After sending cowpeas to the prayer building for three or four days in a row, I finally had the funds to set up a stall. Before going out to set up a stall, Chun Tao soaked four jars of cowpeas alone, and now the prayer building can generally use up a large jar of cowpeas in one day, and Chun Tao has a stable income.

Chun Tao was busy in the stove room, and Zhou Kuiruo also helped to prepare together, but he actually didn't want Chun Tao to go out. "Now that the prayer building takes away a jar of cowpeas every day, and there are dividends from Shopkeeper Qi and Brother Li every month, why are you so tired?"

"What days are you going to be?"

"What day?"

"The rice is almost ripe, and I am busy for a few days, planning to help the March family harvest the rice." Chun Tao said her plan.

"Have you reconciled with Aunt Zhao?"

Chun Tao licked her lips in embarrassment. "There was no quarrel again, something reconciled."

"Oh~" Chun Tao has now let go of herself, although she still has a cold face on weekdays, but she has gradually gained a little temper. Zhou Kuiruo looked at her meaningfully and didn't dare to say more.

"You're okay with it!"

"No comment, I can go if I need to."

Regarding Zhou Kuiruo's intimate words, Chun Tao pretended to be busy and pretended not to hear.

Zhou Kuiruo found an old man to help Gu stall, and he also helped Chun Tao, so he sold fast food for a period of time, and when it was time to harvest rice, Chun Tao really collected the stall according to his words and helped the March family harvest rice.

March made a marriage with Mu Xuanchu this year, so when the rice was harvested, he also came to help, so the few acres of land in March's family were quickly harvested.

March Daddy, June and Mu Xuanchu were grinding millet, September, October and Layue were picking up a little bit of rice in the field, and March Niang took Spring Peach and March to cook at home.

"March, is the date set?" Chun Tao washed the vegetables with March and casually found a topic.

"It's decided, it's going to be done at the beginning of spring."

March Niang came out to get something and heard the conversation between the two. "If it weren't for your female red chap, you wouldn't have waited until the beginning of spring. How old are you, you can't marry again, it's a shame! ”

"It's a good thing Lamei isn't here, otherwise she would have thought about it more." March muttered, the voice was very small, and she didn't let March Niang hear it.

Chun Tao didn't like to meddle in their family affairs after what happened last time, so she didn't speak.

"Spring peach! Call your mother-in-law and have dinner together!" ”

"No, she should have cooked it."

"Oops! Once you've cooked it, you'll eat it tomorrow! It's not going to break. Besides, I haven't congratulated you yet! ”

"It was the previous home, but I didn't live there, no congratulations."

"That's also moving, it's time to congratulate, go quickly, go and call."

Chun Tao lowered her eyes and looked at the ground, raised her head and said in embarrassment: "Mother, she is most afraid of troublesome people, if I go to call, I will probably be angry." ”

"It's... Your mother-in-law will be angry about this! It looks very gentle! ”

Well, I'm going to lie again, I'm about to become a liar. "After all, it's... It's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law ”

March Niang nodded yes, no longer reluctant spring peach. As soon as March Niang left, March lowered her voice and asked, "Aunt Zhou is not good to you?" ”

"Fuck you."

The corners of March's mouth twitched, and she suppressed her voice again. "I know, but why don't you eat at my house!"

"I'm afraid of noise." Chun Tao said it too quietly, she didn't hear it in March, and when she asked again, she changed her words. "Also, when I go back after eating, it's too late, my mother's legs and feet are not good, even if I hold it, it's dangerous."

"Oh!" After listening to it, March felt that Chun Tao's wording was a little strange, but after thinking about it, she didn't think there was anything wrong.

After helping March finish washing the dishes, Chun Tao hurried back in a hurry, and when she passed by Lamei's house, she was seen waving from a distance.

"What? Something? ”

Lamei pulled Chun Tao aside, "The village chief said, saying that the tax was going to be collected. ”

"But we don't have a field!"

"At the end of the year, we have to pay a poll tax, not a field tax."

"I just paid this year's city tax, and... Do you want that too? ”

Lamei nodded with a wry smile and said, "In the past, the taxes were not so heavy, but in recent years, for some reason, there have been more and more. ”

Lamei sighed, and then said, "Your family has no land, it's okay." Families with land not only have to pay the land tax, but also pay the poll tax. If you can't pay the poll tax, you will go to conscription. ”

Chun Tao's brows were furrowed, and it was difficult to accept it for a while. "I didn't expect the tax to be so heavy."

"You go home and prepare the money, and the village chief will collect it."

"Hmmm! Have you eaten? ”

"Not yet, my dad is still in the field and hasn't come back. You're in a hurry to get back to cooking! Hurry up! ”

"Then I'll go first." After saying that, Chun Tao went home.

Lamei stayed where she was and looked at Chun Tao's back for a while, suddenly remembered her situation, bit her lip and took a deep breath, pulled out a smile, and turned back home.

Money is money, money is money, people are alive, and they can't live without money for a moment. I paid the city tax, grabbed the medicine, and now I don't have any money in my hands. I can only let the village chief give a few days of grace, sell the cowpeas, and make up for it. Chun Tao walked on the stone road, her mind full of troubles.

"Coming back?" Aunt Zhou heard the sound of Chun Tao washing her hands, and came out with a shovel. "Are you tired?"

Luckily, there are still people waiting for me. Chun Tao smiled and shook her head.

"You kid, you didn't like to laugh before, but now you giggle all day long." Aunt Zhou said happily.

As soon as Chun Tao was said by Aunt Zhou, she felt uncomfortable, "Are you stir-frying?" ”

"Oops! I forgot, I'm afraid I'm going to burn. As he spoke, he ran back to the stove.

Chun Tao shook off the water in her hand, followed behind Aunt Zhou, and also entered the stove room.

"You help my mother wash that dish and bring it over." Chun Tao looked at it, and there were vegetables soaking in the water basin.

After washing the dishes, she handed it to Aunt Zhou, and Chun Tao took the initiative to chat with her. "The rice harvest of the March family is almost over, and today I am milling the grain."

"Then you can't rest tomorrow?"

Chun Tao shook her head, "Tomorrow, I asked Brother Wang to send some food, and I plan to take advantage of the good weather these days to dry the vegetables." ”

"Dried vegetables?"

"Hmmm! There are few winter dishes, and although the dried vegetables don't taste very good, it's always better to have one more dish. ”

"It's still thoughtful, in winter, it's cabbage and radish all day long, and it's really boring to eat."

"Mother, I'm back." Aunt Zhou was just finishing the last dish when she heard Zhou Kuiruo's voice.

Aunt Zhou handed the dish to Chun Tao, "Kui'er is back, you take it out and set the dishes and chopsticks!" ”

"Good!" After dinner and washing the dishes, Chun Tao went back to the room and discussed the tax matter with Zhou Kuiruo.

"What do you think?"

"I... I don't know. Chun Tao tentatively glanced at Zhou Kuiruo and was caught by him.

Chun Tao sat next to him, and Zhou Kuiruo reached out and touched her short hair. "Say what you want! I'll see if I can say yes. ”

"I heard that Xiucai is not only exempt from taxes, but also has a dumpling fee."

Zhou Kuiruo put down the book in his hand, and there was no special expression on his face. "So, you want me to go?"

"I know you don't want to participate in the imperial examination, you... You just didn't say it! Chun Tao felt that Zhou Kuiruo, who had no expression, was the most terrifying, and she dropped the book and planned to run.

"I agree, but I have one condition, you have to promise me."

Chun Tao was entangled in the terrible situation of no money and unknown conditions, and asked cautiously. "What... What conditions? ”