Chapter 212

Zhou Erlang has sold out all the tofu. Now he is selling bamboo weaving. At a glance, he sees the steamed stuffed buns wrapped in lotus leaves in their arms. There is no way. The aroma is floating from there for a while.

Thinking that food prices are so expensive now, Zhou Erlang couldn't help but scold in a low voice, "don't spend money indiscriminately outside. We can bear it and go back in a while. We'll bring dry food tomorrow."

The main reason is that they didn't expect prices to soar in the county and city, otherwise they must have brought dry food by themselves.

"By the way, how much is the steamed stuffed bun now?"

Zhou LIULANG: "two Wen each."

"Meat bag?"

"No, Su Bao."

Zhou Erlang stared, "doubled?"

Man Baoxin nodded, "second brother, the brother who just sold steamed stuffed buns said that the price of rice has risen to 32 Wen."

Zhou Erlang was silent for a moment, turned and said, "eat quickly and go home."

Anyway, I can't sell one of these bamboo weaving for a long time. I might as well go home.

They haven't come out for a long time. They don't know what the outside world has become. They have to hurry back to the village and tell Dad.

Man Bao grabbed the steamed stuffed bun and ate well. Only when he had enough to eat and drink did he stagger home on the scooter.

Old Zhou tou heard that food prices were soaring outside. After a long silence, he said, "order some food at home and save some food."

Man Bao sat beside him and looked up at him with his small head.

Old Zhou touched her cerebellar bag and said, "save some one day. You can save lives at a critical time. Man Bao, you're going to suffer."

"I'm not afraid of hardship!" Man Bao pinched his fist and said, "Dad, don't worry, I'll make a lot of money."

Old Zhou tou said sadly, "sometimes money can't buy food. I just hope the county government will be kind this autumn and allow us to use money instead of food."

Otherwise, grain prices will only rise but not fall, and they can't buy it even if they have money. Just thinking about the autumn tax to be paid at home, Lao Zhou couldn't help shaking.

At this moment, old Zhou felt that it was no good to have more sons at home. The autumn tax to be paid was several times that of others.

Lao Zhou glanced at his sons and frowned sadly.

Man Bao pulled on her shoulder and whispered, "Dad, I saw in the book that if there was a natural disaster in a place, the imperial court might be exempt from tax."

Old Zhou tou wasn't very hopeful and said, "our village hasn't been washed up, so we can't avoid tax exemption, and..."

What old Zhou tou didn't say is that the autumn tax can be exempted, but the county government can always arrange other taxes to take it back. Isn't this the case with the drought in Dade in the 11th year?

The front foot of the chief told them that the imperial court had exempted their tax grain in that year, and the county yamen at the back foot asked them to pay taxes. The apportioned taxes were three times higher than in previous years.

Almost all of the tax exempt grain was distributed to donations.

Man Bao said proudly, "I asked my friend to tell her father."

Seeing her elated appearance, Lao Zhou couldn't help laughing and asked, "who's your friend's father?"

"It's the county magistrate."

Lao Zhoutou:

County Magistrate Fu came home in the dark again. His boots were full of mud. Instead of going to the dining room, he went to wash first and went to the dining room after washing all the mud.

Seeing his wife leading the children at the dinner table, he frowned and said, "didn't you say that if I come back late, you just eat first and don't have to wait for me."

Mrs. Fu brought him a meal and said with a smile, "we didn't wait long. The children also want to have dinner with you. If you are tired today, sit down and have dinner first."

County Magistrate Fu sat down to eat.

The Fu family has the rule of not saying anything about food, so everyone eats quietly. After dinner, everyone sits together and drinks tea. Mrs. Fu asks, "do you want to go to the village tomorrow?"

County Magistrate Fu sighed, "I'm going to take a walk in several villages near Dali Village tomorrow to determine the loss of that area."

Mrs. Fu was distressed by him and muttered: "let the mayor report it. Why do you have to go and have a look in person? Look at you. You go either to this village or to that township every day. Many places are deep in water and rivers. I'm afraid of you..."

"The water of Luojiang river is not connected to Minjiang River. Although some are affected, there are no floods. Don't worry, I'm fine."

Fu Wenyun took the opportunity to say, "father, is there a Qili Village next to Dali Village?"

"Yes, how do you know?" County Magistrate Fu remembered, "did your child tell you?"

Fu Wenyun nodded without concealing, "she and her brothers came to the city to sell things today."

County Magistrate Fu asked her curiously, "what did she say? Did she say anything about their village?"

Magistrate Fu remembers man Bao because she is very smart and a very young girl.

Fu Wenyun did not hide it. He told his father what man Bao had told her. He also asked for her, "father, if there is no grain in the autumn harvest, what will they do?"

Fu county magistrate was silent and didn't speak. Half a ring, he put down his tea bowl and got up and said, "you have a rest first. I'll go to the front hall first."

The front hall of the Fu family is the county government.

Magistrate Fu hurried away.

Mrs. Fu couldn't help staring at her second daughter. "It's easy for your father to have a rest. Can't you tell him something happy and have to talk about business at home?"

Fu Wenyun bowed his head.

Fu Wenxuan quickly held his mother's hand and said with a smile: "mother, my sister is also kind to remind my father, otherwise something really happened, my father will be even busier."

"Can't you wait until tomorrow? And how old is your sister? What do you know?"

Mrs. Fu felt that girls should not be involved in this kind of thing. In particular, Fu Wenyun was only eleven years old.

In the past, magistrate Fu would not say this to the children, especially his two daughters.

However, since he met Zhou man and Bai Shan last year, county magistrate Fu is no longer too taboo to say these things to the children. The eldest daughter is not interested in these things, and he doesn't want her to listen. However, when his second daughter is interested, he never drives her. Sometimes he talks to the county Cheng and specially calls her to the front to make tea.

He naturally considered what his daughter said this time. In fact, he had discussed with Xian Cheng and others a long time ago, but he couldn't make up his mind.

Because some of them are in favor of it and some are against it.

County Magistrate Fu went to the front hall, but did not ask someone to call the county Cheng and others. Instead, he sat behind his desk and asked someone to call the master after a long silence.

Those things were discussed with county Cheng, county lieutenant and master bookkeeper before, but this time he wanted to listen to the opinions of the master.

Because compared with the former, shiye is his staff and is the most loyal to him.

Shiye came quickly. Today he went to the village with Fu County Magistrate. He also had dinner, took a bath and changed his clothes.

Seeing him coming in, magistrate Fu closed the door, turned around and looked at him and said, "Wen Bo, have you considered what will happen to me after this autumn?"