It wasn't until late July, when the rice in the fields began to turn yellow, and families began to harvest their crops one after another, that the rumor was finally confirmed.

When the emperor's decree arrived in the prefectures, he immediately sent people to the prefectures and counties, and the officials in the counties rode fast horses to report to the villages, shouting that there were several taxes that would no longer be collected from this year onwards, and that there was no need to worry about not being able to marry, or that if they could not marry their daughters-in-law, they would be taxed, and they would be subject to forced labor.

It was the harvest season, and there was such good news, and the people were overjoyed, and Mochiba Village was instantly shrouded in joy.

Seeing that the crops in the field were almost finished, the village chief was very happy, saying that when the crops were harvested, the village held another running water feast, and each family would take out whatever they wanted.

As before, the village chief set an example, and several families in the village who were doing well, the Hu family, the Jiang family, and the Fang family followed suit, killing pigs and chickens and ducks, and all the meat and vegetables were prepared at once.

Now every family in the village is not poor, and if the days are better, they will take a chicken or a basket of eggs, and if they are average, they will take fresh vegetables from the field, and some will catch fresh fish in the river, and some will take rice and noodles to cook, and several families will get together and buy a few jars of good wine.

The life of Mochiba Village is getting better and better, and the relationship between people is getting closer and closer, and the village chief has played a big role.

After the grain is harvested, it is the end of July, and the village chief arranged a two-day running water banquet, and took so many things out, and it was necessary to finish eating.

In the open space at the entrance of the village, each family moved their tables out and placed them next to each other, so that they could not see the end at a glance.

That place is often used to set up banquets, and pigs will be killed here during the New Year's holidays, and there are stoves, and you can cook with a few pots.

The daughters-in-law and aunts of every household came to help, the men helped to resist the tables, chairs and benches, the children were very happy, the village set up flowing water mats, and bought a lot of dried fruits and snacks, and there were a lot of sweets, which can make children happy.

I started to work early in the morning, and in a blink of an eye it was noon, and all kinds of dishes were on the table, smelling the aroma of the food, and the mood was even better.

The village chief and the old people in the village sat at a table, and they had been drinking for a while, and the old people in the village all smiled and praised it, saying that the village chief was a good person, and he had never seen the life of the village like this.

The village chief said with a smile, "That's everyone's support, if no one listens to me, no matter how I arrange, it's useless, come again, the most important thing is that there are capable people in the village, if there is no Shang Xuan and his wife, it is to improve the crops and open a villa, and also build a school for the village, how can there be a good life for everyone, we should be most grateful to their family." ”

Everyone nodded, thinking that this was the accumulation of virtue in Mochiba Village, otherwise how could such a powerful character come out of their village and not in other villages?

Today's Mochiba Village is not the impoverished mountain village of the past, and the people here live a life that many people envy, and it will get better and better in the future.

An old man said with a smile, "This day is more and more joyful, now I am not afraid of not being able to eat, not wearing clothes, but unfortunately I am old, I don't know how many years to live, I thought I looked down on life and death, but now I am reluctant to leave." ”

Several other people also agreed, nodding vigorously, reluctant to die.

The village chief said with a smile, "Now that life is good, you guys are also very tough, what do you want to do, you must live a long life, and there are still many years of good life to live." ”

Although they all know that this is a comforting word, but who doesn't like to listen to a good one, a few old people listened to the mood of the mood, and talked to the village chief about the things in the village, if the ancestors see the village life getting better and better, I don't know how happy to become, even if I close my eyes, it's nothing, you can go and talk to the ancestors.

In the past two days, everyone was in a good mood, everyone in the village was there, even the Feng family and the Liu family also ate at the same table, although they quarreled from time to time, but it was much better than before, and after some things, Feng didn't like to say things that people didn't like to hear, it could be regarded as a change.

There is no age limit for marrying, and she doesn't have to worry so much about Liu Datou and Liu Ertou's family affairs, these two sons don't look like each other now, it's hard to talk about daughters-in-law, so she can only take a look at them again.

When the crops in the field are taken back to the house, and the flowing water feast is held lively, all the families are busy drying the grain, and they can be collected into the warehouse in a few days.

In August, the Fang family is going to be busy again, the sixth day of August is the day when Chen Wei and the Zhou family get married, their new house is the old house of the Hu family, everyone in the village knows about it, Hu Xiucai gave the house to them to live in, although the deed is still the Hu family, but they can live all the time, isn't it equivalent to theirs? After all, it will not be used to buy and sell.

It's false to say that you don't envy, but people who are literate and hyphenated are naturally different from ordinary people, and they teach students to work hard, and there is nothing to say, besides, this is the Hu family's house, and people can live in whoever they want.

The two of them's relatives Wen handled it well, but they didn't invite too many people, the two of them had a good relationship with some people in the village, so they naturally invited them to eat and drink, and it didn't make sense for too many people to come, after all, it was still a matter for the two of them.

Seeing that the day came, Zhou's nervousness, although she had given birth to a child, but she had never married, she told Chen Wei about her previous experience, although she concealed some things about the palace, but it did not affect Chen Wei's judgment of her person, she didn't want to hide it from the other party, it was Chen Wei who said that she didn't mind before nodding and marrying.

After living for forty years, there is still a chance to be a bride, which Zhou did not expect, she is going to have a small family.

Although she is single, she still has money in her hand, although she is not very rich, there is no problem with food and clothing for the rest of her life, so Wen took out part of it to buy a dowry for her.

On the fifth day of the new year, the dowry was sent from the Fang family to their new home, and everyone looked at her and had a lot of dowry, and they were even more envious, these two people got together like this, and they must have a good life in the future.