Don't panic, the family boss is busy farming

Chapter 490

Wen Qing stepped forward to knock on the door, and after a while, the sound of footsteps came from the courtyard, the door creaked open, and a tall, thin, dark-skinned man in short linen straw sandals poked his head out.

"Who are you looking for?" The man looked suspiciously at the three unfamiliar faces outside the door.

Wen Qing looked back and looked around. This is already the end of the alley. There is only one resident in front of him. The walls of the neighbors on the left and right are dilapidated, and there are no traces of people living there.

After confirming that the surrounding environment was safe, Wen Qing said softly to the man, "The king of heaven covers the ground tiger."

The man's muddy eyes lit up "swish", his dark face flushed instantly, his breathing became short of breath, and he cautiously replied, "Baota town river demon?"

Wen Qing smiled and nodded, raised his hand and quickly performed a military salute from Xu Jiajun.

The man in front of the door excitedly looked up at Xu Yue and the three, "It's a fellow Taoist, please come in quickly!"

While allowing the door to open for the three of them to enter, he carefully looked at the surrounding situation until everyone entered the yard, quickly closed the door, turned around and came to the three of them, and asked excitedly:

"My name is Shan Zi, Da Gao Shan Shan, where do the three fellow Taoists come from? How should they be called?"

Asking, he waved to a couple of wives and children poking their heads out of the room, and the young woman and a seven or eight-year-old boy in the room came out with a bench and invited Xu Yue and the three to sit down.

The woman told her son not to be mischievous, got up and went to the simple kitchen built with thatch, and made a fire and hot water to get some drinks for the guests.

Xu Yue gave Wen Qing a look, Wen Qing understood, got up and went to the kitchen, stopped the busy woman, "Sister-in-law, don't move, we just come and sit."

On Xu Yue's side, she introduced to Shanzi: "My name is Xu Youniang, next to you is fellow Taoist Wen Qing, and in front of you is my elder brother Xu Dalang, we came from Zhuo County, we are not familiar with the place, I want to come and find you fellow Taoist Find out about the situation in Yi County, isn't it convenient?"

After speaking, Xu Yue looked at the surprised expression on the dark man's face, and knew that he didn't know the real identity of herself and her brother.

Shanzi really didn't know that the person in front of him was the leader of the Xu family army, because he felt that it was impossible for such an insignificant person like himself to meet the leader.

But the surname Xu is very important in the Xu family army, so Shanzi guessed that the status of the brother and sister in front of him in the Xu family army is definitely not simple.

Shan Zi nodded, indicating that he was very convenient.

"What do the two fellow Taoists want to know?" Shanzi asked anxiously.

Xu Yue first glanced at the dilapidated and small courtyard in front of her, as well as the young lady in the kitchen who was about to start a fire but was stopped by Wen Qing, and asked with concern:
"Have you had breakfast yet?"

The young woman replied in a low voice with some embarrassment, "This is just about to be done. It's still early, and we ate late."

As he spoke, he unconsciously glanced at the rice jar covered with wooden boards beside him, which was already empty.

Son of Shanzi unconsciously licked the corner of his mouth, and touched his stomach with his little hand, it was also empty here.

Xu Yue looked at Shan Zi, Shan Zi shook his head, saying that his wife and children didn't know that he was working for the Xu family army.

Xu Yue smiled knowingly, and said to Wen Qing: "I want to eat the buns from the bun shop on the road when I just came here. I want meat."

"A road idiot probably doesn't remember the way, sister-in-law, please take him out and buy some."

When Shanzi's son heard the words Roubaozi, his dull eyes lit up instantly, and he stared at Wenqing fieryly, his eyes that looked extraordinarily large because of his thinness were full of desire for food.

Shanzi's daughter-in-law glanced at Shanzi in bewilderment, and seeing her husband nodding, she called her son and led Wenqing out.

"The steamed stuffed bun shop is on the other side of the main street. Master Wen, follow me and I'll take you there."

"Sister-in-law, you're being polite. You can call me Wenqing. I'm just the head of a theater troupe, and I can't be a master."

Wen Qing's voice of explanation gradually faded away, and when there was no movement outside, Xu Yue asked in doubt:

"I see that the city is very lively, and there are so many people working outside the city. Shanzi, you have a kang kang skill, so it should be easy to go out and work. How is life at home?"

Shan Zi thought that Xu Yue was going to ask herself who the magistrate of Yi County was, and what happened to the officers and soldiers in the city.

But I didn't expect that the first person to ask was actually my living situation, and I was really stunned for a while before I realized it.

Seeing Xu Yue patiently waiting for his reply, Shan Zi gave a bleak smile and scratched his head uncomfortably.

"The city is very lively. There are more people, and money is easier to earn than before. But this year, there are more corvees than in previous years. Various taxes have been paid in waves. From years ago to now, less than three In just one month, I paid the Andong tax once, the road tax twice, and the Ding tax once."

"Pay [-] to [-] yuan at a time. Once you get it done, all the income saved by the family last year will be paid."

"Last month, the county magistrate said that Lao Fu would be conscripted to open a limestone mine in the mine. I took out all my family's money and borrowed more than 100 yuan from my brother in the country to pay for the mine labor. It was hard for me to stay."

Shanzi looked in the direction of the main street in the city, and the cheerful noise came from there, but it had nothing to do with them who lived in the alley.

"People from outside can only see the prosperity of this city, but they don't know that this prosperity is based on the pain of the majority."

Shanzi frowned worriedly and said: "Many brothers in our Huokang couldn't raise money, so they had to be taken to the mine. I heard that there was an accident in the mine a few days ago, and I don't know if the brothers are okay."

Speaking of this, Shanzi covered his face with his hands, buried his head, and said enviously:
"If my family's grandparents were not here for generations, I would like to go to Youzhou with fellow Taoists. I heard that our Xu family army only collects agricultural and commercial taxes, and does not collect corvee, but is it true?"

He raised his head and looked at Xu Yue and his sister expectantly.

Xu Yue nodded.

Xu Dalang added: "Although there is no corvee, you have to rely on yourself if you want to live a good life. Everyone in Youzhou has to work."

"But I think you're making progress, and you should be able to live well."

Hearing this, Shanzi couldn't help laughing, but after laughing, he remembered that it was impossible for him to abandon his parents and fellow villagers in his hometown and leave their hometown for Youzhou, so he sighed.

He was tired of saying the word envy, and his only thought now was for Xu Jiajun to come over quickly. If Xu Jiajun took Jizhou down, they would all be able to live a good life without having to leave their homes.

"To tell you the truth, my rice tank was empty long ago. I was just about to go back to the countryside to borrow some food from my parents. Fortunately, you came early, otherwise we would not have met today." Shanzi said with a wry smile. .

"How is the situation in the surrounding villages?" Xu Yue asked.

(End of this chapter)