The open life of peasant girl kapok

Chapter 715
"Forget it, we can't control it."

After a pause, Shen Mumian said, "Feng Yi and the others have already been sent to the mountains. You can go and have a look in the afternoon. By the way, tell Hong Bo the news, and let him inform the village to prepare early, so as not to be in a hurry."

"Yes."

Shen Mumian had learned the news in advance, but she was not the only one who was well-informed. In a few days, the whole town heard about it.

Walking on the street, you can often hear people shouting and cursing.

That's right, it's okay if there are few people in the family, but if there are many people, it will cost a few taels of silver, and no one will be happy to put it on anyone.

Since ancient times, the failure of a country has always started with exorbitant taxes. If this is the only time in the future, it will be fine, but if this is just the beginning, then the life of the people will be difficult.

"Kapian, don't you know the government? Can you ask the government for a favor, and ask for a little less tax?"

Another day, when Shen Mumian went back to the village to see the progress of the fan, many people in the village stopped her.

"Yes, we are either not paying, or can we pay less?"

Shen Kamian is happy, do these people think she is a god?
"It's useless for you to tell me about it. Taxation is decided by the imperial court and issued by the imperial decree. Who can change the imperial decree? I don't have that ability. If you have time to think about these things, it's better to go back early Prepare the money, it is estimated that within three days, someone from the county government will come to collect it."

Shen Xing sighed, and when they saw Shen Mumian came back, they just asked by the way.

Now that they heard that the imperial decree had been issued, they knew that they had to pay, and each of them lowered their heads in an instant.

"Ah... I'm dead..."

Just as Shen Kamian was about to leave, one of the women sat on the ground and cried.

"Where does my family get the money to pay taxes? There are seven people in my family, so how much is it?"

Shen Mumian looked over, this is an outdoor family, grandparents escaped from the north, a family of seven, two elderly people in the family have to take medicine every day, and the three children are too young to go out to work, and there are few fields. , It is difficult to barely make ends meet all year round, let alone pay the extra taxes.

"Old Chen's, it's useless for you to cry, why don't you borrow it from someone earlier."

The old Chen family cried even harder when they heard that.

"My lord, don't leave a way for people to live, where can I borrow it..."

Everyone in the village knows the situation of the old Chen family. The old man in the family takes medicine all the year round, and the relatives and neighbors in the surrounding area probably borrowed it early if they can.
Some people have bad intentions, so they come up with bad ideas, "It's not hard to have no money. Your Xiaohui is not young, and you can get more than a dozen taels in exchange for sending it to the old lady in the town."

Although it is not good to instigate betrayal, no one said anything at this time.

If it really came to that point, it would be necessary to sell someone.

Seeing this, Shen Mumian wanted to help, but seeing that many people were looking at her, she guessed that if she opened her mouth, other people would follow suit, so she let go of her mind and went home.

Those who wanted to please but didn't get it just spat.

"It is said that the richer people are, the more stingy they are. Old Chen's family is so difficult that she doesn't see her open her mouth."

Shen Wang's daughter-in-law likes to be lively, how could she be missing in this kind of occasion?

At this moment, I yelled, "Do you want to show some face? Who knows you, old ghost? Why should people ask for help? Are you surnamed Shen or Zhou? Are you related? You are nothing, and you still want someone to help you Well. It's really kind of you."

(End of this chapter)