The lotus flower threw down the dishes and chopsticks and ran to open the courtyard door.

Several villagers walked in and asked, "Is Uncle San at home?" ”

"Ah, I just finished eating!" The lotus flower responded, leading a few people in, and when the door was about to close, someone shouted from afar, "Don't close the door, wait for me for a while." ”

After a while, eight or nine villagers gathered in the courtyard, each smirking at Tai Sanye, looking embarrassed if he had something to say.

Tai Sanye is old and refined, and there is nothing he can't guess, so he scolded with a smile, "The dog's stomach can't store two taels of soy sauce!" Are you all worried about the bud seed money? Hmph, I really can't wait for a day, I can't sleep without this bit of silver! ”

The villagers scratched the back of their heads, embarrassed and embarrassed.

Someone responded, "Uncle San, everyone has been busy for a year, and finally planted those golden big bud rice sticks, but now I can't get the money, this heart is like growing grass......

"Yes, Uncle San. We don't know how much money is left after deducting the fines from the conscription. I couldn't fall asleep after tossing and turning, so I simply asked Uncle Six, and it was more reliable to have a number in my heart! "The other guy is also a helper.

Tai Sanye grabbed the cigarette pouch and pot, got up and said, "Then let's go, let's go to your sixth uncle's house." I remember that the family members in the neighborhood all shouted, and tried to send all the money tonight, so as to save you the pancakes that are turning over on the kang! ”

Everyone laughed and ran to find someone.

After a while, the courtyard of the Tai family at the entrance of the village was full of people, the heads of each family, and a few women who couldn't bear their tempers were also mixed in.

Old Man Tai looked at He Shan guarding the door, and said to everyone, "I originally thought that everyone would sleep well tonight and send out silver money tomorrow." I didn't expect everyone to be in such a hurry, so let's send it down quickly. ”

After that, he called Yang Lihua to take the account book and the money box.

Yang Lihua has also been prepared, since she knew yesterday that those who were serving in conscription had returned, she took the veterans into the city in person, and exchanged a lot of broken silver and copper coins to come back, for this moment.

The villagers were still gossiping, but when they saw the money box, they immediately shut up, their eyes fiery.

Yang Lihua first quoted the total price of the bud rice seeds sold by everyone, deducted the cost of the county government to find favors, and the cost of food and materials spent on the mountain during this period of time.

The old man took the initiative to speak, "The cost of the county government to find favors, as well as the cost of food on the mountain, our family bears half of it." ”

Tai Sanye immediately objected, "No, your family has Yongning's talent and fame, you don't need to serve as a servant at all, and going to the county government to find favors is purely for everyone, how can you let your family bear half of the cost!" Besides, this is just a few taels of silver spent by the county government to make a small official, and in the future, the county magistrate and the Min steward will have to pay tribute to your family, and that is the big one.

"Even if everyone doesn't have a good life as your family, but now they all have some foundation, and it's not good to take advantage of your family all the time!"

"The third uncle is right, the sixth uncle has a lot to worry about everyone, so don't take any more money!"

"Yes, fortunately, there is a sixth uncle, if we go to the county office, we don't know how to send silver to others!"

"Thank you, Uncle Six, for saving us from the suffering of forced labor, which is very good."

The villagers opened their mouths to echo Tai Sanye, even those who had small hearts and were also ashamed of Tai Sanye's words.

It has to be said that a good patriarch is very important to a family, after all, not everyone is wise and reasonable. There is an elder who always mentions points, so that the clansmen can take the right path, have the strength to make it in one place, and the days will get better and better.

Old Man Tai was satisfied, and all his plans for the clansmen were not in vain.

He thought for a while and said, "That's it, the county government is looking for favors, let's share it evenly." But the food, drink and flowers of the wooden houses built on the mountain are counted as our family, after all, everyone does not often go into the mountains, and most of the time our family lives. ”

This time, Tai Sanye didn't insist anymore, and responded, "Okay, this matter is decided." In the future, the people in the village will occasionally go to settle down, so don't go out to pick people up. ”

"That can't be, build two more wooden houses, and everyone can live casually." Old man Tai laughed.

These things were settled, and Yang Lihua began to distribute silver according to the accounts of each family, and the heads of each family stepped forward to press their fingerprints.

At this time, someone found a surprise again.

"Isn't this fine for exempting from forced labor more than three taels, how can it be more than one or two?"

The others immediately followed and shouted, "Is the sister-in-law miscalculated?" ”

Old Man Tai motioned to everyone to whisper, and explained in a low voice, "The county lord is familiar with our Tai family, and instructed the official to not ask for a double fine, so one person only has one tael, plus the benefits for the official errand are evenly shared, one person is more than one or two."

"Everyone must not talk nonsense when they go out, otherwise it will be spread out, and outsiders will find the county government to explain the law, and we will trap others and harm ourselves."

The crowd was overjoyed to hear this, not only did they avoid forced labor, but they also spent so little money!

"No, no, don't worry, Uncle Six, we will never talk nonsense."

"Great, two taels of silver at a time, enough to eat as many dumplings as you want!"

"yes, I thought I was going to be tired this year, but I didn't expect there to be so much left."

The villagers responded with joy and smiles, and the women were even more happy, after all, they were in charge, and the money box was full, and no one was happier than them.

Tai Sanye also instructed, "The women of each family should keep their mouths shut and don't go back to their parents' house to talk nonsense." Whoever pays the fine is distressed, if they know that we have taken advantage, I am afraid that they will treat us as a thorn in the side. ”

When a woman heard this, she replied, half displeased, half jokingly, "The third uncle always reminds us of this, as if we are going to sell our in-laws at any time!" No matter how good our mother's family is, we are also spilling water, and now we are the Tai family! A fool betrays his family! ”

"That's it, that's it, the third uncle hurts our hearts too much."

"The third uncle doesn't believe us, our son's surname is Tai, the master's surname is Tai, of course we are also the Tai family!"

The rest of the ladies also opened their mouths and fought together.

Tai Sanye hurriedly raised his hand to beg for mercy, "I was wrong, wrong!" Don't say that in the future, they are all Tai family members, and they are all good daughters-in-law of the Tai family! ”

Everyone couldn't help laughing, and said a few more words before continuing to issue silver money.

This year's bud rice is planted by more people and some people are less, but none of them have retreated in support of the border army.

Fortunately, the border army was not bad, and they did not let everyone suffer a loss.

When Yang Lihua closed the account book, everyone was heavy in their arms, looking dazed, and vaguely regretted.

I knew that even if I bought land, I had to plant buds, it was too productive!

Old Man Tai looked at everyone's expressions and said, "There was a lot of trouble about being served in the conscription before, and many people delayed buying bud rice seeds, and it is estimated that it will be lively after tomorrow." If you are going to sell out, you must be optimistic about the buyers, don't be greedy for high prices, try to find a safe one, calculate the money clearly, and check the ......"