Reborn Nongmen's little lucky wife

Chapter 582 Mowing the Grass

The clerk who came to read the county government documents had wandered around the villages for a long time because of his corvee work, and he had already learned how the shrews in the village cursed people.

Hearing Chen's words, he didn't even blink his eyelids, and said comfortingly, "Don't get excited, old lady..."

"Bah! What look in your eyes? I am so young to be your aunt? You are almost thirty, you are called eldest sister!" Chen said angrily, poking her neck.

However, this Chen Shuli is only 22, and the child has just turned three years old.

Gu Dagui was so frightened that he hurriedly grabbed her and said to the clerk, "Don't blame me, my lord, country women are not polite, you continue to talk."

Chen Shuli was recruited again in Tianfu County after the county magistrate Xu cleaned up the yamen. He was still reading sage books at home a few months ago, and he did not have the habit of being a cruel official. Ling had reprimanded him, saying that he could not deceive the people and seize their wealth, otherwise he would be sentenced to a heavy sentence. He was still afraid in his heart and did not dare to do anything to Mrs. Chen, so he just said: "It's okay."

Along with Chen Shuli came two government servants, one of them was Xiao Yang, the nephew of Bantou Yang, who had been to Dafeng Village a few times, recognized Chen, and hurriedly persuaded him: "Auntie, Chen Shuli is only doing things according to orders, and the increase in grain tax is what the court said, so don't scold Chen Shuli."

Auntie, for the sake of the two of you having the same surname, please be merciful and stop scolding.

Chen Shi dared to curse people just now in a fit of anger, but she was actually more afraid of the people in the yamen than anyone else, so she stopped talking after hearing the words.

Chen Shuli continued to explain: "There is a drought in the Northwest. Our Jianghuai Rivers and Huai Rivers are not seriously affected, and we still have food to eat. The tax increase on grain is also to transport it to the people and soldiers in the Northwest."

So, you have to be kind, prepare the tax and food, and pay it quickly.

He also said: "You can use cash to offset the grain tax. The deadline is ten days. Those who fail to pay will be fined and imprisoned."

After Chen Shuli finished speaking, he left the documents to Village Chief He and said, "You can start preparing now. I will come back in two days and start collecting grain taxes."

"Hey, let's go, Scribe Chen." Village head He took the documents, supported by He Jinsheng, and sent Scribe Chen out of the village.

After Chen Shuli left, the villagers began to scold their mothers, but no matter how much they scolded, they still had to pay the food tax.

Gu Jinli's family harvested nearly [-] rice, and had to pay [-] catties of grain tax, [-]% of which was lost all at once, which made Gu Dashan and Cui's heart ache, and the couple were preparing for the grain tax with red eyes.

Seeing that they were so reluctant to part with food, Gu Jinli simply said, "Let's pay with money. I've done the math, and it's more cost-effective to pay."

After hearing this, Gu Dashan and Cui Shi immediately agreed: "Sure, since it's more cost-effective to pay the money, then our family will pay the money."

But the family didn't use Gu Jinli's private money. The spice workshop, braised meat shop, and tofu workshop all made money, and the family received dividends.Gu Dashan took the bank note to pay all the food tax of the family, and paid 210 taels of silver for the paddy field and other crops.

The other families also paid money. They came from famine and valued food very much in their hearts. They were afraid that there would be no food at home, so they would rather pay money.

After paying the food tax, the old doctor Wu called her to Xuanhufang again and gave her a contract: "Yuanzi Pharmaceutical Store has added [-] bottles of tooth powder, and it will be delivered a year ago. If the pharmaceutical workshop can make it, you Just sign it."

Tooth powder really sells well, [-] bottles of tooth powder were shipped to Linhe Mansion and Jinling Mansion, and they were sold out in less than half a month. Now the branches of Yuanzi Medicine Store in the two mansions are out of tooth powder, so I am in a hurry to get them. goods.

Gu Jinli calculated the inventory, nodded and said, "It could be done a year ago."

