In the blink of an eye, the tax payment day came, which happened to be the day for the big market. Every household in the village got up early and got busy.
Although everything I plan to take to the market is ready, I still need to recheck it to avoid missing anything.
Niu Caohua and Niu Dadu got up early, packed their things, closed the door, and set off with the large army.
Before Niu Xiaodi went to bed last night, he made up his mind to get up early in the morning, but the drowsy bug caught him and he fell into a sleepy state.
"Are you all here? We'll set off when we are." Li Zheng stood in the open space and counted the number of people. He couldn't be careless about paying taxes. If a family was missed, Li Zheng would also be in trouble.
"Twenty-five households, who is still missing?" After counting, one household was missing, and Li Zheng felt very angry.
It's okay to be unreliable at ordinary times, but why can't I remember the tax payment?
"Li Zheng, no one from Niu Qianshan's family is here!" The voice of the speaker was sharp, and it was not Lin.
She was the only one who kept staring at Granny Bai's family.
"Mr. Bai, it's her again. Shanbao, follow me." Li Zheng snorted coldly and walked aggressively towards Granny Bai's house with his son.
Soon, an angry curse sounded not far away.
After a while, I saw Grandma Bai carrying a load and wandering behind Li Zheng. Her face looked haggard and her hair was all gray.
An autumn harvest made her much older.
"Let's go." This time everyone was together, and Li Zheng took the lead and walked towards the market under the moonlight.
Walking under the stars and the moon, Niu Caohua was so sleepy that her feet were too tired to walk halfway through, so she had to lie down on the millet and let her father carry her.
Everyone was very confused about the fact that Niu Dadu took his daughter to the market with him. They were obviously very tired from the journey.
Hurrying slowly, we finally arrived at the market at dawn.
The scene this time was much more spectacular than the last time Cow Grass Flower came. There were people everywhere, so crowded that it really felt like a holiday trip in a previous life.
Most of them were carried by human laborers and loaded with millet to pay taxes. There were also a few wealthy individuals who came with donkey carts or ox carts.
As soon as Niu Caohua arrived at the market, she woke up and asked her father to queue up with the large army to pay the tax. She then left carrying the tight basket with the parcel.
Where to go?
Of course, I went to the big family last time to try my luck and see if they could collect honey.
The main door of Wang's house was still closed, but the small door next to it was open, and maids and women came in and out of the small door to buy things.
"Mother He, do you remember me? I was the one who sent the hare last time." Niu Caohua's sharp eyes saw a chubby aunt coming out, and she trotted over to say hello.
Mother He heard the shouting, stopped and looked over.
"It's you, what's the matter?" Mother He's memory is pretty good, and the wild things this little girl sent not long ago are still fresh.
"Daddy and I got some honey, does your house need it?" Cowherd Flower said, lifting the cloth covering the basket, revealing the complete honeycomb inside.
"Hey, local honey, this is a good thing." Mother He originally thought it was some wild animals, but she didn't expect it to be honey, and she suddenly became excited.
This thing is very rare.
She also reached out and scooped out a little bit, put it in her mouth and tasted it.
"It tastes good. We want something. Xiaoxiao, come here and weigh it and calculate the money."
Following Mother He's greeting, a simple-looking little girl ran over with a steel scale in her hand.
"Excluding the basket, the total is fifteen kilograms and two taels." Xiaoxiao weighed it.
"good."
A pound of honey costs 500 copper coins. This honey received a total of 7,600 copper coins, which is seven taels of silver plus 600 copper coins.
Much more expensive than the pheasants and hares last time.
Niu Caohua held the white silver in her hand and thanked Mother He again and again. When she got to a place where no one was around, she smiled so hard that she couldn't see her eyes and teeth, wishing she could hold the silver and kiss her.
She bet that no family in the entire Niujia Village had so much money, including Li Zheng.
Putting the small bag of silver close to her body, Cow Grass Flower went to look for Cow Pot Belly with her head held high.
I don’t know if they have paid the grain tax.
The tax payment place was still crowded with people. Niu Caohua was so short that he couldn't see people clearly even when he stood on tiptoe. After searching for a long time, he couldn't find anyone from Niujia Village.
It seems that we can only wait until the crowd disperses before looking for her. I hope her father can be smarter.
After feeling her hungry belly, Cow Grass Flower went straight to the most fragrant haggis shop.
This shop has a large iron pot set up at the door. The fire is burning below, and the soup is boiling above. The milky white soup is stirring and surging. You can clearly see the big bones inside, and the aroma is overflowing.
The shop was packed, and there were people lining up at the door, waiting anxiously.
This business is so hot!
I originally wanted to eat a bowl of the mutton soup here and have a tooth ceremony, but seeing this scene, Niu Caohua hesitated again.
Forget it, come back next time, I won’t stand in line.
I went to a familiar steamed bun shop again and packed five steamed buns. I couldn't help but kill one of them while standing in front of the store. I almost choked because I ate it too fast.
The shop owner was also a kind-hearted person. Seeing her like this, he brought a bowl of hot water over.
"Thank you." After drinking the water, Niu Caohua felt a little embarrassed and thanked the shop owner.
I didn't expect that I could choke even after eating. As expected, you can't be in a hurry when eating.
I ate the second bun more gracefully, tearing it apart with my hands and eating it bit by bit.
"Why are you here alone? Where are the adults at home?" The shop owner saw that she was alone and took the time to ask him while he was busy with business.
"My dad has to pay taxes. I'll wait for him here." Niu Caohua didn't hide anything, so she just helped out in the store after finishing a steamed bun.
The business of this bun shop was pretty good, but there was only one person working. Niu Caohua only stood there for a short while and saw several customers leaving because they were impatient to wait.
"One vegetable bun and two meat buns, a total of five cents."
"You want to eat it in the store, okay, I'll bring it over right away."
"..."
Niu Caohua is quick in her skills and clear in settling accounts. With her help, the shop owner suddenly felt a lot more relaxed. The look he looked at Niu Caohua was one of fondness.
After working for most of the morning, there were fewer and fewer customers, and the store finally became quiet. Niu Caohua also resigned as the waiter and prepared to say goodbye to the owner.
She is going to find her father. I wonder if she has paid the tax now.
Seeing Niu Caohua about to leave, the shop owner grabbed her, packed some of the leftover buns and stuffed them into her arms.
"You helped me all morning. I'm supposed to pay you wages, so I'll use this as payment."
So Niu Caohua worked for half a morning and got ten vegetable buns.
Warm.
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