Chapter 250: Tax Increases

After sending off the doctor, the Li family fell into a lively atmosphere, but Li Cheng was the only one who exited the room full of joy and returned to his room.

In this home, he felt that he would be ignored later.

In fact, he himself has a low self-esteem, since he knew that he couldn't, he felt that the world was about to collapse. But then I gradually got used to it, but no matter how I got used to it, I still felt a little uncomfortable.

……

"Okay, let her rest early, Li Shan, you are not allowed to touch her tonight." Yin Siniang said to her son.

Li Shan smiled and nodded: "Mother, do you still want you to teach me this kind of thing?" I know. ”

"It's good to know." Yin Siniang went out after speaking.

Seeing that the light in her grandson's room was on, Yin Siniang sighed and turned back to her room.

In the house, Liu He saw that he seemed a little redundant here, so he blindly found a reason to go out.

Li Shan looked at Zhang Xue'er lying on the bed, took the wound medicine left by the doctor, and reached out to take her injured hand while sitting on the edge of the bed.

Zhang Xue'er was a little resistant, Li Shan didn't care, and said, "Give you the medicine, if you leave a scar in the future, it won't look good." ”

Zhang Xue'er looked at him and let him rub the medicine.

"Don't do this kind of stupid thing in the future, what's better than being alive. I also know that you have a sweetheart, but if you think about it yourself, you ruined your life for that man, but that man still won't look at you, do you think you are worth it? Li Shan said to her angrily, "I also know that I have wronged you by letting you marry a man of my age, but I promise that I will treat you as if I was my daughter, just say what you want, I will definitely agree to do it, and I, Li Shan, am not an unreasonable person." ”

"Can I go out for a walk from tomorrow onwards?" When she came here, she saw that the door of the Li family had never been out, and she felt that she was imprisoned or locked in a cage.

"Yes, but you have to take care of your body, you can go wherever you want." Li Shan readily agreed to her.

Zhang Xue'er was stunned and looked at Li Shan with both eyes.

Seeing that she was staring at herself and not speaking, Li Shan touched her face, and then asked, "What are you doing watching me?" ”

Zhang Xueer shook her head.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Li Shan didn't ask, got up and put the medicine on the cabinet, and then turned his head to look at her.

"Alright, I'll go get you some hot water to wash."

Zhang Xue'er didn't say anything, and after watching him go out, she lowered her head and looked at her abdomen, where her hand rested.

This is her second child, and she couldn't keep the first one, but she struggled with this child.

Think about it carefully, what my mother said is right, if I go back, I don't know what the next family I look for will look like. The Li family's family background is easy to meet but hard to find, after all, she is not a yellow flower girl, and basically no one wants it.

After thinking about it for a long time, she felt that she wanted to live, and she wanted to live well, and she wanted to let those who had laughed at her see how well she Zhang Xueer was doing.

Li Shan came in with a basin of warm water, and seeing that the expression on Zhang Xue'er's face seemed to have changed a little better, he didn't dare to ask, so as not to make her unhappy again.

Wringing out the handkerchief, he handed it to Zhang Xue'er.

"Wash your face."

Zhang Xue'er took the handkerchief, wiped her face and hands, and then gave it to him.

Li Shan poured the water into one basin after another, and then said, "You soak your feet for a while, and I will pour the water later." ”

Zhang Xue'er bowed slightly, still silent.

******

A few days have passed, Liu He has not come back, and Zhang Kai is starting to be a little anxious.

I thought it wouldn't be that I wouldn't really come back this time, would I?

It's been a couple for decades, and I'm still a little worried about her safety.

Zhang Tian looked at Zhang Kai, his face was not very good, and asked.

"She hasn't come back yet?"

"Well, not yet." Zhang Tian nodded.

"Then go and find it, your two decades-old husband and wife, you should let her a little." Zhang Tian said.

Zhang Kai nodded: "I know, I'll go to Lijiazhuang to have a look." ”

"Stop arguing, I'm so angry to persuade you to come back." Zhang Tian still doesn't want to break up his wife with his age.

He opened his head, locked the door and left.

Zhang Tian looked at the departing Zhang Kai and sighed.

Liu Yun behind him sighed when he saw him like this, and his mouth was one more way.

"I don't think Zhang Kai can bring back the Liu family today, if she wants to come back, she will come back a long time ago."

Zhang Tian looked back at Liu Yun and said: "Actually, there is something wrong with this matter, as a man, he shouldn't say that about Liu, originally Liu is a little crazy now because of Zhang Xueer's matter, and he will only make Liu even more crazy." ”

"You have a point." Liu Yun agreed with his man's words.

The reaction of opening those words really stimulated Liu.

"But Liu's is also excessive, who can stand her like that."

"Don't talk about that, I'm going to town, maybe I won't come back for lunch."

"What's going on in town again?" Liu Yun asked curiously.

"Who knows, it's the new mayor who has something to do with everyone, and I don't know what he wants to do."

