Jiaohua Growth Guide [Rebirth]

Gu Ci thought that Mrs. Gu wanted to tell him about A Bao, so he didn't think much of it, and waited aside after answering.

After everyone dispersed, Gu Ci saw that Mrs. Gu was hesitant to speak, looked at her, then at Abao and Jiaojiao, as if she didn't know where to start, and asked, "Master Gu, But Ah Bao caused trouble in the school?"

"No, no. Ah Bao is a hard-working and smart kid, and he is very good in school." Mrs. Gu shook her head hurriedly, thinking of what she was going to say, her face became a little hot, but she didn't hesitate anymore, "Elder sister, can you please?" Take a step to speak?"

Gu Ci was surprised, and was about to respond, when Jiaojiao beside her tightened her hand, she hurriedly lowered her head to comfort her, and then entered the hall with Master Gu: "What's the matter, just tell me, master." .”

Mrs. Gu is a happy person, but it is the first time to do such a thing as a matchmaker for his son. Thinking about it, he couldn't hold back his old face, moved his lips, and said in a low voice: "The person who registered the students this morning, eldest sister Did you see it?"

Gu Ci's heart skipped a beat, but the expression on his face didn't change at all, "Is the master talking about the talented man?"

Mrs. Gu nodded, "To be honest, he is also going to the school in the town today, but he met a girl on the road three days ago, and he still wants to see her again today, so he did my job... ..."

Saying that, Mrs. Gu took a careful look at Gu Ci, and saw that she was silent with her eyes downcast, and there was no expression on her face, and she couldn't figure out what this big sister Gu was thinking, so she opened her eyes again. Ask, "Eldest sister looks at people, but are you still satisfied?"

Gu Ci was taken aback by Mrs. Gu's straightforward words. It was the first time she had seen such a person as Mr. Gu who specially created opportunities to protect his son's matchmaker.If it were someone else, she might regard him as a wandering old man, but looking at Mrs. Gu's earnest and serious eyes, she really couldn't compare this scholar with those old men.

After murmuring his lips repeatedly, Gu Cicai said: "Master, I pretend I haven't heard what I said today."

"Elder sister, is this looking down on my son?" Although Mrs. Gu is not pedantic, but when he heard his son with high eyes say that he fell in love with this elder sister Gu, he felt very uncomfortable in every possible way. Promising, even if you can't afford to be a lady, you should always choose a family of scholars.

But he also knows his son's temperament, he seems to be easy to talk to, but he is very stubborn. He has pushed through more than a dozen marriages before, and it's rare for him to do this all these years. Yes, but people have their own ideas, and this is what should be done.

At that time, he was still thinking that if his son caught a glimpse of him and refused to marry him, he would discuss it with the wife at home and send a matchmaker to talk about it, but he didn't want his son to insist that he take the opportunity to help ask first The meaning of the girl.

Looking at the situation now, I think my son has no idea, and I also have a premonition that the elder sister doesn't like him, so I thought about it so that when the matchmaker came to the door but was rejected, both of them couldn't hold their faces.

After figuring this out, Mrs. Gu looked at Gu Ci and was a little annoyed. You, Sister Gu, don't weigh your own identity. My son looks at you. It is a blessing you have cultivated in your previous life. Anyway.

"What is the master talking about?" Gu Ci has a cold temper, but after all, he is a person who has lived two lifetimes, and has learned a little bit of the ability to observe words and emotions. Seeing the change in Master Gu's face, he hurriedly said, "I marry like this. How dare you turn a toad into eating swan meat, an old lady who can't get out. Master, stop talking about this, lest you ruin the reputation of a talented scholar."

Gu Ci's words were self-deprecating, but they also self-depreciated to Mrs. Gu's heart. She felt that she had self-knowledge, and her face turned pale, "You don't need to belittle yourself so much."

"I do have self-knowledge." Gu Ci smiled, "Master, please don't tell me about this in the future. If the villagers know, I'm afraid I'll be drowned in spittle. I never thought about it in my life To harm others, I just want to keep my younger brother and younger sister growing up safely."

Mrs. Gu also secretly rejoiced that he didn't rashly let a matchmaker come to his door, just like what Gu Ci said, if this matter gets out by then, not only will his son's face be shamed, but Sister Gu will also be talked about by the gossip women in the village Feel ashamed.

