Chapter 20 Changes
"call."

Xu Baozhu let out a long sigh of relief.

She looked at Zhu Yun, no sadness or joy could be seen on her face, she just responded to her with a calm smile.

"Everyone, the matter is clear, please don't mention these unnecessary things in the future."

Lizheng raised his hand, signaling for people to be quiet, and then said: "Come here today, apart from clarifying the matter between Xu Baozhu and Qian Cheng, Ben Lizheng has one more thing to say."

When the people below heard the words, they all waited with bated breath.

Li Zhengdao: "It's the autumn harvest season again. This year is different from previous years. There is news from above that each village has to pay a hundred shi of grain. There are 53 households in Huaihua Village. I calculated that each household pays about five shi. Around the stone, that's fine."

"To put it bluntly, Lizheng, you know that this year's harvest is not good. If you look at the grains, they are not in shape. Where can we get these five shi grains for you? How can we survive after handing them over?"

"That's right. In the past, when the harvest was good, it was Sanshi's grain. Now that the harvest is not good, we have increased it. Isn't this killing us?"

Hearing the cries of the villagers below, Lizheng felt uncomfortable about his size. He was also a farmer himself, and he knew what the market was going to do this year. This was really embarrassing for them. The last time, there was no result, and I had no choice but to procrastinate until now to open this mouth.

"I understand your difficulties." Li Zheng said: "I am also a farmer, and I understand the hardships of living in the sky, but the above said, it is only a hundred stones, and nothing less will do. Chen Daming's nephew, after a while, I will personally bring someone over to collect it, and you all know that person’s character, offending him will do no good, so big guy, let’s try our best and try to hand it over.”

"It's almost fatal."

"I really don't want people to live!"

"What's wrong with this!"

With sighs, the villagers left the threshing ground one after another, leaving only Xu Baozhu and a few villagers who had harvested the wheat.

Xu Baozhu had heard from her father about the matter of paying grain, but now she heard it, and she couldn't help but be shocked. This ordinary people worked hard for a year, and the harvest may not be five shi, but this paper document, but Take all the fruits of their hard work and harvest.

However, these people can do nothing but sigh and lament.

"Girl Bao, your family, I told your father that your family does not focus on farming, but you also have to take out three stones, you know that?"

Xu Baozhu nodded, "I heard my father said it, but..."

She glanced at the shriveled wheat and millet, and said, "Uncle, isn't there room for change? Look at these, not only the harvested ones, but also the ones in the field. If you really collect them all , This really killed the big guy."

Lizheng shook his head, "Why don't I know this, but I have thought about all the methods I should think of. I have traveled to the yamen so many times, and I can't help it if people refuse to reduce it a bit, alas. "

Lizheng sighed and said, "This new master can eat people."

……

Back from the threshing floor.

Xu Baozhu's heart has always been very restless, this is the first major event she encountered here, and it is also the first time that she deeply feels that she has integrated into this place, sharing sorrow and joy with them.

Five stone grains, three stone grains, and one stone grain are all the same.

They couldn't get it out.

No, she had to find a way.

Not only for the villagers of Huaihua Village, but also for myself!

But what can be done?

After much deliberation, Xu Baozhu couldn't think of any way to not pay or pay less.

While worrying, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, Xu Baozhu turned her head to look, it was the brothers of the Qian family.

Although the marriage between her and Zhu Yun was fake, but what happened these days, the two of them shouted to each other, it was not fake. At this time, she still couldn't help turning her head to look at people.

"Should be looking for you, go and have a look." Zhu Yun said lightly.

really.

He didn't care much about himself, otherwise, who could stand his daughter-in-law being rumored to have an innocent relationship with others and still be so calm, even now that person has come to his door, he has no reaction.

Although Xu Baozhu also had no idea, but when he heard him say that, he couldn't help but feel lost for a moment.

She said a little angrily: "He must have come to look for me. Brother Ah Cheng and I grew up together, and we have a close relationship. If you don't look for me, can't you look for you?"

As he said that, he stood up to welcome him out.

"How did you two come here?"

Xu Baozhu handed over two stools, "What's the matter?"

Qian Jin looked at his elder brother, then at the back room, and said, "It's my brother who wants to tell you something, isn't it convenient?"

"Brother Ah Cheng?"

Xu Baozhu looked at the man in front of her. Because she had the memory of the original owner, she had a natural liking for Qian Cheng. Even if his appearance was rougher and not as handsome as Zhu Yun's, it still wouldn't affect him.

"Baozhu, can we have a chat alone?" Qian Cheng asked a bit embarrassed.

Xu Baozhu hesitated for a moment, remembering Zhu Yun's indifferent attitude just now, and he didn't know what was sour in his heart, so he agreed, and deliberately yelled inward with his neck stuck.

pity……

Nothing happened.

"Go out and talk." Xu Baozhu helped people up, and told Qian Jin: "You help me watch some fires, and then help me watch some people. I will go out with your brother and I will be back in a while."

"Hey."

Qian Jin readily agreed, Xu Baozhu went out first, and Qian Cheng followed behind.

The two didn't go too far, and stopped at the edge of the field a few meters away from her house.

"What does Brother Ah Cheng want to say?"

Qian Cheng is a simple and honest person, unlike his younger brother who can talk, he keeps many things in his heart, if Xu Baozhu doesn't take the initiative to speak up, she guesses, people will probably be able to stand in a stalemate with her here for a long time.

"The rumors in the village...I want to say sorry to you." Qian Cheng said.

Xu Baozhu smiled, "What am I supposed to do? Don't worry, I didn't take this matter to heart, and I can't blame you. Besides, it's really none of your business. Besides, it's been resolved now, isn't it? You didn't either. Need to be too concerned."

Xu Baozhu said whatever she had and didn't think much about it, but Qian Cheng was stunned. Looking at her smile, he muttered in a daze for a long time, "You seem to have changed a lot."

"Well, I've been ill for a while, and I've changed a lot." Xu Baozhu admitted frankly.

They didn't think too much about the fact that this person had already changed his internal core, and he was only making troubles in front of his illness, and Xu Baozhu didn't want to waste time explaining about soul possession and time travel, so he simply responded straightforwardly.

Qian Cheng fell silent again.

Xu Baozhu couldn't tell what he was thinking, he was probably guessing why she had changed so much, or maybe guessing how she viewed the past of the two after her illness?

But she was in no mood to guess!
"Brother Ah Cheng..."

(End of this chapter)

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like