After working in full swing for several days, Ran Wenyue and the others finally finished harvesting their rice fields, and even the wheat and corn on the mountains were taken home.

In the next few days, as the temperature gradually became colder, all the people in the Ran family added a few more clothes.

Chu Xiumei looked at the three granaries full of grain, and a gorgeous smile appeared on her face, "Everyone can take a rest tomorrow." ”

"Thank you, master." Everyone said happily that after a few days of busyness, everyone also felt very tired, and now they can take a rest, and everyone has a smile on their faces.

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When resting, only some people who were reluctant to go out and some of the guards who guarded the house were left, and the rest of the people went to the village near the grange, because they knew that they were from the landlord's family, so the people in the village would greet them warmly when they saw them, even if they saw some blonde and blue-eyed people, they would not keep staring at them as before, but they still couldn't help but look at them a few more times.

Liujia Village, under the old elm tree in the village.

A group of people were chatting together, and Ran Wenyue and her two younger brothers had just walked over when they heard a woman talking loudly, with a bit of happiness and pity in her tone.

"Fortunately, we moved quickly, and I heard that several villages next door were soaked by the rain, and most of the good food was spoiled."

"Ouch, that's really fatal, for our farmers, that food is the root of life."

A woman exclaimed with a peanut peeled in her hand, but there was a hint of schadenfreude in her tone.

"If they say that they have been abused, they will take back three or four percent, and the wheat and rice have sprouted, and even the corn has become moldy."

The other woman also stopped the winter coat she was sewing and mended, and swept around the others to echo, the gossip in her eyes was strong.

"What's the matter, I'm afraid I can't pay the grain tax!" Another little daughter-in-law looked up and said.

"Who's to say it isn't! This day looks just a little better, but it is gone in a blink of an eye, and it is estimated that this year will have to live in a crowded life as soon as the grain tax is paid. The other woman in her winter coat sighed and said worriedly, and then she asked, "How is your mother's house?" ”

As soon as she heard her question, the former little daughter-in-law said: "My mother's family is fine, and they have all been taken back, but some people's corn in the village has been sprouted by blisters." ”

The woman who was peeling the peanuts in her hand also said happily: "My mother's family is good to listen to me, and I will collect it in advance today, otherwise it is estimated that it will be rained." ”

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Ran Wenyue and the others walked around the village, looked at it and knew how many harvests there were, and then went back.

After a rough count, after collecting the grain that should be paid in the hands of the tenants, and after the account office calculated all the grain taxes to be paid, Ran Wenyue read it correctly, and then loaded it and transported it to the county office to pay the tax.

When they escorted the grain to the Yamen, they happened to meet the landlord Zhang's house in the next town, that is, Ran Wenyue was almost sold to Chongxi's landlord's house, this time in the crowd of the Zhang family, Ran Wenyue saw an acquaintance, Ran Yun, next to her sat a man in his twenties, his skin was sickly white, he was delicate, and his facial features were upright.

The man suddenly covered his mouth and coughed a few times, Ran Yun immediately took a glass of water, looked at him nervously, patted him on the back while helping him, and asked, "Ziwen, how do you feel?" Are you okay? Come and drink saliva. ”

Ran Wenyue didn't greet them, but looked at their grain, there was only one cart, and there was also a small box, it was estimated that it contained silver taels, and the grain was not enough, so the silver taels came to make up.

This year is a bumper harvest year, although there have been disasters before, but it has also allowed the land to get time to recuperate, plus this year is well cared for, and the harvest is also timely.

The harvest of agricultural crops is good, and even the villagers near the grange are also in good spirits.

When they saw the people of Landlord Zhang's family, the people of Landlord Zhang's family also saw them. Ran Yun also discovered Ran Wenyue, her eyes were a little complicated, looking at them full of food, her eyes were hot.

Several men guarding Zhang's house also stood silently on the sidelines, staring directly at the convoy.

As soon as she arrived at the gate of the yamen, Ran Wenyue got off the ox cart to register, and she was accompanied by two guards, Wang Yi took the remaining few people to drive the ox cart and followed the person in charge of the warehouse to the warehouse to pay the grain, and the warehouse was not far from which street behind the mansion.

"Miss Ran." Zhang of Zhang's Mansion smiled and stepped forward to greet him.

"You are?" Ran Wenyue looked at the strange man in front of her, although Zhang Da was the one who went to greet her at the beginning, but at that time Ran Wenyue was unconscious and didn't know him at all.

"Miss Ran is really a noble person who forgets things, I am Zhang Da, the steward of the Zhang Mansion, and you almost married our young master at the beginning." Zhang Da looked at Ran Wenyue and said with a smile.

"Oh, it turned out to be the steward of Zhang's mansion, I don't know." On the contrary, Ran Wenyue didn't smile so much, she replied with a smile, looking at the person in front of her, and thinking of the original incident, this person was so cheeky to talk to him, isn't he afraid of being beaten?