Chapter 530: First Meeting with Tenant Farmers
Zhang Baozheng looked at Bai Yunxi's worried expression and spoke in a deep voice,
"Looking for trouble, the Qin family can't stand, it's just because they are unwilling to give in. Telling you is also to prepare you mentally. After all, the reason why the Qin family lost Zhuangzi is not very good. How to deal with it, you just have to know how to deal with it."
After Baiyunxi thanked him, he took Wenyou out of the town and went directly to the village. With the land deed in his hand, it was logical to go to the village to check the situation.
By the way, I would like to tell those tenant farmers that the owner of Zhuangzi has changed, and the lease documents also need to be replaced.
As for the documents she signed with the Qin family, she wanted to take them back. By the way, she could see what percentage of the rent the Qin family customized, so she could just follow it and save the tenants from worrying.
There were many tenant farmers in the Song Dynasty, and there were also many landlords and gentry who owned large amounts of land. The rents were naturally varied, ranging from 50 to 50 cents, 46 cents to 37 cents, and even more exorbitant ones to 28 cents.
There is no other reason. The rules are all customized by the landlords, the court does not care, and the tenant farmers have no say.
Regarding this, Baiyun Xi was not only sad, but also secretly glad that it saved a lot of trouble for a powerless small landowner like her.
Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, no matter how much land you have, you are still a farmer. It does not affect the children's studies and scientific examinations, and they can also own assets. This is the main reason why she determined to become a local housewife. The Song Dynasty's policy towards landlords is really friendly.
Baiyunxi and Wenyou had just stood next to the field when they were discovered by the tenant farmers.
They watched the two people from Baiyunxi for a while, then bravely came over. They pushed each other a few times, and hesitantly took a few steps closer, with uneasy eyes.
"Are you the new owner?"
Bai Yunxi looked at their cautious appearance and nodded gently.
"Yes, I am the new owner."
After hearing Bai Yunxi's admission, several tenant farmers looked at each other and asked cautiously again.
“Are you here to inspect the farmland or do you want to take it away?”
Before Bai Yunxi could speak, several middle-aged women who came later bravely squeezed over, looking at Bai Yunxi with pleading eyes.
"Boss, we have taken good care of the fields and worked very hard. Will you let us continue planting?"
"Yes, we never waste the fields, and we are reluctant to do so. In order to harvest more, we spend all our time in the fields except sleeping every day. We are very diligent."
Listening to their tone, Bai Yunxi waved his hand.
"You don't have to worry, just farm well. As long as you plant well and the harvest is high, I will naturally not take the land back. But if I meet those who are sneaky and sneaky, or the harvest in the field is not high, then I will Think about it carefully.”
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief at Bai Yunxi's promise and looked at her with gratitude.
"That's good. Don't worry, boss. As long as you don't take the fields back, we will definitely do our best."
"Yes, this is the only way we can support our families. If the fields are gone, we tenant farmers will be homeless."
At this moment, an old man with gray hair walked out of the crowd and looked to be in his sixties.
He stood in front of everyone on crutches and slightly arched his hands towards Baiyun River.
"The little old man is the patriarch of this small village. My surname is Wang. There are only about thirty households in our village, all of whom are members of the Wang clan."
"Eight of the families have leased property from the Qin family. Now that they have changed their owners, they feel uneasy. They asked the old man to come and ask a few questions and ask the owner not to be offended."