Farmhouse Pastoral Notes

Chapter 39
The two returned to Yangjia Village in Uncle Yang's car. Her grandma put the money obtained from the seller into her arms, and kept her eyes fixed on the front. Chunqiu was so frightened that she didn't dare to say a word to her grandma along the way, and her uncle was even more so, he drove the ox cart straight without daring to turn his head, for fear that Yang Li would scold him for thinking about the money she sold .

Chunqiu looked at her uncle's aggrieved face, and thought that he couldn't help, at this time, let alone Chunqiu, a good granddaughter, even the God of Wealth would be useless.

When returning home, Yang Li even jumped out of the bullock cart with her vigorous steps without waiting for the bullock cart to stop, and then quickly ran back to her house, leaving only Chunqiu in the cart alone. stunned.

In the next few days, Mrs. Yang and Li learned from the uncle who delivered the buns that the loach business in Xiangkeju was doing very well, and even sold out. Hearing this, Mrs. Yang was even more happy, which meant that The silver is already hers.

Although their Yang family sent loach every day, the supply still exceeded the demand in the end.

After Mrs. Yang and Li found out about it, they discussed with old man Yang and told the news to the whole village. Of course, they couldn't say that they sold the recipe, but that someone in the town collected loach for ten cents a catty. First of all, I am confused and then I am happy. You must know that loach is available all year round. Who doesn’t have dozens of catties in their land? It’s just that they didn’t expect this thing to be sold for money. Everyone is grateful to Lao Yang who told the news. Home.

Chunqiu sees her grandma's appearance of hiding her achievements and fame in her eyes, and her grandma's foresight is even more in her heart. Anyway, the news can't be covered up, so it's better to sell it.Otherwise, if they are so busy with their own work, they will be isolated by the villagers sooner or later.

And compared with the seller's 80 taels, it's not worth mentioning.

By the way, the seller's 80 taels, Yang Li did what he said, and gave Yuan 40 taels. After all, it was all thought of by Chunqiu. Yuan was really surprised when he got the silver. I took back a large ingot, two 20 taels of silver, and the year number engraved on the bottom was clearly visible.

Chunqiu proudly said that this is not a problem, but she knows a lot, so that's where it is.

Of course, just because they are so happy doesn't mean that Mrs. Gu is also happy. Mrs. Gu doesn't know the exact number of loach sold by Chunqiu, but she is still angry.You must know that her family doesn’t have any money, so when she returned home, she scolded Chunhua, who was eager to eat crispy loach. It's delicious.

This inexplicable scolding only frightened Chunhua into crying. After hearing the movement, Mrs. Yang and Li scolded Mrs. Gu again. After the scolding, she gave Gu the business of making soup dumplings. At first, she was angry that Mrs. Yang and Li scolded her, but after she took over Mrs. Yang's business, she immediately stopped joking and called each mother so affectionate. Mrs. Gu understood in her heart that she would not be envious of this business. But she can make money.

Chunqiu felt tired watching the farce at home.

In the blink of an eye, the Yang family received bad news, which was bad news for the entire Yang family village. This year's corvee came.

Corvée and taxation can be regarded as two serious things in ancient times.

Corvée refers to the labor activities that the state recruited people from all walks of life without compensation in ancient times. They are all called corvee service, including two parts: forced service and military service.

Four or six taxes refer to land taxes. In ancient times, most of the taxes were agricultural taxes. Although commercial taxes were heavy, they were very few.Most of them are food rather than money. Even if money is levied, most of its meaning is equivalent to the price of food, and [-]% of the harvest per mu of land will be handed over.

Because when the flood season came, the town yamen sent people to notify the Lizheng of each village, requiring each household to send a young and middle-aged labor force to do free corvee. corvee.

When Chunqiu and his family received the news, everyone had sad expressions, not that their lives were in danger, but it was not good to eat and drink after working for more than half a month, it was unbearable for everyone, especially this year because of the lack of quotas , there is no way to pay for tax exemption, and Grandpa Yang just left, which means that their Yang family is sure to have someone out.

For this matter, except for Chunqiu and the children, the adults of the Yang family held a simple meeting in Yang Li's room.

