Because the summer tax and the autumn tax are connected, there is indeed a lot of grain piled up here in the village ancestral hall.

Some villagers are simple, just thinking that they will not suffer losses and get back their share; There are also such greedy people, who want to fish in troubled waters and occupy more. This is food, something that can both fill the stomach and be sold for money.

As a result, there was chaos on the ancestral hall.

It was about his own food, where could the Yang family still care about buying tofu, and immediately hurried home to call someone.

By the time Gui Er's grandmother and Gui Wu came over, half of the food in the ancestral hall had gone.

Because the Zhang family father and son are here, the five stones of grain of the Gui family have been moved aside, but the Gui family can't take this much for the time being, so they stand aside and watch the excitement.

Du Li Zheng didn't speak, and several clan elders watched with crutches, scolding this for a while, shouting at that for a while, and their voices were hoarse.

With the news of this year's tax exemption, more and more people come to the ancestral hall.

In addition to the men, many women also brought their children over, and the ancestral hall was even more noisy.

By the time it was time for lunch, the ancestral hall was still in a mess.

Second Grandpa Gui and Gui Chun came over when they got the news, and their faces were full of joy.

Five stone grains are not a decimal, and they are really a great grace. I heard that the Son of Heaven moved the capital, and the little people felt that it was none of their business, but they didn't expect such a good thing to fall on their heads.

The grandfather and grandson pushed the wheelbarrow over, and the Gui family carried a few bags of grain, and happily went directly to the long house.

Mei's aunt and nephew do embroidery behind closed doors, so naturally they don't know the news outside. Seeing a few people in the second room coming, I was still surprised, but when I knew the reason, I was all smiling.

People are like this, obviously the grain was handed over by themselves, but even if they returned it, they always felt that they had taken a big advantage. In addition to being cheap, the "tax arrears" of the summer tax before have always been a hidden danger, and now that the summer tax is exempted, the "tax arrears" have naturally become a joke.

"It seems that the relocation of the Son of Heaven is really a good thing for the people." Mei looked at a few bags of grain, satisfied.

According to the rules, regardless of the summer tax or the autumn tax, the rice is peeled and paid, not the grain directly.

There are six acres of land under the name of the long house, and nineteen acres of middle field. Shimoda is fine, but he collects millet seeds; The nineteen acres of middle field, because it was planted by tenants before, and the Mei family and the Yang family were also given rent, and the few stones of millet that the long house was ready to pay taxes were bought in advance.

Millet is all new millet, and you can eat it when you bring it back.

However, when the tax was paid, the two houses were paid together, and there were also six acres of land in the second room. Xiatian is two acres and counted as one tax mu, and six of the five stone grains are two houses.

Mei took out the pockets and divided them. The remaining four stones of more than grain, combined with millet and rice and flour and other fine grains, are almost enough for a year's ration for four people in the long house.

"It's Chongyang's birthday today, let's come over to eat in the evening." Gui Wudao.

Mei Shi was speechless, and immediately said: "That relationship is good, Chongyang must be happy." ”

Because when it was time for lunch, Mei left a few people in the second room to eat here. Gui Wu smiled and said, "The second sister-in-law is ready, and we will come back to eat delicious food in the evening." ”

Mei didn't stay any longer, and watched the three generations of the second house and grandchildren leave, and then turned around.

Mei Duo whispered: "Auntie, did Du Lizheng lose his adult this time?" ”

Not to mention the summer tax, the grace of the court has not yet come down when it is paid; But this autumn tax, other villages have not started to pay, and Mujia Village is used to paying it early every year, and now it is pitting Du Lizheng.

Duri is saying that he is late, and some villagers believe it, while others don't believe it at all.

Those who believe, if you think about it more, will know that there is a strange thing in this, Duri is on the side of the grain chief and the county government, and he does not seem to be as confident as he shows; Those who don't believe it must suspect that Duri is trying to deceive the superiors and subordinates and secretly order this batch of grain.

Either way, Du Rizheng's prestige has been hit.

The Du family, whether they were the murderers behind the scenes or not, it is true that they are not kind to "Xigui" now. Seeing that Duri was embarrassed, Mei Duo naturally couldn't wait to see the excitement.

Mei walked to the kitchen and looked at a few stones of millet with satisfaction.

In fact, everyone pays agricultural taxes, and there are not many people like the Gui family who directly pay new grain.

Everyone knows that old grain is cheaper, but because Du Li Zheng took the "summer tax" before, he cheated the Gui family, and the Gui family refused to leave a handle to tell him to have something to say, so he handed over the new grain.

Because the Zhang family helped before, they also occupied new grain, which means that the Gui family did not suffer a loss.

However, in the ancestral hall, there was a lot of chaos, in order to grab food, everyone blushed and had thick necks, and even pushed and shoved. If it weren't for the presence of several clan elders, impeachment and suppression, something big would have happened.

Even if there is no major incident in the end, but those who are late to hear the news will inevitably suffer losses, obviously paying taxes is new grain, and now they have old grain, and some even have half a bag of rice bran in it.

Everyone refuses to suffer, and they have to curse the heavens and the earth.

By the end of the evening, when the village school was about to end, the ancestral hall had not yet returned to calm.

The village school is near the ancestral hall, so the elementary school students naturally enjoyed the excitement. Mei Xiaoba and Yang Wu are all happy, and it is naturally a good thing to be able to get food.

Gui Chongyang knew that there was this one, and he was not surprised, but he was a little curious that Du Li was doing nothing.

