The group returned to Shujiazhuang and thanked Xia Tingchang. After Shu Yan stayed in the summer pavilion, he went to boil medicine for Grandpa Xie. He handed over the money to Dr. Shu to settle down, as for the future plan, Dr. Shu had already thought about it, in view of the fact that Shu Yan and Zhixin were still young and their labor ability was still far behind, they could plant all the land they had exchanged for mulberry trees, and it was not possible to plant crops in the third place, but it was still possible to plant mulberry trees. Mulberry fields don't grow crops for a while, and then they make other plans when they grow up in a few years. These fields are really burdensome for them, and although it is tiring to pick mulberries, it takes more time than planting crops, so they don't have to be so stressful.

What is the concept of 50,000 yuan, and how much is the value of 5 baht money, this cannot be counted. Because from the Three Kingdoms to the Wei and Jin dynasties, wars and turmoil were always continuous, and the regime was constantly changing, and the fate of the five-baht coin also rose and fell with the change of dynasties. Take grain as an example, during the Taiping period, if there is a good year of wind and rain, a piece of corn will only cost about 20 5 baht; In the event of a war and chaos, coupled with natural disasters, corn can reach 10,000 or even 500,000 five baht per hundred. The price of clothing is relatively stable, it is less affected by the war, but it is generally much more expensive than food.

The common people cherish their money like their lives, but those wealthy families spend their money like dirt. The most eye-popping is the story of Wang Ji, the son-in-law of the former emperor Sima Zhao, and Wang Kai, the uncle of the current emperor Sima Yan, who took 10 million yuan to compete in archery. This Wang Kai has a black and white cow, named "Eight Hundred Miles", it is said that he can walk eight hundred miles a day, Wang Kai likes it very much, and takes care of this cow very carefully, this cow is not only fat and strong, even its horns and four hooves are maintained to shine, bright eyes. Wang Kai is proud of this sacred cow.

When Wang Ji heard about it, he was very unbalanced, so he said to him: I am inferior to you in archery, and now, I am willing to make a bet of 10 million yuan and compete with you in archery. If I lose, I'll lose you ten million dollars; On the contrary, if you lose, you lose the sacred cow. Wang Kai agreed after a little thought, because he knew that, first of all, the opponent's archery skills were not as good as his own, and he had an advantage; Second, even if he really loses this cow, the other party is absolutely reluctant to kill this sacred cow worth 10 million yuan, and he can still find a way to redeem it when the time comes. Wang Kai relied on his good archery skills and asked Wang Ji to shoot first, but Wang Ji hit the target with one arrow. Wang Ji was overjoyed, and immediately ordered someone to kill this sacred cow, dig out the heart of the cow, and roast it on the fire. Why do you have to dig out the beef heart and roast it? Because eating roasted beef hearts was a fashion in the upper class at that time. Wang Ji sat on the bed and waited, and after a while, the cow's heart was cooked, and Wang Ji only cut a small bite with a knife and walked away, leaving Wang Kai to be sad and messy about the dead cow.

During the Wei and Jin dynasties, gold and silver were not widely used as currency. The five-baht coin is too heavy, and when it comes to large transactions, they use ox carts to pull the money to pay. The five-baht coin was minted in the Han Dynasty and was used in the world before the fall of the Han Dynasty. Later, the heroes rose together, and the princes were divided, until the Wei and Jin dynasties, the imperial courts were divided by one side, and all of them did not have much climate, and the five baht money was scrapped and used, and it was scrapped for a period of time, which was very unstable. The money in the hands of the common people may one day turn into scrap copper and rotten iron, so the common people prefer to use grain, silk, and silk as money, and even some use it to trade in the way of barter.

After exchanging land with the Shi family, Shu Yan and Zhixin relaxed for a while, and they didn't have to go to the field, although the dead branches in the mulberry forest were not cut, there was no need to cut them, the Shi family would send someone to cut them, and the land they changed would wait for the spring of next year to ask someone to plant mulberry trees. In fact, in addition to this field, the Shu and Han families also have several scattered fields, each planted with different crops, which can stagger the farming time, so as not to concentrate the labor time together.

Just a few days after the stoppage, a debt collector came in. It turned out to be a Hongo's husband. At that time, the local grassroots set up was about ten miles and one pavilion, ten pavilions and one township, and the county side was one hundred miles. Of course, it also needs to be flexible according to the size of the population. The township has a husband who is in charge of collecting taxes.

This townsman had just entered Shu Yan's house, and then Pavilion Chief Xia also came in. Sifu is a township official, one level older than Ting, and his boss comes to inspect the local work, so Xia Tingchang naturally has to accompany him.

The townsman first exchanged a few words with Dr. Shu, and then went straight to the point: "I heard that your family and the Han family exchanged their respective dozens of acres of land with General Shi's field?" ”

Dr. Shu nodded.

"How much money did you get?"

