Five-year-old little girl: Mom has thousands of acres of material space

"If you don't sell her, who will you ask for the head tax?" The man said mercilessly, "She is fourteen years old this year and will be fifteen next year. She has to pay a head tax of 800 yuan, but our family still earns it at the end of the year. Less than this number.”

These words made Yanzi's mother completely silent, and she just covered her mouth and cried into tears.

At this moment, many neighbors had gathered around to watch. Seeing this scene, they all lamented and shook their heads helplessly and sadly.

This is not the first time that this kind of selling of daughters to collect poll tax has happened in the past, but it is also forced to do nothing. Years of natural disasters and droughts have left many families with no food to eat, and no extra food to sell to raise money. Poll tax.

The total head tax for several members of the family costs at least two taels of silver. Farmers like them cannot earn two taels of silver throughout the year.

"Dad, please don't sell me, please sell me..." Six-year-old Gao Xiaoshuan knelt down next to his sister. He was a boy and could be sold for more money. If he was sold, the family's head tax would be reduced. No need to worry.

"Tie the baby up..." Yan Zi Niang cried and rushed forward to hug her two babies. These were all the meat that fell from her body. She was not willing to sell any of them...

But my family really can’t raise the head tax, so what should I do...

For a moment, the mother and son in the yard hugged each other and burst into tears. Gao Daniu stood on the side and watched, his eyes could not help but turn red, but he quickly turned away, and when he turned back, his face changed again. Return to the coldness just now.

Jiang Xiaoxiao watched from outside the hospital, and finally couldn't bear it, so she gently pulled her mother's sleeve.

Jiang Wei didn't see this and leaned down, and Jiang Xiaoxiao whispered a few words in her ear.

"Okay, it's up to you."

Seeing her mother nodding, Jiang Xiaoxiao walked into the courtyard of the Gao family and said to the mother and daughter in the courtyard: "Sister Yanzi, brother Shuanzi, our family is hiring two people to work. If you are willing, come tomorrow." My house."

After a pause, she added: "If you come to work, my mother will give each of you ten cents a day."

The mother and son were stunned, and it took them a long time to recover.

"I, I'll do it." Gao Xiaoyan nodded hurriedly, her eyes still filled with tears shining with hope.

For ten cents a day and twenty days of work, one child's head tax would be enough!

"I'll go too!" Gao Xiaosuan wiped away the tears on his face and followed suit.

On the second day.

It was just getting dark, and Master Zheng, who was building the house, had not yet arrived. The two Gao siblings were waiting outside the Jiang family yard.

Jiang Xiaoxiao rubbed her sleepy eyes and opened the door for her two siblings. Gao Xiaoyan was very embarrassed and began to reflect on whether she and her brother had arrived too early. Xiaoxiao's sister had not yet woken up.

"Wait for me outside." Jiang Xiaoxiao said and turned back to the house. After a while, she came out carrying a small backpack and a basket.

She handed the basket in her hand to Gao Xiaoshuan. Seeing this, Gao Xiaoyan next to her subconsciously reached out to pick up the basket on Jiang Xiaoxiao's back. Jiang Xiaoxiao shook her head at her: "Sister Xiaoyan, you are milking goats with my mother at home. Brother Xiao Shuan, follow me to the mountain."

"Squeeze the goat?" Gao Xiaoyan was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously turned to look at the sheepfold aside. Inside, a plump dairy goat was chewing the grass on the ground slowly.

Jiang Wei happened to walk out of the house. When he saw this, he waved to her and said: "Xiaoyan, come here, I will teach you how to milk a goat."

Jiang Xiaoxiao led the confused Gao Xiaoshuan to the mountain. "Sister Xiaoxiao, what are we doing on the mountain?" Gao Xiaoshuan asked weakly.

Before leaving, his mother-in-law repeatedly warned him that if he was asked to work for the Jiang family, he must be obedient and sensible. No matter what job Jiang Xiaoxiao asked him to do, he must do it seriously, keep his mouth shut, don't say what he shouldn't say, and he shouldn't ask questions. Don't even ask.

But now when he reached the mountain and looked at the deserted mountains and fields, he couldn't help but ask the questions in his heart.

Jiang Xiaoxiao couldn't help but smile when she saw Gao Xiaoshuan's timid appearance. She opened her mouth and uttered two words: "Pick flowers."

The house at home is about to be built, and the plan to make soap must be put on the agenda as soon as possible. The required materials are already available at home, but making scented soap requires adding natural flower petals.

There was everything in her maternal space, but there were no fresh flower petals, so she thought of trying her luck in the mountains to see if she could pick some wild flowers. If wildflowers are not available, we will follow the original plan and customize unscented ordinary soap and milk-scented soap.

Goat Milk has dairy goats at home, so don’t worry, it’s just these wild flowers... It’s autumn now, and apart from the golden fallen leaves on the ground, there are only dead branches left on the mountain. It’s really hard to see a bright color.

After listening to her words, Gao Xiaoshuan didn't ask why he was collecting wild flowers. Instead, he pointed to a path she had never been to and said, "When I went there with Goudan to pick up bird eggs a few days ago, I saw some wild flowers growing there. Sauerkraut and wild ginger flowers.”

Jiang Xiaoxiao perked up after hearing this: "Take me there quickly!"

Gao Xiaoshuan led the way, and Jiang Xiaoxiao followed. While observing the tall trees along the way, she did see many bird nests built on the tree crowns, and she couldn't help but murmur in her heart. The children in this village actually climbed trees and touched birds. Eggs became a common meal.

After a while, Jiang Xiaoxiao, who was following behind, saw a cluster of plants not far ahead, with green leaves dotted with orange flowers the size of thumb heads.

This is the soybean grass!

She was reading medical books recently, and she recognized it at a glance as a common herb in the countryside. It is also a Chinese herbal medicine. The branches, leaves and flowers can be used as medicine, and the roots can also be used as medicine. It can be said that the whole body is a treasure.

The flowering period of soybean grass begins in May, and now that autumn has just begun, many small orange flowers can still be seen blooming.

Jiang Xiaoxiao happily walked over and was about to reach out and pick off a small flower when she suddenly smelled something like stinky feet...

She subconsciously looked at the bean sprouts in front of her, and then at Gao Xiaosuan, who was standing far behind her, and her expression froze.

Gao Xiaoshuan covered his nose and made a muffled voice: "Sister Xiaoxiao, are you done picking the soybean grass?"

"No more." Jiang Xiaoxiao said with a wooden face.

She almost forgot that although soybean grass is a medicinal herb, its flowers are smelly and cannot be used to make scented soap.

Jiang Xiaoxiao sighed and said, "You'd better take me to find wild ginger flowers."

You won't be able to make soap from soybean weed, but you definitely can use wild ginger flower.

Wild ginger flower, also known as white butterfly flower, has white flowers, looks like a butterfly, and has a fresh and fragrant smell. It is often used as essential oil in modern times. Its aroma has the effect of relieving tension, eliminating fatigue, and refreshing the human body... If this is added to Inside the soap, you can definitely sell it for a big price!

"Oh, okay." Gao Xiaoshuan took Jiang Xiaoxiao to another path.

But the two of them walked around twice and didn't find the wild ginger flower Gao Xiaoshuan mentioned. (End of chapter)