Zheng Changhe hurriedly increased the intensity of the fan and said, "This is still too much? If you have livestock, you can't do it if you don't have any mosquitoes and flies. Our cowsheds and pig pens are clean, shovel manure every day, and there are few mosquitoes; In some people's homes, there is excrement once every few days, and no one can enter there. ”

Chrysanthemum pouted and said, "It's comfortable to be lazy, who are you fooling?" It's not like you're fooling yourself. The animal does not grow well, and it is always the own family that suffers. ”

Zheng Changhe nodded, took the torch in her hand, and said, "Go out, leave here and wait to bite your bag." It is better to save more trouble to feed the cattle, spend more time on stocking, and mow the grass more diligently; The horses are a lot of trouble, and ordinary people really can't afford to raise them, and our two horses have also helped a lot - the work of pulling carts from the plough has not been done, that is, soybeans and buds have eaten a lot. It's a shame that our family grows a lot of soybeans every year, otherwise how can there be beans to eat it? ”

Chrysanthemum also thinks that if there are buffaloes at home, it is very expensive to raise two horses, but she can't sell them - this is a gift from someone, and she can't say that she can only grow more soybeans and corn.

Back in the front yard, Zhang Huai was also holding a small torch and was surrounding the rice threshing machine with Aoki for maintenance, Liu Yunlan stood aside, grabbed a peach in one hand and gnawed it, and held a big pu fan in the other hand to help Aoki fan the wind.

Yang had just finished taking a bath, sitting on the bamboo bed and fanning the wind, when he saw Chrysanthemum coming over and hurriedly said, "Come and rest and cool off." You said that you are really, what kind of cow did you run to see at night? There were the most mosquitoes in the cowshed. ”

Chrysanthemum went over and sat down next to her, and Yang helped her fan a few times, Chrysanthemum turned her head and saw that her brother was sweating and couldn't help asking, "Brother, will you get that thing?" I'm so busy that I might break it and go to a lot, so it's better to send it to the set and find a workshop to repair it. You haven't taken a shower this big night? ”

Yang followed and said: "That's not what I said about him, he was busy tossing." Huaizi, you've taken a bath, and you're sweating again. ”

Zheng Changhe also raised the torch in his hand to help take a photo, Aoki and Zhang Huai muttered for a while, then turned back to Niang and Chrysanthemum and smiled: "It's good." I just made the barrel and the baffle stronger, and the place next to it was not broken, so I didn't need to send it for repair. ”

Liu Yunlan heard him say this, and hurriedly said: "I'll go scoop up the water, and you'll come over to wash it when you're done." With that, he turned around and went into the house, and Yang hurriedly followed.

After laughing for a while, Aoki and Kokuko carried the rice threshing machine into the house and went to take a bath themselves.

Huaizi came over and said to Chrysanthemum: "Go home, you haven't taken a bath yet!" ”

Chrysanthemum nodded, said something to Zheng Changhe Yang, and went back to take a bath.

It was a little hot and stuffy this night, as if it was going to rain, but after rolling into bed, I suddenly felt comfortable and refreshed when I touched the cool bamboo chrysanthemum, and my spirit sank, only to feel a strong sleepiness.

Suddenly, a warm breath approached him, and Chrysanthemum hurriedly rolled in, muttering: "Brother Huaizi, stay away from me—you are like a stove." "Alas! The blood in the man's body is prosperous, and if it is winter, it is natural to hold him as a warm bag; In the summer, it's better to stay away.

Zhang Huai looked at the people who were hiding from him, very depressed. Contrary to chrysanthemums, he likes to be close to chrysanthemums on this hot day. In addition to the fact that because I have not been married for a long time, I naturally want to be close to the sticky, but there is also a reason that the chrysanthemum's body is moist and cold.

Every night after eating, Chrysanthemum will drink a large glass of boiling water, deliberately make her body sweat a lot, and then rinse it with hot water, and when she comes out, her body will be cold. Huaizi likes to put her arms around her the most, kneading her arms that are as soft as noodles with her hands - cool and moist, especially comfortable.

So Chrysanthemum strongly protested, saying that his palms were hot, and besides, kneading and pinching like this often caused trouble.

Huaizi had no choice but to sleep outside, close to the edge of the bed, while trying to hypnotize himself, forcing himself not to look at the chrysanthemum, while quietly counting the chickens - this was what the chrysanthemum taught him, saying that he fell asleep after counting.

But tonight I'm afraid it's because I ate roast chicken, the food is so good, it's inevitable that he will be energetic, when he counted a thousand chickens, he hasn't fallen asleep, listening to the even breathing of chrysanthemums in the bed, he can't help but sigh - this day is really difficult.

Soon Huaizi did not have this difficult feeling, because the summer harvest season came, every day to cut rice and beat rice, carry millet and pick grass, sweaty, the blazing sun made the skin dark wheat, strong physical work, so that every night after bed, just want to say a few intimate words to the chrysanthemum, the eyelids began to fight, and after a while, he fell asleep.

