Chapter 103: Xiangyang
There are three treasures in Xiangyang, and the sweet water and tea are more beautiful.
Cai Dacheng and his entourage were sitting in the lobby of the teahouse by the window at this time, listening to the song and drinking tea, admiring the handsome men and women strolling on the street outside the window, and the life of a leisurely stroll is really a great enjoyment in life.
Zhao Jiao was indulging in this situation at this time, and it seemed that she had been tired from riding for many days.
If Cai Dacheng wasn't on official business, she really wanted to drag him to play for a few more days.
"Little Er, come here!" Su Xuan gently stroked the paper fan.
"This master, please command!" Xiao Er's eyebrows were clear, and he was still holding a rag in his hand, and he hurried over when he heard the greeting.
"You can talk about your Xiangyang City, you can say anything interesting and fun, and this lord will be rewarded!" After speaking, he pointed to Cai Dacheng.
Cai Dacheng smiled and didn't say anything, but Huang Shan was not happy, how could this person take out other people's money while his own mouth was healthy?
"Hey! I said Master Su, this is your own name, why did you bring our master? ”
"Who called me sir, I'm so poor that I jingle loudly! Or are you out? If you don't come out, get out of the way! Su Xuan sneered, the little guy didn't get through the accident, and he deserved to find his daughter-in-law!
"Say it! Silver can't run away from you! ”
"Howler!" Xiao Er has seen a lot of people, and knows that although these people are tired and dusty, they are by no means the masters who lack silver.
"We have three treasures in Xiangyang, have you heard of it?" Xiao Er asked.
"This one! The Three Treasures have been seen, this soaking mountain spring, this tea industry, and handsome men and women like you, right? Su Xuan pointed as he spoke.
"Sir, you are really well-informed!" Xiao Er made a playful pat on the back, "You know these three treasures, so do you know the three odds?" ”
"Huh? Three odds? Interesting, let's talk about it. ”
Xiao Er said: "This is the first strange, it is Yuqi!" Seeing that everyone's eyes were looking at him, his face was proud, and he smiled:
"It stands to reason that our Xiangyang has the same topography as Qingshui City next door, surrounded by mountains. Waterlogging should also occur during the rainy season, and the soil near the mountains is not solid, and landslides are also prone to landslides, but the reality is not!
Let's Xiangyang City, that is a place favored by the gods, and there is absolutely a guarantee of drought and flood!
Don't believe me, gentlemen!
The difference between the two cities is not more than 100 miles, and they have a torrential rain in Qingshui City, but we may not have such a heavy rain, even if it falls, the water will not gather, and it will not be waterlogged.
We've seen two rainstorms when we're so big, and most of the others are drizzles, and when the soil is sober, it won't be long before the rain stops.
We haven't seen waterlogging, and we've never heard of drought.
As if God could know what everyone was saying, it would rain when he wanted it, and when the land was moistened, the rain would stop.
It can be said that our Xiangyang City is really a treasure of feng shui!
This is not blowing, since our grandfather can remember, he has never encountered a drought or flood year.
The perennial wind and rain are smooth, and our people's lives are better, do you say that this Xiangyang City is a treasure land? Is it a place favored by the gods? ”
A few people were surprised to hear it, they had never seen such rain!
"What about the second odd?" Su Xuan asked.
"The second odd, hey! I'm hungry when I say it! Xiao Er actually took a sip and continued: "Fish fresh! ”
Seeing everyone's eyes in disbelief, Xiao Er's eyes widened, "It's definitely true!" It's really fresh! If you don't believe in dinner, you can find a random shop to try it, no matter whose family, the method is the same! Only oil and salt are put in the seasoning, and the taste is so fresh! ”
"Whether it's delicious or not, fresh or not, we'll try it in the evening." Keep up your three odds! Huang Shan broke Xiao Er's chatter and urged him to speak quickly.
Xiao Er was a little unfinished, but he didn't refute it.
