Li Niang felt very sorry for Du Yi, and when she saw her own man sitting on the wheel in front of her talking to the driver, she slowly spoke: "To say, our family is thanks to Yi Yi...... しw0。 Without her, we wouldn't have had a good time this year. Just those people's taxes and the like are like a big mountain, enough to crush us. Let's just say, didn't we have that little wild boar in our house some time ago? It was brought back by Yiyi and Peach Blossom when they went to pick wild vegetables. This girl is smart, and she doesn't know what to do, so she got one back. ”

"In the days of our autumn harvest, because there was not much food at home, there was not enough to eat. She took the peach blossoms and dug wild vegetables everywhere, and only then did she spend those few days. Two days ago, she was still on the mountain with us, and she didn't cry out about being bitter or tired. was originally a delicate girl, but now she even has thick hands, but I didn't see her cry bitterly. ”

"Our little tiger, she has been handing over literacy for the past few days, and now she also knows a few big characters. Hey, there's a lot of things you can't see. You think she is the ancestor of our family, but who knows that she has only been here for a few days, but she has paid the most for this family?"

Li Niang's words made the eyes of the people on the ox cart look at Du Yi a little complicated.

Immediately afterwards, Li Niang said: "If you really want to count it, it is still our family stained with Yiyi's light." If it weren't for her, even if we sold out of food this year, I am afraid we would not be able to pay that person's tax. Not to mention that our little tiger can read a few big characters. ”

The people who were originally quiet also remembered the taxes they had not yet paid when they heard this.

"This still makes people not live, and this tax is getting higher and higher every year. After a year of hard work, after paying the food tax, the rest is not enough for the children in the family to chew. ”

"Who says it's not? But if the county magistrate doesn't turn it in, he will go to jail. ”

"What do you say about that person's Ding tax? It's also high every year, and this is obviously trying to force us ordinary people to death. ”

"My family really doesn't have any silver to pay this year, if it really doesn't work, let's see if we can replace taxes with service. It was only two months later, and it was over with a grit of teeth. ”

When Du Yi heard this, he opened his eyes, looked at the person who was complaining, and quietly asked Li Niang: "Sister-in-law, what's the matter with this tax in lieu of service?"

"In the winter of the previous year, those who did not have money to teach the people to pay taxes had to go to labor, that is, to dig rivers and build roads everywhere. It's been raining since February, and the river will keep rising until May. Digging rivers and building roads is also for drainage. And if he has no money in his house, he will send out a strong man. It will take two months, digging day and night, and it would be good to be able to rest for two hours a day. Those who go, even if they don't die, have to peel off a layer of skin and come back. Oh, what a wickedness!"

Du Yi knew that there was a saying of servitude in ancient times, but those who did not want to go could pay money. But this person's tax is too high, and not everyone can afford it.

It's okay if a man wants to pay it, but if the woman wants it, then it's too much to say. Their family has a small population and they have to pay 500 yuan, so if there are a few seven or eight people in the family, wouldn't they have to pay more than one or two?

"Go from November and come back at the end of the year?"

"Won't necessarily come back. In our village, many people have gone in the past two years, but few of them have come back alive. Even if they come back, they are so thin that they are left with a handful of bones. In previous years, with the silver sent back by your mother, your father and second brother didn't go. I thought I would let your second brother go this year, but I didn't expect it to delay your blessing. ”

Liniang is very grateful to Du Yi, in previous years, her mother-in-law's monthly salary was sent back, but this year because she came back, the family is becoming more and more strained. All of a sudden, there was no main source of income, plus the population increased by two, and there was the disease of peach blossoms. For this reason, the couple did not sleep well for several days.

It's just that when they thought it was the worst, they found that life was better than in previous years. Mother-in-law's monthly salary is high, but every time I send it back, I have to give people a thank you silver, plus in previous years, at this time, the peach blossoms have to ask for a doctor, and I can't be tired at all.

Because when it comes to this topic, the people on the ox cart, from the excitement at the beginning, to the last sigh, their faces are full of sadness.

The sky is getting brighter and brighter, and the number of people on the road is gradually increasing. The closer you get to Crescent Town, the more lively it becomes.

"Yiyi, wake up, it's coming. Li Niang gently pushed Du Yi, who didn't know when he had fallen asleep.

Doy opened his misty eyes and reached out and patted his forehead, trying to sober himself up.

"Wake up, let's get out of the car!" Li Niang jumped out of the ox cart and reached out to lead Du Yi, who was still in a dazed state.

Erlang also came over at this time and lifted the back basket on the ox cart and put it on the ground. After seeing his daughter-in-law and Du Yi get out of the car, he picked up the basket of grapes and handed the basket containing herbs to Liniang.

The days of the market in Crescent Town are not very lively, although the sun has just risen, but there are many people coming and going.

The better they were with the people in the village, after meeting at the gate of this town at noon, the three of them went to the lively street.

"Yiyi, I'll send the embroidery over first, and then I'll accompany you. "Li Niang has no idea whether the things in the basket can be sold for money.

