After the rice harvest, the sun is hot again, and every household takes the time to dry the grain. This is probably the last autumn.
There is rice outside the drying shed, which needs to be turned over every once in a while.
Under the drying shed, Jiang Zhi was looking at the account books with Xia Xiucai and Xu Gensheng.
The autumn harvest is over, and it’s time for every household to return the grain they borrowed.
News was sent to Dejin that the corn was dried and converted into grain.
If all taxes are deducted, Jiang Zhi will not have to pay any money for the next eight years.
Of course, you can also sell grain to the government... What Magistrate Zhang means is to lend grain to the government, and the government will use other materials to pay off the debt in the future.
For example, masonry and wood!
Haha, this is Zhang Zheng's favorite game, the Great Shift of the Universe. I wonder what the bricks seller can get in exchange for it from the government.
But there is a saying, this method of playing white strips and white wolf with nothing seems like walking a tightrope, but as long as you plan it properly, it is really omnipotent.
Jiang Zhi decided to follow this trick. He would not lose money by exchanging food for connections and supplies.
The food is gone, and what needs to be done now is to take back the food borrowed by Xujia Village from last year.
Replacing old grain with new grain, this is Jiang Zhi's harvest this year.
Xia Xiucai gave Jiang Zhi a list of several grain borrowings in the village: "Village Chief Jiang, the person who borrowed the most here is Xu Changming, with a total of 340 jins, and the least borrowed is Xu Genyou, with only 50 jins."
Xu Gensheng clicked his tongue and said, "Grandpa's family is really willing to eat it."
But this is normal. At first, Xu Changming felt that he could borrow more money without paying it back.
Later, after an illness, I thought about it and felt that I had to pay back what I had to borrow anyway.
Jiang Zhi said to Xu Gensheng: "Just help Li Laoshi to collect food and pay it back now."
She is not afraid of being said to be small-minded and has a small business plan, so she rushes for food just after the autumn harvest.
Jiang Zhi experienced famine as soon as he arrived, and Jiang Zhi had a psychological shadow.
Now, in addition to having money in my pocket and not feeling panic, I also have to have food at home so I don’t feel panic.
She wants to transport all the food back to the mountains for storage.
Xu Gensheng nodded repeatedly: "I will collect them one by one tomorrow."
At this moment, Li Laoshi, who had gone out to let the old mule graze, came back in a hurry: "Sister-in-law Jiang, Tian Gui's wife is going to have a baby!"
Xia Xiucai and Xu Gensheng did not move. Jiang Zhi immediately stood up and asked, "Did Tian Gui call the midwife?"
Li said honestly: "Sister-in-law Liu and Xiu Cainiang have gone over. Mrs. Qin is also here to cause trouble, as are Gensheng's daughter-in-law and Genqing's daughter-in-law."
He performs real-time monitoring of the village's dynamics.
"Oh, I'll go take a look too! Honest, you look at the rice, and when I come back, I'll go to the town to buy some brown sugar eggs! I'll give you the money when I come back." Jiang Zhi ordered Li Laoshi and walked towards Tian's house.
Although all the old wives in the village who knew how to deliver babies were there, as were the younger wives who knew how to run errands, she, the village chief, still wanted to go over and take a look.
As soon as Jiang Zhi left, Li Laoshi, who originally had to guard the rice fields, took the old mule, turned over and rode back to the town.
In the past two months, the old mule has been cared for by Xiao Manye in the mountains and by Xu Gen in the village. He has been doing light work and eating green grass. He has been well-fed and well-fed. He has gained weight and is now carrying a heavy load. It’s not difficult to be alone.
"Hey, Li Laoshi, you have to see... this guy is really, Aunt Jiang asked him to guard here, but before he could finish a sentence, everyone disappeared!" Xu Gensheng complained.
Xia Xiucai shook his head and sighed: "Li Laoshi is an honest man. He will do whatever Village Chief Jiang says, but... the order is wrong!"
If Li Laoshi hears someone praising him for being an honest person, he will definitely be moved to tears. Finally, someone understands him!
