Chapter 258: Taxes are collected

Back in the house, Chen Yin walked forward quickly when she entered the door.

Chen Menghui looked at her like this and stopped her.

"What are you doing so fast? Didn't Mama teach you how to walk? Chen Menghui said.

Chen Yin didn't want to be angry with her brother, so she stopped and turned her head to look at her brother.

"You've been talking since the road, brother, haven't you finished talking yet?"

"My brother said that you cared about you, but others didn't bother to talk about you."

Chen Yin pursed her lips, blinked her eyes, and then said, "Then brother, what else do you want to say, I'll listen." ”

"I..." I forgot what I wanted to say when she was interrupted, "Forget it, you go back to bathe and change your clothes, you will definitely be trained if you are seen by your father like this." ”

"Got it, then I'll go back."

"Yes." Chen Menghui nodded in response.

After Chen Yin left, he turned around and went to Xie Yu'er's courtyard.

……

"Young lady, eat something!" Xiaocui persuaded.

Xie Yu'er was choking her breath, it stands to reason that Brother Meng Hui should have come back a long time ago, but he hasn't come back yet, he must have stayed at that woman's house.

Thinking that Meng Hui's brother was with that woman, she felt so uncomfortable that she couldn't breathe.

Xiao Cui saw that the young lady was silent, and she was anxious, she wanted to see that noon was about to pass, and the young lady had not touched a drop of water until now, how could this be good?

Just when Xiaocui was in a hurry, Chen Menghui came in.

He looked at Xiao Cui, who was in a hurry, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Xie Yu'er raised her head sharply when she heard the voice.

"The young lady hasn't eaten yet, and she hasn't even drunk a sip of water." Xiaocui said to her uncle.

Chen Menghui frowned slightly after hearing this, then looked at the food on the table, and ordered Xiaocui: "Bring it over when it's hot." ”

Xiao Cui nodded and beckoned the other maids to bring the food off the table.

After the subordinates pushed down, Chen Menghui walked to Xie Yu'er and sat down.

"Didn't I tell you to eat first?"

"I... Can't eat. Xie Yuer said inconsistently.

Actually, she didn't want to say this, but she was afraid that he would be unhappy if she said it.

"You're not alone now, you have to eat something if you can't eat, otherwise how can the child grow up well?" After Chen Menghui finished speaking, he poured her a glass of water and sent it to her.

Looking at the glass of water in front of her, Xie Yuer reached out and took a sip, then put it down.

"Brother Meng Hui, have you eaten?"

"Hmm." Chen Menghui wanted to say no, but when he was about to say something, he changed.

She knew it was so.

Chen Menghui looked at her depressed appearance, frowned slightly, and didn't say anything more.

His appearance made Xie Yu'er feel even more uncomfortable, and she was very irritable when she was uncomfortable.

"Brother Meng Hui, I'm tired." After Xie Yu'er finished speaking, she stood up and turned around to enter the inner room.

Chen Menghui grabbed her arm: "Eat the meal and then rest." ”

"I don't want to eat it." Xie Yuer withdrew her hand and began to make trouble.

"What are you doing again, and I haven't done anything." Chen Menghui asked her.

When Xie Yu'er heard this, she felt very aggrieved, and then she couldn't help it.

"Brother Meng Hui obviously knew that I was waiting for you to come back for dinner at home, but you actually came back after eating at that woman's house, did you think about me at home?"

Chen Menghui frowned, feeling that she was a little vexatious.

"When I left, I told you to eat first, and besides, when I went there, Yin'er was having lunch, I can't just bring people back!"

"What's so delicious about that kind of place, why would she rather go so far away to find that woman than come to me, a sister-in-law, does she treat me as a sister-in-law?"

Xie Yuer was extreme, Chen Menghui didn't quarrel with her for the sake of her pregnancy, but the reason still has to be explained.

"Yin'er said you always ask her some questions."

As soon as Chen Menghui said this, Xie Yu'er's flame just now was half extinguished, and then her heart became empty.

"I... I just care. ”

"Concerned?" Chen Menghui's eyes were fixed on her.

"Yes." Xie Yu'er felt empty, and she didn't have the momentum just now.

Xiao Cui outside the door heard that something was wrong, and she had just brought hot dishes over, and she immediately spoke up.

"Uncle, young lady, the meal is here."

As soon as the voice fell, Xiao Cui led the people in.

Chen Menghui looked at the food, thinking that she hadn't eaten yet, and stopped telling her these things.

"Eat if you don't want to."

This time, Xie Yu'er didn't speak, sat down honestly, and then Xiaocui waited for her to eat.

Chen Menghui sat here and watched.

Xie Yu'er looked at him and asked in a low voice, "Brother Meng Hui, do you want to eat more?" ”

Chen Menghui didn't eat much in Zhangjiawan, and seeing Xie Yuer like this, he nodded.

Seeing this, Xiao Cui immediately brought the empty dishes and chopsticks on the side to Chen Menghui.

"Alright, you all retreat." Chen Menghui doesn't like people waiting around when he eats.

Xiao Cui understood, and led the two maids out of the room.

