Portable Space: Small Peasant Girls Farm to Get Rich

Chapter 247 Live situation in two villages
Liu Qingcao and Jiang Dafu returned to Shihe Village. There were still two hours before dawn. The two of them were exhausted physically and mentally from the long journey, so they went home to catch up on their sleep.

It was daylight, and Liu Qingcao was awakened by a knock on the door.

"Here we come." Liu Qingcao scratched his hair and got up from the bed.

As soon as he opened the door, Liu Qingcao met Chen Cuizhi's rosy face.

"Good morning, Sister Chen." Liu Qingcao cheered up and smiled at her.

Chen Cuizhi looked at Liu Qingcao lovingly, with the corners of her lips raised high on her face.

"Girl, I made your favorite preserved egg and lean meat porridge."

"Okay, Sister Chen still loves me."

Liu Qingcao walked to the kitchen with a smile. Sure enough, her favorite breakfast was in the pot.

Liu Qingcao didn't wait for Chen Cuizhi to come, so she served breakfast.

After breakfast, Liu Qingcao went to Jiangzhai with a smile on her face.

Jiang Dafu was pacing in the lobby anxiously, and Li Shumei frowned as he watched.

"Dafu, why are you wandering around here? Why can't you just sit and wait for the green grass?" Li Shumei looked at her straightforward son and felt angry and funny, and what she said seemed to be a bit sarcastic.

Jiang Dafu didn't care about the disgust in his mother's eyes, rubbed his hands, sighed and sat on the stool, but stared at the courtyard door without blinking.

Jiang Dahe smoked a cigarette comfortably, leaning against the back of his chair and squinting his eyes, enjoying his old age and not caring about anything else.

……

Boom boom boom!
The courtyard door was knocked, three times and then paused. This sound was especially clear in such a quiet house.

"Mom, I'll open the door!" After Jiang Dafu finished speaking, without waiting for Li Shumei's response, he strode into the yard.

"Qingcao, you're here." Jiang Dafu greeted with a smile and turned his body sideways to allow Liu Qingcao to enter the house.

Liu Qingcao smiled back, without saying much, and followed Jiang Dafu to the lobby in a familiar manner.

"Hello Aunt Li, hello Uncle Jiang." Liu Qingcao greeted the two obediently.

"Qingcao came here so early, did you sleep well last night?" Li Shumei said with a smile.

"Thank you Aunt Li for your concern. Qingcao slept well last night."

Liu Qingcao answered politely like a good child, which made Li Shumei narrow her eyes with a smile.

"Okay, if you have anything to do, just talk first. Your uncle and I will look at the flowers in the yard."

With that said, Li Shumei pulled Jiang Dahe to the yard without any intention of embarrassing Liu Qingcao.

Liu Qingcao watched the two people leaving, smiled and shook his head.

"What we are talking about is not a secret. Aunt Li doesn't need to go out."

"It's okay, my mother has such a temper." Jiang Dafu waved his hand, poured Liu Qingcao a cup of tea, and explained.

Liu Qingcao nodded and started talking about business.

"Brother Jiang, have you collected all the tax money for the villagers in Shihe Village?"

It's not surprising that she asked this. It's hard to say whether some villagers will have any money left after building houses and buying land.

"Only a few villagers are still worse, but it's not too bad." Jiang Dafu told Liu Qingcao word for word what he learned.

Liu Qingcao was silent for a while, then asked:
"How far is it?"

"There are five households in total, and the total difference is 18 taels." Jiang Dafu pursed his lips and spoke bitterly.What he didn't say was that his family also lent out a lot of money, including the money saved by Jiang Dayin, but there were still villagers who couldn't collect the tax money.

When he thought of this, he felt helpless and angry. He thought that Shihe Village was about to rise and its life would be better, but people were not as good as God. God seemed to be deliberately against them and would not see them having an easy time.

"I borrowed these 18 taels. I just need these five villagers to help me with work for half a month." Liu Qingcao took out 18 taels of silver from his pocket and pushed it in front of Jiang Dafu.

