Published at 15th of March 2020 10:35:30 AM

Chapter 237

It was very cold in the mountainareaat night, so Minglan who was still in her period could only curl up to sleep . Gu Tingye encircled her body like a mountain and warmed her cold hands and feet during the whole night . While her cold body was pressed to his body which was as hot as the stove, she felt much more comfortable .

That night, the man had a good sleep . He remembered the look on Minglans face whenwasquestioned by himbeforesleep . At that time, her facewassuper red like the grilled chubby octopus, but shestill clenched her white teeth and said nothing . At last when she couldnt bear it anymore, shewasso embarrassed that shealmostclimbedthe window to escape . Thinking of that, the man couldnt help but laugh even in his dream . In the meantime,Minglanwho saw what was happening onlythumped on his chest violently .

The next day before the daybreak, Gu Tingye went to the military camp in the western suburb with Xie Ang and other guards .

If you get busy, you dont need to come back at night . Minglan muttered that with a drowsy look, There are lots of guards in the manor . Dont worry about me .

I see . If anything happens, just make decisions by yourself . Gu Tingye kissed on her warm face and then left the manor .

As Minglan had expected, all the stewards andlandlordsin the manor were all well-behaved since she had two rows of strong guards standing there including Tu Long whose face seemed so scary . Minglan sat behind a screen while instructing everything to others .

A chief steward like Ba Laofu was well aware of what he was supposed to say and do when his madam inspected the manor . Therefore, healready brought a bunch of stewards and landlordsintheearlymorningto give obeisance to Minglan . With a beaming smile on Ba Laofus face, he prepared a whole speech to report to Minglan . However, instead of asking him anything, Minglan only chatted with him breezily .

Ba Laofu and the other stewards, as confused as they were, could onlyengagethemselvesinthechatwith Minglan .

Madam, they are here . At the moment, Quan Zhus wife enteredthe room and reported that reverently .

Minglan repliedtoher in agentlevoice through the screen, Tell them to enter in order according to the register .

Danju then picked up the registerof nameswhich had been handed in by Ba Laofu and started to read . After that, the other stewards foundinsurprisethat Gongsun Meng was commanding a few servants to carry a waist-high basket .

With a great crashing soundofmetals, the basket was put on the ground . Everyone turned around to have a look,andthen they nearly jumpedinshock-- That was a whole basket of copper coins . Inthe morning sunlight, those coins which were tied together bythickred threadsgaveoffthebrightgreenandgreylightanddazzled everyone in the room .

Minglan said gently, They have worked very hard over the last year . Now that this manor belongs to Gus family and its the first time I came here, Id like to rewardthe tenants . Hopeeveryonecan feel happy about this .

Madam, I . . . Ba Laofu felt vaguely that something was not right .

Before all the stewards had time to react, Quan Zhus wife had already started to call out names . Every tenant who enteredthe room would be given a string of coins first . The ones who had elders over sixty years old in their family would be given more of the coins . Having one elder in the familymeantthattherewould bethree hundredmorecoins . After thecoinshad been distributedto a tenant, Danju would cross out the number of the money and the tenants name on thename list . While those tenants staggered out of the hall with heavy strings of coins in their arms, they were still in a muddleheaded state .

The first few tenants were still a bit nervous or in a low spirit when they came in . After five or six tenants had been rewarded, the other tenants who were waiting inaqueueall heard the news that their madam was rewarding them today . The response from the crowd in the front yard was immediate, andtheywereoverjoyed . Next, the remaining tenants all came in with radiant faces and went out with joyful looks while uttering grateful words all the time .

The landlords and stewards looked at each other, not knowing what Minglans intention was . Some of them put on indignant looks on their faces,whileotherspraised Minglan loudly . Only Ba Laofu was sweating . Since those landlordswho opened their eyes widenow were all the witnesses, Minglan wasnt afraid that those tenants would lie about how many elders there were in their families .

There were sixty-two hectares of land of the Black Mountain Manor and thirty-three tenants being registered on thepaper . At last,sixtoseven thousand coinswerepresented to those tenants as well as the elders in their families,and nearly one basket was emptied .

There was a brief interlude in the middle . A few tenants came to the hall, claiming that they also worked in the Black Mountain Manor after they had known about the reward . However, their names werent registered . Seeing that, Ba Laofu sweatedprofusely . However, Minglan wasnt angry at all and only gave those tenants the money smilingly . Before Ba Laofu could think how to explain for this, Minglan already asked Cui Ping and Cui An to bring some landlords and a group of guards to measure the land .

Onlythen did Ba Laofu understand what Minglan was up to, and his face turned deadly pale with fear . As he wanted to explain, Minglan waved her hand lazily and dismissed everyone . Then she went back to have a rest .

The moment Minglan returned to the inner room, Xiazhu couldnt help saying, A few days ago, Madam has asked the people in the account counting room to prepare some coins . So thatswhat those silvers are for . She didnt dare to say too much . However, the reluctant look on her face already showed her truefeelings .

In the meantime, Xiaotao still wore a calm look . She always thought whatever Minglan did was right . Danju poured a cup of tea for Minglan and helped the latter change clothes while saying gently, Madam, why didnt you ask about the affairs in our manor? You havent asked those stewards a word .

Minglan said tiredly, The things they want to tell me might not be the things I want to know . The things I want to know might not be told honestly by them .

How dare they lie to you, Madam! Danju frowned with her chest going up and down due to anger . Then she said in a low voice, Madam, what do you want to know? We can inquire about it by ourselves .

After Minglan had taken a sip of the warm tea, she started to appreciate the porcelain cup with pink patterns which had been made in the official workshop, saying, Not so much . I just want to knowhow many hectares of land and tenantstherearein this manor .

The other things such as manipulation of account or swallowing the rents could be slowly handled afterwards . Besides, Minglan had the contracts of all the stewards and landlords in the manor . Since they were all new to her, she could deal with them as she wanted .

Minglans money was well spent .

When the Cui Brothers measured the land, those tenants who feared the stewards and landlords all became very friendly . Some sensibletenantsknew what Minglan wanted to know and led the way for the Cui Brothers . At last, all the hidden facts were exposed by those tenants . A few stewards and landlords paced about in anagitated state of mind, but finally quieted down under the vicious gaze of the Tu Brothers .

Injusttwo days, Cui Ping and Cui An finished measuring the vast farmland and recordedindetailthe harvest of each area of the farmland . Meanwhile, Gongsun Meng visited all the tenants who hadnt been registered with a steward who knew how to write .

The looks on the faces of those landlords and stewards became more and more awkward .

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