Chapter 28
: Child foster husband
"It's okay. I've never been a young man since I was a child. I'm not as good as the villagers in the village. I can adapt. Thank you, uncle and aunt." Liu Jinqiao was thinking about finding a place to live well. It's the same for him wherever he went. Maybe living with this family can bring him different surprises in the future.
What ordinary villagers can tell you, and who know and have storage space, how can you say they are ordinary villagers? This future father-in-law is really humble.
Yang Zhengsong agreed, but he did not take the child directly to the valley, but took him back to the village and settled him there to recuperate. He went to the village chief and told the village chief about the situation.
However, he did not tell the child's true identity, but said that this was the son of Lu Qingshang's cousin. Because of the chaos outside, he got separated from his family and was injured.
Because before his mother went out to escape, she told him that if she got separated from her nearby, she would come here to find Lu Qingshang, her cousin.
They happened to meet them when they came back in the county town yesterday. Yang Zhengsong also promised the patriarch that he was an honest child, but he was not very good at farming. After all, their family is a relatively wealthy family, and the children also have school students.
In the eyes of these ordinary villagers, scholars are different from them. With Yang Zhengsong's guarantee, the clan leader and elders of the clan agreed to him to bring the people into the valley.
After all, it is still quite dangerous outside here. Although those people have come to the village once, who knows if they will come back suddenly, it is better to be careful.
After Lu Qingshang returned to the valley, he told the villagers about the situation outside. When he heard that there was no young man outside, the villagers' faces became ugly.
"Now there are many begging on the streets of the county town, and there are no shops that open. Moreover, all these begging are elderly people and children, and all women. What's more terrible is that the county government has posted a notice that taxes have increased by 10% this year." Lu Qingshang deliberately increased the last sentence, because this is the third time since the autumn harvest last year.
The taxes set by the court were originally 2.5%, but when the prince's fief became 3.5%. Last year, due to the drought, all crops were reduced by half, but the taxes were still increasing. From 3.5% to 4.5%, it became 50%. In addition, the taxes are now paid every year by 60%. If the crops that have already been reduced by half, they must pay the taxes, so that they can pay the taxes.
"Is this King Yu crazy? He never thought that in this year, paying 60% of the tax would be like taking away all the lives of these ordinary people." The village chief was very angry and smashed the tobacco pot in his hand.
"He just wants to fight all the way to the capital. He never thought that the people in this fiefdom would not survive. Fortunately, we ran fast, otherwise we would have to follow us." Yang Changlin was a real farmer. He really couldn't figure out what was there to grab in that position. Is it really that good to sit there every day and worry.
"Here I'm here, let me introduce you to you. This is my wife's nephew's surname, Liu, and her name is Jinqiao. She is 14th this year. She came from Huai County. Village Chief. We have to hide well now. You don't know. My little nephew and others are even more serious than ours. The males have been arrested, the food has been robbed, and there are even people in their village who have been beaten to death." Yang Zhengsong just said seriously. After all, what will happen after this matter.
Huai County is a county town opposite them. Although it is not large, it has a large population. There is a large wharf on their side. Generally, larger merchant ships and cargo ships will stop there first.
The dock in Songxian is relatively small. Generally, only the things transported to Songxian will pass through this dock and the dock in Huaixian cannot be compared with the dock in Huaixian.
They were originally ready to move, and they wanted to wait until the storm passed, and the people who returned to the village became quiet instantly. If they would rob food from time to time and could not grab people, would they still survive?
"Zhengsong's wife, will you do it in the county town?" An elder remembered that he was drought, but he didn't know if it would affect other places?
"Damn, I heard from the people in the county town that many wells have dried up. From the direction of the county town to Huai County, basically no one has sowed this year, because there is no water and it cannot be planted." Lu Qingshang also inquired about the place north of the county town, which may be drier than theirs, because after the autumn harvest last year, there were only two snowfalls throughout the winter, which was not very big.
You should know that auspicious snow indicates a good harvest. The heavier the snow, the better it is for these crops. However, in several months of winter, the two thin snows did not have any effect on the geographical winter wheat.
"Okay, I will definitely not be able to get out in the past two years. Hurry up and instruct the people below to divide the land and quickly get the seeds ready, otherwise this year's life will be even more difficult. Also, send people to protect the water source and not be destroyed. You must know that there are only two water sources in the entire valley. If it is dirty or destroyed, how can we live here?" The patriarch quickly ordered the village chief to dispel the idea of the villagers who want to go out and let them farm here with peace of mind.
"Don't worry! I will send people out to inquire about the news every day. As long as the wars outside subside, we will go out. This place is not far from the village and there is no need to pay taxes. We can continue to farm here. Of course, the land outside also needs to be planted, but it is not now. Now we are farming outside and cannot pay taxes at all." The patriarch also knew that everyone had relatives outside and was very worried, but it is not suitable to live outside now.
Liu Jinqiao and Yang Xiuwen and Yang Jinwen led them quickly became familiar with people of the same age in the village.
When Yang Yuqing saw the person brought back by her brother, she knew that it was definitely what her sister brought back. Her appearance completely grew into what her sister liked, but she didn't know what her character was like.
"Qingqing, come here and introduce you to a little brother, Liu Jinqiao."
When Yang Yuqing heard the name, she widened her eyes. This thing turned out to be a big villain. His sister was so heartless that she actually brought back the major villains.
"You know who he is, why did you bring him back?" Yang Yuqing reached out and pinched her sister's face, asking with a little regret.
"I know, how can I not know? I have to know the details before I can get it back. Let me tell you that he is my sister's child husband, and I have given all the betrothal gifts, and all my wealth is with me." Yang Yuling lets her sister pinch her face, stretch out her hand, and let her see the tattoo.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!