Planting a fairy in ancient times

Chapter 118
After Chen Xiao'e disappeared, Chen Erniu's family searched for it for a few days, even in Wutong Mountain, but unfortunately they never found a trace of Chen Xiao'e.

Chen Qingshan blamed himself quite a bit.Back then, if he could have paid more attention to Xiao'e and shared the food in his bowl with Xiao'e, Xiao'e would not have run away from home, right?

However, my mother said that in times of famine, the young and strong in the family must have enough to eat, otherwise, they would not be able to bear the responsibility of protecting the family.

Mother said that she came here like this when she was a child.Also, the three sisters Xiaoyu and Xiaozhi Xiaoye don't eat more than Xiao'e!Why didn't they make a fuss?Xiao'e...she is still a little ignorant!
Everyone in Xinghua Village thought that Chen Xiao'e was very hungry, and ran to Wutong Mountain to find something to eat.

There were ferocious beasts in Wutong Mountain, and Chen Xiaoe didn't come back for several days. The villagers thought that Chen Xiaoe was eaten by ferocious beasts.

No matter how much Chen Qingshan blamed himself, life still had to go on.

Without Chen Xiao'e, Dafang's life would be a mess.

In the Xuanyuan Dynasty, men were superior to women and women were inferior. The general family model is that men make money to support the family outside, and women do housework at home.

The Chen family was no exception, none of Chen Qingshan, father and son knew how to wash clothes.

On the sixth day after Chen Xiao'e disappeared, the clothes of Chen Qingshan, father and son were dirty and gave off an unpleasant smell.

When eating this day, Chen Erniu finally couldn't bear it anymore.

"Qing Shan~! You and Xiao Jiang haven't changed their clothes for a few days, right? Change them quickly, it stinks, and the food doesn't taste good." Chen Erniu frowned and said.

The big house can't do without a woman.

Although Jia Yinhua was tired before, the three of Chen Qingshan and his son would not be as smelly as they are now.

"Father, I... I don't have clean clothes." Chen Qingshan lowered his head and said embarrassedly.

"No clean clothes? I remember that everyone in your eldest room has three or four sets of clothes!" Chen Wang felt very bad.

"Xiao'e is not here and no one is washing, mother, can I trouble you to wash my clothes for me in a while?" Chen Qingshan asked.

"Hey, I have a pain in my hand, the third family, after you wash the dishes, you have to wash the clothes anyway, so you should wash the clothes of Qingshan and the others!" Chen Wang rolled her eyes and made arrangements.

Ever since she married her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Chen has lived a life of opening her mouth for tea and stretching out her hands for meals.Do laundry?In the past few years, Chen Wang only washed clothes for Chen Erniu, and even his own clothes were washed by several daughters-in-law in turn.

"Grandma, this is inappropriate." Wang Laidi refused.

"Wang Laidi, you have to wash clothes anyway, and washing a few more things is just a matter of convenience, why are you so fussy?" Chen Wang was a little annoyed.

"Mother-in-law, it's not that I care about it, it's that I don't agree with reason. Why don't you go to the village and ask if there is a brother-in-law who washes clothes for your uncle? If you are not afraid of being talked about, I don't care." Wang Laidi looked He glanced at Chen Qingshi and said slowly.

To be honest, if Mrs. Chen Wang wasn't Wang Laidi's real aunt, Wang Laidi really wanted to spit on her.

Is it a question of how many clothes to wash?Sister-in-law helps elder brother wash clothes, this is a matter of reputation!

Although Chen Qingshi didn't speak, his face was dark.

"Old lady, you can just wash the clothes of Qingshan and the others. If you don't bother me if you don't bother me." Chen Erniu's face darkened.

When Chen Erniu spoke, Chen Wang had no choice but to take over the responsibility of taking care of Chen Qingshan, father and son.

Mrs. Chen has not done housework for many years, and because she is old, after washing clothes for two days, Mrs. Chen feels back pain.

"Old man, I think we should remarry Qingshan with a new wife?" That night, Mrs. Chen Wang lay on the bed and discussed with Chen Erniu.

"Not now, wait until the second half of the year." Chen Erniu hesitated and said.

"The second half of the year? That's still a long time!" Chen Wang was not happy.

Chen Wang also wanted to make a quick decision, so he hurriedly helped Chen Qingshan marry a daughter-in-law and come back.In this case, not only would Mrs. Chen not have to wash clothes for the men in the big house, but she would also have an extra daughter-in-law to take care of her.

Chen Erniu gave her a stick until the second half of the year, how could Chen Wang be happy?
"Are you stupid? Don't you know what's going on at home? There is no output in the field this season, and the food at home is not enough to eat except for the tax paid in the second half of the year. The money to buy food is spent, and there is no money. There is no food, what kind of daughter-in-law will you marry?" Chen Erniu gave Chen Wang a sideways look, and said impatiently.

Chen Wang was silent.

Indeed, marrying a daughter-in-law would definitely require a dowry gift, without money or food, who would marry Chen Qingshan as a continuation?

In fact, Chen Wang still has more than a hundred taels of silver in his hand.However, Chen Wang finally got this money from Jin Cuicui, and Chen Wang was reluctant to take it out.

By the way, Jin Cuicui should have silver!

Even if Jin Cuicui doesn't have it now, her natal family must have it.

How can I get money from Jin Cuicui?
Chen Wang racked her brains and finally thought of a way for her.

"Old man, in fact... our family doesn't have to pay so much tax?" Chen Wang said.

"Why not? The tax of 120 catties of grain per mu is set by the government. Our family has a total of 22 mu of land, and I have prepared more than 600 catties of grain, that's right." Chen Erniu counted carefully to Wang Chen Shi listen.

"But our family only has twelve acres of land! Old man, ten acres of land is the dowry field of the second daughter-in-law. The land deed is in the name of the second daughter-in-law. Shouldn't our family pay the tax?" Mrs. Chen hesitated. ,Say.

Chen Erniu was silent.

Chen Wang didn't mention this matter, Chen Erniu really forgot that his family's land is only twelve mu.

However, since Jin Cuicui married in, the ten-acre dowry field has been planted by Chen Erniu and his son.

In previous years, when the harvest in the field was good, Chen Erniu never paid Jin Cuicui a catty of grain rent, not to mention that with Chen Qingzhu as a talented person, Chen Erniu's family's land was tax-free.

Now, it was Chen Erniu who did not listen to his elder brother's advice and insisted on planting rice, which ruined this season's harvest.Based on emotion and reason, Jin Cuicui should not be allowed to pay the tax for the ten acres of dowry land.

"Old man, our family is in trouble this year, so we value the more than 1000 catties of grain. There are two scholars in Jin Xiucai's family. They don't have to pay taxes on their fields, and their family is rich. The second wife's land has to pay taxes. Jin Xiucai He should be willing to lend her money to tide her over. At most, we can return the food to the Jin family after our family recovers." Seeing that Chen Erniu was silent, Chen Wang hurriedly made another slap material.

"Old woman, what you said... makes sense." Chen Erniu was moved.

In the west wing, Jin Cuicui was already fast asleep.

Chen Xiaoyu withdrew her consciousness, her face sank like water.

Without morals, anything is possible.

(End of this chapter)