On the first day of August, the crops in the field had just been harvested, and it was supposed to be the busy season for farming, but there were no people in the field, and even the village seemed to be a little too quiet.

"Where have all the people gone?"

Looking at the houses on both sides, the houses are not like the adobe thatched houses that Shi Yiwen imagined, but half-brick and half-billet green brick houses, but the roofs are also divided into rich and poor, some houses have tiled roofs, and some have thatched roofs. Although it is not as good as the blue bricks and black tiles in the south of the Yangtze River, it looks very clean in the Zhuangzi.

Clean!

This was Zhuangzi's initial impression of Shi Yiwen, and there were no piles of firewood or dirt everywhere on the fairly spacious roads in Zhuangzi, at most there was a slight pungent smell when passing by a few cowsheds occasionally.

"Childe, where did this person go?"

Looking at the empty Zhuangzi, Wu Cai asked, and as soon as his words fell, a faint voice came from there. As soon as I turned the corner, I saw a large mansion in front of a large house, and the wide ground paved with bluestone bricks was crowded with people, more than 1,000 people.

"Grandpa Sun, in previous years, the rent and taxes were paid until November, why are you in such a hurry?"

The words from over there made Shi Yiwen stunned, and at the same time stretched out his hand to signal Wu Cai, who was here, not to walk over.

"Why are you in such a hurry, what is this place? Huangzhuang! Do you know what kind of place Huangzhuang is? It is the emperor's Zhuangzi, for the use of the palace, this is not the emperor's wedding this year, the use of the palace is tight, naturally it is tighter than usual, Du Xiucai, what's the matter, is it difficult, do you still want to resist the emperor's grain? ”

The old man standing in front of the mansion, although he was old, had no beard on his face, and listening to his sharp tone when he spoke, he was a eunuch when he heard it. Listening to his words, Shi Yiwen's brows furrowed, and his face showed some annoyance.

"Do you want to ...... Childe?"

Without waiting for Wu to speak, Shi Yiwen stretched out his hand, stopped him, and then said in a cold voice.

"Look on!"

Thanks to the first village, otherwise I would have really missed this good show.

"Imperial Grain! Grandpa Sun, the imperial grain really doesn't dare to owe a cent, but this imperial grain must have a saying, according to the law, pay the autumn tax in September, pay the tax in November, this is the ancestral system, even the emperor can't betray the ancestral system, besides, this is not the emperor let pay, not necessarily! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the grandfather Sun shouted in a sharp and hoarse voice.

"The surname is Du, you actually said that the Sprinkle family falsely passed on the holy decree, you really think that the Sprinkle family is the master of being bullied! Come! ”

As soon as his words were heard, a few Zhuang Ding rushed out with sticks.

"Go, show that surname Du De to the masters, save him from escaping!"

As soon as Zhuang Ding, who was carrying a stick, rushed out, the crowd immediately became noisy.

"Grandpa Sun, what do you want to do?"

"Father-in-law Sun, if you want to lynch, Du is a talent, even if you know the county, you can't say that you will be beaten!"

"Hit you!"

Grandpa Sun sneered.

"What? Today, you will settle accounts with you, Steward Liu, take out the account book, and settle the accounts for the surnamed Du, and calculate how much grain their Du family owes in total. ”

When Grandpa Sun's words fell, the person holding the account book on the side asked.

"Father-in-law, from that day on?"

"From the thirty years of Jiajing, from his grandfather's generation!"

Belch!

And this kind of operation!

As a bystander, Shi Yiwen can be regarded as an eye-opener, and this debt has been owed for several generations. What kind of debt is this?

"Childe, it is common for these people to owe money and grain to the government, and this is the case everywhere, but this is Huangzhuang, it stands to reason that it will not, after all, the tenants in Huangzhuang are planting royal fields, and no matter what, they will not default on the royal rent. After all, this internal official is not an ornament. ”

Not to mention that Shi Yiwen was confused, even Wu Yi was a little confused. Not to mention that they are in arrears with the royal manor rent, even ordinary tenants dare not default on the rent of the lord's estate. It doesn't make sense.

"Grandpa Sun, when did our family owe too much? Didn't you pay in full that year? Besides, even if we want to delay, we have to have the guts, with you internal officials urging food, who dares to owe half a cent? ”

As soon as Du Xiucai's words fell, someone over there echoed him.

"That's it, Grandpa Sun, you have to make it clear to the big guy!"

"Grandpa Sun, our families are all paid in full every year."

"It's a lot more than ......"

As soon as the words in the crowd fell, I heard Grandpa Sun shouting loudly.

"Hmph, in full, when did you guys pay the food in full? Didn't I give you an advance first, and there would be no interest on this advance? Steward Liu, is it okay? ”

When Steward Liu, who was making an abacus, heard this, he immediately put the abacus away, lowered his head and said.

"Back to my father-in-law's words, in fact, this is a clear account, from Jiajing 30 years to the father-in-law to Zhuangzi, every time the money and grain in the palace are handed over, the father-in-law first cushioned, although Du Xiucai's family paid it neatly, but after all, it still has to drag on for a while, and it is too small to calculate, these 28 years, a total of 73 taels and 6 coins ...... interest money."

Without waiting for Liu Guan to finish speaking, Du Xiucai, who was held by several Zhuang Ding, said in annoyance.

"The surname Sun, don't you set up a name and let the villagers evaluate it, there is such a calculation of interest in this world? The money and grain of this government can also be handed over in three months, and it is not considered to be in arrears, it is rented from someone else's ......."

"Others, that's the people, whose land are you renting? It's the emperor's field, it's the emperor's field! If you want money and food in the palace, it can drag on for a few months! Come on, you all tell the gentlemen, who said that the gentlemen charged this interest and the money was poor! Come, who said that the gentlemen did not receive it properly, stand up and show the gentlemen! ”

Grandpa Sun, who was standing in front of the door, shouted loudly.

As soon as he shouted like this, the originally noisy crowd in the field immediately became mute, and seeing that there was no sound around him, Du Xiucai's face also turned pale.

"Hmph, surnamed Du, this gentleman has to settle the matter with you, the interest owed is paid off by you today, and the gentleman will not settle the account with you, if you can't pay it off...... Hum! ”

Glancing at the crowd, Grandpa Sun said sharply.

"I'll take your daughter and sell it today!"

As soon as his words fell, a little girl's scream was immediately heard from the crowd. Then a little girl ran out and hugged Du Xiucai in horror

"Daddy, Mommy Daddy......"

"You...... Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. ”

Du Xiucai, who was held by his daughter, looked at the smug look of his grandfather Sun on the stage, but he had no idea for a while.

"Grandpa Sun, you, you don't talk nonsense, if you owe or owe silver, Du will go with you to see the official ......"

"Hmph, see the official, surnamed Du, this is Huangzhuang! The government can't control it! ”

Before Grandpa Sun's words fell, a voice came from there.

"The government can't manage it, I can manage it!"