In a compound made of stones and mud at the south end of Zhuangzi, a cow and three sheep had just been brought back. In the yard that was not enough, it began to boil.

Especially the second elder in the family, who is already old, after seeing the fierce ploughing cattle in front of him, it is like seeing his grandson, constantly going back and forth. As for the three fat sheep, they have become the beloved things of the two children, with a face full of excitement, stroking the snow-white wool of the fat sheep...

In the face of the sudden increase in the number of members in the family, the wife was happy, but the wife had a worried expression on her face.

Because, when the husband brought home this head livestock, it meant that the family had an additional foreign debt of one hundred and thirty taels of silver at one time.

One hundred and thirty taels of silver, if you put it before you came to Datong, it is impossible for your whole family to earn it back after ten years of hard work. I think that at the beginning, the reason why I fled to Datong was because my family owed the local landlord five taels of silver, and in the end, the profit became dozens of taels, and I had to mortgage the only few acres of land and house in my family, so I became a homeless person.

And now, I actually owe one hundred and thirty taels of silver at one time....If it is still profitable, it will not be long before one hundred and thirty taels of silver will become hundreds of taels of silver.

When the time comes, in the face of a foreign debt of a few hundred taels of silver, will he and his family still have a way to live......

When his wife expressed her worries, the smile on the second elder's face disappeared immediately. With the same worried expression, he looked at his son, who had become the head of the family...

The son knew that if he could not give his family a reasonable explanation, this concern would stay with them forever.

After a long sigh. He said, "Okay....let's lock up these cattle and sheep first....after entering the house." I'm telling you what I think..."

A family of four except for two small children. All sat around a humble table. The old father asked, "Dongsheng... Tell us all what you think....bring back so many cattle and sheep at one time, and owe so many foreign debts....Our family has finally settled down, and you are not afraid of that profit, which will make us homeless again, wandering and hungry outside..."

Under the gaze of three pairs of different eyes, Wang Dongsheng, whose expression was completely inconsistent with his age, spoke up because of his perennial hard work.

"Mom and Dad....And the kids... That's what I think....on the surface. We owe the Governor a hundred and thirty taels of silver. However, the Governor is a trumpet, and he will not make any interest with us....This foreign debt of one hundred and thirty taels of silver, even if it is owed for another two years, will still be one hundred and thirty taels of silver, and will not be one tael more..."

Seeing the disbelief on the old father's face, Wang Dongsheng continued: "Think about it, in addition to this life, what else can the governor worry about..."

"If not for the Governor. Our whole family may have starved to death on the way to escape the famine....where can we have a good life now... The Governor's Mansion not only took everyone to Tuntian. Give everyone silver and grain, and will give everyone a field next year, ten acres of land per person... Such a good Governor, would he calculate us people..."

"In my eyes, our Governor is a Bodhisattva in the world... No, it's better than a bodhisattva....I'm still thinking that when we have money, we'll set up an immortal card for the Governor and pray for the Governor's blessing every day..."

Wang Dongsheng's explanation suddenly made everyone's face a lot less worried.

However, regardless of whether the Governor will make a profit or not, the foreign debt of one hundred and thirty taels of silver is still deposited.

Wang Dongsheng seemed to see what his wife was thinking, and continued to analyze: "As for the one hundred and thirty taels of foreign debts we owe to the Governor, I guarantee that we will be able to pay off all of them in two years at most....At that time, these cattle and sheep will all be our family's own..."

"One hundred and thirty taels of silver in two years... Dongsheng, are your heads burned..."After listening to what Wang Dongsheng said, before his wife could speak, his father, who looked old, had already taken the lead, and asked rhetorically with a look of disbelief.

Because, I haven't farmed before....

When the year was good, when I went out to pay all kinds of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, I was really able to fall into my own hands, and when I went out to feed the family, I could leave one or two taels of silver, and I was already thankful....

And now, the son sitting in front of him actually told himself with arrogance on his face that he could earn one hundred and thirty taels of silver in two years......

One hundred and thirty taels of silver, on average each year, is sixty-five taels .......

In the past, even if I worked hard for half a lifetime, it was impossible to earn it......

At this time, not only the father, but also the wife and mother also shot disbelieving expressions at themselves at the same time.

Wang Dongsheng, who was full of confidence in himself, directly opened his mouth and analyzed: "My head is not burned...."

"Think about it, in the spring of next year, our family can get forty acres of land at one time..."

"Because the Governor has made us deep wells, there will be no shortage of water in these lands....plus we have ploughing cattle and can plough deeply... When the time comes, not to mention too much, harvesting a load and a half of grain per acre of land will definitely not be a problem..."

"One acre of land is one and a half quintals, and forty acres of land is sixty quintals of grain... In addition to the taxes paid to the Governor's Palace, we will have at least 30 loads of grain left over in a year..."

"Thirty loads of grain, even if we leave twenty loads of grain as rations, we still have ten loads of grain that can be exchanged for silver..."

"In addition, with the ploughing oxen, after the spring ploughing begins, we will definitely be able to complete the cultivation of 40 acres of land in a very short time. When the time comes, we can also reclaim another three or four acres of land with the help of the ploughing ox....so that we can have an extra harvest of four or five loads of grain a year..."

"Fourteen or fifteen quintals of grain, according to the current price of grain, it can definitely be sold for sixty-five taels of silver..."

Seeing the stunned expressions on his family's faces, Wang Dongsheng continued.

"In addition to farming, the three fat sheep at home can also help us earn silver..."

"Three fat sheep, next year, even if we only give three little lambs. When these three little lambs grow up, we can sell them for at least thirty taels of silver... If we don't sell these three lambs and keep them....in the next year, the family will have twelve sheep or even more......"

"When the time comes, we will not only be able to pay off the one hundred and thirty taels of silver owed to the Governor, but we will also be able to save dozens of taels..."

"In two years, we'll pay off all our debts... The food tax will also be reduced to 20%....When the time comes, our days will get better and better, and there will be no more days of starvation.........."