78 sacrificial fields
From An Chuxia's proposal to buy sacrificial fields, An Jinchen and An Shouyu searched around, but they did not find a suitable field.
On this day, in the early summer, I was in the yard with nothing to do, lying on a wicker chair basking in the sun and reading a book, An Jinchen and An Shouyu walked in happily.
I picked up the teapot on the stone table and poured a glass of water to drink, and then I said excitedly to An Chuxia, who was looking at them: "We bought a hundred acres of sacrificial land in Xiaoxia, guess whose field we bought?!" ”
An Chuxia saw that the faces of the two people not only had the joy of buying the sacrificial field, but also carried a little bit of hatred.
Thinking that his brother An Jinchen is usually very responsible, he is not narrow-minded, and he has some small frictions with others, and he will not take it to heart.
Among the people he hated were the families of so many fields.
Thinking of this, An Chuxia hooked the corners of her lips, and the answer was about to come out.
"King landlord!"
"Xia Xia, how do you know?!"
An Chuxia glanced at his brother inscrutablely, and then moved his gaze to his book.
An Shouyu shook his head, if he can be admitted to the person who lifts Xie Yuan, I am afraid that they don't need a cup of tea for this thing, this cousin niece guessed it.
"Tell me, how can their family be willing to sell the land?!" An Chuxia looked at the book in his hand and asked the two of them in a flat tone.
An Shouyu saw that An Jinchen was guessed by his sister so easily, and he didn't want to speak.
So he said: "The landlord Wang's family used to rely on his sister to be the former Qingshi Town, and the younger brother and daughter-in-law of the town mayor Xu Huai did not do anything bad to their conscience.
This Bu Huai and his talented daughter made a mistake a while ago and were exiled, and his wife and son with a weak head also followed.
Now that Xu Huai's younger brother's family is holding their tails in Qingshi Town, they can still manage the landlord's family.
The son of the landlord who was lame by someone accidentally killed someone in Wanhualou and a squire's house in the town robbed the matchmaker.
The landlord wanted to spend money to eliminate the disaster and save the life of his only son, but the family did not have enough money, so he had to sell the fertile land. ”
An Chuxia thought of Dong Linlin, who had married into the Wang family, and her peach blossom eyes couldn't help but squint, it seems that the Wang family will be lively in the future.
Although I don't know how Dong Linlin is willing to marry into the Wang family, how can she be such an arrogant and ruthless person who is willing to live in the defeated Wang family.
"However, because the Wang family's fields were sold urgently, the paddy fields that were originally thirteen or four taels of silver per acre were now bought by the Chinese for only twelve taels of silver.
And that paddy field is not far from our village, just on the other side of the Dongda River. ”
After speaking, An Yu scratched his head, and said to An Chuxia embarrassedly: "Xiao Xia, I have already discussed with my family, our family will not plant sacrificial fields in the future."
When you leave, you want to take over the braised meat business, do you think it's okay? ”
“… Yes! ”
"However, the sacrificial field is still managed by you, and the sacrificial grain is collected according to 28 per year, and even if 80% of the grain is not taxed, it will be more than their own field.
After the grain you collect is sold for money, you will record the rest of the money in your account book, except for the expenses of buying sacrifices and repairing the ancestral tombs.
As a reward for the children of the clan to study and participate in the scientific examination, ten taels will be rewarded for passing the county examination, twenty taels for passing the government examination, thirty taels for the hospital examination, and fifty taels of silver for the township examination.
If there is not so much money on the books by then, write to me and I will find someone to bring it back to you. ”
An Shouyu's eyes were full of emotion, he didn't expect An Chuxia to be a clansman, thinking so thoughtfully and so long-term.
Only when there are more descendants in the clan can a family become truly strong.
After the sacrificial field was bought, An Chuxia asked An Jinchen and An Shouyu to call the people who were the heads of several families in the An family.
Everyone heard that An Chuxia bought a sacrificial field, and several old people of the An family from the grandfather generation were so excited that they almost fainted on the spot.
With the sacrificial field, a family will slowly take shape, which everyone understands.
It's just that there are many people in the family who are well-off, and they don't think about buying sacrificial fields, but only help themselves develop.
I heard that 20% of the grain is paid every year for sacrificial grain, and the An family has no opinion, and everyone is even happier knowing that the sacrificial field to be planted does not need to pay taxes.
An Chuxia told her about the rewards for her children's academic examinations in the future, and everyone thanked this girl from the bottom of their hearts for bringing their family's hope.
Then An Chuxia called An Shouyu out and said to everyone: "In the future, I will hand over the matter of sacrificing the field to the second grandfather's family and the third cousin, do you have any opinions?"
If you have an opinion, if you don't say it, and then you get into trouble, then I have to take back the sacrificial field! ”
An Shouyu is also top-notch in terms of ability, so everyone agreed.
An Shouyu's sister-in-law and second sister-in-law looked at each other and lowered their heads helplessly.
Who made the third child smarter than they were in charge!
Fortunately, it was their family who was chosen by Ann's niece, so that their family had more say in the clan.
An Shouyu's daughter-in-law, who was standing next to the two sisters-in-law, was quite calm, although her eyes were full of joy, her face still collapsed.
An Chuxia saw her retract her gaze like this, a peasant woman could do this.
If the third cousin's wife is a superficial and unreasonable woman, she is really not at ease.
Grandma An and Grandpa An sat not far away, looking at An Chuxia who was sitting in the hall and presiding over the family meeting of the five families of An Chuxia with relief.
and An Jinchen, who was sitting not far from her.
Unexpectedly, the two poor little ones who were kicked out and homeless and knocked on the door of his house are now strong enough to support the entire An family.
There are two families with a total population of about 70 people, and now there is finally a leader.
Just when the internal meeting of the An family was about to end, An Shouli and his family didn't know where they heard that the people surnamed An had come here.
couldn't open the courtyard door of An Chuxia's house, and cried at the door.
When An Chuxia came out with his clansmen, he saw An Shouli's daughter-in-law Dong sitting on the ground patting her thighs, telling her grievances.
"Oh, there is no heavenly reason!
All the people surnamed An in Xitang Village were called here, why did they just miss their uncle's house.
This is a meritorious name that will not be recognized by the six relatives!
I'm going to ask the old man, how can such a disrespectful uncle, hurt his cousin, and be unfilial still take the imperial examination! ”
An Chuxia did not speak dumbly and ashamed of himself like the one who raised people in Songjiang Mansion.
Because these two are not worthy!
She grabbed the second grandmother who was about to step forward to tear Dong's mouth, and comforted her with a calm expression: "Second grandmother doesn't need to be angry, it just so happens that I also have to go to the lobby to ask the county magistrate."
After the death of my brother and sister-in-law, I kicked my young nephew and niece out of the house penniless, what a crime!
My cousin teamed up with others twice to push my cousin into the water and drown, what kind of crime should I be guilty of! ”
An Chuxia seemed to remember something, and continued: "Oops, I forgot!
How can you go to the lobby without witnesses!
What you did to our brothers and sisters back then is known to the whole village, and this witness is easy to find.
An Qiaoyun pushed me into the water with Lu Ruyue for the first time, as if she was seen by Aunt Hua who was washing clothes by the river.
She wouldn't have necessarily testified against me before, but now ......."
There is no need for An Chuxia to finish speaking, everyone understands that with her current status.
As long as the flower aunt who opens her mouth and breaks her mouth, she doesn't need to think about it much, and she will help him testify.
(End of chapter)