Jiang Dafu hesitated for a moment and collected the money.

A household has at least three taels of silver, and it only pays off after working for half a month. Who can earn three taels of silver in half a month?
He didn’t believe Jiang Dafu, and there were others who disagreed.

"Shihe Village has been solved, Brother Jiang, let's talk about Shiliu Village and Shiqing Village."

Liu Qingcao looked at Jiang Dafu and paused.

"This time the imperial court's tax collection was caught off guard, and many people were unable to collect the tax money. I think the banks in the town and county probably have little money left now. Shiqing Village and Shiliu Village may not be able to borrow money. of."

"Qingcao, you are right. Jiang Li and Tian Lin came yesterday, but I was not there, so they told my parents about this.

The bank in the town stopped releasing money when they knew the taxes were levied in advance. Now many villages are selling land to raise money, and some even sell their children and daughters. "

Jiang Dafu feels a little uncomfortable, but he doesn't care about others. The village he governs now is more difficult than other villages, so how can he still have the mood to take care of other villages!

"Brother Jiang, I'm going to Shiqing Village and Shiliu Village to find Brother Tian and Brother Jiang Li." Liu Qingcao got up from the stool with a smile, not immediately, but waiting for Jiang Dafu to make a decision.

"Okay, I'll go with you, and I'll ask Dayin to send the money to the villagers." Jiang Dafu took out the money, left the house first, and walked to Baijia Private School.

Liu Qingcao did not follow him, but waited at the door of Jiang's house.

After a while, Jiang Dafu came back panting. Liu Qingcao untied the cow's reins, let Jiang Dafu sit on it, and then set off to Shiqing Village and Shiliu Village.

In Shiliu Village and Shiqing Village, everyone was in a low mood at the moment. Sighs came one after another. Even Tian Lin and Jiang Li were silent.

When Liu Qingcao and Jiang Dafu arrived, they saw the two of them sitting on the threshold stone dejectedly, not to mention how frustrated they were.

"Brother Tian, ​​Brother Jiang Li, what are you doing?" Liu Qingcao saw two black spots from a distance and greeted them loudly.

Jiang Li and Tian Lin looked at each other upon hearing the sound, and stood up in surprise to wait.

"Qingcao, you are here." Jiang Li looked at Liu Qingcao and then at Jiang Dafu, rubbing his hands in anticipation and nervousness.

"Brother Jiang Li, why are you squatting on the threshold and not going to the fields?" Liu Qingcao looked at the two of them amusedly, pretending not to know and teasing them.

Jiang Li was a little embarrassed, but fortunately he was thick-skinned, and he returned to normal after three breaths.

"Qingcao, you don't know the pain in our hearts..." Jiang Li's sorrow crept up between his eyebrows, leaving a deep ravine.

Liu Qingcao didn't answer and waited for Jiang Li to finish. Liu Qingcao left in a hurry before he could understand the specific situation of these two villages.

Jiang Li sighed and continued:
"Qingcao, you don't know something. Shiqing Village and Shiliu Village are not much different from what we used to have.

Maybe the tax money could still be paid if the son and daughter were sold, but now everyone in the town has closed their doors, saying that there are too many and there is no place to sell them. It is not long before spring plowing. If the land is sold, the family will sooner or later Starved to death, oh, it is so difficult. "

"Yes, Qingcao, I went to other villages and asked around. Most of them can still pay the tax money by scraping together things here and there. Only here, we can't get it all even if we sell the land."

The sadness on Tian Lin's face did not diminish by half, and he told everything he knew.

Liu Qingcao finally understood that the tax revenue of these two villages was far different...

"Brother Tian, ​​Brother Jiang Li, please don't rush, Li Zheng hasn't come yet, we still have time." Liu Qingcao comforted him and continued to speak.

"Brother Tian and Brother Jiang Li, this tax money is quite a lot. Shiqing Village and Shiliu Village don't even have enough food to eat right now. How can they have enough money to hand over this money?"

"Qingcao, we all know this, so we are worried." Jiang Li shook his head, looking confused and helpless.

(End of this chapter)