Chapter 5 Five Taels of Silver
The villagers all have the same idea, if they can live a good life, no one can provoke the village chief.
But over the years, the more they retreated, the more excessive the village chief became. Life is not as good as day by day, this bloodsucking worm eats a brain full of fat, but what about these villagers?
Think about it, two catties of fat pork can make those village children rush forward to beat people without forgetting to die, and these children are the truest illustration.
The villagers secretly thought to themselves, secretly pondering, after so many years of anger, today Shen San finally stood up and said it for them, and they all felt excited in their hearts! The gaze that looked at Shen Kang also became hot, as if they had forgotten that it was only an eight-year-old child in front of them.
Xie Jing was stunned, at the beginning of the snow, Xuanya Zhenren who was in the cloud pole view on the mountain passed by the village, leaving a word, the purple gas filled the court, and the Tianquan Star was about to come to the world to save the people of Li from fire and water.
What does this mean?
Purple gas is auspicious, blessed and noble. Tianquan Xing, that is the Wenqu Star in the mouth of the people!
Hearing this, he was still proud, thinking about seizing up and having another one with his wife, but now looking at Shen Kang, he actually had a trace of suspicion, Shen San, is it Tianquan Xing?
He shook his head, squeezed Shen Kang hard with the corner of his eye, and secretly took a sip, how could a sick man who was dragging half a breath be Tianquan Xing? It's dizzy!
He thought about it, and there were all small things next to him, and there was someone above him who was holding it for him. But the matter on the jade mine must not be expanded to attract people to investigate, otherwise his Xie family will be ruined.
After a long silence, he stiffened his breath and said: "Seeing that it is the end of the year, Shen Er and Shen San are seriously injured, I am afraid that it will affect the progress of your family's sowing in the coming year, I can take a step back and compensate you two taels of silver, do you think it's okay?" ”
"Whew." This is a soft convinc, but this money is too little!
Shen Kang secretly exhaled and said, "Ten taels." ”
He didn't have any specific concept of Daming's money, and he couldn't predict the purchasing power of two taels of silver, but he remembered reading a few words in the book.
To put it simply, one stone in the Ming Dynasty was about ninety-four kilograms in modern times, and the agricultural level in the Ming Dynasty was not as good as in modern times, and one hundred to one hundred and fifty kilograms of rice could be earned per acre, because it was in the north, so it could only be harvested once a year. According to this algorithm, the Shen family has ten acres of land, and they can harvest 1,000 to 1,500 kilograms of rice a year!
The taxes of the Ming Dynasty have always been low, one bucket of rice per mu. Ten acres of land only need to hand over no more than 100 kilograms of rice, and after removing a year's rations, he doesn't have time to calculate how much surplus there is, but it is not a problem to feed a family of five.
Their family is living in poverty, a single household, he Xie Village Chief has embezzled more than 500 kilograms of grain in a year, not to mention the entire Xiannan Village?
Even if this is the case, he didn't expect the village chief to come up with ten taels of silver to compensate, even if the village chief did have it, how dare he take it out in public and beat himself in the mouth?
You know, in this era, two taels of silver is enough for a farmer to live for a year! It is conceivable that ten taels of silver is a lot of wealth!
Xie Jing thought for a while, pretended to be resentful and replied: "It's really a lion's mouth, I haven't been busy from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, and I can't make money to give you the silver?" It's better to throw it in the water! Tell my family to go to the northwest wind? His face flushed with annoyance, and he paused for a half breath and continued: "Five taels, if you want love, don't pull it down!" ”
Shen Kang blinked his eyes, his dark pupils shone brightly, his lips were slightly raised, revealing his eight white and neat teeth, his right hand folded his fingers and twisted the left sleeve, and said slowly: "Dad, let's go home with the village chief to get the money." He turned his head to look at Liu Yuan and said, "Uncle Liu, I, I'm afraid of the village chief, can you please go with us?" When you get the money, San'er will give you a drink. ”
Liu Yuan snorted and breathed, he was so bold, and he was pitiful and begging for help at this time, he still knew that he was afraid?
He is a scholar, who rarely buys him to drink?
"If it doesn't work... Will San'er give you a tael of silver? ”
Liu Yuan was almost so angry by his first sentence that he thought about it, but he didn't want to entangle with him, and he was despised by this kid!
Shen Kang looked at his angry beard rising and falling slightly, knowing that the joke was too big, and hurriedly whispered: "It's not that I'm stingy, it's just that the second brother broke his arm, and I was beaten to the point of bleeding, and it cost a lot of silver." ”
Originally, he planned to brush his sleeves away, but he hesitated when he heard this. Children are children after all, and this family is also pitiful.
If there was a way, Shen San would never beg himself so lowly.
He nodded, his tone was soft, still with a southern accent that was incompatible with the villagers, and said slowly: "There is no need for money, wine... Forget it, I'll go with you. ”
"Thank you, Uncle Liu!" Shen Kang replied with a crisp smile.
Everyone else called him Liu Yuan, called Xiucaigong, and he only found out until now that this child has been calling himself uncle, Uncle Liu. I couldn't help but feel warm in my heart, and I no longer held him accountable for being clever, and said in a kind way: "I'll go with you." ”
Shen Kang bowed his hand sincerely and politely: "Thank you!" "Scholars have a good face, and they are most afraid that others will use vulgar things to provoke them, which is the same in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad.
Liu Yuan looked at Shen Kang, nodded, and sighed in his heart, he had usually heard that Shen San, the child, was frail and sickly, but he was kind and polite.
The children of poor peasant families, if they were not forced to retreat, how could they be as aggressive as Fang Cai? Just confronted the momentum of the village chief at him... Liu Yuan smiled, and his face became kind.
Seeing this scene, the village chief is angry!
He said with a straight face: "I lost your family, and my son was injured, what do you say?" ”
Shen Kang frowned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Our family is poor, powerless, powerless, whatever the village chief says, I will listen to it." ”
He, he still dares to give me a generous look!
Xie Jing's chest continued to rise and fall, a cow was nothing, as if he was rare. He looked at Shen Kang's thin body, he was clearly an eight-year-old boy, but he looked like he was six or seven years old.
He smiled in a low voice and said, "If you are guilty of your first offense, you will kneel in the ancestral hall for a night and punish the big commandment." ”
"It makes sense." Shen Kang responded with a smile, he knew that now in the cold winter of Layue, there would definitely be no fire in a place like the ancestral hall, and he wanted his life.
But this night, he had to go.
Shen Chang stepped forward and said, "I also have a part in beating Xie Lin, and I will kneel with San'er." ”
Idiot!
Shen Kang couldn't help but want to scold him, the village chief obviously saw that he was weak and wanted to rectify himself many times, he didn't care what he did when he bumped into him!
But when it comes to words... He was sour in his heart, this is his family and brothers, even if he knew that going with him could not alleviate his punishment, but he was willing to share the difficulties.
"Hmph, whatever you want." Xie Lin didn't look at Shen Chang, and instead walked straight towards home.
Xie Jing originally wanted to perfunctory the matter of compensation first, but after a few days, Shen Chang and Shen Kang's injuries were healed, so there was no such thing, so this little thief was scheming, and dragged Liu Yuan to withdraw the money together.
He walked ahead, his eyes flashing with murderous intent as he walked ahead.