Because many things have been discussed before, Zhou Man's visit this time means that she has returned to her clan; she is also meeting people from the Xia family; and she is signing a contract and making various arrangements.

But it will be realized when she arrives. Under the witness of Mr. Zhuang and the invited village chief, Lao Zhoutou and the Xia clan leader jointly signed a contract, guaranteeing that after Zhou Man gets married, his second child will bear the surname Xia...

After signing this, Man Bao said to Clan Chief Xia: "Clan Chief, I want to take a look at the Nanba and Dongling lands."

Those were the two pieces of land she could take back.

A clan elder asked nervously: "Didn't the lady in the Nanba land say that she would set up a clan school for the clan?"

Man Bao smiled and nodded, "Yes, has the clan decided to set up a clan school?"

Chief Xia's expression was not very good, but other clan elders nodded and said with smiles: "Yes, the clan has discussed it and feels that the children should study more. We have already discussed setting up a clan school."

Man Bao nodded approvingly, "This is a century-old plan. I just want to see what the land left by my grandfather is like. I still have to donate it."

When the clan elders heard this, they no longer stopped them and let the young people lead them. Of course, a few clan elders with good legs and feet also followed to see the excitement.

Nanba is not particularly far away. Manbao and the others rode horses directly for the convenience of traveling. They were impatient to walk slowly with others, so they ran away after asking for directions.

The wheat in the fields is ready to be harvested, and a lot of it has already been harvested. Now the wheat in the fields is turning yellow, and even the rice is heading. It will be ready to be harvested in two months.

Man Bao nodded repeatedly.

When the Xia family accompanied old Zhoutou and Zhou Dalang brothers to the place, Manbao and the others were already standing in the field, pulling wheat and squatting on the edge of the field to gnaw.

Everyone in the Xia family: ...I don’t know why, but it looks a lot like them.

Man Bao stood up, reached out and clapped his hands and said, "I haven't eaten roasted wheat for a long time. Let's take some back and roast it later?"

Although the words were spoken to Bai Shan and Bai Erlang, his eyes were looking at the elder of the Xia clan.

The clan elder then smiled and said, "Eat whatever you want. There isn't much else in the countryside, so we can still manage enough wheat."

Manbao then asked, "Where is this land in Nanba?"

She took out the land deed from her arms and said with a smile: "I don't know the place written on it very well."

The Xia clan members then showed her the way, and it was hers to go from there, and the dry land that was barely connected to the other side through a small area was also hers.

Man Bao stood on tiptoe and looked, and found that the wheat in this large area had not been harvested, but there was not much wheat, but a lot of rice was planted, and there were also a lot of beans on the dry land.

No wonder Patriarch Xia was not very happy when she said that she gave this piece of land to the clan to run a clan school. There is a lot of dry land and few paddy fields. I'm afraid it can barely cover the husband's expenses. Other expenses will have to be found elsewhere.

Man Bao pointed to the dry land and asked: "Why are there more and less paddy fields than what is written on the land deed?"

The clan elder said: "In the past few years, there was a drought here, and the fields could not even grow wheat. At that time, many people changed their fields to dry land to grow beans. There has not been much rain in the past two years, especially last year, when the drought became more and more serious.

so……"

Manbao understood. Then she remembered that there was a drought last year.

She sighed and said: "I originally thought of collecting this year's rent to subsidize some household expenses, but now it seems that is not possible."

Clan elders:......

They never imagined that she came to see the land to collect rent.

Man Bao sighed again and again and said to them: "I also heard about the drought last year in the capital. Although we have not less rice, the harvest in our fields is much less."

Man Bao, who had no job income at all last year, pretended that he already had it and sighed: "The clan was originally going to build a clan school, but there was a drought last year. Forget it, the rent handed over by the clan leader should be used to build a clan school for the clan.

Use it, the extra money can also be used to help the orphans and widows in the village, I am afraid they will have a difficult time this year."

When the young people following the clan elders heard this, they couldn't help but raise their heads to look at this cousin. The clan elders were also a little moved, and their resentment towards Zhou Man dissipated a lot, but some people also raised questions.

, asked angrily: "My cousin still lacks this little rent?"

Manbao made a ding-dong sound in his heart and thought excitedly, it’s finally here!

So she sighed heavily again, shook her head, and said to them: "Why is this just a little rent? This little rent is enough to feed several members of my family for a whole year."

She sighed: "Don't think of me as an official, but I am the most honest editor and imperial physician. I can only get a small salary, but living in the capital is not easy. I still have a large family to support. I only need food, clothing, housing and transportation."

Not to mention, the monthly entertainment is quite a lot."

"You have to go when your superiors invite guests to dinner. When you go there, you have to be polite. If your colleagues invite you, you have to return the invitation. No matter how cheap a restaurant in the capital is, it is more expensive than a restaurant in Shangzhou, let alone if you invite me.

Do you have the nerve to invite people to a simple place to eat?"

Everyone shook their heads together, and their eyes looked a little different when they looked at her again.

Man Bao took advantage of the situation and said, "I heard that the land in Dongling that Xu Lichang rented has not been rented for more than ten years?"

The clan elders were a little embarrassed and couldn't say anything.

Man Bao sighed again and said: "I also know that he is still the leader of the clan. Although he doesn't care about our area, he still has some favors. It's not good if the quarrel becomes too tense, otherwise the clan will be affected in the future.

, although it’s not that big of a deal, but if he blocks a document from us today and doesn’t survey the land for us tomorrow, we will still be the ones who suffer.”

There was some indignation on the faces of the young people, but the clan elders nodded repeatedly. Seeing their faces, they couldn't help but hold Man Bao's hand and sighed, "Good boy, you are sensible. You are worthy of being an official after having seen the world."

He is more promising than your cousins."

Then he turned around and scolded the young people, "Why are you so angry? Learn from your sister. Only by being able to bend and stretch can you accomplish great things..."

Bai Shan on the side lowered his head. He was really afraid of the tough. If he could just pull it off, it's not impossible. After all, the Xia family is the largest clan in Hongtian Village. As long as there are enough people, what can't they do?

Bai Erlang looked at the clan elders with a surprised look on his face, and then looked at the clan elders holding Man Bao's hand with a surprised look on his face. He felt that the wind direction was changing too fast, right?

Manbao expressed his thoughtfulness and went to look at the land in Dongling. This land was even worse than the one in Nanba, especially last year when there was a drought. Most of the land is now planted with beans, and only seven

Eight acres are planted with wheat, not even rice.

Man Bao looked disappointed and almost said quickly that he would donate it, but when he opened his mouth, Old Zhoutou stared at him. Man Bao pouted and said: "It's just a waste in previous years, this year the rent should be enough
Chapter completed!