What can you say for example?
For example, let’s talk about your grandfather again. He’s a terrible person. He often bullies our class. You may know his family’s land. How can you not know it? Now this land belongs to your family to grow oats. This land belongs to my family. When it’s over, it was your grandfather who took it from my family. He said that this is my land and became him. My father wished him an early ascension to heaven. He is a straight man and a strong man. If he can’t stand this tone, who is willing to lose his property? He will sue the court. But he was the only one who complained, and others were afraid not to sue, and some people told your grandfather that Peter Orff Senikov sued you and sued you for occupying his land. Your grandfather sent his hunter Baush to my house with a group of people, and they arrested my father and brought him to your home. I was still a very young child at that time and ran after him barefoot. Guess what? They took him to your window and beat him with a stick. Your grandfather was watching your grandmother sitting in the window on the balcony and watching my father, and he called out to auntie. Maria Vasilievna, please have pity on me and speak for me, but she ignored me. She lifted her body to look better, so she forced my father to promise the land and let him thank him for letting him live again, so that the land became your home. You might as well ask your farmers what the land was called. It was called stick land because it was taken with a stick, so we little people won’t be very nostalgic for the old one.
I don’t know how to answer Orff Senikov and dare not look up at his face.
At that time, we also had a fellow countryman named Stepanik Topolinchi Komov. He really tried his best to torment my father. This man was an alcoholic and put on a banquet until he was almost drunk. French said, "This is good." When he licked his lips, he made a fuss. He sent people to his home. His carriages were all ready to stop at the door waiting for you. If you didn’t go, he immediately broke in and how strange this man was. He didn’t lie when he was sober, but he blew up when he was drunk. He said that he had three rooms in Fountain Street in Petersburg, one red, one yellow, two chimneys and one blue. He said that his three sons were actually unmarried, one in the infantry, one in the cavalry and one without a job. He also said that he lived in each room. He often came to the eldest son’s house as a navy general. He often came to the third son’s house as an Englishman. When he said this, he got up and said that my eldest son was the most filial, so he began to cry. If anyone didn’t raise a glass, it would be bad. In order to shoot you, he said not to bury you, or jump up and shout for everyone to dance. It makes my heart happy. Then you have to jump or die. He often makes the girls of his serf family sing all night, and whoever sings the highest voice will be rewarded. He will hold his head in his hand and feel sad. Alas, I rely on orphans. Everyone ignores me. So the grooms immediately encouraged the girls. My father almost tried to kill my father. Fortunately, he will die.
Times have really changed, I said
Yes, yes, Orff Senikov agrees that it can be said that in the old days, aristocratic days were more luxurious than those dignitaries, not to mention those people I have seen a lot in Moscow. I heard that there are no such people there now.
Have you been to Moscow?
It was a long time ago that I was there. I am now 73 years old and I went to Moscow when I was 16 years old.
Orff Senikov sighed.
Who did you meet there?
I have met many dignitaries and all kinds of dignitaries. They have seen their rich lives. It is amazing that people envy them, but no one has driven away the late Earl Alek Zegri Gaoliyevich orlov Chesminsky. I often see Alek Zegri Gaoliyevich. My uncle is a housekeeper in his house. The Earl’s house is in Shapolov Street near Kaluga Gate. That’s a great person. It’s unimaginable to describe that figure, that dignity and that look alone. When you don’t know it. When he didn’t get close to him, he seemed to be afraid and timid. When you got close, it was like the sun warmed you up and you felt happy all over. He met everyone personally. He loved to race. He never overtook others at first, and it was uncomfortable and frustrating. He rushed to the front at the end, but he also kissed the heat and comforted his opponent and praised him. When Mata kept the best somersault pigeon, he went to the courtyard and sat down in an easy chair and told people to put the pigeon away. There were servants on the roof around him, holding shotguns. Watch out for the eagle earl with a big silver basin filled with water. He just watches pigeons in the water. Many poor beggars live on him. How much money does he spend? His anger is really like thunder. It’s terrible, but there’s nothing to be afraid of. In a flash, he will make Moscow people drunk. How clever the Turk is. He also fought. He wrestled from Tula from Kharkov to Tampov from all over the country to his home. He rewarded whoever fell. He even rewarded him with a big gift and kissed me when I was in Moscow.A date was set and a three-month deadline was given. Hunting all came together and brought many hounds and hunters. It was a thousand troops. First, a banquet was held and then it was sent to the suburbs. It was a sea of people from all sides. Guess what? Your grandfather’s dog surpassed the dog.
