It is said that in the third year of the Tang Dynasty, the emperor was ill and wanted to convene a conference of the holy hands of the national teacher.

Three officers and soldiers of Gyeonggi Province came to Wokniu Village and informed Woku Village that they would pay poll tax for the emperor and the imperial court.

Zhang Gong, the mayor of Woniu Village, was unwilling, before the autumn harvest, the imperial court ordered to pay taxes, where can the peasants have surplus grain, and pay you a poll tax?

But on the other side are all officers and soldiers with sharp blades hanging from their waists, where does he dare, and he is on official business, although he is unwilling, he still goes to work hard.

The next morning, after breakfast, Zhang Gong, the head of Woniu Village, and the chief of Woniu Village struck a gong and went door-to-door to inform that the court said that they would pay a poll tax.

Many people are puzzled, this peasant depends on the sky for food, and his life is not very good, and now the imperial court still has to collect a poll tax.

There are people in the village who are displeased, and they say everything.

Zhang Chengde, the two brothers of the Zhang family, Zhang Chengen knew that he was afraid that his father would be beaten, so he also followed his father's security chief to notify him from door to door.

However, what Li Zheng said was right, the poll tax should be paid to each family to send grain to the Gyeonggi government, not to his family.

The villagers will not make trouble after a while.

Paying taxes, the peasants pay their own rations, although it has not yet reached the autumn harvest, but after all, they are farmers, and the belt of Lele trousers is divided from the rations of the daily life, and it can only be paid.

In September of the third year of the Tang Dynasty, before the autumn harvest, I saw farmers near Gyeonggi Province in Chang'an, driving donkey carts and pushing carts, and sending grain to Gyeonggi Province in groups, which was a very spectacular scene.

However, fortunately, the three years of the Tang Dynasty was a good year, and in November, the farmers belonging to Gyeonggi Prefecture in Chang'an had a bumper harvest, and in the autumn harvest season, many people slowly forgot about the poll tax.

It was this year that Zhang Chengsi, one of the five brothers in Woniu Village, after the autumn harvest, followed his uncle who was trading in Chang'an City to Shandong to sell some goods, and when he came back, he brought back some utensils and made a small profit.

It is said that there are five brothers in Zhang Chengde in Woniu Village.

Among the five people, Zhang Chengen is the biggest, wooden, and silent, but when he encounters things, he is the most ruthless person. Of the five, he is the master who does not talk much.

Among the five people, Zhang Chengde and Deng Chang are two years old, and among the five people, they are two of them with active brains.

Although Zhang Chengde is the second in the family, many times, he is the boss among the five, he is the one who takes the idea, and he is the backbone of the five.

Deng Chang is an outsider, and among the five people, he is an outsider, and his relationship is not as close as the other four.

Liu Xing is the fourth, and Zhang Chengsi is the fifth.

Among the five people, only Zhang Chengsi did not marry a wife.

It is said that Zhang Chengsi came back from selling goods from Shandong, and made a small profit, Zhang Chengde, Zhang Chengen, Deng Chang, and Liu Sheng worked hard to help Zhang Chengsi build a house.

Hearing that Zhang Chengsi made a fortune selling goods, and caught up with the bumper harvest, Zhang Chengde's uncle Song Huai introduced Zhang Chengsi to the marriage.

At the end of the eighth year of the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Chengsi got married.

On the day of the wedding, Zhang Chengde, Zhang Chengen, Liu Shu, and Deng Chang were busy, and the wedding was very lively.

On the morning of the third day after Zhang Chengsi's wedding.

It was the wax moon, there were snowflakes in the sky, and a layer of white cotton yarn was spread on the ground in Woniu Village.

Zhang Chengsi was not there, Zhang Chengde, Zhang Chengen, Deng Chang, and Liu Brother got together.

Since there was an old saying in the village that Zhang Chengde and Deng Chang's two children had a fate, Zhang Chengde intended to get to know Deng Chang.

Zhang Chengde and Deng Chang married a "superficial" family of sons and daughters.

The five became friends.

In the off-season, the five brothers chatted under the locust tree at the entrance of the village every day, or went to Zhang Chengsi's house to pass the time.

It's okay to joke, make jokes, talk to each other, and the days are interesting.

Now that Zhang Chengsi is married, there is an extra brother and sister in the family, and none of these four people are embarrassed to go to his house.

There was nowhere to go, so the four brothers got together, just under the locust tree at the entrance of the village, with their sleeves inserted, chatting about some leisure.

On this day, the four brothers were talking nonsense under the locust tree at the entrance of the village.

Liu Sheng, "I haven't seen Zhang Chengsi for a few days, I married a wife, and I forgot about our buddies." ”

A few people are happy.

Liu Sheng and Zhang Chengsi had the earliest relationship, and the two loved to raise the bar when they were together.

The four of them were talking under the locust tree.

I saw a figure in the distance, a gray cotton coat, blue cotton pants, black cotton shoes, wearing a new dress. The four of them took a closer look, it was Zhang Chengsi, who had been married for three days and couldn't see the shadow.

Liu Sheng pointed to the person who came, not believing his eyes, "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao, brother, am I mistaken?" Is this person Zhang Chengsi? ”

A few laughed.

Wait until Zhang Chengsi comes closer.

Liu Yan opened his mouth and said, "Brother Chengsi, I'm so busy these days. ”

Zhang Chengsi was stunned, "What's wrong?" ”

Liu Sheng, "Our brothers are very good friends, and we also talk about heroes and heroes every day, and the stories of righteousness in the rivers and lakes, I didn't expect that you just got married, and you forgot about us." ”

Zhang Chengsi hurriedly opened his mouth to plead, "Several brothers misunderstood, since you helped me build a new house and help me get married, I haven't thought about my brothers' kindness to me for a moment, how can I forget you." ”

The four brothers laughed.

Deng Chang is still a good person here, "You are newly married, and you are not at home with your younger siblings, what are you doing with us?" ”

Zhang Chengsi, "Brothers don't know, I face my mother-in-law every day at home, and I don't have a good time with my brothers. And the woman didn't know if she was hungry, she either wanted to eat or drink every day, and she couldn't stay at home, so I came. ”

Liu Sheng, "Marry a man, marry a man, dress and eat, brother and sister live with you, no matter who you want to eat or drink?" Do we care about it? ”

Zhang Chengsi glanced at Liu Yan, knowing that he was making fun of himself, and he also took advantage of himself with his feet, "The dog can't spit out ivory in his mouth, fuck you." ”

Brothers four.

Zhang Chengde, "You just got married, you should fight with your wife, let us hold a nephew as soon as possible." ”

Zhang Chengsi, "I'm really bored at home, so I'll come to talk to my brothers, and I really have something in my heart, if I don't tell my brothers, I'm afraid I'll be suffocated." ”

"What's wrong?" A few people asked.

Zhang Chengsi, "In August this year, have you forgotten the old thing in the village? ”

Zhang Chengde, Zhang Chengen, Deng Chang, and Liu Yan were stunned.

Deng Chang spoke first, "You mean, go to the Taoist temple to make a vow?" ”

Zhang Chengsi, "Exactly." ”

Deng Chang, "If you don't say it, I almost forgot about it." ”

Zhang Chengsi, "Since I came back from selling goods in Shandong, I have made some money. My brothers helped me build a new house and marry a wife. But I have always had a knot in my heart, which is the old way. I made a bet with Lao Dao that if I made it, I would go to Chang'an City to repay my wish. Now that the brothers are better together, I want to go to Yuxuguan tomorrow to make a wish, I don't know if a few brothers are free? I want you to come with me. ”