"My family got 50,000 yuan, and the Han family got 25,000 yuan." Shu Yan replied truthfully.

"In that case, do you know that, according to the decree of the imperial court, this kind of transaction of buying and selling land is subject to taxation?"

Without waiting for Shu Yan to speak, Xia Tingchang took the lead and said: "The imperial court has regulations, and the people of Shujiazhuang are also willing to pay taxes, but the imperial court stipulates the purchase and sale of land, and it does not include the exchange of land?" ”

The countryman's face sank: "As long as it involves money, it is considered a sale." I only collect according to the difference, and if I don't collect the full amount of the land price, it will be cheaper! ”

"How much?" Shu Yan asked calmly.

"The law stipulates that all the buying and selling of slaves and maids, horses and cattle, farm houses, etc., shall be based on vouchers, and shall be charged 400 yuan for 10,000 yuan, with the buyer receiving 100 yuan and the seller receiving 300."

Shu Yan calculated a little in his mind, "10,000 yuan is charged 400 yuan, and our two families have a total of 75,000 yuan, so we should charge 3,000 yuan." The buyer pays 750 dollars, and the seller pays 2,250 dollars, right? ”

The townsman smiled: "Brother Shu is really smart. ”

"The accounts are easy to calculate, but I don't know which party is the buyer and which party is the seller?"

"Of course, the party who pays is the buyer, and the party who gets the money is the seller."

"In other words, my family and the Han family have to pay 2,250 yuan, while the Shi family only needs to pay 750 yuan?"

The townsman nodded.

Shu Yan took out two thousand two hundred and fifty yuan, handed it to the villager and said, "All the money that my family and the Han family should pay is here, please don't ask the Han family again, and you don't have to say it to the Han family." ”

The townsman smiled: "Everyone says that the Shu family is righteous, and today it seems that it is true." ”

Shu Yan said: "Paying taxes according to the chapter is what the people should do, our money has been paid, please go to the Shi family to collect the rest." ”

"The Shi family? Hmph, you are really naïve, when did the Shi family pay taxes? ”

"Why doesn't his family have to pay taxes?"

"His family is a family with a knighthood, and he has never had to pay taxes, don't believe you ask Pavilion Chief Xia."

Seeing that Xia Tingchang nodded, Shu Yan sighed: "Shi Jiaguang has money, and it costs tens of thousands of dollars to eat and drink every day, but he doesn't have to pay taxes; What is the reason why people from poor families lack food and clothing, but they have to pay taxes according to the regulations? ”

"Unreasonable is unreasonable, but I can't help it, this has been the case in all dynasties. How much money are these miscellaneous taxes? What's it? They don't have to pay even big taxes such as land taxes and mouth taxes. When the townsman said this, he paused and said, "Speaking of Tian Fu and Kou Fu, I heard that the imperial court is going to reform the tax law. ”

Xia Tingchang hurriedly asked, "How to change the law?" ”

The village husband said: "I heard that the 'household survey' system will be implemented, but the specific measures are not clear. ”

"No matter what tax law is implemented, the Shu and Han families will be exempted from taxes for three years, which is promised by the above, and it cannot be changed."

Since the death of Shu An and Han Ning last year, Xia Tingchang took pity on the Shu and Han families, and he led the villagers to jointly apply for a three-year tax exemption for them.

"That's nature."

After the townsman left, everyone discussed how to collect the household survey system, but it was just a blind guess, and no one believed it. Xia Tingchang sat for a while and also went.

The Han family didn't know about tax collection yet. Zhixin's mother Liu is in good health these days, Liu is ingenious, and she is a female celebrity who does a very good job, and she used to be a female celebrity to subsidize the family. Zhixin didn't know what had happened in the past few days, taking advantage of her mother's good health, she pestered her mother to teach her how to make shoes and clothes. Liu Shi felt strange, she was usually in a hurry to teach her, she didn't study well, what happened today? Later, I thought: Oh, the child must have seen that I am often sick, and he wants to share my worries! Liu patiently taught Zhixin to be a female celebrity. Zhixin is a very smart girl, and she can learn how to work with these female celebrities, and after two months, the work she does is comparable to her mother's, which makes Liu feel both surprised and delighted.

Although the Shu Han family had some money, the children of the poor were in charge of the family early. Although Shu Yan and Zhixin are young, they know how to be thrifty and do not spend money indiscriminately. Usually, except for medicine, the money is rarely used at other times. However, now that the New Year is approaching, there will always be some to buy New Year's goods.

On the twenty-seventh day of the lunar month, Shu Yan went to the market to buy some New Year's goods, and he bought a small half jar of wine, some meat, some vegetables, firewood and rice at home. There are several chickens at home, and he killed a hen that didn't like to lay eggs, and planned to make chicken soup for Gonggong Xie to make up for his body. He settled these and waited for the Chinese New Year's Eve night to cook a good meal for the whole family. Although the New Year's goods were ready, he was reluctant to buy himself a new dress - his clothes were too old.

