The Yun Xue siblings cut down the corn stalks and transported them home, while Yun Ni was at home to clean up the three bags of corn cobs from last night. Now it's past the time to gnaw the greens, and some of the corn is too old to be eaten, so it has to be picked out and dried, leaving some tender ones to be kept for cooking. In ordinary homes, they will not break the corn in the field and give it to the children to eat, these are all grains, so they should not eat if they eat it like this.

Yun Xue knew that her younger siblings might like to eat, but in the spring of this year, she planted fifty or sixty corn trees on the edge of the garden, and broke them for everyone to eat a few days ago. But no one in this field is willing to move.

Yunni was also muttering while picking up the corn husks outside, naturally scolding the thieves who came to steal the grain. She pinched the corn particles with her fingernails, and if they were still ****** out, they could be eaten, and if they didn't, they would have to be dried. If you eat corn on it, it is best to leave a few pieces of corn husks to make it taste more fragrant. Yunni was used to doing these jobs, and after a while, she picked them all out.

"There is so much corn, you have to cook a big pot, don't cook at noon, just gnaw the corn, save the rest and it will spoil if you don't get it right." Yunni looked at the pile of tender corn and couldn't help but say.

She tossed the corn into the pot, added water, and lit a fire at the bottom of the pot. It's going to take a long time, and it's only the end of the hour, so it should be about noon. The fire was quite strong, and Yun Xue hung the old corn in the yard, which was actually not in the real harvest season, and most of them would be a little shriveled. But after all, I can eat it.

"Sister Yunni, my eldest sister is back. Just now, my grandmother said that I would make a meal at noon today, and let my brothers and sisters go over to eat. "The iron egg of the Li family came to pass the word.

"Ah, Sister Hanyu is back, this day flies really fast, and the moon is full in a blink of an eye. Okay, I'll tell my eldest sister later, I'll go to your house for dinner at noon today. Yunni laughed. She understood that the Li family was thinking about the delivery of Hanyu at that time. The people of the Li family are like this, if they owe someone a little kindness, they will remember it in their hearts. If the Han family doesn't come over, Hanyu won't be able to hold the child tomorrow to thank him, so it's better to go over and have a lively time.

"Okay, then I'll go home, Sister Yunni has to talk and count." Tie Dan is a naughty child, but he has also been sensible a lot in the past two years, "Sister Yunni, I'm going home, we're waiting at home." ”

Yunni waved her hand and said with a smile, "Okay, can't you go at noon?" ”

It didn't take long for the iron egg to leave, and Yun Xue used an ox cart to pull back a large cart of corn stalks. They unloaded the open space outside, and then came in to drink water and rest.

"Eldest sister, just now Tie Dan came to say, let us go to Li's house for dinner at noon, Sister Hanyu and the child are back." Yunni told the eldest sister about the matter.

Yun Xue also understood the temper of the Li family, she nodded, "Okay, then you don't have to cook at noon, let's go over and eat." As she spoke, Yun Xue smelled a fragrance, "You boiled all the corn?" "It should be boiling, and the sweet smell of corn wafts out.

"Well, I didn't know about Grandma Li's treat just now, I thought we would nibble on corn at noon, and now we may have to eat it at night." Yunni turned around and went to the kitchen to check the fire.

"Okay, just simmer it like that, it's not bad to eat it at night, you can't be blind, they love to gnaw on Yunting." Yun Xue said with a smile.

Sister and brother Yunxue went to pull a cart of corn stalks again, and the time was almost up, and they happened to go to Li's house together. On the way, Tianfu went to the school to call Yun Ting and Yun Lei as well, and everyone went to Li's house together.

The Li family is quite lively today, although Hong'er's surname is Jiang, he is also the first child in the junior. The people in the family looked at this chubby little thing, and they all liked it very much, and they all felt that it was very rare to hold this one for a while and that one for a while. The younger brother of the old man of the Li family is also in the village, and he also brought his family over today, plus the Zhao family is on the opposite side, and the two families get along well, so the people of the Zhao family are also there. Coupled with the children of the Han family, there are a lot of people in the Li family now.

Yun Xue handed over the things in her hand to Han Yuniang, "Auntie, this is the venison that Rhubarb got back yesterday, and Auntie keeps it for some dishes." ”

"Look at you, let you come over for a meal, why are you still bringing meat? Keep it for you, it's not easy for you children. "Han Yuniang naturally doesn't want it.

Yun Xue forced the meat to be stuffed, "Auntie doesn't know yet?" The tiger in my house goes home to get things at every turn, and these things are not rare in my house. These days, the big guys are busy with things in the field, and I'm afraid that they are all panicking, so it's good to eat a meal for the big guys. "The meat that Yun Xue brought is probably more than ten catties, which is enough.

"Okay, then listen to you, this kid, my aunt just can't take you." Han Yuniang took the meat and hurriedly took it to the kitchen to fry it.