"You all understand what your uncle said. This year's corvee is inevitable. You three brothers should discuss it and see who will go? The meaning of the elder brother is obvious. People like the old man and I don't want people like me." Yang The old man sat on the edge of the kang, his tone was a little helpless, originally he planned to go this year, but who would have imagined it would be like this, so he had to lower his head and smoke the dry tobacco repeatedly.

"Father, what are you talking about? How can I let you go? It's up to my son to do this. I..." Yang Weimin looked at Old Man Yang's sad expression with raised eyebrows, and said incredulously, It's just that as soon as he said he was going, his arm was pinched by Mrs. Gu who was beside him.

Yang Weimin was a little puzzled, and turned to Gu Shi and said, "What are you doing, I haven't finished talking yet? Why are you pinching me?"

Seeing her husband's silly expression, Gu's face was distorted, and his heart ached with anger. This dead ghost thought that corvee was a good thing, and he was frantically trying to figure it out, but he didn't see any movement from the side, why is he so lacking? As for the heart, Gu stared at Yang Weimin, which meant that you should be more honest, don't have you everywhere.

"Father, mother" Mrs. Gu stared at Yang Weimin, then looked at Mrs. Yang and Mrs. Yang on the kang with a smile on her face, her face was smiling, but her tone was a little unwilling, "My Weimin family went there once the year before last, hey Hey, when you come back, you will be as skinny and skinny. This year, we won’t be able to turn to our family. Besides, Weimin has to go to the town to deliver buns every day, so there is no time.” Gu smiled. Said, "Mother, it's not that I don't want to, it's also because of Shitou and Jun'er, otherwise the cost of Shuxiu will be too expensive." Gu thought, the steamed stuffed bun business can still be done for about half a month, and her family will also be able to do it by then. It's a bit of a family background, but Yang Weimin can't be asked to do corvee at this time.

When Mrs. Yang and Li heard what Mrs. Gu said, how could she not understand what the other party meant, and she felt even more angry and uncomfortable. They all said that the youngest son and grandson were the old lady's best.Among the three sons, Mrs. Yang Li likes Yang Weisong the most. Now Mrs. Gu actually wants her best son, Mr. Yang Weisong, to do corvée. Fortunately, she can figure it out. Sparks, this shameless thing.

Mrs. Gu is not afraid either, her youngest son is a top-notch man, and the eldest son can do harm at will, but she does not agree.

Yuan Shi and Yang Weibo watched the battle in front of them, and they also sighed in their hearts. Yuan Shi didn't need to think about it. If the sister-in-law said this, her husband must have gone this time.

"Mom, just let me go, I'm already this old, it's really fine" Yang Weisong said, he was also embarrassed, the elder brother went for him in the previous corvee, he was already 15, and he couldn't let him go Big Brother and Second Brother are worrying so much.

"Oh, mother, look at the third brother who said that he is willing to go, let me tell you, last year it was the second brother who went, today it is the turn of the third child, mother, you can't be partial, the previous corvee is all I didn't let the third child go, the third child is also 15 this year, and she is about to marry a wife, so I can no longer raise her in front of the child..." Mrs. Gu was talking non-stop, and Mrs. Yang and Li almost wanted to tear her hand off. , this poor woman. "Okay, stop talking." Yang Weimin couldn't stand it any longer, and stretched out his hand to pull Gu Shi aside, his face was also a little embarrassed, her mother was about to go down to the ground and desperately if she didn't look aside, you can say a few words less. "What are you pulling me for? What I said is the truth..." Gu is not satisfied with Yang Weimin's actions. Who is she doing it for? However, Gu is still a little afraid of Yang and Li. Wishing to catch her gaze, Mrs. Gu just bowed her head and said nothing, reached out to touch Yang Weimin's arm and pretended to be dead.

"Say it, why don't you say it? Isn't it amazing? Who is this for? Huh?" Seeing that Gu's stopped talking, Yang Li began to scold, "My mother, I have raised them for so many years , What's the matter with going to work, it's killing them, what do you mean, you mother-in-law, do you mean that I want to harm people? Tell me..."

"Hmph, isn't my mother's heart hurting..."

