Chapter 15: Delivering Meals (2)
"Okay, it's good if you're happy" Mrs. Yao doesn't care about her, since the child jumped over the river once, she feels that her daughter is mature and sensible, hey, but she doesn't feel happy, she always feels that her daughter doesn't need her much like herself, she used to think about her every day, spoiled her, protected her, and was used to it, during this time, suddenly, she lost such a role, she was a little happy that her daughter was sensible, and a little lost, hey, maybe the mother will always be like this, and her daughter will grow up early to share a little for herself, I am worried that my daughter will become someone else's family when she grows up, and I pity the hearts of parents all over the world.
Li Lanxi looked at the neatly planted seedlings in the field, green and oily, very good-looking, and the breeze blew lightly, refreshing. There is a kind of magic in the countryside, which can make people comfortable, at this time she is a little puzzled, there are a lot of fields in this family, there are six acres of fields, why is the family so poor that they can't even afford to eat rice?
"Dad, how much grain can we produce in this acre of paddy field?"
Old Man Li was eating, and when he was asked by his daughter, he was so stunned that he didn't have time to swallow a mouthful of food, and he was stuck in his throat, and he choked suddenly.
The frightened crowd hurriedly made rice soup for him to drink, and after a few sips, the whole person was relieved.
Old Man Li was really scared, when did this girl ever care about the food problem at home.
Li Lanxi couldn't cry or laugh, this dad was too funny, he had to be shocked.
Old Man Li was smooth, and said angrily, "You girl came out of the east when the sun hit today, ask what are you doing", making himself ugly, and Old Man Li was a little embarrassed.
"Dad, don't I care about our family's food, my daughter used to be sensible, but now she is sensible, she must know more about her own situation" Li Lanxi smiled awkwardly, and went around the back to pat Old Man Li on the back.
When Old Man Li's face was better, he slowly said, "When an acre of land is harvested, it can be more than 200 catties of grain, and if the harvest is not good, it will be more than 100 catties."
Li Lanxi calculated, if the average is calculated according to one hundred and fifty catties, the six acres are nine hundred catties, and the output is too little.
"Then how do we calculate our taxes?"
Old man Li showed a trace of sadness, "According to the capitation calculation, after the man reaches the age of twelve, one person has eighty catties of grain, if there is no grain, he will be given according to the market grain price, at the end of the year, whoever can have how much money can expect this crop to have a good harvest."
Li Lanxi was stunned, unbelievable, this mu of land is only more than 100 catties of grain, and the tax will be 80 catties, which is as high as about 70 percent, according to this calculation, a person has dozens of catties of grain left, and these dozens of catties of grain will be eaten for nearly a year, no wonder the family is mixed with all kinds of coarse grains and wild vegetables, which has to eat white rice every day, and it will be finished in less than a month.
Li Lanxi was silent, often heard Mrs. Yao say that their family in the village is not bad, they can eat enough, many people can only live, starve and not die, she didn't pay attention to it at first, now I look at it like this, it's really like that, I used to hear people say that the ancient tax was very heavy, I didn't expect it to be so heavy.
"Dad, since you can't eat enough to farm, why don't you go into business, it's good to do some small business" Li Lanxi asked this question, which immediately made everyone stop talking.
Mrs. Yao sighed and touched her hair, her daughter has never worried about these since she was a child, and it is normal not to understand "Silly girl, this business is so easy to do, and you have to collect taxes when you do business, if you make money, you have to lose money, and you can't afford taxes."
"Besides, this business also needs craftsmanship, what kind of craftsmanship does this cropper have, his ancestors have been digging in the field for generations" said, Yao Pozi also looked lost, who doesn't want to live a good life, but a good life, how can it be so easy, she has lived for most of her life, and she has never lived a good life, hey, I dare not think about it.
This topic is getting heavier and heavier, and the family is not even enjoying the meal.
Li Lanxi looked at the expression of the family, the five flavors of grains in his heart, there will be a good life, and secretly swore in his heart that he must let his family live a good life, but this good day must also be summed up well, and it can't be scattered because it is too easy, after all, if there is money, the family's hearts are not aligned, no matter how much money there is, what is the use.
When everyone ate well, Li Lanxi cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks and carried them back together.
raised his eyes and looked at a high mountain in the distance, and casually asked Boss Li on the side, "Big brother, what is that mountain called?"
Boss Li followed his gaze, "Oh, that's Cangling Mountain, don't look like it's quite close, but it's actually far away, you have to walk for a day, little sister, don't say you're going, it's not fun there" Boss Li looked at Li Lanxi seriously, afraid that the little sister would suddenly say to play.
"Big brother, I'll just ask, don't play"
Boss Li nodded reassuringly, "Well, okay, you go back slowly, don't fall", for this sister, Boss Li likes it, don't look at the girl's fat, and protect food, but the temper is very good, and the fat is good, he thinks the fat is cute.
Li Lanxi said to her father and mother, and went home, Yao Pozi wanted to ask the Wang family to help her carry the basket back, but she refused.
When they got home, Li Xiaohua and Li Xiaoduo didn't even eat, the two of them were so hungry that they didn't move their chopsticks, Li Lanxi blamed herself a little, she knew that she wouldn't be chatting on the edge of the field, and these two girls too, they all said that they didn't have to wait for her to eat, they were really dead-eyed.
Hurriedly let the two of them eat, Li Lanxi also ate a little, although he wanted to lose weight, but he couldn't skip eating at all, and the rest was eaten by Li Xiaohua and Li Xiaoduo, the two children don't look small, this appetite is actually quite big, one person has a big bowl, and they all eat the same amount as adults, and they usually don't eat so much.
In fact, this is just Li Lanxi doesn't know, usually the meals are limited, how much everyone eats is Yao Pozi's main share, if you can't eat enough, you don't dare to say, who dares to speak, and then say that people who haven't eaten enough for a long time suddenly give a big bowl, that is not to waste, and they have to eat if they are hungry, so these two sisters, after eating, they touched their round stomachs and burped, especially Li Xiaohua, who usually looks very cautious in doing things, and is a little gloomy, and doesn't like to talk very much. Li Lanxi thinks it's good for her to be like this, it's not good to pretend to be a little adult all day long.
On the way back, Li Lanxi had an idea, she didn't have any skills in modern times, but she hadn't done it, it didn't mean that she hadn't seen it, she should still have some clue about doing a business casually, according to her current family's situation, it is feasible to do a small food business, she is not good at cooking, and she can only make ideas from some roadside stall snacks she has eaten.
The first is the capital, she has to go to the second mountain, get some money out first.
Li Lanxi first told the two little girls that she was going out, and then told the two of them that if they came back late, they would make it clear to their grandmother and let them not worry.