This year's summer harvest was poor.

In many places, the dry ground is cracked, the riverbed is exposed, and there is no guarantee of water for people and animals, and the crops are naturally watered.

The late spring and early summer period is the time when the wheat is irrigated, watering is very important, only watering, the wheat can grow well.

But not a drop of rain fell during that time, and I want to know what the wheat has grown.

Jiang Ying went to the field at night, and also picked a few ears of wheat and rubbed them in his hands, several ears of wheat only rubbed out a star of wheat kernels, and these wheat kernels were very shriveled.

When she came back, she said to Tan Qi: "This year's harvest is too bad, and it would be good to harvest 100 catties of wheat per acre of land." ”

It's not a matter of how much wheat is harvested, but the farmers who farm the land have to pay a summer tax.

Rong Dynasty collects two seasons of field tax a year, once in summer, once in autumn, when the year is good, pay the tax or can keep a family to chew, although it is not enough, but save to eat, and then dig some wild vegetables in the spring so that you can get by.

But this year, the grain collected is not enough to pay the tax, even if it is enough to pay the tax, but after paying the field tax, there will be no food in the hand, and there will be a long time between now and autumn, what to eat during this time.

Also, prepare for the worst.

If it doesn't rain until the autumn harvest, it is estimated that the harvest will be worse during the autumn harvest, and then next summer, this is a year, what will everyone eat and drink in the next year?

Jiang Ying has experienced the end times and knows what it is like to be hungry.

She has not been in a good mood during this time, and every time she goes out and looks at the people on the street who are hungry and thin and come to beg for food, she begins to worry.

Now there are already begging crowds, and when the summer harvest and autumn harvest come, they are afraid that the victims will be able to besiege the city.

Sure enough, just as Jiang Ying guessed, there were more people begging after the summer harvest, and there were many people selling children and daughters in the market.

On this day, Jiang Ying helped Tan Bao to learn to walk in the yard, watching Tan Bao staggering and walking a few steps and then resting for a while, Jiang Ying smiled and encouraged: "Our Bao'er is really amazing, how steady she walks, our Bao'er is the best, come, take a few more steps." ”

Talking about the baby's laughter, saliva fell onto the pocket around the neck.

She took a few more steps and then pushed Jiang Ying.

Jiang Ying let go and let Tan Baobao try to walk by himself.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

When Jiang Ying opened the door, he saw Tan Bi and Zhou standing outside the door.

She hurriedly let people go home.

"Big brother, sister-in-law, sit down quickly."

Zhou went to the door to hug Tan Baobao, and Tan Bi sat down and said to Jiang Ying: "I met people from our village a while ago, and I heard them say that this time our village made a fuss about handing over autumn grain, and injured several people. ”

"What's going on?"

Jiang Ying didn't expect that something would happen in Dashe Village.

Tan Bi sighed: "Our village and Xiaoshe Village and Dawangzhuang have drilled wells, the crops are naturally better than those in other places, and the grain harvest is also good, and the errand soldiers who collect grain want to collect more, and the village chiefs of the three villages and their theories, who knows that those people have evil intentions, and they have to collect more, and they kicked down the big bucket when they handed over the grain, and a few young men in our village were angry and moved their hands......"

Jiang Ying frowned: "There is a fixed amount of summer grain to collect, the court has promulgated the law, and it is written on the top of the article and paragraph, they are violating the court code by collecting taxes indiscriminately, if we sue them, they will have to suffer a lawsuit." ”

Tan Bi shook his head: "The people don't fight with the officials, how easy it is for us to talk about it." ”

While talking, Tan Qi came back.

He should have known about this matter, and when he entered the door, he said to Tan Bi: "Big brother, I know about the affairs in the village, and I will find a way to deal with this matter." ”

Tan Bi couldn't help it, he could only accuse Tan Qi.

Since Tan Qi said that he would be in charge, Tan Bi no longer worries about it.

Sending Tan Bi and Zhou away, closing the door, Tan Qi and Jiang Ying said: "The situation outside is very bad, I am afraid that this year's autumn will not be successful, we have to make plans in advance." ”

"Then let's go to the capital early."

Jiang Ying was also thinking about this matter: "Didn't you ask someone to find a house in the capital before, let's go over early, find a house earlier and pack up and live, this side of the province will make a fuss and scare the old people and children." ”

"Okay." Tan Qi nodded in agreement.

But before leaving, he had to get things done in the village.

There is the ancestral house of the Tan family in Dashe Village, and Tan Qi's grandmother is also buried there, even if he wants to leave, he has to return to the village in the future, so he has to maintain a good relationship with the people in the village.

Nowadays, in these years, you talk about rural nature, and people will scold you for being unkind, not being good, and not doing things.

In order to do a good job in the village, Tan Qi goes out early and returns late every day, and Jiang Ying doesn't know what he's busy with.

Two days later, Tan Qi and Jiang Ying said that they would go back to the county, and Jiang Ying prepared something for him to send him back.

Tan Qi and Tan Jiao drove back to the county.

As soon as he went back, Tan Qi went to find Feng Zhutou of the county government.

This Feng Zhutou is over forty years old, long and stout, but not tall, he is the old head catcher of the county government, he has been a head catcher in the county for more than ten or twenty years, and he knows better than anyone else about the things in the yamen.

Tan Qi was waiting outside, and when he saw Feng Zhutou, he greeted him: "Brother Feng, I'm waiting for you, let's go, let's have two drinks." ”

Feng Zhutou was stunned for a moment, and then he understood why Tan Qi was looking for him.

"Let's go, have a couple of drinks." Feng Zhutou stretched out his hand and grabbed Tan Qi: "I know there is a good place to go." ”

The two of them walked affectionately and walked together, and soon arrived at a newly opened restaurant.

After entering, Feng Zhutou shouted: "Xiao Er, bring a portion of your signature dishes." ”

Tan Qi turned his head and looked around, looking at the furnishings of the restaurant.

Soon, he saw something.

The lobby on the first floor of the restaurant is very spacious, with tables and chairs in it.

This is similar to an ordinary restaurant, but the table is not a very harmonious table of eight immortals, but a round table, and there is a turntable in the middle of the round table.

The chair is not a bench or a low-backed chair, but a large, high-backed chair.

In addition, there was a list of orders on each table, as well as some melon seeds and tea.

Don't talk about it, just talk about the round table, which makes Tan Qi feel very familiar.

Isn't this the kind of round table that is used in restaurants in modern times?

Not only the round table, but also the curtains and some decorations are very modern.

Tan Qi became more and more attentive.

He guessed that the owner of the restaurant was still a fellow countryman? Or is there someone here who is a fellow countryman?

Tan Qi and Feng Zhutou sat down, and Xiao Er came over and waited for the order.

Tan Qi smiled and asked, "Your restaurant has just opened, didn't you look at it when I came over a while ago?" ”

The shopkeeper accompanied the smiling face: "You said, isn't it just opened, it only opened last month, although our restaurant has only opened, but the chef is an experienced cook, and the dishes are made by this ......"

The shopkeeper raised his fingers: "You can taste it to know if it's delicious or not." ”

"It must be delicious." Tan Qi followed him and asked, "Who is your owner?" I see that your store is very good, and the furnishings in the house are also very elegant, so I want to get to know your owner. ”