Rebirth: Don't Be the Best

The village is going to sell summer grain, and every year at this time, the village chief will organize the men in the village to sell part of the summer harvest to prepare for paying taxes in autumn.

A few years ago, the government came and only collected food and cloth. At that time, the country was fighting all over the world, and these things were necessities.Now that the government is here, if you hand over the food and cloth, they will not be happy.

The country has won the war, and now the world is peaceful, and there have been no natural or man-made disasters in recent years. Why do we need so much food and cloth?Therefore, in the past two or three years, everyone has paid taxes directly in copper coins.

When Zhang Shu heard the news, it was the village chief who came to their house to tell them.

Their village is quite big, and the head of the village still has some prestige. Grandpa Zhang and Grandma Zhang hurriedly took out the pastries brought back by Zhang Shu the day before yesterday, and put them on a plate, and handed them a bowl of water in a large bowl.

"Village chief, what's the matter with you coming to our house? If you call someone, we'll pass by. There's no need for you to come here yourself!"

Zhang An said flatteringly.

"I came here today to ask Zhang Shu of your family to go with me tomorrow to collect grain. Every year, collecting grain is a headache. How much grain each household pays is recorded in the account book. , This account book, ordinary people can't understand it and can't remember it, so I can only let my bastard follow."

"This year, that bastard went to the county to study, and he is usually not allowed to ask for leave. I just heard from Laiwang that your family's Zhangshu is very good. Even the master in the county praised it, so I wanted to let him and me this year Let's go together." The village head looked proud, not many people in the village could go to the county town to study.

"Oh, boy Cheng is amazing." Zhang An praised, "Can our tree compare with him? He blushes even after saying a few words, the village chief, you ask him to go, I'm afraid it will delay your work. "

Zhang An's expression was sincere, as if he was thinking of the village chief, and he didn't care at all that he belittled his own nephew.

The village chief was a little hesitant. Could it be that that boy Laiwang was talking nonsense?

"Nonsense, Ah Shu has improved a lot recently! He is very good at counting, the village chief, his father used to be a shopkeeper, and taught him since he was a child!" Grandma Zhang quit when she heard that. , Now that he has managed to become more courageous, how can he say this to hurt him?

"Mother, don't talk nonsense if you don't know anything, the old man will delay the village chief's work later!"

"What nonsense did grandma say?" Zhang Shu came in from the outside with a hoe on his shoulders, and heard his second uncle scolding his grandma.

"Ashu, tell your second uncle quickly, you can count!" Grandma Zhang's eyes were full of kindness, how she thought of this grandson.

"Why did you suddenly mention me to count?" Zhang Shu asked, and then he saw the village chief sitting in the yard.

The village head also saw him, thought for a while and said, "Zhang Shu, don't you know how to settle accounts? Follow me to collect grain tomorrow, and then go to the grain station to sell grain."

Zhang Shu didn't know where the village chief heard about it, but he still wanted this opportunity. He was worried about how to change his image in the eyes of the villagers. If the village chief said he was fine, what else would others say?

"Okay, village chief, when will we be waiting tomorrow?" He agreed without hesitation.

The village chief looked at the strong man in front of him. His face was still a little immature, but the fortitude of a man could gradually be seen.If it weren't for his real ability, he wouldn't dare to agree to it.

Thinking of this, the village chief smiled gently, "Just wait for me at the head of the village tomorrow, and our family will collect it. It doesn't need to be too early, just arrive at the hour."

"Good village head, I will be there on time tomorrow."

"Haha, then I don't worry. This grain sale is a major event for the whole village. We need to take a long-term view, and don't miss the major events of the village because of some small things." The village chief said loudly, although he was smiling, but There was a trace of coldness in his eyes.

Zhang An turned pale, knowing that his persistent refusal made the village chief unhappy.He forced a smile to pull himself together, "Yes, Shu, you must be more careful, don't be careless, and the account in the village will be messed up."

