Survive through the ancient apocalypse

That night, Ye Mingze was lying on the bed, his thoughts were flooding.The family has more than 100 mu of land, and in a normal year they can harvest about [-] catties of grain.In the Daxing Dynasty, the yield of wheat and rice was about [-] catties per mu, and the high yields of sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn were only [-] to [-] catties per mu.In order to fill the stomachs of the whole family, most of the Ye family's fields grow coarse grains, rice and wheat, which add up to only [-] to [-] mu.

Ye Mingze roughly estimated that the Ye family has a total of nearly [-] people, big and small, and consumes about [-] catties of food every year.Based on the annual grain harvest of [-] catties, after deducting ten taxes and two land taxes, the actual income is only [-] catties. After deducting the small tax and corvee, there is almost no surplus.If there is no income from fishing at sea, it is estimated that the family will have to eat bran and swallow vegetables. After all, people cannot only eat and drink, but also need to deal with weddings, funerals, and human relations.

The situation has improved a lot in the past two years. After the two uncles and nephews Ye Mingze and Ye Zequan were admitted as scholars, each of them will have a tax exemption of [-] mu of land. As long as the two of them do not have separate household registrations, the whole family will no longer have to do corvee. .

In the past, there was not much food left at home every year, so I didn't think about selling it. After all, don't you panic if you have food at home!It's a pity that it was hard to save some food, but it was gone during the famine, and the Ye family still couldn't save much food.

In the past two years, more than 1 catties have been saved in land taxes alone, and the family's granary has begun to fill up day by day.

Going out to sea and fishing can earn 20 taels of silver every year, and if you are lucky, you can get even more money. Adding in the income from raising chickens, pigs, and selling vegetables, it stands to reason that life should not be difficult.It's a pity that the family is about to usher in the peak period of marriage, and with the expenses of my fifth uncle's education and some daily expenses, it is really stretched.

Uncle Wu is already 19 years old. Regardless of whether he can pass the provincial examination this year, he will find someone to be a matchmaker.It was Ye Mingze's turn to be next. When he thought of this, fragments of memories related to the original owner popped up in his mind - only when he thought of something, the memory related to that aspect would appear.

After watching him, he was completely stunned.Ye Mingze likes men. He is still unmarried in his 30s in modern times, and there are also reasons for this.At first, he was worried about how to persuade his parents to marry a man. After all, according to his common sense, men were prevalent in ancient times, so there might still be this.

He has two younger brothers under him, and it is not necessary for him to carry on the family line. If you are worried about the children's problems, you can adopt one at that time.

Now, he doesn't have to worry about these.There were also two types of people in the Daxing Dynasty, men and women, which looked no different from modern times, but there was another set of rules in this world.There are fixed ceremonies for a man to get married. The one who marries has a simple ceremony. As long as he consummates the house with his wife within three days of the newlyweds, a marriage contract can be formed. If the marriage is a male wife, the first time the consummation must be with the married party, otherwise the marriage contract cannot be formed. .

The marriage ceremony of the man is much more troublesome. Engagement, consummation of the house within three days of the wedding and recording in the family tree of the husband are essential steps.

Once the marriage contract is formed, a blue dot the size of a grain of rice will be displayed on the left wrist of the man who is marrying, and two red dots about an inch apart will be displayed on the marrying party, connected by a red line in the middle.Initially, there are only these two types of patterns on the marriage contract. As time goes on, the patterns gradually change, and each person will have a unique pattern.

After the marriage contract is formed, the man who marries will only have the ability to conceive, and the man who marries is just the opposite.After a short period of half a year or as long as two years of physical transformation, the married man can conceive and can only bear offspring for the marriage contract partner, and the married party will complete the physical transformation when the marriage contract is formed.

The ratio of male to female in the Daxing Dynasty was about 11:9.Among the rich and powerful, about one-third of the sons of the concubines married, while those of the sons of the legitimate were very few.Among the common people, most married men are children from poor families.Since the Daxing Dynasty did not prohibit men from marrying and doing business for officials, there would always be some fish who slipped through the net and took the Chinese martial arts exam every year, and then entered the officialdom.

But generally speaking, this kind of situation is not common. After all, no one is a fool. Heirs with civil and military talents, as long as the head of the family has a heart, he will not marry outside, let alone obtain fame before marriage.

The Wen family at home is more partial to his children and grandchildren, but under the control of Mr. Ye, it is not too much.Like today's food, everyone is the same.It's just that every ten days and a half months, when the family improves the food, Wen will cook in person. At that time, the staple food will be different, like pancakes, which look the same on the surface, but there is a lot of space inside.

The staple food shared by Ye Mingze's family and the uncle's family, such as meat and eggs wrapped in meat, will always be discounted.Since it was only two or three times a month, Wen's didn't dare to skimp too much, so grandpa just turned a blind eye and didn't care about it.Although Wen's is in charge of the money, because her grandfather has to check the accounts every month, she can only save a little private house, which is too much, and grandpa can't spare her.

Generally speaking, there is a scene where Mr. Ye is in town, there are no big frictions, but there are constant small frictions, and the whole family is quite harmonious.

