The lucky girl in the village has a good way of making money.

Chapter 8 Everyone has their own thoughts

Father Li's anger is obviously effective.

The rest of the day was uneventful. The whole family was busy harvesting. In half a month, they finally took back ten acres of rice, dried it, threw ashes into the warehouse, and everything went smoothly.

This year is a bumper harvest year, and God is kind to me. Except for two periods of heavy rain, the rest of the time it is sunny. The rice is dried in the sun, and there is no fear of mold or insects after it has been stored in the warehouse for several years.

Of course, no one's food can last for more than a few years. After paying the tax on food, the whole family can chew it until next year and then harvest it without starving, then it is already a wealthy family.

The village school officially started. Li Rongtan carried a book bag sewn by his mother, Mrs. Wu, and jumped into the village school under the expectant eyes of his father Li. He started to recite the Three Character Sutra while shaking his head along with the old boy.

The Li family was also busy taking home all the sweet potatoes, peanuts and beans left in the fields.

Seeing that the sky was getting cooler, the county clerk rode a donkey to the village and informed the head of the village when the grain tax would be sent to the county this year.

Yes, in the Jin Dynasty, the grain taxes were collected by the people themselves and sent to the county government warehouse. Many farmers had never been to the city and did not even know where the official warehouse was. They were frightened when I mentioned the matter of sending grain taxes. Because of the panic and to avoid chaos, usually the head of each village would organize the villagers to go to the county town together.

There is strength in numbers, and the taxes and grains brought with them can be better protected.

The tax rate of the Jin Dynasty was three measures of grain per mu. The emperor never raised taxes during his reign, but just in case, Father Li brought more taxes and grains on top of the calculated amount. Two sacks of grain, every year.

When you meet good officials, things like paying taxes and grain go smoothly, but when you meet someone who likes to find trouble, when you measure out the top dollar, you may end up with one and a half buckets.

Can they, ordinary people, resist the officials?
Of course, I can't. I can only suffer a small loss and just pay the tax smoothly.

This is all the experience that Mr. Li learned from his grandfather. After so many years, he has not gone to deliver taxes and grains in person, but has also warned his sons countless times that it is okay to suffer a little loss. As long as people are fine, it is better than anything else. powerful.

He is not afraid of things.

He said that when he was a boy, one year he went to the city with his father and elder brother to pay the grain tax, and he encountered a person from an unknown village in front of him who couldn't help it because the little official who was measuring the grain had his bucket too full. He choked, but as a result, the petty official refused to collect his tax and grain, and directly kicked him out of the team.

There is an example in the Jin Dynasty. After the time for paying taxes and grain is set, it is limited to paying within one month. If the tax and grain are not paid within one month, the whole family will be punished. Not only will your fields be confiscated, but also your land will be confiscated. Sent to hard labor.

If the petty officials want to punish you, they don't need to beat you. As long as they don't collect your taxes and grains and make you overdue, they can punish you so clearly that you will have no way to complain.

So, it doesn't matter if you receive more grain and suffer a little loss, as long as everything goes smoothly.

After all, the people do not fight with the officials.

Father Li once again gave careful instructions to his four sons and eldest grandson who were about to pay taxes and grains. He did not forget to say: "While waiting in line to pay grains, I also walked around to see if I could find part-time workers." Beat it."

It's getting cold now, and there's not much work in the fields. There are so many mouths that need to eat every day. If you have this free time, it's good to find some part-time work to earn some money.

It's like this every year. It's not easy to go to the city. I took advantage of the opportunity to go to the county to deliver taxes and grains, so I let this matter go around. I can find the best one, but if I can't find it, forget it.

The brothers of the Li family naturally nodded in agreement to Father Li's instructions.

But during the evening break, similar conversations were going on in the two rooms next to each other to the west. The room on the left was occupied by Mr. Li Jigui and Mrs. Jiang. Mrs. Jiang specially stretched out her ears to listen to what was going on around her. Knowing that everyone was asleep, she pulled the man and muttered, "Why don't you take the initiative tomorrow?" Go find the day laborers and let the big brother and the others line up to guard the food."