"I saved it, but I was the one to be abrupt today." Gu Fuzi sighed, now looking at Gu Ci, he felt more and more that the other party was a sensible and good girl, but it was a pity that his son was not blessed.

People are like this, if you get it, you will dislike it, and if you find that you can't get it, you will feel regretful.

Seeing Master's face, Gu Ci also breathed a sigh of relief, for fear of offending Master because of this matter today, "Master, please don't say that."

"You are a good girl. You have a long life ahead." Mrs. Gu comforted her again.

"Thanks to Master's compliment." Gu Ci bowed and bowed, not wanting to say more about this matter, "From now on, when Ah Bao is in the school, Master will have to worry about it."

"Teacher, teaching karma to solve doubts, that's the duty, big sister don't have to worry."

The two of them said a few more words of politeness before Gu Cicai bid farewell to the others and took Jiaojiao and Abao home.

It was Abao's first day at school, and his usually quiet and well-behaved face was full of uncontrollable joy. When Gu Ci asked him what happened in the school today, he couldn't stop with a small mouth, chattering non-stop.

It was rare for Gu Ci to see his younger brother so lively, and he didn't think he was noisy, and he would echo him from time to time.

The little girl quietly pulled the dog's tail grass all the way, and only pricked up her ears when A Bao talked about their little Mrs. Gu.

Ah Bao didn't notice her face at all, and was still immersed in his excitement. When he talked about their little Mrs. Gu, his little face became even more flushed, "Mr. Master praised me today, saying that I study hard. In the future, he will definitely be admitted as a scholar like him."

The little master is Gu Jiahe, and the children don't call him a scholar like a woman, but respectfully call him a little master.

"Hmph, who doesn't know how to say beautiful words." The little girl didn't take it seriously. "You're not promising at all. If someone compliments you, you'll fall for him."

"It's, it's not..." Ah Bao argued hard, but he couldn't tell the reason, and he almost cried when he saw Gu Ci, "Sister, I'm not like this, my little master, he, he is really knowledgeable. "

"Sister knows, your sister Jiaojiao teased you." Gu Ci hurriedly comforted her, then gave Jiaojiao a sneaky look, "Well, what are you doing teasing Ah Bao?"

Jiaojiao pursed her lips, walked two steps, and made a mischievous face at Abao, but she didn't want to be bumped into by Gu Ci, so she was so frightened that she waved the dog's tail grass and slipped forward again.

Gu Ci: "..."

A few days after the school started, the government sent government servants to collect taxes from house to house.

In the past, Dajin had heavy taxes. In addition to collecting land taxes, they also collected poll taxes. The village households were busy all year round, and despite the heavy taxes, they could only have food and clothing.After the first emperor succeeded to the throne, he changed the tax collection system, exempted the head tax, and collected land tax, paying one stone of grain per mu of land.

Gu Laoer divided Gu Ci out and gave her half an acre of land in Xishan, which was dry land, wheat or corn when paying taxes, but at the time when the harvest was about to be bumper, Liu was unwilling to work hard for so long Gu Ci's food is cheaper, so he said that this year's tax will be paid by Gu's second child.

Therefore, Gu Ci didn't worry about this matter.

But I don't want to, this year's taxation has changed the rules, and it has become both a poll tax and a land tax.The land tax is grain, and the head tax is paid if there is money, but if there is no money, grain or cotton can be paid for. A head of one hundred copper coins, or three buckets of grain.

After Lizheng told the story from house to house, everyone in the village was full of gloom, especially the family with few fields and many children. When they heard about it, they burst into tears immediately.

After Mrs. Liu heard about this, she couldn't sit still, so she dragged Gu Laoer to Gu Ci's place that afternoon.

"What's your reasoning? At the beginning, it was agreed that you would collect the grain for the half acre of land, and you would also pay the tax. Now that the tax has been added to the poll tax, you just want to pay one of them?" Liu Shiyi said. Gu Ci returned the intention of coming, "Since that's the case, don't even want half a grain of the harvest from the half-acre land in Xishan."

