Shennong Pharmaceutical Field

Chapter 7

Yao Tiantian walked out of the east wing on tiptoe, and walked along the wall step by step to the west kitchen in the main room.However, as soon as she walked to the lower window root in the east room of the main room, she was attracted by the sound of conversation coming from the room.Although the people in the room deliberately lowered Sang's voice, Yao Tiantian, who was close to the wall, could still hear their conversation.

"Old village chief, do we really have no other choice but to give the best piece of land in the village to the big Huang family in the next village?" The voice of uncle Yao Runzhi was soft and moist.

"Hey, to tell you the truth, Mr. Yao, the old man also knows that the folks in Yangjiatun are counting on the land rations. However, last year's harvest was bad, and the grain produced in everyone's land was not enough for their own food. How can there be any surplus food at home to sell? , so until now the poll tax in the county has not been paid. No, someone from above has come to urge them, and they have sent Master Li with a brigade of yamen servants." An old voice, full of helplessness and fear As he spoke, he sighed dejectedly.

Then, the voice continued, "Master Li said that if the poll tax is not paid, every household in our village will draw a strong man, and they will go to work for others when they are sold. Even if the land is still worth some money, fortunately, Huang Dahu was willing to ask for it, and he didn't take the opportunity to lower the price. The price he paid was also considered fair. In addition to allowing the village to pay the head tax according to the amount, it can also be a little rich. It just happened to add some rations to every household in the village who ran out of food."

This person spoke at length, but his voice was full of guilt and helplessness. He should be the old village head that Yao Runzhi called.

Yao Runzhi also sighed, and said unwillingly, "But, the old village chief, it is not a matter of a day or two for Huang Dahu to want the land in our village. Last year, the crops failed, and the county master let it go for a while. Collecting everyone’s poll tax, will it be paid together after this year’s bumper harvest? Why did they suddenly send someone here, demanding that we pay the tax immediately? That big Huang family also happened to be willing to spend 20 taels of silver to buy ours. A piece of land, in addition to the 19 taels of head tax we have to pay, the remaining few coins can only add a little more to our rations for these few days? This is very strange."

"That's the way it is said, and the reasoning is the same. But who made us catch up with this, Huang Dahu has searched all over the surrounding villages, and even invited the most famous Fengshui master, just took a fancy to us The geomantic treasure land passed down by the ancestors in Tunli said that only by building a hunting ground here and giving it to the nobles in the capital, can he bless his Huang Dahu to prosper for generations, and bless his descendants of Huang Dahu to be high-ranking officials and rich. Hey, last year we had a poor harvest. , can’t pay the poll tax, just gave them an excuse, hey!” The old village chief knew the ins and outs of this matter very well, knowing that he had done this, but he had no way to solve it. He sighed helplessly.

"Now every household in the village has nothing valuable. The only valuable thing is the corn seeds in everyone's hands..."

Yao Runzhi spoke softly, but before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the old village head, "Mr. Yao, the corn seeds are immovable. Once there are no seeds, what will we grow in our fields? From now on we will What do people in this village eat?"

Yao Tiantian under the window heard this, and already understood what happened. In her last life, collusion between officials and businessmen was too common.Unexpectedly, in this beautiful place, the villagers are simple and lovely, kind and uncontested, but there are still corrupt officials and bullies who oppress the good.Moreover, she encountered such collusion between government and businessmen on the first day she came, and she did it even more blatantly.

Yao Tiantian was secretly slandering, when she heard noisy footsteps outside the gate of the courtyard, followed by a hurried knock on the door, "Open the door quickly, is Mr. Yao at home? Yang Laocun Is the boss here?"

Hearing this movement, Yao Tiantian was startled, she couldn't care about the hunger in her stomach.He didn't care to listen to the conversation in the house anymore, so he hurried back to his east wing room with his waist down, hurriedly took off his shoes and climbed up to the top of the kang, quietly opened the window on the top of the kang, and sneaked in. Looking out.

Not long after, Yao Tiantian saw the door of the main room being pushed open, and her uncle Yao Runzhi came out wearing his clean blue and white gown, followed by a hale and hearty old man in his 50s, tall and wide. Shoulders, long round face, high nose bridge, two big eyes, rough dark cheeks, wearing a pair of cardigans, leggings, and a pair of pointed-toe cloth shoes with thousand-layer soles, a standard farmer's attire, presumably that An old village head who is worried about the villagers of the whole village.

Yao Runzhi opened the gate of the village school, bowed his hands in a polite manner, and said calmly, "The student has met Huang Yuanwai, and wonders why Huang Dayuanwai is so eager to find students?"

