After becoming a widow, I became the mother of seven children

As soon as Yan Qingqing entered the manor, a middle-aged man walked over to her. When they saw Yan Qingqing, they asked: "Who is this lady?"

Yan Qingqing knew that someone who could be in the villa at this time must be someone from the villa.

So he asked Ada to show him the land deed, and the man gave a perfunctory salute and said: "Qian has met Madam. I am the steward of this villa. I have been waiting for the owner to come to check and accept it. I didn't expect Madam to come today."

It is said that a strong dragon cannot suppress a local coward. Since Manager Qian can stay in the villa, it shows that he has some background.

Yan Qingqing smiled and replied: "I was busy at home some time ago and I haven't been able to take care of it. I passed by here today and came here to have a look. First, please tell me about the fertility of the land in this villa. What was the harvest like in previous years? What crops do you usually grow? ?”

Manager Qian had already thought of the questions Yan Qingqing asked, so he started talking without blinking.

Just as Manager Qian was talking eloquently, Li Xiangping came over.

Manager Qian glanced at Li Xiangping and asked in confusion: "Who is this young master?"

Yan Qingqing replied: "This is my eldest son."

Manager Qian lowered his head and greeted Li Xiangping again. Although his attitude was respectful on the surface, there was a trace of disdain in his eyes. Yan Qingqing saw it clearly, but didn't say anything. It seemed like there was going to be a big fight today.

Li Xiangping also saw it, but he was very stable and just nodded without saying anything.

Yan Qingqing continued the previous topic: "So this villa has been abandoned since it was raided."

Manager Qian quickly replied: "This villa was raided last fall. At that time, people were in panic, and there were people from the government guarding it, so there was no time to plant wheat. Some time ago, the county government sent someone to say that this villa was available." The new owner asked us not to move, so the little ones didn’t dare to move.”

Yan Qingqing nodded and asked, "How many people are there in this villa now?"

Butler Qian replied: "Including me, there are five in total. The main reason is that our villa is not big and we can't use so many people."

Yan Qingqing glanced at him and continued to ask: "Are these people long-term workers or people who have signed a contract of betrayal?"

Butler Qian replied: "They are long-term workers, but they have been working in this village for many years, and they have always been diligent and conscientious."

Yan Qingqing said with an ooh, "Since you are so diligent, how come the land is still overgrown with weeds, and the ground has not even been plowed? Even if the yamen said that there is a new owner and will not move, you will not even have basic work?" "

Yan Qingqing's voice was cold, and her whole aura suddenly rose. Butler Qian felt a sense of oppression and panicked for no reason. He knew that today he was looking down on the new owner.

Yan Qingqing looked at Butler Qian's cold sweat flowing down his forehead and said, "There is no need to use those long-term workers. If Butler Qian feels that this small temple cannot accommodate your giant Buddha, he can find another way out."

Butler Qian knelt on the ground with a plop and said, "Madam, please have mercy. My whole family is here in this village. If you drive me away, our whole family won't even have a place to stay."

Butler Qian has been in this village for more than 20 years, and has finally reached the position of manager. Every year, the long-term workers will pay him a lot of tribute. Of course he didn't want to leave.

Yan Qingqing glanced at him and said, "It's okay if you really don't want to leave. If you sign the deed of betrayal, I will let you continue to be the manager and even give you double your wages."

Manager Qian hesitated upon hearing this. If he signed a contract of sale, he would be a slave and would not even have personal freedom. What do you need so much money for?

Besides, it seemed that Yan Qingqing was from a small family. Otherwise, how could the wife and young master of the house go to the village to check it out in person? Thinking of this, Manager Qian stopped pretending and immediately stood up and said, "Qian sincerely wants to be loyal." Madam, I don’t want Madam to humiliate me like this. Although Qian is not very talented, he is not willing to sell himself into slavery."

Manager Qian said this while brushing off the dirt on his body, and then threatened: "Qian advises Madam not to speak nonsense in the future, or to be gentle and flash her tongue."

Yan Qingqing looked at him without being angry and said, "Thank you, Manager Qian, for your kind reminder. Please leave slowly without seeing him off."

After hearing this, Manager Qian tossed his sleeves and walked away angrily.

It didn't take long for several long-term workers to pack their bags and prepare to leave. Before leaving, Manager Qian glared at Yan Qingqing fiercely and said a few dangerous words.

After they left, Ah Da said angrily: "These people are too arrogant and dare to threaten us. Should we just let them go?"

Yan Qingqing looked at him and said, "Otherwise, can you beat them?"

Ada shook his head. He would definitely not be able to beat these long-term workers, but he knew that his wife and the young masters in the family were both good at martial arts. However, he had no shame in saying that there was no servant who would not try to instigate his master into a fight. .

Yan Qingqing knew what Ah Da was thinking when she saw his confused look. She called Ah Da to her and whispered a few words to him. Ah Da's eyes suddenly lit up and she said with a smile: "Madam, I'll go right away." manage."

After saying that, he hurriedly left Zhuangzi and drove the cattle to the county seat.

Seeing this, Li Xiangping asked in confusion: "Mom, what did you send Ada to do? Why is he so excited?"

Yan Qingqing replied: "Let him give me a message. Okay, let's take a look at Zhuangzi first. If there is anything that needs improvement, we should start making preparations now."

Li Xiangping was focused on farming, and Yan Qingqing's words quickly diverted Li Xiangping's attention.

Fifty acres is not big or small. Mother and son wandered around for half an hour before looking around.

Despite the small size of this village, the facilities inside are quite complete. There are ditches for water diversion, wells and several houses. However, the pots and pans inside have been taken away by the long-term workers.

When the mother and son were tired from walking, they sat on the stone pier to rest. Li Xiangping said: "The rest of the place is fine. It's just that the ditch was dug a little off, making it inconvenient to divert water. Let's just make some changes later."

Yan Qingqing nodded and said: "My mother is not as good as you in this regard, you can just do whatever you want.

But hurry up, the ground hasn't been turned over yet, and it will delay things if it's too late. "

Li Xiangping smiled and said: "Don't worry, mother, there won't be any delay. I can clear out two acres of land and let's cultivate the seedlings first. When the seedlings grow and need to be transplanted, I can finish plowing the land."

After all, having a cow at home makes work much faster than before. And this is fertile land, it just needs to be plowed.

Yan Qingqing nodded and said: "It is not suitable to recruit permanent workers at this stage. I will ask A Da and others to come over and help you." After hearing this, Li Xiangping also nodded in agreement.

After coming here for a while, Ah came back and said to Yan Qingqing with a smile: "Madam, don't worry. All the minor things you asked me have been taken care of."

Yan Qingqing nodded and saw that it was already getting late, so the three of them drove the bullock cart back to Canghe Village.