The husband's son-in-law

Li Guangzong went to prefectures and counties to learn how to calculate accounts and pick up abacus beads. At that time, Liu Huaxiang had been blowing it for more than a month. No one in the village knew how good the prefectures and counties were, how much Li San valued Li Guangzong, and the two elders loved him I can't wait for Li Guangzong to go to the prefecture to live there and learn things.

Now in less than four months, Li Guangzong came back quietly, especially Liu Huaxiang and Li Er and his wife hurried away with the ox cart before the fifteenth day, and the villagers murmured What's the matter?

Later, when Li Guangzong came back, he knew that something might have happened to the prefecture.

If Li Guangzong came back because he missed his parents during the Chinese New Year, then he should have arrived at the house on New Year's Eve. Why come back now that the year is almost over?Especially when Li Guangzong came back and Liu Huaxiang and his wife left again, everything was wrong.

It took a day to know what was going on.

Li Er and his wife came back after driving the ox cart. People in the village met them and asked what they were doing. Your family Guangzong has come back. Could it be that you went to the town to buy delicious food for the children?Look at the mother's distressed child.

But it's not right to go to the town, it's been almost three days since I left.

"What town are you going to? I went to the prefecture to seek justice. I killed Li San, who has a black conscience and is not a human being..."

Liu Huaxiang suffered a lot in Fu County, and she was not the kind of person who could hold her breath. Fu County is Li San's territory and it is difficult to find someone to talk about it. When she got to the village, she told her the truth, and she was not afraid that the villagers would see her house being lively. It is enough for the villagers to see clearly the true colors of the Sanfang family.

"It's a shameless thing. It costs fourteen or five cents per liter of rice in the prefecture and county. I gave eight cents for more than ten years. At that time, I sent Guangzong over and gave him a hundred cents cheaper. In the end, this bastard has a heartless heart and a belly. His whore, whore and daughter-in-law were mean to my family Guangzong, they didn't give food or drink, and even made Guangzong chop firewood and pour the urinal after washing and washing..."

Liu Huaxiang said sadly, wiped her tears and said: "I'm not afraid of everyone's jokes. We have been husband and wife for so many years, and everyone in the village knows that we are close to the third room, but now the old couple say that we are not filial, and it is not filial to give cheap food. That villain Li San wants to sue the officials, because he wants Guangzong to go to jail, because the uncle poisoned his nephew so much."

"The yamen servants are here. The two of us saw it with our own eyes. If it wasn't for running fast, Guangzong would have no parents."

"Why is my life so hard? There is such a vicious little uncle on the stall. They have separated and took advantage of our second room. Guangzong took twenty Wen from him, just twenty Wen. This family is vicious. Killed Guangzong, killed our Erfang family..."

The people in the village have never heard of such a thing. Even if the brothers were unhappy and had quarrels, they never said that they would send their brother to eat in prison, not to mention that Li Er's family sent a lot of food in the past, which is really true. It's really vicious.

"When the family was separated, you could tell by looking at the two elders that they were partial to each other, making Li Da's teeth itch with hatred. If it weren't for the fact that the younger one was studying, Zhou Zhou's father wouldn't have gone just like that."

"That's right, I just didn't expect Guangzong to be a male doll anyway, and also the serious grandson of the Li family, how could he be so old."

"The two elders share the same pot of food with the young one, so why should the one who is not too young still prefer Li Er?"

"Then there's no need to send Erfang's family to prison, it's too vicious."

This is true.The second room is alienated from Li Da, because it also wants to hold the third room's thigh, and it really has nothing to say to the third room, even the people in the village who usually look down on Liu Huaxiang can't say anything bad about the second room to the third room.

But it's so good, Li Er is still his own brother who has been rice for more than ten years.Adding all these things up, the old people in the village would sigh when they heard this, saying that Li San in the prefecture and county was too vicious, no matter how much money he made, such a person was bad.

It has not been more than half a month since I talked about the second room, and the snow has melted in spring, and the villagers have no time to listen to the excitement-they have to work to make fertilizer and fertilize the dry fields.

It's enough to listen to other people's jokes, and the harvest of the crops in one's own field is the most important thing.

The door of Li's family courtyard is open during the day, and the fertilizer is easy to use, but the villagers love to go to Li's family to see what the Li family's father and son are doing for the first time.If you come to learn a craft, you can't do it empty-handed, just bring a vegetable and a few eggs, it's a good intention.