Xu Gensheng didn't listen to Xia Xiucai's words, and just stared at the rice drying outside: It's not enough for everyone here to run away, and Xia Xiucai is useless, so he should stay and help Aunt Jiang guard the rice.
It will be dry here after being exposed to the sun today, so don’t let it get wet in the rain again.
Besides, when Jiang Zhi arrived at Tian Gui's house, he saw a circle of people surrounding the shack. Several women looked around, and there were low moans in the shack.
Tian Gui had been kicked out by the women and was squatting in the shade outside the shack waiting. Next to him were Tian Tao and Xiaoquan Xiaoxi, looking nervously into the shack.
Tian Gui already had three children and was more experienced than other fathers, so he didn't panic at this time.
The last few times Tao'er Niang went into labor, she worked in the fields. When she couldn't stand it anymore, she went to the shack to give birth to her child.
It is better to deliver several babies by myself, use fire scissors to cut the umbilical cord, and then stick a little cotton on the umbilical cord.
Seeing Jiang Zhi arriving, several daughters-in-law gathered around and talked about Taoer Niang's birth.
The reason why so many people gathered here was because Tao'er Niang had just fallen and moved her fetus. Unexpectedly, she was in severe pain from the beginning.
"Wrestling? What's going on?" Jiang Zhi lifted the curtain and walked inside.
Tao'er Niang was lying on the bed, and Mrs. Liu and Xia's mother were waiting by the bed talking to her.
Seeing Jiang Zhi come in, Tao'er Niang struggled to sit up, but Mrs. Liu held her down and lay down again: "Tao'er Niang, you can't move anymore! Just lie down like this."
Jiang Zhi also said: "Lie down, why are you so particular at this time?"
Tao'er Niang could only lie down again, and managed to smile despite the pain: "I didn't know the ground was slippery... so I carried a bag of corn kernels to bask in the sun. It wasn't heavy and I didn't want to fall. It didn't matter at the time, but it hurts now." It’s time to give birth until you get up.”
That means it has been falling for a while.
Now that the child has reached full term, it is considered a matter of time.
For Tao Erniang, who has already given birth to three children, this is just another ordinary experience.
Every time she worked until her abdominal pain became unbearable, the amniotic fluid would appear first before the baby was born, and then the bloody lochia would appear, but it would not affect her work in the fields the next day.
There is something special about this time, that is, the bleeding time is too early.
Now I started to have abdominal pain and there was blood under my body. Although it was not much, it still made several women with rich birth experience realize that something was wrong.
Jiang Zhi looked at Tao'er Niang's pale face and couldn't help but mention that she was particularly afraid of dystocia.
But it was difficult to ask in front of Tao'er Niang. Jiang Zhi drove away all those watching the fun outside, called out Xia's mother, and said in front of Tian Gui: "How is Tao'er Niang's situation now?"
Mother Xia was knowledgeable and able to keep her composure, but she still had worries on her face at this time. She said directly: "The child in Mother Tao'er's belly is full term and the fetal position is correct. She just fell down and is worried that it will break." Palace clothes, when the child is born, the adult will bleed."
The mother was bleeding...
Tian Gui's face turned pale instantly. He bowed hard to Xia's mother and said incoherently: "Sister-in-law Xia, please save my mother-in-law. She has suffered with me all her life, and now she is better... No, nothing can happen!"
Although the three children next to her couldn't understand the specific meaning of Xia's mother's words, they knew that their mother was in danger.
Xiaoquan Xiaoxi, who was usually naughty and mischievous, cried "Wow". As soon as he called out "mother", Jiang Zhi glared back: "Don't cry, your mother is still fine!"
Tian Tao was already twelve years old, already precocious and sensible. At this time, she pulled her younger brother and sister. She didn't cry loudly, but her face was tense: "Aunt Xia, I can boil water, what do you want me to do?"
Jiang Zhi glanced at her appreciatively: This child is really good, and he knows what he can do.
In times of danger, you don't have to do anything and you can surpass most people without causing any trouble.
