Crossing the Unknown Country

Chapter 396 They Bought the Fourth Manor

After returning, he followed the broker and the seller to go through the formalities. Both families were honest people, and the seller thanked them profusely and told them to treat the people on the farm well. He felt very sorry for the servants who followed his family, but there was really no other way, otherwise he would never sell them.

Su He looked at him and thought that even though the family's wealth was immense, it was no match for an unfilial son and grandson, and no amount of money would be enough to support him.

Now they had a place to live, and they returned to the manor with the land deeds and the servants' indentures. When the people in the manor saw them coming, they knew that the manor had changed its owner. They stood there in fear, looking at the new owner.

Su He's father looked at the former head of Wang Zhuang and asked him to get the account books of the farm. They needed to see the output and surplus of the farm in previous years and know how much money should be left for them.

Su He's father knew that all the money in the farm had been taken away. Who was so short of money? They should have sold everything that could be sold. As expected, there was only food left for the people, and only one month's worth. It seemed that the original owner was also robbing Peter to pay Paul.

The village head was a loyal and honest man. Su He found that he was lucky, and the village heads left by the several manors he bought were not bad. In this way, as long as they sent someone to look after the manor, there would be no major problems.

They asked the village head to send someone to clean up the main house and stay there tonight. It's not that they can't clean up by themselves, but they still need to act like a host when facing unfamiliar people, otherwise they will be bullied.

After arriving here, Su He deeply felt the clear class distinction. The master must act like a master, otherwise it will be difficult to manage the people below.

At first, they ate and worked together with the servants they bought. Some people started to have no rules, but Su He found out later and asked the family members to change their habits. Otherwise, there would be more and more servants in the family, and there would be no order without rules.

The village head immediately sent people to clean up and asked his daughter and wife to cook. He didn't know the new master's temper, so he thought that if he worked honestly, he would be fine.

His family had no other means of making a living but farming. He got married and had children on this farm and lived here for forty years. He had deep feelings for this farm.

If they were to leave here, they would really be reluctant. This is their home. Although it does not belong to them, they have always lived here.

After Su He and his family of three finished their meal, they went into the house to rest. There was plenty of time. They would take a closer look at the farm tomorrow morning. They had rich experience in the farm in front of their house, so it would be easy to arrange it here.

They have all adapted to resting in various places. Since they bought this place, it is their home. The family rested well, woke up early in the morning, and got up to exercise.

The manor has already been occupied, and not many farmers are lazy. Especially now that the new owner lives here, they need to leave a good impression and dare not be lazy.

Some people in the village were carrying water, some were sweeping the floor, and some were working in the fields with hoes. Even the children got up early, and I didn't know what they were busy with, but they were all busy.

Looking at their busy figures, Su He's parents thought this farm was good. After they finished boxing, they went for a walk together. You can tell whether the farm is good or not by going to the fields.

Su He's father grabbed a handful of soil from the edge of the field and held it with me. He knew that the soil was fertile, but still not as good as their farm. Looking around, there were not many trees planted. In the future, we should plant more trees and grasses that can be used as both medicine and food. We should also plant more fruit trees. In times of famine, the fruits can also be used as food.

They had not experienced a great famine, but books and people in old times had told about these things. At that time, people were so hungry that they ate all the tree barks and grass roots. Some people had nothing to eat, so they ate Guanyin soil, and some people were suffocated to death by the soil.