The happy little days of the Ye family

On the way back, the Ye family father and son and the Tang family father and son discussed the corvee.

Mr. Ye looked at Father Ye: "Twenty taels of silver is a bit too much, but you still have to give what should be given."

"I'm older. You may look tall but you're actually not as strong as me. If the two of us go to do corvee service, our bodies won't be able to bear it."

It's not that they can't endure hardships. Mr. Ye is afraid that something will go wrong, and what will happen to the rest of the house, old and young, in the future.

The Ye family still has some wealth. If he and Father Ye were not in the family, these family properties would be a reminder. There would be many greedy and jealous people staring at their family, and he could not take this risk.

Mr. Ye cherishes his life. Now the Ye family is harmonious and beautiful. He still wants to see his grandchildren get married and start a family, and he also wants to have great-grandchildren.

Ye's father also thought it would be better to spend money instead. Mr. Ye is the family's magic needle, and he is old now. He will definitely not be able to dredge the river.

Father Ye looked at Mr. Ye and smiled and said, "I can earn back this money by selling braised pork for two months."

"Besides, I still have a lot of mountain products, red dates and leather jackets that I accumulated in the second half of the year. If these things are not sold by the end of the year and are not easy to preserve, the prices next year will definitely be much lower."

The house is full of dried mushrooms, dried bamboo shoots, and red dates from two cellars. Although they can be stored, they will definitely not be as good as freshly picked next year.

Tang Shan also said: "Our family also plans to give me money instead. My legs will definitely not be able to do heavy work now. This boy is still young. I'm afraid he will break his body."

Mr. Ye: "Then let's go to the village chief's house to pay the money together tomorrow. If we pay the money early, we will feel more at ease."

Tangshan nodded and said: "Okay, Uncle Ye, then I will go find you after breakfast tomorrow."

Mr. Ye added another reminder: "Shanzi, your Stone Mountain and Valley are within the tax holiday. You don't have to pay taxes this year, but you still have to pay the capitation tax."

“3岁到14岁每人缴纳20文的人丁税，15岁到50岁每年缴纳60文的人丁税，50岁以上则不用交。”

Tangshan: "I know this. Jing Xiaozi and I both have a capitation tax of 60 Wen, so the total is 120 Wen."

As for the Ye family, Ye Donglin is 14 years old, Ye Qingqing is 12 years old, and Ye Xilin is 10 years old. The three of them are subject to a capitation tax of 20 cents. The four adults of the Ye family are all charged a capitation tax of 4 cents, a total of 60 cents. .

Tonight in Peach Blossom Village is destined to be a sleepless night. After returning home, every house lights up candlelight, discussing in a low voice, insulting someone, or rolling around.

In order to save food for the family and earn some money at the same time, the diligent people rushed to sign up to participate in this year's corvee, which was full of warmth.

And people who like to be lazy made a fuss about paying money at home to be exempted from the corvee, and they were insulted for a while, followed by all kinds of mischief.

After Tang Xiaojing returned to the house, he took down a small box from the beam, took out 20 taels of silver, and then knocked on Tangshan's door.

Tang Xiaojing gave the money to Tangshan, but Tangshan refused to take it.

"Your father, I am rich. I solicit customers in the county and town every day, and I earn more than you. Moreover, I still have some money on hand. It is important that you save more money for yourself to marry a wife."

The father and son pushed and pushed, and finally Tangshan accepted 10 taels of silver. After Tang Xiaojing returned, Tangshan wiped his tears and said happily to his wife's relics that his son had grown up and became sensible.

Tangshan and his wife Wang grew up together. They had a very good relationship. After his wife passed away, many people tried to persuade him to marry another woman, but he refused.

He is also old, so it is good to guard his son as he is now. He will be able to have a grandson in a few years.

When Mr. Ye and Father Ye returned home, several children had already gone to bed, leaving only Mrs. Ye and Mother Ye waiting in their respective rooms for someone to come back.

When Ye's mother heard what Ye's father said about this year's corvee, she exclaimed: "10 taels of silver? This is too much. In previous years, it was 2 taels of silver."

Father Ye hugged Mother Ye and said, "There is nothing we can do. Dredging all the rivers in the county is a big project and it will cost a lot of manpower and material resources. Naturally, we have to cut it off from those of us who have a strong family background. Otherwise, where will it come from? The money is used to pay wages to those who participate in corvee labor.”

Mother Ye: "It is also a good thing to dredge the river. If there is a heavy rain next year, this can save many people's lives. The family can't afford these 20 taels of silver. At least you and dad will suffer less."

Mother Ye thought about her parents' family again. The family had made a lot of money this year by growing honeysuckle and red dates on the slopes, so it shouldn't be a problem to get 20 taels.

Father Ye looked at Mother Ye with a smile, "I can make back these 20 taels by selling braised pork for two months, so it's not a loss for me."

After hearing what Mr. Ye said about what the village chief said that night, Mrs. Ye rummaged through the house and found 20 taels of silver.

Mrs. Ye put two 10 taels of silver into a simple purse, and then handed it to Mr. Ye.

"You take the money to the village chief's house early tomorrow morning, and you and Feng Harvest will be removed from the list of corvées. You must watch the village chief cross the list with your own eyes."

Mr. Ye stuffed his wallet into the compartment in his arms and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will watch the village chief cross off the list tomorrow."

Old Mrs. Ye also knew that the silver was going to be used to dredge the river. Mrs. Ye usually dug a little, but she was not reluctant to part with the 20 taels.

This is a good thing that benefits the people and farmers. If there is a flood, the loss will be more than these 20 taels. Mrs. Ye can still distinguish the serious from the serious.

Early the next morning, as soon as the Ye family had breakfast, Tangshan came over. Mr. Ye and Tangshan went to the village chief's house together.

At this time, some villagers were already at the village chief's house. Most of these people came to sign up for corvee service.

For example, Tang Mancang's family has four generations living under the same roof, with a total of about 20 people. They have many boys but little land. They are a well-known poor family in the village. They often help dig bamboo shoots at Ye's house.

This time I heard that I can still get money for joining the corvee. Although it is not as good as the 20 cents a day I usually earn as a part-time worker, it is more stable. I can earn 600 cents after working for two months, and it can also save a lot of money for my family. There is little food.

Tang Mancang signed up all the men of suitable age in his family. The six of them could earn 6 taels and 3 yuan, and they also saved two months of food. If he hadn't been older, he would have signed himself up.

There were those who volunteered, and naturally there were those who didn't want to do corvee labor. There was a mother and son quarreling in the yard.

The old lady happened to have two sons of school age who were going to do corvee work. Thinking that she would be able to save food for her family by getting paid, she happily came to the village chief to sign up early in the morning. Unexpectedly, she was grabbed by her younger son, and the two of them were there. There was a quarrel at the village chief's house.