Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

No matter how Li Yu thought, she never expected that the Crown Princess would directly give her a hundred acres of land.

Moreover, these places are not far from the capital, and it doesn’t take too long to travel back and forth.

"The Crown Princess said that your business is the most important thing, so you must accept these lands and dispose of them however you want. Don't feel embarrassed."

Li Yu looked at the deed, then at Mr. Xiang, and said after a while, "Please help me thank the Crown Princess."

Mr. Xiang: "Of course, Madam Li, don't worry."

*

Now is a good time to do rose cuttings. Li Yu thought about it and asked Mr. Xiang to go with her to check out the land first.

Mr. Xiang asked the guards who were guarding in the dark, and after learning that there were no spies watching them, he readily agreed.

So the two of them got on the carriage and went straight out of the city.

The land is fifteen or sixteen miles outside the capital, and one hundred acres of land form a large piece.

In the center of the land is a manor with a large house on it. When the master comes, he lives there. Usually, only the steward and servants live in the house. There are about 20 households in the manor, and they are all ordinary tenants.

In previous years, the tenants on the farm made a living by farming the surrounding land. Now, the Crown Princess has given more than 100 acres of land to Li Yu. When the news came out, they were extremely worried, fearing that Li Yu would not rent the land to them, and they all stood on the roadside and watched eagerly.

The manager of the house was named Shi, and he was also the manager of the farm. He guessed that Li Yu and Mr. Xiang had finished their inspection, so he quickly stepped forward to greet them, and then reported the details of the land to Li Yu.

In previous years, he was in charge of these lands, renting them out to tenants in the farm in the spring and collecting rent in the autumn. He usually planted wheat and soybeans on the land.

"Madam Li, can these hundred acres of land be returned to the tenants on the farm for farming? They have lived here for decades and are very honest. You don't have to worry about them doing anything bad." Manager Shi looked eager.

Even if he didn't say it, Li Yu planned to continue planting for the tenants, but...

She said: "I can't cultivate so much land by myself, so I have to rent it out, but I will keep some for myself."

As long as she is willing to rent it out, that's good. Steward Shi nodded continuously, "I wonder how much Madam Li plans to keep?"

Looking at the tenants standing by the roadside, Li Yu said, "Let's keep 20 acres first, and give the remaining 80 acres to them to farm."

Manager Shi was very happy.

The tenants along the roadside also became happy when they heard this.

*

After they talked outside for a while, Manager Shi invited Li Yu to sit down inside the house.

Li Yu didn't hesitate and went over with Mr. Xiang.

After sitting down, she carefully asked about the situation on the farm.

Before she came, the Crown Princess sent people to notify the people on the farm in advance and told them to treat Li Yu the same way they treated her. So Manager Shi did not dare to be negligent and said everything he could.

It turned out that the more than 200 acres of land surrounding the farm were the Crown Princess's dowry. The 100 acres given to Li Yu were the best fields among them, and they were next to the farm, so it was easy for everyone to take care of them on weekdays.

At this point, Steward Shi looked at Li Yu and asked, "What do you plan to plant on the twenty acres of land that Madam Li left alone? Do you want to find someone outside to plant it, or do you want to subcontract it to someone in the farm?"

Li Yu looked at Mr. Xiang and said, "Since the ten acres of land is next to the farm, it is natural to let the farm owner to cultivate it. But I don't plan to rent it out, but hire someone to do it. As for what to plant, I want to plant some flowers."

Manager Shi was surprised: "Growing flowers?"

Li Yu nodded: "Yes, is there anyone in the farm who can grow flowers? Manager Shi can recommend some to me. As long as they take good care of the flowers, they will get paid every month."

Steward Shi pondered for a while and said, "Yes, there are some, but I don't know if they can catch your eye, Madam Li."

Being able to use twenty acres of land to plant flowers must not be ordinary flowers. He was worried that the people on the farm would not be able to grow them well.

Li Yu waved her hand: "The flowers I want to plant are very easy to take care of, as long as you are careful."

Manager Shi: "If that's the case, it would be easy for me to find someone."

Li Yu: "That's all. I don't know much about the people in the village. I'd like to ask Steward Shi to help me find one or two..."

*

Li Yu and Mr. Xiang stayed at the farm for the whole morning.

Since Manager Shi had been in charge of the farm for decades, she entrusted the eighty acres of rented land to him.

As before, he was responsible for signing deeds and collecting rent from the tenants. In return, she paid him wages every month.

The twenty acres of land she left behind were also looked after by Manager Shi.

She had already made a plan. Manager Shi would help her find dozens of people in the next two days. Three days later, she would move the roses from Mr. Su's private residence, and then everyone would work together to prune and graft the roses.

She lived in the city and certainly couldn't come every day, so all the people she hired from now on would be managed by Manager Shi, and she would pay him a salary.

Manager Shi accepted the offer without hesitation as he could get two extra wages at once.

*

After arranging everything, the two returned to the city.

Mr. Xiang had other things to do, so he got off the car halfway. Li Yu bought some things on the street and then went to the store to help.

This went on for a day, and the next day, she helped out in the store in the morning, picked up some things in the afternoon, and drove a carriage to the Su family to meet Mr. Su.

She wanted to move Rose out of Mr. Su's private residence, so she had to tell Mr. Su in advance.

However, the Su family has other people.

It was Mr. Su’s youngest son, Su Yi. He was on a day off today, and came to visit his parents with his wife Ruan Xinming and son.

When Li Yu arrived, Su Yi was talking to Mr. Su in the study. When they saw her, they were both stunned for a moment.

Seeing the gloomy looks on their faces, Li Yu had a bad feeling in his heart.

She greeted Su Yi with a smile, and then asked Mr. Su if he had anything bothering him.

Mr. Su looked at her for a while, then sighed slowly, "At noon today, news came from Donghaizhou that an adult had his arm chopped off while checking evidence."

Li Yu's face changed and his heart suddenly tightened.

Mr. Su continued, "I heard it was Mr. Zheng from the Ministry of Justice. Although he is not an official of the Prince's Party, he is not also a member of the King Hui's Party. He is an upright man. If he has the opportunity, he will definitely do a lot for the people. Now... Alas!"

He shook his head, his brows furrowed. "The water in Donghaizhou is too deep. I am discussing with Guiyuan to send some guards over there. Although the East Palace has sent guards to protect Han Zheng, I am still worried."

Li Yu didn't bother to be polite and bowed to Mr. Su, "Please send someone, sir."

Mr. Su waved his hand to let her stand up straight, "Han Zheng is my apprentice, I won't watch him put himself in danger, I'm just worried."

Those people behind the scenes dared to cut off the arm of an imperial official. They must be extremely vicious. He didn't know how many of them there were, and he didn't know when Han Zheng and the others would be able to find out the truth. He was afraid that even if he sent all the guards, they would not be able to protect Han Zheng.

At this time, wind blew in from outside the door and blew up a piece of paper on the table.

The paper floated and landed right at Li Yu's feet.