Mind reading, taking the rental house through the whole village crying

Chapter 267: Grain Tax Increase

A bird that loves to eat watermelon will naturally also love to drink sweet water.

Before leaving, Jiang Fubao didn't find the phoenix on the persimmon tree in the yard, so he went to the backyard to look.

There is still no sign of the Phoenix.

She guessed that Fenghuang was out having fun again, so she didn't care about it anymore.

She tugged at her mother's skirt and stretched out her arms for a hug.

At the beginning of the Chen hour, ox carts entered the city gate.

Jiang Fubao accidentally saw a familiar figure.

It was Wan Zhen. She and Bai Qianshan were seen walking hurriedly towards the pharmacy.

Chen Shizhong.

White smoke was rising from the chimney in the backyard of Jiang's snack shop.

The mung bean soup in the pot is boiling.

Jiang Fubao picked up a small chair and placed it under the grape trellis.

She climbed up, but unfortunately, she still couldn't reach a single grape.

A beige butterfly fluttered in front of her.

"You naughty boy, why did you climb onto the chair? Come down quickly, don't fall."

Just as Jiang Fubao was about to reach out to catch the butterfly, her mother's faint voice came from behind her.

Maybe I was afraid of scaring her, so I spoke very softly.

Before Jiang Fubao could turn around, she was taken down from the chair.

When I looked up, I saw my mother's angry face.

"Hehe, I know I was wrong, mother, you are so beautiful today, how can you be so beautiful, you are really the most beautiful mother in the world, no one is as beautiful as my mother, mother, you can't be angry, you will not be beautiful if you are angry."

Jiang Fubao's heart trembled, she knew she was going to be scolded.

She stuck out her tongue.

Start to flatter your mother.

Extremely greasy.

"Humph, you just know how to trick me. You can't climb on the chair anymore, okay? The floor is made of bluestone bricks. What if you accidentally fall and get your head bruised? You'll really be a stupid little cat then. Now, go sit under the persimmon tree and enjoy the cool air. Don't mess around here."

Zhang Yanzi's anger dissipated in an instant.

She really had no way to deal with Jiang Fubao.

I can’t bear to hit him, and I can’t bear to scold him.

At most he would give her a lecture with a stern face.

My daughter was still smiling.

If the tone was too harsh, the crying baby in her family would probably get involved.

Zhang Yanzi glanced at Jiang Siyin.

He really has been staring at this side.

"Well, Fubao knows, Mom, I will definitely not do this next time. What Mom said is right."

I will definitely do it next time!

Jiang Fubao agreed readily, but he didn't think so in his heart.

After carrying her daughter to a tree, Zhang Yanzi washed her hands and continued to knead the dough.

Without a mobile phone to play with or TV to watch, Jiang Fubao was extremely bored. She rested her arms on her legs, supported her cheeks with her hands, and watched her family work.

I saw my dad fiddling with the barbecue grill, his face covered in dust.

But it can't hide his handsomeness.

Grandma and mother were making meat patties, one was responsible for kneading the dough, and the other was responsible for adding meat filling and rolling it into pancakes.

Uncle is making mung bean soup in the kitchen.

Second uncle was stringing meat and vegetables with bamboo sticks.

The eldest and second aunts were not idle either. After cleaning, they also made cold noodles, as well as prepared side dishes and necessary seasonings.

Everyone is so busy that they can't even raise their heads.

At the end of Chen time.

The shop just opened.

Guests who had lined up in advance came in one after another.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the second floor was full and there were only two empty tables left on the first floor.

"It's so hot today that the water in the river is almost dried up. I heard that many people in this town want to dig wells in their yards to get water recently, so the well diggers in the city have made a lot of money during this period."

After ordering, wait.

There were three regular customers, chatting loudly.

It happened to be heard by Jiang Fubao who was sitting on the doorstep.

She turned slightly and pricked up her ears to listen to the gossip.

"I have a little gossip, do you two want to hear it?"

"What news? Of course I am thinking about it, just tell me."

"Brother Wang, hurry up and stop keeping us in suspense."

"Okay, okay, I'm telling you, my wife's cousin's great-aunt's nephew's son's good brother is an official in Chang'an Town. I heard that the grain tax will increase by 40% this year.

Not only that, but every household was required to send one person to repair the riverbank, saying that every time there was a drought there would be a flood, so they had to take precautions in advance. If they didn’t go, they would have to pay a fine of two taels of silver.”

The man called Brother Wang half covered his mouth and spoke in a low voice.

"What? 40%? This is not giving the people a way to survive. The weather is so hot, the harvest will definitely not be as good as in previous years. Even so, they are still raising taxes. The people will have nothing left after the whole year. The poorer tenants will be doomed, right? Oh!"

"Brother Wang, is this true? My wife is from Lijia Village outside the city. If it is true, I have to go to my father-in-law's house and tell him."

"Of course it's true. When have I ever lied to you? You two have known me for so many years, don't you know me? You two families should prepare the silver quickly. The government should come by early August at the latest, and by the end of July at the earliest. It's really expensive. In the past, the maximum fine was one tael of silver per person.

Tsk tsk, you see, I only dared to drink a cup of mung bean soup today, and I dared not order anything else. Fortunately, my family is doing well. If it were a farmer in the village, I'm afraid he would slap his thigh and cry. "

"..."

The three of them became more and more excited as they chatted, so much so that Jiang Eryong even came over with a tray.

They didn't stop talking either.

Jiang Fubao heard it clearly and she stood up from the threshold.

"Swoosh——" he ran to the backyard.

Jiang Eryong was so scared that he thought a big fat rat jumped out from somewhere.

He didn't feel relieved until he saw the little bell on his niece's head.

“Grandma, Grandma!!”

Jiang Fubao shouted as soon as he arrived in the backyard.

Her big eyes were wide open, looking around for her grandma.

"What's wrong? What happened to Fubao?" Hearing her granddaughter calling her, Zhang Jinlan hurriedly came out of the toilet holding up her skirt.

"Grandma, I heard someone say that the government wants to increase the grain tax and require us to do corvée labor. Each family must provide one person. If we don't go, we will have to pay a fine of two taels of silver. Grandma, what is corvée labor?"

The original owner didn’t have these in his memory.

So she could only pretend not to know.

Jiang Fubao acted innocent and looked at grandma.

"I have to impose corvée labor again? Damn it, damn it. It hasn't been long since I paid the fine last time, but now I have to impose corvée labor and increase the grain tax. If it doesn't rain today, I can't grow rice. This is not giving farmers a way to survive."

The family is no longer short of money.

Zhang Jinlan naturally didn't care about this.

But she also grew up in the village, so she naturally understood the hardships of farmers.

This curse was made on behalf of the farmers.

After scolding, she did not forget to fasten her belt and wash her hands.

Afterwards, Zhang Jinlan held her granddaughter and sat under the persimmon tree to explain to her what corvee labor was.

Time passed slowly as she spoke.

In the evening, return home.

Zhang Jinlan told Jiang Shoujia the news.

The latter was silent for a long time.