Divine Doctor and Farmer's Girl: Buy a husband to farm

Chapter 1495
During the meal, perhaps to take care of Shang Niyi, another table was set up next to her.

People from the Sun family have never invited Ah Wu and the others to sit in. Maybe the house is really barren, or maybe they are used to eating in the courtyard.

Ah Wu asked the two guards to sit at the same table with Sun's father and son, Mrs. Li accompanied Shang Niyi, Mrs. Zhou was busy cooking and serving the food, and the two children insisted on sitting at the same table with them.

There are chickens and fish on the table, and it can be seen that they have been carefully prepared.

Ah Wu asked some more about daily life and farming, and the Sun family father and son talked about it one by one, especially Sun Zhu, an angry youth, was indignant the whole time.

From her mouth, Ah Wu knew a lot of darkness.

Oppressed by the tyrants, exploited by the government, the harvest is mediocre...

Ah Wu heard Li Shi say to Shang Niyi, "Fortunately, I thought of it before and asked Shufen to weave an extra zhang of cloth. I thought, if a [-] zhang piece is just enough, and a [-] zhang piece can be sold for some money Change coarse salt. Unexpectedly, there is no leftover. It is not easy for us farming people!"

Ah Wu rushed up with anger in her heart.

Forty feet per horse is the official regulation, and one can imagine where the extra foot went.

The courage of these little officials is really too fat, as long as the things in their hands are passed, they will be plucked.

Sun Zhu also told Ah Wu that the age of 20 years of service means that according to the regulations, every young man has to work for free for the local government for [-] days a year.

These tasks include building walls, clearing rivers, and more.It was normal at first, but the officials and gentlemen were able to extend the 20 days to [-] days. The excuse was that the working hours were not enough, and they were kind enough to let them sleep at night, so it was delayed to [-] days.

Ah Wu really didn't eat a few mouthfuls of this meal, she was full of breath.

Big Mao and Ermao each gnawed on a chicken wing until the bones were almost swallowed and they were reluctant to throw them away.

Zhou was probably afraid that her mother-in-law would blame the child, so she explained to Shang Niyi: "Don't blame Madam, the two children were born during the war, and they have never eaten chicken since they were young."

Shang Niyi said: "Although it is difficult to raise so many chickens at home, don't treat the children blindly. When they grow up, don't let them grow taller."

With tears in her eyes, Zhou lowered her head and said, "I only started raising it this year. The situation in the past few years was chaotic, and I don't know who got into the stomach."

"It will get better slowly in the future."

When he was about to leave, Shang Niyi quietly asked Ah Wu: "Do you want to leave some money for them?"

Ah Wu shook her head and led her into the carriage.

On the way back, she explained, "I have already given more money, if I give more, I am afraid they will have the desire to get something for nothing. Although the Sun family is not easy, it is much better than many families that have suffered wars."

In the village, there are only a few families who can store food for the next year.

Because the Sun family has a small population, there are two strong laborers, women and children don't have much to eat, and the burden is light.

Ah Wu's heart was heavy. During the meeting, the father and son of the Sun family mentioned several times that they had to weigh the grain to pay the tax. She was so dejected as if her flesh had been cut, which she vividly remembered.

The emperor sympathizes with the sufferings of the people, but these corrupt officials are dragging the emperor's hind legs.

The emperor stayed up all night, not daring to be negligent, for fear that he would not notice natural disasters and man-made disasters, and people's complaints from the people; but these moths are searching for the people's fat and anointing to create people's complaints.

The emperor is in the imperial city, how can he know such tricks as silver consumption and kicking pots!
Shang Niyi said: "The people's livelihood is so difficult."

Ah Wu gritted her teeth: "I'll write a letter to my brother when I get back!"

Lu Qi came back from patrolling the barracks and saw that Su Qinghuan was the only one in the room, so he couldn't help asking, "Where's the little tiger? You haven't come back yet?"

He also knew about Ah Wu's going to the countryside.

Su Qing laughed and said: "I'm back. As soon as I came back, I locked myself in the room, saying that I wanted to write a letter to the emperor, I don't know what the fuss is about."

Ah Wu just entered the room, and muttered: "How can mother say that I am making a fuss? I am busy with business!"

She angrily told her parents what she had seen and heard today, and said through gritted teeth: "It's too late today, tomorrow I'm going to see the tricks of the tax collectors."

Lu Qi was obviously very angry, and said, "I'll ask Xiang Tingyuan."

Su Qinghuan grabbed his sleeve: "Wait, shouldn't we ask about this matter after we have clarified it?"

"Ask him to catch him off guard." Lu Qidao, "Don't pretend to be timid and honest in front of me. If you let me know that he is corrupt and condone his subordinates to do such things, I will kill him!"

After saying that, Lu Qi went out.

Ah Wu was still indignant: "Mother, you haven't seen how pitiful those two children are. Such a big child, and his buttocks are naked in such a cold day. Also, why did those corrupt officials come up with so many tricks, and It is also blatant and confident, which is really infuriating."

"Didn't you come here just to be your brother's eyes, to help him see the filth clearly?" Su Qinghuan said, "You should be glad that you met today. The letter to your brother has been sent out?"

Ah Wu nodded: "Let Ah Xing take it away."

After Xiao Ke arrived in Liaodong, Song Ting's son Song Chengzu gave him a sea dongqing when they met, and Xiao Ke directly sent eight hundred miles to rush back to the Central Plains to A Wu.

He still feels deeply guilty towards Ah Wu because of Wu Rumu's matter.

So he worked hard to repair the relationship with Ah Wu, although the latter has repeatedly stated that he didn't take it to heart.

This sea dongqing is considered to be Gillian's great-grandson.

Ah Wu named it A Xing, and couldn't put it down.

Ah Xing is now the messenger of the emperor and Ah Wu.

Ah Wu wished that the emperor would know these things immediately, of course he would send Ah Xing to carry out such an important and urgent task.

Ah Wu has been staying in Su Qinghuan's room, waiting for the news of Lu Qi.

Seeing Lu Qi come back, she couldn't wait to ask: "Father, what did Xiang Tingyuan say?"

Lu Qi said: "He knows."

Ah Wu's eyes widened in shock: "He knew? He admitted it?"

Xiang Tingyuan, who was as timid as a mouse, dared to do such a thing, and even admitted it?
"Because this has been a bad habit for many years, everyone knows it well, and has acquiesced that this is an important source of income for local officials from top to bottom." Lu Qi said coldly.

Ah Wu slapped the table straight: "This is an old rule? There is such an old rule! Why not abolish it? Is it because the imperial court didn't give them salaries? How dare you brazenly search for people's fat and people's anointing."

Xiang Tingyuan was timid, so he didn't dare to challenge this kind of worldliness, but he didn't dare to accept the money either.

But Ah Wu was still not satisfied, and said: "When an official does not make decisions for the people, it is better to go home and sell sweet potatoes. Since he knows it is wrong, but does not fight hard for the people, it is fine to go home and farm like this. What official!"

Su Qinghuan said: "You stay calm and calm, he can't do it alone, he has to face up to down, he has his own difficulties."

(End of this chapter)