"Open the door! It's time to pay the rent! ”

Hearing the rude voice coming from outside the door, the Geng family's face changed instantly, and the old man Geng hurriedly got up and opened the door, and a sturdy, tall man stood outside.

The man's face was impatient: "Why did it take so long to open the door?" Is it secretly hiding food? ”

Geng Laohan was so yelled at him that he shrank twice: "Look at what Chen Zhuangtou said, how dare we?" Not to mention that we don't have the courage, even if we have, what kind of field can produce how many catties of grain, Zhuangtou you have a number in your heart, how can we hide it from you? ”

"That's a good thing, I don't dare." Chen Zhuangtou looked arrogant and looked at Geng Lao Han condescendingly, "Your family should have finished beating all the food, right?" It's time to pay the rent. ”

Geng Laohan smiled flatteringly: "Chen Zhuangtou, why did you pay the rent so early this time?" This year's drought has not done well in rice growth, and there are still some rice in my family that have not been cut in the ground, can it be two days late? ”

Chen Zhuangtou snorted and glared at him: "You rented my lord's land, and you have to pay the rent when you should pay the rent, you don't even have this consciousness, and you still think I collected the rent early?" What's more, this year's drought is a big drought in the entire Shuzhong, and it's not just your family drought, how can everyone pay rent, but your family can't? ”

Geng Laohan was submissive and didn't dare to refute a word, Chen Zhuangtou didn't bother to say more to him, and said: "I don't care if you finish cutting the rice, you have to pay the rent anyway, you pay the rent first, and you can cut the rest of the rice as you like." ”

As he spoke, Chen Zhuangtou took out an account book, crackled the abacus, and said while calculating: "Your family has a total of six acres of land, one acre of silt land on the river bank, and the yield per mu is three hundred and fifty catties; three acres of medium paddy field, with a yield of 250 catties per mu; Two acres of inferior paddy fields, with a yield of 200 catties per mu ......"

Listening to Chen Zhuangtou's calculation, it is based on the field yield of previous years, and a considerable part of it is inflated. However, Geng Laohan has no choice, renting other people's land is equivalent to pinching the lifeblood in the hands of others, even if he encounters unfair treatment, he will endure it obediently.

Chen Zhuang first calculated it, and finally came to a conclusion: "Your family has to pay a total of 750 catties of rent this year, pay cash grain or silver?" ”

The Geng family was taken aback by this number, Geng Laohan's eyes widened, and he stammered: "How, how can there be so many?" Thirty percent of the tax, my family used to pay 450 catties of rent grain in previous years, how can there be a full 300 catties more this year? ”

"Who told you that the tax is 30%? It's clearly fifty percent! Chen Zhuang stretched out a slap and shook it in front of Geng Laohan, "According to the output of previous years, your family's six acres of land will receive a total of 1,500 catties of grain, fifty percent of the rent, and what if the rent is not 750 catties?" ”

Geng Laohan said hurriedly: "How can it be fifty percent of the tax? It's always been 30%! My family has been renting Mr. Chen's land for many years, and I have never heard of such a high tax, and when we went to Mr. Chen's place to renew the lease at the beginning of this year, we also said that it was a 30% tax, are you mistaken? ”

"How could I be mistaken? It's fifty percent of the tax, and there will be no fake! ”

Chen Zhuangtou said: "You also said that at the beginning of the year, I asked for 30 percent, and the tax only rose to 50 percent later." Mr. Chen posted a notice more than a month ago saying that he wanted to increase the rent, but you didn't pay attention to it, and you thought we were mistaken, isn't it ridiculous! ”

As he spoke, Chen Zhuangtou took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Geng Laohan: "Keep your eyes open, this is the notice sent by Master Chen, when will the rent be raised, how much will the rent be raised, and where is the scope of the rent increase, it is clearly written!" ”

Several members of the Geng family stared at Gan for a long time, and said helplessly: "Can ...... But we can't read. ”

"Who's to blame then!" Chen Zhuangtou sneered, "Anyway, the notice was issued, and the rent increase was also said in advance, whether you know it or not, the rent has risen to fifty percent." ”

Geng Laohan was anxious and helpless, and he didn't know what to say for a while: "I can't read, and things related to tenant fields have always been informed to me by Chen Laoba in person, and I haven't heard him talk about any rent increases before, and we don't know anything about it." ”

"What's more, even if the rent is raised, it should be informed in advance at the beginning of the year, how can the rent be negotiated, and the rent will be increased after the land is rented out? If we don't give a face-to-face notice and increase the rent halfway, isn't this forcing us to pay more rent and grain? You guys are so unreasonable. ”

Chen Zhuangtou raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and his face became vicious: "What did you say?" Unreasonable? Tell you, you rented my lord's field, and my lord is the truth! We're just forcing taxes, what can you do? I think the rent is high, and I have the ability to buy a field to plant! ”

Geng Laohan was drunk by him and took two steps back, and he was helpless in his heart, but after all, he still didn't have the confidence to speak ruthlessly, so he could only beg bitterly: "But the fifty percent tax is too high, Chen Zhuangtou, can you be a little less?" ”

"This year's drought has greatly reduced the grain production in the field, and we dare not ask Mr. Chen to reduce or reduce taxes and taxes. In previous years, it was 30 percent, and this year it is 30 percent...... No, forty percent! What do you think? ”

Chen Zhuangtou laughed angrily, and threw the account book on him: "Don't say three or five percent, just let the position of the head of the village be given to you, you say how many achievements are a few percent, and even if you don't pay a penny, it's no problem, how about it?" ”

Geng Laohan subconsciously caught the account book, and his throat was bitter: "Chen Zhuangtou, don't joke with me......"

Chen Zhuangtou smiled, pulled the ledger out of his arms, pushed him away, and yelled: "Your father also knows that this is a joke?!" Forty percent of the rent, why don't you say don't rent! A landless tenant, my lord takes pity on you, and kindly rents the land to you so that you have something to eat, and you don't want to be grateful, but you dare to think that the rent is high? Something with a wolf's heart and a dog's lungs! ”

"Daddy!"

Geng Laohan was pushed by him and almost fell to the ground, Geng Mancang held his father in time and glared at Chen Zhuangtou angrily: "You are too unreasonable, we are renting your family's land, and we don't owe money to your family!" Fifty percent of the tax, why don't you grab it! ”

"Mancang, how can you speak!"

Before Chen Zhuang got angry, Geng Laohan pulled his son back in time, scolded him twice, and then smiled and said cautiously: "My son is young and ignorant, Chen Zhuangtou, don't worry about him." ”

"About this tax...... Chen Zhuangtou, can you really not have less? This year's grain production has decreased, and my family has a total of less than 900 catties of grain, and 750 catties are handed over at once. ”

Speaking of this, Geng Laohan hesitated for a moment and begged: "Or, can you be accommodating and let us use the artichoke to offset part of the tax?" ”