Half an mu of land in Xishan is dry land, but the soil is fertile. When it is done well, the yield per mu is one stone higher than that of ordinary land, and half an mu of land can harvest two stones of wheat.

"You're dreaming." Liu's mouse's eyes were wide open, but she couldn't bear to let the grain of the half-acre land go to Gu Ci for nothing, so she persuaded Gu Erer to make a decision. Now that the grain has been received through hard work, let her hand it over again. , as if killing her, "That's something my mother and your father worked so hard to take back, don't even think about it."

Gu Ci was too lazy to be as knowledgeable as her, so he looked directly at Gu Erer, "I'm up to you on how to separate the family back then, but now that the tax system has been changed, you're going to go back on what you said?"

Gu's second child didn't answer, and was pulled behind by Liu's, "Sister Gu, you have to be shameless, what do you mean we go back on our promises, the ghost knows that this year's tax will change as soon as it is said, and what we paid back then was only the land tax. Now that the head tax has been added, you will naturally have to pay it yourself, so why not let us give you and that bastard you picked up..."

"Do you dare to call me a bitch again?" Gu Ci glanced at him coldly, and Liu's voice dropped, "I'm leaving my words here today, it's fine if you don't want to pay the poll tax. Send me all the harvest from the half acre of land in Xishan."

The harvest of half an mu of land in Xishan this year is two stones of wheat, and after deducting the land tax and half stone, there is still one and a half stones left.Ah Bao hasn't divided it yet, so the poll tax will naturally be counted on Gu Lao Er's family, and after subtracting the six buckets of poll tax that she and Jiaojiao have to pay, there are still nine buckets of food left.

Of course, it is more economical to pay taxes.

However, Liu Shi was not willing to take a step back. She thought that she had worked so hard for so long, but the food she got was six buckets less than expected, and with Abao’s food, it was almost a stone less. She felt that she had eaten What a big loss.

"Then I'll stop talking here today. I will never pay poll tax, and don't dream about food."

Gu Ci didn't quarrel with her, and calmly replied: "Since the decision to divide the family was made by Li Zheng and the elders of the clan, now that the trouble is like this, I can only go to the patriarch and Li Zheng to discuss it."

The splitting of the family was originally a fault of their husband and wife. I'm sorry for the eldest sister. Now if they get involved in the clan again because of this time, the husband and wife will only be more shameless. What's more, it will soon be the time when Ah Bao splits up. Doing too much is tantamount to pushing the elders of the clan to the side of their siblings.

Figured this out, Gu Lao Er grabbed Liu Shi who was still cursing, and looked at Gu Ci, "Now the tax reform is sudden, and we don't know when it will be changed. We are not prepared, and today we are mainly here Let me tell you, so that you can think about the separation of the family again."

Gu Ci lived in a muddle at this time in her previous life, and she didn't know that the tax system was changed at this time, but she knew that the current king is a fool who seeks to usurp the throne. Five years later, when Princess Le Jia came to power, the common people's life will be easier again.

Gu Ci lowered his eyes, "The tax has been changed. This is something that no one expected. I also made it clear to you. If you don't want to pay the poll tax, it's fine. Give me all the food and I will pay it myself. As for the separation of the family, Both Abao and I have thought about it carefully."

Gu Laoer moved his lips, seeing that Gu Ci had made up his mind after eating the weight, and knew that he would not be able to speak, so he didn't bother, "Don't make trouble in the clan, since it was agreed at the time, This poll tax is naturally also helped to pay..."

"Second Gu..."

"Shut up." Gu Laoer turned around and glared at Liu Shi, not letting her say more, Liu Shi was a little afraid of Gu Lao Er now, and he didn't dare to make a mistake when he glared at him.

After Liu Shi'an was settled down, the second child Gu asked Gu Ci hypocritically: "Now that your leg is healed, dad can feel at ease. By the way, I heard that you sent Abao to school, and you are still doing well." good?"

Gu Ci didn't speak, but smiled at him, but the smile didn't reach his eyes, it was a bit cold and penetrating.

Gu Laoer was making fun of himself, and felt a little embarrassed, so he said a few more words to himself, and then dragged Liu Shi away.

Gu Ci looked at Liu Shi's unwilling back, and couldn't help curling his lips. This woman was unhappy, and she felt happy.