Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

Chapter 1069: Officials come and go, but the Mei family remains

In order to welcome the arrival of Shen Zheng and his group, Manager Mei started preparing two days ago.

Although Nanny Gu had said that there was no need to worry about anything on the farm and that one only had to leave the area, Manager Mei felt that this was not the case.

Xiliu Manor originally belongs to Lord Shen. How could the stewards and servants just ignore the master when he comes to visit?

Therefore, in the past two days, Manager Mei has been busy all the time. Even when he was sleeping at night, his mind was in a mess with worries, fearing that he would make a mistake and displease Shen Zheng.

Look, he's busy again early in the morning.

"Dishes and chopsticks! Boil them twice with boiling water. Don't use moldy chopsticks. Replace them!"

"Here! Put some more sand on the road and compact it to prevent it from getting stuck on your wheels!"

"Are the basins for drawing water ready? The master wants to pick fruit himself today, so there must be enough basins for washing the fruit!"

"Charcoal! Check the charcoal in the warehouse again to see if there's any damp charcoal. Pick it out quickly. If any charcoal chokes the master, we'll all pack up and leave!"

"Oh, right!" Manager Mei slapped his forehead and called the young man who was eating fruit nearby: "Li'er, go to the sheepfold and take a good look at the lambs today. If there are any sick sheep, move them to another pen immediately. Don't let them end up on the master's table!"

After the words were spoken, the young man who was called did not move.

Manager Mei frowned and raised his voice: "Mei Li!"

"father……"

Mei Li stood up slowly, threw the peach pit in his hand away, and put his palm to his forehead and said, "They told us not to interfere, so why are you busying yourself? How many years have you been in charge of this farm? How many officials would be willing to come here? Not only did you come by yourself, but you also sent so many soldiers here a day in advance, messing up the farm like a mess..."

"Snapped--"

Before he could finish his words, he was slapped hard in the face.

Mei Li covered his right cheek with his hands, a look of disbelief on his face: "Dad, what are you doing..."

Manager Mei's hand was still suspended in mid-air, trembling slightly. "Don't let me hear such words from you a second time. If you're tired of living, then find a place to die peacefully. Don't bring harm to our entire family."

Tired of living?

Go to hell?

Mei Li never thought about it.

He only knew that in the more than twenty years he had lived, the owners of Xiliu Manor had changed one after another, but the manager of the manor had always been surnamed "Mei".

So what if you are an official? So what if you are a high-ranking official?

It’s possible that someone will lose their head in the blink of an eye.

This huge Xiliu Manor was either taken back by the imperial court or given to the next minister. In short, it never had a fixed owner.

So, no matter what you say about your manor and my manor, in the final analysis, this manor belongs to his Mei family, and only his Mei family is the real owner of Xiliu Manor.

As for those dignitaries?

She was just a pitiful person who only appeared briefly. He was too lazy to even get to know her, let alone sympathize with her. What's more, the person who came this time was a woman.

"Dad, I've told you so many times, why don't you understand..."

"Get out! Get out of here! Call your sister!" Steward Mei interrupted him harshly, pointing to the back of the manor and saying, "You are not allowed to set foot in front of it before sunset tomorrow! If I see you, I will break one of your legs!"

How could he have given birth to such a son!

A daughter and a son, they are simply... one in heaven and one in hell!

"Send Mei Rui?" Mei Li gritted his teeth and smiled, striding towards the back of the village. "Alright, let's go. Out of sight, out of mind. What's with all this lord and that lord? Go and put on a smile yourself. If you see the end of it... humph!"

……

The old warehouse next to the village.

The county soldiers spontaneously divided themselves into several small teams. Some filled the ground, some repaired the roof, and some replaced the beams. They adopted the attitude of "once you come here, you have to work, and you will never eat and live for free."

When Su Yan arrived with his bag on his back, the noisy discussion came to an abrupt end. The county soldiers all stopped what they were doing and surrounded him like hungry tigers pouncing on their prey.

"Boss!"

Before they could even stand still, they started talking and pouring beans.

"Boss, you're the third one to arrive. Baozi got here before you. He said that Lord Shen sent someone to his house. Not only did they repair his house, but they also signed a deed with his father! Boss, didn't you go home yesterday? Is this true?"

"And Yue Ling! She said her family also signed a contract with Lord Shen, and it includes rice, flour, grain, rewards, and so on!"

"Boss, what's going on? Baozi and Yue Ling can't explain it clearly. We can only work while waiting for you to come!"

"Boss, did our parents... sell us to Tong'an County?"

"But I'm not from Beijing! Are the people of Jingzhou going to be sold to Tong'an County? I'm not ready to sell myself yet..."

As everyone's talk became more and more outrageous, Su Yan coughed heavily.

"Keep your voice down! You're embarrassing the adults by yelling and yelling outside!"

Everyone pursed their lips, their eyes still filled with anxiety.

Su Yan rolled his eyes, led them into the house, and asked, "No one told you about what happened at the farm yesterday?"

"No..." Everyone shook their heads like rattles.

Su Yan's eyes rolled again, "Oh—I don't think it's a big deal. It's just a contract to sell my body! My mother also signed it for me. From now on, we are all adults' people. Even if the adults tell us to eat shit, we have to eat it without blinking an eye. Do you understand?"

"Indenture?!"

Everyone ignored his words of "eating shit" and their minds were full of the indenture.

"D-Dang, is this really a contract to sell my body? But I'm not ready yet..."

They looked stunned, as if they had never thought that their bodies would be sold.

In the crowd, Xiang He narrowed his eyes and looked at Su Yan for a while, then pushed aside the people in front of him and walked out.

She asked, "Su Yan, stop scaring everyone. What's going on?"

Seeing her calm expression, Su Yan pursed his lips, "You're so smart! I said I'd tease them for a while. Okay, come here, let me explain the contract signed between Lord Shen and our family!"

When these words were spoken, some were happy and some were sad.

"So it's not a contract to sell your body..."

A simple sentence can give people two different meanings.

One side breathed a sigh of relief, the other side felt regretful.

Su Yan stood on a wooden pillar and passionately described the contents of the contract.

The soldiers from all the counties were in an uproar.

“Does anyone deliver grain and oil to your door every season?”

"There are New Year gifts during the Chinese New Year, and there are also festival gifts during festivals?"

"If you have children, can they get free education? Can they learn to read and write?!"

"Can you also teach our family members a craft?"

As they listened, everyone subconsciously did some calculations.

"How much money will this cost... Why does Lord Shen treat us like this?"

This kind of treatment is the first of its kind in the entire Shangjing, right?

When their families signed the deed... would they also be proud of them?

Running for the Tongan County Army will definitely be the best decision they have ever made in their lives.