At this time, the chrysanthemum will move to his side, gently shake the fan for him, and wipe the fine sweat from his forehead with a cotton towel until his hands are sore, and he sleepily sleeps.

waited until the early rice was recovered, and the heart was implemented; When the dried millet is hidden in the underground storage room, the heart is more steady.

After planting a few acres of late rice, news came from Xiatangji: this year's summer tax has increased by 40% compared with previous years, which is of course an additional apportionment.

For the Zheng family and the Zhang family, the forty percent tax can still be handled, and most of the peasant households in Qingnan Village can cope with it, but for most of the villagers, it is no less than a catastrophe. The farmers who put their fields under Li Changfeng's name secretly congratulated themselves on their wise choice. "Fast update, no ads, Bayi Chinese."

After Li Changfeng was lifted, many nearby farmers put their fields under his name, and the Li family has now become a big landlord in this area, surpassing those big families in Xiatangji. However, Qingnan Village has the least number of farmers who do so.

Why? As long as life can be passed, who wants to be reduced to a tenant? Of course, planting your own field is the best. Moreover, although the tax burden was also heavy in the past few years, Hu Xianling was in office for six years and did not increase the apportionment, and everyone's life has been getting better and better year by year in recent years, therefore, Qingnan Village has a man, which has not made the whole village become a subsidiary of this man, but many people from the surrounding villages have become tenants and tenants of the Li family, and the Li family has become their owner.

However, if this Li County order continues to be tossed harder, it will force everyone to give up their identity as homesteaders.

That's how the land annexation was formed, Chrysanthemum thought with a sigh.

After shouting, protesting, and even crying, he caused all kinds of trouble to the officials who collected taxes, and finally he was unwilling to pay the taxes, which was the strategy of the people of Qingnan Village, not to stop his greed, but to stop increasing his apportionment.

After paying this season's taxes, Aoki and Zhang Huai came back and said that there was chaos in Xiatangji, shook their heads and sighed, and the two suddenly looked at Zhang Yang together, their eyes were warm.

Zhang Yang was very uncomfortable by them, and hurriedly stood up and shouted: "I know what you want to say, I will definitely try my best to take the exam next year, and if you really fail the exam, you can't blame me." Hum! Brother, you persuaded me at the beginning, I can succeed if I study hard, and if I can't get fame, it's nothing, and now I hope that I will get fame? ”

Zhang Huai said with a smile: "We saw that the Li family didn't have to suffer for paying taxes, so we naturally blushed, thinking that if you also earn a fame and come back, we don't have to worry about giving away the land for nothing when we can't live in the future." But the idea is good, and you can't be forced to fight hard! ”

Aoki smiled and said in a coaxing tone: "Yang Zi, if you also become a master, then the Zhang family will be a big landlord in the future, and it will be difficult for you to get rich or not." ”

Zhang Yang said disdainfully: "Look at you two, you have also read a lot of books, just for those petty profits, even Brother Aoki has begun to learn to coax people." I don't want to get rich, but I don't want to deal with that dog official at home for the sake of paying taxes; Besides, although there are many corrupt officials in this world, I just hate this Li County Order, and I will have the opportunity to kill him in the future. ”

Chrysanthemum and Liu Yunlan sat on the side, tearing potato stems while listening to them. Chrysanthemum frowned and said: "Although these taxes are heavy, they can still be handled, what I'm worried about is this workshop - the dog official came over last time I am afraid that he has a plan, and he will sooner or later fight the idea of these two workshops." ”

Zhang Huai nodded and said, "I think so, he's here to explore our bottom." Look, it's going to be a trick in a short time. ”

Chrysanthemum asked, "Have you thought about it?" There are two ways in front of us now: one is to give this workshop to the Li family; The second is to sell it to the Fang family to operate. However, I think it is better to let the Fang family run it, after all, his family has the wealth and foundation - there are sausage workshops in other places. Although the Li family can also operate, Li Changfeng, as a lifter, will have to take the examination two years later, and Li Changyu is not good at doing business. In the past, it could be said that it was selling what was produced at home, but now I am afraid that I dare not go too far. ”

Aoki nodded, "Go back and ask him and discuss it with him." ”

Chrysanthemum advised: "If his family is reluctant to give up this workshop, let him take over." We are all from the same village, and the village chief usually takes care of everyone, and this favor still has to be sold. She still had some calculations in her heart, and she didn't say it.

Aoki glanced at his sister, nodded, and said, "It's natural." ”

Zhang Huai sighed and said: "It's okay, it's easier to transfer it, let's farm and raise pigs wholeheartedly." ”

Chrysanthemum smiled and said: "If the Fang family comes to operate these two workshops, only better than us, the prosperity of Xiatangji will be accelerated; Even if the Li family runs it, it won't be too bad - at most, it's the same as before. As long as we cultivate our own fields and raise our own pigs, and then sell these products to workshops or markets, won't we also have the same income? Didn't we have that in mind! "Important little *say* net

Aoki nodded and said, "Now the Fang family is looking forward to this pond fire more than others." If he gave up the two workshops in the village to his family, it would go without saying that he would definitely spend a lot of effort in this place

Nowadays, many merchants are in the name of his family before they come to Xiatang Jili. It depends on what Li Changyu thinks. ”