Portable Space: The Divine Doctor, Little Farmer's Girl

Chapter 1425 The situation in Yufeng County
Chapter 1425 The situation in Yufeng County
A man of medium build, wearing gray linen clothes with patches on his shoulders, came out of the low kitchen with a bowl of green vegetables. The man first greeted his wife, and then looked away from the dragon. Yu and the others swept over them.

"Yes, this is Mr. Long, this is Mrs. Long, and this is Mr. Chunyu."

After Mrs. Yang responded to her man, she introduced Yan Xiaosi and others to her man.

"Dinner is about to start, please sit in the main room."

The three members of the Yang family are very enthusiastic.

Long Yu supported Yan Xiaosi and followed the Yang family into the main room, and found that the things on the dinner table were either green or yellow.

The green ones are stir-fried vegetables, and the yellow ones are corn mush.

Long Yi followed into the main room, just as one foot stepped over the threshold, Long Yu turned his head and stared at him.

Long Yu's eyes were obviously asking if Long Yi didn't give the family enough money, so there wasn't any meat on the dinner table.

Long Yi had an innocent expression on his face, but was stared at by his master, so he had no choice but to touch another ingot of silver from his bosom, and went forward to hand it to the sister-in-law of the Yang family.

"Sister-in-law Yang, my wife is pregnant and needs to eat some meat. Do you think that the money I just gave you is not enough, so you didn't prepare for it?"

Mrs. Yang glanced at Yan Xiaosi's swollen belly, and quickly explained with a sorry face: "Mr. Long, I'm really sorry. No matter how much money you give us, we won't be able to prepare meat dishes for Mrs. Long tonight."

The sister-in-law of the Yang family said, she took out the piece of silver that Long Yi had just given from her bosom, and stretched out her hand to hand it back to Long Yi.

"Young master, you left too fast just now. I didn't have time to return the money to you. You and your group stayed at my house for one night. How could you spend so much money for a meal?"

Seeing that this family is so poor and still refuses to accept money, Yan Xiaosi thinks this family is too simple and kind.

"Sister-in-law Yang, you can accept this money, otherwise we would be too embarrassed to live in your house, and the money Long Yi gave you is only about two taels, not much, you should quickly accept it and buy something for the little girl Bu Bu, this age is the time for a child to grow up."

The sister-in-law of the Yang family glanced at the sallow-faced and thin girl, sighed helplessly, and accepted the money.

The main room was filled with the smell of corn paste, Yan Xiaosi hadn't eaten this food for a long time, and the smell immediately aroused his appetite.

The corn paste in the bowl looks very delicate, it should be boiled after the sister-in-law of the Yang family sifted through a sieve to entertain them.

"Ayu, I think the corn paste made by Mrs. Yang is very fragrant. The baby in my belly is already seven months old and doesn't need so much nutrition."

Hearing what Yan Xiaosi said, the Yang family and his wife breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly warmly invited them to sit down.

The table was a square table, which could only seat eight people. After Long Yu and his wife sat down with Chunyu Hanfeng, there were only five seats left.

The three members of the Yang family stood by the table with restrained faces, obviously not planning to eat at the table.

Long Yu glanced at their family of three and said: "Qin Rou, Qin Yu, Lone Wolf, sit down and eat, Long Yi, you five brothers, stand and eat."

Qin Rou, Qin Yu, and Lone Wolf sat down to occupy three seats, and there was a remaining bench where the three members of the Yang family could squeeze together.

"Yes, master."

Five Dragon Guards responded neatly.

Yan Xiao said four times: "Brother Yang, Sister-in-law Yang, Xiaoya, please sit down and eat quickly, otherwise the food will be cold."

Brother Yang looked at the five dragon guards who were standing neatly and felt a little sorry.

After collecting so much money from others, there is not a plate of meat dishes on the table, and they are asked to eat standing up.

"Young Master Long, let the brothers sit down and eat. The three of us can just stand up and eat."

Long Yu said: "There is no reason for the master to stand up to eat, and there are five brothers, and one bench is not enough for them to sit. Brother Yang, you should hurry up and take a seat."

He had a few questions in his mind, and he wanted to ask the family, it would be easier to ask at the dinner table.

The tone of Long Yu's speech was very strong, and the three members of the Yang family had no choice but to sit down.

After dinner, sisters Qin Rou and Qin Yu helped the sister-in-law of the Yang family to clean up the dishes. The elder brother of the Yang family was still on the table. Long Yu seized the opportunity to ask: "Brother Yang, just now sister-in-law Yang said that no matter how much money we give, she will I can't prepare meat for my wife tonight, is it because your village is too far away from the town? Is it getting dark and you can't rush to buy it?"

"Well, our village is still ten miles away from the nearest town. It takes about half an hour by car, and it's too late, and the vegetable market in the town has already closed."

After the elder brother of the Yang family finished speaking, Chunyu Hanfeng continued to ask: "Brother Yang, someone in your village should raise chickens and ducks, why don't you buy them in the village?"

"Hey."

When Chunyu Hanfeng asked this question, the eldest brother of the Yang family couldn't help but let out a heavy hey, and said with a frown, "We have 22 families in Yangjia Village, and every one of them can't get enough to eat or wear clothes. People have starved to death every year for the past three years. The wild vegetables in the village have all been dug up, so how can there be any surplus food to raise chickens and ducks?"

Hearing this, Long Yu and his wife frowned.

The situation in Yufeng County is worse than they imagined.

No wonder I have been in the village for so long without hearing a dog barking or a chicken crowing or a duck crowing.

Long Yudao: "Because of the low production in Yufeng County in the past few years, the imperial court has already reduced the tax in Yufeng County by half. Brother Yang, how much grain does your village produce every year and only pays half of the tax? Why do people still starve to death? "

Except for the three members of the Yang family, everyone in the room was thinking about this question at the moment.

Yufeng County's grain production was low, not because of the disaster. The imperial court reduced and exempted half of the tax. It stands to reason that even if the people here are not full, they will not starve to death.

"Has the imperial court reduced or exempted half of our taxes for the people of Yufeng County?"

After Long Yu finished speaking, the Yang family and his wife had surprised expressions on their faces, as if they were hearing about this for the first time.

"Young Master Long, when did this happen, and where did you hear it?"

Long Yu could see the surprised expressions on the faces of the couple.

"Two years ago, the county magistrate of Yufeng County reported to the court that the grain production in Yufeng County was low, and the people's life was miserable. The emperor ordered that the tax in Yufeng County be reduced by half."

"Brother Long, is this true?"

Long Yu nodded solemnly.

"We are a group of people who came from Xijing City. There is an official in the family. He told me about this personally. There is absolutely no mistake."

The faces of the Yang family and his wife were pale when they heard the words, the elder brother of the Yang family had already clenched his hands into fists on the table, his brows were wrinkled, and he was gnashing his teeth angrily.

"The emperor issued such an order, but the taxes paid to the county government by the people of our Yufeng County are still unchanged every year. The grain output is getting lower every year, and the taxes are heavy. Every family can't eat enough. Before winter, there will be hunger and cold. I couldn't stand it and died of starvation and freezing."

(End of this chapter)