In fact, at this time, it was easy for Duri to settle the dispute, and he could appease everyone by taking the new rice from his own granary.

But Duri did not appease and let things develop, did he not care about the anger of the people, or was there some other reason?

"The people of 'Donggui' made a fuss just now, and his family heard the letter late, and there was only rice bran left." Yang Wucai listened to the gossip of other primary school students and came over to Gui Chongyang.

The relationship and contradiction between "East Gui" and "West Gui", Yang Wu knew it clearly, so he told Gui Chongyang in a bad way.

Gui Chongyang's focus is not on "Donggui", but on "rice bran".

The collection of taxes is the manpower that Dury is arranging, and it will not be fooled in vain, so the origin of this "rice bran" cannot be explained. Or maybe it's just a caretaker who was greedy and exchanged rice bran for a bag of grain, but in the eyes of the villagers, this became "evidence" that Duri was embezzling the grain tax.

Everyone has to be jealous, Du Li is a foreigner, calling slaves and maids, pressing on the heads of the villagers, everyone is happy?

Now Duri is being slapped in the face, and someone will follow the temptation.

"Interesting!" Gui Chongyang naturally muttered to himself.

I had the idea of changing the right thing before, but I can't say that I have an opportunity now.

While the three of them were talking, they left the village school.

At the intersection, Yang Wu was afraid of his head and said, "I almost forgot!" After that, he took out a piece of green cloth from his schoolbag and handed it to Gui Chongyang: "Isn't it your birthday today, my mother asked me to give it to you, and said that Aunt Mei would make you an autumn coat." ”

Gui Chongyang didn't answer, and said: "The eldest aunt has received it, and my cousin doesn't have new clothes, so I'd better take it back to my cousin and use it." ”

Yang Wu stuffed it directly into Gui Chongyang's arms, and said, "Just take it for you, I have two brothers on it, just pick up their clothes and wear them." I don't have anything to send you, wait a few days and make an ice car for you when it's cold. With that, he waved his hand and walked quickly.

Before Gui Chongyang could say that he wanted to invite Yang Wu to eat dumplings at home, Yang Wu had already turned a corner and disappeared.

Gui Chongyang held the material, only feeling heavy.

The material is a plain blue coarse cloth, which is neither new nor new. It's new because it's not cut and rinsed, it's not new because the edges are a little yellowed, and the material should have been pressed to the bottom of the box for a while.

Where did the children in the village have a birthday?

Uncle Yang mostly saw that Gui Chongyang was an orphan, and she had no parents to rely on, so she was really pitiful, so she paid attention and sent something to make up for it.

But the Yang family's life is not rich, and Gui Chongyang thought about the tofu recipe again.

When he arrived at the old house of the Gui family, he saw that the two rooms of the Gui family were there, especially Gui Wu, Gui Chongyang couldn't help but be surprised: "Second grandfather, second grandmother, fifth uncle, big brother Chun!" ”

Mei Duo served tea next to her, but she didn't see Yang and Mei, and the two should be busy in the kitchen.

The two old men nodded, but Gui Wu smiled and said, "How is school lately?" You can peek at your homework, and I have to test you. ”

Gui Chongyang's face did not change, but he knew in his heart that he had something to say to himself, so he answered: "My nephew also happens to have homework to ask the fifth uncle." ”

The uncle and nephew greeted everyone and went to the study.

"Title deed?" Gui Chongyang said with surprise.

"Fifty-five acres!" Gui Wu nodded and said, "I gave twenty-five acres to the second sister-in-law, and thirty acres to the old couple." ”

Gui Chongyang understood the key when he thought about it, and said: "That's exactly how it should be." ”

Gui Wudao: "Du Li is suffering a big loss in the matter of autumn tax, and I don't know what to do, so you should be more vigilant in the future." ”

Gui Chongyang responded, and then asked: "The matter of the Yang family's fangzi, does the fifth uncle have a charter?" ”

Gui Wu thought for a while and said: "It is better to teach people to fish than to teach people to fish, you can think of using the recipe to help the Yang family is kind, but have you thought about it, there is a sentence that 'the law is not passed on lightly', because they will feel that it is for nothing and will not cherish it; ”

"But the Yang family is really poor." Gui Chongyang frowned and said: "I originally thought about it, otherwise I would take a cut, count it as the Yang family's buyer, and after drawing a four, five or five years or how many taels of silver, this recipe will completely belong to the Yang family." Otherwise, this money-generating thing will be given out directly, but I am afraid that the Yang family will think too much. Later, I felt that it was too troublesome. ”

Gui Wu shook his head and said, "What's the trouble?" That's what makes it really easy. As you said, such a benefit is taken by the Yang family in vain, and the Yang family is not at ease in their hearts, for fear that when you will regret it or give it to others again, it is better to say good things in the end, and the province is thankless. ”

Gui Chongyang's eyebrows stretched out, and he nodded: "Then do it." It's just that I can't talk to Uncle Yang, Uncle Yang is too soft-hearted and has no idea, so I'd better talk to Yang Wei. ”

Gui Wu agreed: "Yes, there is also the profit distribution of the Yang brothers, you can also ask clearly, so that the brothers will not turn against each other for this in the future." ”

The Gui family has helped to this point, if the Yang family can't bring it up, then there is no way.

The matter of the Yang family was decided, and Gui Chongyang breathed a sigh of relief.

Kindness is also a debt, and if you get too much kindness, you must also repay it.

Some people naturally like to take advantage, and some people are like Gui Chongyang, who feel uncomfortable when they take advantage.