Marrying a village tyrant husband with space, being spoiled by the in-laws

As the eldest sister-in-law, Zhao Qingqing's mother-in-law died of illness two years ago. Since she entered the family, she has been the head of the household.

It's just a table, how could she let her sister-in-law pay for it?

Besides, there is nothing to say about how good my sister-in-law is to her two children. Most of the shoes and clothes the children wear are sewn by her herself.

Yu Suihuan, who was anxious to go home to drink mutton soup, had never thought of taking such a big advantage. She really couldn't do such a thing as asking someone to make the table without paying.

She was just anxious to go home and drink mutton soup, and she didn't know when Li Chengli would be busy and would be back, so she asked Wu Cuizhi to tell him.

The meat of the little wild goat is fresh and tender, and the soup made from it is also delicious. Served with leavened steamed buns, the whole family enjoys it very much.

Li Zhou looked at her daughter-in-law with increasing satisfaction. Ever since the third daughter-in-law came into the family, the family's life had become better and better. There was meat almost every day. This was simply a blessing bestowed by God on their family!

She must have done great good deeds in her previous life, which is why she could marry such a prosperous daughter-in-law in this life.

The next morning, Li Chengjin was still half asleep when his mother, Li Zhou, started knocking on the door, asking them to go to town to sell candied apricots.

Yu Suihuan was very active today and got up immediately when he was called.

She was in a good mood, humming a little tune while combing her hair. She wondered how much silver she could get from selling the things that King Golden Mouth gave her yesterday.

She decided to take a not-too-expensive silver necklace to a silver shop to sell it to see how much it was worth, and then go to another shop to sell a smaller gold hairpin. Selling them separately would not attract attention.

The remaining ones are too valuable and can be sold for silver in the county when there is a chance.

The two drank a bowl of porridge, ate a piece of sweet potato, and started loading the car to go to town.

There were a lot of people at the town gate today, and there were actually two long queues.

There were a few people in military uniforms guarding the door, a lot more than usual.

Li Chengjin pulled the donkey cart and lined up with everyone else.

The line was so long that I had no idea what was happening ahead.

Yu Suihuan also stuck his head out and looked around.

"Uncle, do you know what happened up ahead? Why do we have to queue up to enter the city?"

Li Chengjin couldn't help but ask an old man standing in front of them.

"Young man, you haven't been to town for a few days. Starting yesterday, you have to pay to enter the town. I heard that there will be a war."

The old man looked around warily, but couldn't resist the urge to gossip, so he lowered his voice.

"Our Yuzhou is under the jurisdiction of King Liang, and the neighboring Dongzhou is under the jurisdiction of King Yu. I heard that King Yu is seriously ill and is about to die. His sons are fighting each other for the throne, and the situation is chaotic."

"King Liang has taken a fancy to Dongzhou's wealth, so he wants to raise an army to attack Dongzhou and occupy their territory. Fighting a war requires countless silver and food, so he collects taxes widely. I heard that the grain tax will be increased this time."

"Alas, these princes and nobles are fighting for territory, and they don't care about the lives of us ordinary people. Life is already difficult, and now they have to collect taxes when entering the town. The common people have to pay more grain taxes for farming, and more commercial taxes for doing business. How can the common people live like this?"

When they heard the news, they couldn't help but feel their hearts sink at the same time.

We just said that life is getting better, why are those officials so troublesome?

They waited in line for about a quarter of an hour before it was their turn.

"If you want to go into town, it's one penny each. The donkey will cost two pennies, so you have four pennies in total."

There were two tables at the city gate. A middle-aged man with a mustache sat on the right with an arrogant look.

"Does it cost four cents to go into the city?"

Yu Suihuan thought that paying one cent would be enough, but he didn't expect that he would have to pay four cents."

"If you want to enter the town, pay the fee quickly. If you don't want to enter, just leave. There are so many people queuing behind you, why are you talking so much nonsense?"

Li Chengjin's eyes were cold. He took out four cents from his waist and placed them on the table, then pulled the donkey cart inside.

As soon as you enter the city gate, you can feel that there are less than half the people than usual, and the whole town has a sense of depression.

"Even if we are going to fight a war, why do we need to collect money from innocent people? Life is already hard for everyone, barely enough to get enough food and clothing. How can people survive if this happens?"

Yu Suihuan felt that the feudal dynasty was too cruel to the common people.

"Before the troops move, the food and fodder must be sent first. War is very expensive. War is a battle of financial resources. For hundreds of thousands of troops to charge into battle, food, drink, weapons, and war horses all require money."

"Those officials only know how to enjoy themselves on weekdays, and don't care about the suffering of the people. To fight a war, they need money, so they can only extort it from the people. Would they let themselves down?"

Li Chengjin led the donkey cart forward, thinking that this business might not last long.

The two came to the place where they set up a stall last time and found that there were a lot fewer people setting up stalls today, only one-third of the usual number. Even the number of people shopping in the town was not many.

When I arrived at the stall payment area and asked, I found out that even the smallest stall costs six cents.

"If you want to put it up, hurry up. If you don't, it might be more expensive tomorrow."

The person who collected the money looked impatient, and it was obvious that he was not the same person who collected the money last time.

Even though it cost six cents, the two of them still paid it. They still had to set up the stall, as so many things had to be sold.

After paying the money, the two men put their stall back to its original place, attracting the attention of several stall owners nearby, who were curious about what they were selling.

Yu Suihuan set up the stall skillfully, opened the can and poured out some food, then stood in the middle of the road holding a small bowl for tasting and began to shout.

"Honey apricots, delicious honey apricots, they can relieve cough and reduce phlegm, beautify and nourish the skin. A bite of them is so sweet that it is definitely worth the money."

As soon as she shouted, two women came over.

"My dear, I have been waiting for you here for several days, but I haven't seen you. The honey-juiced apricots you sell are really delicious. My daughter couldn't stop praising them after eating them. Can you give me three jars this time, and one jar for one hundred coins?"

The woman did not hesitate this time and asked for more directly. Now everything in the town was taxed, and she didn't know if the man selling the honey apricots would come again in the future.

"My old lady also said it's delicious. She always says she has no appetite for anything she eats. She's also tired of the cakes in town. She urged me to come buy some the day before yesterday. I've been here for two days in a row and haven't seen any. Bring me three cans."

We sold six cans right after we set up our stall, which was a good sign.

There were not many people setting up stalls originally, and there was not much business. But when they saw that the food stall next door was doing so well, making six hundred coins in one go, they all became envious.

A man with a big black mole on his face ran stealthily towards the toll booth.