Physician and Food [Farming]

After the autumn harvest, the days are getting colder and colder.

Tie Dan went back to the county once.Come back and bring back a large amount of coal and heating things.

Just at this time the new yard was also completed.After tidying up inside and out, Zheng Si officially moved into the new yard.The livestock pen imitated the greenhouse and built a relatively high "fire wall", which is also the kind that can be used to heat up a few houses.There is also a special room for coal and some firewood for ignition.

The livestock are officially all driven over.As soon as the helpers left, only Zheng Si was busy.

Zheng Si is busy inside and out by himself, and the greenhouse has not yet planted vegetables, so he can be busy alone.

Gou Wa is willing to help, but Tie Dan doesn't agree.Now in my own yard, there are only two sheep, one horse and a few chickens.They are not particularly afraid of the cold and easy to serve.A family of three usually feeds, just to cultivate their interest.

This year, the grain production has been greatly reduced, and more people want to go out to find work.

More people came to apply.Gouwa is just a hands-off shopkeeper.He can't do things like looking at people, so Tie Dan is fully responsible.

Later, seeing that winter was about to enter, Tie Dan finally picked out someone who had a good look.

This time it was a man in his early twenties.His background was similar to that of Gou Wa, a hard-working farmer named Zhao Dongzhi.

People live up to their name, because they were born on the day of the winter solstice.Ren is the only child in the family, and his parents died when he was fifteen or sixteen.There is a wife, who was originally a baby girl who settled down in childhood.Originally, my natal family wanted to break up the marriage, so they delayed again and again.When Zhao Dongzhi was 19 years old, his father-in-law was accidentally hit and killed, and the mother-in-law couldn't bear the blow and soon left.Leaving only his fiancée and a daughter in his family, naturally he couldn't keep the family property.

Wait until the house is almost raided.The fiancée's relatives were quite conscientious, they didn't buy the girl, they just sent a letter to Zhao Dongzhi, asking him if he wanted this daughter-in-law.

The two of them grew up together, big and small, and their lives were similarly bitter.Zhao Dongzhi took his daughter-in-law over to live.There are no decent weddings, people take it over, apply for household registration, and the days go by.

The two are now newly married couples who have not yet had children.Life was going to be hard.This year coincides with severe drought and locust plagues, and the harvested food is only enough for one person to live until next year.

Zhao Dongzhi originally wanted to leave the food to his wife at home, and go to the city alone.Even if it's carrying sacks and pulling big fibers, it's not too difficult for a man to have enough to eat.

Being a daughter-in-law is naturally reluctant in every possible way.I just heard from the village that Gouwa, a fellow villager, is recruiting long-term workers, but the conditions are a little harsher.So I persuaded Zhao Dongzhi to come over and have a try.

Zhao Dongzhi didn't expect much at first.After coming, Tie Dan answered everything truthfully.Because he has no father or mother, and the family conditions are not good.So I'm not close to my relatives.There are only two people in the family.He looks honest, and he is honest and willing to work.

Tie Dan saw that the conditions in all aspects were good, so it was suitable for him to stay.

Go back to the back room and discuss with Gou Wa again.

When Gouwa heard that there was a daughter-in-law supporting the family alone.With the character of his holy father, it is naturally unseen.

"It looks like it's going to be winter. The girl stays with her for at most a year. How can she spend the winter alone? Brother, you think there is no problem with her. If she is reliable, the husband and wife will work here together, and we can rest easy."

"I just don't know what kind of character that daughter-in-law is." Tie Dan thought about it, and then said, "Let's take it for now. If her character is not good, it won't hurt to let her go back next spring."

Then Tie Dan went to tell Zhao Dongzhi, and asked him to go home and tidy up for two days, and move it along with the family's belongings.First sign a two-year contract, and stay here to work for these two years.If you are willing to continue working after two years, the wages can be increased.

Once a contract is signed, one cannot leave easily.Of course, the salary of the general contract will not be bad.

Two days later, the young couple moved in, and there were three long-term workers in Gouwa's family, two men and one woman.It's more relaxing when someone does all the big and small tasks.

The heavy work is gone, and the rest of the family, such as cleaning the house and cooking a meal, are still done by themselves.Gouwa's new house has almost never been set foot by outsiders, and it is all taken care of by the family.Firstly, it is a private place and I don’t want outsiders to walk around at will; secondly, there are so many good things in the house, I don’t want outsiders to be jealous.

There are more long-term workers, and there are more things to grow in the greenhouse.

Not only some vegetables, Tie Dan also deliberately dug up a few fruit seedlings that can be raised in pots.Such as strawberries and blueberries.All kept here.

Zhao Dongzhi's daughter-in-law is Li Taohua, she is thin and weak, and cannot do heavy work.Tie Dan simply asked her to take care of the plants in the greenhouse.Those vegetables are okay, Li Taohua knows better than Tiedan how to serve them.It's just that fruits are more expensive, so I still have to tell Tie Dan.

As winter enters, the climate is getting colder and colder, but all the plants in the greenhouse have sprouted.Gouwa looked fresh, so he came over to take a look more frequently.