Ye Mingze could have sat comfortably in the restaurant as his teacher, and held a bundle of repairs every month, wouldn't it be leisurely?However, considering the actual situation, the original body did not do this.

The Ye family did not have a separate family. After the first four sons got married, the grandfather divided the land property into six shares. The grandparents and their sons each had one share. Each of the four families below will plant a share, and the grandfather will do whatever he wants, and he can help whichever one he likes.

After the provincial examination this year, everything will be easy to talk about in the middle school. If he fails, the fifth uncle's share will belong to him. In the future, he will have to rely on himself for the imperial examination again, and the public will only subsidize part of the money.The brothers have raised him for so many years, there is always an end, isn't it?

Every year on New Year's Eve, my grandfather will give each son a red envelope. The size of the red envelope depends on their harvest of the year, including grain income and fishing income.Grandpa's distribution is very fair, and the distribution is completely based on their income ratio for the year.

The red envelopes include money and surplus grain, and all kinds of gifts from the daughter-in-law's natal family are not under the management of the public office. What kind of gifts they can give depends entirely on the size of the red envelopes they get every year.

Under the strategy of grandpa, except for the fifth uncle who has been studying all the time and has almost never been in the field, none of the other sons and daughters-in-law are lazy.

In addition to these, there are also rules for marriage.Regardless of men and women, the dowry and dowry will each give five taels of silver, and if they want more, each house will subsidize it by itself.

Because of this, Ye Mingze's family has to take care of their own 27 acres and an additional [-] acres, a total of [-] acres of land, which is a heavy burden.Two years ago, Ye Mingxi and Ye Mingjiang were still young. He didn't want his family to be too tired. Besides, the money from sitting in the restaurant had to go to the public. Although he could get more points in red envelopes for contributions, how much of the money he earned could be given to his family in the end?

Everyone has a book in their hearts, and based on the above reasons, the original owner made what he thought was the best choice.Ye Mingze is positive about this, after all, the health of the family is the most important thing.

Their family is fine. The three uncles and the four uncles have little labor and are unwilling to plant less. Every year when the farming season is busy, they have to ask their natal brothers to help.Ye Mingze felt tired looking at it.

Ye Mingze exchanged half of the endowed rice for silver to prepare for the imperial examination, a quarter for coarse grains, and the rest for occasional meat for tooth-making sacrifices or simply for food.

There is a small stove in each room, and if any room smells of smoke, it is probably for extra meals.

The Ye Mingze brothers were able to eat when they could eat, and the food they received in previous years was not enough for them to eat.Money is useful. Parents will not spend extra money to buy food. The little food they get will be gone after eating. The brothers and sisters have to calculate and eat.In the past two years, it has been much better with his subsidy. The brothers and sisters cook some when they are hungry.

In a daze, Ye Mingze's upper and lower eyelids began to fight. Instead of fighting against his instinct, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

A good night's dream.

Early in the morning, Ye Mingze was woken up by his second brother.Hey, from this day on, he no longer has the treatment of a sick number.The days have become very busy and fulfilling. In addition to going to the mountains and fields, he also has to find time to study books.Although he has the memory of the original owner, he still needs to spend time digesting and absorbing it, right?

On this day, Ye Mingze was weeding his family's vegetable field, and his second brother hurried over and shouted, "Brother, an official media came to say hello to you, and grandpa said he wanted to ask your opinion."

"How could you tell me about marriage? Isn't Fifth Uncle not married yet?" Ye Mingze was slightly surprised.

"It seems that the person who told you to kiss is a little special. I only listened to it once, but I don't know the details." Ye Mingxi hurriedly pulled him home.

"Why are you in a hurry? People can't run away there."

"Hehe, brother, am I not curious?"

When the two brothers arrived home, Ye Mingze saw that his parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts were all sitting in the main room, and there were two strangers next to him, one was very brightly dressed, and at first glance he was a matchmaker.The other was introduced by his grandfather, who had a close relationship with their family. According to his seniority, he should call her Aunt Yang. This time, she was the one who made the connection.

"Mingze, the situation is like this. The person I told you to marry this time is a criminal minister named Jiang Jingzhi. His grandfather is Lord Hou. This time he was framed by his opponent, his family property was confiscated, and the whole family was sentenced to exile in a place of bitter cold." Year. He is the eldest grandson of the eldest son. This year, he just fell ill some time ago. Now he is recovering from a serious illness and is weak. He needs a place to recuperate. The bitter cold will kill him, so Lord Hou decides to let him marry. "Grandpa briefly explained the ins and outs of the matter.

In the Daxing Dynasty, all unmarried men and women who were convicted by their family members, as long as they were not related to their in-laws, could marry within one month from the day of sentencing and be exempted from guilt.Under normal circumstances, as the eldest grandson, he would accompany his elders to suffer. After all, even if a man is an outsider after marriage, most men would rather endure hardship than choose to marry.

This time the situation is special. In order to save his life, Jiang Houye even let go of the grandson who was carefully cultivated by the family. After all, the life of the beloved grandson is more important than anything else.

"This is Ye Mingze, the relative?" Official Chen looked at him carefully, and saw that although he came from a farming family, he had a certain bearing, and he was quite satisfied with it.

"Yes, this is my second grandson." Mr. Ye echoed.