Li Jigui shook his head without thinking, "We have to leave before dawn tomorrow, and we have to walk such a long way. How about I just sit in the pile of grain and take a nap to rest? Why bother with that leg? Let the eldest brother and the second brother Let’s go!”

It was the same in previous years.

Mrs. Jiang knew that her man had always been lazy when he could, so it would be better to give him a beating if he had to go to all the trouble.

He immediately said hurriedly: "I won't let you waste your legs. Just leave the team and find a corner sheltered from the wind to take a nap!"

Li Jigui looked puzzled, "Isn't that selling water by the river? It's good for me to take a nap in the team, and we are all acquaintances before and after."

Jiang was so angry that her teeth ached, and she couldn't help but pinch him, "Are you stupid? Listen to me, go find a part-time worker tomorrow, and then say you can't find one, and you'll have to stay at home this year!"

This time Li Jigui figured it out. He was eager to stop working part-time. Without thinking about anything else, he immediately grinned, "Okay! My wife is smarter! Why didn't you think of it in the past years? I listen to you!"

Last year, he worked part-time to build a house for others, and he was so tired that a layer of skin was worn off his shoulders. This year, he also wanted to spend the winter at home, doing nothing and taking a good rest.

Seeing that the man agreed, Mrs. Jiang couldn't help but smile.

The man didn't understand much, so she didn't have to explain it to him. In short, the money from the part-time worker was not paid to the big house. If it weren't for nothing, she wouldn't even want to weave every day!
Don't talk about her, it's not like she hasn't noticed that Mrs. Huang, the third sister-in-law, used to be very good at weaving, but now she can't weave as fast as she used to every day. Isn't that intentional?

After the conversation, the couple made peace and took a nap. Huang, who was separated by a wall, was still angrily pinching the man, "I asked you to go find a day laborer tomorrow. Why are you asking so many questions?"

Li Jifu muttered angrily, "Every year, the eldest brother and the second brother go to look for part-time workers. How can I find any part-time workers? I can't run around making people smile!"

Mrs. Huang said: "I just asked you to look for it, but I didn't ask you to actually look for it! It's best if you can't find this day laborer!"

Li Jifu glared, "How can that be done? If we can't find part-time jobs this year, my father will have to get angry at home and talk nonsense?"

When Huang heard this, she couldn't help breaking it to him and said, "Now that I'm weaving every day, it's not like our house is running out of energy. According to me, it's okay not to do part-time work this year. You can also have a good rest at home." , how hard has it been this year? Besides, all the money earned from part-time work should be given to mother. What will mother do with this money?
Don’t forget, dad wants to send Brother Tan to Fan’s school next year, which will be a full five cents! Anyway, if we don’t work part-time, we can still grow the land and have food to eat, so we can just get by, so why bother to help others? "

Li Jifu has a simple mind, but he has never thought of so much. Five ounces of money is just five ounces of money. Anyway, the money is not in his hands, nor does it belong to him.

He waved his hand and said, "I'm not going, let Big Brother and the others find it. I'll stay in line and rest my legs as I did in previous years. There's nothing wrong with working part-time. If you can find a job building a house for a wealthy family, If you’re tired, you’re in charge of the food! There’s still meat to eat!”

Huang:.
She raised her eyebrows and said, "If you don't listen to me, don't touch me in the future!"

When Li Jifu heard this, he was anxious. How could he not touch his wife? He could only respond: "Okay, okay, I will listen to you!"

After answering, he couldn't help but mutter, "You don't even know how much you feel for me. How tired you are from running around and your legs are so nervous-"

Mrs. Huang heard this and glared at him: "You can just walk around twice! It's rare to go back to the city, so just take it for a stroll!"

(End of this chapter)