The expensive Li Zhouzhou doesn't accept it either, like the cabbage and small green vegetables grown in the field, just harvest a few eggs, and don't collect it a second time.

Everyone's reputation in the village has risen again, especially compared to the fact that Li San sued his second brother to go to jail half a month ago, Li San is not alone.It's okay, the big guy scolded Li San.

Liu Huaxiang loves to listen, and when she gets fat and tired, she will scold Li San, and after scolding, she becomes motivated.

Gu Si's family in Dongping Village also began to use dry fertilizer, but Gu Si did it sloppily, and he didn't believe it was real.

After waiting for the fertilization of dry fields, the whole village began to pull stone powder from Dazao Village, and began to make fertilizer for paddy fields in spring when the weather was fine. This was done in early May. After the fertilizer was finished, the paddy fields began to be cleaned, and then Transplanting rice.

I didn't stop for the whole first half of the year, and I was so busy.Uncle Wang's family at the entrance of the village needn't be busy—there is no paddy field in his house.I made some money selling tofu during the Chinese New Year, but I couldn't afford an acre of paddy fields.

Uncle Wang is envious of people making paddy field fertilizers, and the second half of the year will be a good harvest.The people in the village have worked hard for half a year, so they would beat their backs and say, "Hey, since the beginning of spring this year, you haven't stopped. Your family is also fine. Ten acres of dry land is enough to eat and busy."

He said he was tired, but his face was full of smiles. He was afraid of being tired, but he was afraid that there would be no harvest all year round.Thinking of the money sold for Li's family's grain last year, the villagers are very motivated to use fertilizer.

"Now that Wang Ergou is gone, it is enough to save money to buy a few acres of paddy fields in a few years. It happens that Xiaotian can help the field when he grows up. Otherwise, even if there are paddy fields now, one or two acres can still be used. If there are too many, is it possible to rely on your father-in-law who broke his hand? And your mother-in-law who only calls her unhealthy?"

"Xiaotian's body is weak now, and he can't get off the ground. We can only wait a few more years."

The people in the village also saw the envy on Uncle Wang's face, and the kind-hearted relief was telling the truth.After working in the field, grown men are tired, let alone the nine-year-old Xiao Tian.

"I see that Oda is well-behaved and filial, and he can sit still. If he can be sent to the prefecture to be an apprentice with Li Er's relationship, and learn some skills, it will not be better than digging food in the soil."

"That heartless Li San's nephew is mean, you still want him to help Xiaotian? What are you thinking about?"

"No, I mean that Oda's body is actually better if he has a way to learn a skill."

During the Chinese New Year, Xiao Tian caught wind and cold again, and the medicine jars in the house smelled constantly, and those who lived close were sighing, worrying about Uncle Wang’s life, how will he live in the future, the father-in-law who doesn’t do anything, the mother-in-law who just lays down and doesn’t work all day, There is a medicine jar, Oda.

Wang Ergou died cleanly, and Uncle Wang's life is better than before.

"Auntie was joking, there is no connection in our family." Wang Xue said, but a thought moved a little bit in her heart.

"Why not, don't you know how to make tofu? In fact, it's also good to go to the town to sell tofu."

"Don't talk nonsense, don't you rent a yard when you go to the town? You need money for everything. If you become a merchant, it will be difficult to use in the future."

A few aunts and uncles chatted, but they didn't really think that Uncle Wang would be tempted.Wang Xue thought about it a little, but she hesitated when she heard about becoming a merchant. After a few days, when she finished working in the rice planting field, Wang Xue took a piece of tofu to everyone in Li.

The courtyard door was open, and the tables in the main room were placed in the courtyard.

When Li Zhouzhou saw Uncle Wang coming over, he poured tea and brought it over. The two chatted in the yard. People passing by could see what was going on in the yard at a glance, and they wouldn't gossip.After all, Uncle Wang is now a widow.

"Zhou Zhou, is Gu Shulang free? I have something to ask Gu Shulang."

Li Zhouzhou did not agree, but said: "Uncle, you sit and wait, I will ask my husband, I will not be free."

"Okay, done." Wang Xue stood up and saw Zhou Zhou entered the main room before sitting down. He held the tea mug and didn't drink, but felt a little restrained.

He knew this thing, the Li family used it first, and it was Gu Shulang who figured it out. Now every household in the village uses tea mugs, but his family still uses porcelain bowls.