"The third strange thing is known to women and children, young and old, that is, our county master, afraid of his daughter-in-law! I'm so scared that Qingshui City knows it! But they are envious, envious that we have a daughter-in-law in Xiangyang City! ”
Several men looked at each other, this is not for nothing who is afraid of a daughter-in-law, but it can be spread all over the city, and even too few are out of the city.
"Tell me!" Su Xuan was also curious.
"Hey! It all started seven years ago.
At that time, the county magistrate had just come to our county for half a year, and the matter was that after the autumn harvest, the people had just paid taxes to the county magistrate.
This tax silver has not yet left Xiangyang City, and another group of people have come from above to increase taxes!
It is said that it is to pay the tax of what person, and that the population reported by our Xiangyang City and County Taiye is too small, and it cannot be paid according to the reported population but with reference to the population of the big county, and this is how the previous county order came!
At that time, when the county magistrate asked us to pay the fee, everyone wondered why it was less than in previous years?
Under normal circumstances, if you make up for it, it should be the same as in previous years, but people don't agree!
Because they had to wait for the collection of every household in the village again, they delayed their payment, so they asked the county magistrate to pay more, on the grounds that they had not paid the tax penalty on time.
In this way, it was distributed to each family for no reason and hundreds of dollars more than in previous years. ”
Su Xuan was deeply touched by this matter, when his father was alive, he really wanted to reduce taxes for the people every time he paid taxes, but the above did not allow him...
"The above asks for a tax increase, but our people don't know it! In the future, it was increased by the county lord privately!
Some of them really can't be handed over, so they kneel at the door of the county government and beg the county magistrate to be kind and give them a way to live!
This one knelt, and then he learned, and the road at the entrance of the county government was not wide, and it was full of people in less than half a day!
The county magistrate was alarmed, and he took the other lords in the county government out together, so that the kneeling people should go back quickly.
He did not punish the people for persecuting him, let alone explain why the tax was increased.
I don't want to, there is another group of people behind him, thinking that it is the scoundrel Diao Min who is kneeling, and he doesn't want to pay the silver in a different way, so he orders to arrest people!
Can the county magistrate watch his people being arrested? and stopped him who took the lead.
Both sides are talking about it, and this extra silver still has to be paid!
The people are not happy! Although the wind and rain in Xiangyang are smooth, it has been harvested all year round, and many people have long been too poor to get off the pot!
The little one saw an old man say that his family had already sold a granddaughter to pay the tax money raised this time, and if he paid it again, wouldn't he have to sell it?
But there is no one left in his family to sell, so he can't sell his only grandson too, right? What hope is there for those days?
This man talked a lot, and everyone talked about their hardships and hardships...
But then the old man who urged the money didn't want to hear it, saying that everyone present wanted to rebel! actually asked the county magistrate to send people to arrest them all and take him away as a coolie!
This is a hornet's nest!
Not only the kneeling people, but also the people behind them are unwilling, and they are about to get out of control! ”
Xiao Er sold Guanzi, "Guess who solved it?" ”
The youngest person sitting in Huangshan sneered, and sneered: "If you say it, what else is it selling?" Isn't it just that the county lady has come out! ”
"Have you heard?" Xiao Er asked in surprise, have you heard it?
Huang Shan ignored him, such a simple truth, when others are as stupid as him!
"I only heard a shout: Huang Daliang, you roll over to the old lady!
Then everyone saw the county magistrate's wife! Hey! That's high! Hurry up with this master! Xiao Er pointed to Huangshan and said.
Huang Shan is depressed, is he so short? Compare him to a woman's height? This guy is definitely revenge!
After that, all the people present heard that the county magistrate was scolded and couldn't make a sound, not only was he asked to cancel the increase in taxes and silver, but also said that these people who came to collect money were fake! Otherwise, let them show the seal of the state capital to prove it.
Of course, the gang couldn't take it out, and they were beaten up by the big guys before letting them go.
After that, our county has always paid much less tax and silver than Qingshui City next door!
Our Huangxian order is good! Except for the fact that he began to increase the tax and silver, he never collected more money from us after that, and his life has been better since then, and his life is really comfortable now! ”
"Just for this, call it a surprise?" Huangshan is a little dissatisfied! There's nothing strange about this lady!