The fake daughter married into the mountains and had meat to eat every day during the famine

"It seems to be Master Qin's voice?"

Song Yuntang covered her head, stood up and was about to walk towards the gate of the courtyard, but Jiang hurriedly held her back.

"The doctor said you need to rest. You can't be so rash. There are so many people at home. Can't someone open the door?" He turned to look at Xu Wencheng, "Wencheng, go open the door."

Xu Wencheng responded and hurried forward to open the gate.

Qin Maoshi had never met Xu Wencheng.

He stood at the gate of the yard carrying the box and stretched his neck to look inside.

When he saw Song Yuntang, he smiled.

"Miss Song, can I come in?"

Song Yuntang stood up with a smile, "Master Qin, please come in."

Hearing that the visitor was the county government's legal advisor, Xu Wencheng hurriedly stepped aside to let him in, and Xu Yongwang also stood up from the recliner.

Cheng Nian'er and Tu Shi, who were busy in the yard, stopped what they were doing.

Jiang stood quietly aside.

Under the gaze of the whole family, Qin Maoshi came to the main hall and placed the box in his hand in front of Song Yuntang.

"The master has already ordered the Huang family's land deeds and farm deeds to be registered in Miss Song's name, and specifically asked me to bring them to Miss Song. The master also said that Miss Song should focus on recovering from her injuries and not worry about the balance. And this..."

As Qin Maoshi spoke, he took out a silver note worth one hundred taels from his pocket.

"This time, young lady has performed great service in Funiu Village. This hundred taels is a reward from the government. Although it's not much, I hope you won't despise it. Your Excellency originally wanted to post a commendation on the list, but since this matter involves your reputation, your Excellency has given up on this idea."

Getting one hundred taels of silver notes was an unexpected fortune for Song Yuntang.

It seems that Lord Zhu has made a lot of money in Funiu Village this time.

"Master Zhu is very thoughtful. There's really no need to post a commendation. Although I haven't caused any harm in Funiu Village, if everyone knows about it and uses it as an excuse to make malicious inferences, I won't be able to defend myself."

Qin Maoshi clasped his fists towards her.

"Okay, since I've brought the things and the message, I won't delay your recovery. Goodbye."

There were too many eyes staring at him at home, making him feel like he was being watched with suspicion.

Song Yuntang nodded.

"Master Qin, take care. Please thank Master Zhu on my behalf."

……

After Qin Maoshi left, Song Yuntang handed the banknotes in his hand to Jiang.

"Mother, this hundred taels is for your household expenses."

Jiang declined.

"Mom and Dad didn't give you anything, but you gave it to me instead. I can't use it."

"Mom, we're a family, so let's not talk about yours and mine." Song Yuntang stuffed the 100-liang silver note into her hand without further ado. "Besides, Dad and Mom have been kind to me, and I remember it all in my heart. I still have some money on hand, so take this 100 liang."

Fortunately, after she was captured in Funiu Village, the bandits did not steal her purse, otherwise she would have to go to the county government office to get her purse back.

Xu Yongwang looked at Jiang.

"Since the child has given it to you, you can take it. Later, you can add a few more dishes to the family so that the children can have some nutrition."

"alright."

After hearing this, Jiang accepted the silver note handed to her by Song Yuntang.

Song Yuntang moved the box brought by Master Qin into the house, took out an account book, and recorded the information of the land and real estate in the account book while counting.

There are 2,243 acres of paddy fields, 300 acres of dry land, 12 fish ponds, a total of 29 acres, and 600 acres of forest.

In a place like Cile Town, if you can build up such a business, you can indeed become a local landowner with no worries about food and clothing.

If the Huang family hadn't had a prodigal son like Huang Heyu, they might have been able to live a prosperous life for a few more years.

So, if you have money in your hands, you have to be able to keep it.

"Tu Shi, come here for a moment."

Tu Shi, who was chopping wood in the backyard, put down the axe and came to the door of Song Yuntang's house.

"Miss, what do you want from me?"

Song Yuntang tidied up the things on the desk so that Xu Qingye could use them when he came back.

"Don't call me Miss from now on. I'm already married. It's not appropriate to call me Miss anymore. Please change your name."

Tu Shi asked uncertainly.

"Madam?"

Song Yuntang paused, but did not object. She handed the account book she had just recorded to Tu Shi.

"It's convenient for me to go out these few days. You go to Cile Town and take the people from the farm to visit all these fields, forests, and fish ponds. See which farmers have rented them in previous years and whether they are willing to continue renting them in the future. You can cultivate the remaining dozens of acres of land near the farm yourself, and rent out all the remaining land that can be rented."

Tu Shi nodded, "How should the rent for the land be determined?"

Song Yuntang also knew about the land rent.

In the past, the Huang family collected rent based on a 30% to 70% split. When the people rented the land, they had to pay 70% of the annual harvest to the Huang family, and the remaining 30% was theirs.

Even so.

If the harvest is poor, farmers will have to pay the landlords the rent out of their own pockets.

The people actually received less, which not only dampened their enthusiasm, but also made their already poor lives even worse when famine struck.

This is just a waste of land resources.

Since she took over these fields, she certainly could no longer use the Huang family's previous model of collecting rent.

"Starting next year, the rent for the first three years will be split 50-50. We'll get half of the harvest each year, and the farmers will get half. There's no lower limit. If there's a bad year, I'll bear the risk."

"At the same time, since these tenants have rented our land, we must be responsible for their production and harvest. If necessary, we can organize everyone to teach them planting techniques and collect some high-yield grain seeds to distribute to everyone for planting."

"During this period, tell the people on the farm to pay attention to who is diligent and down-to-earth, and who is cunning and dishonest. Next year, when renting land, give priority to those who are honest and hardworking."

Tu Shi nodded as he listened.

If he had such a good opportunity when he was farming at home, he would definitely rent twenty or thirty acres of land and cultivate it well.

In that way, you won't end up penniless and sell yourself into slavery.

Even he was excited after hearing this, and the farmers must be even more excited.

"Madam, if you give farmers such convenience, I'm afraid they will scramble to rent your land."

Song Yuntang was still a little uncomfortable with Tu Shi's new name.

"The more motivated they are, the more effort they'll put into the fields, and the better the harvest will be next year. In this way, even if we only collect 50% of the rent, it won't necessarily be less than the 70% the Huang family collected before."

Tu Shi nodded and stuffed the account book into his lapel.

"Okay, I'll go back to Cile Town now. I'll get things done in a few days and then report back to Madam."

Song Yuntang warned him, "Be careful on the road."

Tu Shi hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Madam. The bandits in Funiu Village have been eliminated. The road should be peaceful now."

After saying that, he bowed to Song Yuntang and strode out.