Chapter 39

After a while, the housekeeper led a little girl out. She was in high spirits. As soon as she saw Su Chengxi and Rong embroidery, she ran over with a smile and said, "big brother, big sister, come to see me!"

This little girl is really Xiaoshuang.

Rong Xiu's heart was suddenly put back into her stomach, and she rubbed the little girl's head: "since you are in Yuan Wang's house, my sister is not worried."

"Well, the councillor is very kind to me. I didn't work very much when I was asked to accompany the young lady to study." Xiaoshuang smile more happy, and a few days ago look very different.

Next to the housekeeper clear throat way: "two, time is almost the same?"

Rong xiuxin knew that it was not a reason to stand at the door of others, so she said with a gentle smile, "that elder sister always comes to see you and brings you delicious food. She will go back today."

"Well!" Xiaoshuang nodded and pulled the corner of Rong embroidery's clothes for a while, then reluctantly left.

Rong Xiu finally saw Xiaoshuang and was satisfied. Suddenly, she felt a warm palm, and Su Chengxi had already caught her palm.

"Xiuer, let's go back." Su Chengxi looked at the sky: "it takes a lot of effort to go back from the town."

This area is not very peaceful. If you really want to take the night road, I'm afraid it's still not appropriate. Rongxiu nodded quickly. The couple rushed home together and finally got to the village before dark.

Before he got home, he saw the village head standing on the beach. Seeing Su Chengxi and Rongxiu, he ran to him in a hurry: "Chengxi, Rongxiu, where have you been these days?"

He slapped his wrist involuntarily, and it was obvious that something was troubling him. "Village head, what's going on?"

"Something happened in our village these days when you were away..." The village head was full of embarrassment: "originally, I didn't want to come to you, but I really can't think of any way."

Su Cheng Xi Wen and a smile: "village head, in any case, something to go home to speak slowly."

The village head nodded.

Rong Xiu thought to herself that she hadn't been home for several days. The chicks were afraid that they were hungry. She went to the chicken coop, and she took a quick look. The chicks were really chirping around the bamboo cage.

She quickly scooped a little water, poured it into the water cup, and added a little corn into the trough, and then entered the door.

"I heard that Xi Cheng Did you bring out the mountain strain? Have you collected herbs from the mountains to sell them The village head seemed wary of saying something wrong.

Rong Xiuqi said: "village head, who are you listening to?"

"Naturally It's Cheng Xi's mother... " The expression on the village head's face was particularly tangled. He kept shaking his hands.

Su Chengxi put some grains of wheat into the teapot, and the boiled wheat tea was clear. When the water was steaming, he said in a slow voice: "village head, you can speak directly. There is no need to beat around the bush."

"This year, his highness, the king of Qichun, asked our village to pay a thousand silver taxes, and the grain has doubled compared with previous years..." When the village head said this, his tongue was shaking. His face was very bad. It could be seen that the news was like a thunderbolt to him.

It is hard enough for every family in the village. If such heavy taxes are added, it will be even worse.

However, the situation here is different from other places. This place was originally the fiefdom of King Qichun, and the king of Qichun had a little military power to mobilize the soldiers of Qicheng.

Once the village fails to pay grain and taxes, it will be a terrible consequence for them. It is also very reasonable for the village head to look like this now.

"So village head, what do you mean?" Su Chengxi raised his eyes and said with a smile: "this matter should not have been discussed with us..."

"I know that rongxiu'er has some medical skills and has grown mountain mushrooms, so I want you and your wife to help us, teach our villagers how to collect herbs and grow fungi. Then we can make some money and make life easier for everyone."

The head of the village still told the truth in his heart. His face was full of pain: "Chengxi, rongxiuer, I know that this is your way to make money. I hope you can think about it for the whole village, I...."

He choked for a moment and could not speak any more.

"Village head, my wife has done these two things. As long as she agrees, I have no opinion." Su Chengxi got a cup of tea and put it in the hand of the village head.

Rong Xiu's mood is not low is false, this is her own way to make money, but now she wants to tell everyone.

However, after thinking about it, she still nodded: "village head, I know that we all have a very difficult time, the matter of medicinal materials I'd like to tell you, but this mountain fungus was told by brother Ping Er, and he promised not to tell others. He lost a leg It's hard to live in the future, so... "

The village head also understood very well. He even nodded his head and said, "Rong Xiu'er, I know your difficulties. I am very happy that you can promise the medicinal materials. Thank you very much. I will ask you to come and ask you tomorrow."The village head didn't even drink a sip of tea, so he left quickly, for fear that Rong Xiu would go back on her regret.

"My husband The king of Qichun did such a thing Seriously... " Rong Xiu suddenly gathered her small fist tightly, but now her wrist was weak, so she had to slowly release her hand.

"Tyranny is fiercer than a tiger..." Su Chengxi shook his head and sighed: "let's bear it again..."

In fact, when he took out a few pieces of paper, he could not describe the vivid appearance of the herbs.

Rong Xiu could not help clapping her hands and said, "Xianggong, this method is very good. With these patterns, we can easily pick herbs!"

She again took out a jar from the corner of the room: "my husband, when we have money, we will put it in the jar..."

She looked out again. This mountain village, it can be said, is not closed at night and can't pick up anything on the way. Everyone is honest in nature and is not greedy for small and cheap things.

But Mrs. Wang is not an oil-saving lamp. She has always had a lot of bad ideas. Rong Xiu thought about it and dug a hole in the corner of the wall to fit a jar into it. Then she covered it with green bricks, and nothing could be seen.

After a month's hard work, the young couple also saved a lot of money. This is a solid foundation. Rongxiu pinches her fingers and calculates. There are only 40 or 50 households in the village.

That is to say, by the end of the year, each family will have to pay more than 20 Liang silver to make up for the tax. Even if we tell you how to collect and process herbs, we will not have a good life