It is difficult for the farmer's sister

Chapter 301 To Increase Taxes

Su Ying opened her teary eyes and asked uncertainly, "Really?"

Su Rui and Su Qiao were afraid that Su Ying would cry, so they nodded hurriedly. Su Qiao said, "Really, really, absolutely true."

Su Rui also hurriedly said, "Okay, although we don't need to go to the field, we have to make logistics preparations."

Su Ying, "Logistics? What do you mean?"

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Su Rui spoke quickly and spoke modern words.

"That. Logistics means, um, how should I put it?"

Su Rui stomped her feet impatiently, and said casually, "It means that we provide all food and security for those who work in the field at home? Well, it is food and rest places..."

Su Ying nodded thoughtfully, "Sister, I will definitely do the logistics for you in the future."

Su Qiao, "And me, I also do logistics for the eldest sister."

Su Rui looked at the two younger sisters, feeling very soft in her heart, and said softly, "Okay, elder sister trusts you."

Three days later, the wheat in the field was harvested, and the wheat ears and stalks were sent back home, so they didn't care about the follow-up work. Now there was more important work, which was to start plowing and fertilizing the land.

According to last year's autumn harvest, it should be fertilized, but last year Su Rui's family didn't raise pigs, and they only relied on the little fertilizer in the latrine, so there was not much fertilizer in the field.

But this year, Su Rui's family has dairy cows. Although they haven't been around for a long time, they have accumulated a certain amount of fat. After Su Chenzhi, Su Chen'an and Meng Mingzhou turned over all the land, they pulled the accumulated cow dung into the field let go.

As for the wheat at home, after two days in the sun, Su Rui brought Su Ying, Su Qiao, Mama Liu and Xi'er to start threshing the wheat grains, while Su Wan, Liu Si and Liu Cong helped to dry the wheat. Wheat grains, or pick up the wheat grains that fall on the ground from time to time.

As for Su Chennan, just don't make trouble...
On the day before the land tax was due, Su Changsheng suddenly went door to door to inform everyone to go to the ancestral hall for a meeting. Su Rui also went. As soon as he walked to the entrance of the ancestral hall, he saw a group of women standing in the yard and whispering, while the men were all talking. Inside the ancestral hall, the patriarch and the patriarch were discussing something. Su Rui looked around, and saw Hua, Lin, and Yang were chatting together. Before Su Rui walked over, the three of them took the lead. When they arrived at Su Rui, Yang quickly stepped forward and pulled her to his side.

Su Rui was staggered by the pull, and she greeted the three of them after standing still, "Aunt Yang, Aunt Hua, Aunt Lin."

Yang waved her hand, "Miss Rui, have you heard?"

Su Rui blinked her eyes, and said to herself that she seldom goes out of the house recently, what can she hear?The mouth still asked honestly, "What happened?"

Hua covered her mouth with a handkerchief, lowered her head next to Su Rui's ear, and whispered, "It is said that this year's land tax will increase..."

Su Rui was surprised, "Why? During the drought the year before last, didn't the government say that the land tax for these three years would be reduced by [-]% according to the normal tax?"

Yang curled her lips, "Can you believe what the government says? Isn't it just what they say?"

Su Rui thought to herself, even though this is the case, is it really good to say it directly?Now divert the conversation.

"Did you say how much more to add?"

Yang and Lin looked at each other and shook their heads, Lin said, "This, we really don't know, we only know that we need to increase, but we don't know how much."

Mrs. Hua hurriedly said, "I know, I know, my family collected the land tax two days ago, yesterday my natal nephew came to give me something, and said that this year, according to the normal tax, the tax will be increased by [-]%."

Lin was stunned, "The normal tax is [-]%, and if it is increased by [-]%, it will be [-]%! This! Is this too much? After the tax is paid, how much food is left in one mu of land?"

Mrs. Hua also said angrily, "Isn't it? Originally, according to the previous years, [-]% of the tax was collected, and many people were counting on food, and their lives were tight. If this mu of land was increased by [-]%, it would still be fine." To keep people alive?"

"Cough, give me peace."

Su Rui just opened her mouth, and before she could utter a word, she heard a voice. Su Rui looked up at the entrance of the ancestral hall, and saw that Su Zheng had come out with a group of elders from the clan. Shut up, stand up with Hua Shi and others, and stop gossiping.

Su Zheng saw that the women in the yard had calmed down, and then nodded in satisfaction, "I called all of you here today to inform you that this year's land tax is not [-]%, but [-]% plus [-]%. Even if it is [-]%! Tomorrow the county yamen will send people to collect the land tax, I hope everyone will go home today and prepare the grain to be paid tomorrow.”

"Don't be ashamed in front of outsiders tomorrow..."

As soon as Su Zheng finished speaking, the woman standing in the yard was instantly blown away.

"What? An increase of one and a half, this is too much..."

"This year's life is a little better than the previous two years, why..."

"That's right, Patriarch, this year's weather is going well, why do we need to increase the tax by [-]%?"

"Patriarch, did the yamen not give a reason?"

"Yes, there is no reason, we won't give it."

"No!"

Su Rui turned her head to look at the most lively women who were bluffing, yo, I didn't expect that they were all familiar faces. Basically, as long as someone's family has something to do, they and their men are the most bluffing every time.

If Su Rui could notice it, Su Zheng would naturally also notice it. He frowned and looked at the women until they noticed Su Zheng's displeasure and the voices of their discussions gradually quieted down, then he slowly opened his mouth to speak.

"It is said that there was a flood in the south, and the crops were all flooded. The imperial court ordered that other areas that were not affected by the disaster increase taxes to help them..."

Seeing that there were still people who wanted to refute, Su Zheng first said, "It's like this. If you understand it, you all go back to prepare food. If you don't understand it, go to the yamen tomorrow and let the county magistrate explain it to you personally... ··”

The few people who wanted to make a fuss, but heard the patriarch say that they did not pay the land tax honestly, had to go to the Yamen to listen to the county magistrate himself, so they shrank. They dared to make a fuss with the patriarch in the clan, but they didn't dare If you make a fuss in front of the county magistrate, what if you get beaten up by the team?
After Su Zheng finished speaking, he was about to go out, and said as he walked, "Remember what I said, everyone go back and prepare food, and gather at the gate of the ancestral hall tomorrow morning."

Su Rui, Hua's and the others looked at each other just now after watching the patriarch leave, and walked out together, ignoring the noisy clansmen.

In the old house of the Su family, Su Changan drank the water in the teacup in one gulp, and Mrs. Li hurriedly refilled another cup upon seeing this.

"Master, do you really have to pay [-]% more food this year?"

(End of this chapter)