Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 391 Just tell the truth

Gu Wenxuan didn't even listen carefully, and he was sure that the person coming to the courtyard where they lived with Gu Dahua was definitely one of the two book boys beside him.

Either Zhi Ming was standing guard outside to prevent people from coming in and out at will and disturbing the couple, or Zhi Ming had something to do and went away, leaving Jia Xing to stay outside to see if he and the couple had any orders.

Consistent with his imagination, it was really Jiaxing who brought Gu Dahua in. He first told Zhiming to go to the back mountain with Chang Qing, and asked him to come here from the workshop.

As for why Zhi Ming and Chang Qing went to the back mountain, even if Jia Xing didn't mention the reason in front of Gu Dahua, he could still imagine that Zhi Ming went to participate in training.

Just like Zhou Molan has been busy training his wife and maid recently, Chang Qing has long been eager to take Zhiming and Jiaxing into the mountains for extra meals.

Nowadays, at the end of Chen Shi and the beginning of Shen Shi and You Shi, Chang Qing has begun to allocate an hour each to teach the guards how to practice martial arts. During the rest of the time, he also takes turns training the selected servants.

Every one of them cried like a ghost after practicing, but they were still happy. They would run to the back mountain when they had time. In just a few days, their appetite increased greatly, and their mental outlook also took on a new look.

If he continues like this and goes into the mountains to train for another three to five months, his escort team will probably not only increase in number, but their physical skills will also be comparable to that of the escort team.

Zhi Ming and Jiaxing had been under pressure in recent days, so they offered to take turns learning martial arts from them while they were in the village.

Very good, let’s train.

Although Jian Jiaxing didn't mention the old envy of Zhiming going to the back mountain, Gu Wenxuan still realized that if he didn't have to keep someone by his side, he would have followed him.

Anyway, there was nothing to do in the afternoon. The drawings here were completed, and it was time to go to the workshop. There was no need to wait by his side at all times, so Gu Wenxuan simply let him go.

When Jiaxing suppressed his joy and took a serious step back, he happily ran out of the house. Gu Dahua also began to report the situation.

Since the servant tax, which is similar to the head tax, has been paid in advance, today only the summer tax, the Gu family's mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, and Gu Baoya's head tax are all needed.

Xiao Changsuo is not yet five years old and does not need to pay the poll tax, while Gu Baoya is less than ten years old. Likewise, the poll tax only needs to be paid fifty cents.

Putting aside the tax exemption for Gu Erzhu and his son, as well as the land tax for eighty acres of land, the number of heads paid by the Gu family this time was not large.

Gu Dahua reported the correct amount that should be paid regarding the head tax, and added a superfluous aside: the head tax for the big house was paid in copper coins, and the summer tax and field tax were paid in wheat.

Gu Wenxuan understood.

Zhou Banxia also understood.

It seems that she still wants to pretend to be stupid, and also wants her father-in-law to take advantage of her and pay the summer tax in advance.

"Who made the decision to move the wheat? Who in the eldest house came back from the city today? Is there anyone else who paid the wheat?" Zhou Banxia couldn't help but asked three questions in a row out of curiosity.

Gu Dahua subconsciously went to see Gu Wenxuan.

Gu Wenxuan shook his head in amusement, "It doesn't matter. The old man returns to the big room. The big room is a big room. Just tell the truth."

"Back to the young master and the young mistress, today the eldest young master came back before noon. It is said that the eldest master's boss has been absent from the house for the past few days and will not be able to pay next month's monthly payment.

The eldest man could only raise the poll tax, so he asked the eldest wife to send it back quickly. He asked the old man to think of something first, but there was nothing he could do but pay the wheat.

The old man happened to be there at that time, and the old man asked the young man if he would harvest wheat. He wanted to negotiate with Brother Dachang before waiting for the young man to harvest wheat, which made Patriarch Gu angry. Patriarch Gu said that the head of the eldest family was not the old man. Since the eldest man had promised to do so and was unable to do anything but pay the wheat, he took the initiative and sent someone to call the second young master and the third young master of the first house. He said that his father was not at home and his eldest brother was not at home either. Let’s see what the second and third young masters of the first house say.

If even the two brothers couldn't do anything, it was only natural to pay the wheat produced in the fields directly. Then the second and third young masters of the first house came.

When the second young master of the first house came, he said that his wife had a few close friends, but not enough to pay the land tax. The third young master then said that his wife had already paid a head tax of two hundred people.

He said that his wife, Youxi, had not earned a few copper coins when she first entered the family. He and his wife even paid the head tax from the bottom of the box themselves, so there was no reason to sell a dowry.

They spoke loudly, and I heard them outside. In the end, it was Patriarch Gu who made the decision and asked the two brothers to move the wheat.

There are almost three families that pay wheat like them. Gu Dahua thought about it and said, "Including the elder's family, there are four families." "

Before Zhou Banxia could ask if he had any impression of which three families they belonged to, Gu Dahua had already given an accurate answer. They were the three sons of Zhou Daniu.

Those were her father's original three brothers.

"...It's just that the wheat seems to be mixed with sand. Fortunately, I paid a small amount of summer tax, so I immediately replaced it with three bags of wheat.

When I came back, Patriarch Zhou seemed to have called all the men who were the masters of the family in the three families to the ancestral hall. The in-laws said that at most they would be scolded. "

Gu Wenxuan nodded slowly to show his understanding.

Indeed, in this matter, it was not to the extent of exterminating the clan. After all, those three families took advantage of them.

In previous years, even if Youli was inviting you to lunch, whoever dared to bring out wheat mixed with sand would have to be whipped at least two or three times by a subordinate official.

Due to the special situation this year, Qinghe Village suddenly had four talents, including the old talents, a total of five talents.

As long as his father-in-law didn't hint at cleaning up those three families, the subordinate staff naturally didn't want to cause more trouble. After all, in the eyes of people who don't know the truth, no matter how big the trouble is, they still love each other.

They only knew that they were the grandmother who secretly sold their granddaughter and allowed their son to adopt her as they wished. They never thought that even the brothers and sisters had become mortal enemies.

Even if the old man thought that one life was worth one life, his father-in-law would not forgive that big family, and it would be impossible for Dajiang and Xiaohe to associate with those cousins.

His father-in-law definitely didn't want to suggest that he should take care of those three families today, but he couldn't trust the other party and was worried that if word spread, he would be misunderstood as bullying others and ruin the reputation of his children.

"...The eldest young master of the third house was not present. The fourth master said that the old master still acted as the eldest house because he was the master of the house. The eldest master did not make clear arrangements.

I want you to think of something first. I'm going to ask you how much money you still have on hand. You still can't tell and you're still looking at my three brothers eagerly. What do you want to do? "

As Gu Dahua talked and saw that Gu Wenxuan had no intention of stopping him, he became interested. Not only did he imitate Gu Laosi's tone, but he also imitated Gu Laosi's expression.

"We three brothers don't want to live anymore. I'll give half a penny to your eldest grandson. You don't want to look at our three brothers' faces in front of everyone, right?"
It's a shame or not, but since the separation of the family, every time something happens, I can't even see him personally. Do they think they are the eldest brother and eldest nephew?

Who is not busy? It always happens to be just right. When calling people, why don't you think about the time when my three brothers have to come back all night for something big? "

Good question!
Gu Wenxuan secretly praised, imagining all the possible reactions of the old man at that time, he felt much happier, and with a wave of his hand, he announced that he was going back to the workshop.