The village chief's jaw tightened. He paced back and forth, and then said to his wife, "Let's take out our private money, leave enough money to offset the tax, and then continue to buy grain."
This time, he was the one who hesitated again. Before he opened his mouth, the village chief's wife knew what he meant. She held his hand tightly and stared at him, "We can't lead the villagers to hoard food! You will kill our family!”
Now it's just a heavy rain, which has reduced the harvest, but it can't be called a serious natural disaster. Moreover, if you blindly lead the villagers to hoard food without any definite evidence of a disaster, causing food prices to rise, you will definitely be jailed.
You spend everything to stock up on food. If nothing happens, your family can survive, but can other people not blame you?
Even if a natural disaster does happen, if each family only cares about their own family, who can remember your kindness? Maybe by then, there will still be people coming to catch the autumn breeze!
Why not help? If your family has food, why don’t you share it with everyone? Can you bear to watch others starve to death? You are the village chief! The village chief should help the villagers tide over the difficulties!
Isn’t the matter of catching fish a living example before our eyes?
No matter whether you do well or badly, you will have to complain.
The village chief looked outside and saw that it was foggy, as if he couldn't see the sky clearly.
He sighed deeply and nodded in agreement, "I understand, and I won't tell anyone."
The village chief's wife breathed a sigh of relief, then turned around and said to her son and daughter-in-law, "From today on, we will save a little more rice on food. Also, please keep your mouths shut, and take care of your children." If anyone dares to mess around outside, I will drive him/her out of the house! No matter if he/she starves to death or is bitten to death by a wild wolf, I don’t care!"
Several people trembled and responded in a low voice, "Yes, mother, we understand."
The village chief's family was training people, and Jiang Yue and the two had already packed their things and were preparing to leave for Fucheng.
Now that we have a high wall, we are not afraid of thieves. She left a lot of vegetables for the rabbits and pheasants to eat for a day.
They set off from Mao Shichu (five o'clock in the morning), when the sky was still gray, and took another official road, which was fast and took more than two hours. They did not reach the county seat but directly arrived at the prefectural city.
"KouKou——"
The little doorman was dozing against the door panel. He didn't know who was knocking on the door at this hour.
As soon as he opened it, his eyes lit up when he saw the person coming, "My lady, have you seen any wild animals again today?"
Last time, the giant bear made the big boss a lot of limelight. First, he kept it on ice and held a viewing banquet. Then, he cut off the bear's paws and dissected the bear's bile. After preparing it, he presented it as a gift. He got a lot of benefits. .
When the old man was happy, there were silver rewards from top to bottom. Even the little doorman like him got half a tael of silver!
Jiang Yue smiled and nodded, "There are wild animals, but they are not as valuable as last time."
Opening the carriage door, the little doorman looked inside. It was indeed no better than last time, but if wild animals more valuable than bears in the world are so easy to find, then bears are no longer valuable things.
He removed the threshold, grinned and led the mule cart into the yard, "This is also valuable!"
Butler Wang got the news and walked out quickly. Before he said anything, he smiled and said, "How do you do, sir?"
"Butler Wang seems to be more blessed." Jiang Yue said with a smile, feeling like the meat was about to overflow.
Butler Wang smiled even more heartily, he was so lucky.
This time, the boy didn't bother them and moved them with great effort. Jiang Nian directly took the deer and sheep down without blushing or panting.
Butler Wang was secretly stunned. Could it be that all the hunters in the world were so powerful?
These two had just been fed, and when they got off the rickety car, their hooves touched the ground, and their tempers came to life. They looked like they wanted to run in the yard.
Jiang Nian pulled the rope, and they immediately stopped daring to act recklessly.
"Steward Wang was frightened. This was hunted in the deep mountains. It's very wild."
Butler Wang was really shocked just now, but when he came back to his senses, he felt happy.
Mutton is nourishing, and young adults and grandmothers may like to eat it. As for this deer, the more wild the prey, the more attractive it is. A deer with wild nature has gimmicks, good meaning, and is suitable for gift giving.
He saw a bamboo basket in the corner and asked casually, "Are there any wild animals in it?"
Jiang Yue nodded, "It's a wild animal, but it's a poisonous snake and it's still alive."
Butler Wang was startled, and his hand that originally wanted to open the sack and take a look immediately retracted.
"Is my family interested?"
He waved his hands quickly, "No, no, no, our masters, wives, young masters and grandma are all afraid of snakes, and they don't dare to bring them in front of us."
I thought I could take care of it, but forget it, I still have to go to the medical clinic and ask.
The last giant bear banquet was held, but Butler Wang took 20 taels of silver. He was very satisfied with the prey sent by the couple, and also very satisfied with the other party's cheerful temperament, so he paid a high price of 40 taels of silver, including 30 taels for the male sika deer and 10 taels for the sheep.
It is 20% higher than the market price.
Look, the wine and meat of the rich family are stinky, and there are bones on the road that are frozen to death. The poor people quarreled over the cheap fish, while the rich people spent money to enjoy themselves. Having money and not having money mean living in two different worlds.
After leaving Wang's house, they went to Zheng's Medical Clinic, the largest in Fucheng. This medical clinic was more than twice the size of the one in the town, and there were more people coming in and out of the door.
"Madam, sir, do you want to see a doctor?"
She shook her head and said bluntly, "I wanted to ask if your family collects venomous snakes."
The lobby fell silent for a moment, and everyone passing by stayed away from her.
Shopkeeper Zheng was well-informed and was not frightened. "What kind of venomous snake is it? How big is it?"
"The five-step snake is about three fingers in size and more than one meter long."
"Ouch -" If the people around her were half a meter away from her just now, they were three meters away now.
Shopkeeper Zheng raised his eyebrows, obviously very interested, and asked quickly, "Is it alive or dead?"
In fact, there is no need to ask this question, who can capture such a big venomous snake alive? This little lady is so soft and weak...
"Still alive."
This little lady is so delicate and weak, she must be frightened when she sees a snake, how can she...
Um? ! Still alive!
Without waiting for the shopkeeper to speak, a bearded man ran up behind him with a loud voice, "Is what you said true? Did you bring the snake?"
Shopkeeper Zheng's face tightened and he could only give it up, this was a member of the prefect's family.
It is said that there are seven-rank officials in front of the prime minister's door. They don't dare to compete with the people in front of the prefect's door, whether they are officials or not.
Jiang Yue doesn't care about the twists and turns, as long as he can sell it.
"In the car, you come with me."
Because this thing was scary and too dangerous to live in, she had no choice but to put it in the car and let Jiang Nian guard it outside.
She was a little hesitant. Although the snake's head had been tied, the snake was too flexible and difficult to handle.
He reminded the other party a few words, but the bearded man didn't take it seriously. He traveled all over the country with the adults and even fought in the war. How could he be afraid of a mere venomous snake?
