Chapter 20 Autumn Taxes
When he got home, Liang Qu cleaned out the rice bowl, boiled some hot water, poured it into the rice bowl and stirred it, jumped in after confirming the water temperature, put on soap, and took a bath happily.
It's true that he often goes into the water, but he always feels that something is wrong without soap, fifteen or sixteen years old is the age of vigorous metabolism, his head is always oily, and he sweats all day long, and he doesn't have that refreshing and neat feeling.
During this period, Liang Qu also discovered the wonderful use of a water flow, soaped, controlled part of the water flow to wash away after washing, and there was no need to change the water at all.
At night, Liang Qu laid out the newly bought mattress and slept comfortably.
For the next few days, Liang Qu went out of the boat, practiced on the boat, fished with Fei, and then went back in the evening, pretending to catch fish for a day, and during this period, he began to increase the appearance of expensive fish species, and saved another six coins of silver.
Perhaps because he slept well, he was more energetic in his exercises, and his efficiency was significantly improved.
"Hey, the hell it's getting colder."
On this day, Liang Qu hugged the quilt, he didn't want to get out of the quilt, he just wanted to sleep again.
There is really a difference between reality and fiction.,In the past, you could always see some protagonists tirelessly cultivating all day long.,When eating.,But the reality is that unless it's a robot.,It's really impossible to do continuous rotation.,It's very powerful to practice for three hours in a row.,No matter how many people will collapse.。
"The autumn tax is collected, the autumn tax is collected, everyone go to the port to collect grain!"
Just as he was about to sleep and go back to sleep, Liang Qu heard someone shouting outside the door and snorted.
The autumn tax days are not fixed, only on the left and right days, and the specific day depends on the officials.
He hurriedly put on his clothes and went out, and found that all the families had begun to carry grain to the port.
"Damn, isn't it good to pay silver, I still have to pay polished rice, and I have to move more than 200 catties by myself."
It's a pity that he can only complain in private, he has to do what he deserves.
More than 100 catties of rice, one trip can not be moved, and it is not easy to move, fortunately, when I saw Li Libo's family on the port, Liang Qu asked him to help take care of it, and ran back again to move it.
"How is it, what did you learn from the martial arts hall recently?"
Li Libo sighed: "Hey, I just finished learning Ape Boxing and started to learn Tiger Boxing, and the progress has caught up with you." ”
Liang Qu patted him on the shoulder, not knowing how to comfort him.
"By the way, why haven't you been there for the past few days?"
"It's not a matter of autumn taxes, and I don't have anyone to help with it."
"Oh."
"Ah Shui, my baby is stupid, you have to help him more." The old man standing on the side spoke, it was Li Libo's father, Li Dakang, he had heard Li Libo say that Liang Qu had good bones, and even heard the news that Liang Qu had beaten the Wang brothers a few days ago.
"Definitely, definitely."
Liang Qu felt that the picture in front of him was inexplicably similar to the scene when he was in school in his previous life, and he really felt sorry for his parents all over the world.
"Next! Chen Jiechang! ”
In front of the port, Li is holding the account book one by one, the head of the household and the township secretary on the side sit at the table, holding a brush to record, and there are small officials on the side kicking the official Hu who weighs the grain, every foot can make the flat rice grain fall down some, splash some, and make people feel shocked.
There was also a stunned young man who wanted to pick up the rice grain on the ground, but was scolded loudly by the officials: "Don't pick it up, it's loss!" Hey, what about you, pick it up! ”
The official kicked the man on the ground and kicked him in all directions.
This is the famous drenched tip kick Hu, the grain pile should be packed up according to the tip pile type, there will be a part beyond the wall, at this time to kick, can kick out a lot of rice grain, after kicking, the lack is still the people to make up.
To put it bluntly, it is difficult to define how much the loss is, and there are all kinds of transportation risks.
"It doesn't look easy to deal with this year, but fortunately we are more prepared." Li Libo had palpitations, and then sighed, "It would be great if I could become a martial artist, not only do I not have to pay taxes, but I can also have money to take, just like the old man, and it is more majestic." ”
"Pingyang Town collected taxes yesterday, Ah Shui, didn't you see it, a few warriors who broke through the customs passed, how dare the officials kick it, and the folds are ...... with laughter."
