Changsheng: My qualifications improve a little every day

Chapter 47: Force food!

The autumn days are getting colder and another year is about to pass.

Normally, this time of year is a leisure period for farmers, and farmers in the countryside can still have a few days of leisure to give their bodies a rest after a year of hard work.

But this year, it is different from previous years.

Except for the landlord Liu's house, life in Daliushu Village is still the same as in the past, with no changes.

Other households, as long as they can still take a breath, are either stepping up their cultivation of some cold-resistant crops or picking wild vegetables and fruits around them.

Some people even venture into the mountains and forests in search of wild products, medicinal materials, etc.

The imperial court increased taxes, but it made the villagers of Daliushu Village almost bankrupt.

They scraped together to pay the taxes, but the family didn't even have any food left over for the winter.

There were also some who couldn't pay taxes. They were arrested and their homes were ransacked by the policemen. The remaining orphans and widows couldn't even survive this winter.

Even if this winter is over, what about next year?
There is no strong labor force in the family, and next year’s taxes cannot be paid!
But even if this is the case, in fact this year's taxes have not been collected yet. This time it is only the land tax, and the taxes in Dingkou have not been collected yet!
What will we do when the Dingkou tax is collected next spring?
Suddenly, the solemn atmosphere in Daliushu Village became more and more cold.

Cooking smoke rose.

"Dad, do you think Shi'er can come back today?"

Mother Chen was eating breakfast, watching the autumn wind blowing up the withered grass leaves outside the courtyard gate, and said to Father Fang who was immersed in eating.

"Also, I heard that in several surrounding villages, some people who couldn't make a living escaped the famine and went into the mountains to become bandits. Do you think the pigs will encounter danger on their way back?"

When Father Fang heard this, he raised his head from the bowl.

Looking at his mother-in-law, she dipped the last bit of vegetable porridge at the bottom of the bowl with pancakes. The bowl was eaten clean, and it looked like she didn't need to wash it.

Wiping his mouth, he said nonchalantly: "It must be okay. Shi'er has learned real skills from Fang Hu, and even tigers are not afraid. Could it be that those people are more powerful than tigers!"

"Why are you not worried at all? The old master in the village used to say that the human heart is more vicious than a tiger!" Mother Chen said angrily.

After a while, Ms. Chen took the dishes and chopsticks from Father Fang's hand and looked outside a few more times. After not seeing the familiar figure, she was disappointed and prepared to go back to wash.

"Dad, I just went to deliver food to Uncle Fuquan, and someone saw me."

At this time, Fang Cheng came back from outside in a panic.Seeing Fang Mu, he quickly said.

When Mrs. Chen heard this, she immediately twisted Fang Cheng's ears, hating that iron could not become steel.

"What? Why are you so careless? Didn't you tell others not to see it? If someone comes to borrow food from you later, let me see what you will do!"

Every household is sad this year, even if their family had saved some food by relying on pigeons.

However, it is actually only a dozen stones.

These days, Fang Cheng has sent more than 100 kilograms of grain to his future father-in-law.

This is just a family, nothing more.

If so, if there are more houses, even if his house is a mountain of rice and a mountain, there won't be enough people to borrow it.

Therefore, Mrs. Chen asked Fang Cheng to avoid others when delivering food.

Even if someone sees him, he must not admit that he is delivering food.

No, they are stingy.

But this kind of kindness cannot be developed, and this head cannot be opened.

If it were started, it would be impossible to take care of all the people in need in the village.

Favoring one over another will inevitably lead to disaster.

"Mom, me, me"

Fang Cheng also knew that he had been careless today. At this moment, Chen was pinching his ears and wanted to beg for mercy, but he was so stupid that he couldn't say a complete sentence for a long time. "Fuck, it should be fine. It's just this time I was seen. No one should come." Fang's father rubbed his head and excused his eldest son.

Originally, Chen was just a little worried, but actually she didn't think it would really happen.

He immediately dropped Fang Cheng's ears and walked towards the kitchen.

However, sometimes the more you are afraid of something, the more likely it will happen.

Just as Mrs. Chen walked into the kitchen, seven or eight skinny people arrived outside Fang Yue's house.

As soon as these people saw Fang Mu and Fang Cheng, they immediately surrounded them.

"Uncle Fang Mu, please lend me two bags of grain, otherwise I won't be able to survive this winter."

"Brother Fang Cheng, please help me. The family really can't survive."

There are two common surnames in Daliushu Village: Fang and Liu. Most people with the same surname are related to each other in some way.

The people who came here were all from the same clan as Fang, and several of them were cousins ​​of the Fang Yue family.

"Here, in this year's situation, my family doesn't have any food left!"

Father Fang was already dull, and when he saw this posture, he immediately hesitated.

"Brother Fang, I have seen it all. My eldest nephew has sent food to Fuquan's family. We, our relatives who have not yet graduated from the third level of service, you have to help us!"

"That's right, that's right, if you don't borrow food, we won't leave today!"

If these people are willing to obey, the family will not be able to open the door.

It was not easy to find that Fang Mu's family seemed to have enough food. Besides, Fang Yue followed Fang Hu to learn martial arts and hunt. No one in their village knew about it.

And earlier this year, the Fang Yue family exchanged meat with them for some grain.

Therefore, Fang Yue's family must have surplus food!
"That's the reason. They have all been lent to people with foreign surnames. It doesn't make sense that they don't give us the same surname."

"Fang Mu, if you don't borrow it, you don't recognize us as members of the same clan with the surname Fang. We haven't developed yet, so you can be so cold-blooded. It's really disgusting!"

Seeing Father Fang's refusal, several of them immediately refused.

His tone became serious and began to contain threats.

If Fang Mu doesn't borrow food today, they will ruin the reputation of Fang Mu's family!
Ancient society was actually a patriarchal system.

On weekdays, the king's law does not go to the countryside, and many conflicts between villagers have to be resolved within the clan.

For example, which family irrigates the ground with water, which family uses the clan's sacrificial vessels, etc., must be arranged by the clan.

Therefore, if a family has a bad reputation within the clan, it will basically be ostracized everywhere and eventually have to move away from home.

"That's right, that's right, Fang Mu, you must lend us food today!"

The more these people talked, the more excited they became, and it even felt like they were about to grab it.

"What are you doing? Are you ready to snatch it away? Get out of here and let me see who dares to come in today!"

At this moment, Mrs. Chen, who heard the noise, rushed out of the kitchen with a kitchen knife.

She stood in front of Fang Mu and Fang Cheng, blocking out the seven or eight people with the same surname Fang.

Then, looking at the few people with the Fang surname in front of him, he said:
"Fang Ming, if I remember correctly, two years ago, your eldest son fell into the Xiahe River. It was my family, Fang Mu, who rescued him regardless of the danger."

"Fang Zhi, there was a grain shortage in your family the year before last, so you borrowed a hundred catties of grain from my family. It's been almost two years, and we still haven't paid it back."

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