MTL - After Dressing Up As a Stepmother, I Transformed the Whole Family Into Working In the Fields-Chapter 414 Collect rent

"I'm coming!"

The tenants saw Awang coming in a bullock cart from a distance, and immediately returned home to prepare.

Liu Ji had previously rented out all the 100 acres of farmland in Zhuangzi, with a land rent of 30% and a field rent of 40%.

 Now is the day of harvest, and the rent for the previous year is also due.

This is the first time Liu Ji has collected rent, and it is also the first time the four Dalang brothers and sisters have viewed the harvest from the perspective of rent collectors.

Liu Ji brought all the tenant's information and contract with him and put them in a small wooden box. Written clearly in black and white on the paper, he said who rented which piece of land and how much the land rent was.

 Different from ordinary landowners, the owner and tenants of the Qin Yao family are each responsible for half of the grain tax.

 As for other families, they usually transfer the grain tax to the tenants.

There are very few landlords who are responsible for all grain taxes.

 Hence, the rent of land rented out by a prominent owner will be a little higher than that of other households, because his land can be exempted from taxes.

 For the owner, it is not as simple as renting out the land and waiting to collect the rent.

 A qualified landlord must know in advance what his tenants are planting on the land and what the harvest will be during every rent collection season, so as to avoid being deceived by cunning tenants in this important step of rent collection.

However, there are generally examples of field output. If there are no natural or man-made disasters, the output of the previous year can be used as a reference.

If the tenant reports an extremely low yield per mu when going to collect rent, the owner will have to check whether the situation is true and what the reasons are.

Low-yield fertile land will risk lowering the land grade, making it difficult to rent next year.

 Liu Ji went to Liu Dafu's house to discuss these matters in advance and was fully prepared.

This is the first lucrative job that Qin Yao has given him. He must do it well and show her how to make a good comeback.

 When they arrived at Zhuangzi, the carriage and horses stopped, Liu Ji asked Awang to go to Dingjiazhuang to inform him first, so that it would be easier for him to proceed.

 He led the four curious Dalang brothers and sisters into the small courtyard used for storing farm tools and rentals.

It happened to be the school holidays, and all the students who rented houses had gone home. The yard was empty, and it was just the right place to temporarily store the rent collected.

The tenant who looked after the farm tools and the person who helped collect the rent were the same person. His name was Ding Liu. He was about forty years old. Liu Ji gave him the nickname Lao Liu.

Facing the landlord, Mr. Ding Liu, a tenant farmer, had a hard time saying anything. Every time he saw Liu Ji and heard him yelling rudely, "That old man, come here," he would bow his waist and smile in response.

 The sound that came just now was from Ding Liu.

Watching Awang drive into Dingjiazhuang, Ding Liu stepped forward and asked: "Sir, since you and brother Awang are here, the younger one has to go back and prepare for the rent. You see, you have to hold the key to this yard." ?"

Liu Ji nodded and took the key. He first looked at the rented dormitory. The furniture and furnishings in the room were very simple, only half a step away from being shabby.

 But the beds are cheap, and the renters never said anything about it.

Seeing that there were two empty beds, Liu Ji asked: "Lao Liu, why are these two beds empty?"

Last month he asked Awang to come over for inspection, and it was still fully rented.

Ding Liu smiled bitterly and explained: "It wasn't the school holiday before. In order to save some money, all the students left. Now it's the first day of school and we rented it out again. It's not full yet."

Liu Ji was not satisfied with this answer. The master was very polite and asked displeasedly: "Then when you see the bed is empty, don't you know how to go to the school gate to spread the word?" "A bed costs fifteen cents a month, and two That’s thirty cents each, this is all my money!”

 His collective bunkhouse has a total of twenty-five, and his monthly income is 375 Wen.

 It was vacant for two months in the twelfth month of last year and the first month of this year, and the monthly rent has been lost for two months.

I originally thought that I could take back the 375 Wen from February through collecting the land rent this time, but now I’ve lost a full 30 Wen!

 Liu Ji's face was ugly and he was arrogant, which made the four Dalang brothers and sisters very uncomfortable.

 Looking at Ding Liufu's humble apology, the four siblings were overwhelmed with guilt.

Si Niang took a step forward and wanted to say something, but Erlang stopped her.

Si Niang glanced at her second brother in confusion. Didn’t she see that her father was bullying an honest man?

Erlang just shook his head and signaled her not to speak randomly.

 They are now on the same side as their father, and they cannot disobey him in front of outsiders and let others know that their father and son have different opinions.

Si Niang frowned and saw Ding Liu’s head almost buried in his chest. She remembered that when she was younger, she followed her elder brother to go to other people’s homes to ask for help. She felt the same way and felt very uncomfortable.

 Liu Ji noticed his daughter's mood and looked back, "Good guy, the little girl regarded him as a bully and glared at him righteously!"

Liu Ji sighed helplessly in his heart. The displeasure on his face disappeared at all. Seeing clearly, he deliberately and generously waved his hand to Ding Liu and said:

“Forget it, what a big deal, the rent difference will be deducted from your wages for guarding the village. This will not happen next time. For now, go back and prepare. I will go to your house to collect the rent later.”

Seeing that Ding Liu had to be grateful to his father after being deducted thirty coins, Si Niang's eyes almost popped out.

Watching Ding Liu leave, Liu Ji turned around, stretched out his arms, laughed loudly, and proudly arranged for the four good boys:

"Thirty cents, Awang doesn't know! Our master has five cents, each of you has two cents, and the rest belongs to me!"

 Four brothers and sisters: “.”

“Are you dumbfounded? There’s more to come. Let’s go, take your guys, let’s go find Awang, and dad will take you to earn pocket money!”

Liu Ji patted the four little heads one by one, shook the door key, locked the door, motioned the four brothers and sisters to get on the carriage, and drove towards Dingjiazhuang.

Si Niang muttered angrily, "I want to tell A Niang."

 With a mere two cents, she would not be bribed by her father!

Erlang said with a smile: "Don't be stupid. Without my mother's acquiescence, do you think my father would dare to be so arrogant?"

At A Niang’s place, as long as the final amount handed over by Dad matches, the task is considered completed.

 As for these extra things, everyone depends on their own abilities.

 Si Niang was taught another real-life lesson. She lowered her head and sighed helplessly: "The world of adults is really complicated."

Saburo counted with his fingers: "The largest candied haws a stick costs five cents. It costs two more two cents to buy it. Dad will give me another one and a half two cents, and I can buy the largest candied haws a bunch!"

Dalang looked at his stupid little brother, shook his head and smiled helplessly. He was at such an age that it was easy to be satisfied.

Liu Ji heard these mutterings in the carriage without missing a word and smiled with satisfaction.

These four kids are smart and adaptable, and they are all good prospects.

 The carriage stopped at the door of Ding Liu's house, and Awang had already arrived one step ahead.

He has just notified all the tenants in Dingjiazhuang. Liu Ji and his son will just go there one by one to collect the rent.