"Speak louder, and continue." Seeing that Gu Shi dared to speak, Yang Li's tone suddenly became heavier.

"Mother, I'll go, I'll go" Yang Weisong looked at the posture of his sister-in-law and mother, and didn't know what to say.

"What are you going to do, your mother, I'm not dead yet." Yang Li replied to Yang Weisong, and then glared at Gu.

Yang Weisong had no choice but to keep his mouth shut.

"Mother, don't be angry with sister-in-law, sister-in-law is also for the benefit of elder brother, let me go, as it happens that I have nothing to do, elder brother is busy with steamed stuffed buns, younger brother has been sick before and is too weak, let me go" Yang Weibo said from the side , if he doesn't say anything, this farce will not end.After Yang Weibo finished speaking, he glanced at Yuan Shi apologetically. Yuan Shi didn't feel dissatisfied on his face. She knew in her heart that her husband would definitely be going. At the same time, she glanced at her brother-in-law Yang Weisong. Smiling, Yang Weisong's physique is a bit like Yang Chunming's, he is a bit handsome, and his body is still long and thin. Yuan thought that she really can't be a corvee. When she came in, her uncle was still young, and she took good care of him, so naturally She knew the other party's temperament, and although Yuan Shi felt sorry for her husband, she felt relieved when she thought of her brother-in-law's physique.

"Wei Bo, are you in good health?" After hearing what the second son said, Yang Li turned around. Last year, the second son went, and this year she planned to go with the eldest, but she didn't expect Gu to say that, and she didn't know why done.

"Mother, it just so happens that the prey on the mountain is gone. I'll go and work for half a month and I'll be back. Isn't Brother Yang going too? We have companions, just in time." Yang Weibo said to Yang Lishi soothingly. The body is really fine.

"Come back, mother, I'll supply you." Although Yang Lishi favors the third child, she also cares about the eldest child and the second child.

"It's okay, mother, I won't be at home then, if there is anything in our room, mother may take care of it more." Yang Weibo said honestly.

"Don't worry, I have your mother."

"Well, then it's settled, the corvee will leave the day after tomorrow, and the second daughter-in-law will go back and clean up." Old man Yang made a final decision.

"Hey, dad, my daughter-in-law knows," Yuan agreed obediently.

"It's okay, you all go," Old Man Yang continued.

Everyone left the house after hearing this.

"Second brother, let me go." Yang Weisong walked behind, grabbed Yang Weibo's hand, and said with some embarrassment.

"What are you talking about, with your physique, what should mother do if something happens?" Yuan continued, looking at Yang Weisong's embarrassed look, reached out and patted Yang Weisong's shoulder, and said with a smile, "Second sister-in-law has always been It’s nothing to do with your younger brother’s pain, your second brother is in good health, don’t take it to heart, if you are really sorry, when your second brother is away, just help your sister-in-law more.”

"Sister-in-law" Yang Weisong looked at Yuan Shi, bowed his head and remained silent.

Yuan Shi smiled, looked at Yang Weibo, Yang Weibo rubbed the other's little head, "Go back quickly, your sister-in-law has to pack my luggage for me."

"Then I'm leaving, sister-in-law must call me if you have something to do." Yang Weisong said to Yuan Shi, and then ran away without a trace.

Yuan Shi shook her head and smiled, she was still a child.

"Okay, let's go back to the house." Yang Weibo stretched out his hand to hold Yuan Shi's hand, pushed the door open and entered.

"The weather is not bad this time, don't bury your head and keep working, rest more..." Yuan Shi instructed while packing up the things to take.

"Okay, don't worry, I'm fine, I'll be back in half a month." Yang Weibo took Yuan Shi's hand, put it in his own, and looked down at Yuan Shi and said.

"Actually, I'm at ease, but I'm just not at ease." Yuan said, covering her heart. Every time Yang Weibo went hunting or went out, she was afraid that something might happen to him. You know, Yuan Zhifang was the only one left for her. .

Yang Weibo didn't speak, he put his arms around Yuan Shi's waist, and patted Yuan Shi's back, how could he not know Yuan Shi's worry, but there was nothing he could do.

The two of them just stood like this without speaking, and the air became silent for a while...

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