I traveled through time, this is unscientific

Zhou Xiaozhou didn't recognize the woman who blocked the road. In her opinion, the woman who blocked the road was tall and thin, with majestic features. She was wearing a linen bag-like dress that made her look like a willow in the wind. She was a bit old, about forty years old, but compared with other women doing farm work in the village, her face was quite fair.

The woman looked mysterious, as if she had some secret to share with them. Zhou Xiaozhou pricked up his ears, ready to listen attentively.

"Hey, Xiaobao's mother, you..." Aunt Yu was about to say something, but she saw the blackboard in Zhang's hand. This thing was so big, the whole thing was dark green, and it was surrounded by silver-white metal strips. It was obviously a good thing.

"What are you holding in your hand?" The subject suddenly changed and this is what Aunt Yu wanted to say.

"This is Master Zhou's teaching aid." Xiaobao's mother actually didn't know what it was, but she heard Zhou Xiaozhou say that this weird-looking board was called a blackboard. If she was asked to explain that it was green, it should be called a green board, not a blackboard! It made no sense.

At this time, the woman seemed to have seen Zhou Xiaozhou, and said in a fake manner: "This is Master Zhou! I heard from my head that there is a female master in the village, but I never saw her. Today I finally saw her. How great."

Zhou Xiaozhou didn't know whether she was talking about herself or about how good it was that the village had a teacher, so he could only continue to smile awkwardly but politely.

"Hey, Master Zhou, can my Dongqing come to school?" The woman said in a familiar manner, "If you ask me, you shouldn't insist that children over six years old can go to school. Children like Dongqing also want to study."

"What's the matter with you?" Xiaobao's mother wanted to deal with Aunt Yu.

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Aunt Yu saw that Xiao Bao's mother didn't want to pay attention to her, and her face drooped. "They are talking about serious business over there! They are almost at work. I'm afraid you will rush in and delay things."

Although Zhou Xiaozhou was listening to the two women talking, he kept his eyes on the front. Just as Aunt Yu said, the situation ahead seemed to be on the verge of breaking out.

Xiao Bao's mother replied weakly, "How can a woman like me delay anything?" But she was so frightened by a loud shout that she stopped talking.

The shouting came from her neighbor, Li Jinniu.

"Stop, I'm telling you don't go any further. You can't go into the village." Li Jinniu shouted, and the uniformed clerk retracted his foot.

"What kind of rules do you have? Do you want to rebel?" This was the older middle-aged man in uniform who was speaking. He looked sinister and didn't quite smile, and Zhou Xiaozhou felt embarrassed for him.

"I dare not say that! I dare not say that." Old Wu now smiled with a flattering look on his face.

"We just said that if you have anything to say, you two gentlemen can talk here. All the men in our village are here, so don't go to the village." Wu Wen said.

It was obviously a lie. There were only about ten people standing on the open space from Lai'an Village. Zhou Xiaozhou knew that several men were not here.

"This village is full of old people and children. They have never seen strangers. If the official goes in, they are afraid that they will be scared." Old Wu said softly.

"Village chief, stop wasting time talking to them. What are you holding back? Just get out of here." Li Jinniu pounded the carrying pole in his hand to the ground, pretending to be a ferocious monster.

The young clerk was obviously unable to keep his composure and became furious after being provoked by him.

The young man took two steps forward, holding a long stick in front of his chest and said, "I think you want to rebel. We are just making this extra trip out of kindness to tell you the news in the county. If you are not satisfied, go to the county and tell it. It seems that no one would want to come to this remote place."

"Bah, if you don't want to come to us, just turn around and go back. No one will stop you." Li Jinniu was not polite at all.

The younger clerk's face turned red, and he was obviously a little embarrassed.

Old Wu stepped forward to smooth things over: "Sir, Sir, calm down, calm down, don't blame this young man for not knowing how to talk. Sir, I am very grateful that you can think of our village. I don't know what instructions you have for me. You said it, and we will do it."

The older man in uniform pushed the younger one behind him and said to Old Wu with a fake smile: "Old Wu, why are you guys making such a big scene? It will scare the children."

Then he pointed at the young man and said to Old Wu: "This kid is from the Yin family in the east of the county. He is just going through the motions when he comes to our grain collection team. You know the Yin family in the east of the county. People say that our current county magistrate will be promoted soon, and the one who will take over will be the head of the Yin family."

Even Zhou Xiaozhou could hear the threat in these words. She didn't expect that the people from the county would speak so well. The Lai'an Village was not bad either. There were both villains and heroes. They were flexible and shrewd.

"Is that so? Congratulations. But Master Ma, you see, this village is really full of old and young people. They are scared when they see you in official uniforms. Otherwise, if you have anything to say, please tell me first and I will help you convey it later."

What Old Wu said only meant one thing: if you want to talk about things, let's talk about them. Forget about entering this village.

Seeing that the people of Lai'an Village were so insistent, the uniformed man named Ma Ye stopped forcing them. He just frowned and called the young man behind him: "Since that's the case, Xiao Yin, come and tell Village Chief Wu about the rules that our county magistrate has drawn up for the villages below."

Zhou Xiaozhou saw the uniformed man named Xiao Yin approaching with a cocky attitude, his chin looking up at the sky. "The county magistrate said that a distinguished person will be coming to inspect the county soon, and that they will hold some big events. All villages will have to share the tax, and the grain and population taxes will be collected soon. The summer grain will be harvested soon, and each household will have to pay 60% of the land rent first."

As soon as these words were spoken, Lai'an Village was in an uproar.

"Sixty percent! How can I pay sixty percent?"

"The summer crops haven't come in yet. It's dry today, so it's hard to say how much we can harvest. If 60% of our crops are taken away, will we still be able to survive?"

"Wasn't this population tax collected before the New Year?"

"That's right, it's only been less than four months since the Chinese New Year, and you're going to collect it again?"

"What kind of logic is this? Can the county magistrate collect taxes at will?"

“This is going to kill us.”

Old Wu remained calm and allowed the villagers to vent their dissatisfaction.

Seeing the villagers getting more and more excited, the elderly Master Ma cleared his throat and said, "Don't think it's too much. The fruits will be harvested soon. You won't starve. Just pay your taxes and grains. After the county organizes the event, maybe the nobles from above will be happy to see it, and our county can get more benefits. Even if they leak a little bit, it's enough for us."