Milo Vitka, right? I asked.
It’s Milovit Camilo Vitka, so the count begged him to sell me your dog, and I’ll give you as much as you want. He said no, Count, I’m not a businessman, and I can’t sell rags, but my wife is willing to let Milo Vitka not let Alexei Grigorievich praise him, saying that I admire your grandfather for taking the dog home in a carriage. When Milo Vitka died, he played music, buried it in the garden and set up a monument at the grave.
So it seems that Alek Zegri Goryevich doesn’t bully people, I said
This is often the case. The smaller God is, the harder it is to serve.
What kind of person is that Baush? I asked after a short silence.
How come you’ve heard of Milo Vitka, but you haven’t heard of Baush? This is your grandfather, the head of the hunting division, who is in charge of hunting dogs. He is no less afraid of people than Milo Vitka. Your grandfather will do whatever he is told to do at once, that is, Daoshan will do it. As soon as he calls up the hunting dogs, there will be a roar in the forest. If he is stubborn, he will jump on his horse and lie down on the ground. If the hunting dogs can’t hear him, it will be over. When he sees fresh paw prints, he will ignore the wild animals in front I won’t live if I don’t hang this lai. I’m going to skin this bad guy and cut this bad guy to pieces. But in the end, I always ask someone to ask him what he needs, and I don’t call hounds to chase wild animals. In this case, I mostly have to drink until I have drunk, and I get up and call hounds very vigorously.
Looks like you hunt, too, Luca petrovich.
Yes, but not now, my good times have passed. It was in my youth, but you should know that it was uncomfortable because of my different status. People like us can’t wander behind the nobles. Some of us are drunk every day and accompany our master. But this is just boring. I’ll give you a lame horse and whip you gently when I throw your hat to the ground. Like beating a horse, you have to smile at the end to impress others. I can tell you that the lower your status, the more cautious you should be, otherwise you can be insulted.
It was Orff Senikov who sighed and said that many years have passed since I set foot in the world. Now the world has changed, especially among the nobles. I have seen great changes. There are fewer real estates or they don’t live in the local area. There are more real estates than before. I have seen a lot of these big landlords, especially when dividing the boundaries. I should tell you that I am happy when I look at them, because they are very polite now. It is a little surprising that they are knowledgeable and eloquent, but for reality. I don’t know anything about it. I don’t even know if my own interests are damaged. Their serf butlers can play tricks on you as they want. Maybe you know Alexander Vladi Mirovic korolev. This is a decent aristocrat who is beautiful and has too much money. It seems that he has spoken and behaved abroad. See us again. These people shake hands. You know it. Well, then listen to me.
Last week, we were invited by the agent Nikifor ilych to a party in Belyozov village. The agent Nikifor ilych told us that you gentlemen must demarcate the boundaries. This is a shame that our area lags behind other areas. Now let’s start to demarcate the boundaries and discuss and quarrel as usual. The first quarrel of our generation was Porfili Ovchinnikov, and this person didn’t even have an inch of land. He was entrusted by his brother to do this. He couldn’t shout. You can’t fool me. You’re barking up the wrong tree. Bring me the land surveyor and call this bad guy here. What on earth do you want? You’re not such a fool. Hum you. I’ll shake my mind at once. No way. You still bring the map. So he knocked on the map. Mitlev was very upset. He said, how dare you ruin my name? He said, give me your name. Don’t even give him some Madeira wine. It’s hard for him to stop quarreling. He stopped quarreling. Others quarreled again.
Alexander Vladi Mirovic korolev is in the corner. This guy is biting his cane and shaking his head. I feel so bad that I really want to run. What will he think of us? At first glance, Alexander Vladi Mirovic has got up and tried to talk. The agent quickly said that you Alexander Vladi Mirovic wants to talk, so everyone can’t help talking to the nobles. So Alexander Vladi Mirovic spoke. He said that we all seem to have forgotten us. Although it is necessary to divide the land boundary for landlords, what is the essence that is beneficial to farmers, so that they can farm conveniently and afford to pay tribute, otherwise they often go to farm five miles away without knowing it, and it is impossible to punish them.
Alexander Vladi Mirovic later said that it is the landlord’s fault to be careless about the interests of the cultivators. If you think about it carefully, your interests will be white. Our interests are the same. They are good, we are good, they are not good, and we are not good. It is a sin to quarrel over trivial things. It is unwise for him to talk, talk and talk, and how well he said it. When it comes to people’s hearts, the nobles hang their heads one by one. I almost cried. To be honest, even Guri didn’t say this.
