Everyone who received the spoils was beaming with joy. This is a reward for them and a recognition of them.
Lin Yan also got a dead sheep because she was also present at the time. Although she didn't do anything, she did participate.
She hurriedly waved her hands and said: "Give it to someone else, I can't have it."
The person in charge of dividing the sheep was Ming Lan. "Everyone who participated had a share. There were people from almost every household. People from the military department contributed a lot and divided a complete sheep. For the remaining people, two people divided one sheep." "
Seeing Lin Yan's hesitation, Minglan continued: "Your mother-in-law and father are also going, so it's appropriate to give your family a sheep. Everyone has one, and it's unreasonable for you to refuse."
"Okay, then give one to our family." Lin Yan agreed.
Minglan took notes and asked Jinzai and Huahong to take Lin Yan to collect the sheep.
Hua Hong still can't believe that they killed such a large group of sheep and still got mutton to eat. "Lin Yan, why do I feel that the sheep were killed without doing anything today? I feel like receiving the mutton I feel guilty."
"Auntie, I think so too. However, everyone has it, and our leader is not out of the ordinary."
Jin Zai smiled and said: "The people in the military department are still very good, and their arrow skills are accurate. I saw those dead sheep, and most of them died after being shot at their vital points."
"The Military Department is really powerful. If it weren't for them, our wheat fields wouldn't be safe." Huahong agreed, "Before, there were people who envied the high wages of people in the Military Department and secretly gossiped. After today, whoever dares to say that is just looking for someone. Scold. Without the military, how can we live a stable life?"
"Aniang is right. The military is everyone's backbone. If there is danger, they will rush to the front and block everyone. Their efforts should be favored."
After this incident, no one dares to comment on the capabilities of the military.
Kurotsuchi led the military to a beautiful victory. From then on, no one could shake the status of the military.
After returning home, Lin Yan felt his stomach growling. Today was really a thrilling day.
From the moment I learned that the sheep were coming to the final close call, I was tense all the time, and even now it's still a bit unreal.
"Mom, do you have anything to eat? I'm hungry."
"There are steamed buns, wait a minute, heat them up and you can eat them. Jin Zai, go and clean up the sheep. We will make sheep soup tomorrow."
Jin Zai carried the sheep to the river to deal with it.
The sheep their family was given was not very big, weighing about a hundred pounds, and Hua Hong had to refuse it repeatedly and picked up a small one.
The three members of the family all felt that they deserved it. They really did not contribute much. Not as brave as everyone in the military, they are the main force in killing sheep.
Huahong said while cooking: "The wheat will be ripe in a few days. Today I am really afraid that the sheep will ruin the wheat field. I have worked hard for several months to plant it and just wait for it to be harvested in these few days. If it is spoiled, I will lose money." huge."
"Yes. Many people are counting on collecting and paying taxes on this season's wheat to store food for the cold season. It will be sad if it is ruined for this year's cold season."
When many people heard that the sheep were coming, their first reaction was to the wheat in the fields. They took up weapons and rushed towards that direction, also wanting to save the wheat fields.
The destructive power of the herd is too great, and the wheat field is so fragile. Every family has to wait carefully until the harvest time.
Hua Hong agreed: "Isn't that right? Our agricultural tax also depends on the wheat in the fields. The monthly commercial tax is also quite a lot. I did the math and found that our restaurant's turnover is an average of three yuan per month. It’s a lot, the starting point is 2 yuan, and the tax you have to pay is about 1 dime. That’s more than 1 yuan a year, which is really a lot.”
"My mother-in-law earns a lot, and she can save a lot after paying taxes. It is our obligation to pay taxes, no matter how much we have to pay."
"I know, but after careful calculation, I feel that the tax is too much."
"Aniang, if you think about garment manufacturing, carpentry, etc., the monthly turnover of any of them does not exceed 10 yuan, and the monthly tax payment is 1 yuan. If you think about it, our family doesn't pay much. This is quite small. The big taxpayer is the smelter, and we can't compare with them."
"That's right. Our small business is really incomparable. In the future, more and more people will open shops, and there are more than 20 in that commercial street. I heard that there are more than 20 of them, so the business tax must be quite high."
Lin Yan said with a smile while lighting the fire: "Absolutely. The planning of the commercial street is for this. While making people's lives more convenient, they can pay more taxes. This is all the financial money needs. Otherwise, how will the wages of so many people be paid? .”
Speaking of the commercial street, Lin Yan hadn't visited it yet and asked curiously, "Mom, have any shops in the commercial street been built?"
"Yes, most of the houses facing the street have been built. Garment manufacturers have moved in, and the tung oil mill has also opened. Construction on our land has not yet started."
"So fast?"
"Isn't that right? People are very quick, hurry up and build a house, move in early and earn money early. Our family doesn't have time. When wheat is planted in January next year, we will also find someone to build a house."
Speaking of the shops in the commercial street, Huahong said with envy: "I went to see the new shops in the commercial street. They are spacious, bright and facing the street, making it convenient for people to come and go. It is really better than at home."
"Hey, grandma now knows why I had to buy the foundation of the commercial street."
"Yeah, you're right."
Jinzai took care of the sheep, and the family of three sat together to eat. Huahong and Jinzai were busy preparing ingredients for tomorrow, and Lin Yan returned to his house.
In addition to the people from the military department who received awards today, Kurotsuchi specifically praised Momu. It was because of his improvements to the weapons of the military department in the past two years that he achieved today's remarkable results.
Thinking of this, combined with the bow and arrow shooting scene I saw today. In the Science and Technology Museum, room number 0110 is full of cold weapon forging. Lin Yan found the introduction and production of crossbow arrows. Crossbows are more lethal than bows and arrows. I was busy doing other things and neglected this point.
He picked up a pen and paper and made a copy of the design drawings of the crossbow. He worked until late at night before falling asleep.
After breakfast the next day, Lin Yan went to find Mao Mu.
"You came here specifically for me?" Mao Mu was washing dishes at home. He had just eaten. "Yesterday, I divided a sheep. It was quite big. My family can't eat it. I'll give some to your family."
"I have some at home, enough to eat. Keep yours for yourself."
Maomu grinned and said, "Such a big sheep weighs three hundred kilograms. How can I eat it all with just two people in my family? Your family owns a restaurant, so they can eat as much as they want. I will send it to you later."
"I can't collect your sheep in vain. The restaurant at home is very busy. Why don't you let your mother-in-law come over to help? I'll give you salary every month, and you and your mother-in-law can also go to the restaurant to eat."
Mao Mu's eyes lit up, "That's a good idea. I'm worried that cooking every day takes too much time. My mother-in-law is old. If I don't come back to eat, she will make do. There is no need to pay me the wages. Let me Mom goes, just think of it as finding someone to talk to grandma."
When Mrs. Mao heard this, she also smiled and said: "I can't do much work, I just take care of the food."
The three of them came to Lin Yan's house and discussed with Hua Hong. They asked Mrs. Mao to come to the house to help. They gave her 1 dime a month and provided her and Mao Mu with food every day.
After the matter was discussed, Lin Yan pulled Mao Mu into the main room to talk about the crossbow arrows alone.
(End of chapter)
