The daily life of a space tycoon raising children, doting on his husband, and farming.

Chapter 78 Frosty Cabbage
Yuanyuan tucked her little hands in her pockets, turned her head to one side, and puffed out her cheeks, looking quite angry.

Shang Wan looked at the little guy, "Don't you want to eat fish balls anymore?"

A naked threat.

With her round, wrinkled little nose, she opened her little mouth, took the porridge in the spoon into her mouth, and then... spat it out in a jet-like motion.

If Shang Wan hadn't reacted quickly and turned the little one around, Yuan Yuan would have ruined all the food on the table.

For her first act of rebellion, little Yuanyuan paid a heavy price with a spanking.

"Daddy!" Yuanyuan pitifully stretched out her little hand towards Lu Chengjing, "Mommy, hit me!"

In fact, Shang Wan only patted her bottom twice lightly, but the little one felt wronged, as if her mother had hit her hard, and she especially needed her father's comfort.

Shang Wan looked over as well.

Lu Chengjing coughed lightly and, under Yuanyuan's expectant gaze, stood on her mother's side.

Yuanyuan: !!!
The little guy burst into tears, feeling unloved by his parents and like a wilted cabbage.

Xiao Huan couldn't bear to see it and wanted to go over and comfort her.

Stone stopped her, "Look closely, she's just wailing, not a single tear."

Xiao Huan looked closely and, sure enough, it was all thunder but no rain.

Her lips twitched. Was this kid always this clever?

Yuanyuan felt like she had been crying for a long time, but no one came to comfort her.

The little guy covered his eyes and peeked through the gap in his open hands. He saw his mother, father, Aunt Xiaohuan, and Uncle Shitou eating and chatting happily.

Eating!

Have a meal!!!

meal!!!!

Isn't she still her parents' most beloved child?!
Yuanyuan was so shocked that she forgot to continue crying. She lay on the straw mat, sticking her little bottom out and sulking, occasionally stealing glances at her parents.

Hmph! The little one is angry!
I'm so angry!

He won't eat unless I coax him!
To her surprise, after being angry for a long time, no one paid any attention to her.

Yuan Yuan frowned, looking aggrieved, and crawled over, snuggling up to Shang Wan's leg and curling up there, refusing to move.

Shang Wan glanced down at the little mushroom and heard it grumble, "Wrong."

That sounds really unfair.

"Where did you go wrong?" Shang Wan picked the little one up and patted his head.

Yuanyuan pointed to herself with her little finger, then to the porridge in the small bowl, and pouted, saying, "Wrong."

"Wasting food is definitely wrong." Shang Wan nodded in agreement, then asked, "Anything else?"

Yuan Yuan blinked, tilted her little head and thought for a long time, then shook her head to indicate that she didn't know.

"Sweetie, it's okay to be unhappy, and it's okay to throw a tantrum, but you have to have the confidence to do so." Shang Wan tapped his round, fair forehead. "You, relying on your young age, did something like flipping the table without any real confidence. You can only wait to be punished."

Shang Wan pointed to herself, "If Mother had done what you did just now, I wouldn't have been punished. I could have punished others instead, and I could even say that doing so was the right thing to do. That's my confidence." Yuan Yuan seemed to understand, but not quite, with countless question marks popping up on her little head.

“It’s okay if you don’t understand now, just remember this.” Shang Wan gently patted her back and gestured for her to look at the other three people on the table. “We are your family. You are young now, so we can indulge you in whatever you do, but outsiders won’t do that.”

Yuan Yuan frowned, her clever little brain trying hard to understand her mother's words.

Shang Wan took the handkerchief Xiao Huan handed her and wiped the little one's face and hands clean before continuing to feed her vegetable porridge.

Shi Tou asked in a low voice, "Sister, isn't it too early to teach Yuan Yuan these things now?"

Shang Wan reiterated, "Knowing sooner rather than later will prevent you from suffering losses."

Because of the spiritual spring, Yuanyuan unexpectedly awakened to become a superhuman. Even in the apocalypse, there were no superhumans who awakened to such a young age.

Shang Wan had no experience raising children, and didn't know how to raise such a young superhuman. She could only teach him whatever came to mind, whatever came up in the meantime. Anyway, the little guy had a good memory right now, so she could just memorize it and figure it out slowly.

Halfway through the meal, Shi Tou brought up the matter of land reclamation and asked Lu Chengjing, "Brother-in-law, do we need to register with the government to reclaim land?"

"Before reclaiming the wasteland, it is necessary to confirm that the wasteland is unclaimed. After reclamation, it is necessary to report to the government and ask the government to come and measure the land and register it."

Stone asked in confusion, "Aren't we exempt from taxes on our own reclaimed wasteland? Why do we need to register it?"

“For the first five years, no tax will be levied on wasteland that is spontaneously reclaimed by the people. After that, it will be taxed like ordinary land. The government’s registration of wasteland can serve as a basis for tax collection and can also effectively prevent people from abandoning cultivation after reclamation, thus preventing the land from remaining barren.”

Lu Chengjing explained gently, “According to the laws of our dynasty, anyone who abandons cultivation after land reclamation without cause, resulting in the land becoming barren, will be fined twenty taels of silver and ten taels of silver by the government, as a warning to others.”

Shi Tou shuddered. "You think you can get beaten and fined for clearing land but not farming it? What if I break my arms or legs and can't farm anymore?"

Xiao Huan rolled her eyes at him speechlessly, "Can't you wish yourself well for once?"

"Life is full of unexpected events," Shi Tou insisted, "Brother-in-law, isn't there a way to avoid being beaten and fined?"

Lu Chengjing said, "If the land belongs to you, you can transfer it to others; if it belongs to the imperial court, you can hire people to cultivate it."

"As you just said, you can report the wasteland you reclaimed to the government after you broke your arms and legs, and the government will consider it accordingly. If you are truly unable to continue cultivating it, you can sign a transfer contract. The government will provide certain compensation based on the condition of the land. The land will then be taken over by the imperial court and rented to others for cultivation."

Lu Chengjing added: "If there is war, famine, or other disasters, and people are truly abandoned, the government will be too busy to investigate and will not pursue the matter."

Shi Tou understood; land reclamation should be done within one's capabilities, not the more the better. If problems arise, they can be discussed; the government won't simply condemn anyone.

Xiao Huan had a question: "If we don't report it to the government after clearing the land, can we plant it secretly?"

Even without Lu Chengjing, Shang Wan could answer this question: "What do you do as the village chief?"

Xiao Huan had really forgotten about this person.

Lu Chengjing said, "If anyone in the village reclaims wasteland but conceals it, once the government discovers it, the entire village's taxes will increase by 50% for three years."

The imperial court has been at war for years, and taxes are already heavy. Let alone increasing them by 50%, even increasing them by 10% would be no different from forcing people to die.

Therefore, no one dared to take the risk, and even if someone did, the villagers would not protect them.

Shang Wan picked up a fish ball and said to the three of them, "Our family lacks strong laborers and has no experience in farming. If we really want to farm, we can try cultivating two acres of wasteland first. We can plant some fruits and vegetables to make it easier for our own family to eat. As for the rest, there's no rush. We'll take it one step at a time after the house is repaired."

All three expressed their agreement.

Shang Wan secretly sighed at how many strong laborers other families had. She glanced at Lu Chengjing, feeling quite puzzled.

This guy drank the most spiritual spring water, but apart from his injuries gradually healing, why hasn't anything else changed?
(End of this chapter)