"Master Yao is really good at telling jokes. The old man is not in a hurry to find you, but to ask Village Chief Yang how the document is going. He has left the old man and Mr. Li for an hour. This document should be ready too. Come on." With a gloomy voice, a man over 50 years old and wearing a bright red brocade robe surrounded by a large group of people rushed in from the gate.

This is the bully Huang Dahu that the old village chief and his uncle mentioned just now. Yao Tiantian curled her lips secretly. She really looks like Huang Shiren in the film and television works of the previous life. .

Yao Tiantian labeled Huang Dahu as a villain in her heart, and saw a man next to him in black, with a black hat and a red belt around his waist. The eye-catching word "差" on the clothes and the big saber make it look like a villain who is arrogant and arrogant.

"Huang Dahu" and "Master Li", Yao Tiantian's heart moved, remembering the conversation she heard from the group of people hiding behind the big rock on the way to Yangjiatun. At that time, Huang Dahu raised the name of the county lord to urge Master Li hurried on his way, but Master Li took the opportunity to blackmail Huang Dahu for his filial money.

Now that I think about it, this matter is indeed a bit strange. Mr. Li even tried to blackmail the relatives of the county master. Of course, he didn't think that he was too smooth as a master. I am afraid that the county master is not so concerned about Huang Dahu's affairs, otherwise this matter It should be that the headhunters were sent to Yangjiatun with official documents from the county government to urge the silver pickers. In other words, this big Huang family is playing tricks.

Yao Tiantian figured this out, and she felt relieved. She had just gotten rid of a lot of disturbing and chaotic things in her previous life, and decided to take a good rest in the ancient quiet countryside for a while. Yangjiatun, although there are still some unsatisfactory places here, but there are blood uncles who really care about her, there are enthusiastic fifth grandmothers, there are simple and honest young people here, and here is the family affection that Yao Tiantian has always longed for.

Yao Tiantian, who was preparing to start her new life full of hope, didn't want to be ruined by Huang Dahu and Master Li's collusion between officials and businessmen.Fortunately, in the previous life, Yao Tiantian had many years of experience in the workplace, so she naturally knew how to take advantage of other people's weaknesses and how to achieve her own goals while avoiding disadvantages.Now that she has known about Huang Dahu's deceitful might, she naturally has to think carefully about how to use this to save the people of Yangjiatun from danger.

Yao Tiantian in the east wing rolled her big eyeballs, secretly thinking about how to deal with it, but Old Village Chief Yang in the courtyard moved.Seeing that he couldn't escape, he could only put on a naive smile, and explained with extreme caution, "Please forgive Huang Yuanwai and Mr. Li. Although the little guy has the title of village chief, we Yangjiatun is not only a village, but also a family, the land was passed down from our ancestors, not the little guy alone, even if it is going to be sold, we have to ask the big guys for their consent."

This time, the fat-headed and big-eared Huang Buren did not speak, but gave Li Shiye next to him a look. After receiving the benefit, Li Shiye received a hint from Huang Dahu, rolled his triangular eyes, and opened his thick voice , said coldly, "My master doesn't care about the land sales in your village. Today, my master was ordered by the county magistrate to collect the poll tax that you have been in arrears. As long as Village Chief Yang pays the tax happily, I will The master didn't say anything else, he led the team and left immediately. But if you don't know your acquaintances and don't pay your taxes today, don't blame me for not being sympathetic, and you will start door-to-door lockups."

Mr. Li suppressed some high-sounding official words, and with a blatant threat, he silenced Village Chief Yang. His face was full of helplessness and sorrow, and he seemed to be short. The circle is far away, as if it is about to fall, and it seems that it will fall down at any time.

The old village head and Yao Runzhi in the yard were in a dilemma when faced with the threat of Li Shiye's continuous cutting and beating and the temptation of Huang Dahu's downfall, but they couldn't think of any good solution for a while.And Yao Tiantian, who was peeking at the window of the East Wing, was also secretly complaining indignantly.

Hmph, the days when there were mountains, waters, fields, and food are purely deceiving. It is true that there are mountains, waters, and fields, but they immediately belong to others, and there is no food at all!Yao Tiantian was caressing her shriveled belly, she was slandering herself, when she suddenly smelled the sweet aroma of braised pork, she couldn't help swallowing, then stretched out her tongue and licked her lips, hallucination, it must be hallucination, Yao Tiantian Closing his eyes, Yun took a sip of the soft and glutinous aroma greedily, while telling himself in his heart that he was hungry and fainted, and had hallucinations.

(End of this chapter)