She took the two contracts, read them carefully, wrote down her name with a pen, pressed her fingerprints, kept one contract for herself, and gave the other one to old doctor Wu.

Old doctor Wu gave her a silver note of 200 taels as a deposit, and after saying a few words to Nanny Tao who accompanied her, he let them go back.

Gu Jinli went to Xia's house by the way, but he didn't go in, but asked Madam Tao to bring in the cotton cloak Cui had prepared for Brother Cheng.

It is now November, and the weather is getting colder every day. Brother Cheng only wore a cotton coat when he went to school in the morning. Cui asked Gu Jinli to bring him a cotton cloak because he was afraid that he would be cold.

Mrs. Xia was very happy when she knew she was here, but she was afraid that Gu Jinli would be angry when she saw her, so she didn't dare to invite Gu Jinli into the house, but instead sent her previous mother to give her a hand warmer.

Gu Jinli didn't want it: "Ma'am, take it back, it's not the coldest time yet, so you don't need this."

Mammy said, "Why isn't it the coldest time? When you wake up in the morning, the water in the kitchen yard is almost freezing. Take it."

Otherwise, her wife will cry again.

"Second Sister!" Cheng Ge'er followed Nanny Tao out of Xia's house, carrying a small book bag, and ran towards Gu Jinli, not far away followed by Mr. Xia.

Gu Jinli was surprised and asked, "School is over so early?"

"Well, sir, he said it's too cold today, let me go home early, so as not to get sick from the cold." Brother Cheng was very happy to be able to go home early.

Mr. Xia laughed and said, "Brother Cheng wears few clothes today, the child is weak and cannot be frozen."

He found a doctor to take the pulse of Brother Cheng. This child was weaker than other children because he did not eat well when he was a child and escaped famine.But Brother Cheng practiced boxing and kicking again, and he was also taking some kind of medicinal diet. His health improved a lot, but they were still very nervous, for fear that he would get sick.

Gu Jinli smiled and nodded to Mr. Xia, took Brother Cheng's hand, and said, "Then let's go home."

"Yeah!" Brother Cheng responded, and waved his little hand at Mr. Xia: "Mr., you have worked hard. Brother Cheng will come back tomorrow. You can go back and don't freeze."

Mr. Xia was moved, Hu Guanzhu was right, as long as he developed a relationship with Cheng Ge'er, the Gu family would not be willing to adopt Cheng Ge'er to the Lu family as an heir.

Gu Jinli came in a mule cart, and the driver was Kan Liu. After their siblings and Nanny Tao got into the car, they drove to Shangjia Village. After waiting for a quarter of an hour, when it was time for Ange to leave school, they went in. Pick up Angle and take the three of them home.

At home, the third grandma, Cui Shi, and Gu Jinxiu were rushing to make winter clothes, while Gu Dashan and the third grandpa took out the farm tools and asked Gu Jinli, "Little fish, everything is ready, when are we going to cut the aphids? "

The aphid grass they planted can be harvested, and if they don't harvest it, they will freeze to death.

Gu Jinli said: "I can cut it now, there is still half a day left, and I can cut a lot."

"Okay, you have to hurry up, or the white-headed frost will fall, and all the crops with leaves will die." The third grandfather and Gu Dashan went out of the house with a grass knife, and cut off the aphid grass in front of the wasteland in their yard. .

Gu Jinan also rolled up his sleeves to mow the grass, and brought Brother Cheng with him by the way: "You go too, our family is poor, you are not a young master."

Cheng Ge'er is young, and his family dotes on him, but Gu Jin'an doesn't want Cheng Ge'er to be spoiled.

Brother Cheng pursed his mouth and said, "Brother, I'm cold..."

Gu Jin'an's face darkened: "Don't pout, hurry up and mow the grass."

Reasoning with him again: "The weather is cold, but if you don't do the work, you have to pile up. You see, the eldest brother, father, and third grandfather are all going to work, and Brother Cheng also has to do it."

Brother Cheng listened to Gu Jin'an the most. After hearing what he said, he obediently followed him to mow the grass.

(End of this chapter)