Gouwa has a lot of money and hired long-term workers. Naturally, this matter spread quickly in the village.Even if he knows that there are noble people in his family, he will come to walk around from time to time.

When Gouwa was having a bad life in the past, he was often helped by the villagers.But most of them put things on the wall of the yard, and they wouldn't even enter the door.

Now they come and go frequently, and it looks like they are going to break through the threshold.

Gou Wa has seen more, and is more comfortable with it.

It's just that people are only allowed to drink a cup of tea in the kitchen at most, and never let people enter the back room.They all know that Gouwa has noble people in his family, and they are afraid of collision.Even if there is a conscious mind, I dare not close my eyes and rush in.When the person is gone, Gouwa will bring someone three melons and two dates for the elderly and children in his family.In terms of human relations, it's not a bad thing.

The weather is getting colder and the autumn harvest is over.Although the production is reduced, there is no need to worry about eating right now.

After this leisure, people have more thoughts in their hearts.

After a few days of autumn rain, Gouwa felt a little depressed.On the one hand, the weather is not beautiful and always gloomy.On the other hand, more and more people in the village introduce girls to Gou Wa.Gou Wa used to say that he would be a filial piety for his brother, but now it's too late, and it's really useless to think about dismissing it.

This head has to think about dealing with it.The iron egg on the other end is jealous.If you don't smooth out the hair, you will have a lot of trouble at night.

Of course, it wasn't just Tie Dan who was jealous, there were also people who wanted to introduce someone to Tie Dan.

It is impossible to introduce a daughter-in-law to Tiedan.Even the concubine dared not say it blatantly.It is only said that a noble person needs someone who knows the cold and the hot by his side.So-and-so's girl is gentle and virtuous, it's just right to come and serve her for a few days.

The meaning here is self-evident.

Gou Wa refused a lot, but it seemed that he was ignorant of the world.I only know that I am developed, and I don't pull others.

Sometimes three or four people come a day.Don't talk about Gouwa, I'm tired of just listening to the lively Tiedan in the back room.Just let Zheng Si come back for a few days.No matter who comes again, as long as they are not too close, they will all stop in the kitchen for a sip of tea.The villagers are not familiar with Zheng Si.In addition, Zheng Si is not a very easy-to-get-together person, and this person comes and goes, which is finally reduced.

At this time, the local tax situation finally came down.This is something that everyone is thinking about.

The result is delightful.Because of the lack of harvest here, the people are suffering.The imperial court exempted this year's land tax and food tax.However, those who raise livestock at home, as long as they have live animals, are also taxed.

Not only livestock, chickens, ducks and geese are also taxed.It's just relatively less.

Tie Dan asked Gou Wa to take the lock and go to Lizheng to ask how the livestock is taxed, and asked the lock to write it down.

I showed it back to Tie Dan, and Tie Dan calculated it. All the livestock were counted, and the tax was as much as five taels of silver.This price is enough to buy two and a half cows.This is also because the family's livestock has indeed increased.Tie Dan happened to be in the name of Gou Wa again.

Gou Wa took out the money bag, weighed the silver with a small scale, and felt pain in his hand.

"I didn't think the tax was so high before." The five taels of silver used to be enough for Gouwa to live well for a year or two.It's gone now to pay taxes.

"The tax is really high." Tie Dan nodded.

"Maybe it's because I haven't raised livestock before. The tax for farming isn't too high." Gou Wa smiled helplessly.

Tie Dan shook his head: "In recent years, the tax has been increasing every year. It's just that the increase in land tax is not so obvious. Going back five or six years, poultry is not taxed, even if it is livestock, our family does not need to pay tax. It’s just a tael of silver. It’s just that in the past few years, there have been wars almost every year. The court’s silver is almost like running water. If this silver is used a lot, we can only work hard from taxation.”

Gouwa doesn't understand state affairs.In his eyes, the biggest place is the county.It's just that the big place in his eyes is only a small place when looking at the entire Great Yan Kingdom.

"Will it still go up in the future?" Gouwa asked worriedly.

"Who knows. If there is no war, maybe it can be eased." Gou Wa doesn't understand, and Tie Dan doesn't understand much.

And this time and space is unprecedented in history.Tie Dan can't guess how the gears of time will turn here.

"War..." Gouwa tried hard to think about the scene at that time, "War should be a terrible thing. Will many people die?"

"One will be successful and the bones will be dry. Every victory is accumulated by white bones. But even in a peaceful and prosperous age, this kind of thing is unavoidable. If it happens to be in a chaotic world, there will be corpses everywhere, and the people will not be able to survive. You don't have to Think about it, we are not far from the capital here. If we also fight here, we will not be far from the country's subjugation." Tie Dan smiled and said.

"Can't we not fight?" Gouwa was a little puzzled.

Tie Dan shook his head and said: "Where there are people, disputes are inevitable. If a person's desire is not satisfied, he will try his best to fight for it, or even go astray, let alone the interests of a country. The two sentences are clear. Let’s not talk about this. Is this how you pay taxes? I have never seen this.”