Seeing Granny Liu pay for grain, Lu Heng wanted to follow her, but Xu He stopped her and said, "People pay grain from farmers in Benzhuang, what are you doing?" ”

Lu Heng muttered, "Can't you go and see?" ”

Xu He glanced at her up and down and said, "There are men in that place, where do you see a young woman?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Lu Heng's goose egg face was rarely red, although he still hooked his head to see it, but he didn't mention the lively thing.

The table in the middle of the drying room.

He Liangchang said to the officials dressed in green shirts beside him: "Qiu Hushu, Wang Liu's family has also arrived, do you want to start?" ”

The county yahu official surnamed Qiu glanced at these countrymen, snorted in his nose, and drank tea carelessly.

Seeing this, Chief He Liang hurriedly smiled and said, "Understood!" ”

After speaking, he turned his head to the chief on the side and said, "Third child, under the sun, hurry up, don't let Qiu Hushu get the heat." ”

The lieutenant chief named Lao San came to Chief He and whispered, "Chief Grain, which booklet should you collect?" ”

He Liangchang glared at him, and the third elder there was startled, and hurriedly took out a booklet from his arms and respectfully placed it in front of the Yamen's Qiu official writing: "Qiu Official's book, this is the upper, middle and lower third-class household registration verified by the village this year!" ”

Qiu Yanshu, who had been lazy, finally came to his senses at this time, he flipped through the booklet for a while, and said with a mocking face: "He Er, He San, you are ruthless enough this year, you sweep it at a glance, there is no inferior household, what?" The bandits are gone, and you want to make up for the previous two years? ”

It turns out that the chief of the grain and the chief of the lieutenant are actually brothers in their own family, one is the second in the clan, and the other is the third.

He Liangchang smiled on the side and said, "Qiu Yanshu, you old man is wrong to blame me!" You think, although the bandits have been exterminated by the imperial court this year, the county also said that in order to fight against the Japanese in Zhejiang, our county will be in charge of grain and grass, and we will also complete the tasks assigned by the county, so we will raise the households! ”

"What?"

"Waiting for the upgrade?"

"He Lichang, why didn't there be any news before?"

Hearing the conversation between the two, the surrounding people all quarreled.

Before He Lichang could speak, his brother He Liangchang slapped the table, and his eyes glared at everyone: "Shut up the fuck Lao Tzu!" ”

After speaking, he stood up and stared at the people around him: "In previous years, the court thought of us as a bandit, and the money and food were reduced for a few years, what's the matter?" Now that the thieves are gone, and the court is in difficulty, I ask you to collect more, and you will quarrel, why are you arguing? Is there any royal law left? ”

One of the bold young men said: "Second Uncle He, you can't say that, although the court asked for less money and food a few years ago, we still have to pay a copy to the bandits, what kind of life has become, you know best!" ”

When the chief of the grain heard this, he picked up a bamboo branch on the table and whipped it on the young man, and scolded while smoking: "You are still embarrassed to say, if you hadn't known your father, Lao Tzu would have tied you up and sent you to the county government immediately. ”

The young man screamed a few times, but he didn't let go of it: "A few years ago, which of the people on the edge of Qinhu Lake didn't give food to the bandits? Is it okay not to pay food? ”

When He Liangchang heard this, he smoked the ground even more fiercely, and said while smoking: "Lock this guy up, ask Qiu Hushu to take him to the county in a while, and he will be honest after a few days of flailing!" ”

Seeing this, Qiu Hushu sneered at the corner of his mouth, this kind of drama, he has been in the county yahufang for so many years, and he doesn't know how much to watch every year, so he has long been surprised, and he doesn't even want to take care of it, let the two parties go back and forth, just like playing a monkey show.

Finally, when the young man heard that he was going to be arrested and taken to the county, he panicked, and while blocking the bamboo branch with his arm, he shouted, "I'll hand it over." ”

The one who picked the head was subdued, and the rest of the people were silent, with the sun on their heads, and their hearts were cold.

There was a lot of movement here, and Xu He and Lu Heng had already heard the movement.