After hearing this, Liu Yun waved his hand: "Then you can go quickly!" ”

Zhang Tian nodded, and then went to Da Niu's house.

At Da Niu's house, Da Niu was weaving baskets in the yard, and when he saw the village chief coming, he immediately got up.

"Uncle..."

"I'm going to town and borrow your horse." Zhang Tian said to Da Niu.

Zhang Daniu didn't say a word, went over to lead the sunspot, and then handed the horse rope to the village chief.

"Maybe I'll be back in the afternoon." The village chief said to the big cow.

"Okay." The bull nodded.

Zhang Tian led the horse and just left, and Zhou Yiran came out of the house, holding clothes in his hands.

"I'm going to do the laundry."

"Well, I'm going to go into the mountains later, and I won't be back at noon." Zhang Daniu said to Zhou Yiran.

"Okay, then be careful." Zhou Yiran said.

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town.

Zhang Tian came to the mayor's office, where many village chiefs had gathered, and when Zhang Tian entered, he listened to everyone's discussion.

As for what to discuss, it's nothing more than guessing what the mayor told them to do here.

It wasn't until almost noon that Xie Qi came.

As soon as Xie Qi arrived, the place suddenly fell silent, and everyone looked at the new town.

Xie Qi walked over, sat down in his seat, and said to the village chiefs.

"You all sit."

After everyone sat down, one of the village chiefs spoke.

"I don't know what the mayor brought you here."

Xie Qi glanced at them before speaking.

"I just received a notification that might not be a good thing for everyone."

Everyone frowned when they heard Xie Qi say this.

"Mayor Mare, please."

"The imperial court will increase taxes this year."

"What? Also increase taxes? Isn't this taking everyone's lives? An older man stood up with an angry face, "This year, there is a big flood, the crops are flooded, there is basically no grain harvest, and some of them are wrapped grains, which cannot afford the tax, and the tax is increased, so it is better to take everyone's lives." ”

"This is a notice issued by the imperial court, and I am also a town mayor, so I can only do it, and I will call everyone over today, just to tell you first. I hope that when I go to collect taxes in a few days, there will be no fights. Xie Qi is also very embarrassed, but this is something that cannot be helped, if the taxes are not even, his matter will be big.

Today, calling them is to say hello to them and make them a little prepared so that nothing unnecessary will happen that day.

Zhang Tian frowned bitterly, feeling that the imperial court was really forcing people to death like this.

"Mayor Mare, can't you talk to the people above about this? This year, everyone really can't take it out, let alone raise taxes, even if it's the original tax, everyone can't afford to pay it. Another middle-aged man said.

Xie Qi sighed.

"I've said what I can say, but the people above have to ask for so much, and I can't help it."

"Why is it possible to raise taxes without a war?" The old man asked.

"Yes."

"yes."

……

Xie Qi looked at them, getting noisier and louder, and his head began to hurt.

"Quiet, quiet."

One or two times, everyone ignored Xie Qi, Xie Qi looked at them like this, got angry, raised his hand and slapped it on the table, and roared at the same time.

"Quiet."

This time, everyone was quiet, looking at Xie Qi, who was angry, and each returned to his place and sat down.

Xie Qi took a deep breath, and then said with a calm face: "I know that everyone is embarrassed, but I am also embarrassed, I am just like you, but so what, this tax must be paid." ”

"Anyway, you can't pay this tax, so if you want to collect it, you will take your life." After the old man finished speaking, he turned his head and didn't eat Xie Qi's set, "I've never heard of a tax increase after the flood, which clearly forces everyone to death." ”

Xie Qi looked at the old man and frowned.

"This is the imperial court..."

"Don't talk about things with the court, I think it's you officials who want to be greedy for money." The old man said what everyone wanted to say.

I knew it was so, but I didn't dare to say it.

After hearing this, Xie Qi's face darkened, and he glanced at everyone, and then told them the truth.

"It seems that you all think so, so I'll tell you the truth!"

As soon as everyone heard the inside story, they pricked up their ears one after another.

"You don't have to pay this tax, but people must come out, the court has begun to arrest strong men, and it hasn't come to us yet, but it's coming soon."

"Catch the strong man? What kind of strong man does this not fight to catch? "Everyone is puzzled.

"I don't know about this, in short, listening to the wind is to catch a strong man." Xie Qi said.

Here is boiling again, what strong men do you catch without fighting? Could it be that there is going to be a war? But in recent years, how could there be a sudden war between the country and the people?

A series of questions are in everyone's mind.

Zhang Tian looked at Xie Qi and stepped forward to ask, "Is it really to pay people without paying taxes?" ”

Xie Qi did not immediately answer Zhang Tian's question.

This is what the person above meant, and he doesn't know exactly what it will be at that time, but according to his understanding of the imperial court, it will definitely not be the case.

Taxes have to be paid, people have to be arrested, and that's how it should be.