After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the crops in the fields have also begun to be fully harvested.
It's just that the harvest in the fields this year is indeed not a bit worse than in previous years.
Moreover, during the autumn harvest, county officials announced in every village that taxes would increase after this year's autumn harvest, which made matters worse.
"Damn it, this is too cruel, 60% tax, are you crazy?"
Mei Youqian didn't even dare to say this outside. After hearing the news about this year's autumn tax collection, he went back home, gathered together the food he had been busy with for several months, and finally calculated it. I couldn't help but get angry.
"He charges 60 jins of tax for 100 jins of grain. This really doesn't treat people as human beings! I thought it was expensive even if they charged 40% before, but now it's even better. It's even more cruel!"
After paying all the taxes, the remaining grain—ouch!
After planting for a year, he finally harvested more food than he had eaten in the past few months!
The key is that he has put so much effort into it, Mei Youqian will lose no matter what he thinks!
"How come the poorer we are, the more severe the oppression becomes?"
Listening to her husband settling the accounts, Wei Meili frowned.
With their family's appetite, if it weren't for the system rewards and the rice and noodles they bought with the money they earned, they might have starved to death long ago.
"Buy more while you can, and buy some grain even if the price goes up. I'm afraid we won't be able to buy it even if we have money next year."
This year, Yunzhou has had a crop failure for two consecutive seasons. This is not nonsense. This is what the clerk who came to collect taxes said.
In addition, Meiberry knows that there will be a big disaster next year, and transportation here is not as convenient as in later generations.
If a state has a poor harvest, it is inevitable that overall food prices will rise.
But the increase in taxes due to the lack of harvest was really an eye-opener for the Mayberry family.
"Isn't this just like what's shown in the TV series, what kind of uprising is that?"
Although it was only a glimpse of something, Mei Youqian's statement really made everyone in Meiberry's family agree.
The second time I bought grain, I was familiar with the road.
However, the price of food this time is indeed rising sharply compared to last time.
Mei Qiang and the others spent nearly 400 taels of silver to buy another 2,000 kilograms of grain.
Food prices have nearly doubled.
Their family bought so much that the shopkeeper at the grain store couldn't help but ask where Mei Berry's "owner" lived.
How can anyone go to a place where food is expensive to purchase food?
Who is this person still doing business?
There was even a hint of sympathy in Mei Youqian's eyes.
What good will come of following such an unjust master?
I don’t know what the other shopkeeper was thinking. After buying the food, Meiberry and the others just felt that it was hard to make money and the food was delicious!
Eating is the primary productive force in making money.
God probably heard their stressed voices. One morning in late autumn, the man from Jiubaoxuan who had not seen him for a long time finally came and specially asked Mei Bei's mother to teach him how to knit sweaters.
"Do you have a place for teaching or something? If you come here, there will be too many people and our place is small, so we can't use it."
Hearing that Jiubaoxuan sent 20 people to study, Wei Meili turned around and glanced at her yard. In addition to chickens, rabbits, mules and sheep, there was also a pile of food in the yard.
Dried persimmons and persimmon cakes are made from corn, peanuts, and persimmons that Miao and I picked up in the mountains a few days ago.
If so many people suddenly arrived, there would be nowhere to start.
The guy glanced inside slightly and understood what Wei Meili meant.
He smiled knowingly and said: "Madam, don't worry about this. You can go to Lihu Town, where we have arranged a yard for you to teach.
Those who learn these are women, so you don’t have to worry, madam. Our boss has said that while you teach them how to knit sweaters, food, drink and accommodation will be ours, and we will also provide a sum of money for repairs afterwards. "
"Oh, this is so embarrassing."
As soon as she heard that this arrangement was clear, the smile on Wei Meili's face became even more enthusiastic.
Then, she added: "However, if there are too many people knitting, the effect will not be good, and I can't guide her. Let me discuss it with my third sister, and she can also knit sweaters.
If she is willing, we can guide them together, and we will have a companion, and we can teach them how to learn it as soon as possible in terms of time. "
Wei Meili proposed and the other party immediately agreed and said he would come to pick him up early tomorrow morning.
Wei Meili also nodded with a smile. As soon as the other party left, the expression on Wei Meili's face immediately became a little playful.
Meiberry had been watching the entire conversation with her mother from just now. When she saw her mother and others leaving, her expression suddenly changed. She thought her mother had noticed something was wrong, so she couldn't help but become curious and concerned.
"Don't you think this guy's agreement is quite casual? There's one more person, and there's an extra amount of repair money.
We don’t know how much money this guy earns in a month. He directly helps the boss or the manager to agree. Isn’t he afraid that his superiors won’t agree?
I think he is probably not a simple guy~"
"Maybe the owner is generous and doesn't care about money?"
Mei Bei felt that Wang Beigu was really happy when discussing business.
Although sometimes the scrutinizing gaze during the negotiation makes people feel a little scared, but once the negotiation is concluded, they are extremely happy whether they cooperate or give money.
"Yeah?"
Wei Mei looked at Mei Mei with a half-smile.
My daughter has little social experience and has not been severely beaten by society. She is still relatively weak in certain aspects.
She was not in a hurry to point it out. Seeing her thoughtful look, she simply went out to Mei You's house and told Miao about the matter.
Although Miao looks timid and cautious on weekdays, she usually responds to the things Wei Meili mentioned and is full of confidence!
He immediately agreed to go with Wei Meili.
"Aren't you afraid that I will lie to you?"
"What did sister-in-law lie to me for? You also taught me this skill.
And this business, I heard from Youyou, is that your family brought us together. If my sister-in-law is in need, I have nothing to refuse. "
Miao is now speaking more and more openly. Although her voice is still a little loud, she has made great progress.
When Wei Meili saw this, she told her to go to the county early tomorrow morning. If she was worried, she could ask two men to follow her on the first day tomorrow.
So, that night, Wei Meili cooked a lot of food for her father and daughter, who each cooked more unpalatable food than the other.
Looking at her mother's reaction, could Mei Berry know that her mother really planned to come back after teaching?
Obviously the town is not that far from here, and there is a "special car" to pick up the mules, but she doesn't feel like she is "abandoning her husband and daughter" and taking her little sisters out for a wander.
"You ask if there is a couple's dormitory there, I would also like to..."
Compared to Mei Bei, who was a little reluctant to let go, her father was thick-skinned and asked her mother directly about the topic. Wei's beautiful old face turned red and she almost slapped him in the face.
Mayberry almost died laughing looking at it.
Probably not wanting to be laughed at by Mei Bei, Wei Meili asked Mei Bei to take a pen and paper to list out what the father and daughter would do when she was not at home.
Sowing winter wheat, eating in the sun at home, trimming the vegetable garden, going up the mountain to prepare firewood for the winter...
In the end, Mei Berry saw that the paper was full of things that the two of them had to do, including cleaning the house at night, feeding chickens, rabbits, sheep and other odd jobs.
Seeing Mei Mei and Mei Youqian's jaws dropping to the ground as they looked at the work on the paper, Wei Meili laughed heartily and said: "Working hard can't stop for a day!"
Wei Meili: Get up and work! !
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