The open life of peasant girl kapok

Chapter 714 Collection of Account Tax

"I don't understand." Xinxin supported her chin and shook her head.

"Everyone has self-esteem. You don't understand it now. When you grow up, you will understand what mother means. Now, you just do what mother says."

"OK then."

Leopard nodded obediently.

After a while lying on Shen Mumian's shoulder, he muttered, "Mother, I miss old man Shen a little bit."

"I miss dad too." Xinxin put her hands on her chin, her tone pitiful.

Shen Jiashu said, "I don't think my brother-in-law will care that I miss him."

"Ugh……"

Shen Kamian sighed, she thought about it too.That's what I thought when I left, but there are still many days to come.

"Since we all miss your father, let's get a little notebook."

"What little book?" Leopard raised his head and asked, "If you have that, don't you think about it?"

Shen Kamian didn't answer, but found a large piece of rice paper on the table, cut it into ninety pieces with a knife, and found a needle to bind it.

"All right…"

Shen Mumian and the children said, "Your father will not come back in three months, since you all miss his words so much, then you should write a sentence of missing words on it every day, write one page every day, and wait until the book is finished." , your father will be back."

"Then I'm going to write." Leopard became a little interested, "I'm going to write now, and I'm going to tell Dad that I want to eat sausage."

"Well, I want to tell my dad that I want to eat crystal shrimp dumplings..." These are Xin Xin's words.

Shen Jiashu said, "Well, then I told my brother-in-law that I want to eat hot and sour lotus root."

"..."

Shen Kapok couldn't laugh or cry at once. When Shen Lanfeng came back and saw that all the things he wanted to eat were written in the book, he probably would be very depressed.

In the blink of an eye, it was another day, and Hu Da, who had gone to the county government to cancel the filing, came back.

But his face was not very good-looking.

"What's wrong? It didn't work out?"

Logically speaking, it shouldn't be, that post belongs to Li Chenxuan, no one in the county government should dare not give Li Chenxuan face.

"Ma'am, a magistrate Lu has come to the county government."

"Magistrate Lu? Why, won't he do anything for you?"

"That's not true, the matter has been settled, but County Magistrate Lu asked his subordinates to bring back a message."

"what news?"

Could it be that something happened again?
"At the beginning of next month, the imperial court will collect household tax. He asked his subordinates to give you a message in advance to ask Shenjiazhuang to prepare money early. Those who can't pay by then will be sent to the north to build the city wall."

"Why is the account tax charged again?"

She remembered that this tax was collected once a year. After the autumn harvest last year, it was paid together with the grain tax. Why do you need it again?

"Magistrate Lu said that it was an imperial decree from the imperial court, not that he wanted to increase the income privately."

With these words, Shen Mumian understood the meaning of County Magistrate Lu, probably because she was afraid that she would think it was privately collected by the county government, and she would refuse to hand it in, and he would not dare to do anything to her because Li Chenxuan was in the way.

"How much do you charge?"

"Five hundred sons per head."

Immediately, Shen Kapok's face darkened, "This is too much."

Five people will cost more than two taels of silver, which is enough for a whole family to chew for half a year.

It's just that no matter how upset she is, there's nothing she can do about it. Who told the court to confiscate it?

"What is the name of the court's taxation?"

"It is said that a golden prayer platform with a width of 20 meters and a height of 30 meters will be built in the palace."

"Pray for the golden platform?"

There's something wrong with it, there's such a thing built in the palace.

"Well, it is said that there will be seven floors to be built, the top floor will have a golden glazed roof, and the four corners will be inlaid with thousand-year-old pearls."

(End of this chapter)