Li Libo poked and poked and teased him, but before he finished speaking, he was kicked by his son: "You baby, why do you dare to say anything?" Keep your mouth shut! ”
Li Libo was silent with a sad face.
The long army slowly moved forward, and from time to time there were people who could not pay their taxes and knelt and wailed, but the result could only be whipped and dragged aside, and the final result would only be to serve in the conscription.
Liang Qu looked at the cruel scene and was helpless, all his savings were only six coins of silver and one and a half stones of rice, so he could only wait quietly in the team.
Liang Qu was not stupid enough to move all the more than 200 catties of rice prepared in advance, and immediately make up for it when he saw the shortage, so that the officials would not praise you for doing things well, but would only intensify it.
After receiving it, Liang Qu was relieved when he saw that Li Zheng had ticked a box on the booklet.
Fortunately, the officials didn't have a black heart to count his dead "father", after all, he had been dead for less than two months, and this group of people definitely did it.
Liang Qu packed up the cloth bag and walked back against the crowd, but before he was halfway there, he heard another cry behind him, and a terrifying whip exploded.
"Damn it, snot is on my legs!"
Liang Qu thought that he was another poor man who couldn't pay taxes, but when he looked back, he was surprised to find that the person who was whipped was actually Chen Qingjiang's father, Chen Renxing!
What's the matter, didn't I see Uncle Chen bring food before, that amount should be enough!
The situation was not right, Liang Qu hurriedly dragged Li Libo: "Brother Li, go to my house to get rice, there are still three buckets of rice left." ”
Li Libo was very surprised, but he also understood that it was not the time to ask, so he lowered his head and quickly walked out of the crowd.
At this time, Chen Qingjiang was protecting his father and begging the officials for some time.
"It's not that I don't want to pay taxes, but I can't help it, a few days ago, the child suffered from a cold, in order to treat the disease, the family has no savings, and the child is really only six years old, not yet seven years old!"
It turned out that Chen Qingjiang did not bring enough taxes, his family of five, two men, one woman and two young, should have paid two stones and six buckets of rice.
But the officials really kicked harder, kicking out a gap of seven buckets, and not only that, but also forcibly counted Chen Qingjiang's six-year-old eldest son as seven-year-old!
Seven-year-old men, then they have reached the threshold of paying taxes!
It's just a few years old, and the share is not as much as that of adults, only three buckets of rice, but in this way, the gap has almost reached one stone of rice!
Chen Qingjiang thought that there would be a gap, but he only prepared three buckets of rice and seven buckets, and he couldn't make up for it no matter what.
The official snorted coldly: "You mean I wronged you? ”
"Don't dare, don't dare, I just ask the master to give me more time, and the little people will definitely make up for it!" Chen Qingjiang knelt on the ground, kowtowing and begging for mercy, and the six-year-old Chen Shun on the side cried even more.
The crowd of onlookers was silent, no one dared to speak out, and no one came forward to help.
That's seven buckets of rice!
In exchange for more than 700 copper coins, who is so generous and willing to take it out?
The crying of children upset the clerk: "What can I do if I can't pay my taxes?" But it doesn't matter, it just so happens that Lanzhou is going to build a canal, and there is a shortage of manpower......"
Liang Qu was shocked when he heard this, he didn't know how many people would die when he dug the canal, could he come back if he went?
Seeing that the crying Chen Shun made the officials unhappy, he wanted to wave the whip again.
Liang Qu rushed up and pulled Xiao Shunzi behind him, rubbed his hands and lowered his head and smiled: "The official is angry, Uncle Chen, he is confused, he forgot that there is still rice at home, so I will bring it for you." ”
As soon as the words fell, Li Libo rushed over, shouted for a let, and poured the rice bag into the hu, exactly three buckets.
The official sneered: "It's only three buckets, and there are still four buckets?" ”
Liang Qu took out the six coins of silver he had just saved, and said with a smile: "I really can't do it, I've been too busy lately, and I don't have time to buy rice, so these six coins of silver should be all filial piety." ”
There is no gap, just an excuse for greed, six dollars of silver, you can buy six or seven buckets of rice, a total of nine buckets, and two more buckets in total.
The clerk checked it and accepted it quietly: "Okay, don't take it as an example." ”
"Yes, yes, thank you, sir."
Liang Qu wiped his sweat, hurriedly helped Chen Qingjiang to help his father, and then took Xiao Shun's hand and left under the watchful eyes of the officials.