Here, Yun Xue and Yun Ni led Yun Xia to see Hanyu, and saw that Hanyu's complexion was good, and she was a little fatter, so they knew that she would be in confinement this time. "I was still worried that my sister was coming, but my sister had a lot of blood at that time, and I was afraid that my sister would not be able to raise it well and leave the root of the disease. Now that I look at it, I am relieved, this mother's family is dedicated to serving the confinement after all. Yunni took Hanyu's hand and checked her pulse.

"Thank you so much, if it weren't for you, I would have to let the midwife toss to death. It was so painful that I fainted. Alas, this woman gave birth to a child, and she really wandered around before the ghost gate closed, and if she didn't get it right, it would be over. Hanyu took Yunni's hand, very affectionate.

"What did my sister say? We have lived in a village for all these years, you and my eldest sister are very good, and the Li family also takes great care of us people. I was also doing it head-on, and it was good that my sister didn't blame me. Yun Ni now thinks back to what happened at that time, and she feels furious in her heart, it is really incredible that she was able to judge so accurately at that time, and then deliver the child very correctly.

"How can you, you are my savior." Hanyu looked up at Yun Xue, "Yun Xue, I have to thank you, I have heard about it, it was you who dragged my eldest brother and sister-in-law away at that time to let Yun Ni into the house." ”

"Come on, do we need to talk about that between us? That's a lot of extraordinary. As long as you are well and the child is safe, there is nothing to say about the rest. Yun Xue put her arm around Hanyu's shoulders and said with a smile. Sister Qianru is also five or six months pregnant now, and she didn't dare to come over today. If you stay at home for a long time, when you have time, come and sit with me, and our sisters will not be able to get together for a while. Yun Xue sighed.

Everyone was talking and laughing, and the table was set up in the courtyard outside, and the daughters-in-law and daughters of the Li family brought all kinds of dishes to the table, and then Grandpa Li and Grandma Li beckoned the big guys to eat together. "It's not a good year this year, and there's nothing we can get hold of, it's all something from our own field, don't dislike it, big guy."

Indeed, the table was full of home-grown things, beans, eggplants, potatoes, peppers, celery, etc. However, there is meat in every dish, as well as a plate of scrambled eggs, a plate of salted duck eggs, and a plate of fried venison, which is already very good.

"This is your family, where life is prosperous, and you can still get so much food. Some people are about to run out of food at this time. Village Chief Zhao said with a smile.

It is also true that some families have little land, and by this time, they are really eating almost all the food. If you want to buy it, it is too expensive and you may not be able to buy it, and now you just eat more vegetables and eat less, and I can't wait to eat potatoes as food.

The men of the Li family can do it, and the old man also saved a lot of money back then, so it's okay now.

"Forget it, don't mention these, it's been making a lot of noise for a while, and I don't even have the heart to eat. Come on, let's have a good time today, and it can be regarded as going to get rid of mildew. Grandpa Li waved his hand and asked everyone to hurry up and eat the vegetables.

Everyone stretched out their chopsticks to pick up the vegetables, and then ate and drank. It's been a lot of trouble these days, and it's really a lot of trouble for everyone. Now many of these families in the village have lost their corn, this grain is the root of life, if they lose their food, how will they live next year? Village Chief Zhao was eating vegetables, and he was also thinking about things in his heart, and he couldn't raise much energy.

"Lao Zhao, don't think about it, the land of our two families is the most outside, you look at the scourge this year, alas, it's all the same. Now I'm looking forward to the days and hurry forward, and in another half a month, no matter what he does, just take it all back. As soon as Grandpa Li saw Village Chief Zhao's appearance, he knew that he was worried again.

"You can't control this matter, we just grow up in the ground all day long, and when the tiger is still napping, people just look at this little gap. Alas, it doesn't matter in the court, it's difficult to rely on us ordinary people alone. Grandpa Li's brother also persuaded.

"This fall, I'm afraid that the price of food will be higher, so I'll talk to the big guys when I wait, but don't sell food. Alas, I don't know what it will be like next year, if it's still like this, let's all change to something else. This corn is too easy to lose. Village Chief Zhao still sighed.

While everyone was talking, suddenly there was a commotion outside, and someone was knocking on a gong and shouting, "The imperial court has an order to increase the summer tax this year, and each household will be taxed according to the capitation, and each person will be charged four dollars of silver." From now on, it will be paid within 10 days. ”

In the north, taxes are generally collected after the autumn grain is harvested. The imperial court collects taxes, and generally only collects rice and wheat, which is called true color. However, the north produces very few of these, and generally if you pay taxes with sorghum and corn, you have to convert it into the price of rice according to a certain proportion, which is called folding color. But no matter what, there is no such thing as collecting summer tax, and now there is a summer tax, and I don't know why.