In the process of killing the chicken, the chicken claws grabbed a piece of his sleeve, and he looked at his clothes: alas, it is too old, it is torn in several places, and it is indeed time to wear a new dress for the New Year. But he thought about it again, forget it, it costs hundreds of dollars to make an ordinary dress, although this dress is shabby, it can still be worn together, just wait for next year. Thinking of this, he squatted on the ground and put away the chicken feathers on the ground, saving enough to make a feather duster.

At this moment, Zhixin ran over from outside the door, looked at Shu Yan with her eyes, and said with a smile: "Brother Yan, stand up." ”

Shu Yan was inexplicable, but he also stood up obediently. Zhixin stood up, approached Shu Yan, and gestured with her hands, the distance was so close that they could hear each other's breathing, which made Shu Yan a little embarrassed, and immediately blushed.

"What are you doing here?"

Zhixin smiled lightly: "The two of us were born in the same year, month, and day, and I want to compare with you to see how much taller you are than me." After speaking, she stuck shoulder-to-shoulder with Shu Yan again, and then ran away with a red face and a shy smile.

In the Chinese New Year's Eve, Shu Yan washed his old clothes and prepared to go to the elders in the village to greet the New Year tomorrow on the first day of the new year. Unexpectedly, in the process of washing, a large piece was broken, and it was very conspicuous.

"What can I do?" Shu Yan was worried, but saw Ruoxin running over, holding a robe in her hand, and said with a smile: "Brother Yan, give you a robe." ”

Shu Yan was stunned, and didn't dare to take it with his hand: "Give it to me?" Who gave it to me? ”

"My sister, my sister made it herself, and she was busy for two days!"

Shu Yan took it and saw that it was a thick cyan satin robe. Shu Yan has grown so big, he has always worn linen clothes and kudzu clothes, and he has never worn this satin clothes. Shu Yan took off his old clothes and put on this satin robe - soft satin fabric, fine silk lining, and hemp wool in the mezzanine. Hey, it's warm and comfortable to wear, and the most rare thing is that it fits perfectly. He couldn't help but wonder: I didn't hear that Zhixin can make clothes, when did she learn it? And she didn't even measure me, how to do it so well. After trying it on, he hurriedly took it off, afraid that it would get dirty, so he kept it for tomorrow to wear.

Early in the morning of the new year, Shu Yan got up early, settled down with his father-in-law, and after freshening up, he put on a new satin robe and went to greet the elders. After Shu Yan put on his new robe, he was glamorous, and he was amazed everywhere he went. Because on weekdays, Shu Yan takes care of Gonggong Xie in addition to farming and studying, and never has time to dress up himself, always the tattered garddy clothes, but today suddenly makes people's eyes shine: Shu Xiaolang is not only virtuous, but also talented and beautiful.

Shu Yan finally walked to Han's house. It is said that the Han family is not counted as their own Shu family, so they should not have to pay New Year's greetings. But the relationship between the Han family and the Shu family is extraordinary, even more than the people of the Shu family, and Uncle Han is gone, so he wants to come to pay New Year's greetings to Aunt Han.

Shu Yan entered the door and first gave Liu's New Year's greetings, Liu's spirit was very good, Zhixin and Ruoxin were by the side, both wearing new clothes. Zhixin is wearing a green brocade pleated skirt, tied in a double bun, her pink face is slightly red, her eyes are crystal clear, slim, and the girl's family is mature early, just like an adult. Zhixin looked at Shu Yan, her jet-black hair was tied on the top of her head, her handsome face was angular, and the cyan birthmark between her eyebrows added a bit of spirit, especially when she was wearing a robe made by herself, it fit so well! The more she looked at it, the more she liked it, and she couldn't be happier.

It turned out that Zhixin had always felt guilty about Shu Yan's parents dying for saving her father, and the Shu family now has no woman, and Shu Yan does not have a decent dress. That day in the Shifu tent, she had a heart and changed some silk, just to make a dress for Shu Yan and their sisters and brothers, after all, the three of them had never worn good clothes when they were so old. So she pestered her mother every day to teach her how to make clothes. That day, she went to measure Shu Yan's size, but she deliberately didn't bring a ruler, because with a ruler, Shu Yan knew what was going on, and she would definitely not cooperate, maybe the clothes would not be done.

Liu looked at Shu Yan and then at his daughter, and liked it in his heart: Well, it's really a perfect match, a pair made by nature. It's just that now they're too young to explain things.

Liu's health is fine, as long as she is not tired, does not mention Han Ning, and her body is not stimulated, she will not get sick. Zhixin is also a little more relaxed. But Xie Yi couldn't, although Shu Yan served him wholeheartedly, grabbed medicine, boiled medicine, and fed medicine for him, but he never got better. After the New Year, it became more serious.