Gu Zhaofu was writing policy papers for half the morning. Some cards were being checked. When Zhou Zhou entered the back room, Gu Zhao put down the pen in his hand, "What's wrong?"

If he was studying on weekdays, Zhou Zhou seldom came in, for fear of disturbing him.

"Uncle Wang said that he wanted to ask you something, but you may not be free."

Gu Zhao stood up, moved his neck from side to side, and said, "Just relax your muscles and bones. You have been sitting all morning. Let's go out together." He went to hold his wife's hand.

Li Zhouzhou was a little embarrassed, but he didn't let go.When the two went out, Gu Zhao saw that Uncle Wang was sitting on the stool and could tell he was cramped just by looking at his profile, so he went over to say hello, sat down together, and let Zhou Zhou also sit and chat.

"What's the matter, Uncle Wang?" Gu Zhao was not polite, he said something straightforward, and left after speaking, Uncle Wang probably felt more relaxed.

Wang Xue said, "I want to ask, if I go to the town to sell tofu, will I be considered a merchant?"

Scholars, farmers, businessmen, merchants have the last status.The management of the Dali Dynasty is not as strict as it was when the country was founded. At that time, wars were fought for years and the roots were injured. In order to recuperate, the first emperor of the Dali Dynasty dealt a severe blow to business. Various tax items formulated many rules, such as merchants cannot wear silk. [-]. You can't wear fine cotton cloth and the like, and you can't wear bright colors. You can't travel in sedan chairs, you can only travel by animals.There are also regulations on the house to live in. There are strict requirements on the appearance of the door and the area.

If you commit a crime, your property will be confiscated and you will be served as corvee.

At that time, farming was encouraged, wasteland was reclaimed, the tax rate was very low, farmers could be exempted from corvee, and production was encouraged, such as five acres of paddy fields and five acres of dry fields for men, because men could fight and farm, and women and brothers also rewarded fields.

In the last dynasty, the status of female brothers was low, and they were not rewarded with land when they were born.

After the era of two emperors, the current Emperor Kang Jing has been very relaxed about doing business.

"Small tofu shops don't count." Gu Zhao replied, "If the tofu shop has been run for three generations, then it counts, or if the tofu shop grows bigger and the business collects more money, then that also counts."

Wang Xue was a little anxious after hearing this, "Then my mother-in-law did it before, and I did it in the village—"

"Uncle Wang, don't worry, it doesn't count if you sell tofu in the village. If you really want to start a tofu shop in the town to make a living, if you do small business, you should go to the village chief to register first. You have dry land in the village, and you are still a farmer. You can pay enough food every year. The tax is enough. In this way, you don’t need to pay poll tax when you go to the town to do business and open a shop.”

People living in towns, prefectures and counties have to pay poll tax every year.

"What if there is no one at home to farm?" Wang Xue asked.

Gu Zhao said: "One, the village chief registered to stop the field. The field still belongs to the Wang family, but it is temporarily not cultivated, and the minimum grain tax for ten acres of land is paid every year. You can buy it at the grain store in the town or come to the village to collect it."

Ten mu of land not plowed pays even more taxes every year.

"There should be two stones."

According to the harvest of 150 catties per mu of dry land in the past, ten mu of land is 75 catties, and only [-] catties of grain tax needs to be paid.After cessation of cultivation, there is a rigid rule on how much to pay for ten acres of dry land, which is regarded as punishment.

This is already much lighter than the punishment at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China. If the farmer stopped farming to start a small business, he would be directly punished for the crime and then served as corvee or fined grain.

"The second is to change to a household in Ningsong Township. In the future, you only need to pay poll tax. In the town, men pay [-] cents a year, and women and brothers pay [-] cents. But if you change your household, the fields in Xiping Village will be taken back. went."

This is why people seldom have large-scale migration and relocation-except for wars and natural disasters, otherwise it is really hard to leave the homeland, and it has something to do with policies.

Only when the common people guard one side of the world and cultivate it stably, can the country live in peace and happiness without chaos.

Those who wander around are called refugees, and when the refugees are together, there will be bandits and grass bandits, and there will be signs of chaos in the country.Therefore, the emperors of all dynasties did not like refugees running around, and accidents were easy to happen.

Seeing Uncle Wang's disheartened face, Gu Zhao said, "Uncle, do you want to take Xiaotian to the town to sell tofu?"

