Planting a fairy in ancient times

Chapter 102 102. Regret
Chen Wang slept until midnight, and was awakened by Chen Erniu's raving.

After Chen Wang woke up, she realized that Chen Erniu, who was sleeping next to her, was very hot.

"Old man, wake up~! Hurry up and wake up!" Chen Wang hurriedly pushed Chen Erniu away.

"I'm useless...I'm useless..." Chen Erniu muttered with his eyes closed, but he didn't open them.

Chen Wangshi reached out and touched Chen Erniu's forehead. The heat from the tentacles made Chen Wangshi jump up in fright.

Chen Erniu is ill.

Chen Erniu has a heart disease.

After returning from the field at noon yesterday, Chen Erniu borrowed the mule cart from his eldest brother's house and went to the county town.

Chen Erniu originally wanted to go to the county seat to ask, can this year's tax be paid in cash to the bank?By the way, buy some food back.

After almost half a year of consumption, Chen Erniu's family's food stock was running low, at most it was enough to last for a month.

As a result, after arriving in Changzhou County, Chen Erniu was dumbfounded.

Brown rice, which originally sold for six to seven yuan a catty, was sold at a high price of thirty yuan a catty.And there is a purchase limit, each person can only buy ten catties per day.

Chen Erniu ran all over the grain shops in Changzhou County, spent more than one tael of silver, and bought more than 30 catties of rice to take home.

After returning home, Chen Erniu was angry and anxious, and developed a high fever that night.

Chen Erniu is sorry!I regret not listening to my brother.Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in this world.

Chen Erniu was in a coma for a day and a night, and Dr. Lin gave him a few injections and poured a large bowl of bitter medicine before he woke up.

Chen Erniu opened his eyes, and what he saw was Chen Wang standing in front of the bed with a concerned face.

"Old man, how are you? Are you still feeling uncomfortable?" Chen Wang asked with concern.

"Old lady, I... I'm ashamed!" Chen Erniu covered his face, tears streaming down his face.

"Old man, what's the matter? I went to the city yesterday and lost money? Don't worry about what happened to you alone!" Chen Wang said anxiously.

Doctor Lin said that Chen Erniu got sick because of depression.

Chen Wang was very afraid that Chen Erniu would fall down.You know, with Chen Erniu in charge of the family, Chen Wang has the confidence to shout and drink in front of his son and daughter-in-law.

"Old lady, I'm sorry for you, I'm sorry for everyone. If I didn't listen to my elder brother, our family wouldn't be..." Chen Erniu couldn't continue speaking with his throat choked up.

"Not what? You said it!" Chen Wang asked.

The Chen Wang family has never done anything in the field, and Chen Erniu, his father and his son have always been busy with the work.Therefore, Chen Wang had no idea that his family's 20 mu of land would soon lose all crops.

"Osmanthus fragrans! Our rice is finished! If it doesn't rain, our family may have no harvest this season!" When Chen Erniu said this, tears filled his eyes.

Chen Erniu really regretted it. He knew that he had listened to his elder brother and planted all the fields at home with sweet potatoes.

Even if the harvest is not high, it is better than the current ending.

"What? The field has been confiscated? Old man, you... you are not joking, are you?" Chen Wang was taken aback and stuttered.

Chen Wang really did not expect that the situation has become so serious.

If Chen Qingzhu was still alive, the scholar would have [-] mu of land tax-free.

But now that Chen Qingzhu is dead, the tax exemption of Chen Erniu's family is naturally gone.Even if there is no harvest in the field, the tax of more than 100 catties of grain per mu of land per year still has to be paid.

"I'm not joking with you, Osmanthus fragrans, how much money does our family have? Take it out quickly." After Chen Erniu regained his senses, he began to think of a way out.

Chen Erniu went to the county government yesterday to question Chen Qingfeng, the head arrester.

Chen Qingfeng said that this year's grain harvest is in short supply, and the government is likely to collect grain, and silver is not allowed in lieu of taxes.Even if cash is collected, it will be collected according to the market price at that time.

There are still more than two months until the day of tax payment, and the price of grain in Changzhou County has risen several times.It is conceivable that after more than two months, the price of food does not know how expensive it will be.

Rather than being levied an "expensive" grain tax by the government at that time, Chen Erniu felt that it would be better to spend some money now and buy the grain first.

Chen Erniu's family has twenty acres of paddy fields and four acres of dry land, and they have to pay about 70 catties of grain tax.According to the current grain price, the tax silver alone would cost at least 80 or [-] taels of silver!
"Old man, what are you doing with the money? I've kept the money safe!" Chen Wang said, as if roots had taken root on his feet, he refused to move even a single step.

Chen Wang's favorite is touching money.Asking her to take out the silver is no less than taking half of Chen Wang's life!
"Osmanthus, go quickly... take out the silver, and then call Qingshan and Qingshi into the house. I have something to say." Chen Erniu said after taking a breath.

Seeing that Chen Erniu has made up his mind, no matter how unwilling Chen Wang is, he has no choice but to take out the money.

However, Mrs. Chen still kept a hand, and did not take out all the silver, but only took 70 taels.

"Osmanthus fragrans, is there such a small amount of money left in our family?" Chen Erniu couldn't believe it.

"Isn't it just such a small amount of money? Over the years, our children have been added one by one, and the family's favors and so on have all been spent. Qingzhu went to the exam, and I gave him ten taels of silver!" Chen Wang said. Pretend to say "heartache".

In fact, Chen Wang didn't give Chen Qingzhu any money at all.

However, Chen Qingzhu was dead anyway, and Chen Wang's idea of ​​"death without proof" corrupted the ten taels of silver from the public and regarded it as his own private money.

As for the more than 90 taels of pressed silver that Chen Wang's dug out from Jin Cuicui's hands, Chen Wang's had already regarded them as his own private money, and it would be strange if he was willing to take them out.

"Forget it, forget it, that's all it is! You quickly call me in the Qingshan Qingshi." Chen Erniu waved his hand and said weakly.

Time waits for no one, Chen Erniu is afraid that if he doesn't buy food today, it may be more expensive tomorrow.

After listening to their father's analysis, the Chen Qingshan brothers were all dumbfounded.

"Father, all these 70 taels of silver are bought as brown rice? Thirty cents a catty of rice. There are more than ten people in our family, and we have to eat at least ten catties of rice a day. After this month, don't we have to buy three hundred catties of rice?" Chen Qingshan asked.

"Yes~! Dad, why don't we buy a hundred catties and eat it first, and it won't be too late to buy it after the price of rice comes down." Chen Qingshi also felt heartache.

Three hundred catties of rice a month costs at least nine taels of silver!

If they eat such expensive rice for a few months, their family will be penniless, right?
"Oh my god~! I have to eat nine taels of silver for food a month. Doesn't this... force our family to die?" Mrs. Chen slapped her thigh and burst into tears.

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