But what about the knot? He has refused to let or sell four acres of moss moor. He said that I would have this moor drained to build an improved woolen mill here. I have chosen this place, and I have planned to do so in this respect. That’s good, but it’s actually because his neighbor Anton Calaci-kov is reluctant to give him a housekeeper a hundred roubles bill. We just broke up like this, and nothing was done. Alexander Vladi Mirovic still admits that he is right. He has been talking about the factory, but he hasn’t asked anyone to start drainage.
How does he manage his own business?
The cultivators who have been pushing new methods don’t say yes, but we can’t listen to them. Alexander Vladi Mirovic’s approach is good.
What’s the matter, Luca petrovich? I thought you were old-fashioned
Me, it’s another matter. I’m not a nobleman or a landlord. What is my family business? I don’t have anything else to be legal. Thank God that young gentlemen are not old-fashioned. I said they are fine, so they should use their brains. It’s a bit bad. Young gentlemen are so unreliable that they play around with farmers as puppets and lose them. So serfs, butlers or German stewards hold the farmers in their hands again. Even if a young gentleman sets an example, let people see that it should be run like this. That’s all right. What will happen in the end?
I don’t know how to answer Orff Senikov. He looked back at the novel sitting closer to me.
Have you heard about Vasily Nikolai Ikey Lyubozvonov?
No, I haven’t heard of it.
Tell me if this is a strange thing. I really don’t understand that this is what his cultivators told me, but I don’t understand what they said. You know that he is a young man who recently inherited his mother’s inheritance, so he came to his own territory and came to see his owner Vasily Nikolaevich to meet them. At first glance, the cultivators felt very strange. This gentleman wore cotton trousers, like a coachman’s feet, piping boots, a shirt, a big beard hat and a strange face like a coachman. He is not drunk, but his spirit is not very often. He said, hello, buddy, may the emperor bless you. The cultivators bow to him, but they all don’t speak because they are timid. He seems to be timid. When he talks to them, he says, I am Russian, you are Russian, everything in Russia is Russian. My soul is Russian, and he suddenly gives orders to the children to sing a Russian folk song. After shaking his legs, the cultivators froze and sang boldly, but they immediately squatted down to hide behind others.
There are indeed some landlords here who have no scruples about everything. They are real vagabonds, dressed like drivers, dancing and playing the lyre, singing and drinking with servants, and eating and drinking with cultivators. But strangely, this Vasily Nikolaevich always reads or writes like a boudoir, or sings hymns without talking to others, for fear that strangers will know that walking in the garden seems very depressed or sad.
In the first few days, the housekeeper was terrified. Before Vasily Nikolaevich came, he went to a farmer’s house and bowed to the farmers. Obviously, he knew something was wrong in his heart. The farmers also felt hope, thinking, man, you can’t escape this. You can cure you. You have done your worst, you mean bastard, but how can I tell you? What’s going on? Vasily Nikolaevich called him to talk to him, but he blushed and even breathed. It’s urgent, too. You must do your work in public and don’t oppress others. Do you hear me? And he will never be called here again. He lives in his own territory like a stranger, so that the housekeeper can rest assured. The cultivators are afraid to go to Vasily Nikolai Ikey because they are afraid.
It’s strange that the master bowed to them and looked at them kindly, but they trembled with fear. How strange is this, sir? Tell me if I am old and confused. I really don’t understand.
I replied to Orff Senikov that Mr. Liu Bozwonov was probably ill.
What’s wrong with him? Although he is young, he has a chubby face and a fleshy toot, but God knows what it is. Orff Senikov sighed deeply.
Oh, let’s not talk about nobles. I said Luca petrovich, can you tell me something about the single-family landlord?
No, I don’t want to tell you. He hurriedly said yes and should tell you something, but what to say? Orff Senikov waved his hand and let’s have tea. It is equal to the cultivator, but to be honest, what can we do?
He didn’t make tea, so he came to Tatiana, and irini China got up and sat near us. On this night, she walked quietly several times and came back quietly. At this time, the room was silent, and Orff Senikov solemnly took one cup after another of tea.
Mija came here today to read Tatiana irini China’s novels.
No, I don’t think there is anything to boast about in the old days. For example, you are now a landlord like your late grandfather, but you are not that powerful. Besides, you are not that kind of person. We are now oppressed by other landlords, but it seems that this will not last. Maybe it will be better. But I saw enough of those things when I was young, and now I can’t see them.
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