"I-I don't have such an idea." Wang Xue was a little restrained. He had a little idea before, but now everything is gone, and it is broken up. He put the tea mug, stood up and said, "Thank you Gu Shulang, don't bother me." Well, I, I have something to do—”

The polite words in his mouth are also upside down.

"Uncle Wang, sit down first." Gu Zhao called out, "Are you worried that Xiaotian is not healthy enough to farm?"

Wang Xue was about to leave, but upon hearing what Gu Shulang said, she came back in a daze, lowered her head and rolled up her clothes, and said, "I also heard people say a few days ago that I was going to learn a craft and let Xiaotian be an apprentice, so I moved." With this idea, Xiaotian fell ill again a few years ago. His body is weak and he really can’t work in the fields. There is no paddy field at home. Even if he saves money to buy paddy fields, he can’t plant them at home. Oda will be ten years old next year. No land, no house."

"Now there are ten acres of dry land in my family. I'm not afraid of your jokes. Fertilizers are added in spring. My father-in-law will not be able to grow three or four acres. I also want to steal a coincidence, but he quit. Is it true that the crops in the field will not grow? I couldn't bear it, so I did everything, but I couldn't make tofu after doing the work in the field, and I was exhausted to death by myself, and there was nothing to hope for."

Wang Xue felt that life was too difficult. It was difficult for him when Wang Ergou was around, but now that Wang Ergou is dead, it is still difficult. "I just want to go to the town to sell tofu. It's cold in the village, and I make tofu every day. You can earn more than three taels of silver in three months."

That is 33 wen, [-] wen per month, and about [-] wen a day.This should be to deduct the cost of soybeans, otherwise it will not be correct.Zhou Zhou said before that tofu sells best in winter, and people from the next village come to buy it, and two boards of tofu are sold out every day.

When spring comes, the tofu business will cease to exist. Uncle Wang only makes one board a day, earning less.

Wang Xue explained everything about the family, "I thought it would be better to sell tofu, and I'll make it if I work hard. Xiaotian makes light ones, which are better than going to the farm. It's also close to the town, and it's convenient to see a doctor and get medicine."

During the Chinese New Year this year, Oda suffered from cold and fever, which frightened Wang Xue.Xuetian Road was sealed off, it was not easy to go to the town, and there was no doctor, so he really waited for Xiaotian to subside his fever.

The hearts of parents in the world.

Li Zhouzhou softened his heart and looked at his husband.

Gu Zhao made the calculations for Uncle Wang, "Last year my family's dry land was fertilized, and the harvest of ten acres of dry land and one mu of four stones was sold at the official price for 16 taels of silver. Money. From November during the slack season to March in the spring after the Chinese New Year, it takes five months to sell tofu at 12 taels of silver, which is [-] taels a year. After deducting your family’s expenses for seeing a doctor and picking up medicines, you will be deducted [-] taels, and you will have [-] taels left. .”

"I'm still relentless, right, Uncle Wang?"

Wang Xue nodded. His family's expenses are not that big. In the past, there was Wang Ergou who spent money on food, but now that Wang Ergou is gone, he can't eat Bashi's noodles, and there is still yellow rice.

"When you go to the town, the monthly income is calculated as one or two taels. There are good and bad. Let's take the average. This way, it is 18 taels of silver a year. The yard needs to be rented. You can't do business on a small scale, but also in a good location. The yard is four or five taels, and the daily expenses are food and two stones for food and tax. The zero and zero total is about the same as in the village."

"But the good thing is that it's in the town, Oda can relax, and it's convenient to see a doctor."

Originally, Wang Xue had almost stopped thinking about it, but when Gu Shulang said it, he was a little moved, so hesitant and tangled, he couldn't make up his mind.

Gu Zhao didn't talk nonsense, and sincerely gave advice: "Uncle, you are really worried that Xiaotian won't be able to do the crop work, why don't you send Xiaotian to study with Mr. Zhao in Dongping Village."

"Study? No, no, my family can't afford it." Wang Xue waved her hand, reading is very valuable.

Gu Zhao patiently explained: "It's not about taking the imperial examination seriously, but about being able to read, write, and count. After studying for a year or two, he can go to towns or prefectures and counties to ask if there is a shortage of people in bookstores, pharmacies, and medical centers." .”

"Look, the third house of Li's family had nothing to do with their connections in Xiping Village back then, so why did they take root in Fu County and find a restaurant accountant as an apprentice?"