"In the future, I hope you don't inquire about Zhou Yiran, you have to find out if you are now the Chen family or the Xie family, if you want to find out something for your brother, my patience is limited, if you are to be your Chen family's young grandmother in a proper manner, I can promise that there will only be one young grandmother in the Chen family."

Xie Yuer knew that he was warning himself, but how did he know that it was his brother?

"I know it's wrong, and I won't do it again." She was afraid of provoking Brother Meng Hui.

Brother and Brother Meng Hui, she must have chosen Brother Meng Hui, because Brother Meng Hui is the person who has lived with her for a lifetime, and it is impossible for her brother to live with her for the rest of her life.

"Okay, drink some soup, in the future, when you encounter such a thing, you have to eat, you don't think about yourself but also think about the child in your belly." Chen Menghui said in a soft voice.

"yes, I see." Xie Yu'er nodded.

Chen Menghui saw that her attitude was not bad, so he didn't talk about it, and the two ate in harmony.

******

In the blink of an eye, it was the day of the annual tax collection.

In previous years, the mayor would not be there in person, but this time Xie Qi personally followed, in order to ensure that the tax was correct.

On the first day, Xie Qi came to Zhangjiawan.

On this day, the villagers were all there, because someone came to inform them, so everyone was at home and did not go to the field.

Xie Qi's family collects it one by one, and almost every family says that it is poor, which is not easy. But Xie Qi still insisted on receiving so much, which caused many people to be dissatisfied and angry.

Dissatisfied, angry, what about taxes. The insufficient part of the silver was offset, and in short, Xie Qi came out of the family, and the family was depressed, feeling that there was no hope in life.

Soon, when he arrived at Da Niu's house, Xie Qi took people in and took a look, but he didn't see any food.

He turned his head to look at Zhang Daniu and asked, "Where is your family's grain?" ”

"We don't have any food at home, the only thing is a bowl of rice in the rice bowl and a bag of flour, if you want to, go and move it directly." Zhou Yiran said.

Xie Qi frowned: "Then your family is planning to use silver to offset it?" ”

"How much is it all worth with silver?" Zhang Daniu asked Xie Qi, and at the same time said: "In previous years, it was six taels of silver, but this year the tax has been raised, how much is that?" ”

"Eight taels." Xie Qi knew he would be able to take it out.

Zhang Daniu didn't blink, and said to the side: "Go in and get the money." ”

Zhou Yiran nodded, turned around and went in to get the money.

After she entered, Xie Qi smiled at Zhang Daniu, and the smile was very weird.

"I heard that Miss Chen has been coming to you a lot recently, I'm really curious about your relationship, why Miss Chen came here in person!"

"Mayor Xie is really good at telling nonsense, Miss Chen has been here once, you actually said that she comes often, I don't know if you are ruining Miss Chen's innocence, it seems that your two families are still in-laws, right?" After Zhang Daniu finished speaking, he remembered one thing again, "And Mayor Xie, you should like Miss Chen!" What good do you say it will do you to slander Miss Chen? ”

The people who came with Xie Qi all looked at Xie Qi when they heard Zhang Daniu's words.

No wonder Xie Qi hasn't said kiss so far, it turns out that he likes Miss Chen.

But his sister is married to Chen Yin's brother, if he is with Chen Yin again, wouldn't the relationship be messy?

The smile on Xie Qi's face dissipated, and his expression cooled.

"You don't talk nonsense to me, when did I slander Yin'er's innocence?"

"You said that she often came to me, a big girl with yellow flowers, don't you say this to slander her?" Zhang Daniu said.

"You—" Xie Qi was so angry that his face darkened.

"Here comes the money, this is two pieces of silver, take it well." Zhou Yiran came out at this time, holding a bunch of change in her hand.

Xie Qi looked at the change in her hand, frowned, and then motioned to the people on the side to count the money.

After a while, the money counter nodded and said to Xie Qi, "Count right." ”

"Alright, let's go to the house next door." Xie Qi led the people to turn and leave.

Let him go this time, and the next time he catches the strong man, he wants to see what Zhang Daniu can dodge.

When Zhang Daniu left, this woman was not at his disposal.

Xie Qi thought it was perfect.

Quanzi's family, Quanzi has already prepared the baogu. One by one, the scales were passed, and then all the bread of the whole family's family was dragged away.

Miao Zi looked at her own grain and didn't drag it away, and she felt very uncomfortable, it was the only food that her father and mother had worked hard to get, but now all of them had to be dragged away, and she was very unwilling.

"Dad, all the bags have been taken away, how will we spend this winter?"

"Aren't there sweet potatoes in the field?" Quanzi forced a smile and rubbed her daughter's head, "Don't worry, Daddy won't let you go hungry with your mother." ”

"Alas, these officials are all black-hearted people." Chen He said a word and turned to go in.

Miao Zi looked at her mother's back and sighed.

Quanzi looked at Chen He, his heart was very complicated, yesterday he heard Da Niu say that the court wanted to arrest the strong man, and he didn't dare to tell Chen He about this matter.

Because he was afraid that Chen He would fall ill urgently.

So let's wait until that day comes.

As for why the people in Zhangjiawan don't know, because they are busy with farm work these days and have no contact with the outside world, everyone still doesn't know.