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"Hiccup..."

Mumu was so scared that he hiccuped.

Chu Jinnian pouted, "Mumu is shameless?"

Mumu nodded blankly.

Chu Jinnian pouted even harder, "That year, my brother and mother were really shameless."

"No, no!" Mu Mu waved his hands hurriedly.

Chu Jinnian: "We are! We bought your plums, your firewood, and today we even bought a big basket of mushrooms from you! We are so shameless!"

"No! Nian Nian! You are talking nonsense!"

Mumu was so anxious, how could he say that? !

"That's right! Isn't that what you meant?"

"No! Mumu is the shameless one! Nian Nian, pretty aunt, Brother Zhou Zhou is not like that! He is not shameless!"

"Nonsense, we are!"

"no!"

"that is!"

"no!"

"What about Mumu?"

"no!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Jinnian sat down and said, "Then hurry up and eat."

Mumu stared blankly.

Shen Zhi looked at her well-behaved little black ball in surprise. It really is true that one cannot judge a person by his appearance.

And it's only been a few days? Her little darling is already so eloquent and can even debate with others!

Shen Zhi rubbed Mumu's little head, "Eat quickly. If you have nothing to do after eating, come with us to the mountain to pick mushrooms. We can take them home and dry them so that we can eat them in winter."

Mumu pursed her lips and felt even more grateful to them.

He was obviously shameless, but Aunt and Niannian were so nice. They comforted him and didn't look down on him.

Under everyone's gaze, he finally picked up the bowl.

After taking a bite of chicken feet, his eyes widened, and then he took another bite of shrimp, this time his eyes almost popped out!

The little boy couldn't wait to bury his head in the bowl and eat it with big mouthfuls.

While eating, I was thinking that I must pick more mushrooms today and give them all to the beautiful aunt!

I'll collect firewood tomorrow! And for the pretty auntie too!

"Hehehe... Mumu, is it delicious?"

"Hmm! Delicious!"

"This shrimp is the bug that Brother Shitou secretly put in your and my clothes last time."

Mumu was stunned.

"Bug...bug? The one with many legs?"

Chu Jinnian nodded, "That's it! That one can actually be so delicious!"

Mumu still has a trauma about that big bug. It’s so scary!

But how could such a scary big bug be this delicious meat?

He couldn't believe it!

Shen Zhi tapped Chu Jinnian's forehead with her finger, "Little rascal, don't scare Mumu."

Chu Jinnian covered his forehead which was a little painful from being hit and laughed foolishly, "Then...then I won't say anything, hehehe..."

Mumu swallowed his saliva, lowered his head and observed the prawn carefully, but no matter how he looked at it, it didn't look like that scary big bug.

He is just trying to scare him every year. What a liar!

He continued to eat the shrimp! Besides, even if this thing was that scary big bug, it was delicious!

As long as it tastes good, he will eat it even if it is a big insect!

After Mumu finished her meal, Shen Zhi took them to continue climbing the mountain.

When we reached the foot of the mountain, many people also went up the mountain together.

Shen Zhi also saw Aunt Zhang, who was with Niu Niu and carrying a very big basket.

"Brother Niu Niu! Pick some mushrooms!"

"Uh-huh! Yes!"

"Brother Niu Niu, us too! We have a big family, so we can definitely pick up a lot!"

The little kids gathered together and chattered, while Aunt Zhang was talking to Shen Zhi.

"Shen Zhi, let's go together."

"Okay."

"By the way, Shen Zhi, there will be a temple fair in a few days. It will be very lively. Do you want to go? It's on Yangui Mountain!"

"temple fair?"

Shen Zhi didn't know about this activity.

Aunt Zhang: "By then, most of the people in the county will be there! Not to mention us, even the young men and women in the county will go!"

This is the grandest and most lively event here besides the Chinese New Year.

Shen Zhi's heart was pounding. It was so lively here, and there were so many rich people?

It sounds like an activity for fun, so if she makes something to sell, wouldn't that be...

Although Shen Zhi could earn a lot of money at the Qin Mansion, he couldn't go there every day.

One is that it is too tiring, and the other is that you don’t have freedom.

Although she has to make money, life is the most important thing, so she would rather set up a stall or open a shop.

"Shen Zhi, are you going? Let's go together. The crops will be harvested in a few days. We will be very busy then. We won't be able to go to the county town even if we want to."

After she finished speaking, she suddenly thought of something and sighed again, "But your family doesn't grow any crops, which is a relief. However, when the tax comes, it will take a lot of grain. What will you do?"

Shen Zhi's head buzzed for a moment, "Taxes?"

"Yes! This year, it is estimated that we will have to hand over a large part of the grain, just like last year."

"If there is no food, how much silver will it cost?"

"I estimate that one head would cost three taels! That could be life-threatening! But your two children would probably only need two taels each."

Shen Zhi gasped. By that calculation, it would cost ten taels of silver just to pay taxes!

She asked quickly: "Then...how much money would it cost to build a brick house like the one we have now?"

"Um...why are you asking that?"

“I want to build a house.”

"What are you thinking?" Aunt Zhang's mouth twitched, "Where did you get the money?! Building a brick house that big would cost at least one hundred taels!"

Shen Zhi was stunned, "So expensive?!"

"if not?"

In the past few years, many young and middle-aged people were conscripted into the army.

Few people are willing to do heavy work like building houses and making bricks and tiles.

Although the war is temporarily over, not many young and middle-aged people have returned, so what used to cost sixty or seventy taels to build a house now costs a hundred taels!

"Don't even think about it. Your house has just been renovated and you can still live in it for two years."

Shen Zhi sighed in her heart. Expensive! Really expensive!

She originally thought that the huge reward given by the young master of the Qin family was enough, but who would have thought it was far from enough.

Plus taxes...

Shen Zhi suddenly felt under tremendous pressure.

But soon, when she got to the top of the mountain and saw all kinds of mushrooms growing all over the field, she temporarily forgot her annoyance and quickly picked mushrooms with her cubs.

Aunt Zhang picked up the items even faster, and her hands almost became shadows.

Although these little guys are small, they are very fast.

Shen Zhi can't compare to them.

Chu Jinnian and Mumu were busy picking up the trash, and they were even whispering to each other about who could pick up more trash.

"Mumu, just wait and see! I, Chu Niannian, will definitely be able to pick up a basket full of mushrooms before you!"

"I'm much faster than you! Just wait!"

The two little ones were tit-for-tat, picking mushrooms frantically while observing each other.

"Hahaha! Mumu, look, I've picked up a lot. It'll be full soon!"

Mumu made a "tsk" sound and handed him his basket. "Don't be complacent! I have much more than you! If you don't believe me, just look!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked towards their baskets.

Aunt Zhang laughed, "Oh, you two picked up the same amount! You're both amazing!"