Zhang didn't expect her to be so arrogant, and when she reacted, she immediately stepped forward and wanted to cover her mouth, how could Zhao Jin be so easily restrained by her, so she dodged aside, Zhang couldn't stop and fell to the ground, and then she simply fell to the ground and couldn't shout to the sky, "Mother, this is not a good descendant to disobey the elders, no one in his eyes, and the family is unfortunate." ”

The whole family who shouted came out to see the excitement, and saw Zhang's hair messy sitting on the ground, like a child who couldn't get candy, Zhao Lao felt embarrassed, and pulled her up from the ground with a red face. The Zhang clan obviously didn't want to give up, and secretly tried his best to break free, but how could it compare to the strength of an adult man. Xia felt that making trouble was not giving her face, so he shouted: "Lazy people, don'.....t you want to eat?" Crackling said a lot. "Grandma, I'm hungry." The youngest son of the uncle's family spoke up, this is Xia's favorite grandson, he looks white and tender and doesn't look like a countryman, just because this appearance is favored at home, Xia thinks that he will definitely be a student in the future, and he will definitely be promising, but the family is poor and has not yet been sent to the school, he is like a pillar

They have been eight years old for a few years, and the two are completely teenagers and mud legs in comparison, one has clear eyebrows, and the other is black and thin.

"Okay, okay, it's going to be dinner soon, we're blessed." Xia touched his head, his face full of kindness. The plug pretended to be ignorant and nodded, this child is still quite thoughtful, but the heart is not bad overall, after all, the child with filial piety is still quite cute.

"Grandpa, grandma, it's time to eat." At this moment, Erya's crisp voice came, which could be regarded as the end of a farce.

At this time, Liu and Luo came out with three basins the size of a basin, which were a mixture of sweet potato rice, green vegetables and wild vegetables, and there was no meat. Xia coughed lightly and was ready to eat. Zhao Jin came back from eating outside, she was not very hungry, she ate slowly, the people in the village mixed it with wild vegetables, there were bracken and shepherd's cabbage, although the wild vegetables did not taste good, but they were very nutritious.

Another day passed like this, Zhao Jin became more and more familiar with this, and she tried her best to integrate herself into the life here. Before going to bed at night, her mother discussed with her father, "Dad, what do you think of our pillar?" I see that he is thin and thin compared to the bolt, strange and pitiful, he is actually smart and sensible, follow you to do any work in the field, you see which child in the village can do this, this is Siya has been weak since childhood, we have no brothers and sisters in a room except for them, he has been intimate since he was a child, you remember, his fifth uncle occasionally came back to teach him to write his name, he has not forgotten how long it has been, he usually learns anything very quickly, he is already eight years old, and it will be too late if he does not go to school. I want him to go to school. ”

Zhao Laosi listened to Liu's words, silent, the pillar is the only son of the fourth room, if he has been digging in the field like them, there will be three long and two short in the future, and there is no brother who even helps him, in case they are old and can't do it, the burden of the family will all fall on the pillar, how comfortable it is not to work, even if you know a few more words to be a bookkeeper in the town is better than working in the field. Although Liu looks weak and unassertive, he still sees the firm power of maternal love in his children. She is very sober, in this family, she hopes that her son will be promising, and when she was pregnant with the pillar, because the Xia family still felt that the countryside was not very particular, she could still work when she was pregnant. Liu's pregnancy was hemorrhaged and injured her body because of her heavy thoughts, and the doctor said that she couldn't give birth in the future, and Zhuzi was her only son, and she would definitely have to plan for him.

Zhao Jin is also very much in favor of the Liu family, and the pillar is already half an adult at a young age, whether it is doing things or being a person. She knew what his father was hesitating about, they didn't have any money, even if she and the Liu family and the pillar had thirty taels of silver privately, they couldn't take it out, they couldn't explain it, and they didn't split the family, and the money was confiscated by the Xia family when they knew about it, and it would definitely not fall on them in the end. Xia's family is definitely unwilling to pay for the pillar to go to school, there is a bolt in front, besides, now that the fifth uncle is studying at home, will he have any opinions, and what will the other rooms think.

He is also unwilling that his son can only be a farmer when he grows up in the future, facing the loess with his back to the sky, busy from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, from morning to night, he also hopes that his son will study, his son is so good at counting, he can't take the imperial examination in the future, can he also be an account in the town?

When he was working as a day worker in the town, he had seen the bookkeeper, where he didn't have to do manual work, and hot tea and snacks were served. Unlike those of them who work, they sweated a few pounds and couldn't drink a sip of water.

"Boss, let me ask you again, we are such a son, what should I do if my son goes and doesn't come back when you are old in the future, when the court conscripts labor? We will be out of business" Seeing that Zhao Laosi was a little hesitant, Liu hurriedly encouraged, "Siya's health has always been bad, and without her brother's support in the future, who will call the shots for her if she marries out and is bullied." We're just one son. ”

Zhao Laosi was stunned again, yes, now the new dynasty taxes are much less than the previous dynasty, there is no need to pay any complicated and messy taxes, they only need to pay thirty percent of the agricultural tax according to the number of acres, but the population has to pay the endowment, three years old and above, each person has to pay 100 yuan per year, regardless of men and women, now the whole family needs two or three dollars, which is enough, and the family's annual fixed income is estimated to be only three or four taels. Most of the income has already been paid in taxes.

In addition, the family also needs to send a man to the place designated by the imperial court every year to serve in the forced labor, and every year it needs to serve a month of forced labor, which is all done in vain, without compensation, and the work is heavy, if it is not a strong labor, it will be seriously ill after returning. Now that my brothers rotate every year, will my son's body be able to stand it in a few years?

"As long as my son is admitted to Xiucai, he doesn't have to pay taxes, he doesn't have to serve forced labor, and he can also be exempted from taxes on thirty acres of land, my son is so smart, I think he will definitely be able to pass the exam." Liu's tone was categorical.

Zhao Laosi thought about his son's usual behavior and nodded approvingly, and he was full of excitement when he thought of his son becoming a talented man! He still appeased Liu: "Child, mother, I want to think about how to get it." By the way, how much money do we have in our family now? Liu Shi took out a purse from the bottom of one of her boxes, and showed Zhao Laosi the ten taels of silver she had gotten last time. She said: "Don't worry about money, the main thing is how to send the pillar to the school openly." ”

Zhao Laosi saw that Liu took out so much money, and was a little surprised and hurriedly asked how it came, Liu told him carefully, he pondered for a while and said: "So much money is enough, don't show your traces when the time comes." Let's sleep! Tomorrow I have to get up early and go to the town with the people of the village to find some odd jobs. "Well, sleep!" Liu also yawned and prepared to sleep.

Zhao Jin couldn't sleep, and thought about it for a long time.