When the female supporting role has a beauty system

Chapter 1301 Farm Owner 54
It is said that ever since she was able to tie her hair up, the number of things on her head has increased day by day. Before, there were only small grass stems, but then the turtle would often squat on her hair bun, and now it's even better, with a large camellia flower added.

While others are adorned with jewels, she is covered in mutated plants and animals.

Perhaps sensing the crowd, Senior Turtle blinked his beady eyes, climbed off Tan You's head, and nestled comfortably in the farm's fishpond.

The fishpond is now connected to the waterway. From the farm outwards, the banks of the canal are lined with calamus and reeds, while the middle of the canal is covered with layers of lotus leaves. Although they cannot compare to the leaves of the giant water lily, they are not to be underestimated.

Sure enough, the mutated plants in this wasteland world mostly mutate in the direction of becoming large and beautiful.

In mid-September, Tan You's farm was due to pay taxes. The granary was currently well-stocked, with rice being the most abundant crop. Officially, Tan You owned two farms, totaling 200 mu (approximately 33 acres).

In reality, it's much more than that. There were originally several kilometers between C88 and C87. After Tan You contracted C87, the two farms naturally merged, and the vacant area in between also became part of the farm.

After Tan You contracted the river, the area between the farm and the river was also implicitly allocated to the farm. Upon careful calculation, Tan You's farm now covers a total area far exceeding 300 mu (approximately 20 hectares).

If taxes are paid according to the area stated in the document, Tanyou should pay 2 jin of grain, which is about 10 tons.

Just then, several large trucks drove up from a distance; they were soldiers from the base heading out to collect taxes. As soon as the doors opened, the over-sixty-year-old Mr. Jin stepped out first. Tan You was taken aback: "You're in charge of tax collection, sir?"

Old Jin smiled: "I've had some free time lately and haven't seen you in a long time, so I came to visit you."

As he spoke, he glanced at the large red rose beside Tan You's temple: "Young lady, you should dress up more often. This flower is quite beautiful."

Tan You shrugged helplessly: "I don't want to be so flashy either. The roses and camellias replace them with new ones whenever they have time, and not wearing them would go against their wishes."

Old Jin laughed heartily: "How could that be? You're so pretty, you should wear flowers more often."

Tan You smiled and gestured for everyone to drive after her into the farm. As the number of exotic plants on the farm increased, a grain warehouse was also installed at C87.
Hu Feng and the others had already prepared the tax grain. Old Jin was the first to inspect it: "Is all the tax grain rice?"

“It’s not all rice,” Tan You gestured to Old Jin to look at the wheat next to him: “There are also three tons of wheat.”

"What's the difference?" Old Jin rubbed his lower back. "Many of them who came out with them to collect tax grain this time handed over grass seeds. It's just that you've gone too far."

Tan You: "I clearly have it here, so why be stingy? Maybe it's because I live alone and don't have the worries of supporting a family, so I can be so generous."

As she spoke, she glanced at the base staff member who accompanied her. He seemed to be living a better life than others, but in reality, he was still sallow and thin, and it was obvious that he lived a very frugal life.

Mr. Jin accepted Tan You's explanation, and the two stood aside watching the staff weigh and load the truck. Tan You glanced at Mr. Jin's torn sleeve, lowered her eyes, and remained silent.

This was the last place to collect taxes. Just before she was about to leave, Tan You stopped Old Jin and asked, "I heard that there are several orphanages in the base. Do the children usually eat only half full?"

Old Jin paused for a moment, then said, "Currently, the base has four orphanages. The base takes good care of the children. Children under the age of eight who do not have relatives to raise them will be taken care of by the base."

“But the conditions are what they are, after all, everyone is struggling to get enough to eat these days. I can guarantee that the children being raised at the base won’t starve to death, but how well they’ll eat is another matter.” Tan You pondered for a moment: “From now on, I will donate 2 tons of grain to the orphanage every month, half of it will be grass seeds, and the rest will be potatoes and sweet potatoes. I won’t give them rice and wheat anymore, they’re too conspicuous.”

This was something she had carefully considered. If she donated too much or too good to the children in these orphanages, the benefits might not necessarily reach the children, but could instead bring them disaster.

It's like during times of famine, when giving alms, the women of the household must come to receive them. Or it's like when giving alms, sand and rice are mixed together and cooked together; it's merely to give those who are truly in dire need a way to survive, but it also makes others look down on these acts of kindness.

Old Jin had also thought of this, and he smiled: "You've thought of everything, but potatoes and sweet potatoes are also good things. If you're willing, I'll trade you some grass seeds from the base. Potatoes and sweet potatoes can only make up 30% at most; any more would be too conspicuous."

“That’s your business. I’m only responsible for the donation,” Tan You said indifferently. “I can’t help with anything else.”

Donating 2 tons of grain each month adds up to 24 tons a year. Although half of it is grass seeds, it's still a considerable amount. Especially since there are also sweet potatoes and potatoes, which are very time-consuming to process.

Paying taxes is every citizen's duty, and Tan You didn't want to shirk that duty. Since that was the case, she could only give back to the base in other ways. In fact, the amount she actually contributed was roughly the same as the amount the farm needed to pay in taxes.

The staff member who accompanied her also heard Tan You's words. He was so excited that he shook Tan You's hand repeatedly, saying, "Thank you so much, Forest Farm Manager. I thank you on behalf of the children!"

Along their journey collecting taxes, few people greeted them with smiles, but Tan You was a completely different story. Not only did he pay his taxes diligently, but he was also generous with his money.

Two tons of grain a month has indeed improved the lives of the children at the breeding base, even though food supplies are still tight.

This is a great favor that saved my life.

Tan You said helplessly, "You don't need to praise me so much. My father passed away, and I ate in the orphanage for two years. I understand everything."

"Now that I have the ability, it is only right that I give back a little."

"I've been so busy lately that I only remembered it today."

Hu Feng and the others silently went to prepare the grain. From now on, the farm would have an extra 2 tons of grain to spend each month, so they would have to manage the farm even more diligently.

Old Jin left with the tax grain and the orphanage's food rations. They agreed that Tan You would arrange for someone to deliver the grain to the orphanage on the first of every month. This tax payment trip came to a perfect end.

She had just seen Old Master Jin off when Minister Huang called: "Master Lin, you're really generous, donating 2 tons of grain a month."

"You found out so quickly?" Tan You raised an eyebrow. "It's just planting some grass seeds, it's really nothing. I was worried that if I only gave grass seeds, people would think I was too greedy."

"Who dares to say that? Let him say it in front of everyone!" Minister Huang jumped up and down. "At this time, even a grass seed cake is a life-saving grace. As long as we can fill our stomachs, who cares what we eat?"

(End of this chapter)