Because of literacy and working as a worker.

Nowadays, farmers are either unwilling to spend money to send their children to learn calligraphy, or they are unwilling to work as apprentices if they do send them, and they are all rushing to take the imperial examination.Bookstores, pharmacies, and medical centers that require literacy work are relatively scarce and easy to find work. Of course, there are also family inheritance, allowing sons and grandsons to work.

But to be honest, whenever a business is done, the family has some savings that are relatively rich, because they don't want their children to be in business, and they are all for their children to study for serious imperial examinations.

Emperor Kangjing of Dali now has a rule: two generations of merchants can take the imperial examination.

It means that if grandpa and father fail, it is the grandson's turn to take the normal imperial examination.

"In this way, Uncle Wang, you can continue to farm and sell tofu in the village to save up your money. When Xiao Tian finishes his studies, he can go to the town as an apprentice to find a job. If he has a way out in the future, you can save up his money and go to the town with your son. Shang or prefecture, if he fails to learn, there is still you in Xiping Village, right?"

"Anyway, Oda is still in the field and can't help much."

After Gu Zhao finished speaking, he took a sip of tea to moisten his throat.He saw that Uncle Wang was already moved by what he heard, mainly because Uncle Wang was able to make tofu crafts by himself, and he didn't let Xiaotian get tired, so why bother to invite Xiaotian to learn tofu, waste a labor force, and do something else.

"Uncle, think about it again when you go back, and ask Xiaotian what he thinks. If it works out, I can recommend Xiaotian to Master Zhao."

Wang Xue really listened to it, why didn't he think of this idea?

Immediately thanked Gu Shulang Li Zhouzhou gratefully, and walked back thinking, yes, back then Li San couldn't pass the imperial examination, Li's family couldn't make an offering, and Li San went out to prefectures and counties by himself to find a job, then There is also no relationship.

Now, there is no need to farm and work hard, and there are 20 taels of silver a year.

He doesn't want too much, as long as Xiaotian can earn a little bit of money.The more Wang Xue thought about it, the more she felt it was successful. It was Gu Shulang who had a smart idea. He didn't discuss it with his parents-in-law when he went back, but whispered it to his son.

Oda really wants to help daddy with work and lighten his family's burden, but he is too young to work in the field for too long, he gets tired and falls ill, and has to spend money. Now he heard daddy say that he can go to the town to find a job if he can read and write. , then nodded and said that he must study hard.

Afterwards, Wang Xue directly took Xiaotian to find Gu Shulang, and together they went to Master Zhao's house in Dongping Village to pay the money.

Because Xiaotian only needs to know Chinese characters, such basic enlightenment as thousand-character writing and hundreds of surnames, and there is no imperial examination, Mr. Zhao agreed happily, and it is only one tael of silver a year, and there is no need to give other gifts.

The Zhao family wants to send Zhao Ze to take a test next spring as a candidate, that is, as a scholar.

Money is not too much, of course I am happy.

But for the sake of Gu Zhao's face, Zhao's old brushes and waste paper were given to Xiaotian for free. At first, it was just practicing calligraphy, and he only wanted to write correctly and write correctly.

When Xiping Village heard that Uncle Wang at the entrance of the village sent Xiaotian to study, it exploded again.

The courtyard of Wang's family was closed, and Uncle Wang's parents and mother-in-law started to quarrel, and the neighbors could hear it clearly. It turned out that he was not serious about studying, and Xiao Tian knew how to read, and wanted to find a job in the town in the future.

That's right, Oda's body is so strong that it's not easy to go to the ground.

The two elders of the Wang family thought it was too expensive to learn to read and write for only one tael of silver, and said that it would be possible to find a job without being able to read and write.The neighbor thought to himself: Pooh, the coolies who move and unload goods in the town, can anyone want Xiaotian's nine-year-old child?

Besides, the Wang family's money-making business is not from Uncle Wang?Fortunately, after Wang Ergou died, Uncle Wang stood up, and Uncle Wang was still in charge of the money.

The villagers watched the excitement several times, but they were not very interested in the affairs of Uncle Wang's house, because the wheat in the field was ripe and it was time to harvest.

The heavy ears of wheat!

This year, every household in the village has been fertilized.

Walking in the field, seeing the crops in the field, I could burst into laughter.

Well, this year has been a good harvest.

