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Chapter 507 The Cannon Fodder Who Died in Exile (25)

The Shi family's life is prosperous, but the Wu family's life is getting more and more difficult.

Originally relying on the few valuable things that were hidden privately, I barely survived.

But in the end, all the best clothes were pawned, and only a few copper coins were exchanged.

In addition to the whole family, no one is willing to work in the fields. He already has a lot of family members and a lot of land.

But no one planted it, so naturally large areas became deserted.

By the time the Wu family thought about planting things in this field, the season for planting had already passed.

Moreover, the most important thing is that the family has no money to buy grain seeds.

The family tightened their stomachs and looked sad.

The face that Wu Hongyang once regarded as the sky is now all trampled on the ground.

Forced Liu to go to Wu Yingchun to get money to supplement her mother's family.

But how can Butcher Liu be so easy to fool?
Not to mention that apart from Wu Yingchun hating the Shi family, she also hated the Wu family very much from the bottom of her heart.

When she learned that her natal family had no money to buy rice for cooking, in front of Liu Shi, she leaned forward with a smile, pointed at her nose and cursed that the Wu family deserved to starve to death.

The Liu family, who didn't get a penny, went back to Wu's house dejectedly, and told Wu Yingchun's words truthfully.

After a few days, the Shi family got the news that the Liu family had been betrayed by Wu Hongyang.

Shi Jiang didn't have time to listen to other people's gossip, after all these sweet potatoes were dug out by Shi's father.

Shi's father followed her and planted the sweet potatoes in the same way as she did before, and raised the seedlings.

One sweet potato can produce many seedlings.

Except for the sweet potatoes raised in seedlings, the sweet potatoes piled up in the woodshed weighed more than 2000 catties.

This made Father Shi's hands tremble when he weighed.

More than 2000 catties, what kind of concept is this?
If they ate this lump of soil every day, their family would probably not be able to eat it all for a whole year.

This is still the amount produced by such a fraction of the land in the backyard. If everyone in the village planted it, wouldn't the output be astonishing?
However, soon, his thought was suppressed by Shi Jiang.

After all, you know what you grow by yourself.

If the whole village is asked to plant this lump of soil, people may think that they want to starve to death, and everyone may be too!

It's better to wait for the crop of grain in my field to be harvested, just in time to insert the raised seedlings into the field.

Anyway, the grain in the fields here is finished, so they just leave it like this after digging the ground, or some diligent people will plant some vegetables that are durable, such as Chinese cabbage and radishes, in the ground, so that in winter, there are also vegetables to eat.

Therefore, when the grain in the field is harvested, their family will not attract so much attention when they plant the lumps of soil.

However, when the sweet potato vines grow out and turn over the vine noodles, some people will definitely wonder what they are growing.

"Father, I think, can our family buy two more pigs?"

Shi Jiang did some calculations, the three-acre field of sweet potato vines, how could the animals at home eat up all they had?

If you can't finish eating two more pigs, if you really can't, you'll break off the tender sweet potato stalks and marinate them all.

When the time comes, chop it up, add some chili and fry it, the taste is very fragrant.

Father Shi was a little hesitant. After all, Mrs. Shen was the only one raising the family's livestock. If there were two more, she might not be able to bear it!

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Shen's eyes lit up immediately after hearing Shi Jiang's words.

"Master, miss, don't say two more, even if there are ten more, this old slave can still have time. It would be great if I could raise more laying hens. In this way, in addition to cooking eggs for the lady, I can also eat eggs every day." Get some eggs."

From Mrs. Shen's point of view, if there are many animals in the family, it means that the population and livestock are prosperous.

The more these things, the more there will be no shortage of food for her at home.

Moreover, no matter the master, wife or young lady, they are all very kind-hearted.

In the end, at least half of these animals might be able to enter the mouths of the few people in the family.

She is naturally considered a part of this family, and she can eat if she has a share.

Therefore, if you raise more, she can also eat more.

Looking at Mrs. Shen's bright eyes, Shi's father thought of the other's appetite, and the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

"Okay, then go and catch two more pigs. As for the chickens and ducks, let Mrs. Shen figure it out."

When I raise more chickens and ducks, I will kill a chicken every few days to nourish my wife and daughter.

Anyway, now there is no need to worry about no food to feed these animals.

After hearing this, Mrs. Shen hurriedly let out a sigh and stopped the job.

There are people in the village who specialize in hatching eggs for others, and it is enough to pay three Wen or three eggs each time.

Generally speaking, the success rate is around 70.00%.

It is equivalent to giving the other party [-] eggs, and the other party will give you seven chicks.

If you ask the other party to buy chickens, it will cost two pennies each.

For the poor, even a penny can't wait to be used in two. Of course, a penny can be saved.

On the day of the harvest, Shi's father directly called Uncle Cai's family to help harvest.

Sure enough, as Shi Jiang expected, the output of the three mu of land is less than one stone per mu.

Just like this, two buckets of millet have to be handed over per mu, which is 240 big money when converted into money.

In addition to this, each household has to accept two bolts of silk cloth.

If there is no silk cloth, it doesn't matter, then it can be converted into [-] big money and paid, that is also possible.

It means that if everything has to be paid in silver, the annual tax of the Shi family will cost 740 copper coins.

But if it all depends on the little output in the field, after a year, after the tax is paid, the rest can only live on tight stomachs.

As far as this tax is concerned, it is considered light.

Not counting other exorbitant taxes, if counted, after a year, there will be no two or three taels of silver, which is definitely not enough.

Therefore, it is more difficult for farmers in ancient times to have a full meal all year round than to reach the sky.

Shi Jiang looked at the grain and heaved a long sigh. After paying the Cai family's wages, he didn't directly say that the money was used to offset taxes.

Millet is something that can only be eaten once in a while.

If she is allowed to eat this every day, she will not be able to bear it.

Therefore, the tax that should be paid on grain is not a lot for a fight.

As for the silk cloth, no one in their family knows how to weave, so naturally they can only exchange it with money.

When the village chief came to collect the taxes, the Shi family quietly paid all that was due.

But when they arrived at the Wu's house, not only did they break down the door to enter the Wu's house, but the Wu's house didn't even have any food, not to mention silk cloth and silver.

The village head was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, and immediately tied Wu Hongyang up.

He said that if he didn't come up with the money, he would send Wu Hongyang to do hard labor for tax credit.

The Ning family did not expect that their master would be arrested. After weeping and crying, she had no choice but to find a wealthy family in the county for her daughter Wu Yingxue, sent her to be a concubine, and returned in exchange for 20 taels of silver.

With this money, Wu Hongyang was redeemed.

Shi Jiang was speechless. For an old man like Wu Hongyang who only wants face and doesn't want children, but can't earn half a copper coin, and doesn't work in the fields, what is he doing to redeem him with money?
　In ancient times, I counted millet (millet) as twelve cents per catty. A bucket of rice was about ten catties, and a stone was ten buckets.Silk cloth is calculated at 750 Wen per piece, and the price varies in different eras. (If there is anything wrong, it should be empty) After all, each dynasty collected more or less taxes. In addition, the yield per mu was too low, and the grain grown by many families was not enough to pay taxes.If there is a war, then food is more expensive than money.The more peaceful the times, the cheaper the food.Just look at our current life to know, cherish the present moment!

　　
　
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