Zhang Shu understood the belittling in his words, what does that word mean?It's as if he often miscalculates.He raised his eyes to look at the village head, but the village head didn't respond, and he felt a little relieved.

Little did he know that what the village head was thinking was that it was a mule or a horse, and he would know if he pulled it out for a walk.If Zhang Shu is really a bad guy, even if he made a mistake once because of the lard, he will never be called again.On the contrary, it was Zhang An, who always heard his wife say how much the couple loved their nephew, so why did they seem to look down on him?

"It's getting late, I have to talk to other people, so I'm leaving first. Zhang Shu, remember the time tomorrow." The village chief left, and he didn't eat anything except drinking some water .Treats like pastries are just for show, and no one would eat them lightly.

Grandpa Zhang Shu smoked a bag of hookah, and only said one sentence before entering the house, "Ah Shu, work hard tomorrow."

Zhang Shu finally knew who his temperament was like, it was carved out of the same template as his grandfather, but his grandma was a good woman, so his grandfather didn't live like him.

Early the next morning, Zhang Shu went out to wash clothes with a bamboo basket.Since he washed his clothes that day, his second aunt never helped him wash his clothes again.

He used to dig a well in the yard to wash, but today he is not like this.

There is a small river in the village, about ten feet wide, with clear water, mostly stones, no aquatic plants, and no small fish or shrimps.

People in the village are used to washing clothes here, and they even found some flat stones to lay on them.I wash clothes here during the day and sit on it to cool off at night.Because there are no aquatic plants, there are not many mosquitoes here.

When Zhang Shu arrived, there was already a lot of people here. Most of the married women and buddies were very diligent. After washing their clothes early, they went home to take care of the livelihood of the whole family.

He silently found a stone slab and began to wash his clothes. He didn't know how much he frightened the laundry people here. There had never been a big man squatting to wash clothes in his village.

But this person is Zhang Shu, and everyone knows it a little bit.If other tall men insisted on squeezing in between this big wife and young husband, they would probably be thrown out by them as bums trying to take advantage of them.But Zhang Shu is different, he has a clumsy tongue, and he has never seen him glib.

"Hey, Zhang Shu, why are you doing your own laundry? Your second aunt won't do it for you?" The person who asked the question obviously wanted to make fun of him, and didn't want Zhang Shu's answer.

But Zhang Shu replied, "Auntie, my second aunt has already washed it, so I can't trouble her to wash it twice."

When the man heard the answer, he became interested. "Your second aunt is so diligent, so she's going to wash and go back now? She really is the most filial and diligent daughter-in-law in the village!"

This person's name is Zhou Lanying, and she was married from the same place as Zhang Shu's second aunt. People in the village who have enough to eat and have nothing to do like to compare them together, but she is not as good as that Wang Cuilan in terms of looks or work.

So when mentioning her, Zhou Lanying always took a bit of irony, which is why Zhang Shu squatted beside her.

"That's right, Second Aunt is quick at work, and she has already washed it."

"Then why didn't she take your clothes to wash? Don't you usually tell the big guys that you hurt so badly, is it better than your own? Why don't you see her own to wash your clothes?" Zhou Lanying's voice was loud, and she spoke Everyone could hear clearly.

"Second brother and the others are still sleeping, I woke up early." Zhang Shu smiled, with a simple and honest look, as if he didn't hear the provocation in her words.

"Tsk tsk, look at the first-class virtuous man in our village. He says one thing and does another thing with his hands. I don't know how big his face is..." Zhou Lanying was still talking non-stop, and Zhang Shu had already washed it. The clothes went back in the basket.

What is shame?Rather than embarrassing a big man washing clothes outside, he wants everyone to see what kind of person his good second aunt is.

Thinking of his previous life, he thought that his second uncle and second aunt treated him like his own son. Specifically, his second uncle and second aunt loved his child as much as his own grandson.

Now that I think about it, isn't it my grandson!