Lu Heng looked at it while tugging at Xu He and asked, "What do those people mean?" Why did it suddenly start fighting. ”

So Xu He told Lu Heng about the rules of the three ninth grades: "It should be that the household level has been raised, and these families will have to pay more taxes!" ”

Lu Heng said angrily: "Then you can't just hit your head and cover your face, can you say no?" ”

Xu He smiled bitterly in his heart, say it well? It's really useless to talk about it these days.

The officials are like wolves and tigers, and they are as smooth as oil, and the people have long practiced the wisdom of life at the bottom.

If you take a step back, they will dare to mess with you and make you retreat.

To be honest, the reason for today's situation is also related to Xu He's teacher Li Zhijie.

He raised grain in Yangzhou and sent it to Zhejiang to relieve the urgent needs of Lu Butang and Shi Bona.

"Hey, Xing, the people are bitter; Death, the people are also suffering! Xu He shook his head and sighed secretly.

The weighing has finally begun.

He Liangchang flipped through the album, pointed to the text on it and said: "The first household in Linhu Village, the head of the household, Xu Wangfa, is medium, three buckets and eight liters of rice, and seven taels and eight cents of silk!" ”

This Xu Wangfa is none other than the young and strong father who just shouted the fiercest.

When the young man heard this, he was unhappy again: "Second uncle, our family was in the lower class in previous years, and you suddenly transferred our family to the middle class, how can our family live?" ”

"If you can't pass it, don't do it, shout again, Lao Tzu will be welcome!"

Seeing that the matter had come to this, the young man could only hang his head and honestly go to hand over the grain.

There are two places to weigh, and He Liangchang read again: "Linhu Village Erli Sanjia C household, the head of the household, Wang Liu, medium-low, pay three buckets and eight liters, silk seven two or eight dollars!" ”

As soon as He Liangchang's voice fell, the people around him suddenly exploded.

"What? Granny Liu's family turned out to be medium-sized! ”

"Why? Granny Liu has been taking her little grandchildren by herself all these years, and it is difficult to eat enough, how can she pay so much food? ”

"Does this government still give people a life?"

Granny Liu, who was worried about it just now, heard this, and almost fainted without mentioning it in one breath, she came to the table with a steady mind, and said to He Lichang, who was dodging in her eyes: "Captain, didn't we say yes when we started spring?" In our situation, you give an inferior rating! Why have you changed your mind? ”

He Lichang stole a glance at his brother He Liangchang, and said embarrassedly: "This year's situation is special, didn't He Liangchang already tell you just now?" ”

Hearing this, Granny Liu said in a loud voice: "Xu Wangfa has three men in their family, and there are two middle-aged women, and the land they farm is the same as my family, why are they middle-rated, and our family is also medium-low?" ”

"That's it, it's too dark, it's not easy for Granny Liu, pulling her grandson by herself!"

"The brothers of the He family are all black-hearted, and their sons and daughters-in-law are dead, isn't this bullying!"

Seeing this, Chief He Liang scolded: "The rules of the imperial court ......"

Before he finished speaking, Granny Liu said: "Okay, I can just pay the rules of the court, but He Sanye ......"

Speaking of this, she turned her head to He Li and said: "Third Master He, if I hand it over this year, I won't even have enough seeds for the next year, when the time comes, when I go to your house, can I see the noodles that send fish every time, give my family some food, so that my grandson can have something to eat!" ”

He Laosan takes Granny Liu's fish and shrimp every month, and now he turns his face and doesn't recognize people, and quietly touches the household and so on, he is really a little shameless, but he is reluctant to ask him to pay for this mother-in-law and grandson by himself.

was struggling in his heart, and Qiu Hushu on the side was already waiting impatiently: "I don't want to take care of your bullshit, can you still pay taxes?" If you can't, I'll leave, you go and explain to the eldest and second masters! ”

He Liangchang scolded this Qiu Hushu to death in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it on his face, so he could only pick up a bamboo branch and split it on Granny Liu's face.

Granny Liu was hacked, and when she was defenseless, she was suddenly drawn a bloody strip on her face.