Farmer's ugly daughter-in-law comes to farm

Chapter 2202
In order to conceal the fact that Yang Ming and Yang Dong had joined the army, Wang Kui left and would not return for a while.

This Yang family currently has a fish pond, which is managed by a dignitary from the Four Seasons department store.

The fish pond is still under the management of Yang Gang, the second son. Although the fishing garden is closed in winter, the fish pond will not be affected at all, because you can break through the ice to fish.

As for the Four Seasons Department Store, Yang Dong asked Li Fugui to take care of it.

The big square summoned the villagers. Father Yang took the eldest brother Yang Chun there, and everyone else stayed at home and waited for the news.

After waiting for almost half an hour, Father Yang and Yang Chun came back.

As soon as she entered the room, Yang Mingniang went up to greet her and asked anxiously, "His father, what's the matter?"

After entering the room, Old Man Yang sat down on a chair, with a serious expression on his face, sighed, and said, "It's from above to ask for food!"

"What? Grain collection?" Yang Mingniang asked back.

The people sitting in the house were also surprised. They had just been drafted for soldiers, and now they are asking for food. This is not letting the common people live.

Father Yang nodded, and said, "Well, for food collection, each household collects food by head. There are 850 people in our family, and we have to pay [-] catties of corn noodles."

"so much?"

850 catties, which means that a person weighs [-] catties, which is indeed a bit too much for ordinary people.

"Well, it is said that the soldiers in the front need to use it. With so many people recruited, they must also eat and drink."

At this time, Xiaoxiao asked, "Why didn't the food be collected during the conscription, and the food has to be transported by people after the collection, isn't it troublesome?"

"I don't know!"

"How long will it take to collect food?" Yang Mingniang asked.

"Three days!"

"It will take three days. In these few days, we will grind out the corn flour."

The old Yang family can afford 850 catties of corn noodles. Now that the living conditions are better, the old Yang family basically doesn’t eat corn noodles anymore, and the corn harvested in autumn is still on the corn in the yard.

Father Yang nodded, and said again, "In addition to the 850 catties of corn flour, our family also needs to pay 500 taels of silver."

"What?" Yang Mingniang exclaimed.

500 taels is not a small amount, isn't it killing people?
"Why do you pay so much? How much do other people pay?"

Old Man Yang sighed, "Other people only pay corn noodles. This is what the village chief told me alone."

At this time, the boss Yang Chun answered, "This is clearly bullying our family."

Others may not understand it, but Xiaoxiao can understand it. This is because Yang Ming and the others did not agree to the request of the county magistrate and went to serve in the army. I want it.

"Father, mother, 500 taels, our family can still afford it, that county magistrate will be finished sooner or later, let's not fight him now, and don't suffer immediate losses."

"Hey, that's the only way to go." Father Yang said, he just wanted to fight the officials, and he didn't have that ability.

In the next few days, the whole village was grinding corn flour. Every family was miserable, but it was of no avail. They could only tighten their belts, hoping that the war would win soon, that the family would return home quickly, and that the county magistrate would soon return home. Order finished.

Lao Yang's family also handed over corn noodles and 500 taels of silver to keep them safe for a while.

The weather was getting colder and it was snowing heavily. Yang Qiu was also ordered by Yang Mingniang to stay at home because she was pregnant.

But Yang Qiu still has to take care of the workshop, and the county has to run around, it's really impossible not to let her go out.

Yang Mingniang had no choice but to find Yang Xia, and said to Yang Qiu, "Let your sister do what you need. Your sister is literate and good at embroidery, no worse than you."

(End of this chapter)