Don't dare to delay, lest there is something wrong with God, so hurry up and accept it two days early.During the whole month of June, more than a hundred households in Xiping Village, all those who can go to the fields are working in the fields.

Gu Zhao didn't study at all, and cut wheat with his father and Zhou Zhou, not to mention the familiarity once and twice, and he didn't find it too hard to do this year-like memorizing the past like last year.

Tired or tired.

The family's mules were harnessed to the cart, and Gu Zhao cut half an acre, and in the afternoon he went to pack wheat bundles and drag them back to the yard.

Later, Harvest Li Er came over and asked if he could help, but Li Da refused.Since Li Er and Li San's family broke up, several times they wanted to go to Li Damen to get back together, but Li Da didn't show face, what they did before, they still do now.

After coming down several times, Reiji knew it was impossible.

We have been estranged for decades, how is it possible for Li Er to think about it?

Everyone in the village saw it, and no one came to persuade him to make peace.What do you advise?Li Da didn't feel sorry for Li Er either, Li Guangzong made a jar of brown sugar ginger tea when he found it at night - Liu Huaxiang said it himself.

Li Daxing's reputation is not based on facts, not to mention that now every household in the village has received the favor of Li's family, and no one will favor Li Er, saying some nonsense like 'brothers should not be enemies after all'.

When the wheat was harvested, the villagers were busy during the day and at night. Finally, at the end of the month, they finished harvesting, grinding, peeling and peeling. At the beginning of July, every household knew how much wheat they had harvested this year.

When people in the village meet now, the first thing they say is: "How many stones is your house?"

Concisely: "How much grain did your family spend this year?"

Every family has a good harvest, and there is nothing that can’t be said to be hidden. They are happy to show their big teeth and gesture with their fingers, and some say directly: "Guess what, four stones and two buckets, four stones and two buckets." , I have planted the fields of my ancestors for generations, but I have never seen so many fields."

440 catties per mu is really good.

Everyone in Li is about the same, and they also look like four hundred and forty-five, and they put in two stones and four buckets of grain as last year-an extra twenty or thirty catties.

The same goes for other people in the village. Even Gu Si, who is lazy in Dongping Village, has more than 300 catties per mu in the field this year.

In mid-July, the food tax was delivered.

When the registered tax officer came to Xiping Village, he carefully checked them one by one, and was shocked. This year, every household in Xiping Village had turned over the grain delivered by Xiping Village.

It can be seen that this is not an exception.

Wait a few more months for the rice to come down——

This is a great contribution, maybe the Fu Zun is going to move up.The tax official was excited. He was the first to report it, so the credit is naturally indispensable to him.

hold on.

After the food was delivered, every household didn’t stop and didn’t dare to stop—grinning happily, they didn’t feel tired, so why don’t you rest, hurry up, put the paddy field fertilizer made in March and April on the paddy field first, and then it’s time It's selling food.

After selling the grain, they exchanged it for money. Recently, the boys, brothers, and maids in the village all had a piece of caramel in their hands and pockets to eat.The Tian family even found a matchmaker to help Da Niu find his wife, saying: "Let the matchmaker look at it first, and give Da Niu a good look. When the rice is harvested, my family will have to build a house during the slack season. At that time, please invite the villagers Come to the banquet, and if it goes well, we will get married in the spring of next year."

It can be regarded as a well-organized arrangement.

Two big happy events, building a house and marrying a daughter-in-law.

The Wang family next door to the Li family is also building a house, and it is also waiting for the slack season in November.Gu Zhao took some time to go to Zhu Xiucai's house in Shili Village, but this year Zhu Xiucai didn't come back during the holidays because next year, Zhu Xiucai will try to take the Juren examination.

The government schools in prefectures and counties are on vacation, or they don't have to, and they can stay in the government schools to study.Zhu Xiucai did not come back. The land in his family was owned by his parents and his wife. However, it has only been half a year. Zhu Xiucai's parents are much older and their waists are bent. His wife, who is clearly in her early twenties, looks like she is in her 30s.

Gu Zhao let go, and sincerely hoped that Zhu Xiucai would win next year.

In October, the rice is ripe and the paddy fields can be harvested.

Every household in Xiping Village is busy again. Those who didn’t get fertilizer last year have all gotten fertilizer this year. I couldn’t wait any longer, so I harvested an acre of land first, and put it on the scale to have a look.

"Five, five, stone?!"

"Father, is the scale of our family broken? Why are there only five stones of grain?"