survival in the wilderness

Chapter 163 Tax Payment
When they entered Sun City, they saw neat rows of houses with red walls and red tiles, and people came in and out inside. Li and the old woman were so shocked that they stopped involuntarily.

Lin Yan didn't urge them, and let them look and observe. When they came back to their senses, he took them to his home, and introduced the kang, furniture, kitchen, etc. at home.

From the beginning to the end, Li and Li were too shocked to say a word. What they saw today was too shocking, completely beyond their imagination.

Seeing Huahong rolling out noodles and fried pork neatly, and the smell of rice wafting out during the whole process, he took a few deep breaths and chatted excitedly with the old woman.

After eating delicious noodles, drinking broth, and scrambled eggs with leeks, etc., Li couldn't bear it any longer. He gestured excitedly to Lin Yan, pointing at himself, pointing at the house, eager to think To know whether you can have such a good place.

Lin Yan gestured lamely, and after confirming what Li meant, he nodded affirmatively, pointed to Li and the old woman, and then pointed to the guidebook, meaning that their clansmen could move here.

After the two parties struggled to understand each other's meaning, it was getting late, Lin Yan made arrangements for them to live, and they could go to the tree house tribe to pick up people tomorrow.

There are still a few empty houses in Sun City, which can be accommodated after cleaning up, just for Li and them to stay temporarily.

The winter season is coming soon, and when people come, we will have a good communication in the next few months, and we will talk about follow-up issues after we can communicate smoothly.

After the people came, I handed them over to Hua Min to teach them how to read and write. After a long time, they would gradually speak the same language as the people in Sun City.

Li barely slept that night, his mind was in a mess, thinking about things, and finally he was conquered by the house he was going to live in and the delicious food.

Early the next morning, he urged Lin Yan to go back quickly.

Lin Yan knew that he was in a hurry, so he rowed with Yun Qing and the others and set off immediately.There were only eight people going this time, and the seats on the boat were limited, so we had to reserve vacant seats for the members of the treehouse tribe.

It takes three hours to go down the river, but it takes four hours to return. If you want to send people back, you have to run many times.

Today is already September [-]th, and there is not much time left for them.

When they arrived at the Treehouse Tribe, they were all looking north anxiously by the river.Li and the old woman did not return all night, and the clansmen were worried.

Seeing them come back safely, he immediately showed a happy smile.

When they saw the sackcloth on the two of them, several people touched it with their hands.

The members of the tree house tribe chattered a lot around Li and Li. They looked at Lin Yan and the others in amazement. After nearly an hour of intense discussion, they finally reached an agreement.

Li Li arranged for the first group of people to leave with the boat, they were all dolls, and the rest packed up their things first, waiting for the next boat to pick them up.

Looking at the nervous children, Lin Yan took out the prepared food and distributed it to them.

After tasting the novel food, the children were not so wary of Lin Yan, they looked at her curiously, and said some words she didn't understand from time to time.

After arranging the first batch of children, Lin Yan did not follow the boat to pick them up, and Yun Qing arranged for someone to pick them up by boat for the rest.

The boat left early and returned late, running twice a day. After five days, all the members of the tree house tribe were taken to Sun City, and their accommodation was arranged.

People's learning ability and adaptability should never be underestimated. The members of the Tree House Tribe did not dare to move around when they first arrived, and secretly observed everything in Sun City.

However, within three days, someone had already seen the existence of the iron coin and understood its value.

The arbitration tribunal arranged for Hua Xiang to be in charge of the follow-up communication with the Tree House Tribe, and it happened to cooperate with Hua Min to teach them the language and characters of Sun City.

After the person picked it up, Lin Yan didn't do anything else. He helped collect the last hemp at home and prepared supplies for the cold season.

On September 29, the temperature dropped sharply, and the cold season came. Every family’s kangs were burned, and braziers were lit in the house to keep warm.

It was suddenly cold, wrapped in thick clothes, Lin Yan was still a little uncomfortable.She stays at home and peels hemp shreds with Huahong Jinzai.

I didn't want to peel it off, so I picked up a pen and paper to copy the book. After five days of laziness, I started teaching Shi Zhi and the others again.

They only attend classes for two hours a day. After several years of study, they have mastered the basics. Every year, Lin Yan will go deeper and talk about some more difficult knowledge.

For the people of the tree house tribe, this cold season is like a paradise, with hot kangs and braziers, so that they no longer have to freeze to death.

There is plenty of food, and there is no need to worry about going hungry.Just don't be too happy.

Such a life, they feel like they are dreaming, for fear that the dream will be broken.But it was freezing outside, and as soon as they stepped outside, it became clear to them that everything was real.

The food of the tree house tribe includes their own prepared meat, etc., but they have to pay for the flour. If they have no money, they owe it on credit, and they will have to pay back the money in the future.

The arbitral tribunal can't use everyone's taxes to support outsiders. Some people are unwilling to accept them, let alone spend money on them.

Although everyone's life is better, they can't be squandered at will. In many people's eyes, it is useless to accept people from the tree house tribe.

In the end, the arbitral tribunal came forward and stated that the resettlement of the tree house tribesmen would not harm the interests of everyone, so it reluctantly passed.

In fact, it has no effect on most people, but Hua Xiang and Hua Min are very big-headed. It is not easy for them to teach the people of the tree house tribe to speak and learn to write.

The first day we met, we couldn't understand each other at all, and we had to guess the whole process.After several days like this, Hua Min had an idea, took out a pen and paper and started to draw a simple picture.

She first drew a sun and marked the words next to it, and taught them over and over again, correcting their pronunciation.

Speaking of this cold season, it doesn't have a big impact on other people. If they can't go out, they stay at home and don't go out. Only Hua Min and Hua Xiangniang are busy every day, and their heads are very big.

In December, the arbitral tribunal began to collect agricultural taxes. This was the first time that taxes were collected. Every family calculated their own taxes and went to the government office to pay the taxes.

This year's wheat harvest is bumper, and the food in the family is enough to eat. Most people choose to pay taxes with wheat, and carry sacks to the government office.

At this moment, the family of three was sitting around the brazier, and Hua Hong asked, "It's time to pay the agricultural tax. Should we use wheat to offset the tax, or pay directly? I've asked, and everyone said that using wheat to offset the tax is a good deal. Anyway, there is a lot of food at home, so it’s just right that you don’t have to pay for it.”

Lin Yan didn't think so, "Pay the money. Our family runs a restaurant and has a great demand for food. Next year, the restaurant will move to the commercial street. If the business gets better, we will have to buy food. The food at home is simply not enough."

"Do you really need to pay? Our family has five acres of land that needs to be taxed, and an acre of land costs three cents. There will be more land to pay taxes next year."

Lin Yan was speechless, "I still have to pay the tax. It's much easier to pay now, and you don't have to buy food all over the place. Isn't it the same?"

Hua Hong thought about it, "That's the truth, but I always feel that I have lost money by paying."

After struggling for a while, Huahong still chose to listen to Lin Yan's offer to pay.

(End of this chapter)