yuan. Who can afford to pay it back with compound interest? I can't let him come to my door.
Otherwise, if Aweng knows and needs to ask, I will also know. Do you understand how I will be punished for this?"
Han Yong frowned and looked at Gu Chang, cursing secretly in his heart: "You prodigal son, you only know how to fool around around all day long. You deserve to be like this."