It's just that Du Yi said that it could be sold for silver, so he and the child's father came with the mentality of trying it out. If you can sell silver, then there are a lot of mountains in the village, and you can earn a little more silver at that time, and you can turn around and change your mother-in-law's household registration as soon as possible.

"Okay!" When they came, they went to the village chief's house to borrow a pole to weigh them, just to facilitate the sale of grapes.

The embroidered handkerchiefs that Li Niang had accumulated were sold for a total of twenty wen, which made Du Yi feel very worthless. The embroidered handkerchief is very exquisite, but it only costs two pennies a piece. However, seeing Li Niang's elated appearance, she only sighed secretly.

It takes a lot of effort to embroider a handkerchief, but it takes so long to earn two pennies. This is not a good deal for Doe. But there is a saying that no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat. She still understands the truth that a penny forces a good man to death.

"Yiyi, let's go, shall we go to the pharmacy first or sell grapes?" Li Niang carefully wrapped the copper plate into the embroidered papa, and then carefully hid the embroidered papa.

"Sister-in-law, I think it's not like this, although it's still early at this time, there are a lot of people. Let's go and occupy the space to sell grapes first, the pharmacy is there, and we won't run away with long legs, and it won't hurt to be late. ”

When Du Yi picked the grapes, he asked Liniang and Erlang to pick the grape leaves together. But when I put it, I spread a layer of grass on it, and I had to sprinkle a little water on it from time to time, and it didn't look much different from the freshly picked one.

"That's it!" Li Niang also wanted to see if the purple fruit could be sold for some silver. If it can be done, it will be faster than the silver she embroidered.

The three of them went around in circles, and finally Doe chose a place near the grocery market.

"Yiyi, the population here is relatively mixed, and they all sell vegetables. Is it appropriate for us to be here?" Li Niang looked around, always feeling a little abrupt.

On the left is selling vegetables, and on the right is selling chickens and ducks. The front is selling meat, and the back is selling eggs and the like.

"There is no better place than here. Doe asked Jiro to put down the basket and lifted the rags on it to reveal the grass.

Lifting the grass, Du Yi and Jiro asked for the big kettle that they had brought with them. Sprinkle the water little by little on the grapes that have begun to dry out.

There is also a mist on top of the grapes, and the leaves are very fresh. At this time, the grapes moistened by the water look like pearl towers, like piles of jade beads. Each grape is like a large and shiny "cat's eye", exuding a charming fragrance that makes the mouth honey and sweet.

On the crowded street, the unique aromatic smell of grapes, coupled with the unique sound of the hawkers that Du Yi walked by, quickly attracted people who came to buy vegetables.

"How do you sell this purple fruit?" asked a woman in her forties, wearing an indigo plum blossom bamboo leaf embroidered collar with a white background, a beige placket, and a red gold dotted emerald hairpin on her head. Behind her were two little girls about thirteen or fourteen years old, all dressed well, and carrying a vegetable basket in their hands.

As soon as Du Yi saw this posture, he knew that this was the purchasing manager of the rich family's house who came out to shop.

"This purple fruit is called grapes, which has the effects of nourishing blood, strengthening the stomach, invigorating qi, nourishing the kidneys, and beautifying, and only costs ten cents per catty. Doe replied without saying a word. Originally, I wanted to say a little more, but I was afraid that people would be too expensive, so I instantly changed it to ten cents.

At the same time, she also understands that the ten cents are definitely expensive, and the dishes next to her are very expensive for two or three cents per catty. She shouted this price, but in fact, it was also to make it easier for others to bargain.

"So expensive?" the woman frowned, a look of disgust. But I smell the fruity aroma and don't want to leave. This autumn, the fruit is abundant, and there is no shortage at home. But in the end, it is not as rare as these mountain fruits. This is the first time in this town that someone has sold it.

"This lady, our wild fruit is not expensive. As you know, these grapes are easy to pick, but difficult to preserve. This is what our family went up to the mountain yesterday to pick it. You see, how full the grain is, and even the leaves are very fresh. Not to mention the efficacy of our purple fruit. It has the effects of nourishing blood, strengthening the stomach, invigorating qi, nourishing the kidneys, and beautifying. ”

Doy once again emphasized the benefits of this grape, with a smile on his face, and then paused: "I have loved eating this grape since I was a child, and you can see if I look much better than my sister-in-law." In the countryside, there are several women whose complexion is as fair and delicate as mine. If it weren't for the fact that my family couldn't get by, I would definitely not have come out to sell grapes. ”

In order to sell the grapes, Doy began to make up nonsense.

Obviously, the two maids in the back were moved, and even the onlookers next to them were a little eager to try. I thought to myself, this wild fruit called grapes, is it really so magical?

"Auntie, my grapes are really not expensive. Although there is one on this mountain, isn't it necessary to go to the countryside and climb up the mountain to pick it up? Besides, even if I pick it myself, it may not be as good as the one I have preserved. Xu is halfway through the skin and juice. Look at my grapes, they are full of grains, juicy and sweet, and I definitely don't lose money when I buy them. ”